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For all of you, who are not in the know, Tara is a character in a HBO show True Blood. At first I hated the show but for some reason watched the first two seasons. To be honest I still heavily disliked True Blood even after watching them but after the third season premiere I was hooked. The episode was all about soft porn, blood, bad inside jokes, and in the end all of the characters went bonkers. I was in awe after that episode and started really liking the show. Granted, the later episodes did not have the same effect on me but I ended on the positive side of the demography.
ANYWAY. Although the story itself has improved through the seasons, one of my old favourite characters Tara Thornton has become one of my most hated characters. Tara had a horrible childhood due to an abusive and alcoholic mother and father, and ended up having a horrible attitude towards people. She had only two friends in the world; the protagonist Sookie and cousin Lafayette. There was a reason for this: she was a bitch with an Attitude and she wasn't gonna take no bullshit from no-one. In the beginning of the show she was a loud mouthed woman who had an affair with her boss and then exorcised her mother. Then she fell in love.
Girls and boys, we all know how the story goes, you see this happen in the movies ALL THE TIME. The strong hot girl shows an emotion and suddenly they turn in to super soggy cotton balls with major daddy/mommy issues and are totally unable to function on their own. I can admit that Tara did have a lot of baggage but there were a lot of worse things happening around her. Because of this, it almost impossible to sympathize with her when she snaps in the end of the seconds season when her boyfriend is killed.
She ends up spending most of the third series crying, feeling sorry for herself, whining, or just looking oh-so-effing-sad. She doesn't deal with her loss and goes from frying pans to fires to potholes. When she finds out her fuck buddy boss is a shape shifter she decides to cut her hair (oh em gee) and drive away. Perhaps her mother having an affair with a clergyman had something to do with it.
In the first episode of the fourth season she has found a new identity, turned lesbian, and completely dismissed her old life. Now she's like super tough, like booyah-tough, like nobody messes with her. BAh. Ok, I know there is a contradiction in my argument when I state that she is changed into a weakling but then say that the 'new Tara' is a super badass. But I aint buying her new act. She should've started a new life outside the show. Or at least she shouldn't hide behind a new identity like a scared little brat. I think I'm traumatized by the third season and won't be able give her character credit anymore. Ever. Somebody should give her a lolly and then kick her.
I guess my real complaint is how women are portrayed strong at first but turn princesses at some point. Stop it. It makes women seem weaker. It is like strong women only put on an act and actually are bunch of softies. This is not true.
ANYWAY. Although the story itself has improved through the seasons, one of my old favourite characters Tara Thornton has become one of my most hated characters. Tara had a horrible childhood due to an abusive and alcoholic mother and father, and ended up having a horrible attitude towards people. She had only two friends in the world; the protagonist Sookie and cousin Lafayette. There was a reason for this: she was a bitch with an Attitude and she wasn't gonna take no bullshit from no-one. In the beginning of the show she was a loud mouthed woman who had an affair with her boss and then exorcised her mother. Then she fell in love.
Girls and boys, we all know how the story goes, you see this happen in the movies ALL THE TIME. The strong hot girl shows an emotion and suddenly they turn in to super soggy cotton balls with major daddy/mommy issues and are totally unable to function on their own. I can admit that Tara did have a lot of baggage but there were a lot of worse things happening around her. Because of this, it almost impossible to sympathize with her when she snaps in the end of the seconds season when her boyfriend is killed.
She ends up spending most of the third series crying, feeling sorry for herself, whining, or just looking oh-so-effing-sad. She doesn't deal with her loss and goes from frying pans to fires to potholes. When she finds out her fuck buddy boss is a shape shifter she decides to cut her hair (oh em gee) and drive away. Perhaps her mother having an affair with a clergyman had something to do with it.
In the first episode of the fourth season she has found a new identity, turned lesbian, and completely dismissed her old life. Now she's like super tough, like booyah-tough, like nobody messes with her. BAh. Ok, I know there is a contradiction in my argument when I state that she is changed into a weakling but then say that the 'new Tara' is a super badass. But I aint buying her new act. She should've started a new life outside the show. Or at least she shouldn't hide behind a new identity like a scared little brat. I think I'm traumatized by the third season and won't be able give her character credit anymore. Ever. Somebody should give her a lolly and then kick her.
I guess my real complaint is how women are portrayed strong at first but turn princesses at some point. Stop it. It makes women seem weaker. It is like strong women only put on an act and actually are bunch of softies. This is not true.
As a reminiscence of the old Tara here's a clip of her first scene:
Oh she was my hero for so many reasons...
I just realized something. Her name is Tara Thornton. Geddit? Tara Thorn-ton. Like she is torn. On. Like really smart. Super. Clever.
I just realized something. Her name is Tara Thornton. Geddit? Tara Thorn-ton. Like she is torn. On. Like really smart. Super. Clever.
