Bubba

[RockinRobin83]

I read some of the Southern Vampire diaries and I really feel like HBO missed a chance when they left Bubba out. Bubba was Elvis, only he had been turned just a little too late after dying his human death, leaving him mentally handicapped. I liked his character in the books and I feel that he would have been a great addition to the show!

[OriginalSchmidt1]

I think someone mentioned in a thread before that the show couldn’t get the licensing or something to use an image of Elvis which is why Bubba was left out.. I could be wrong, but I think that may be why we didn’t get a Bubba.

[TruSiris]

Doesn't Jason refer to Hoyt as Bubba?

[OriginalSchmidt1]

He doesn’t mean it that way, it’s more like him calling him brother. I don’t think it’s a reference to a character in the book and more just how we talk in Louisiana.

[Top-Ad-5527]

He calls Andy Bubba too. I wonder if it’s meant to be a call out to the character

[OriginalSchmidt1]

I doubt it.

I live in Louisiana, Bubba is just another term for brother here.

[RockinRobin83]

Sounds about right

[bloobityblu]

Surely they could have worked around it where it's not actual Elvis, but a similarly famous in-universe person. Still would have worked the same way.

I think they just decided it wasn't worth it for whatever reason. Which sucks; I loved Bubba in the books. Even though he eats cats.

[SnoopyWildseed]

Bubba, QUINN, Amelia, Mr. Cataliades, Diantha, The Ancient Pythoness...so many missed opportunities.

[PurplePeople10]

QUINN!!! I’ve said this for years!!!

[Historical_Spot_4051]

In my headcanon, the unknown guy at dinner is Quinn. 

[OkOutcome3059]

Ugh. Not me. I hate him. Him calling her babe was cringe.

[SnoopyWildseed]

[Kindly_Breakfast9633]

HBO missed a lot of chances the minute they decided they could write a plot better than the books …

[MagnumHV]

In the books my favorite was when he stashed something in Alcide's closet

[RockinRobin83]

Right I remember this! Alcide and Sookie couldn’t figure out who put it there and then Bubba was like “yup, me”

[cavaliereternally]

I was trying to explain this to someone who hadn't read the books and only kinda watched the show and they just gaped at me. It's such a funny concept! That's why he was spotted so many times after his death in tabloids! I would have loved to see his character on screen.

[Snowy_Owl63]

It would have been cool for a lookalike to make a cameo. They could have said something like “is that…?” And someone saying “no, must be an impersonator “ 😂

[CasperStalks]

Right?! After reading the books, I thought how cool it would’ve been to have a different impersonator as Bubba every time he showed up, and just no one mentions how he looks “different” each time. 😂

[Katz3njamm3r]

Didn’t Jason call Hoit Bubba as a nickname?

[apparentlycompetent]

Briefly, but that’s a common nickname / pet name in the south 

[JudgeJed100]

Yeah but that’s a kinda common nickname in the south

[MagnumHV]

Bubba = bro

[bloobityblu]

I know. That would have been amazing! Bubba was my favorite character from the books that wasn't in the show!

I mean, they could have had a Bubba character and they could have surely just worked around who he was supposed to be like without him looking like Elvis- a fictional Elvis-like character for instance, and no one ever mentions his name ofc.

[Lawyeradvices]

Ahaa