Who is Eric Northman

So how does Eric Northman from the books measure up to the Eric portrayed in the True Blood TV series? Are there major differences? I would say that yes there are many differences. The character of Eric from the books is arrogant, aloof, dark, and mysterious. Yet he shows humanity and depth when he interacts with Sookie. When he is with Sookie he listens intently to her, he uses endearments, he looks after her welfare and he defends and protects her. Thousands of fans have fallen in love with the Viking Vampire from the books. At no time does one perceive Eric to be villainous even if he is a vampire that one wouldn't want to get on the bad side of.

The television show has treated Eric somewhat differently. He was written in many ways to be a "bad guy" to counter Bill's "good guy hero". Eric fans have been very upset by this because any book reader can tell you that 1) Eric is no bad guy and 2) Bill is NOT a hero by any stretch of the imagination. For instance in the first season Bill stakes a vampire named Long Shadow that attacked Sookie. In the books it was actually Eric that saved her, not Bill. In the TV series Bill also walked in the sun for Sookie and proposed marriage... neither event happened in the books and in fact is not reminiscent of Bill's true character at all. In the TV series Eric kidnaps and tortures one of Sookie's good friends and she declares that she hates him several times... again that was so NOT in the books.

Eric fans everywhere want to see True Blood stay closer to the actual character and not downplay him or make him a villain for ratings purposes. Eric has a lot of depth and he is a truly rich and dynamic character and we hope to see that in the future. In season three we did begin to see this. No doubt due to fan outcry. Eric chained himself to an enemy vampire and let himself bake in the sun, ready to die, to keep Sookie protected. Sookie and Eric also shared a passionate first kiss in season three as well. In season four they began a full fledged love affair while Eric had amnesia and Sookie was charged with keeping him safe. This was very much like the 4th book in the series, although it ended somewhat differently. Fans can only hope that Eric and Sookie will eventually find their way back to each other the way Charlaine Harris wrote it.

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