True Blood
True Blood
Intro: Season 1 of True Blood introduces the residents of Bon Temps, Louisiana, as a vampire named Bill moves to town and befriends Sookie, a local waitress with telepathic abilities and a knack for solving mysteries.
Original Air Dates: 2008
Episode #: 1
Title: “Strange Love“
Summary:
Taking place two years after the revelation that vampires walk among us, Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress in Merlotte’s Bar in Bon Temps, Louisiana, meets vampire Bill Compton, a newcomer to the small town. She’s immediately attracted, in part because she can’t read his mind, and she’s called into action when Bill is attacked by locals. Meanwhile, Sookie’s brother Jason is arrested for murdering a local “fang banger” (someone who sleeps with vampires), and Sookie’s volatile friend Tara comes to work with her for their boss, Sam Merlotte.
Episode #: 2
Title: “The First Taste“
Summary:
Bill rescues Sookie from the people who attacked him earlier, giving her some of his blood to heal her wounds — which leaves her with odd side effects. She invites him to meet her family, and she meets his vampire friends. As the two get to know each other, however, Bill must fight his vampiric urges. Elsewhere, Tara deals with her mother’s alcoholism, and a new church threatens the vampires.
Episode #: 3
Title: “Mine“
Summary:
Bill wards off his fellow vampires by laying claim to Sookie. Jason seeks the help of Lafayette, Merlotte’s cook, for his problems in bed. Meanwhile, Tara and Sam provide each other comfort in ways they never imagined.
Episode #: 4
Title: “Escape from Dragon House“
Summary:
When Jason is arrested for another murder, Sookie seeks to use her powers to find the real killer. Bill takes her to the vampire bar Fangtasia, where she meets Eric (Alexander Skarsgård), a Viking vampire who is the most powerful bloodsucker in the area. Jason suffers the effects of taking vampire blood.
Episode #: 5
Title: “Sparks Fly Out“
Summary:
Bill reveals details about his past life as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War. Trying vampire blood again, Jason finds himself drawn to Tara. Sookie and Sam go on a date.
Episode #: 6
Title: “Cold Ground“
Summary:
Sookie seeks solace from Bill and her friends after facing a tragedy. Jason suffers from withrawal from the “V juice.” As Tara deals with her drunk mother, she and Sam share a connection.
Episode #: 7
Title: “Burning House of Love“
Summary:
Bill learns of Sookie’s painful past and jumps into action. Jason meets a woman named Amy in Fangtasia as he searches for V juice to feed his desire. A group of locals attack Bill’s vampire associates.
Episode #: 8
Title: “The Fourth Man in the Fire“
Summary:
Sookie braces herself for more tragedy. Tara is amazed at her mother’s progress and considers drastic steps herself. Amy shows a darker side to Jason when the V juice runs dry. Sookie agrees to help Eric catch a thief.
Episode #: 9
Title: “Plaisir D’Amour“
Summary:
Bill must pay for breaking a vampire code of behavior and asks Sam to look after Sookie while he’s gone. Jason reluctantly drains a vampire named Eddie at Amy’s suggestion. Tara contemplates an exorcism.
Episode #: 10
Title: “I Don’t Wanna Know“
Summary:
Sam reveals his secret to Sookie. Jason and Amy try to decide what to do with Eddie. Arlene and Rene have their engagement party at Merlotte’s, but the killer decides to pick that time to strike. Bill goes on trial.
Episode #: 11
Title: “To Love Is to Bury“
Summary:
Bill fulfills the requirements of his punishment but must deal with unexpected results. Sookie and Sam try to track the killer. Tara is rescued by a good Samaritan. Lafayette pulls a surprise on an anti-vampire Senator. Jason finds himself in trouble with the law…again.
Episode #: 12
Title: “You’ll Be the Death of Me“
Summary:
Sookie finds ties between the murders, and Bill must protect her. Sam encounters an old acquaintance. Jason turns over a new leaf after a jailhouse experience.
