ZAP2IT ON THE SCENE: COMIC-CON 2010
'True Blood's' Kristin Bauer says Pam's storyline gets even more dire
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At San Diego Comic-Con, we had the pleasure of speaking to the lovely Kristin Bauer, who plays Pam on HBO's "True Blood." So, we took the chance to ask her what it feels like to have been made a regular for Season 3.
"It's amazing," Bauer tells Zap2it. "It's like being invited to the best party ever."
Currently on the show, the Magister is holding Bauer's character, Pam, captive and Eric (played by Alexander Skarsgard) has gone to Russell (Dennis O'Hare) for help in freeing her. She tells us that things only get more complicated from here.
"I didn't know Pam had an Achilles heel," she says. "To find out that she can be vulnerable is amazing, but the circumstances that they wrote are so dire that you see her humanity. She almost becomes a little girl. It's incredible. It's that dire."
Bauer says that Pam is pushed emotionally and physically this season. And in the process, we'll come to find out so much more about her relationship with Eric. At Comic-Con, it was clear that creator Alan Ball has already begun developing Season 4. So, we asked Bauer what she'd like to see for her character in the next season.
"In the books, Eric loses his mind in Book 4," she says. "And Pam and Sookie [played by Anna Paquin] have to take care of him. And I think that would be a blast."
During the audience Q&A, one fan asked Bauer whom she felt Eric would choose if he had to pick between her character and Sookie. While she refrained from answering the question during the session, Bauer tells us that we will actually see him make that choice this season.
And finally, we asked her about a little rumor that had been floating around in the media about her extreme attachment to her purse. She has been seen numerous times on the red carpet and then on the Comic-Con panel holding very tightly to it. She found the rumor very funny and let us in on what the purse in question contains.
Aren't you excited to see what dire circumstances lie ahead for Pam?
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ADAM BALL!? You have got to be kidding me! " [...] creator, Alan Ball."
Do you guys proofread these at all?
Thanks, Christopher. Corrected.
Fantastic! Pam is my fave and I can't wait to see what happens next. It's hard to imagine her being vulnerable, but that should add another dimension to her character and makes me even more excited for this storyline. Thanks for the article!
Thank you!
This interview makes us look forward to the second half of Season 3 even more. Love the way Kristin plays Pam. Pam's so snarky, but you can't help but "like" her!
Kristin, you gave us just enough of a tease to keep us going. Jethro, it was a terrific interview, it gave us a peek into how TrueBlood works behind the scenes. I'm already looking forward to Season 4!
Hooray! Now I really can't wait for the second half of season 3! That was a fun interview. Kristin gave us a lot of incite into how the show is put together and what is ahead for Pam. I love how she portrays Pam, so snarky yet you can't help but "like" her. What a mix! Thanks for the informative interview. Now I'm looking forward to Season 4 already! It's going to be a l-o-n-g winter...
I love Pam, so it'll be great to see more of her this season. I hate that they're going to have Eric chose between Pam & Sookie. I adore the maker/child bond between Eric & Pam, but I can't wait for Eric & Sookie to get together!
Given that Pam survives to Season Four (I presume based on this article/interview), Eric must choose her over Sookie. And I think that's absolutely the right choice - his devotion to his 'child' (and his maker) is one of his more endearing qualities. Unfortunately, I don't know that this bodes well for an Eric/Sookie relationship....
I love Pam!!!
Christopher...I hope that someone follows you around, critiquing everything you do wrong. They probably have lots to say.
Mistakes are made. Get over it or call attention to them with a little tact.