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True Blood: The Complete Second Season |  | Directors: Adam Davidson, Daniel Minahan, John Dahl, Michael Cuesta, Michael Lehmann
Actors: Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer
Studio: Warner Bros. / HBO
Category: DVD
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Rating:  10 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
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Discs: 5
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 6.1 x 1.9
MPN: 883929089888
UPC: 883929089888
EAN: 0883929089888
ASIN: B00280LZAE
Release Date: May 25, 2010
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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 Skarsgård), 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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 Incredibly addictive September 2, 2010
jfbeliveau
Once you get a taste of True Blood, it is hard not to watch all the episodes compulsively. A different take on the vampire genre. Very well written and very well directed. It is means something and it is very entertaining. The perfect blend.
Excellent July 12, 2010
Dr. Albert G Burns
A fun romp through vampire land with a cast of quirky characters and a blend of dark and light humour rarely seen these days.
 Slow to start July 11, 2010
Sylvain Leclerc (Montreal)
The first few episodes are a bit slow. We don't see why Maryam's caracter is there and where it's going. It picks up later on with a finish like an action movie. So it's a little bit different from the first season. There are still events that are not explained, even at the end... loose ends.
Wowo July 3, 2010
Pierre Taillon (Québec, Canada)
Très 'punché' très prenant. Deux histoires très intéressantes. Beaucoup supérieur à la première saison.
 Season 2 - fast-forward to the good scenes June 28, 2010
Catwoman (Yukon, Canada)
After watching Season 2, and especially the Maryann storyline, I was left wondering "where the heck did that come from?" I kind of got after the first few orgy scenes that Maryann wasn't what she seemed -- no need to hit me over the head with it. I don't consider myself a prude, but when the Maryann storyline descended into the realm of the ridiculous, I got awfully bored and started wondering how the actors could put up with such uninspired scripting.
One of the bright spots in Season 2 is the development of the Eric Northman character and his relationship with Sookie, and in the end I found myself fast-forwarding through the mindless orgy and party scenes to the Dallas storyline.
Since the Sookie Stackhouse novels themselves are written from a first-person perspective, I can understand the temptation of the TrueBlood writers to "flesh out" some of the other characters' activities, and even to create new characters/storylines that did not exist in the novels. However, Season 2 did so at the expense of the novels' core plot/character development and as a result lost a lot of the magic that was present in Season 1.
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