Warlow on 'True Blood': The villain's identity is revealed
Who is Warlow on 鈥�True Blood鈥�? The identity of a villain on the HBO show was revealed on the newest episode, which aired July 8.聽
(Spoilers for the episode follow, so beware if you haven鈥檛 seen it yet.)
It turns out Warlow, a vampire who killed heroine Sookie Stackhouse鈥檚 parents, is actually a man the audience has already met. He鈥檇 originally told Sookie his name is Ben Flynn and that he is both faerie and human, but he's apparently a faerie and a vampire, perhaps the first creature to be both.
Viewers had been hearing a lot about the character, but it wasn鈥檛 until the most recent episode that it became clear the villain was someone the audience already knew.
Actor Rob Kazinsky, who plays Ben/Warlow, told it was nice to finally be able to discuss his character鈥檚 true identity.
鈥淏en has always seemed like a very bland character because you [couldn't] show the fact that Ben was Warlow, otherwise it gives away the whole season's secret,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his is actually the first conversation I've been able to have where I say, 'I'm Warlow.'鈥�
Kazinsky said that while Ben鈥檚 real identity is out, viewers should believe that his character really does have romantic feelings for Sookie.
鈥淓verything that Ben says to Sookie in the previous three episodes is true,鈥� the actor said. 鈥淗e is not faking how he feels... However, coming and meeting a woman and saying, 'Hi! We're meant to get married. I killed your parents. I'm a vampire,' is not gonna go down as planned.鈥�
鈥淭rue Blood鈥� is currently airing its sixth season on HBO and stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsgard. It鈥檚 (loosely) based on the Sookie Stackhouse series by Charlaine Harris, who recently released what is (reportedly) the last book in the series.
