Season 5

Season 5

No. of episodes	12
Original run	10 June 2012 to 26 August 2012
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Finale	{{{finale}}}
DVD release	TBA
Season Chronology
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Season 5 of True Blood premiered June 10th 2012.^[1]

Episodes

#	Title	Airdate
01	"Turn! Turn! Turn!"	June 10, 2012
01	Sookie and Lafayette clean up the Tara and Debbie Pelt mess; Bill and Eric are visited by the Vampire Authority; Sam and Alcide deal with an angry werewolf pack.
02	"Authority Always Wins"	June 17, 2012
02	Tara resurfaces in Bon Temps; Pam recalls her human life and first encounter with Eric; Bill and Eric meet Salome at the Vampire Authority headquarters
03	"Whatever I Am, You Made Me"	June 24, 2012
03	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.
04	"We’ll Meet Again"	July 1, 2012
04	Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
05	"Let's Boot and Rally"	July 8, 2012
05	Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
06	"Hopeless"	July 15, 2012
06	Bill and Eric are retrieved by the Authority; Roman lays out his plans for Russell.
07	"In the Beginning"	July 22, 2012
07	Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
08	"Somebody That I Used to Know"	July 29, 2012
08	The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
09	"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"	August 5, 2012
09	Salome and the Chancellors celebrate the start of the vampire holy war. Sookie gets a hint about her parents' murder but anti-supernatural enthusiasts put her in danger. Eric plans his escape. Andy and Jason are out looking for leads behind the shifter killings. Alcide remembers how he was initiated into his pack. Arlene is trapped between Terry and Patrick's clash. Steve gets a new pet.
10	"Gone, Gone, Gone"	August 12, 2012
10	With vampire-on-human attacks increasing, the Authority attempts to woo public favor. Meanwhile, Nora tries to convert Eric to Lilith's gospel. Jason finds a mysterious scroll; Elijah, the new vampire sheriff of Area 5, pushes Pam and Tara to obey a new mandate; Sam and Luna search for Emma; Russell seeks a higher calling.
11	"Sunset"	August 19, 2012
11	Slipping further into religious fervor, Bill gives Jessica an order she's loath to carry out. Armed with a damning video of Russell and Steve, the military delivers an ultimatum to the Authority. Claude and Maurella take Sookie to meet the faerie elder, who may know something about an ancient family secret. Alcide reconnects with his father; Sam and Luna hitch a ride into the Authority.
12	"Save Yourself"	August 26, 2012
12	Eric embarks on a final, desperate mission to overthrow the Authority – and save Bill from losing his humanity. Andy faces the consequences of the light pact he made; Alcide readies for a second showdown with J.D.; Sam and Luna test their limits in trying to escape the Authority. The Fay try to prevent Russell Edgington from entering their sanctuary.