There are some TV series you just can't understand without in-depth study. True Blood is one of those shows.
This was made apparent to me when my roommate invited me to watch it with her the other night.
It was a third season episode so I was a little lost, especially with the werepanther plot line.
But my roommate was very nice and explained everything I would ever want to know about Jason Stackhouse and his relationship with the obsessive Crystal Norris.
And when she explained how Jason's humanitarian efforts caused him to be chained to the bed in a room of crazy inbred werepanthers, I truly felt for the man.
I had yet to see any vampires at all when one suddenly appeared in front of telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse, killing her fairy godmother.
My roommate said the craziness of the whole series had increased so much over the past four seasons that things like dead fairy godmothers didn't really merit any big reaction.
It seems like I could possibly come to enjoy this series, but I can't help but think there may be some disadvantages to becoming obsessed with a new TV series, especially since I have so many episodes to catch up on.
The one time I tried to catch up with a popular TV series I definitely had some pretty exhaustive cram sessions.
I spent the entire weekend catching up with Pretty Little Liars, which my grandmother had said was 'the bomb.'
It was a very intense weekend, and when I finally left my room the sun almost drove me back inside.
I had classes, though, so I squinted my way along the concourse.
So now I have a choice. I could spend a few weekends secluded from my friends and family, holed in my room watching True Blood or I can continue on in the misery of ignorance, while those around me have animated discussions about the new developments between Sookie and Bill (whose relationship seems a bit like a backwards version of Twilight.)
I think I will have to hold off on watching the series and hope that my outdated Buffy knowledge will see me through.
It may be a pyrrhic victory, but at least I can be happy that, instead of spending all of my money on Amazon Instant Videos, I will have enough money to buy the brand name Cheez-Its when grocery day comes around.
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