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'''"Hard-Hearted Hannah"''' is the sixth episode of [[Season 2]] of ''[[True Blood]]'', and the 18th episode overall.
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'''Hard-Hearted Hannah''' is the sixth episode of [[Season 2]] of the [[HBO]] original series ''[[True Blood]]'', and the series' eighteenth episode overall.
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==Summary==
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Tara and Eggs are driving down the highway when he suddenly realizes he has memories of having been there before. As he explores the nearby woods, he realizes it is an evil place. Sam and Daphne are having a good time and go frolicking in the woods. She has a surprise for him that is not welcome. Eric is out to take possession of Sookie and has Bill's old girlfriend, who has not seen him for 70 years, come to town. We learn that Bill was not always the gentle, mild-mannered vampire he is today. In Dallas, Sookie is partnered with Hugo - another human who is dating a vampire - for their visit to the Light of Day Institute. Posing as an engaged couple looking for a church to wed, they meet the Newlins and have a tour of the church - but Steve also has a surprise for them. Jason is asked to build a scaffold for a sunrise ceremony where a vampire will be exposed to the dawn sun before the entire congregation. Jason is having serious doubts about whether he wants to be part of this group.
   
 
==Synopsis==
  
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<center><font face="True Blood" color="#800000" size="4">"''I made you. Your blood knows mine. You will never physically overpower me.''"<small>-Lorena to Bill</small></font></center>
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<font face="True Blood" color="#800000" size="4">"''I made you. Your blood knows mine.<br />You will never physically overpower me."<br /><small>― Lorena Krasiki, on her power over Bill Compton</small>''</font>
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[[File:BillSinging.jpg|thumb|left|Bill in a flashback.]]
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[[Isabel Beaumont]] drops in on [[Bill Compton]] and [[Sookie Stackhouse]] at the [[Hotel Carmilla]] with her human boyfriend, [[Hugo Ayres]]. Hugo and Sookie bond over their mutual relationships with [[vampire]]s as they prepare to infiltrate the [[Fellowship of the Sun]] to learn where the church has hidden [[Godric]]. At the church, Sookie and Hugo are greeted by [[Sarah Newlin]], who introduces them to her husband [[Steve Newlin|Steve]], the church's pastor. Using her [[telepathy]], Sookie quickly comes to the conclusions that the Newlins have a captive vampire locked in the basement. After meeting [[Gabe]], the church's drill instructor, Sookie reads Steve’s thoughts and finds out that someone has tipped off the Fellowship about their mission; both Sookie and Hugo are then captured and dragged into the basement with a teary-eyed Sarah watching helplessly.
   
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[[Eric Northman]], jealous of Bill's relationship with Sookie, summons [[Lorena Krasiki]] to the hotel where he and Bill are staying to drive Bill and Sookie apart. While there, Lorena ruminates on her and Bill’s violent past together when they viciously murdered a pair of socialites in the 1920s. Bill tries to resist her, sensing Sookie is in grave danger, but Lorena overpowers him and prevents him from going to Sookie's aid.
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[[File:BillSinging.jpg|thumb|left|Bill singing]]
  
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[[Godric]]’s minion, [[Isabel Beaumont]], drops in on [[Bill Compton|Bill]] and [[Sookie Stackhouse|Sookie]] at the [[Hotel Carmilla]] with her human boyfriend, [[Hugo]]. He and Sookie bond over their mutual relationships with [[vampire]]s as they prepare to infiltrate the [[Fellowship of the Sun]]. [[Eric Northman|Eric]], while feeding on a [[Blood hooker|blood hooker]] he has ordered, has summoned [[Lorena Krasiki|Lorena]] to the hotel in order to drive Bill and Sookie apart. While there, Lorena ruminates on her and Bill’s violent past together when they viciously murdered a couple of socialites in the 1920s.
  