Intro: Season 2 of True Blood picks up where Season 1 left off. Sookie is grateful to have Bill back but must deal with his new female vampire protege, Jessica. Sam wrestles with several issues: losing Sookie to Bill, hiding his own supernatural ability and dealing with a ghost from his past, Maryann. As Tara settles into her new lush surroundings at Maryann’s along with a new lush love interest in Eggs, she must deal with the murder of someone close to her. Jason, confused and seeking direction in his life, finds solace in the anti-vampire church the Fellowship of the Sun.
Original Air Dates: June 14, 2009 – September 6, 2009
Episode #: 1
Title: “Nothing But the Blood“
Summary:
A shocking murder outside Merlotte’s has Bon Temps reeling. Meanwhile, Sookie’s relationship with Bill is tested when she learns about Jessica, and of his involvement in her uncle’s death. Sam recalls a shape-shifting encounter he had with Maryann as a 17-year-old. Jason gets a sudden windfall that allows him to pay for a leadership retreat with the Fellowship of the Sun. Two adversaries find themselves sharing a mysterious dungeon and possibly the same fate.
Episode #: 2
Title: “Keep This Party Going“
Summary:
Sookie is forced to cope with Bill’s obligations to Jessica, as well as the romantic inconveniences the teen vampire’s presence creates. At the Light of Day leadership conference, Jason makes a favorable impression on its ambitious leaders, Steve and Sarah Newlin, though not on his jealous roommate Luke. Maryann casts her spell on Merlotte’s patrons, and Sam proves helpless to stop the revelry.
Episode #: 3
Title: “Scratches“
Summary:
When Sookie is attacked by a mysterious creature, Bill must enlist Eric’s help to save her. At the Light of Day retreat, Jason has second thoughts about the sect’s anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. After snapping at Tara and new employee Daphne, Sam decides to cut and run. A bored Jessica heads over to Merlotte’s, where a smitten Hoyt falls under her spell. At another Maryann-hosted party, Tara finds her attraction to Eggs interrupted by a swirling, aphrodisiac fog.
Episode #: 4
Title: “Shake & Fingerpop“
Summary:
Jason is promoted to a Fellowship of the Sun soldier. While on assignment in Dallas, Texas with Bill, Sookie must deal with Jessica’s presence. Meanwhile, Maryann throws a birthday party for Tara in which things get out of control. Eric makes an agreement with Lafayette.
Episode #: 5
Title: “Never Let Me Go“
Summary:
While in Dallas, Sookie continues to connect with fellow telepath, Barry. At the Light of Day boot camp, Jason is rewarded for his hard work and Eric reveals a secret about his past with Bill.
Episode #: 6
Title: “Hard-Hearted Hannah“
Summary:
Jason is put in a position where he has to make a difficult physical and emotional decision, while a vampire from Bill’s past resurfaces in Dallas. Sookie sets out on a perilous mission to locate Godric, an ancient and powerful vampire.
Episode #: 7
Title: “Release Me“
Summary:
Maryann and her minions put Sam in a difficult situation. Sookie uses her telepathic powers to try to draw Bill to her rescue. Jason tries to sever his ties with the Fellowship of the Sun.
Episode #: 8
Title: “Timebomb“
Summary:
Sookie’s captivity takes an unexpected turn Sam makes a gruesome discovery at Merlotte’s. Tara and Eggs eat a mysterious meat prepared by Maryann. Jason pays off his debt to the vampires.
Episode #: 9
Title: “I Will Rise Up“
Summary:
Eric tricks Sookie into drinking his blood, drawing her to him. Jessica meets Hoyt’s mother, who hates vampires. Maryann corners Sam in jail. Lafayette and Tara’s mother recognize Maryann’s evil ways and rescue a possessed Tara. Godric faces his fate.
Episode #: 10
Title: “New World in My View“
Summary:
Sookie, Bill and Jason return to Bon Temps to find it in ruins, with the population bewitched by Maryann’s powers. Sam is cornered in his bar by Maryann’s minions. When Bill and Sookie confront Maryann, Maryann ends up drawn to Sookie. Jessica and Hoyt must deal with Hoyt’s bewitched mother. Lafayette gets Bill and Sookie to try to “exorcise” Tara.
