I didn't mind the finale so much. There were things I liked and didn't like, but overall I was into it enough.

There's a pretty interesting interview with Ball here:
Exclusive: 'True Blood' finale postmortem with Alan Ball! | Ausiello | EW.com

And it's full of spoilers. Don't read it if you haven't seen the finale.

He says the queen is only 400. She might have said that in the show and I just forgot, but... really? That's so young. Isn't she, like, a thousand or something in the book? Eric is way older than her and that seems weird.