OCTOBER 23: TWENTY-THREE FAVORITE TRUE BLOOD MOMENTS

SPOILER ALERT!!

SOOKIE DREAMS OF ERIC
Though involved in a relationship with Bill, that tricky Eric makes sure Sookie ingests some of his blood so that she can't help but to dream about him.  Shades of the future, perhaps?  That'd be a yes, folks.

ALCIDE CHANGES
I think this photo pretty much says it all.

SAM KILLS MARYANN
In a shocking but justified turn of events, Sam finally gives Maryann what she deserves. The silly maenad believes that a large bull in the road is a god who has come for her, but when the bull shapeshifts back into Sam, the tables are turned and Sam finishes the job by ripping out her heart.

BILL AND SOOKIE....FINALLY!
We all waited through six episodes for that magic moment, and it really didn't disappoint.  Always the romantic, Bill seduces Sookie in front of the fire and makes her virginity go bye-bye.

BILL "MAKES" JESSICA
Though completely against it, Bill is forced to create a new vampire to replace the one he killed.
He ends up changing 17 year old Jessica, and after five seasons they are as close as a real father and daughter could be.

ERIC GETS AMNESIA
Marnie the witch casts a spell on Eric to make him forget who he is.  Thinking it would put him at risk and cause his true death, Marnie's plan backfires when Sookie takes him in - and discovers a whole new side to the Viking.

SOOKIE LEARNS THE TRUTH ABOUT SAM
For those of us who have read the books, we were well aware Sam was a shapeshifter, and we were wondering how long it would take for them to let TV Sookie find out.  It happened one night Sam was at Sookie's over night to protect her (in his doggie form), and when she woke up he was human and Sookie was shock & awed.

ERIC DELIVERS THE TRUTH DEATH TO RUSSELL
In an unexpected turn of events, Eric swiftly and surprisingly snuffs out the big baddie, Russell Edgington, putting an end to his ridiculous self-love and evil reign.

ERIC AND SOOKIE....AT LAST
We waited several seasons for this event, and though it was nearly perfect, we fans were torn when we witnessed Bill's agony - knowing that Sookie would go to Eric and they were destined to be lovers.

GODRIC MEETS THE SUN
Though Eric begged (cried, even) Godric not to do it, Godric was finished with life as he knew it. He'd been around for thousands of years and was fed-up with just existing. And so...here comes the sun.

JASON GETS A SPONGE BATH
Jason is attractive, no doubt. But his head is full of rocks most of the time. When preacher's wife Sarah tempts Jason when she tries to help him take a bath, it's a tough no for Jason, who still allows her to give him a hand...

JASON SAVES JESSICA
That evil bitch Marnie! Tried to kill all the vampires by controlling their brains to want to meet the sun. Thankfully Jason was nearby when Jess wandered outside of Bill's mansion. He flew through the doorway in the nick of time and saved the day for his fanged lover.

LAFAYETTE AND JESUS GET HIGH ON V
LaLa and Jesus get wacky on vampire blood and hallucinate (or do they?) about Jesus's bizarre shaman family.
What a wild, trippy night that was.

TARA'S DEATH
In a surprising (or was it?) turn of events, when Debbie Pelt comes to try to kill Sookie with a shotgun, Tara gets caught in the cross-fire and has half her head blown off in a season ending cliffhanger.  We had to wait until the season opener the next year to find out that Tara does die, but gets reborn as a newbie vamp.

LAFAYETTE SERVES UP AN "AIDS BURGER"
When some white trash good 'ol boys hit up Merlotte's for lunch, they shoot some unkind remarks towards the kitchen and the resident cook.  In return they are given some sage advice: "Bitch, you come in my house you gonna eat the food the way I fuckin' make it!" 

JASON GETS A "BIG" PROBLEM
When Jason downs an entire vial of V, it has some side effects that are hard to handle.  So who does he call to help him?  His good friend Tara, who has to wait with him while a doctor tackles his priapism with a great big fat needle. Ouch!

THE DEATH OF LONGSHADOW
When the third partner in Fangtasia is discovered as being an embezzler by Sookie, he makes the mistake of trying to come after the mind-reading gal.  But it's Bill to the rescue - he stakes Longshadow in a gory display of blood and guts.
Probably the most blood we've ever seen at one time on a show named for the red stuff.

PAM'S FACE ROTS OFF
When a vengeful witch gets pissed at Pam, she gets back at her by hexing her so that her face literally starts to rot off.
Pam even has to wear a veil for several episodes until things are back to normal.  Her sarcasm was never better when her looks were gone.

RUSSELL SHOWS SOME BACKBONE
When Russell decides to make a surprise visit to the television station, he does his own type of editorial by ripping out the spine of the newscaster and then proceeding to tell America that vampires are going to eat them and their children.
Then he casually leads in to the weather.  Smooth.

SOOKIE DROWNS HER SORROWS IN PECAN PIE
Because I couldn't bear to put a pic of Gran's death here, I settled for the scene where Sookie eats an entire pecan pie while reminiscing about Gran and mourning her gruesome death. 

SAM DREAMS OF BILL
When Sam ingests a pretty substantial amount of Bill's blood, he has a helluva dream about Bill and him.....well, together.
Only on True Blood could we get this kind of homoerotic tension on a regular basis.

TOMMY DOES SOME SKINWALKING
Sam could forgive his little brother a lot... stealing money, stirring up trouble, sponging off him, even killing their parents and having Sam help get rid of the bodies.  But when Tommy skinwalked into Sam and slept with his lady, that was pretty much all she wrote. ( But Sam Trammell channeling Marshall Allman's mannerisms was truly inspired!)

TWISTED SEX
When Lorena forces Bill to come over to her side, he tells her she can make him do a lot of things, but she can't make him love her (which is all Lorena has ever wanted).  Just to prove this point, they begin to have sex and Bill takes her head and forces it to do a 180 degree turn. Yikes.