Eric:”I know you, there are two Sookie Stackhouses, one still clings to the idea that she’s merely human, and the other who’s coming to grips with the fact that you are better than that”.
Sookie: “And what do you think is gonna happen when I do come top grips with that? Do you think my legs are just going to magically open for you?”
Eric:” Well, that was saucy! It must have been fairy Sookie talking, I like when she comes out”
Sookie: “And I’m already sorry I said it”
Eric: “Don’t be. The more you let her speak for you, the more likely you are to go on living. And you want to live don’t you? Well then I hope to hear from you girls soon”
I beg to differ with you Eric but there are three Sookie Stackhouse’s. Yes, you heard me right, THREE! There are the two that Alan Ball made up in that crazy world of his that he likes to call True Blood and then there is Ms. Harris’s Sookie. Do you want to know which one I prefer? I will give you THREE guesses and the first TWO do not count!
Where True Blood is concerned, Sookie started out as a naive telepathic waitress but she also took care of herself pretty well. In short, she was no damsel in distress. Well, that went to hell in a hand-basket quick, fast and in a hurry. In some aspects, Eric was right in that letting Fairy Sookie speak for her was the right thing to do, thereby making sure she lives. Sookie goes back and forth so much between these two Sookie’s and so fast it will leave your head spinning, literally! Is it the blood of the vampire Bill who made her so dim-witted and a version of her lesser self or a product of bad writing and continuity? I am afraid we may never know.
What we do know is that these two ‘Sookie’s’ of Alan’s creation is enough to do a viewers head in. It is really hard to rook for Sook when she is written as a plot device. The ‘microwave fingers of fail’ are not cutting it for me either, because they are only used when it is convenient for the plot. Case in point, she used it in Season 4 at the Moon Goddess Emporium to stop the spell that was making the Vamps do the Zombie dance toward the ‘power of the sun’ wall Marnie put up. Then she could not use it again when her life was in danger while she was trapped inside the ‘ring of fire’. Andy from Camp Blood made a wise statement when he did his ‘Whatever Sookie’ moment on their blog and I just wanted to share it with you here:
“Um, Sookie when you use your fairy powers to break a spell that Marnie is casting in the circle, GOOD, when you are trapped inside a ring of fire by a spell by the same witch, why don’t you just use your powers again? Like, you know your fairy powers break the enchantments, couldn’t you just like blast a little hole, or at the very least, stop, drop and roll!
I love that video and that part never fails to (1) crack me up and (2) further demonstrate that True Blood definitely ‘jumped the shark’ but I still find myself hoping that it can somehow be redeemed, especially where Sookie is concerned but I digress, and moving on!
All this equaled out to Sookie being nothing more than a plot device and it ticks me off to no end. They have so many places they could take True Blood Sookie and now they are nothing more than missed opportunities by the writers. I have nothing else to say on this subject.
Onward to my favorite Sookie, Book Sookie who is a breathe of fresh air to read and it is a real treat to get inside her head. Needless to say but I love Book Sook!. The Sookie of yesterdays has been slowly evolving over time into a much more mature Sookie, and this has never been more evident than in Deadlocked. She knows what she wants and what has to be done to obtain everything she desires. I would not want to tangle with this Sookie at all, she might shoot me in the head with a shotgun! I guess in fairness TB Sook did the same thing but not in the same manner as Book Sook. This version of Sookie is pretty much more secure within herself but not quite confident of her appeal to others but is extremely independent and does not need a man to define her. I wish the TB’s Sook’s were a lot more like her.
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