True Blood series finale: Are fans satisfied?
R.I.P. "True Blood."
The HBO show's final episode, "Thank You," aired Sunday night, leaving some fans feeling satisfied with the series and others let down by an ending some described as anticlimactic and tame.
Here's what went down (and yes, there are spoilers ahead):
The season 7 finale ended with a three-year time jump, with many of the characters attending a Thanksgiving dinner hosted by the now pregnant Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin). We never see who the father is.
A Funeral: Bill (Stephen Moyer) has contracted a rapidly worsening case of the deadly-to-Vampires disease Hep-V. He asks Sookie to kill him and she does, via stake.
A Wedding: Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) and Hoyt (Jim Parrack) are in love again, and decide to quickly get married so Bill, before he is mercy-killed, can attend the wedding.
A booming business: In a pretty hilarious flash-forward infomercial, we now see that Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) and Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten) are billionaires from selling New Blood, a synthesis of Sarah Newlin's blood, that looks like Monster energy drink.
A family: In one of the most surprising moments of the flash forward, Hoyt's ex, Bridget, and Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) have kids!
Here's what people had to say on Twitter.
Stars thank the fans:
I bid @TrueBloodHBO a fond farewell and leave u with some wisdom from Dr. Seuss ..."Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened"
— Lauren Bowles (@LaurenEBowles) August 25, 2014In the end, Eric and I are rich and in control. As. It. Should. Be. #TrueBlood #TrueToTheEnd
— Pam Ravenscroft (@Pam_Ravenscroft) August 25, 2014Fans mourn the show:
Thanks for a great run & a satisfying end. #TrueBlood You will be missed. http://t.co/G5M11U2Mrn
— Seth Green (@SethGreen) August 25, 2014It's funny how emotional I am about True Blood ending. I'm on a plane, knowing the East coast is watching, having a lil breakdown.
— Janina Gavankar (@Janina) August 25, 2014Eric & Pam need their own show. #TrueBlood #truebloodfinale
— Eric Weiss (@ZombieRiot) August 25, 2014While others criticize its ending:
The series finale of True Blood features flashbacks depicting its viewers, in better times, actually enjoying the show.
— Ian Bogost (@ibogost) August 25, 2014I can't believe I wasted 92 hours of my life watching #TrueBlood with that stupid series finale. What the hell. #truebloodfinale
— Liz Long (@LizCLong) August 25, 2014The only way that #TrueBlood finale could have been any worse was if Bill would have become a lumberjack in the end. #Dexter
— Mark Johnson (@MJAwardsCircuit) August 25, 2014Dear @TrueBloodHBO I would like a refund on the 7years I paid for @HBO. That writer should NEVER work AGAIN! #TrueBlood #truebloodfinale
— Jeffrey Emmette (@JeffreyEmmette) August 25, 2014 So what did you think? Vote in our poll below: