Actually his rape of her in the books isn't all that different from in the series, the only difference is that they are in the back of a huge van in the tv series, and the trunk (boot) of a car in the book. Also it's more sexual...so I guess that's a big difference. Ball has avoided doing sexual violence or breaking the vampire metaphor to do it, but Ball isn't obsessed with the victimized female trope or interested in sexual violence against women. Men, yes, women, no. Totally different focus. (It's probably worth remembering that Ball is homosexual like RT Davies and Ryan Murphy - so the emphasis is bound to be different, he doesn't have the same hang-ups and/or interests/fetishes that Whedon or for that matter Charlain Harris has regarding sex..)
They're not interesting, though. Bill is far more interesting when he's interacting with other characters. I like him being a rubbish dad to Jessica best.
No, they're really not. Weren't in the books either - which is why I think Harris dropped the relationship fast. Agreed - Bill is more interesting with everyone else, I actually like his banter with Eric more. Sookie - same deal. My attention wanders during the Bill-Sookie scenes, which are repetitive, whiny, and beyond dull.
Ball really doesn't focus on them all that much though. We actually spend more time on Tara, Eric, Sam, LayFayette, and Jason than Sookie. Which is why I prefer the tv series to the books.
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Date: 2011-06-16 12:29 pm (UTC)Also it's more sexual...so I guess that's a big difference. Ball has avoided doing sexual violence or breaking the vampire metaphor to do it, but Ball isn't obsessed with the victimized female trope or interested in sexual violence against women. Men, yes, women, no. Totally different focus. (It's probably worth remembering that Ball is homosexual like RT Davies and Ryan Murphy - so the emphasis is bound to be different, he doesn't have the same hang-ups and/or interests/fetishes that Whedon or for that matter Charlain Harris has regarding sex..)
They're not interesting, though. Bill is far more interesting when he's interacting with other characters. I like him being a rubbish dad to Jessica best.
No, they're really not. Weren't in the books either - which is why I think Harris dropped the relationship fast. Agreed - Bill is more interesting with everyone else, I actually like his banter with Eric more. Sookie - same deal. My attention wanders during the Bill-Sookie scenes, which are repetitive, whiny, and beyond dull.
Ball really doesn't focus on them all that much though. We actually spend more time on Tara, Eric, Sam, LayFayette, and Jason than Sookie. Which is why I prefer the tv series to the books.