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well for me
loved that she told her mother off
and the relationship with pam is cool
and i didn't know alan ball was leaving
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/q-a-true-blood-star-rutina-wesley-on-taras-vampire-transformation-20120723
Sookie Stackhouse's tough-as-nails BFF, Tara Thornton, has spent the past four seasons of True Blood suffering the abuses of an alcoholic mother, a possessive maenad, a sociopathic vampire and a power-hungry witch. At the start of the show's fifth season, Tara was saved from death (courtesy of a gunshot wound to the head) by being turned, in the words of Rutina Wesley – and in the soapy supernatural drama's brilliant, twisted fashion – into "the thing she hates the most," a vampire. With Tara still adjusting to her new, nocturnal existence, and reuniting with her estranged mother in the most recent episode, Rolling Stone checked in with Wesley to get her take on her character's evolution.
Tara has had such a rough go of it in the first few seasons, but now it seems that becoming a vampire is the best thing that's ever happened to her. Do you think that's accurate?
I don't know if it's the best thing that's ever happened to her, but I think it's going to end up being that because when you have to face something that you actually hate and learn to love it, it's a complete transformation. So, yes, it's the best and worst thing. To her, it would probably be like, "This sucks!" – no pun intended – but, I think when she finally embraces who she is, like in the last couple of episodes when she's like, "OK, I'm a vampire. I've got to feed and I've got to deal," I think she'll start to understand more, and I think that's important for her own personal growth.
Most of the characters have stayed the same throughout the seasons, but you've had to alter your character from human to vampire, and with that come changes in carriage and demeanor. I think the only other person who's had to do something like that is Alexander Skarsgård, with "Amnesiac Eric" last season. Did you find that fun or challenging?
It's been a little bit of both. It's definitely been a challenge because it's something new – like it's basically creating a new character, but also making sure you don't completely change so you don't lose the essence of what you've already started. But the most fun I had was tearing up kitchen. I got to run around and be a wild, angry possum and make strange noises. All the acting exercises I did in school – we would just makes noises in a big room and now I can use all that. This has been the most fun I've had – this season.
So you must be having a ball with the sexy-vampire makeup and clothes, especially that spangly purple corset. Are they easy to move in?
Oh, no. It's so funny because I wanted to be in a corset so badly. I was like, "Can I be in a corset? Can it be purple?" And I got in that corset, and after that 12th hour you're like, "Well, yeah. Maybe I should have thought . . ."
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do you think it will affect the show?
I think Alan set up a really good network of writers and we have a good foundation. Who knows, everyone has different ideas, so things may change, but I think we would always be moving forward in the spirit as if Alan was still there. He'll be around, but it's just more sad that his presence is gone. We're gonna miss him, because his writing is amazing and he is amazing and I feel like I owe my career to him. He gave me this opportunity and – I start to cry – it means a lot to me. I told him that if I hadn't gotten this job, I wouldn't be where I am now.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/q-a-true-blood-star-rutina-wesley-on-taras-vampire-transformation-20120723#ixzz21TiOt5ps
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