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'''Rev. Steve Newlin''' is the head of the Fellowship of the Sun, an anti-vampire church that Jason joins, and a major antagonist of season 2. His father is killed in the first season, an event he blames on vampires; Stan later confirms the accusation. During the second season, he's featured using the Fellowship organization to engage in what he believes is a war between vampires and humans. He strongly believes that all vampires are evil and should be destroyed. Though the kidnapping he arranges for Sookie when she arrives in Dallas is unsuccessful, he later takes her hostage when she tries to infiltrate the church in order to investigate the disappearance of Godric, Eric's maker. |
'''Rev. Steve Newlin''' is the head of the Fellowship of the Sun, an anti-vampire church that Jason joins, and a major antagonist of season 2. His father is killed in the first season, an event he blames on vampires; Stan later confirms the accusation. During the second season, he's featured using the Fellowship organization to engage in what he believes is a war between vampires and humans. He strongly believes that all vampires are evil and should be destroyed. Though the kidnapping he arranges for Sookie when she arrives in Dallas is unsuccessful, he later takes her hostage when she tries to infiltrate the church in order to investigate the disappearance of Godric, Eric's maker. In the post-mortem to season 3, episode 6, it is revealed he and Sarah are getting divorced and that Steve is experiencing "tax-related issues." |
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True Blood is an American television drama series created and produced by Alan Ball. It is based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris.
Main Characters
Sookie Stackhouse
Sookie Stackhouse | |
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File:Sookie-the-bridesmaid 558x372.jpg Sookie Stackhouse portrayed by Anna Paquin | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Anna Paquin |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human telepath/ Faerie |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Waitress |
Family | Jason Stackhouse (brother) Adele Hale Stackhouse (great-uncle; deceased) |
Sookie is a telepathic waitress in a small-town restaurant and the main protagonist of the series. Because of her ability, she has difficulty forming lasting human relationships. Upon discovering that she can't read Bill's mind, she becomes involved in a love affair that turns the entire town against her. She also finds herself entering into a world of creatures and supernatural conflict that surpasses her worst nightmares. She has lived with her grandmother, Adele Stackhouse, since childhood, after the death of her parents. By the end of the first season, public opinion has shifted in her favor and her relationship with Bill is more widely accepted.
During the second season she travels with Bill and Jessica Hamby to Dallas to find Godric as a favour to Eric Northman. She infiltrates the Fellowship of the Sun with Isabel's human Hugo, but is captured when it is revealed that he has betrayed the vampires. She is nearly raped by Gabe but is rescued by Godric. She escapes with Bill, Godric and her brother Jason to Godric's nest before another member of the church sacrifices himself as a suicide bomber. She is tricked into drinking Eric's blood who has become fascinated with her due to her effect on Bill before she returns to Bon Temps. In Bon Temps she frees Tara from Maryann's grasp but Tara returns to Maryann, Sookie and Lafayette go to rescue her. At the end of season two, Bill proposes to Sookie, but he is mysteriously kidnapped before she is able to accept.
- Jeffrey Nicholas Brown plays Corbett Stackhouse and Jenni Blong plays Michelle Stackhouse, Sookie and Jason Stackhouse's parents. They are killed in a flash flood prior to the events of the series. They appear only in flashbacks, and are portrayed as loving parents albeit horrified and confused by Sookie's telepathy.
Bill Compton
William "Bill" Compton | |
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Stephen Moyer starring as Bill Compton | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Stephen Moyer |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Vampire |
Family | Lorena (maker) Jessica Hamby (progeny) (deceased) |
Bill Compton is a vampire with whom Sookie falls in love, and is a main protagonist in the series. Turned during the American Civil War against his will, Bill shows a remarkable and unusual compassion for human life. He is outwardly expressive of his emotions and holds on to memories of his past human life, behaviors that are unique amongst his vampire peers. Many times, Bill risks his life and standing in vampire society to protect Sookie from the dangers their relationship has brought on. Toward the end of the first season, he kills a vampire in order to save Sookie's life, and is forced by the Vampire authorities to "turn" a teenage girl named Jessica in order to replenish their ranks.
Bill's season two experiences revolve around his growing love for Sookie, his duties as Jessica's maker, the matter of the disappearance of the vampire Godric, the appearance of the maenad, Maryann, and the return of his maker, Lorena. Season two ends with Bill being kidnapped by an unknown assaillant.
When season three opens, Bill's kidnapper is revealed and he begins the season dealing with this revelation.
- Amber Dawn Landrum plays Bill's wife, Caroline Compton, in a flashback during Season 1.
- Shannon Lucio is cast to play Bill's wife, Caroline Compton, in an expanded role during Season 3.[3]
Sam Merlotte
Sam Merlotte | |
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![]() Sam Trammell starring as Sam in True Blood, the TV series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries. | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Sam Trammell |
In-universe information | |
Species | Shapeshifter |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Bar owner |
Family | Melinda Mickens (mother) Joe Lee Mickens (step-father) Tommy Mickens (half-brother) |
Sam is the owner of Merlotte's, where Sookie works. During the first season, Sam is characterized by his adoration and loyalty towards Sookie Stackhouse. When Bill Compton becomes involved with Sookie, he openly disapproves of their relationship and (despite initially showing support for equal vampire rights and selling Tru Blood at his bar) feels as though vampires and humans should be separate whether they're equals or not. Despite his distrust of Bill, he saves Bill's life at the end of the first season by burying his charred body to hide it from the sunlight. Sam has a brief relationship with Tara Thornton during the first season, but by the time Maryann Forester returns to Bon Temps the two have gone their separate ways romantically. Sam is also a shapeshifter, often watching over Sookie in the form of a dog, and the first supernatural introduced to the series that isn't a vampire. He keeps his nature as a shapeshifter hidden from Bon Temps, and (though vampires appear to be able to recognize what he is on sight) Sookie is the only human resident to know his secret during the first season. In the first and second season, details about Sam's life before the events of the series are revealed in flashback sequences. For instance, it's revealed that he is abandoned by his adoptive family as a child after they witness him turn into a beagle. Without guardians to care for him, he's next shown invading Maryann's home when he's seventeen. After being discovered and having a brief affair with her, he steals some of her belongings and $100,000 before running away. Sam later uses the money he steals to finance a business venture that would become Merlotte's bar.
