Or Twilight for Adults as I like to call it.

This is just in time for the premiere of the second season on HBO tomorrow night (I don't have HBO though. D: edit: Fluke with cable means I saw the premiere on tv!!!! I ran around the house like a madwoman when I realized I'd be able to./end edit). I just watched the first season in two and a half days, and ahhh.

I'm not really into vampires or that whole mythology, and I'm a little ambivalent about the idea about a stoic male vampire sucking the blood out of some cute, innocent <s>Mary Sue</s> girl. On one feminist hand, it pisses me off. On the other romantic hand, it just screams "self-insertion!" Because as much as I hate the idea of fixer-uppers, there is still something romantic about taming the beast.

Except Bill Compton is such a gentleman! I like the nice guys (which is why I love love love Sam Merlotte). Bill's of the Civil War era, and he's all "May I call on you?" and Southern sweetness (when he's not, like, fang-y--and even sometimes when he's all fang-y).

Another thing I love about the series is the politics. It's totally an analogy for marginalized groups--gays, blacks, etc.--it's an intriguing look at bigotry and prejudice and stereotypes and national policy and personal relationships. I think it's incredibly interesting that the author of the books is actually this woman who's totally involved in her Episcopalian church--especially considering how this one church is portrayed in the show.

I am a fan, but I won't be reading the books.

This viral ad makes me lol: [link] It's totally perfect.