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Season 1
Season 1, Episode 1: Strange Love
7 September 2008In a society where humans and vampires co-exist, Sookie Stackhouse may have found a perfect boyfriend. Sookie is clairvoyant and constantly hears people's thoughts so it makes dating a bit difficult. When vampire Bill Compton walks into the bar where she works as a waitress, she realizes that she can't "hear" what he's thinking. Vampires came out of the coffin two years before when the Japanese invented Tru Blood, a synthetic blood substitute. She rescues Bill when a couple of lowlifes try to steal his blood but she may have a price to pay for interfering. Meanwhile, Sookie's brother s arrested after a local woman is found strangled.
Season 1, Episode 2: The First Taste
14 September 2008Mack and Denise Rattray get their revenge on Sookie but Bill steps in to save her. Subsequently, Sookie's senses begin to undergo a transformation. She later learns that the Rattrays are dead and the police immediately suspect Bill. She also begins to wonder just how far vampires will go when a leading opponent of the Vampire Rights Act is killed in an accident. Bill agrees to visit Sookie and her grandmother and Tara and Jason invite themselves for the evening. Jason Stackhouse gets to see the video of his evening with Maudette Pickens. The police release him but his experience doesn't dissuade him from sleeping with every woman who will have him.
Season 1, Episode 3: Mine
21 September 2008Bill Compton's allure is diminished somewhat when Sookie visits him in his home and finds that several other rather nasty vampires has also dropped in for a visit. Bill protects her from his one-time friends but she sees a nasty side of vampire life. Dawn Green spends the night with Sookie's brother Jason but she kicks him out after an argument. She is found strangled later that day. Tara walks out on her alcoholic mother and spends the night with her employer, bar owner Sam Merlotte.
 | Anna Paquin | ... | Sookie Stackhouse |
 | Stephen Moyer | ... | Bill Compton |
 | Sam Trammell | ... | Sam Merlotte |
 | Ryan Kwanten | ... | Jason Stackhouse |
| Rutina Wesley | ... | Tara Thornton |
 | Chris Bauer | ... | Andy Bellefleur (credit only) |
| Nelsan Ellis | ... | Lafayette Reynolds |
 | Jim Parrack | ... | Hoyt Fortenberry (credit only) |
 | Adina Porter | ... | Lettie Mae Thornton |
 | Carrie Preston | ... | Arlene Fowler |
 | Michael Raymond-James | ... | Rene Lenier |
 | William Sanderson | ... | Sheriff Bud Dearborne (credit only) |
| Lynn Collins | ... | Dawn Green |
 | Lois Smith | ... | Adele 'Gran' Stackhouse |
 | Andrew Rothenberg | ... | Malcolm |
 | Aunjanue Ellis | ... | Diane |
 | Graham Shiels | ... | Liam |
 | Nicholas Gonzalez | ... | Jerry |
| John Prosky | ... | State Senator |
 | Michael McMillian | ... | Rev. Steve Newlin (as Michael MacMillian) |
| Melanie MacQueen | ... | Dawn's Neighbour |
 | Kelli Maroney | ... | Televangelist |
| Roberta Orlandi | ... | Janella |
| Robert Amjarv | ... | Bus Boy |
| David Ruprecht | ... | Televangelist (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 4: Escape from Dragon House
28 September 2008With the town's second murder in a week, Jason is again the number one suspect, but Tara provides him with an alibi. Knowing that both Maudette and Dawn had frequented the Fangtasia vampire club, Sookie asks Bill to take her there as she tries to find evidence that will clear her brother. Both of the dead girls were well known at the club and Sookie meets Eric, the vampire elder. Sam Merlotte seems to have a few eccentricities of his own. Jason buys vampire blood - an aphrodisiac - from Tara's cousin Lafayette and despite clear instructions to never take more than one or two drop at any one time, downs the entire vial with somewhat painful results.