During season two, he becomes romantically involved with Daphne, a new waitress at Merlotte's who is also a shapeshifter. Daphne is ultimately revealed to be involved with Maryann, and was seducing him so that he could be sacrificed to the god Dionysus. After Daphne's betrayal, Sam later discovers Daphne's body in the freezer at Merlotte's (killed by "Eggs" Talley while under Maryann's control). The Bon Temps police department is sent an anonymous tip to investigate the bar, and Sam is arrested as the prime suspect in Daphne's murder. Sam escapes police custody by assuming the shape of a fly, and spends the remainder of the season evading Maryann and the residents of Bon Temps under her possession. Sam discovers and cares for Arlene Fowler's abandoned children, and goes to Fangtasia to ask for help at their behest. In the concluding episode of the season, Bill approaches Sam to assist him in freeing the people of Bon Temps from Maryann with a plan he's devised. After being traded by Bill to Maryann for Sookie (who she's captured as her "maid of honor" in the ritual she's planned), Sam is stabbed through the heart. Dying, Sam tells Sookie to destroy the offering that Maryann has assembled for her god using his thoughts. Complying, Maryann flies into a rage when Sookie has destroyed the effigy she's assembled, and chases Sookie away from the Stackhouse home. Bill uses his blood to heal Sam, who then assumes the form of a large white bull. Intervening before Maryann can attack Sookie, Sam tricks the maenad into thinking he is her "horned god." As Maryann can only die when she's believed her life has been taken by the god that comes, Sam is able to remove her heart on his horn once he has her fooled. Reassuming his human shape, he crushes her black heart and kills her.
In the concluding scenes of the second season, Sam has a renewed interest in searching for his birth parents. Seeking out the aid of the adoptive parents that abandoned him, his former father provides him with the information he seeks.
- J. Smith-Cameron is cast to play Melinda, Sam Merlotte's biological mother, in Season 3.[4]
- Cooper Huckabee is cast to play Joe Lee Mickens, a role described as the husband of Sam Merlotte's biological mother in casting calls,[5] in Season 3.[6]
- Marshall Allman is cast to play Tommy Mickens, Sam Merlotte's younger brother, in Season 3.[7]
Jason Stackhouse
Jason Stackhouse | |
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![]() Ryan Kwanten starring as Jason in True Blood, the TV series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries. | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Ryan Kwanten |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Road crew supervisor (Raynard Parish Public Works Department) |
Family | Sookie Stackhouse (sister) Adele Hale Stackhouse (great-uncle; deceased) |
Jason Stackhouse also known as "The Stack" is Sookie's slow-witted brother and a road crew supervisor, known for bedding the women of Bon Temps. During the first season, he is the prime suspect in the murders of four women who all have a connection to him: Maudette Pickens, Dawn Green, his grandmother, and Amy Burley. He meets Amy at Fangtasia while attempting to score V, to which he has become addicted. After Amy is killed, he comes to believe that he is responsible for the murders and turns himself in; while in jail, he is recruited by the Fellowship of the Sun, an anti-vampire church. During the second season, Jason becomes more involved with the Fellowship, attending a leadership conference with the Rev. Steve Newlin and his wife Sarah, the church leaders. Although he and Sookie spend little time together, Jason will do almost anything in his power to defend and protect her. He bonds with Andy Bellefleur after the events at Sookie's house. He shoots Eggs in the head in the season finale when he thinks that Eggs is going to hurt Andy. He is told to run by Andy, who cleans his fingerprints from the gun, and assumes responsibility of the murder, claiming that Eggs was the wanted killer of Miss Jeanette and Daphne.
Tara Thornton
Tara Mae Thornton | |
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![]() Rutina Wesley starring as Tara in True Blood, the TV series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries. | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Rutina Wesley |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Bartender |
Family | Lettie Mae Thornton (mother) Lafayette Reynolds (cousin) |
Rutina Wesley portrays Tara Thornton in HBO's, True Blood. Brook Kerr was the first actress to portray Tara; she was replaced immediately after the pilot episode.
In the television adaption True Blood, Tara is Sookie Stackhouse's best friend and a bartender at Merlotte's. Tara is strong yet very vulnerable and broken, and she frequently finds herself in conflict with most of the residents of Bon Temps. As a result of being raised in an abusive home, Tara has difficulty trusting others.
In the first season, her mother, Lettie Mae, is lost in alcoholism. Believing that the source of her addiction is a demon possessing her body, Lettie Mae manages to convince Tara to pay a woman named Miss Jeanette to have the demon exorcised. Tara is skeptical, but goes along, and after the exorcism her mother appears to be completely healed of her addiction. In the meantime, Tara and the owner of Merlotte's, Sam Merlotte, start a mutally beneficial relationship that ends as abruptly as it began when they both realize that they are catching feelings they never meant to catch for one another. Her propensity for driving away those that are close to her and the startling results of her mother's procedure lead Tara to believe that she is also possessed by a demon, and she returns to Miss Jeanette for her own exorcism. During the ritual, Miss Jeanette feeds Tara a concoction of peyote and ipecac which cause her to hallucinate and believe she's killed the demon after it attempts to take on the shape of Tara as a young girl. Later, Tara realizes that the exorcism was a scam. She has a breakdown that concludes with her crashing her car into a tree and being arrested for driving under the influence. Lettie Mae refuses to post Tara's bail and kicks her out of her house. As the first season draws to a close, Tara is taken under the wing of Maryann Forrester and it is under her care that Tara meets "Eggs" Benedict Talley.
During the second season, the control that Maryann exerts over Tara's life starts out subtly, but eventually grows into gaining control over the entire town of Bon Temps. Lettie Mae and Lafayette are eventually able to kidnap Tara from Maryann, and the combined efforts of Sookie and Bill Compton's powers free her of Maryann's control, but her devotion for Eggs inevitably drives her back to Maryann. At the conclusion of season two, Tara is finally freed of Maryann's control permanently, but she's unable to convince Eggs to move on from the events of his time with Maryann. Sookie helps Eggs remember everything he did while under the possessing power of Maryann, and afterward he tries to do the right thing and turn himself in to Andy Bellefleur. Unfortunately, Bellefleur is slow to believe Eggs' story, and Eggs becomes frustrated with him. Jason Stackhouse walks in on the Bellefleur/Eggs confrontation, misinterprets what is transpiring, and shoots Eggs in the head, killing him instantly.
Season three begins just after Eggs' murder. Tara remains insistent that Eggs was not at fault for killing the people Maryann had him sacrifice and despondent because she is at a loss for why happiness is so hard for her to find; the latter is something she reveals to Lafayette after he saves her from a suicide attempt. While dealing with the death of Eggs, she meets a mysterious vampire named Franklin, and later has sex with him. Though it was intended as a one night stand, Franklin seems to have taken a special interest in her.
Lafayette Reynolds
Lafayette Reynolds | |
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File:True blood lafayette reynolds.jpg Nelsan Ellis starring as Lafayette in True Blood, the TV series based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries. | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Nelsan Ellis |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | |
Family | Tara Thornton (cousin) Lettie Mae Thornton (aunt) Ruby Jean Reynolds (mother) |
Lafayette is a short order cook at Merlotte's, a drug dealer, a member of Jason's road crew, and a gay prostitute.
In the first season of the television series, Lafayette's storyline revolves around the fact that he is a dealer of vampire blood. His main source for this narcotic known by the street name 'V' is the vampire, Eddie Gauthier. By the end of season one, Eddie meets a terrible end, and as a result, Lafayette is taken prisoner by the vampire Eric Northman.
