“Frenzy” with Rutina Wesley

Truest Blood

HBO Max Podcasts

Tv & Film

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Long live the Queen! This week, Deborah and Kristin discuss royalty, ornithology, and the joys of working with teacup humans (aka children) in “Frenzy” written by Alan Ball and directed by Daniel Minahan. And the extraordinary Rutina Wesley sits down to share everything that went into creating the beloved Tara Thorton.

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0:00.0	Welcome to truest blood, the official true blood podcast.
0:15.0	I'm Kristen Bauer, and I'm Deborah Ann Mool, and you've been invited.
0:22.0	I want to do bad things here.
0:29.0	You're all truest blood.
0:34.0	Welcome back to truest blood, where we sink our fangs into the series, episode by episode.
0:40.0	This week's episode is aptly titled Frenzy, written by showrunner and creator Alan Ball
0:47.0	and directed by True Blood Veteran Dan Minne.
0:50.0	Oh my gosh, what a crew!
0:53.0	Alan and Dan!
0:55.0	After sharing our highlights for episode 2011, we'll reveal all the complexities and
1:04.0	joys of working with teacup humans, otherwise known as children.
1:08.0	Then we invite you to join us as we reminisce with the extraordinary routine of Wesley.
1:15.0	We've raved about her work since the beginning and retina is still kicking this industry's ass.
1:21.0	Oh, well, she got her start.
1:23.0	It's a breakout star in how she moved before committing to seven years on True Blood as
1:28.0	Terra Thornton, which garnered her an NAACP image award nomination.
1:33.0	To then do another beautiful seven seasons, leading Queen Sugar, for which she has won three Black
1:39.0	Real Awards and earned five more NAACP nominations.
1:43.0	So incredible!
1:44.0	Routine effortlessly bounces work ethic with spontaneous creativity, and we see her in full
1:51.0	force this week on True Blood.
2:02.0	We pick up with Bill encountering Queen Sophie Ann, dabbing blood off her lips fresh from the woman
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