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True Blood Season 2
Season 2
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No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseJune 14 –
September 13, 2009
Season chronology
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Season 3
List of episodes

The second season of the television series True Blood commenced airing in the United States on June 14, 2009, will conclude on September 13, 2009, and contains 12 episodes. It is loosely based on the second novel of The Southern Vampire Mysteries, Living Dead in Dallas.

The second season explores telepath Sookie Stackhouse's relationship with her vampire lover, Bill Compton. It also introduces a number of sub-plots involving the anti-vampire Fellowship of the Sun church and Jason Stackhouse's indoctrination into the church by its leaders, Rev Steve Newlin and his wife Sarah. It also expands the role of Maryann Forrester, a powerful supernatural creature who slowly gains control over the people of Bon Temps. Sookie and Bill travel to Dallas to help Eric find his maker, a two thousand year old vampire named Godric, who has gone missing and is suspected of being kidnapped by the Fellowship of the Sun.

The second season aired Sundays at 9:00 PM in the United States.

Production

Crew

Series creator Alan Ball returned as executive producer and head writer. Gregg Fienberg (who worked on HBO's Deadwood) joined Ball as executive producer.

Chris Offutt left the writing staff at the end of the first season and was recruited onto the Showtime dark comedy Weeds. Brian Buckner, Alexander Woo, Nancy Oliver and Raelle Tucker all returned from the first season. Along with Ball, all writers authored two episodes a piece with the exception of Woo, who wrote three including the finale. Script co-ordinator Kate Barnow and writer's assistant Elisabeth R. Finch co-wrote the tenth episode.

Daniel Minahan, Michael Lehmann, Scott Winant and John Dahl returned to direct multiple episodes. Michael Ruscio, the senior editor on the series and long-time collaborator with Ball, made his directorial debut with the seventh episode. Adam Davidson, who directed a fifth season episode of Six Feet Under shot episode ten while Michael Cuesta, another Six Feet Under alum directed the finale.

Buckner and Oliver were the co-executive producers with Woo serving as supervising producer and Tucker as producer. Christina Jokanovich served as associate producer along with Luis M. Patiño. Bruce Dunn joined as co-producer and Mark McNair joined as producer.

Cast

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Anna Paquin plays Sookie Stackhouse

Anna Paquin returns as the main character Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic abilities. Stephen Moyer plays her love interest, vampire Bill Compton. At the beginning of the season Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård), the Sheriff of Area 5, recruits Sookie and Bill to find his maker, Godric (Allan Hyde). In Dallas, Godric's lieutenants, Stan Davis (Ed Quinn) and Isabel (Valerie Cruz) argue over the direction the vampires should take following Godric's disappearance. Christopher Gartin portrays Isabel's turncoat human boyfriend Hugo, who betrays the Dallas vampires to the Fellowship of the Sun.

Ryan Kwanten returns as Jason Stackhouse, Sookie's brother, who was recruited by the Fellowship of the Sun at the end of the previous season. He travels to Dallas to join the church, and Reverend Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian)and his wife Sarah (Anna Camp) both take a shine to Jason: Steve is impressed by his strength and Sarah is impressed by his looks.

In Bon Temps Sam Merlotte, played by Sam Trammell, the owner of Merlotte's bar, resolves to leave town but is persuaded to stay when he meets Daphne, played by Ashley Jones, a fellow shapeshifter and lousy waitress. Maryann Forrester, played by Michelle Forbes also reveals herself to be a supernatural being, a maenad. She uses her powers to control the people of Bon Temps, starting with Tara Thornton (Rutina Wesley). "Eggs" Benedict Talley, played by Mehcad Brooks, becomes closer to Tara, and he kills Daphne while under the influence of Maryann.

Arlene Fowler, played by Carrie Preston and Terry Bellefleur, played by Todd Lowe, also become involved while under the influence of Maryann.

