"Another one bites the dust on 'True Blood?'"

Tweet The news has dropped that actress Carrie Preston will be joining the cast of CBS's "The Good Wife" for a multi-episode arc. Preston has been on the popular HBO show “True Blood” for the past two seasons as Arlene. The casting news has a lot of people worried for the fate of Preston's “True Blood” character on the show.

Does this mean she'll be the next to fall prey to those sexy vamps? A “True Blood” insider says not to worry: “Arlene isn’t a major presence in the third book,” notes the source. “A lot of the action takes place outside of Bon Temps, so [Carrie] probably had some free time on her hands.” - ew.com

As a True Blood fan and a reader of all the Sookie Stackhouse books (the books the show was based on) I can tell you not to worry! I don't know if you classify this as a spoiler but Arlene lives long into the series and as of book 8 she's still alive and kicking. (The next book in the series comes out in May!)

It is true that the show has gone off of story line from the books a little (Lafayette dies in the first book but had such a huge fan following on the show he's still a main character). So unless HBO decided to do something different with the character we should have plenty of Arlene in our futures. Frankly her character gets more important as the books go on so if the show maintains its popularity Carrie Preston may find herself one busy girl! Let's hope so. I love seeing her as that fiery redhead.

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Bry Schulz is a writer, photographer, and mother who really hates squash. Not necessarily the game but definitely the vegetable. Email Bry at bry@zoiksonline.com.

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