May 2010
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Decay
In season one of True Blood we see Bill nearly die from exposure to sunlight. I estimate that it would take a total of 250 seconds of exposure to kill Bill.
In season two of True Blood we see Godric commit suicide by watching the sun rise. It takes 30 seconds before death.
Why can Bill take more light than Godric? I propose a theory.
It is a well known fact, across nearly all vampire mythos,...
August 2009
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On Appetite
We see it all the time; a woman walking home from work decides to take a shortcut through a dark alley. A shadow flickers past her, she stops—looks around—nothing. She continues walking, though at a faster pace. Just then a flash of movement, a cry for help, a muffled scream, and it’s all over.
The detective arrives at the scene, “What’s the story?”, he asks.
The coroner,...
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The Day Is Always Longer Than The Night
The interesting thing about vampires in the True Blood universe is that they for all intents and purposes *must* go to sleep at dawn; staying up during daylight hours severely weakens them (similar to Vampire Hunter D, vamps), and they get “The Bleeds”. Bill suggested in last weeks episode that his maker, Lorena could only stay awake 2 or 3 full days before becoming weak enough for him...