10/27 True Blood Should be Watched in Every Class

Finally a professor sees that True Blood is beneficial to watch in class! I think watching this show is really relevant to my time as a young woman because the vampire culture is a huge phenomenon right now, specifically with True Blood and Twilight. I hadn’t thought much into the characters until discussing the show in class, and this is what I see:
- Sooki is contextualized by the other characters who try to undermine her; things are always happening around her
- The other characters find common ground in protecting Sooki (for example, Tara and the bar owner in episode 1)
- I see the casting of Sooki as deliberate, as well as her costuming. Her high ponytail, push-up bra and short skirt turn Anna Paquin into a youthful adolescent figure (I related this somewhat to Claudia)

Sooki is also a really accessible character like Buffy; any woman can relate to losing self-control over a guy or for not being taken seriously at one point in their lifetime. Sooki is vulnerable and therefore not threatening, making it easy for an audience to relate to her although she is surrounded by vampires. What makes her more vulnerable is the fact the she is not judgmental and is also trustworthy; I see this as a childlike trait because children easily trust strangers just as Sooki trusts Bill.
When I brought this up in class, I did face some disagreement which I do understand. Sooki shows that looks are deceiving. She has a doublness, one side that is childlike and the other side that constantly surprises us with her strength. I see a bit of Buffy in Sooki.