Episode #: 11
Title: “Frenzy“
Summary:
With the crisis in Bon Temps careening out of control, Bill seeks out the advice of Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana. Sookie and Lafayette try to protect Tara from herself. Sam turns to an unlikely source for assistance. Hoyt must deal with Jessica’s actions.
Episode #: 12
Title: “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’“
Summary:
The mayhem in Bon Temps reaches a fever pitch as Maryann prepares for her ultimate bestial sacrifice, recruiting Sookie to be Maid of Honor at the bloody nuptials. Sophie-Anne warns Eric to keep the lid on Bill’s inquisitiveness. Jason leads Andy into the heroic abyss. Sam is forced to put his trust, and his life, in a most unlikely ally.
Intro: Season 3 of True Blood picks up where Season 2 left off. Though vampire Bill has just proposed to human Sookie Stackhouse, he’s dragged off before she’s able to return from a bathroom break to say yes. Overwhelmed by his kidnapping, Sookie tries to learn more information about where he’s gone, but the local police force is unwilling to help because they don’t consider Bill a real human and vampire sheriff Eric Northman is too wrapped up in his own attraction to Sookie to care about her concern for her beau. Well, to be fair, he’s also busy having sex with a new dancer at his club, Fangtasia…
Original Air Dates: June 13, 2010 – September 2010
Episode #: 1
Title: “Bad Blood“
Summary:
Sookie turns to Eric for help in finding Bill; Andy urges Jason to stay the course; Sam reconnects with his past; Tara seeks refuge from her grief.
Episode #: 2
Title: “Beautifully Broken“
Summary:
Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi, concocts a plan to consolidate his power; Eric remembers his past; Sam tests the strength of his family bonds; Tara finds an ally in shady vampire Franklin Mott.
Episode #: 3
Title: “It Hurts Me Too“
Summary:
Searching for Bill, Sookie heads to Jackson, Miss. in the company of Alcide, a werewolf bodyguard assigned by Eric to protect her. Jason is distracted from his police exams; Bud reaches the end of his rope; Arlene copes with unexpected news; Franklin charms Tara, and gets Jessica out of a jam; Eric bequeaths a gift to Lafayette. Haunted by visions from his past, Bill makes a surprising pledge of allegiance.
Episode #: 4
Title: “9 Crimes“
Summary:
Sookie joins Alcide at a raucous engagement party for Debbie Pelt, his former fiancée; Eric is given a deadline to locate Bill; Andy gets a promotion and draws Jasonʼs attention; Franklin takes Tara on a road trip; Arlene is irked by Jessicaʼs arrival at Merlotteʼs; Sam brokers a deal with Tommy and his parents, Melinda and Joe Lee; Bill “procures” dinner for Russell and Lorena.
Episode #: 5
Title: “Trouble“
Summary:
Alcide and Sookie turn to an alpha-wolf “packmaster” for advice on dealing with Russellʼs minions; Tara considers a proposal from Franklin, whoʼs completed his mission for Russell; Joe Lee breaks his promise to Sam and Tommy; Lafayette learns the meaning of patience from Jesus, his motherʼs orderly; Jason meets his match in the mysterious girl Crystal; an heirloom reminds Eric of his past and his ongoing thirst for vengeance.
Episode #: 6
Title: “I Got a Right to Sing the Blues“
Summary:
With Sookie now held prisoner by the King of Mississippi, Russell has no further need for Bill Compton. He orders Lorena to kill him. He then pays a call on the Queen of Louisiana with an interesting proposal. Sookie learns that Bill had been keeping a file on her and Russell suggests Bill had ulterior motives in starting a relationship with her. Tara is desperate to escape and has a plan to get away from Franklin. In Bon Temps, Sam Merlotte is trying to help his younger brother Tommy, but the young man just can’t seem to stay away from his parents. Sam learns just why they want Tommy to do their bidding. Jason calls on Crystal only to find that she is not alone. At the restaurant, Jessica decides to do Arlene a favor.
