I had hopes for Eric during the Godric thing, because at last it was something real in Eric. But it was one episode and Godric, now being gone, isn't really much of a help in understanding how Eric functions on a daily basis.
Maybe it's about first impressions. My first impression of Eric in Fangtasia with him sitting on his throne with artfully arranged hair dangling over his eye just so was that he was a poseur, so after that I never really buy whatever he says as bveing "real" for him... except the Godric stuff. Except Godric is gone. It's not an ongoing thing. And I don't find his relationship (such as it is) with Sookie a help because it feels so...well... manipulative. I don't get a sense of an emotional pull but of an alien fascinated by something he thinks is curious. And the fact that so much of the attraction she feels for him is predicated on his having tricked her into drinking his blood for the express purpose of creating that bond, has made that pull also feel somewhat fake.
I just don't feel like I know what makes Eric tick. What he really cares about. The only genuine moments I've feel we've gotten from him involved Godric, and in Godric's absense I feel I still don't know what he cares about. And unless or until I do, he's too much of a mystery to me. I need the show to do some of the work. They have work to do with Eric before I can invest much feeling for him other than aesthetic appreciation. I feel like I only know the character on a superficial basis.
But, then, I haven't read any of the books. I know that things are slightly different in the book and that there are many more books than TV seasons thus far. It's just that, going solely by the TV show, the only moment of genuine emotion with Eric feels like Godric's death which, while it was good, just isn't enough for me to really connect.
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Date: 2010-06-15 02:48 am (UTC)Maybe it's about first impressions. My first impression of Eric in Fangtasia with him sitting on his throne with artfully arranged hair dangling over his eye just so was that he was a poseur, so after that I never really buy whatever he says as bveing "real" for him... except the Godric stuff. Except Godric is gone. It's not an ongoing thing. And I don't find his relationship (such as it is) with Sookie a help because it feels so...well... manipulative. I don't get a sense of an emotional pull but of an alien fascinated by something he thinks is curious. And the fact that so much of the attraction she feels for him is predicated on his having tricked her into drinking his blood for the express purpose of creating that bond, has made that pull also feel somewhat fake.
I just don't feel like I know what makes Eric tick. What he really cares about. The only genuine moments I've feel we've gotten from him involved Godric, and in Godric's absense I feel I still don't know what he cares about. And unless or until I do, he's too much of a mystery to me. I need the show to do some of the work. They have work to do with Eric before I can invest much feeling for him other than aesthetic appreciation. I feel like I only know the character on a superficial basis.
But, then, I haven't read any of the books. I know that things are slightly different in the book and that there are many more books than TV seasons thus far. It's just that, going solely by the TV show, the only moment of genuine emotion with Eric feels like Godric's death which, while it was good, just isn't enough for me to really connect.