Season 5
(2012)
Overview
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.
Cast
as Sookie Stackhouse
as Bill Compton
as Eric Northman
as Sam Merlotte
as Jason Stackhouse
as Hoyt Fortenberry
as Lafayette Reynolds
as Arlene Fowler
as Tara Thornton
as Andy Bellefleur
as Terry Bellefleur
as Luna
as Salomé
as Russell Edgington
as Patrick Devins
as Nora Gainesborough
as Pam Ravenscroft
as Alcide Herveaux
as Jessica Hamby
as Steve Newlin
as Holly Cleary
Episodes
Turn! Turn! Turn! 7.4
June 10, 2012
Sookie and Lafayette clean up the mess. Bill and Eric have a visit from the Vampire authority. Sam and Alcide come to t…
Authority Always Wins 7.0
June 17, 2012
Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
Whatever I Am, You Made Me 7.2
June 24, 2012
Bill and Eric barter for their lives with Roman, the head of the Authority; Jason reunites with his old high school tea…
We'll Meet Again 7.1
July 1, 2012
Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
Let's Boot and Rally 7.9
July 8, 2012
Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
Hopeless 7.1
July 15, 2012
Bill and Eric must now face Russell again after Roman is killed by him; Sookie and Jason go to a faery club where their…
In the Beginning 6.5
July 22, 2012
Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fig…
Somebody That I Used to Know 6.5
July 29, 2012
The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on S…
Everybody Wants to Rule the World 6.9
August 5, 2012
Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
Gone, Gone, Gone 6.8
August 12, 2012
Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
Sunset 7.6
August 19, 2012
Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.
Save Yourself 8.1
August 26, 2012
Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.