Episode #: 7
Title: “Hitting the Ground“
Summary:
Sookie manages to save Bill but he feeds on her putting her in the hospital. In a dream-like state, she imagines herself living in a a beautiful garden with others. The King of Mississippi calls on the Magister with Eric and the Queen of Louisiana in tow and has some interesting news for him. In Bon Temps, Sam goes looking for the dog fight but has to use a bit of imagination to get inside. Jason wants to learn more about Crystal and thinks he may have a way to get information from a prisoner. Hoyt’s date with Summer went well but he’s not sure what to do when she shows up at his door and makes known her feelings for him.
Episode #: 8
Title: “Night on the Sun“
Summary:
Shaken and disillusioned, Sookie rethinks her relationship with Bill. Sophie-Anne takes up a new residence as Russell plots his next move. Jessica and Bill reconcile; Jason throws down the gauntlet in hopes of saving Crystal; Lafayette gets a surprise visit from his mom, Ruby Jean; Sam tries to keep Tommy in check; Merlotte’s gets a new waitress; Eric proves the depth of his allegiance to Russell. Sookie finds herself in a vulnerable position when Alcide needs to deal with a family emergency.
Episode #: 9
Title: “Everything is Broken“
Summary:
Eric finds himself under investigation and house arrest by the American Vampire League over the disappearance of the Magister. He tells them his entire story and of the danger Russell represents. Tara attends a group therapy session but is surprised by an unexpected late-night visitor. Jason comes to her rescue. Jason is having his own problems as he tries to protect Crystal from her family. The biggest problem is Crystal herself who can’t seem to decide what it is exactly she wants to do. At the restaurant, Jessica has a heart to heart with Hoyt, who reveals his true feelings about his new girlfriend. Arlene is convinced that her unborn baby is pure evil. Bill meanwhile awakens in a beautiful garden where he seems able to walk around in daylight and is told of Sookie’s true nature.
Episode #: 10
Title: “I Smell A Rat“
Summary:
Sookie learns what she is but doesn’t seem impressed when she finally learns the truth. She also learns why first the vampire Queen of Louisana and now the vampire King of Mississippi are so keen on finding her. Her main preoccupation continues to be the impending attack by Russell, now labeled a vampire terrorist after his attack on live television. She proves to be as stubborn as ever, however. Sam Merlotte tries to set everyone at ease after his outburst at the bar the previous evening but he recalls an event from his past that still haunts him. Hoyt tries to reconcile with Jessica who remains convinced that he is too good for her. Tara is still shaken by her kidnapping and assault while Arlene decides to try and do something about her pregnancy.
Episode #: 11
Title: “Fresh Blood“
Summary:
Bill tries to earn back Sookie’s trust, but ends up bringing her face-to-face with fresh dangers. Knowing he’s no physical match for the King, Eric tempts Russell with the “ultimate vampire dream.” Jason tries to wrap his head around Crystal’s revelation. Sam embraces his dark side, alienating everyone except Tara. Hoyt and Jessica take their romance to the next level; with Holly’s help, Arlene puts her future in the hands of a goddess; post V-trip, Lafayette struggles with new demons.
Episode #: 12
Title: “Evil Is Going On“
Summary:
Eric’s plan to get rid of Russell seems to be working but when when Sookie recovers from the feeding frenzy, she decides to take matters into her own hands. She also decides to ban all vampires from her house. For his part, Bill tries desperately to convince her that everything he did was to protect her but a new revelation from Eric about about the first time she and Bill met throws yet another wrench into the relationship. Sam Merlotte meanwhile tells Tara about his true nature but also has to deal with his brother who has absconded with the bar’s cash. Tara also learns something interesting about her mother. Lafayette continues to have eerie visions and Jesus reveals something about himself. Jason meanwhile decides to tell Crystal’s family of an impending DEA raid.
Intro: Season 4 of True Blood picks up a full 12 months into the future. Sookie is reeling from revelations about her heritage and the real reason why her vampire boyfriend, Bill, first sought a relationship with her. Now that she knows why she is a telepath, Sookie is unsure about which path to follow, while vengeful vampire Eric escalates his deadly feud with Bill.