When season two begins, it is revealed that Eric has Lafayette locked in Fangtasia's dungeon. When Eric brings Lafayette to his office for questioning, Lafayette eventually proves forthcoming and so he believes that he is going to be released. He soon realizes that it is not the case when, to his great dismay, Eric has him returned to the dungeon once the interrogation is over. Lafayette devises a successful escape from the dungeon, but he is unable to leave Fangtasia itself because the door is locked. Ginger, a human employee, shoots Lafayette in the leg for trying to escape and he is taken to Eric's office where in light of the damage to his leg he suggests that Eric turn him. Eric neither accepts or denies his request; instead he, Pam, and Chow feed on Lafayette and then reimprison him in the dungeon. This is where Sookie finds him. She strikes a deal with Eric, and this is how Lafayette finally makes it back home. As season two draws to a close, Lafayette begins to display symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Season three begins with Lafayette dealing with his posttraumatic stress, Tara's grief over the loss of Eggs, and the fact that the Fangtasia vampires have coerced him into resuming his duties as a dealer of 'V'.
- Alfre Woodard is set to play Lafayette Reynolds' mother in Season 3.[8]
- Lafayette's character is the most changed from the novels, and other details have been changed around the fact that he does not die at the end of the first season. In the novels, it is the body of Lafayette, not Miss Jeanette, that is found in Andy Bellefleur's car. The character was preserved due to his popularity and to help support Tara's expanded role in the series.
- Season 3 introduces a new love interest, his mother's orderly Jesus Velasquez, played by Kevin Alejandro
Eric Northman
Eric Northman | |
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![]() Alexander Skarsgård starring as Eric Northman in True Blood | |
First appearance | "Escape from the Dragon House" |
Portrayed by | Alexander Skarsgård |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | |
Family | Godric (maker, deceased) Pam (progeny) Ulfrick[9] (father, deceased) Astrid[9] (mother, deceased) |
Eric Northman is the Sheriff of Area 5, a vampire district in Louisiana. A Swedish Viking warrior in life, he is over 1,000 years old and is a powerful member of the vampire community. He runs the vampire bar, Fangtasia, in Shreveport, and develops an interest in Sookie Stackhouse after discovering her unique ability to read minds during the first season. Immensely strong and the oldest vampire in Louisiana, he rips a man into pieces during the second season. In the eleventh episode of the second season, he admits to finding children "delicious" and flies through the air unaided. As sheriff he enforces vampire law, a duty that includes bringing Bill Compton to be tried by the Magister for killing a fellow vampire: Longshadow. Eric and Bill are portrayed as being in a strained form of conflict; Eric wanting Sookie but being unable to take her due to vampire etiquette, and Bill unable to act on his anger toward Eric due to being a vampire subject to Eric's jurisdiction as sheriff.
For several weeks during the second season, Eric holds Lafayette Reynolds prisoner at Fangtasia for selling V. After Lafayette's freedom is secured by Sookie, Eric convinces Lafayette to drink from him in order to heal wounds he sustained during his imprisonment. Though Lafayette is healed by drinking Eric's blood, it also binds him to the vampire, allowing Pam to order him to continue selling vampire blood at the behest of Eric and Sophie-Anne (the vampire queen of Louisiana and the supplier of the blood he's provided). Eric trades Lafayette's freedom (and a substantial sum of money) for Sookie's assistance in his search for Godric, the missing Sheriff of Area 9 in Dallas and his maker. Eric, still technically bound to Godric, is intensely loyal and cares deeply for his maker. This quality of the character is highlighted when Godric (who has grown weary of life after over 2,000 years of existence) decides to commit suicide by exposing himself to sunlight at dawn. When he first hears of Godric's desire to end his life, Eric shows anger, then breaks down weeping, begging his maker not to leave. Here Eric shows a vastly different side to his usually collected and taciturn personality. At first insistent on staying by Godric's side and dying with him, Eric does not leave until Godric invokes his authority as Eric's Maker to directly order him to leave.
Throughout the second season, Eric's interest in Sookie progresses from his initial curiosity to romantic attraction. This attraction comes to a head when he tricks Sookie into sucking silver bullets out of his body (ostensibly to save his life), resulting in her unintentionally consuming an unknown portion of his blood. Bill explains that all you need is one drop of blood. This causes Sookie to feel sexually attracted to Eric, and also allows Eric to monitor her emotions and location at all times. Eric's interest in Sookie is also what motivates him to arrange for Lorena (Bill's maker) to detain Bill in his own hotel room and allow Eric to be the one to aid Sookie in her need to escape the Fellowship of the Sun.
When Sam Merlotte asks Eric for his assistance in containing the havoc Maryann creates in Bon Temps, he makes it clear that he would gladly intervene if Sam were able to "give him" Sookie. Though Eric does ultimately decide to become involved, he is kept from taking an active role in the crisis in Bon Temps by being forced to indulge Sophie-Anne's penchant for idle chitchat and Yahtzee when he visits her for information.
At the beginning of the third season it is also revealed that Eric is aware of the werewolves who have taken Bill and, with Godric, masqueraded as SS during the Second World War, hunting Werewolves. His prejudice toward a specific group of Werewolves stems from his family being murdered by a group of them, who were ordered by a mysterious vampire which Eric learns to be Russell Edgington, the Vampire King of Mississippi. His feelings and attraction to Sookie are also more apparent, as he begins to have dreams of her in his sleep.
- Natasha Alam plays Yvetta, Eric’s new sexual partner and dancer at Fangtasia, during Season 3.[10]
Jessica Hamby
Jessica Hamby | |
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First appearance | "I Don't Wanna Know" |
Portrayed by | Deborah Ann Woll |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Hostess |
Family | Jordan Hamby[11] (father) Mrs Hamby[11] (mother) |
Jessica Hamby is a young vampire "made" by Bill as a part of his punishment for murdering a fellow vampire at the end of the first season. Having been raised in an overly strict family, she relishes the freedom that comes with being a vampire, but her petulant attitude tries Bill's patience. During season two, Jessica finds a love interest in Hoyt Fortenberry, but because she was a virgin before she was made vampire, her hymen grows back each time they have sex. Their relationship is put under strain when after a fight she attacks his mother. Distraught after her fight with Hoyt and his mother she feeds on a trucker, accidentally killing him. She is haunted by this and is eventually blackmailed by Franklin who uses the trucker against her. Her relationship with Hoyt is still strained due to her inability to talk about what she has done; he proceeds to make her jealous with another woman due to her ignoring him and mistakenly thinking she had moved on. Jessica becomes the new hostess at Merlotte's and is seen to be feuding with Arlene. She is portrayed by Deborah Ann Woll.
- Ben Lemon plays Jordan Hamby, Jessica's father.
- Cheryl White plays Mrs Hamby, Jessica's mother.
- Annalise Basso plays Eden Hamby, Jessica's little sister.
