True Blood: The Complete Second Season (HBO Series)
by Adam Davidson, Daniel Minahan, John Dahl, Michael Cuesta, Michael Lehmann
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Actor: Anna Paquin, Rutina Wesley, Ryan Kwanten, Sam Trammell, Stephen MoyerDirector: Adam Davidson, Daniel Minahan, John Dahl, Michael Cuesta, Michael Lehmann
Brand: HBO HOME VIDEO
Writer: Alan Ball
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 720 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010-05-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: HBO Home Video
Movie Reviews of True Blood: The Complete Second Season (HBO Series)
Movie Review: Vampires For Adults (and GREAT acting!)
Summary: 5 Stars
If you have never seen this show, BUY these DVDs! These are not your teenage vampires, they are compelling characters, and it's a fascinating look at life in the deep south.
When I described this show to a friend, I called it "the sexiest show on television" and I stand by that. It's not really because of the occasional nudity though, it's because these actors are so good, they make these characters and their situations "real."
Yes, there are supernatural beings in their Louisiana world, but it's not really about that. It's about relationships and problems and the deep south and all of the flavor of the "real" world, with a little twist that keeps things fresh and the action going.
They do "desire" REALLY well, everyone from the actors to the directors and writers and everyone in between just does a fine job with this, and it's very sexy and compelling. It's also filled with action and danger, prejudice, hate, bigotry, love, and very different "people" learning to deal with one another.
The DVD's have very good commentary, and it's obvious how much these people care about their show, and how much they appreciate one another. They give you a lot of inside information and stay on track while commenting, with interesting little side information. It's eye-opening to listen to the mix of accents and voices of these people who do an amazing job with those southern accents on screen, because on the DVD you will hear very different voices and accents.
I have to say once again that the cast is simply amazing. I appreciate the faces that move (rather than botox robots) and the bodies of real people without a lot of silicone, or plumped lips, and and "Hollywood" ideas about beauty. It's just so refreshing to see a production that finds beauty in normal looking people (although yeah, there are many stunning men and women in the cast.)
My ONLY complaint is that there is no "gag real" because? C'mon guys! That would have been wonderful.
Summary of True Blood: The Complete Second Season (HBO Series)
When we last checked in with Sookie Stackhouse, the mystery surrounding a Bon Temps serial killer had finally been solved, to the town'sinfinite relief. Sookie is thrilled that her vampire soulmate, Bill Compton, has escaped with his life (or is it death?) after coming to her daylight defense. On other fronts, Sookie's pal Tara Thornton sets downnew roots with an affluent benefactor, Maryann Forrester; Sam Merlotte resolves to get in shape-shift shape after a forest foray; roguish brother Jason finds new purpose with an anti-vampire sect; and detectiveAndy Bellefleur licks his wounds after being proven wrong about Jason's guilt. But just as things are settling down, some deadly new twists threaten to ratchet up the saga of Sookie Stackhouse to bloody new heights!DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Featurette
True Blood's second season, with episodes involving a new cast of monsters invading Louisiana swamp town Bon Temps, is notably gorier and more camp than the first season. While thematically the central focus in these 12 exciting episodes still revolves around faith and loyalty, these questions are complicated by displays of pagan ritual and obsession. Though the vampire/human relationship dilemma continues, spearheaded by lovers Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) and vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), there is less emphasis on addiction to V, or vampire blood, and more time dedicated to outsiders whose supernatural talents make some episodes feel like superhero battles.
Episode 1, "Nothing but the Blood," sets the gory example with a brutal opening scene in which the local shaman has been eviscerated. While gruesome murders continue throughout the season, we become familiar with a new femme fatale, Maryann Forrester (Michelle Forbes), who hosts bacchanalia, such as the one in episode 4 ("Shake and Fingerpop") that gives Bon Temps a collective hangover. Also developing in this season are relationships between Sookie and Bill's vampire colleagues Eric (Alexander Skarsg?rd), Eric's master Godric, and a vampire queen who plays Yahtzee throughout episode 11 ("Frenzy"). The ever-increasing vampire interest in Sookie leads to her questioning her own supernatural psychic identity, especially in the final episode ("Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"), a semi-ridiculous, over-the-top segment that is more humorous than scary. Also corny but funny are the episodes featuring Fellowship of the Sun zealots Steve and Sarah Newlin (Michael McMillian and Anna Camp), and Jason Stackhouse's evangelical dedication to them (with Ryan Kwanten as Stackhouse). Perhaps the best episodes are those dedicated to the endangered plights of Sam Merlotte (Sam Trammell), Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis), and Tara (Rutina Wesley). New characters, like Tara's lover, Eggs (Mehcad Brooks), and the young, tempestuous vampire Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll), also add greatly to an already fabulous cast. Though the extras in this DVD set, "The Vampire Report (Special Edition)" and "Fellowship of the Sun: Reflections of Light," offer lighthearted, pseudo-documentary fun, they feel quaint next to the many wonderful episodes of this horror serial. --Trinie Dalton
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