Original Air Dates: June 26, 2011 – September 2011
Episode #: 1
Title: “She’s Not There“
Summary:
Sookie journeys away from Bon Temps; Eric and Bill try to win back the human public; Jason learns that no good deed goes unpunished; Tara finds refuge in close quarters; Sam bonds with his own; Hoyt and Jessica debate the dinner menu; Jesus urges Lafayette to join a coven; and Terry tries to alleviate Arlene’s fears about the baby.
Episode #: 2
Title: “You Smell Like Dinner“
Summary:
Sookie stays in her house even though Jason sold it while she was away. After learning who has bought it however, she feels decidedly unsafe and asks Bill for his help. He is now the vampire king of Louisiana and in flashbacks, some of Bill’s past is revealed, including how he became king. Jason wakes up tied to a bed; Crystal and her husband have a surprise for him. Sam Merlotte is attracted to Luna, who reveals she is part Navajo and once shifted into her own mother who died giving birth to her. Arlene is convinced that her new baby is rotten to the core and is terrified of him. Hoyt recovers from his encounter with the anti-vampire protesters but he and Jessica are still arguing. Angry, she heads for Shreveport. Tara re-appears in Bon Temps and goes to the coven with Lafayette. Eric, under orders from Bill to get the coven to stop before they reanimate a dead human, is in for a surprise.
Episode #: 3
Title: “If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin’?“
Summary:
Sookie makes a deal with Eric and reconnects with Alcide; Bill punishes an errant vampire and counsels a guilt-ridden Jessica; Jason is cast as a reluctant savior; Tommy eyes a scam and alienates Sam; Marnie flexes her newfound powers; Pam delivers an ultimatum to Lafayette, Tara and Jesus; Eric spoils Sookie’s faerie reunion.
Episode #: 4
Title: “I’m Alive and On Fire“
Summary:
Eric has disappeared again and Sookie enlists Alcide help in finding him. Bill wants to find him as well. Pam meanwhile wants Marnie to reverse her spell on Eric. She gets more than she bargained for. Bill gets to meet Portia Bellefleur’s mother but learns something about her that brings their relationship to an abrupt end. Jason manages to escape from Crystal and her clan and is eventually rescued by familiar faces. Terry and Arlene’s baby has a message for him. After his falling out with Sam, Tommy finds his mother but isn’t quite expecting the kind of welcome he gets.
Episode #: 5
Title: “Me and the Devil“
Summary:
With Pam’s body now rotting as the result of the witch’s spell, Bill decides to take action and imprisons Marnie, who continues to have visions of an ancient spirit. He wants her to reverse the spell she’s placed on Pam but she says she simply doesn’t know how. Bill is none too pleased when he learns that Sookie is hiding Eric. Neither is Tara who refuses to believe that Eric has changed. Meanwhile, Jason is recovering and has an erotic dream involving Jessica. He also learns that a full moon is in the offing. Arlene and Terry decide they need an exorcism and seek some local help. Lafayette and Jesus head to Mexico to get some help of their own.
Episode #: 6
Title: “I Wish I Was the Moon“
Summary:
Bill is livid when he hears that Sookie has been hiding Eric in her house. He arrests him and puts him in the same cell with Pam, who is still rotting away. He also asks the Authority to put Eric to the true death. Marnie is also in Bill’s prison but connects with the spirit of the witch from the past who had a deadly spell for dealing with vampires. It’s also a full moon and Jason fully expects to turn into a were-panther. Sookie sits up with him but when he runs off into the woods, it’s Jessica who comforts him. With Sam away taking care of Arlene’s burnt out house, Tommy shifts into something he has never experienced before. In Mexico. Lafayette and Jesus seek help.
Episode #: 7
Title: “Cold Grey Light of Dawn“
Summary:
With Marnie empowered by spirits of the dead, Bill issues an unpopular order to save vampires from the light. Eric embraces his amnesia; Luna discovers Sam is not the man she thought he was; Lafayette expands his consciousness; Pam gets a body peel; Andy’s date with Holly doesn’t go as planned; Jessica has doubts about her future with Hoyt; Alcide and Debbie join a new pack.
