: The episode ends with a cliffhanger as the Rattrays brutally attack Sookie in the Merlotte’s parking lot as revenge for her interfering in their earlier plot against Bill. Episode Details Director/Writer : Alan Ball.
: Based on Dead Until Dark , the first novel in Charlaine Harris's The Southern Vampire Mysteries . Strange LoveTrue Blood : Season 1 Episode 1
: Sookie's brother, Jason, becomes the primary suspect in the murder of Maudette Pickens, a woman with whom he had rough sex and who was known to associate with vampires. : The episode ends with a cliffhanger as
: Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress at Merlotte’s Bar and Grill, is instantly drawn to Bill Compton, a 173-year-old vampire, because she cannot read his mind. After overhearing a plan by the Rattrays (local "vampire drainers") to kidnap and drain Bill for his valuable blood, Sookie follows them and saves Bill using a silver chain. : Sookie's brother, Jason, becomes the primary suspect
: Anna Paquin (Sookie), Stephen Moyer (Bill), Ryan Kwanten (Jason), Rutina Wesley (Tara), and Sam Trammell (Sam).
: Sookie’s best friend, Tara Thornton, quits her retail job and convinces Sam Merlotte to hire her as a bartender.