Though the obstacles most prevalent in the mystical life of Sookie Stackhouse far exceed that of the “norm”, her cycle of love affairs rest easily into the patterns that of a typical girl. HBO’s True Blood hosts a cast of men that gain access to the leading lady’s heart with a blend of supernatural finesse and personality traits that could be found in any women’s ‘relationships-past’ line-up. Bill Compton, Eric Northman, and Alcide Herveaux may be two vampires and a werefolf, but they each play a specific role in the very human “coming of age” for waitress, Sookie Stackhouse.