Episode #: 8
Title: “Spellbound“
Summary:
As Bill and Marnie brace for a dangerous midnight faceoff, Sookie and Eric pledge their allegiance to the King. Jason is torn between friendship and passion, and Jessica is spurned from two homes; Lafayette becomes the pawn of a tormented spirit; Tommy takes a walk in someone else’s shoes; Sam contends with yet another adversary in Marcus, Luna’s ex and the leader of Alcide’s new pack.
Episode #: 9
Title: “Let’s Get Out of Here“
Summary:
Convalescing after her latest near-death trauma, Sookie envisions a world where there’s room for both Bill and Eric. Jesus tries to purge the restless spirit out of Lafayette; Marcus enlists Alcide to help him deal with the Sam situation; Bill and Nan Flanagan clash over their agendas; Hoyt asks Jason to make a delivery to Jessica; despite Tara and Holly’s misgivings, Marnie plots her next move against the vampires, during a “Festival of Tolerance” event at Shreveport.
Episode #: 10
Title: “Burning Down the House“
Summary:
As all hell breaks loose in Shreveport, Sookie summons her most potent powers yet to save Bill, in the process breaking a spell and leading Marnie/Antonia to re-evaluate her mission. Jason urges Jessica to glamour him for Hoyt’s sake; Terry drags Andy to “Fort Bellefleur” for an intervention; Alcide reconsiders his allegiances after Marcus fight with Tommy; Jesus, accompanied by Sookie, Lafayette and Jason, tries to breach the Moongoddess Emporium’s defenses to liberate Tara and Holly, while Bill leads a brigade of vampires committed to blowing the place to kingdom come.
Episode #: 11
Title: “Soul of Fire“
Summary:
It’s up to Sookie and her powers to keep Bill, Eric and Pam from harm. While Jesus casts a spell, Lafayette is totally absorbed by the past. Sam gets even with Marcus and Alcide deals with Debbie head on. Andy’s foray into the forest is filled with deep, overwhelming emotion.
Episode #: 12
Title: “And When I Die“
Summary:
The souls of the dead rise up in Bon Temps. Sookie makes some important associations. Jesus and Lafayette’s connection is imperiled. Sam and Luna imagine a happy and perfect future. Sookie and Tara are confronted by Debbie.
Intro: Season 5 of True Blood promises us a good ride and a bloody adventure. Sookie and Laffy have blood on their hands…per usual…and a half headed Tara to boot. Eric and Bill promise us love and brotherhood are in the air as they join forces to fight the greater bad!
Original Air Dates: June 10th, 2012 – August 2012
Episode #: 1
Title: “Turn! Turn! Turn!“
Summary:
In the fifth-season premiere, Sookie and Lafayette are reeling from Tara’s shooting, but there is also the matter of cleaning up Debbie Pelt’s blood. Meanwhile, Bill and Eric face a new threat from the Authority; Marcus’ disappearance sends his wolf pack after Sam; Jessica parties with her human peers; Jason has a reunion with Rev. Steve Newlin; a visit from Terry’s war buddy brings back his PTSD; and Alcide warns Sookie about Russell Edgington’s return.
Episode #: 2
Title: “Authority Always Wins“
Summary:
In New Orleans, Eric and Bill get together with the ancient vampire Salome, a member of the Authority, and become familiar with how the Authority’s does interrogation. Pam remembers to back when she was human and when Eric first came into her life. Alcide refuses to take over as the new packmaster. Sam and Luna deal with Marcus’ mother who comes looking for Emma. Sookie acquires a system to protect her home should Russell show up. Terry’s erratic behavior has Arlene concerned. Jessica receives an offer from Steve Newlin. Jason’s life of numerous casual sexual affairs with women weighs heavy on him. Tara resurfaces in Bon Temps.
Episode #: 3
Title: “Whatever I Am, You Made Me“
Summary:
The search for Debbie Pelt becomes official when her parents come to Bon Temps to ask Andy to look for her, but Sookie is afraid of what they—and Alcide—might find out. Meanwhile, Roman mulls Bill and Eric’s proposal to do away with Russell Edgington, though Salome has her own separate vetting process; and Jason has an uneasy reunion with an influential teacher from high school.
