Celebuzz posted a continuation of their interview with Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pamela Swynford de Beaufort). While the first part concentrated on Pam’s relationship with Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) in general and being new maker to Tara (Rutina Wesley), this second portion focused on the end of Pam and Eric’s formal maker/progeny relationship. The highly emotional scene sparked many tears from audience members. But as Kristin explains to the site, it was even harder for her to film:
“I cried when I read the scene. I cried in the table read, I cried in rehearsal, I cried when the camera was on my back, because it just for some reason felt so real and personal to me. There was no ‘OK, now I’m going to act.’ It was just there.”
The vampire severing of ties was made even more painful because it was done out of caring rather than anger. Afraid that he may lose his life either by the hand of Russell Edgington (Denis O’Hare) or the Authority, Eric broke the bond with his only progeny to keep her safe because she would be compelled to go after him if he didn’t. No matter what the circumstances, the scene still marked a monumental shift in their relationship:
“It was so unexpected to us, to me, to Alex, but it’s very pointed and still the bond is always there. It’s a little bit like when I went off the college and said, ‘Bye, daddy.’ You know you go off on your own, these rites of passage when a girl gets married. It was really deep to play. It was big for us.”
Bauer van Straten is also good friends with Skarsgård saying that she has been throughly glamoured by his intelligence, humor, and sweetness. So when it came time for Pam to formally part ways with her maker, just thinking about doing the same thing with Alexander turned on the tears:
“So any scene when I’ve had to play worrying about him burning in the parking lot, I can just turn on the waterworks, because all I do is think about Alex being hurt. And then on top of it you have all the feelings that I’ve been creating and coming up with for Pam. So, I think I’m thoroughly glamoured.”
What this parting of the ways will mean for Pam and Eric is anyone’s guess. Their bond still remains according to Kristin even if the physical one is gone. But that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult to go through this stage of their relationship:
“It feels like an end. It feels like I’m lost. It feels like a big huge transition or change. And we all know from our own lives that big huge transitions and changes may turn out to be a great thing but still s—tty.”
Source: Celebuzz.com- “‘True Blood’s’ Kristin Bauer on Pam and Eric’s Emotional Scene: ‘It Feels Like an End’”
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