Discussion: Sam & Sookie

"What do you think about the couple Sookie-Sam?"

"Hi Christie! Hope all's well with you!
I am SO happy that you started this thread!! As you know, I am vamp-neutral & I LOVE Sam! He is the most consistent character throughout all of the books (I know you've only read the first one) & on TB thus far. Charlaine made a remark sometime in the summer, shortly after D&G came out that she had left little clues throughout all of the books as to whom Sookie would choose in the end. On my 5th go-round with reading the books, I began to see the pattern & if one reads carefully, it becomes loud & clear. Sam is always there for Sookie, through the good & bad. They disagree, sometimes very strongly, but feel so horrible and lost afterward that they quick to make up. They are opposites of the same coin & fit together perfectly. The best thing about their relationship is that they are best of friends. I cannot imagine spending the rest of my life with someone who isn't my best friend. I hesitate to say anymore because I don't know how you feel about us getting into discussions about anything past Book#1 or Season #1. I don't want to spoil anything for you. I love your new avatar!! Bill looks great in Henley shirts!!
Can't wait to hear from you!! "

"Hi Christie!
A no-holds-barred thread!--Awesome!
I promise not to gush TOO much! My personal thoughts are this: When I read the books, I fell for Sam... I kept that fact to myself for a long time, so people would take my posts seriously, so unlike the Eric fans or Bill fans who continuously gush about their chosen vamp, I did not admit my long-time love for Sam for a long time! And then, only to a group of my friends here.
Here's the facts, though. I read these books, 1 through 8, before the show came on, and once I knew the show was coming, I was most concerned about the casting of Sam, understandably... But the second they first showed Sam, I jumped up and shouted "Yes!" because they GOT him, right on the money! Sam Trammell was the PERFECT choice for this role!! He is as close as anyone could get to BEING Sam Merlotte...As MsBuffy said on a different thread recently, "It's like Sam walked right off the page and onto the show"!! (that's really probably a paraphrase, because I don't have that post handy to get the quote perfect, but y'all get the gist!) --Right ON, MsB! That's all I've got for now...I must go sleep! Talk to you all later today or tonight!"

"Hi!
I just though I'd come by and see what is up! How are you?
It's rainy & hazy here...
Perfect weather to stay inside and watch some True Blood or read some Sookie novels, right?

Well, I was over on the Speculations thread earlier, wading through the issues they were cooking up, and found an interesting post, which I responded to... because it was about Sam, of course...
It posed the idea that Sam could have a "turn" with Pam!! Yes, go ahead, laugh with me! LMAO!
No way SAM would be with a VAMP!
But it lead me to thinking about another issue we could discuss here -- the issues that
Sam has with vampires, and why he is so opposed to Sookie's relationship with Bill.
He 's never kept it a secret, and each and every time he is forced to deal with the issue, or sees Sookie and Bill together, it's like someone sent fingernails down a chalkboard, his whole body seems to tense up. So any ideas why Sam is so anti-vampire, beside the usual tension between the two races?
Is it only jealousy, because Sam could not bring himself to tell or show Sookie how he felt, before Bill came into her life?
When Sookie was going to Fangtasia with Bill, to try to find out about who killed Dawn and Maudette, he told her "Vampires only think about one thing: drinking... your... blood." Is that true?
Bill seems to want to have a romantic relationship with Sookie & protect her. Is that only for the Queen's edict?
Just thought I'd thrown some ideas out, and see if anyone wanted to tackle them! Have fun, and I'll check back later!
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"And because Sam is a great guy, and so kind and caring. I think he has a very open mind.. Also, Sam struggles himself with who he is as well.. There are lots of insecurities with the characters in this show thus far. And the reason I said that maybe Pam and Sam would get together, was just for convo value lol.. I didnt know that Pam was "Bi" or gay... Until yesterday actually. But Sam will proly end up with a shifter like himself.. Sam really seems like the type of dude who, If you are nice and respectful towards Sam, he will be twice as kind towards that person or persons. Even Vampires.. And Sam is shy, he was in fact affraid to speak his mind on how he felt about Sookie, to sookies face.. Instead he asked her to read his mind, but Sookie neglected because He is her Boss, and she doesnt want to ruin the only job she did not have to quit from. "