Stephen Moyer and Alexander Skarsgard in TRUE BLOOD “Frenzy” Episode

Yeah, love both vampires. Talk about having your cake and eating it too. But, I gotta agree with you. Eric is HOT. Sookie is HOT. I just don’t see them being HOT together. Their chemistry to me so far is just seeing two attractive people together. I don’t really see any sparks between them. Maybe Eric should give Pam another look?

I’ve read the book Virginia, never got Eric and I’ve read them all and get sick of people saying that. I’m always like what the heck are you reading that i’m not, but anyhoo, a book has nothing to do with it this is up to the actors, and to me i don’t see anything going on between AP and AS, just that both are hot thats it.

Virgina, just because you read the books doesn’t mean you will understand Eric/Sookie better. This is not the books! When will people get that..?? If people don’t see the chemistry and spark in the show(where it should be easier to spot spark and chemistry because it’s TV) they don’t see it in the books either. Not everyone loves Eric *Gasp* And I’m with Cathy, I’m also SICK of people saying “Oh, if you just read the books, you will love them!” Um….no.

I find Alex and Anna pretty uncomfortable in their scenes. Stephen and Anna is comfortable and they have a connection, they are in a sync.

I see the chemistry starting from episode 2×03. It’s okay that sookie is not comfortable with Eric yet. He did say that she would not always be afraid of him (book 3 and I hope they include that conversation). The hard thing with the show is that they don’t include much of sookie’s thoughts and she really think Eric is hot!

I would agree that even if you have read the books or are rooting for Eric & Sookie (like myself), that doesn’t necessarily mean that the two actors on the screen can pull off the chemistry. However, I am wondering if Alan Ball is trying to make it awkward and not as chemistry filled as we would like it to reflect the newness to Sookie and the kind of revulsion as the TV Sookie sees Eric as nothing but a mean bully. Also, I think the “love” scenes we have seen them with will not reflect anything that really happens because they are just dreams and probably one sided (meaning Sookie’s romanticized version of what she thinks it would be like to be with Eric) instead of how it really would be. I am excited to see how that, and all of the other plot lines, come alive on the screen. Whichever ones Alan Ball chooses to explore.

One thing I have to give credit to Alan Ball for is that he keeps us all guessing, even those that have read the books. Not an easy task.

Are you kidding me?! Did you watch Episode 9??!! There’s chemistry there; unfortunately because Anna Paquin has zero appeal, Alex is having to give enough chemistry for the both of them! I do admit she looks better and does a much better job acting in the dream scenes with Eric—but then she appears with Bill, and all good acting goes right out the window!! Eric has to be the pivotal character now for True Blood, or its curtains for that show! Truth is truth—actors either give everything they have (Alex) or do it for just a paycheck (Anna). Just saying……….

HellzBellz no one’s fighting here. It’s just everyone’s differing views and opinions. I don’t think someone not seeing chemistry between two actors is desperation. That seems a tad too much of a personal response. People often times pick their horse and they stick with it. Can’t fault them for that. I think Sookie is projecting in the dream sequences and maybe the reason some of us are not seeing the chemistry is because that really isn’t Eric. That’s not to say that it won’t develop. Like someone mentioned maybe they are seeking to show something else with the two characters right now. I really have decided not to read the books because right now I love both Eric and Bill. Maybe Bill a bit more because I go more for the tortured soul over the bad boy but I would hate to have to pick one. And it’s not the end all be all on who ends up with Sookie. I think Alan Ball has shown there is more to the story than who wins the heart of Ms. Stackhouse. Guess that’s why they decided to do the show as an ensemble and not from her pov.

I love how Eric fans call Bill fans “desperate”. LOL! Eric fans are so desperate to have him and Sookie together that they don’t care if there’s any chemistry between the actors or not. Why be so demanding? Why not just watch the show and enjoy it for what it is..entertainment. Alan Ball is a genius who has created a huge hit in True Blood. With Bill/Stephen and Sookie/Anna as ‘lead characters/actors’, I might add.
Whoever said that the show would sink unless Eric is made the center of it should listen to Alan Ball himself who said that Sookie and Bill are the heart and soul of the show. The show is a monster hit without Eric being the main focus. It will continue to be IMO until Alan Ball decides to end it.

