True Blood
Season 5
June 10, 2012
12Episodes
7.0
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.
Episodes
1. Turn! Turn! Turn!
7.2
June 10, 2012
52 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Zenali Turner, Laurel Weber, Brendan McCarthy, Chloe Noelle, Dale Dickey
2. Authority Always Wins
6.8
June 17, 2012
55 min
Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
Guest Stars:
Tara Buck, Dale Raoul, Brendan McCarthy, Dale Dickey, Louis Herthum
3. Whatever I Am, You Made Me
6.9
June 24, 2012
59 min
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.
Guest Stars:
Mariana Klaveno, Tess Parker, Tanya Wright, Christopher Heyerdahl, Carolyn Hennesy
4. We'll Meet Again
7.2
July 1, 2012
56 min
Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
Guest Stars:
Lindsey Haun, Christina Moore, Kristina Anapau, Brian Geraghty, Christopher Heyerdahl
5. Let's Boot and Rally
7.9
July 8, 2012
47 min
Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
Guest Stars:
Alfre Woodard, Kevin Alejandro, Jeffrey Nicholas Brown, John Billingsley, Jenni Blong
6. Hopeless
6.9
July 15, 2012
51 min
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. Meanwhile, Sam volunteers to assist Andy with a case.
Guest Stars:
Alfre Woodard, Jeffrey Nicholas Brown, Jenni Blong, Lindsey Haun, Brendan McCarthy
7. In the Beginning
6.4
July 22, 2012
57 min
Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
Guest Stars:
Adina Porter, William Sanderson, Allan Hyde, Kevin Alejandro, John Billingsley
8. Somebody That I Used to Know
6.4
July 29, 2012
53 min
The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
Guest Stars:
Kevin Alejandro, Jeffrey Nicholas Brown, Jenni Blong, Lara Pulver, Dale Dickey
9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World
6.8
August 5, 2012
57 min
Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
Guest Stars:
William Sanderson, Robert Patrick, Tanya Wright, Dale Dickey, Louis Herthum
10. Gone, Gone, Gone
6.6
August 12, 2012
48 min
Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
Guest Stars:
Allan Hyde, Tara Buck, John Billingsley, Dale Raoul, Chloe Noelle
11. Sunset
7.3
August 19, 2012
50 min
Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.
Guest Stars:
Robert Patrick, Kristina Anapau, Carolyn Hennesy, Peter Mensah, Brianna Brown