   
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[[File:SamandDaphne.jpg|thumb|Sam and Daphne]]
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[[File:SamandDaphne.jpg|thumb|Sam and Daphne.]]
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[[Sam Merlotte]] and [[Daphne Landry]] continue to grow closer, both physically and emotionally. They go on a shape-shifting run together with Daphne shifting into a pig. They are then chased by [[Andy Bellefleur]], who thinks he recognizes the pig from one of [[Maryann Forrester]]’s parties.
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[[Sam Merlotte|Sam]] and [[Daphne Landry|Daphne]] continue to grow closer, both physically and emotionally, while [[Maryann Forrester|Maryann]] sends [[Tara Thornton|Tara]] and [[Eggs Talley|Eggs]] on an out-of-town errand. On the way there, Eggs senses something familiar about the environment even though he has never been there before and he eventually leads [[Tara]] to a spot in the woods where there are bloody clothes and rocks and the charred remains of a fire. Both of them suspect that something really gruesome and bad has happened there. [[Hoyt Fortenberry|Hoyt]] tells his mother that his girlfriend is a vampire after she cancels his phone service due to [[Jessica Hamby|Jessica]]’s late night calls.
  
   
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Maryann sends [[Tara Thornton]] and [[Eggs Talley]] on an out-of-town errand. On the way there, Eggs senses something familiar about the environment, even though he has never been there before, and he eventually leads Tara to a spot in the woods where there are bloody clothes and rocks and the charred remains of a fire. Both of them suspect that something gruesome occurred there, but they do not know what. Tara and Eggs return to [[Stackhouse home|Sookie’s house]] to find it trashed. They follow a trail of clothes to the backyard where they find some of the townspeople taking part in an orgy while Maryann's image vibrates wildly. Next to her is a bull's head mask that seems to be of some importance to Maryann.
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[[File:LafayetteStress.jpg|thumb|left|Lafayette suffering with Post-Traumatic Stress]]
  
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[[Andy Bellefleur|Andy]] interrogates [[Lafayette Reynolds|Lafayette]] about his disappearance and threatens to lock him up on suspicion of the murder of [[Miss Jeanette]] based on Lafayette's apparent motives and uncharacteristically low-key demeanor. Lafayette then has horrible [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] memories of being locked up and collapses into a ball. He is comforted by Andy’s cousin [[Terry Bellefleur|Terry]]. [[Luke Mcdonald|Luke]] and [[Jason Stackhouse|Jason]] are summoned to the Fellowship Church to build a crucifix platform for a ceremony called “[[Meet the sun|meet the sun]]”, in which a vampire will be tied to the cross just before dawn and left to burn in the sun.
  
   
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Daphne tries to lead Sam toward the orgy, but he is hesitant about the drum music. Two people then jump out of the woods and grab Sam, dragging him to the orgy where he sees the ritual taking place. Daphne helps Maryann into the bull’s head mask, and [[Carl Fortenberry]] approaches with a sacrificial knife. Sam lets out a cry for help as Maryann prepares to sacrifice him.
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While talking with [[Luke Mcdonald|Luke]], [[Jason Stackhouse|Jason]] somewhat hesitantly decides to practice abstinence. Sookie and Hugo are greeted at the church by [[Sarah Newlin|Sarah]] who introduces them to [[Steve Newlin|Steve]]; it doesn’t take Sookie long to find out that the [[Newlin]]s have a vampire locked in the basement. After meeting [[Gabe]], the drill instructor, Sookie reads Steve’s thoughts and finds out that someone has tipped off the Fellowship about their mission; both Sookie and Hugo are captured and dragged into the basement with a teary-eyed Sarah watching on helplessly.
  
   
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[[Hoyt Fortenberry]] admits to his mother that his girlfriend is a vampire after she cancels his phone service due to [[Jessica Hamby]]’s late night calls. After arguing with [[Maxine Fortenberry]], Hoyt drives all the way to [[Dallas, Texas]] to visit Jessica, who is staying at the hotel with Bill and Sookie.
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[[Pam Swynford De Beaufort|Pam]] visits Lafayette and orders him to start dealing [[Vampire Blood|V]]-juice again.
  
