"The War Has Begun, You Evil Whore of Satan."

You know, for how much I love True Blood, I dread the end of every episode. Why? Because it is one hour closer to the end of the season. And this season has, so far, been amazing. I literally watch every episode on the edge of my seat, and always find myself "What the hell"-ing when it's over.

I've never been really into the whole super natural TV/movie thing. I mean, I've always been pretty morbid, and as a kid spent a lot of time watching classic old horror movies (like Bela Lugosi style.) The classic monsters are the ones I'm down with, like Dracula and Frankenstein, primarily because they are amazing books. But any recent vampire and monster driven show were just too corny. So when I started watching True Blood, I was actually embarrassed to admit that I was a fan of a vampire show.

What made the first season different for me was the political edge it had. It literally dropped vampires into a very real world, where they were fighting for their civil rights. And setting it in the deep south was genius. That's what brought me in, but the show is so well written (and manages to avoid so many cheesy cliches, if by no other means than good acting) that I've only missed the airing of one episode since it premiered.

But the second season is totally different. Things are a million times darker than first season, but it's not the vampires who are evil this time. It's exploring these dark corners of humanity, with the indisputably evil Fellowship of the Sun, lead by Reverend Steve Newlin. This season, it's the vampires who are showing the most compassion, even as they are being hunted by right-wing extremist militia style groups. And let's face it, the violent reaction Steve Newlin is fueling is a pretty accurate depiction of what that portion of the population would do. Hell, put a black man in the White House and they start training "soldiers" to "retake our country" from the "Socialist" trying to hijack it. I'm sure if vampires popped up, Fox News would be handing training pamphlets on how to wield a wooden stake.

But it's interesting, in this fictionalized situation, to see the limits of humanity being pushed. How far can humans go before they have crossed the line? And what makes you human? Surely Steve Newlin, who holds people hostage in his basement and attempts to start "wars," isn't more human than Godric, the vampire who refuses to spill unnecessary blood.

And plus, WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DEAL WITH MARYANNE?! She's seriously bizarre, and scary, and Tara and Eggs were coo-coo for eating a BLEEDING souffle. At least Lafayette is still his sassy, sexy self...