7 of Our Favorite Sassy On-Screen Sidekicks

Rutina Wesley as Tara on “True Blood”

Is this show not your guilty pleasure? From the innovative storylines to the magical characters straight out of a comic book, there’s a lot to see and love when you watch the HBO favorite. One of my favorite characters, the loudmouth sidekick Tara, may be one of the few folks in Bon Temps who didn’t get some sort of special skill, but she proves that if you don’t have secret powers, fangs or happen to be able to change shape, you’ve got to have attitude. A pro-black chick with no filter who just happens to be stuck in a little Louisiana town, Tara gives many of the folks she comes in contact with a harsh lashing. However, Sookie, the telepathic homie of hers since childhood, is someone she stands by and protects. She’s loyal and caring to the very naive Sookie, as well as to Sookie’s less than bright brother. Now, if she could just play nice with others…