   
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[[File:LafayetteStress.jpg|thumb|left|Lafayette suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress.]]
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Sam and Daphne go on a shape-shifting run together with Daphne shifting into a pig. They are chased by Andy who thinks he recognizes the pig from one of Maryann’s parties. Lorena drops in on Bill who tries to resist her, sensing Sookie is in grave danger, but Lorena, also knowing that Sookie is in danger, overpowers him and prevents him from going to Sookie's aid. Hoyt drives all the way to [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] to visit Jessica. Tara and Eggs return to [[Stackhouse home|Sookie’s house]] to find it trashed.
  
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Andy Bellefleur interrogates [[Lafayette Reynolds]] in regards to the murder of [[Miss Jeanette]], his suspicion having been triggered by Lafayette's recent disappearance and uncharacteristically low-key demeanor. Unhinged by Andy's accusations, Lafayette begins to suffer from [[Wikipedia:Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder|Post Traumatic Stress Disorder]] memories of being locked up, causing him to collapse into a ball. He is comforted by Andy’s cousin [[Terry Bellefleur]], who works with him. [[Pam Swynford De Beaufort]] later visits Lafayette and orders him to resume dealing [[Vampire Blood|V]], though she does not state why.
   
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[[Luke McDonald]] and [[Jason Stackhouse]] are summoned to the Fellowship Church to build a crucifix platform for a ceremony called “[[Meet the sun|meet the sun]]”, in which a vampire will be tied to the cross just before dawn and left to burn in the sun. While talking with Luke, Jason hesitantly decides to practice abstinence.
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[[File:JasonSarahNewling.jpg|thumb|Jason and Sarah have sex]]
  
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They follow a trail of clothes to the backyard where they find some of the townspeople taking part in an orgy while Maryanne vibrates wildly. There is a bull’s head shaped mask on a log. At the church, Sarah turns to Jason for help. She tells him that Steve is not the man she thought he was and that he is planning on starting a war with the vampires. She tells Jason that they were meant to be together. Jason tries to resist, but she convinces him that it's God's will that they be together and they end up having sex on the balcony of the sanctuary in the church.
  
   
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[[File:JasonSarahNewling.jpg|thumb|Jason and Sarah become intimate.]]
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Daphne tries to lead Sam toward the orgy, but he is hesitant about the drum music. Two people jump out of the woods and grab Sam, dragging him to the orgy where he sees the ritual (which now includes Tara and Eggs, also in trance-induced sex) taking place. Daphne helps Maryann into the bull’s head mask, and Carl approaches with a sacrificial knife. Sam lets out a blood-curdling scream for help that ends the episode.
  
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At the church, Sarah turns to Jason for help. She tells him that Steve is not the man she thought he was, and that he is planning on starting a war with the vampires. She tells Jason that they were meant to be together. Jason tries to resist, but she convinces him that it's God's will that they be together and they end up having sex on the balcony of the sanctuary in the church.
   
 
==Trailer==
  
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*The song that [[Bill Compton|Bill]] plays on the piano in 1926 is the same one that he was practicing in season one's finale before [[Jessica Hamby|Jessica]] was returned to him.
  
 
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* [[Louise Innes]] was nominated by '''American Cinema Editors''' for '''Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television'''
   
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===Flashbacks===
  
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*'''Hard-Hearted Hannah:''' The title of the episode is also the title of the song that [[Bill Compton|Bill]] sings in the first flashback scene. The song was first published in 1924 and has been sung by many performers such as the Ray Charles Singers, Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Sinatra.
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* The title of the episode is also the title of the song that Bill sings in the first flashback scene. The song was first published in 1924 and has been sung by many performers such as the [[Wikipedia:Ray Charles Singers|Ray Charles Singers]], [[Wikipedia:Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]] and [[Wikipedia:Nancy Sinatra|Nancy Sinatra]].
   
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*[[Eric Northman|Eric]] says that he hasn't seen his [[maker]] ([[Godric]]) in well over 70 years. However, in the [[Season 3]] premiere, we see him and Godric together during World War II.<br />
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* Eric states that he hasn't seen his [[maker]] Godric in well over 70 years. However, in the [[Season 3]] premiere, Godric and Eric are shown together during World War II.   (According to the synopsis & memorable quotes, it was Bill and Lorena, not Eric and Godric).
   