Episode #: 4
Title: “We’ll Meet Again“
Summary:
Tara, Pam and Eric explore the challenges of vampire parenthood. Someone finally wonders aloud why so many of Sookie’s friends take such big risks for her. Jason and Andy discover the faeries’ secret hideout… and a big secret about the backstory of the Stackhouse family legacy.
Episode #: 5
Title: “Let’s Boot and Rally“
Summary:
Jason is disturbed by a dream; Bill and Eric ask for Sookie’s help in their search for Russell Edgington; Terry and Patrick have a tense reunion with an old war buddy; Sam delivers bad news to Luna; Lafayette asks Jesus’ spirit for guidance; Jessica gives Tara advice on being a vampire.
Episode #: 6
Title: “Hopeless“
Summary:
The Authority captures Russell Edgington and plans to execute him. Jason and Sookie team up to find out if their parents were actually killed by a vampire. Terry comes to a life-changing decision after his run-in with a fire monster.
Episode #: 7
Title: “In the Beginning“
Summary:
It’s all about gaining and losing supernatural power. Sookie decides that maybe she doesn’t want to be special anymore. The Authority, under the new leadership of Salome and Russell, decide to assume more power. And Lafayette and Terry confront their personal demons, with radically different results.
Episode #: 8
Title: “Somebody That I Used to Know“
Summary:
At Authority headquarters, the Chancellors revel in the afterglow of recent events; Eric gets a message from Godric; Bill is shaken by a distant memory. Helped by Claude and his sisters, Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths, with shocking results. An emotional Luna tries to walk in Sam’s shoes. Hoyt’s new pals bring him a present; Lafayette leads a séance to purge a curse; J.D. ups the stakes of his fight with Alcide.
Episode #: 9
Title: “Everybody Wants to Rule the World“
Summary:
As the Authority proceeds with Lilith’s plan, Eric plots his escape. Gran directs Sookie to a clue to her parents’ murderer. Andy and Jason search for leads to the identities of the people behind the shifter killings. Alcide recalls his pack induction; Arlene gets caught in Terry and Patrick’s crossfire; Steve gets a new pet.
Episode #: 10
Title: “Gone, Gone, Gone“
Summary:
With vampire-on-human attacks increasing, the Authority attempts to woo public favor. Meanwhile, Nora tries to convert Eric to Lilith’s gospel. Jason finds a mysterious scroll; Elijah, the new vampire sheriff of Area 5, pushes Pam and Tara to obey a new mandate; Sam and Luna search for Emma; Russell seeks a higher calling.
Episode #: 11
Title: “Sunset“
Summary:
Slipping further into religious fervor, Bill gives Jessica an order she’s loath to carry out. Armed with a damning video of Russell and Steve, the military delivers an ultimatum to the Authority. Claude and Maurella take Sookie to meet the faerie elder, who may know something about an ancient family secret. Alcide reconnects with his father; Sam and Luna hitch a ride into the Authority.
Episode #: 12
Title: “Save Yourself“
Summary:
Russell Edgington may have found his ideal place when he discovers the faerie nightclub but the faeries, Sookie included, have no intention of letting him have his way. They get a bit of help from Eric and his sister Nora. Once Russell is dealt with, Eric, Nora, Tara, Sookie and Jason decides to attack the Authority to free Pam and Jessica and hopefully save Bill as well. At the Authority, Bill is playing out his ruse of accepting Salome as the chosen one. He has his own plans however to create his empire. Meanwhile, Sheriff Andy Bellefleur’s pregnant faerie girlfriend has something for him.
Eric Northman
First Appearance:
Novel: Dead Until Dark (Book 1)
Television: “Escape From Dragon House” (Season 1 Episode 4)
Created By: Charlaine Harris
Portrayed By: *AHEM*
Information
Species: Vampire
Age:
Novel: 1,100 years old
Television: 963 years old (1046 DOB)
Occupation: Sheriff of Area Five; Bar Owner/Operator
Family:
Pam (vampire offspring)
Sookie Stackhouse (wife/human)
Aude (wife/human; deceased)
Older Brother (human; deceased)
Children (six) (human; deceased)
Human life
**Warning Spoilers**
Eric is portrayed in the books as being somewhat arrogant, but having a true joy of life. Little is known about Eric; Harris has stated that he had children while human. In the latest book, Dead and Gone Eric reveals details about his human life. He married at age sixteen to his brother’s widow named Aude. The couple had six children, but only three survived until adulthood. Aude and their sixth child died of an infection fever shortly after the birth. He was made by a Roman Vampire.