Poor Alex, good acting, is it as good as Lafayette scenes and amazing memorables quotes. It’s to do with Anna and Stephen break throught and if we have to follow the books:

Why is Godric not portray as in books, Rene not still alive, Lorena not dead, Hugo not dead, Tara white…

Come why do the directors have follow Eric as in the book but not everyone else.

This has got to be the worst motherfuckin’ intervention in history.

Eric:

The only thing that bothers me about saying that Sookie’s feelings for Eric are induced by the consumption of his blood is that the same could be said about Bill. Maybe more like ehanced, rather than induced. Sookie has had Bill’s blood a number of times. Yet, Bill never told Sookie that she might have sexual dreams or an inhanced feeling for him.

Lynette – I agree. In no way am I trying to say that Eric’s intent was in any way NOT trickery or decitful. However, it is curious that Bill never mentioned this side effect about the blood when it was his blood. I am not saying that makes Bill evil, just an interesting observation.

I agree with wanting to see Eric’s side to this which is what I meant when we see the “real” Eric/Sookie instead of her dreams. I think it will be quite interesting. At this point I think Eric wants a connection with Sookie because she is different than the usual humans and she triggers so much in so many people and/or vampires, like Bill. As for Lafayette, I have no idea, but I can’t wait for it to all play out!

Spoiler.

(with the whole blood bond thing between E and S) In the books you realise that the bond has nothing to do with their attraction to each other.

I think that Eric has been around for such a long time that he has become quite jaded. For most of his existence he has been living a dark life, preying on humans in order to survive. Any humans coming into his circle would of have been some type of pathetic fangbanger, ‘glamoured’ or tortured and killed. Humans were only to be used and discarded. Things have changed, vampires don’t need to only drink the blood of humans to survive now and they have come ‘out of the coffin’. Although the vamps are a minority group- they are out there. The first scene where Eric was featured (S1E4?) showed a BORED, BORED vampire. Been there done that. Sookie was like a breath of fresh air in a cesspool. She did not approach him in a subservient way, but as an equal. Although Bill tried to warn her off, she stood up to him. Sookie would never come crawling to kiss his feet! Eric was enthralled. You could see him start to ‘thaw’ even before he knew she had special powers. I think that Eric has many redeeming qualities that have remained dormant for centuries. The ice started to crack with Sookie, her fierce protection of those she cares for (eg. Lafayette) and continued to crack when he was with Godric. I think that Sookie and Eric will be amazing together. I don’t think many humans lived to tell the tale after smacking the big guy’s face- look at the arsonist!

“True Blood” Strange Love 2008 season1 episode1

Sookie Stackhouse: I never thought I would be having sex with you. At least, not so fast.
Bill Compton: [flashes his fangs] Who said anything about sex?

Compare to eric dream
“True Blood” I Will Rise Up 2009 season2 episode 9

Eric Northman: [running a finger down her arm, waking her as she turns to him] Finish your sentence.
Sookie Stackhouse: What was I saying?
Eric Northman: You were telling me why’d you be a terrible vampire and I was disagreeing.
Sookie Stackhouse: Well I don’t feel right without a tan.
[as he laughs]
Sookie Stackhouse: It’s true and I’d rather be alive than undead. Than ya’ll are always killin’.
Eric Northman: [knowingly] You’ve killed a man.
Sookie Stackhouse: That was for self defense, not for lunch.
Eric Northman: Shhh. Oh, you’d adapt. Like we all do. Trade the sun for the moon and stars.
Sookie Stackhouse: Uh huh. Not me. I want ‘em all.
Eric Northman: [smiling] Ooh, greedy.
Sookie Stackhouse: Yeah, I am.
Eric Northman: I love it.
[kisses her]
Eric Northman: You have the temperament for a vampire.
Sookie Stackhouse: What? I’m high maintenance, blood thirsty, and old as dirt?
Eric Northman: Ahh, blood thirsty, Yeah.
Sookie Stackhouse: I am not.
Eric Northman: Everyone thinks you’re a darling, don’t they.
Sookie Stackhouse: I ‘am’ a darling.
Eric Northman: You’re ruthless because of the people you love. You’ll do anything for them.
[kissing her]
Eric Northman: Your brother, your friends… me.
Lorena: [in the shadows] Bill.
Sookie Stackhouse: [pulling away a bit] Bill? Where’s Bill?
Lorena: What do you care? You’ve already abandoned him.
Sookie Stackhouse: I have not. I love Bill.
Eric Northman: [pulling her back] I use to think you had no sense of humor.
Sookie Stackhouse: I use to think you were made of cold, hard stone and empty inside.
Eric Northman: And now?
Sookie Stackhouse: [tender] You’re a big faker. You’re deep. You feel. There’s love in you.
Eric Northman: Only for Sookie.
[kissing her]
Lorena: [to Sookie] You don’t want Bill. He means nothing to you.
Sookie Stackhouse: [moving away] No.
Eric Northman: [pulling her to him] … This is the beginning.
[kissing her passionately]