Season 1, Episode 5: Sparks Fly Out
5 October 2008After their encounter with the policeman, Sookie tells Bill that she won't be seeing him anymore. Bill keeps his promise to Sookie's Gran to speak at the monthly meeting of the Descendents of the Glorious Dead. He reminiscences about the Civil War and the Mayor gives him an old photo he found in the archives. He recalls the circumstances of how he became a vampire. Sookie's boss Sam Merlotte asks her out on a date but things don't go as he planned. Sookie is shocked by what she finds when she gets home. Jason gets more vampire blood from Lafayette and takes an interest in Tara after he hears she has a thing for him.
Season 1, Episode 6: Cold Ground
12 October 2008With her Gran there latest victim of the serial killer, Sookie has to deal with her emotions. She can't block out the thoughts of others and she knows many of the townspeople blame her association with vampires as the main reason her grandmother is now dead. She has a very clear message for them at the woman's funeral. Despite Sam Merlotte's and Bill's pleading, Sookie insists on staying in the house. She does however decide to spend the night with Bill.
| Anna Paquin | ... | Sookie Stackhouse |
| Stephen Moyer | ... | Bill Compton |
| Sam Trammell | ... | Sam Merlotte |
| Ryan Kwanten | ... | Jason Stackhouse |
| Rutina Wesley | ... | Tara Thornton |
| Chris Bauer | ... | Andy Bellefleur |
| Nelsan Ellis | ... | Lafayette Reynolds |
| Jim Parrack | ... | Hoyt Fortenberry |
| Adina Porter | ... | Lettie Mae Thornton |
| Carrie Preston | ... | Arlene Fowler |
| Michael Raymond-James | ... | Rene Lenier |
| William Sanderson | ... | Sheriff Bud Dearborne |
 | Alexander Skarsgård | ... | Eric Northman |
| Lois Smith | ... | Adele Stackhouse |
 | Todd Lowe | ... | Terry Bellefleur |
 | John Billingsley | ... | Mike Spencer |
 | Dale Raoul | ... | Maxine Fortenberry |
| William Schallert | ... | Mayor Norris |
 | Danielle James | ... | Randi Sue |
 | Cheyenne Wilbur | ... | Uncle Bartlett |
 | Stewart Skelton | ... | Minister |
 | Kevin McHale | ... | Neil Jones |
| Linda Harmon | ... | Hymn Singer |
| Robert Amjarv | ... | Bus Boy (uncredited) |
| Sally Stevens | ... | Vocalist (uncredited) |
Season 1, Episode 7: Burning House of Love
19 October 2008After spending the night with Bill, Sookie is convinced that she has found the man of her dreams. Her fellow workers and the customers at the bar don't quite agree as rumors spread of their relationship. Tara's alcoholic mother is convinced that she needs an exorcism and when Tara refuses to pay, tries to get a loan from the bank. Jason is desperate to get more vampire blood and visits Fangtasia where he meets someone who introduces himself to something altogether different. Sam Merlotte is seen running across the bayou - naked. The patrons at the bar are not too pleased when a group of Bill's one-time vampire friends show up. When they mention that they've bought a house locally, some of the good old boys decide to do something about it.
Season 1, Episode 8: The Fourth Man in the Fire
26 October 2008Sookie is thrilled to learn that Bill wasn't in the fire that killed four people. Her enthusiasm doesn't sit well with either the customers or her co-workers at Sam Merlotte's bar. Jason and his new friend Amy Burley are desperate to get more vampire blood. They decide to follow Lafayette to his source, but Amy's actions reveal that she has clearly done this before. Following her exorcism, Tara's mother is a new person - sober and hard working, she has also become an active member of her church. Tara is pleased with the transformation, but is not happy with her own lot in life. Arlene Fowler gets Sookie to baby sit for her but is taken aback when she realizes that Bill will also be spending the evening. Sookie is not pleased when Bill agrees to let the head of the vampire clan borrow her for an evening.