I want to start out this review by saying that True Blood is like porn, but with a great story. True Blood, like most HBO Shows, is very graphic and sexual. THUS this show is not for everyone.
So True Blood is a TV series adapted from a book series. The plot of the story is that recently vampires have come out into the open and have let humans know that they exist. However, after they came out there was a lot of animosity towards them because they were blamed for a lot of disappearances and deaths. Republicans and Southerners alike hate them the most and want to stop them from receiving equal rights.
Sounds familiar? That's because the author of the book series intended it to be a big metaphor for what is happening here to the gays in America.
The story follows a young southern girl named Sookie who falls in love with a vampire named Bill. ("OH MY GUUURRD it's like twilight." No it's not, it's better. The vampires here actually kill people!) However, their love is not accepted by society because she is a human and he is a vampire. Furthermore, Sookie has magical powers; she can hear people's thoughts and send out energy blasts. Her magical powers also give her blood a special scent and taste that's irresistible to vampires. This causes a lot of problems because she becomes the target of many vampire attacks.
As the story progresses, more vampires start to get involved and the story shifts into war of politics and magic. Many Americans want to launch war on vampires while other humans are fine with coexisting with them. In contrast vampires want to start farming humans while other vampires wish to learn and live peacefully with humans.
Overall I like this series because it introduces a political debate in an interesting way. Furthermore, I feel like many of the characters bring a lot into the table. One character in particular, Lafayette, is a gay black man with an attitude and personally that puts a smile on your face. Fortunately, the show is still running and planning on releasing it's 6th season this upcoming June.
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