Why Do I Bother With True Blood? (with spoilers)

No, seriously, why do I bother watching True Blood? It was interesting at first. At first I liked it. It was interesting. It was a different take on Vampire Mythos and there was mystery involved in the series of murders. I liked it. And the second season came along and I liked that too. It expanded the Vampire heiracrhy and there was the anti-vampire church.

But the second season also brought Maryann. And then the third season happened. We got werewolves, werepanthers (What the hell?) and fairygodmothers. Season four brought more of the same, with the addition of witchcraft. By that point it was a convoluted mess. I'm a fan of multiple storylines weaving into an overall story (see previous post about The Wire,) but this was too much. There was too much going on and the weaving together of plot lines was sloppy and seemed forced. There were too many characters, and too many mythical species.

And I think they realized this. So at the end of Season 4, they killed off a bunch of people. I was psyched. Especially at the death of Tara. Then they had to screw it up and turn her into a vampire. Maybe it'll make her a better character, but I doubt it. I'm already 3 episodes in and considering quitting. So why don't I? Because I'm a sucker for this Vampire Lilith Mythos. But I swear if they start bringing up other monsters like mummies or weretigers, I'm out.

Somebody hold me to this. Please.