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True Blood: Season 5

Poster for True Blood Season 5

12 episodes · first aired Jun 10, 2012

The fifth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 10, 2012 and features twelve episodes, bringing the series total to 60. It picks up right after the events of season four. It is loosely based on the fifth book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Dead as a Doornail, but incorporates much more of the following books than the previous seasons have.

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  1. 1 Turn! Turn! Turn! Jun 10, 2012 · 52m Sookie and Lafayette clean up the mess. Bill and Eric have a visit from the Vampire authority. Sam and Alcide come to terms with an angry pack.
  2. 2 Authority Always Wins Jun 17, 2012 · 55m Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
  3. 3 Whatever I Am, You Made Me Jun 24, 2012 · 59m Bill and Eric barter for their lives with Roman, the head of the Authority; Jason reunites with his old high school teacher; Sookie searches for Tara.
  4. 4 We'll Meet Again Jul 1, 2012 · 56m Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
  5. 5 Let's Boot and Rally Jul 8, 2012 · 47m Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
  6. 6 Hopeless Jul 15, 2012 · 51m Bill and Eric must now face Russell again after Roman is killed by him; Sookie and Jason go to a faery club where their family's dark history and greatest secrets are revealed to them…
  7. 7 In the Beginning Jul 22, 2012 · 57m Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
  8. 8 Somebody That I Used to Know Jul 29, 2012 · 53m The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
  9. 9 Everybody Wants to Rule the World Aug 5, 2012 · 57m Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
  10. 10 Gone, Gone, Gone Aug 12, 2012 · 48m Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
  11. 11 Sunset Aug 19, 2012 · 50m Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.
  12. 12 Save Yourself Aug 26, 2012 · 53m Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.