Bill dream was not under blood bond compare to Eric dream. Is just Sookie or is it because Bill told her that the guilt it start playing on her.

Quite honestly, I think Sookie should stay with Bill and Eric can come party with me *yum*. There. Problem solved.

I think Alan Ball is one crazy dude. I think it’s cool that Charlaine Harris likes the suspense he has created by not sticking with the books. I love the books and I love the HBO series. I only hope that the series will go on as long as the books have. Someone mentioned about why did Eric give blood to Lafayette-I think I’m crazy, but since vamp’s blood acts like a GPS system physical and mental, maybe Eric is doing it and I am assuming it’s his blood he’s selling, to keep track of who is buying-or he could just be in it for the money and since Layette was already established and owes him-why not? I also am of the camp that believes that there is chemistry between Eric and Sookie. Bill is turning out to be a prick- it’s evident from the Frenzy episode that he did not want Sookie to meet the Queen for more reasons than he told Sookie. I can’t wait to see how Eric deals with Bill’s threat of squealing- I hate squealers that’s why I think that Bill’s a jerk. Why is Eric a threat if Sookie loves him (Bill) and would you want someone who wants someone else? Hey for a vamp that’s been around, he is not so smart in the ways of love. I think Eric and Sookie are hotter because of the tension between them. It’s an old story anyway-think Taming of the Shrew, or any of the old hollywood movies with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn or even the silly Rock Hudson and Doris Day-just “vamped” up a little with steamy sex scenes.

In my posts on Eric v Bill:
I quick saying Bill is Bill and Eric is Eric. Two complete differents personality. why compare the two, why not compate them to their personality with the one in the books.
All the actors have been changed, why does Eric have to Bill or act like Bill. Is Eric so bad in the show that he has to play Bill.
Look at the whole package
The second mistake people do when they start to compare themselves to others is choosing just one trait or activity then building their whole judgment upon it!! Someone may be very intelligent yet consider himself inadequate because he is not as good as his friends in playing soccer.

If it’s a must to compare Eric to someone else then compare the whole casts and not just him, yes he may be more smart than Bill to some or may Bill handsome than him, he may be richer than Bill but Bill may be happier than him, think of all the casts as a package because it not fair to have him have it all based on only one thing BILL IN THE SHOW HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH SOOKIE that he doesn’t have or that he cant do. Is Eric acting, power, seduction and story line that worthless, he has to be Eric in the Book or Bill in the show and not the rest of the casts.

After listen to Mr Moyer at the Emmy’s; about Sookie and Eric. Lot Eric fans books must be please. Stephen seems as well please to playing the bad guy in future episodes. Lot Bill fans love Bill because of Stephen Moyer performance and mannerism as himself on and off screen. He can play good or bad; lot people will still love him. But it’s seems that Eric fans do not enjoy Alexander Skarsgård journey as Eric in the show and prefer the one in the book. To me its an insult to his acting journey on True Blood. All the casts have great chemistry between them, even Stephen says the writters would try to put everybody together. I love the show but I don’t understand the fuss beyond team eric or team bill.