Don't Insult Me or My Intelligence

Ok, I am an avid HBO follower! I have been down with HBO from way back and have loved Alan Ball since American Beauty.  Six Feet Under was an exercise in series perfection.  I have not experienced a series finale so final and satisfying as the last episode of that series.  All I could say was, "Bravo Mr. Ball. Bravo!"Now, fast-forward to True Blood! The previous seasons of True Blood, I have enjoyed the journey through the dark side of the Louisiana swamps with our sexy vampires and shape-shifting romantics.  I have allowed myself to suspend my disbelief, even when Sookie was getting on my last nerve crying and screaming every other scene and when Tara was clearly the only victim of this community.  The latter is where I must begin my discourse on "Insult Upon Injury!" This season, I have been struggling with the portrayal of Tara.  I forgave the writer's for masking real black female strength with anger.  I understand that is how they perceive that strength, as hostile and sometimes angry.  What I am not willing to forgive is this constant presentation of her as sexual victim and sexual provocateur.  How am I to connect with this character who in the last episode broke down when telling Sookie how Franklin raped her (even though her first encounter with Franklin was consensual), then 10 minutes later was ready to lay down with the man who killed her true love. Trust, I get that any time a woman says, "No," it means NO, but you must see the glaring contradiction. I am I supposed to have sympathy for this character who has been sexually assaulted when the only way she seems to be able to solve her problems is through sleeping with every man who will give her two minutes of attention.  Oh writers of True Blood, you have insulted me! They then insulted my intelligence this night by adding a 3 minute epilogue to the show to explain the "Sookie/Fairy" plot line.  As my dear friend said, "If you have to explain it, it's not a good idea!" You mean to tell me, the 9-12 episodes they have been allotted is not enough to make sense of this plot line? Mr. Ball and crew, I am worried about this.  You get me hooked on your "V," then you water it down! That's just not right.  It's not right I tell you!