Pam
Pam | |
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First appearance | "Escape from Dragon House" |
Portrayed by | Kristin Bauer |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Bouncer, Eric's second-hand |
Family | Eric Northman (maker) |
Pam, made into a vampire by Eric before the events of the series, is introduced during the first season as his loyal (albeit lazy) assistant and the bouncer at Fangtasia. Though Pam's background has largely not been explored within True Blood, she and Eric occasionally speak to one another in Swedish. She also has claimed that she used to be a prostitute "a long, long time ago." Cynical and apparently devoid of feelings, she is often by Eric's side but does not accompany him to Dallas in the second season. After Lafayette is healed by Eric's blood, she enlists him to sell V for Eric.
Throughout the series, Pam often displays lesbian or bisexual tendencies.
Tommy Mickens
Tommy Mickens | |
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First appearance | "Bad Blood" |
Portrayed by | Marshall Allman |
In-universe information | |
Species | Shapeshifter |
Gender | Male |
Family | Melinda Mickens (mother) Joe Lee Mickens (father) |
Tommy is Sam's brother who first appears in Bad Blood. He is seen to be more in control of his shapeshifting abilites than Sam is. He has tried to kill Sam, and has stolen from him. He is shocked by the news of having a brother he never knew about. He has a strange relationship with Joe Lee. He is portrayed by Marshall Allman.
Alcide Herveaux
Alcide Herveaux | |
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First appearance | "It Hurts Me Too" |
Portrayed by | Joe Manganiello |
In-universe information | |
Species | Werewolf |
Gender | Male |
Spouse | Debbie Pelt (ex-fiance) |
Alcide is Sookie's werewolf bodyguard that Eric sent to her to accompany her on her trip to Jackson, Mississippi in an effort to find Bill. He is still struggling over his relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Debbie Pelt. He helps Sookie survive in werewolf meetings, and discovers that Russell Edgington is supplying Coot's pack with V. When he changes, he appears as a white wolf. He is portrayed by Joe Manganiello.
Series regular starting Season 4.
Recurring Characters
Arlene Fowler
Arlene Fowler | |
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First appearance | Novel Dead Until Dark Television "Strange Love" |
Created by | Charlaine Harris |
Portrayed by | Carrie Preston |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Occupation | Waitress |
Children | Coby Fowler (son)
Lisa Fowler (daughter) Currently pregnant |
Arlene Fowler is a fictional character in The Southern Vampire Mysteries, a series of ten books written by New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris. She is a waitress at Merlotte's. Arlene is introduced in the first novel, Dead Until Dark and appears in all subsequent novels. HBO's television series True Blood is based on this book series and the character of Arlene Fowler is portrayed somewhat differently. The character plays a part in most of the current storylines. She has been played by actress Carrie Preston since her character's debut on the series.[12] Arlene was created by writer Charlaine Harris in the Southern Vampire Mysteries. True Blood's creator, Allan Ball added the character into the show. Arlene has been married four times, and she is the mother of two children. While she has a good heart, she is often apt to resort to bigotry (directed at vampires) and openly disapproves of Sookie's relationship with Bill. Toward the end of the first season, she becomes engaged to her boyfriend Rene, but her happiness is short-lived when she discovers that he is the Bon Temps serial killer. When 'Rene' is killed by Sookie, Arlene tells Sookie that she wants her to check inside the head of her next would-be husband. In at the end of Season 1 and for the duration of Season 2, she begins a new relationship with Terry Bellefleur. In Season 3, Arlene begins to suspect that she is pregnant. By and by, she exhibits the typical symptoms of morning sickness. While Arlene hopes that the father is Terry, it is quite possible that Rene is the father.
Season 1 In the first season, we learn that Arlene is dating René Lenier. Arlene is vehemently racist toward vampires, and shows her obvious disapproval for Sookie's budding relationship with Bill. Arlene has two children, Lisa and Coby, from a previous marriage that ended when her husband abandoned her. When Arlene needs a babysitter so she and René can go out on a date, she asks Sookie to babysit her children. Upon dropping off her children, she finds Bill is there too. Irritated with Sookie for not having told her that Bill was present, she puts silver bracelets on her children in an effort to keep them safe from the vampire. Ironically, her fiance Lenier is discovered to have killed several women believed to have been with vampires. Once this is discovered, Arlene returns to Sookie, bearing flowers and crying hysterically.
Season 2 In the first episode of Season 2 Arlene is still struggling to come to terms with Rene's death and gets upset when she hears some people gossiping about them in the bar. Terry Bellefleur comes to the rescue by throwing them out and comforting her. Later in the season, Arlene begins a romance with Terry, but the new relationship is nearly ruined when the couple are both continuously under Maryann Forrester's influence. By the end of Season 2, however, everything is back to normal following Maryann's death, and Terry bonds with Arlene's kids.
Season 3 In the third episode of the third season of True Blood, Arlene learns that she is indeed pregnant, and that she became pregnant before her relationship with Terry began; therefore he cannot be the father. Due to Arlene's horror at this information, viewers are left wondering if the baby is Rene's.
- Alec Gray plays Coby Fowler and Laurel Weber plays Lisa Fowler, Arlene's children.
Terry Bellefleur
Terry Bellefleur | |
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First appearance | "The First Taste" |
Portrayed by | Todd Lowe |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Cook and marine |
Family | Andy Bellefleur (cousin) |
Terry Bellefleur, a cousin of Detective Andy Bellefleur, is an Iraq war veteran and works as one of the cooks at Merlotte's. He shows clear signs of posttraumatic stress disorder and has apparently spent time in a VA Hospital but, despite his unusual behavior, he is a gentle soul. While working at Merlotte's he begins to show interest in Arlene, and the two become romantically involved during the second season. Their relationship appears to progress more quickly than Terry wants under Maryann's influence.
Andy Bellefleur
Andy Bellefleur | |
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File:True Blood Andy Bellefleur.jpg Chris Bauer as Andy in True Blood | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Chris Bauer |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Sheriff (acting) |
Family | Terry Bellefleur (cousin) |
Detective Andy Bellefleur is a police detective in Bon Temps who is regularly disrespected by the town's citizens. He is assigned to investigate the series of murders that occur during the first season. Throughout the season, Jason Stackhouse is Andy's primary suspect even when evidence doesn't point toward him being responsible. Though he is initially praised for his actions, he begins drinking heavily once the true killer's identity is revealed. During one of his binges at Merlotte's, the body of Miss Jeanette is left in his car in the parking lot; making him a suspect in her death. Because of his nearly constant state of impairment during the second season, Sheriff Dearborne takes his badge, his gun, and suspends him from duty. There are signs that the Bellefleur family was more prominent in its past. Andy mentions that his family once owned the whole town. When Bill first hears Andy's name, he remarks at it. Possibly a descendant connection.
After Bud Dearborne resigns as sheriff in season 3, he names Andy as acting sheriff of Renard Parish.
