Maxine Fortenberry is a local woman of Bon Temps. She is a very prejudiced and hateful person, in contrast to her only son, Hoyt, who has a tolerant nature.

Contents 1 Before Season 1 2 Season 1 3 Season 2 4 Season 3 5 Season 4 6 Trivia 7 Photo Gallery

Before Season 1 Edit

She was married to an unnamed man (who was, as she claimed, a closeted homosexual) with whom she had her son. When Hoyt was ten years old, his father committed suicide by shooting himself. Maxine, knowing she would not get any money if the insurance company discovered Mr. Fortenberry's suicide, made it look like a burglar shot him. After this, she was very bitter and suppressed her son; constantly reminding him of his shortcomings.("Frenzy")

Season 1 Edit

Maxine is shown as a devoted member of the Bon Temps community. She lives with her 28-year old son Hoyt, of whom she is overprotective and controlling. Many times Hoyt has been angry at his mother for still treating him like a baby despite his age. He threatens to move out at one point, but cannot bring himself to do so.

After Adele Stackhouse's death, she turns up at Adele's house with a casserole and Adele's granddaughter, Sookie hears her private disappointment that there is no blood left from the murder. She was also one of the many residents of Bon Temps who thought Sookie was responsible for her Gran's death.

Season 2 Edit

In season 2, Maxine has a bigger role as her son Hoyt begins to date vampire Jessica Hamby. Maxine is furious and tries to keep them apart by cutting off Hoyt's cellphone service. However he continues to date her and even goes all the way to Dallas to see her which only makes Maxine more furious.

When Hoyt returns from Dallas, Maxine tells him how disappointed she is with him. He gets angry and threatens to move out. Hoyt claims that Maxine is full of hate and prejudice. Desperate to keep her only son, she reluctantly agrees to meet Jessica. They meet at Merlotte's Bar and Grill and Jessica tries to be polite. Hoyt is angry that his mother was late, but Jessica defends her.

Maxine finally snaps and says that Jessica is not right for her son. We see that Maxine is not totally small minded when she tells Jessica she is sorry that she was made a vampire against her will, but, as she then proceeds to make Jessica cry, Hoyt is so angry he tells her he is moving out. Maxine stays in the bar drinking beer after Hoyt and Jessica leave.

While in the bar Maxine is influenced by Maryann's spell. In the next episode, we see Hoyt and Jessica struggling to control a manic Maxine. To try to get her to stay still they turn on the Wii for her. Under Maryann's spell she proceeds to tell her son exactly what she thinks of him calling him a "crybaby" and a "half-man" just like his father.

This angers Jessica who attacks Maxine. Under Maryann's spell, she doesn't care that Jessica has attacked her, but Hoyt does. He breaks up with Jessica and takes Maxine home.

At home, Hoyt struggles to control Maxine who wants to go out. Angry that Hoyt is keeping her inside, she tells him the truth about his father. She tells him that his father killed himself and wasn't shot by burglars. After Maryann is defeated, Maxine is brought out of the spell but can't remember anything. Hoyt asks her if it was true about his father and she says yes. Furious and betrayed Hoyt leaves, leaving Maxine alone.

Season 3 Edit

Largely absent for the bulk of Season 3, Maxine makes a surprising reappearance in Fresh Blood when it is revealed that she has orchestrated a scheme to get her son Hoyt to move back in with her by attempting to lure him through Summer.

The next day, Maxine, Summer and Hoyt's former school counselor, prepare and "intervention" for Hoyt, but he refuses to listen and orders and leaves. Maxine is later seen buying a gun with silver bullets. ("Evil is Going On")

Season 4 Edit

A year after, Maxine seems to have moved on from her relationship with her son Hoyt and focused her energy in taking care of Tommy Mickens. Tommy was healing from a gun-shot wound to his leg. They are seen having lunch in Merlotte's with Maxine making him dress clean cut. ("She's Not There")

Tommy is living with Maxine and she is helping him learn to read. She has him attempt to read something from a home shopping network ad. Tommy, however, disappoints her greatly after he abandons her without thanks, and, behind her back, tries to sell her house to a gas company under her name to get the money himself. Maxine quickly turns against Tommy and scolds at Sam, telling him his brother is no good. Later on, as the witch Antonia casts a spell to make all vampires come out in the daylight, Maxine watches as her neighbor Beulah Carter inadvertently reveals herself as a vampire by meeting the sun. Despite having a running hose in her hand, Maxine makes no attempt to rescue her neighbor and remarks that she "knew it".

TriviaEdit

• According to Hoyt (and confirmed by Maxine), the things Maxine hates include (but are not limited to): vampires (openly), Methodists, Catholics, African Americans(In which is a secret),Families with lots of kids, Checkered Curtains and Ladies who wear red shoes (she thinks it looks cheap), People who park they're trucks up on there lawn, and dogs and CATS and bait. Every girl Hoyt has ever liked. And the more he likes them the more she hates them.
• Despite these alleged reservations, Maxine was originally friendly and welcoming to Bill Compton at the Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting, plus at Adele Stackhouse's funeral she applauded Lettie Mae Thornton's speech and invited her to the DGD (in spite of Lettie Mae being African-American).

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