True Blood
True Blood: Season 5

Air Date

June 10, 2012

Episodes

12 episodes

True Blood

Season 5

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.

Episodes

Turn! Turn! Turn!

1. Turn! Turn! Turn!

7.5
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.

Authority Always Wins

2. Authority Always Wins

7.1
June 17, 2012
55 min

Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.

Whatever I Am, You Made Me

3. Whatever I Am, You Made Me

7.3
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.

We'll Meet Again

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.

Let's Boot and Rally

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.

Hopeless

6. Hopeless

7.2
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.

In the Beginning

7. In the Beginning

6.6
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.

Somebody That I Used to Know

8. Somebody That I Used to Know

6.7
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.

Everybody Wants to Rule the World

9. Everybody Wants to Rule the World

7.1
August 5, 2012
57 min

Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.

Gone, Gone, Gone

10. Gone, Gone, Gone

6.9
August 12, 2012
48 min

Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.

Sunset

11. Sunset

7.6
August 19, 2012
50 min

Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.

Save Yourself

12. Save Yourself

8.1
August 26, 2012
53 min

Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.