Sheriff Bud Dearborne
Bud Dearborne | |
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First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | William Sanderson |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Sheriff of Renard Parish (retired) |
Sheriff Bud Dearborne is the sheriff of Renard Parish and an old friend of Sookie and Jason's deceased parents. While he is well-respected in the town of Bon Temps, he goes out of his way to show his distaste for vampires and vocally objects to Sookie's relationship with Bill. He doesn't believe Jason is the murderer in the first season. Despite the blatant prejudice he shows Bill, he regularly scolds Andy for being unfair and biased in his dealings with suspects. In Season Two, he investigates the murders of Miss Jeanette and Daphne. His attempts at identifying and locating their killer is complicated by the outrageous behavior of Bon Temps' residents while under Maryann's influence. During Season Three, Bud resigns as sheriff after becoming weary of the rash of bizarre murders occurring in Bon Temps.
Hoyt Fortenberry
Hoyt Fortenberry | |
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First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Portrayed by | Jim Parrack |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Road crew (Raynard Parish Public Works Department) |
Family | Maxine Fortenberry (mother) |
Hoyt Fortenberry is a friend of Jason and Rene who works on the road crew. Sweet and good-hearted, he is the only person whose thoughts are consistently kind when Sookie eavesdrops and is the first character (excluding Sookie) to first show kindness to Bill when he first arrives (Though he calls him "Vampire Bill"). Unlike Jason, he is extremely shy around women, and takes the prospect of forming a relationship seriously. For the majority of the first season he is bossed around by his mother, but stands up to her after Jason leaves his comfort zone to be with Amy. In the second season, he begins a relationship with Jessica, a newly turned vampire and Bill Compton's vampire-ward, later traveling to Dallas to be with her. Both virgins, the two have sex for the first time in the Dallas hotel. His relationship with Jessica becomes strained near the end of season 2 due to his mother and continues to be so due to Jessica's unwillingness to talk about accidentally killing a trucker. In Season 3, he moves in with Jason and attempts to make Jessica jealous with other women when she won't talk to him.
Lettie Mae Thornton
Lettie Mae Thornton | |
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First appearance | "The First Taste" |
Portrayed by | Adina Porter |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Unemployed |
Family | Tara Thornton (daughter) Lafeyette Reynolds (nephew) |
Letty Mae Thornton is Tara's abusive, alcoholic mother. After attacking and driving Tara away in a drunken stupor during the first season, she unexpectedly shows up at Adele Stackhouse's funeral and acts unusually composed. She convinces Tara to fund an exorcism to expel a demon that she is convinced is responsible for the terrible things she has done, and chooses to corrupt her because of her closeness with Jesus. While the fake exorcism appears to have the desired effect, it has become clear that she can be just as cruel sober. After Tara gets arrested for drunk driving, Letty refuses to pay for her daughter's bail. This leads to Maryann bailing out Tara.
In season 2, after Miss Jeanette gets her heart ripped out, Lettie Mae is called to the police station for questioning. While there, Tara tells her that the exorcism is fake but she doesn't believe it. She teams up with her nephew, Lafayette Reynolds, to forcibly remove Tara from living with Maryann and Eggs.
Lorena Krasiki
Lorena | |
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File:True Blood Lorena.jpg Mariana Klaveno as Lorena in True Blood | |
First appearance | "Sparks Fly Out" |
Portrayed by | Mariana Klaveno |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Female |
Family | Bill Compton (progeny) István (maker) |
Lorena is first introduced during flash back sequences to Bill's birth as a vampire in the first season, but is featured more prominently during season two. She gives Bill the "gift" of eternal life over a century before the events of the series when he is returning from service during the American Civil War. After Bill is made a vampire, the two live as lovers for approximately 70 years (Bill indicates to Sookie that he was turned in 1865, and a flashback scene from "Release Me" shows Bill and Lorena breaking up in 1935) before parting ways. Bill's refusal to adopt Lorena's disregard for human life makes their relationship miserable. Lorena is at first incredulous when Bill reveals this to her, but she reluctantly releases her hold on him when he threatens to commit suicide if she will not.
The two characters are reunited through Eric's machinations during season two. While investigating Godric's disappearance in Dallas, Eric sees an opportunity to drive a wedge between Bill and Sookie. He invites Lorena to Dallas, and asks her to detain Bill while Sookie infiltrates the Fellowship of the Sun. Though Lorena initially feigns disinterest, her feelings for Bill become evident while she holds him captive in his hotel room. Despite her being stronger and faster than Bill, he eventually escapes her to be with Sookie. Later, Godric stops her from attacking Sookie and reprimands her for her childish behavior considering her age.
Though Lorena does seem to reside in Bon Temps when she makes Bill, the two take to traveling the world while they are together. Her whereabouts between her breakup with Bill and the events of the series are unknown. After Godric forces her to leave his home, she took up residence in the house of the vampire King of Mississippi. Lorena was made vampire by István[13].
Queen of Louisiana (Sophie-Anne Leclerq)
Sophie-Anne Leclerq | |
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File:Sophie-Anne Leclerq.jpg Evan Rachel Wood as Queen Sophie-Anne | |
First appearance | "Frenzy" |
Portrayed by | Evan Rachel Wood |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Queen of Louisiana |
Sophie-Anne is the Vampire Queen of Louisiana. She is the one who forced Eric to get Lafayette to sell V to keep her fortune from running out. Her human lover, Hadley, is Sookie's cousin. She is seen as very cold and unforgiving, but full of useful information when it comes to supernatural creatures. She is portrayed by Evan Rachel Wood.
Other Characters - Season 1
Amy Burley
Amy Burley | |
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First appearance | "Burning House of Love" |
Last appearance | "You'll Be the Death of Me"; post-mortem flashback |
Portrayed by | Lizzy Caplan |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Amy Burley is Jason's bohemian, drug-addicted love interest. Originally from Connecticut, she becomes a drifter in the South to spite her rich parents. She becomes involved in environmental and drug culture while studying philosophy at Wellesley College. She meets Jason at Fangtasia during the first season and the two become involved with one another due to their mutual interest in V. However, their drug supply eventually runs out, and Amy kidnaps and drains the vampire Eddie Gauthier with Jason's assistance. Following a disagreement between Amy and Jason over the treatment of Eddie, Amy stakes him while he's in their custody. Jason is disgusted with her and makes her give up the drug, save for one last use. During this last use, Drew Marshall strangles her to death while Jason lies unknowingly at her side.
Eddie Gauthier
Eddie Gautier | |
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First appearance | "The Fourth Man in the Fire" |
Last appearance | "Scratches"; post-mortem |
Portrayed by | Stephen Root |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Unemployed |
Family | Wife Son |
Eddie Gautier is the vampire who supplies Lafayette with V in the first season. Before the series takes place, his relationship with his wife falls apart because he's gay. After he is kicked out of their house, his lack of good looks and sex appeal makes him unable to find a relationship with any human male. He becomes a vampire hoping that doing so would improve his dating life, but he continues to lead a sedentary existence as he is unable to glamor others. He spends most of his time watching television and supplying Lafayette with his blood in return for sexual favors (under the misconception that Lafayette has genuine affection for him). He is kidnapped by Jason and Amy to use as a blood supply, and is later staked by Amy after Jason attempts to free him. During the second season, Jason has a nightmare in which he wakes up to find Eddie lying beside him in the barracks at the Fellowship of the Sun.
