True Blood's poster boys (minus Sam Trammell(!) in Details
Season 3 - Theo Alexander as "Talbot"
Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte)
True Blood’s sexy, new gay Greek vampire, Talbot (Theo Alexander, debuting in the HBO hit’s June 20 episode), will cheat on his 3,000-year-old sugar-daddy boyfriend of 700 years, King of Mississippi Russell Edgington (Denis O’Hare), with one of these four straight Bon Temps studs: Bill (Stephen Moyer), Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), Jason (Ryan Kwanten) or Sam (Sam Trammell)!
Though he’s keeping his mouth shut about his secret lover’s identity (yes, it’s the one most of you are hoping for), Theo tells me, “Talbot loves Russell immensely because he’s [his] maker, but like any marriage, it has its ups and downs. One thing we have a huge fight over is that I always have to stay home. Sometimes I have to straighten him out and take drastic measures to save the marriage.”
Theo, currently back home in Greece, where he’s worrying that his mother’s “miles of spanakopita” will make him appear fatter in shirtless love scenes he has yet to shoot, also can’t reveal how Theo and Russell get hooked up with the Louisiana denizens, offering only that, as royalty, “we have ties to all the kingdoms.” And here’s a big gay bonus: A scene early in the season will reveal two of the four straight characters making out—with each other!
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Wow. How does one put this inoffensively?
First, isn’t the gay aspect of this short article sort of…overblown? Especially in the context of True Blood where the lines of sexuality are, if not explicitly crossed onscreen (yet) have been strongly implied to be blurred.
I mean, think about it. You may be born hetero but after living several lifetimes as a vampire noshing on both men and women, wouldn’t it make sense that an attraction to either sex –bisexuality– be kind of “normal?”
I’m loving the idea that two of Bon Temps (True Bloods’ to be more precise) “four straight studs” will show us another side of themselves! Despite True Blood having pushed if not torn right in half the envelope, I just know Alan Ball has plenty more to show and tell us. In Mr. Ball’s previous HBO series, the unparalled “Six Feet Under,” he presented a loving, long-lasting homosexual relationship with honesty and sensitivity. This being True Blood I’m not expecting the healthiest of relationships but who knows? That’s part of the fun.
I’m really interested to hear how you feelabout the upcoming storylines that include homosexuality, bisexuality and that old standby heterosexuality.
First, tell me, Who you think is going to hook up?
