Episode descriptions and names

Episode descriptions and names for the last 4 episodes of season 1 of True Blood.

Episode #9: “Plaisir d'Amour”
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) Other HBO playdates: Nov. 2 (midnight), 4 (11:30 p.m.), 5 (10:00 p.m.), 6 (10:00 p.m., 3:30 a.m.), 7 (midnight) and 8 (10:00 p.m.) HBO2 playdates: Nov. 3 (8:00 p.m.) and 9 (6:00 p.m.)

Bill (Stephen Moyer) breaks a vampire taboo in protecting Sookie (Anna Paquin) – and must pay a steep price as a result. Jason (Ryan Kwanten) and Amy (Lizzy Kaplan) break their own taboo by kidnapping a vampire named Eddie (Stephen Root) in order to harvest his blood. With Lettie Mae (Adina Porter) apparently cured, a skeptical Tara (Rutina Wesley) consults with Miss Jeanette (Aisha Hinds) about exorcising her own inner demon. Sookie returns home to yet another horrific tragedy, prompting Bill to enlist an unlikely bodyguard – Sam (Sam Trammell) – to protect her while he's away.

Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Anthony Hemingway.


Episode #10: “I Don't Wanna Know”
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 9 (midnight), 11 (11:30 p.m.), 12 (10:00 p.m.), 13 (8:00 p.m., 2:30 a.m.), 14 (midnight), and 15 (2:00 a.m. ET/11:15 p.m. PT) HBO2 playdates: Nov. 10 (8:00 p.m.) and 16 (3:30 p.m.)

Caught in a compromising position, Sam shares a secret with an incredulous Sookie. Thinking she's been purged of her demon, Tara celebrates with Lettie Mae – but goes off the deep end when she uncovers Miss Jeanette's true intentions. Sookie has a disturbing revelation during Arlene (Carrie Preston) and Rene's (Michael Raymond James) engagement party at Merlotte's; Jason and Amy debate what to do with Eddie; and Tara speeds into a bizarre roadside encounter that lands her in jail. At a vampire tribunal to decide his fate, Bill faces a harsh penalty for his offense, but the magister (Zelijko Ivanek) decides on a more creative sentence involving a young human named Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll).

Written by Chris Offutt; directed by Scott Winant.


Episode #11: “To Love Is to Bury”
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 16 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) Other HBO playdates: Nov. 16 (midnight), 18 (11:30 p.m.), 19 (10:00 p.m.), 20 (8:00 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 21 (11:30 p.m.) and 22 (1:00 a.m. ET/midnight PT) HBO2 playdates: Nov. 17 (8:00 p.m.) and 23 (4:30 p.m.)

Bill fulfills the conditions of the tribunal's sentence, although he and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) find that Jessica doesn't quite turn (out) as expected. Trying to solve the mystery behind her most recent vision, Sookie heads to a pie shop with Sam and later puts the squeeze on a philandering police officer to get info. Jason helps clean up Amy's mess, worrying about their future, but unable to break away. Tara's anger over Lettie Mae's refusal to bail her out of jail is tempered when Maryann Forrester (Michelle Forbes), a wealthy “social worker,” comes to her rescue. Disgusted by the hypocrisy of a vamp-bashing state senator, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) decides to pay him a visit on the campaign trail. In Bill's absence, a vulnerable Sookie finds comfort in Sam. A distraught Jason finds himself in hot water with Bud (William Sanderson) and Andy (Chris Bauer), again.

Written and directed by Nancy Oliver.


Episode #12: “You'll Be the Death of Me” (season finale)
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 23 (9:00-10:00 p.m.) Other HBO playdates: Nov. 23 (midnight), 25 (11:30 p.m.), 26 (10:00 p.m.), 27 (8:00 p.m., 3:25 a.m.), 28 (11:30 p.m.) and 29 (12:45 a.m.) HBO2 playdate: Nov. 24 (8:00 p.m.)

Sookie finds a link to the string of killings in Bon Temps – and ends up in the murderer's crosshairs. Tara decides to make the most of her second chance with Maryann; Jason finds a new calling after anti-vampire zealot Orry (Michael Bofshever) visits him in jail; Bill tempts fate during his latest attempt to save Sookie; Sam is perturbed by an encounter with an old acquaintance; Lafayette finds himself in the wrong place at the right time.

Written by Raelle Tucker; directed by Alan Ball.