Rene Lenier
Drew Marshall (aka Rene Lenier) | |
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First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Last appearance | "You'll Be the Death of Me" |
Portrayed by | Michael Raymond-James |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Road crew (Raynard Parish Public Works Department) |
Family | Cindy Marshall (sister, deceased) |
Drew Marshall was originally introduced in season one as Rene Lenier, Arlene's supposedly Cajun fiancé who worked on the road crew with Jason Stackhouse. He is the main antagonist at the end of season 1. Before the events of the series, he lived in Bunkie (a neighboring city to Bon Temps) and murdered his sister Cindy when he discovered she'd been sleeping with a vampire. He disappeared before the Bunkie police investigated his sister's death. Before moving to Bon Temps, he grew a goatee and learned how to speak with a Cajun accent. He eventually started a relationship with Arlene upon moving to town, but the events of the first season reveal that he began murdering women that (like his sister) he'd discovered had slept with vampires. While attempting to kill Sookie for being with Bill, he was distracted by Sam (in the shape of a dog), and Sookie was able to decapitate him with a shovel. In season two, it is revealed that rather than tell her children he was dead, Arlene Fowler told them he was on a "vacation with Jesus" as they had grown quite fond of him. In the finale however, the children reveal their suspicions that he is dead and are quite nonchalant about it. In season three, episode three "It hurts me too" Arlene discovers that she is pregnant and suspects that baby is Drew/Rene's, and not her current boyfriend Terry.
- Stacy Rippy plays Cindy Marshall, Drew's murdered sister.
Adele Hale Stackhouse
Adele Hale Stackhouse | |
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File:Lois-smith-as-adele-stackhouse 340x463.jpg Lois Smith starring as Adele Stackhouse | |
First appearance | "Strange Love" |
Last appearance | "You'll Be the Death of Me"; post-mortem flashback |
Portrayed by | Lois Smith |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Retired |
Family | Earl Stackhouse[2] (husband, deceased) Corbett Stackhouse[1] (son, deceased) |
Adele Stackhouse (née Hale) is Jason and Sookie's paternal grandmother. She is often referred to as Gran by both Jason and Sookie. She was portrayed by Lois Smith in season one of True Blood. When the character's son Corbett and daughter-in-law Michelle die in a flash flood, she is left to raise her grandchildren Sookie and Jason. Adele is portrayed as a motherly figure, not only to Sookie and Jason but to their friends as well (most notably Tara Thornton). Adele's interest in history prompts her to lead a Civil War historic group called "The Descendants of the Glorious Dead."
When Sookie first tells Adele about meeting Bill Compton, Adele becomes interested in learning about his history, and the history of Bon Temps. She is the only character shown as being supportive of Sookie's relationship with Bill, and invites Bill to speak for her historic society. Following the club meeting, Sookie returns home and finds Adele murdered in the kitchen. At the end of the season, her attacker is revealed as being Rene Lenier, a close friend of Jason Stackhouse.
Other Characters - Season 2
Sarah Newlin
Sarah Newlin | |
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First appearance | "Nothing But the Blood" |
Portrayed by | Anna Camp |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Female |
Spouse | Steve Newlin |
Sarah Newlin is the wife of Rev. Steve Newlin. She claims to have originally supported vampire rights before the events of the series, but she changes her mind after her sister disappears, which she connects to her sister's involvement with vampires. During season two, it's implied that she moves Jason Stackhouse from the Fellowship camp into her home so that she can be close to him. The two characters engage in an affair, though their relationship dissolves when her husband connects him with the arrival of Sookie Stackhouse at the church. She disagrees with Steve's methods in regards to starting a vampire war.
Steve Newlin
Steve Newlin | |
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First appearance | "Mine" |
Portrayed by | Michael McMillian |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Preacher |
Family | Rev Theodore Newlin (father, deceased) |
Spouse | Sarah Newlin |
Rev. Steve Newlin is the head of the Fellowship of the Sun, an anti-vampire church that Jason joins, and a major antagonist of season 2. His father is killed in the first season, an event he blames on vampires; Stan later confirms the accusation. During the second season, he's featured using the Fellowship organization to engage in what he believes is a war between vampires and humans. He strongly believes that all vampires are evil and should be destroyed. Though the kidnapping he arranges for Sookie when she arrives in Dallas is unsuccessful, he later takes her hostage when she tries to infiltrate the church in order to investigate the disappearance of Godric, Eric's maker. In the post-mortem to season 3, episode 6, it is revealed he and Sarah are getting divorced and that Steve is experiencing "tax-related issues."
Maryann Forrester
Maryann Forrester | |
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First appearance | "I Don't Wanna Know" |
Last appearance | "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" |
Portrayed by | Michelle Forbes |
In-universe information | |
Species | Maenad |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | "Social worker" |
Maryann Forrester is a wealthy, mysterious "social worker" and the main antagonist throughout the second season. Before the events of the series, she has a brief encounter with Sam Merlotte when he is seventeen. He invades her home, a stark naked virgin, and while looting the house picks up a statue representing the mother of her deity: Dionysus (referred to as "the god who comes"). Maryann takes his arrival and interest in the statue as being a sign that he is "the vessel"; a mysterious unknown ingredient to a ritual all maenads seek to perform in order to lure their god to Earth in order to be ravished and devoured. They have a brief romance ending with Sam stealing some of her belongings and $100,000 in cash before she is able to sacrifice him. She's drawn back to Bon Temps by a faux exorcism performed on Tara Thornton (sacrificing the "exorcist," Miss Jeanette, in hopes that she's an actual supernatural and the vessel), but her attention eventually turns toward Sam. In her first appearance within the series, Maryann stands naked in the middle of the road with Daphne Landry (a shapeshifter in the form of a pig at the time), forcing Tara to crash her car into a nearby tree. Tara is arrested for driving while under the influence, Maryann posts her bail after Lettie Mae refuses, invites her into her "home," and introduces her to "Eggs" Benedict Talley. Maryann appeals to Tara as a friend and mother-figure, and uses her parties, marijuana, and Eggs' appeal as a romantic interest to slowly gain control over Tara's life.
