Response to :Trueblood and the Fellowship of the Sun

It just so happens that I too, along with being a Harry Potter, am a fan of True Blood. This week I was torn between writing on the two topics so I am happy that Miranda wrote on True Blood, as now I get a chance to respond.

Miranda, I had forgotten the presence of the Fellowship of the Sun in the True Blood storyline, and I was reminded of its prevalence when you mentioned it in your blog. I remember watching those episodes and thinking that the members of the Fellowship of the Sun were just as, if not more so, violent than many of the vampires on the show. Bill Compton always acted as an advocate for non-violence against humans. When he had to be punished, his order was to turn a girl into a vampire, something that he was very against. This does show his striving for humanity, as he does not want to condemn someone to the same fate that he been “cursed” with.

Furthermore, Eric Northman, who by no means is portrayed as the good guy in the True Blood series, cannot seem to shake his obsession with Sookie and he is also constantly drawn to her and comes to her aid. When he gets amnesia and forgets his diabolical ways, he is then portrayed as a very kind hearted vampire who would never do anything to harm, whom he calls, someone with such a beautiful soul like Sookie. So, even this apparent bad-boy vampire has an element of good within him that can only be brought to light when his memory is erased, causing him to forget the wrong that was done to his family which is what made him so heartless.

So as we see in Bill, Eric and even Russell Edgington (a completely twisted devilish vampire who vows to avenge his lover after he is killed) these vampires, who by definition are faced with immortality and “life” without a soul, still have remnants of their humanity left. Although some try to forget this, humanity within them seems to pop up every now and then. Bill and Eric both are drawn to Sookie and at separate times swear to protect her, Bill promising to love her for eternity, a love that is only possible by someone who will live forever. Russell Edgington had one lover for 400 years, and was devastated once he was killed, even though vampires are often seen as lustful, immoral beings. The passion and devotion that is shown to those whom the vampires love is something portrayed as more than what a human could feel. This idea of undying love is yet another way that these monsters can reveal to us certain elements of humanity. 

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