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* ''"Real Love"'' - '''Von Daler & Low Pressure ft. Natasja'''
  
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[[Luke McDonald]]: ''(To [[Jason Stackhouse|Jason]] about [[Luke McDonald|LUke]]'s belief on per-marital sex)'' ''"Right up there with incest and bestiality--all of them ain't half as bad as if you did it to a vampire, or to a dude, or a vampire dude. That's like cream de la cream of sins. Ain't no repentance for that. Straight to hell, baby."''
  
   
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'''Lorena:''''' (Seething) "I haven't seen [[Bill Compton]] is over 70 years. Surely you can't think I have any pull over him whatsoever."''<br />
  
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'''Lorena Krasiki:''' "I haven't seen Bill Compton is over 70 years. Surely you can't think I have any pull over him whatsoever."
   
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"Hard-Hearted Hannah"
Season 2, Episode 6
2x06
Air date July 26, 2009
Written by Brian Buckner
Directed by Michael Lehmann
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Hard-Hearted Hannah is the sixth episode of Season 2 of the HBO original series True Blood, and the series' eighteenth episode overall.

Summary

Tara and Eggs are driving down the highway when he suddenly realizes he has memories of having been there before. As he explores the nearby woods, he realizes it is an evil place. Sam and Daphne are having a good time and go frolicking in the woods. She has a surprise for him that is not welcome. Eric is out to take possession of Sookie and has Bill's old girlfriend, who has not seen him for 70 years, come to town. We learn that Bill was not always the gentle, mild-mannered vampire he is today. In Dallas, Sookie is partnered with Hugo - another human who is dating a vampire - for their visit to the Light of Day Institute. Posing as an engaged couple looking for a church to wed, they meet the Newlins and have a tour of the church - but Steve also has a surprise for them. Jason is asked to build a scaffold for a sunrise ceremony where a vampire will be exposed to the dawn sun before the entire congregation. Jason is having serious doubts about whether he wants to be part of this group.

Synopsis


"I made you. Your blood knows mine.
You will never physically overpower me."
― Lorena Krasiki, on her power over Bill Compton


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Bill in a flashback.

Isabel Beaumont drops in on Bill Compton and Sookie Stackhouse at the Hotel Carmilla with her human boyfriend, Hugo Ayres. Hugo and Sookie bond over their mutual relationships with vampires as they prepare to infiltrate the Fellowship of the Sun to learn where the church has hidden Godric. At the church, Sookie and Hugo are greeted by Sarah Newlin, who introduces them to her husband Steve, the church's pastor. Using her telepathy, Sookie quickly comes to the conclusions that the Newlins have a captive vampire locked in the basement. After meeting Gabe, the church's drill instructor, Sookie reads Steve’s thoughts and finds out that someone has tipped off the Fellowship about their mission; both Sookie and Hugo are then captured and dragged into the basement with a teary-eyed Sarah watching helplessly.

Eric Northman, jealous of Bill's relationship with Sookie, summons Lorena Krasiki to the hotel where he and Bill are staying to drive Bill and Sookie apart. While there, Lorena ruminates on her and Bill’s violent past together when they viciously murdered a pair of socialites in the 1920s. Bill tries to resist her, sensing Sookie is in grave danger, but Lorena overpowers him and prevents him from going to Sookie's aid.

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Sam and Daphne.

Sam Merlotte and Daphne Landry continue to grow closer, both physically and emotionally. They go on a shape-shifting run together with Daphne shifting into a pig. They are then chased by Andy Bellefleur, who thinks he recognizes the pig from one of Maryann Forrester’s parties.

Maryann sends Tara Thornton and Eggs Talley on an out-of-town errand. On the way there, Eggs senses something familiar about the environment, even though he has never been there before, and he eventually leads Tara to a spot in the woods where there are bloody clothes and rocks and the charred remains of a fire. Both of them suspect that something gruesome occurred there, but they do not know what. Tara and Eggs return to Sookie’s house to find it trashed. They follow a trail of clothes to the backyard where they find some of the townspeople taking part in an orgy while Maryann's image vibrates wildly. Next to her is a bull's head mask that seems to be of some importance to Maryann.

