Not so On Demand

OK...here goes my first bitching post.
What is with this phrase "on demand" that cable channels like to throw around?  On demand means when I think of something I want to watch and it has previously aired on your channel, I should be able to go to your "on-demand" website and watch it.   YouTube can handle this-I demand to watch every Weird Al Yankovic video ever made!-but HBO, with a show that they produce? Noooo.
I'm almost ashamed to admit this but feel I have to in order to tell my sad sad tale.  OK, here goes.  *sighs*  I'm trying to watch Season two of True Blood.  As a southerner, I am deeply offended by  the bad accents on this show.  I mean they are horrific.  And when I say "horrific" I mean North and South miniseries-oh, my stars, that Orry Main is a handsome devil!-horrific.  The only one who had a close to authentic accent was Rene and we find out in the last episode of season one that his accent was fake!  I mean, I've heard a few real acadians (in ADDITION to Justin Wilson) and his accent was pretty damn good.  I digress...
Anyway, I couldn't get Season One from HBO ON Fucking Demand.  I kind of get that-it's out on DVD and they are trying to run a business.  So I order it from Netflix.  It's five disks so it takes me nearly 2 months to get through Season 1, one disk at a time.  After finishing episode 12 yesterday and dropping that little red envelope in the mail, I go to HBO On-Fucking-Demand to pick up where I left off, at the beginning of season Two.  Not AVAILABLE on HBO On Fucking Demand!!!  Why!?  Completely asinine!  HBO, I subscribe to all your bullshit channels through Dish Network.  WTF?  I paid my money, I want some on demand action. And just to rub salt in the wound, they are starting to re-run season one in the coming weeks, after I just dropped the last DVD from Netflix in the mail.
Anyone have any suggestions on how to get these free online (preferably on a Mac, as we have a Mac mini hooked up to the TV) without downloading some sketchy software.  Oh, Pirate Bay, where were you when I needed you?  What? Tied up in Court?  Oh, that's too bad.  Now my tale doesn't seem so sad.  Never mind.