At the beginning of the season Tara's cousin Lafayette Reynolds, played by Nelsan Ellis, is imprisoned at Fangtasia with Royce Williams, played by Caleb Moody. After Royce is killed by Eric, Lafayette attempts to escape and is injured; he is later healed by Eric and ordered by Pam, played by Kristin Bauer, to resume selling vampire blood.

Jim Parrack returns as Hoyt Fortenberry, Jason's co-worker. He meets Jessica Hamby, played by Deborah Ann Woll, and begins a relationship with her, much to the disgust of his mother, Maxine Fortenberry.

After being wrong about Jason Stackhouse, Andy Bellefleur, played by Chris Bauer, begins drinking heavily and is stripped of his badge. Despite this, he continues the search for Miss Jeanette's killer, later revealed to be Maryann.

In the last two episodes Evan Rachel Wood is introduced as Sophie-Anne LeClerq, the vampire Queen of Louisiana.

Lettie Mae, played by Adina Porter, also returns, as does William Sanderson as Sheriff Dearborne.

Ratings

The second season premiere of the series on June 14, 2009, was watched by 3.7 million viewers, making it the most watched program on HBO since the series finale of The Sopranos. The total number of viewers for the season premiere, including the late night replay, was 5.1 million.[1] The tenth episode of the second season (August 23, 2009) was seen by 5.3 million viewers, a new record for the series, with an overall weekly second season average of 11.5m viewers, including repeats.[2][3]

Episodes

See also: List of True Blood episodes
  • Season # refers to the episode's number in this particular season.
  • Series # refers to the episode's number in the overall series.
Season
# 		Series
# 		Title Directed by Written by Original US air date Viewers
(in millions)
113"Nothing But the Blood"Daniel MinahanAlexander WooJune 14, 2009 (2009-06-14)3.7 (5.1[c])[4]
214"Keep This Party Going"Michael LehmannBrian BucknerJune 21, 2009 (2009-06-21)3.41[5]
315"Scratches"Scott WinantRaelle TuckerJune 28, 2009 (2009-06-28)3.7 (5.1[d])[6]
416"Shake and Fingerpop"Michael LehmannAlan BallJuly 12, 2009 (2009-07-12)3.9[7]
517"Never Let Me Go"John DahlNancy OliverJuly 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)3.85[8]
618"Hard-Hearted Hannah"Michael LehmannBrian BucknerJuly 26, 2009 (2009-07-26)4.0[9]
719"Release Me"Michael RuscioRaelle TuckerAugust 2, 2009 (2009-08-02)4.27[10]
820"Timebomb"John DahlAlexander WooAugust 9, 2009 (2009-08-09)4.43[11]
921"I Will Rise Up"Scott WinantNancy OliverAugust 16, 2009 (2009-08-16)4.5[12]
1022"New World in My View"Adam DavidsonKate Barnow & Elisabeth R. FinchAugust 23, 2009 (2009-08-23)5.3[13]
1123"Frenzy"Daniel MinahanAlan BallAugust 30, 2009 (2009-08-30)5.2[14]
1224"Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"[15]Michael CuestaAlexander WooSeptember 13, 2009 (2009-09-13)TBA

References

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  8. ^ "Fox in TV ratings double play". Variety. 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-22. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "True Blood draws 4 Million Viewers, Plus Entourage, Hung ratings". TV by the Numbers. 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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  11. ^ "True Blood sets another series high with 4.43 million viewers". TV by the Numbers. 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-08-12. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  12. ^ "'True Blood' ratings: another bloody record!". Entertainment Weekly. 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2009-08-19. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  13. ^ "'True Blood' ratings: They're huge!". Entertainment Weekly. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-25. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  14. ^ "True Blood: Not a record, but 5.185 million ain't bad..." TV by the Numbers. 2009-09-01. Retrieved 2009-09-04. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ "HBO Schedule: True Blood 24: Beyond Here Lies Nothin'". HBO.com. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
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