Daphne tries to lead Sam toward the orgy, but he is hesitant about the drum music. Two people then jump out of the woods and grab Sam, dragging him to the orgy where he sees the ritual taking place. Daphne helps Maryann into the bull’s head mask, and Carl Fortenberry approaches with a sacrificial knife. Sam lets out a cry for help as Maryann prepares to sacrifice him.

Hoyt Fortenberry admits to his mother that his girlfriend is a vampire after she cancels his phone service due to Jessica Hamby’s late night calls. After arguing with Maxine Fortenberry, Hoyt drives all the way to Dallas, Texas to visit Jessica, who is staying at the hotel with Bill and Sookie.

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Lafayette suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress.

Andy Bellefleur interrogates Lafayette Reynolds in regards to the murder of Miss Jeanette, his suspicion having been triggered by Lafayette's recent disappearance and uncharacteristically low-key demeanor. Unhinged by Andy's accusations, Lafayette begins to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder memories of being locked up, causing him to collapse into a ball. He is comforted by Andy’s cousin Terry Bellefleur, who works with him. Pam Swynford De Beaufort later visits Lafayette and orders him to resume dealing V, though she does not state why.

Luke McDonald and Jason Stackhouse are summoned to the Fellowship Church to build a crucifix platform for a ceremony called “meet the sun”, in which a vampire will be tied to the cross just before dawn and left to burn in the sun. While talking with Luke, Jason hesitantly decides to practice abstinence.

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Jason and Sarah become intimate.

At the church, Sarah turns to Jason for help. She tells him that Steve is not the man she thought he was, and that he is planning on starting a war with the vampires. She tells Jason that they were meant to be together. Jason tries to resist, but she convinces him that it's God's will that they be together and they end up having sex on the balcony of the sanctuary in the church.

Trailer

True_Blood_Episode_2x06_"Hard-Hearted_Hannah"_Promo_(HQ)

Notes

Accolades

  • Louise Innes was nominated by American Cinema Editors for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Non-Commercial Television

Allusions

  • The title of the episode is also the title of the song that Bill sings in the first flashback scene. The song was first published in 1924 and has been sung by many performers such as the Ray Charles Singers, Ella Fitzgerald and Nancy Sinatra.

Bloopers and Continuity Errors

  • Eric states that he hasn't seen his maker Godric in well over 70 years. However, in the Season 3 premiere, Godric and Eric are shown together during World War II.   (According to the synopsis & memorable quotes, it was Bill and Lorena, not Eric and Godric).

Continuity

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Music

  • "Dark Horse" - Extreme Music
  • "Reflections" - Joel Evans & Friends
  • "Real Love" - Von Daler & Low Pressure ft. Natasja
  • "Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp From Savannah)" - Bill Compton
  • “Two Angels” - Peter Case
  • "Dead Flowers" - Rolling Stones
  • "Gator Blues" - Willie Arons & Joey Peters
  • "Walk First" - Steve O. McComb
  • "Shakin’ All Over" - Eilen Jewell
  • "Get You Back" - Son of Dave
  • "So To Speak" - DJ Accucrack
  • "Maenad’s Delight" - Bruno Coon
  • "Hard Hearted Hannah" - Dolly Kay

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Trivia

  • The song that Bill plays on the piano in 1926 is the same one that he was practicing in Season 1's finale.

Memorable Quotes

Luke McDonald: "Right up there with incest and bestiality--all of them ain't half as bad as if you did it to a vampire, or to a dude, or a vampire dude. That's like cream de la cream of sins. Ain't no repentance for that. Straight to hell, baby."

Lorena Krasiki: "I haven't seen Bill Compton is over 70 years. Surely you can't think I have any pull over him whatsoever."

Pamela Swynford de Beaufort:

  • "Eric sent me with a request. You're back in business."
  • "So sorry, but you're very much back in this shit."


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True Blood Season 2
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#01 "Nothing but the Blood"#07 "Release Me"
#02 "Keep This Party Going"#08 "Timebomb"
#03 "Scratches"#09 "I Will Rise Up"
#04 "Shake and Fingerpop"#10 "New World in My View"
#05 "Never Let Me Go"#11 "Frenzy"
#06 "Hard-Hearted Hannah"#12 "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'"
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