"Bad Blood"
Season 3, Episode 1
Air date	June 13, 2010
Written by	Brian Buckner
Directed by	Daniel Minahan
Episode Guide
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"Bad Blood" is the premiere episode of Season 3 of True Blood and the 25th episode overall.

Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Trailer 3 Notes 3.1 Flashbacks 3.2 Allusions 3.3 Production 3.4 Bloopers and continuity errors 3.5 Featured music 4 Memorable Quotes 4.1 Sookie 4.2 Andy 4.3 Jason 4.4 Lafayette 4.5 Eric 4.6 Arlene 4.7 Bill 4.8 Pam 5 Cast 5.1 Starring 5.2 Co starring 5.3 Guest starring

SynopsisEdit

"I'm sorry you fell in love with a serial killer, alright, but, honestly, who here hasn't?"-Arlene

Sookie is distraught over Bill's kidnapping from Maison de Paris and even more distraught when no one will help her find him. She turns to Eric for help in finding Bill. Eric is busy in Fangtasia's dungeon with Yvetta (having sex with her for six hours!). Andy urges Jason to stay the course after killing Eggs. Sam reconnects with his past; continuing to search for the Mickens.

While on the road, Sam hears a knock on the hotel room door. As he opens it; he sees a naked Bill standing there, and invites him inside. the two begin to have a very heated moment, yet just before they kiss; Sam is awakened from a phone call. He learns that the Mickens were evicted from their home three years ago, but their son is a local. He visits, but Tommy feigns ignorance. Sam then follows him to a house, and stands outside.

Andy tells Jason to continue behaving his normal, old self; which means picking up chicks. Later in the episode Jason does just that, bringing two girls back to his house. Every time he looks at them however; he pictures them with bullet holes in their heads, which means he can't perform. The girls leave in a rush after Jason explains that "it's not you, it's just I keep picturing you both with big 'ol bullet holes in your foreheads".

Jessica bit a guy at a truck stop, and is now having do deal with the after effects; where do you hide a body when you accidentally kill someone? She tried to save the guy by giving him her blood, but it was too late- so his body begins to leave a horrific stench in the Compton house.

Tara is beyond upset about Eggs. Lafayette takes her to Sookie's house; but when Tara finds out that Sookie had helped Eggs try to recover his memories of killing people for Maryann, she attacks Sookie. Lafayette brings Tara back to his house, and leaves her with her mother. Tara decides to take a shower, and her mother lets her because she's too distracted by the Reverend. Lafayette comes home and is banging on the bathroom door while Tara tries to swallow all the pills she can find. He is able to reach her in time.

While working, Lafayette gets a visit from Pam who tells him he needs to offload all of the V he is currently holding. He tells her there's no way he can find buyers for all his product, she tells him to figure it out after threatening him; then quickly leaves.

Pam also pays a visit to Sookie's home; while there, she gets a call from Eric and leaves. Sookie realizes that perhaps Bill is trying to reach Jessica, and pays her a visit.

Meanwhile, Bill is seen emerging from the ground. He is in need for human blood and finds an old lady named Olivia alone in her home and is invited inside. He feeds from her; then quickly leaves her unscathed- even leaving her some cash, saying it is from her son Stanley.

Sookie and Jessica find the wreckage and the body of one of Bill's abductors. The man has a mysterious tattoo. Jessica looks it up on her phone and sees it is connected to something called Operation Werewolf.

Cut to Bill in the woods, who suddenly finds himself surrounded by four wolves. He says "I should warn you, I fed." His fangs come out, and the episode ends.

TrailerEdit

NotesEdit

• The title of this episode has been changed to "Bad Blood"

FlashbacksEdit

AllusionsEdit

ProductionEdit

Bloopers and continuity errorsEdit

Featured musicEdit

• "Good Behaviour" - Powersolo
• "Pistol Whip Me Back Into Your Arms" - Acumen Nation
• "Crazed Country Rebel" - Hank Williams III
• "On the Horizon" - John Lincoln Wright
• "Between You and I" - Stoll Vaughn
• "A Drink With Hank" - Sean Patrick McGraw
• "Necroplasm Fix" - Horrorfall
• "Here in This Nowhere Town" - Agona Hardison
• "No One But the Dawg" - Steve McComb
• "Everybody Wants You" - Billy Squier
• "Bad Blood" - Beck

Memorable QuotesEdit

SookieEdit

• "I'm in no mood for lesbian weirdness tonight, Pam!"

AndyEdit

• "Conscience off, dick on!"

JasonEdit

• "But I want to be NEW Jason."

LafayetteEdit

• "Bitch...you, me, bridge...it ain't gon never motherf****** happen..."
• "We're stealing this, but I'm sure none of you are shocked."

EricEdit

• "If you plan on rescuing a vampire during daylight, I have seriously overestimated your intelligence."

• (after killing a werewolf): "I got your rug all wet."

ArleneEdit

• "I’m sorry you fell in love with a serial killer, alright? But honestly, who here hasn’t!”

BillEdit

• "I hear the water in Arkansas is very... hard."

PamEdit

• "Now, why'd ya have to go and kill that maenad? She's a terrific decorator."

CastEdit

StarringEdit Anna Paquin as Sookie Stackhouse Stephen Moyer as Bill Compton Sam Trammell as Sam Merlotte Ryan Kwanten as Jason Stackhouse Rutina Wesley as Tara Thornton Co starringEdit Marshall Allman as Tommy Mickens Chris Bauer as Andy Bellefleur Kristin Bauer as Pam Nelsan Ellis as Lafayette Reynolds Todd Lowe as Terry Bellefleur Jim Parrack as Hoyt Fortenberry Carrie Preston as Arlene Fowler William Sanderson as Bud Dearborne Alexander Skarsgård as Eric Northman Deborah Ann Woll as Jessica Hamby

Guest starringEdit Grant Bowler as Cooter Zeljko Ivanek as Jorje Alonso de San Diego Adina Porter as Lettie Mae Daniels Evan Rachel Wood as Sophie-Anne Don Swayze as Gus Shannon Welles as Olivia

True Blood Season 3
<< Season 1 • << Season 2	Season 4 >> • Season 5 >>
#01 "Bad Blood"	#07 "Hitting the Ground"
#02 "Beautifully Broken"	#08 "Night on the Sun"
#03 "It Hurts Me Too"	#09 "Everything Is Broken"
#04 "9 Crimes"	#10 "I Smell a Rat"
#05 "Trouble"	#11 "Fresh Blood"
#06 "I Got a Right to Sing the Blues"	#12 "Evil is Going On"