Playing Alcide is Like Playing a Superhero -- Joe Manganiello

In this upcoming Sunday’s True Blood episode, “If You Love Me, Why am I Dyin’?“, we’re going to get our first glimpse of Joe Manganiello’s character, Alcide Herveaux, who moves to Bon Temps, very close to Sookie (Anna Paquin). Season 3 ended with Alcide shooting Coot, helping Sookie save a vampire, and questioning his past, present, and future as a werewolf. And we thought vampires were broody. Manganiello sat down with the New York Post to talk about season 4, those incredible abs, and being able to fulfill that superhero craving.

It’s true that Alcide and Sookie will grow even closer in season 4, especially now that Alcide moves to Sookie’s neck of the woods. Yes, it’s not just Team Bill vs. Team Eric anymore. Team Alcide is going to become more of a force to be reckoned with, which we can’t really argue with because Alcide is, well, he’s just so likable. And we’re going to learn more about him this season, too:

Alan Ball Reveals 9 Things about True Blood Season 4

In an interview with the Daily Beast, Alan Ball gave them 9 things about Season 4 to think about and they are below:

Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin)
“At the end of last season, Sookie shut the door on Bill, and I think, at least at the beginning of the season, that door is still very tightly shut,” said Ball. “She cannot forgive him for his lie, for him never being honest about why he was sent to meet her. Even though he clearly did fall in love with her and all of the things that he said and felt were every genuine and a lot of the things he did were to protect her, she just can’t get past that.”

Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård)
As the books’ readers know, the predatory Eric Northman falls prey to amnesia, something that changes his outlook on life and the world in general… and likely will affect his strained relationship with his would-be paramour, Sookie. “As fans of the fourth book in the series know, when Eric gets amnesia he’s a different guy,” said Ball.