True Blood | Season 1 | Episode 1

Strange Love

TV-MA | 58 MIN

Across the country, vampires have come "out of the coffin" after the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, waitress Sookie Stackhouse falls under the spell of a vampire named Bill Compton.

1.Strange Love

Across the country, vampires have come "out of the coffin" after the invention of synthetic blood.

2.The First Taste

Bill returns Sookie's favor by rescuing her from the Rattrays' revenge. Later, Bill joins Sookie for a nocturnal sojourn.

3.Mine

Foiled in their attempt to "glamour" Sookie, vampires Malcolm, Liam and Diane make a hasty retreat after Bill lays claim to the waitress.

4.Escape From Dragon House

Another killing in Bon Temps finds Jason back in custody with officers Andy and Bud.

5.Sparks Fly Out

Spurned by Sookie, Bill wins over Adele's church audience with his vivid recollections from the Civil War.

6.Cold Ground

Numbed by tragedy, Sookie looks for refuge from the cacophony of her friends' and neighbors' inner voices.

7.Burning House of Love

Sookie's painful revelation about her uncle spurs Bill to action. Meanwhile, Tara pays for an exorcism to purge a demon out of Lettie Mae.

8.The Fourth Man in the Fire

Sookie tries to hold herself together in the wake of another possible tragedy.

9.Plaisir d'Amour

Bill breaks a vampire taboo in protecting Sookie and must pay a steep price as a result.

10.I Don't Wanna Know

Caught in a compromising position, Sam shares a secret with an incredulous Sookie.

11.To Love Is to Bury

Bill fulfills the conditions of the tribunal's sentence, although he and Eric find that Jessica doesn't quite turn (out) as expected.

12.You'll Be the Death of Me

Sookie finds a link to the string of killings in Bon Temps -- and ends up in the murderer's vicious crosshairs.