Physical description
In the first novel, Dead Until Dark, Sookie Stackhouse thinks he is a “hunk”. Sookie describes him as “ handsome, in fact, radiant; blond and blue-eyed, tall and broad shouldered. He was wearing boots, jeans, and a vest. Period. Kind of like the guys on the cover of romance books.” He’s approximately six-foot-five. When Sookie sees him naked for the first time in the fourth novel, Dead to the World, she thinks that “if there were an international butt competition, Eric would win, hands down – or cheeks up.”
Work and position within the vampire hierarchy
In the book series, Eric is the most powerful vampire in Area Five, a territory that includes the small fictional town of Bon Temps in Northern Louisiana. Eric serves as Sheriff of that area and owns a vampire bar in Shreveport called Fangtasia that serves as his headquarters as well. He runs the bar with the help of his vampire offspring Pam and a few others. Eric takes his responsibilities and role within the vampire hierarchy very seriously. In the sixth novel, Definitely Dead, Eric mentions that he has paid a significant fine to the arbitrator for killing a former Fangtasia bartender, Long Shadow. This demonstrates that he did not hide his crime as killing another vampire is a “serious thing.”
When the state of Louisiana was in disarray after the results of Hurricane Katrina, and after the queen of Louisiana, Eric’s hierarch, was crippled in an explosion and eventually killed by the vampires of Nevada under Felipe de Castro’s order, Eric quickly pledges his allegiance to the new regime in order to protect those under him. He is, then, allowed to maintain control of his area and his followers, when the other sheriffs of Louisiana and a number of their minions were all killed. Under the new regime, Eric has spent a significant amount of time acclimatizing himself to his new overlords.
Relationship with Sookie Stackhouse
The author introduces Sookie to Eric in her first novel, Dead Until Dark. Eric then appears in all the subsequent novels and has either saved or attempted to save Sookie’s life in every book. From the second book onward, Eric and Sookie share at least one intimate moment together. The second one there are several: when he asks her to suck out the bullet in his chest, and when Sookie invites him to an orgy they have to play the part; in the third, they almost have sex before being interrupted; the fourth, they experience a sexual relationship; the fifth, they kiss; the sixth, during battle Eric sneaks a kiss on Sookie after saving her; the seventh, they exchange blood and Eric kisses her; the eighth, they kiss again after Eric smells faerie blood all over Sookie; and in the ninth, they consummate their relationship after being wed by vampire laws and seem to be moving in the direction of an official relationship. In the later books, she has also saved his life several times. After appearing to develop an affection for Sookie in the third book in the series, Club Dead, Eric has a brief romance with her in Dead to the World, the fourth book, though, due to a curse, he lost his memories of that time until From Dead to Worse, the eighth book. In the eighth book, after sitting in Sookie’s room, he reveals that he remembers the days he spent with her when the curse was put on him. He asks her to discuss it, and she refuses.
In the seventh book, All Together Dead, when Sookie is accosted into forming a blood bond with Andre, another powerful vampire, Eric steps in opportunistically as the lesser of two evils and bonds with her himself. A blood bond is formed when a human and vampire exchange blood within a short period of time and it allows both to feel what the other is feeling. In Dead and Gone, Eric sends Sookie a velvet parcel that he instructs her to give to him in front of King Felipe de Castro’s representative, Victor Madden. Without looking inside the parcel first, Sookie presents Eric the bag which contains a ceremonial knife that is used in marriage ceremonies. The king’s representative reveals that the act of giving and receiving the knife means that Eric and Sookie are pledged to one another. Eric claims that he deceived Sookie because the King of Nevada had the power and desire to take her away from her home. Because they are wed, Eric is the only vampire that can have access to Sookie on pain of final death.
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