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.
Original post can be found here: http://anchor-for-the-soul.blogspot.ca/