Maryann possesses an assortment of strange abilities which include: enhanced strength, superhuman speed, the power to influence or control the behavior of others, forcing shapeshifters into changing shape, immortality, blood that is black and toxic when consumed by vampires, being invulnerable to bullets, feed off of the energy of humans and the ability to transform her hands into claws that secrete a powerful neurotoxin able to neutralize the healing effects of vampire blood in humans. Maryann uses this final ability to attack Sookie Stackhouse; as a result, Bill Compton takes her to Eric Northman in order to keep her from dying from the poison delivered in the wound. Daphne also says Maryann can do other things to other supernatural creatures, though these are not specified. During the second season (with Bill and Sookie out of Bon Temps), she uses her powers to take control of the town, holds several bacchanalia and makes repeated attempts to capture Sam so that she can sacrifice him. She initially uses Daphne to bait Sam by seducing him, but this plan proves unsuccessful. Maryann finds another use for Daphne when she hypnotizes Eggs, has him kill Daphne and then dumps her body in the freezer at Merlotte's (implicating Sam as her killer). Sam is arrested for the crime, but he escapes the Bon Temps jail before Maryann is able to collect him for her sacrifice. Enraged, she captures most of Bon Temps under her thrall and forces them to hunt down Sam. Though the residents of Bon Temps are unable to successfully detain Sam for her, Lafayette Reynolds captures Sookie once he's under Maryann's power.
Maryann becomes captivated with Sookie after she's attacked with an unexplained display of light projected from the waitress' hands (something she likens to being attacked with "nature herself"). Sookie is unable to recreate the experience on command, but Maryann claims that the girl clearly isn't human as she's unable to possess her or draw energy off of her. Regardless, by having Sookie as the "maid of honor" in her ritual, she hopes to draw out Sam, who will in turn draw out Dionysus. Bill eventually arrives with Sam in tow, and agrees to trade him for Sookie. Eggs stabs Sam through the heart; Maryann painting her throat with his blood, and confirming he is in fact the vessel. Sookie destroys a large shrine Maryann has constructed for her god, sending the maenad into a rage. Sookie flees when Maryann transforms her hands into claws, but Maryann pursues. She pauses before attacking Sookie when she catches sight of a white bull. Believing it to be her god, Maryann approaches him, and allows herself to be gored upon one of his horns. The bull transforms into Sam (healed by Bill's blood; part of a plan to trap her from the beginning) and he crushes her black heart in his hand. Before dying, Maryann utters in confusion "was there no god?"
Godric
Godric | |
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File:Godric.jpg Allan Hyde as Godric in True Blood | |
First appearance | "Never Let Me Go" |
Last appearance | "Beautifully Broken"; post-mortem flashback |
Portrayed by | Allan Hyde |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Vampire sheriff |
Family | Eric Northman (progeny) |
Godric was the vampire sheriff of Area 9, a designation for an area including Dallas, Texas. Despite being at least 2,000 years old (or at least more than 3000, if Russell Egington's claims of his age in Season 3 are truthful), he still possesses the same body he had when he died: that of a teenage boy with tribal tattoos. He is depicted as being friendly toward humans, interested in their well-being, and supportive of a peaceful co-existence between vampires and human beings. Eric Northman claims "there are none above him in the New World," referring to the physical power he has accumulated as the oldest vampire in the Americas.
When he goes missing, Eric sends Sookie Stackhouse and Hugo to the Dallas area to look for him. It's discovered that he's being held prisoner by the Fellowship of the Sun for a ritual execution. While infiltrating the Fellowship, Sookie is captured and attacked by one of their members, Gabe. Before Gabe is able to rape Sookie, Godric appears and rescues her by breaking her assailant's neck. Conflict at the institute comes to a head with a standoff between the Fellowship's members and a vampire force led by Stan (one of Godric's lieutenants). Godric is able to defuse the incident without bloodshed, however the Fellowship retaliates by sending a suicide bomber to his home, destroying three vampires and killing two human companions.
When asked how a vampire as powerful as he becomes captured by humans, Godric reveals that he's taken into their custody willingly, believing that allowing himself to be killed by anti-vampire fanatics would bring about some sort of reconciliation. He takes the blame for both what Nan Flanagan describes as a "PR disaster" and the deaths from the bombing, resigning as sheriff at her recommendation. After such a long life, Godric finds himself weary of his existence and chooses to expose himself to sunlight at dawn on the roof of the Hotel Carmilla.
Daphne Landry
Daphne Landry | |
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First appearance | "Nothing but the Blood" |
Last appearance | "Timebomb"; post-mortem flashback |
Portrayed by | Ashley Jones |
In-universe information | |
Species | Shapeshifter |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Waitress |
Daphne Landry is a waitress hired at Merlotte's when Sookie Stackhouse leaves for Dallas in season two. She claims to have some experience working at the Cracker Barrel in Alexandria, Louisiana during her interview, though (despite an obvious effort) she proves to be consistently inept in accomplishing what's expected of her as a waitress. She is revealed to have strange claw marks on her back that are eventually revealed to be a trademark of Maryann Forrester's; also found on Miss Jeanette's corpse and inflicted on Sookie early on in season two. After beginning to tentatively flirt with Sam Merlotte, she reveals that not only does she know that he's a shapeshifter, but that she's a shapeshifter as well. The two begin a romance soon after, but when Daphne lures Sam to one of Maryann's bacchanalia, it becomes clear that their relationship was all a plan to trap Sam for her mistress in the first place. As Daphne is unable to secure Sam as a sacrifice, a possessed "Eggs" Talley carves out her heart at Maryann's command instead.
Luke McDonald
Luke McDonald | |
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First appearance | "Keep This Party Going" |
Last appearance | "I Will Rise Up" |
Portrayed by | Wes Brown |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Soldier of the Sun |
Luke McDonald is a member of the Fellowship of the Sun depicted as a friend, enemy, and rival of Jason Stackhouse at different points of the second season. Growing up in Odessa, Texas, he signs up to join a training camp for the Fellowship of the Sun (an anti-vampire church) when a knee injury prevents him from joining the military or maintaining a college football scholarship. On the bus ride there, he bonds with Jason Stackhouse, though he later becomes jealous of the amount of attention Jason receives. At camp, Luke tells Jason that the only reason that Sarah likes him is because she wants to sleep with him, making his resentment clear to everyone. Luke is eventually selected to join the Soldiers of the Sun, though his initial performance is poor due to his attempts at out-pacing Jason. Though a bitter animosity grows between the two characters, they make amends when Jason helps Luke climb over a fence he is too exhausted to scale.
After the confrontation between Stan's vampires and the Fellowship, it initially appears that Luke has left his position with the Soldiers of the Sun. Later, at Godric's gathering, he arrives with a bomb strapped to his chest. After detonating the bomb, he's killed in the explosion along with (according to Isabel) three vampires and two human companions. The character was part of various interactive internet campaigns related to the show; including a fictional blog and YouTube channel.
