I love Sookie, too! She just lights up every scene she's in, IMO. I was watching some of season one over the weekend, and in the extras there's a clip of the pilot with Alex Borstein (who used to play Drella). It was so weird seeing someone else as Sookie, and it just wasn't the same. I love Melissa McCarthy, and I second whomever said that it's great to see a full-figured woman as a regular character on a popular show. She's fabulous!