Sookie Stackhouse and the Three Vamps

Continuing with our fairy tales in modern television series, I couldn’t help but see a similarity between True Blood‘s Sookie Stackhouse and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. Sookie, of course, represents Goldilocks, but let’s take a look at the ‘three bears’.

There are a couple variations of the story, with the three bears representing a family made up of Father, Mother and Baby. The original version, however, tells of three male bears that just live together as friends in a little cottage in the woods. This is the one with which I will make my comparison.

The first, or largest bear, can be seen as Eric Northman. Not only is he very large in stature, his personality and self-image is huge. He’s also much too self-centered for Sookie. While he is a fan favorite, I don’t think he is a right fit for our Goldilocks.

The second bear, the medium-size one, would be Alcide Herveaux. In this case, I’m mostly referring to his character and not his size. Alcide is acting as Sookie’s protector at the moment, however he too has his own agenda. Sookie, with her telepathic ability, could be a great asset to him should a pack war arise.  While he appears to genuinely care for her, he’s still not quite right for her.

The third and final bear might be Bill Compton. He’s smaller in stature than the other two ‘bears’ and his love for Sookie is real and returned by her. Many would agree that Bill is “just right”.

My own personal view is that none of the above are a perfect match for our heroine. I’d rather take a closer look at Sam Merlotte. Sam has always been there for Sookie, no matter the situation. Whether she needed someone to just talk with or to help her out of a potentially problematic situation, Sam’s the man. Like the cute dog he shifts into, many times, his love for her is unconditional. If only she’d stop and take a good, long look.

True Blood returns in June, 2011, on HBO.