"Eggs" Benedict Talley
"Eggs" Benedict Talley | |
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First appearance | "To Love is to Bury" |
Last appearance | "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'" |
Portrayed by | Mehcad Brooks |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
"Eggs" Benedict Talley is a guest of Maryann Forrester's who has a less than reputable past; he gradually begins a romantic relationship with Tara Thornton during the second season. After he and Maryann move into Sookie Stackhouse's house, the water heater breaks, and he travels out of town with Tara. During the drive, he leads the two to a site where a human sacrifice seemingly took place; later this suspicion is confirmed with the victim identified as Miss Jeanette. Unnerved by the experience, he becomes increasingly more alarmed every time he is unable to account for his whereabouts when he "blacks out" (more specifically, when Maryann has taken control of his actions). As the season progresses, his relationship with Tara becomes more intense. Even when Maryann's control over him is total, he misses her when she's been kidnapped by Lafayette Reynolds and Lettie Mae Thornton. It also becomes apparent that Eggs has likely murdered a number of supernaturals and potential supernaturals during his relationship with Maryann. When Daphne is no longer of use to Maryann, he removes her heart while under Maryann's control. In the final episode of the season, he stabs Sam Merlotte through the heart as well during Maryann's ritual. Once he's freed of Maryann's influence, he has a complete breakdown upon finding blood all over his hands. Later, he asks Sookie to help him regain his memories. Finally being shown the deaths of those he killed under Maryann's control, he becomes lost in guilt and confusion.
Later that night, he approaches Andy Bellefleur with a large ritual knife, looking to confess for the crimes he committed. Deeply disturbed, he attacks Andy in his confusion and knocks the detective to the ground. Trying to protect his friend, Jason Stackhouse shoots Eggs and kills him. However, Andy takes Jason's gun and quickly dismisses him before people come out for the gunshot, taking the responsibility upon himself.
Other Characters - Season 3
Jesus Velasquez
Jesus Velasquez | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | Kevin Alejandro |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Hospital Orderly |
Jesus is introduced in the 3rd season as a potential love interest to Lafayette. On their first meeting, he seems to take an immediate interest in Lafayette, followed by a personal visit to Merlotte's to spend time with Lafayette while he is at work.
Russell Edgington
Russell Edgington | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | Denis O'Hare |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Vampire King of Mississippi |
Spouse | Talbot (consort & progeny) |
Russell Edgington is the Vampire King of Mississippi and the main antagonist of season three. His consort is Talbot, who acts as a deceptively gracious host to guests at their opulent mansion. Russell first appears to "rescue" Bill Compton from a pack of werewolves, only to reveal that the werewolves are in his employ and that they were sent to bring Bill to Jackson for an audience with the King. Russell extends his hospitality to Bill - in the form of dinner and a silver-lined room - whom he wishes to recruit into his service. Russell is aware of Sophie-Anne's illegal activities in Louisiana and hopes to blackmail her into marrying him, thus uniting their two territories. Ironically, it is revealed in "9 Crimes" that he is supplying his own blood to the werewolves who serve him.
Sookie learns from the leader of a rival wolf pack that Russell has had a wolf pack serving him for many centuries. When Eric Northman arrives at Russell's mansion looking for Bill, Russell suggests that he reevaluate his loyalty to Sophie-Anne. While being given a tour of Russell's collection by Talbot (to get away from Lorena), Eric recognizes a crown as having belonged to his father, Ulfric. Eric realizes that there is a very good chance that Russell is the one who murdered his family over a thousand years ago.
As with many vampires in the series, Russell displays a great deal of interest in Sookie Stackhouse. He asks Bill about her and buys information about her from Franklin Mott. When Sookie repels his minions with the burst of light she used on Maryann, Russell is ominously thrilled instead of shocked.
When Bill Compton leaps onto Russell's shoulders to stake him in I Got a Right to Sing the Blues (Episode 6), Russell knocks Bill into the ceiling simply with a shrug. He then reveals that he is nearly 3,000 years old.
Debbie Pelt
Debbie Pelt | |
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First appearance | "9 Crimes" |
Portrayed by | Brit Morgan |
In-universe information | |
Species | Werewolf |
Gender | Female |
Spouse | Coot (fiancee) Alcide Herveaux (ex-boyfriend) |
Debbie is Alcide's ex-girlfriend, who is currently engaged to Coot and addicted to V. She is seen as a screwed-up girl heavily addicted to drugs. She becomes a member of Coot's pack after Sookie and Alcide discover Russell Edgington is the supplier of Coot's Pack's V. She is portryaed by Brit Morgan.
Franklin Mott
Franklin Mott | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | James Frain |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Franklin is an evil vampire who works for Russell Edgington. He is first seen when he hooks up with Tara. He then reveals his true colors when he blackmails Jessica into telling him all she knows about Bill. He then bites and ties up Tara and takes her to Russell's mansion. He is emotionally unstable and wants Tara to become his vampire bride. In order for Tara to escape and find Sookie, she mercilessly bludgeons him using a medieval morning star (weapon). He is portrayed by James Frain.
Crystal Norris
Crystal Norris | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | Lindsay Pulsipher |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Crystal is a love interest for Jason introduced in Beautifully Broken. Not much is known about Crystal other than she is involved with a family of drug users and dealers. In episode 6, she is revealed to have a fiancee although she is attracted to Jason. She is portrayed by Lindsay Pulsipher.
Coot
Cooter | |
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First appearance | "Bad Blood" |
Portrayed by | Grant Bowler |
In-universe information | |
Species | Werewolf |
Gender | Male |
Coot is the leader of his werewolf pack that were responsible for kidnapping Bill Compton on Russell Edgington's request. He is engaged to Debbie, Alcide's ex-girlfriend. He is seen as immature, wild, and crazy. He is portrayed by Grant Bowler.
Talbot
Talbot | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | Theo Alexander |
In-universe information | |
Species | Vampire |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Vampire consort of Mississippi |
Family | Russell Edgington (maker) |
Spouse | Russell Edgington |
Talbot is Russell Edgington's consort, turned by him some 700 years ago. He is seen to be very sensitive, taking interruptions to his carefully planned dinners and damage to his mansion very personally. Talbot has a liking for Eric Northman and seems to be totally uninterested in Russell's political plans. He is portrayed by Theo Alexander.
Melinda Mickens
Melinda Mickens | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | J. Smith-Cameron |
In-universe information | |
Species | Shapeshifter |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Unemployed |
Family | Tommy Mickens (son) Sam Merlotte (son) |
Spouse | Joe Lee Mickens |
Melinda is Sam's biological mother, who gave him up for adoption. She is also the mother of Tommy, and the wife of Joe Lee. She is seen as a poor mother, who tries to use Sam to get things from him. She is portrayed by J. Smith-Cameron.
Joe Lee Mickens
Joe Lee Mickens | |
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First appearance | "Beautifully Broken" |
Portrayed by | Cooper Huckabee |
In-universe information | |
Species | Human |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Unemployed |
Family | Tommy Mickens (son) Sam Merlotte (son) |
Spouse | Melinda Mickens (wife) |
Joe Lee is Sam's biological father, who gave him up for adoption along with his birth mother. He is also the father of Tommy, and husband to Melinda. He tries to use Sam to get things from him and is hiding a secret. He is portrayed by Cooper Huckabee.
See also
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