A real sense of direction, a new character played by Rutger Hauer, and the suggestion that 'this is the beginning of the end' are the three things worth looking forward to in the upcoming season of True Blood. Or at least that's what the season six trailer leads me to believe.
The argument could also be made that there seems to be plenty of the ol' sex and ultra violence to fall back on as well, but really, even that has only barely managed to keep me strapped in for the past five seasons.
Because True Blood is trash and it always has been. But for a long while there it was really fun, refreshing trash that had a game cast of actors willing to say and do the most preposterous things in pursuit of a thrill or a laugh.
You might wonder if it was all worth the effort, but at least you had a good time watching it.
That is, until the last two seasons gave the overwhelming sense that we're all just being strung along.
Falling into long, tedious storylines with plots seemingly pieced together from deleted scenes, the show's storytelling took on a real 'see what sticks' mentality. And not just season to season - but scene to scene. Storylines were picked up and cast away as readily as an eager young fangbanger.
Here's hoping that season six is an improvement.
You can watch the trailer below:
