Sam Merlotte is a fictional character from The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series, written by author Charlaine Harris . He is introduced in the first novel of the series, Dead Until Dark . In True Blood , the HBO television adaptation, Sam is portrayed by actor Sam Trammell .
69-415: At the beginning of the series, Sam Merlotte is Sookie Stackhouse 's employer and the owner of Merlotte's Bar and Grill in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. Sam is a shape shifter (or "shifter") and has the ability to physically transform into an animal he has seen (and imprinted on) at will. When Sam is introduced, the existence of shape shifters is not public knowledge (unlike vampires following
138-814: A narcotic . Sookie is later attacked by the Rattrays but Bill saves Sookie and kills her attackers. Jason and Bill both become suspects in a series of murders, due to the presence of fang marks on the victims and to their previous relationships with Jason. After Jason is arrested, Sookie visits a vampire bar, Fangtasia, in an attempt to discover if any vampires knew the victims. Sookie meets vampire sheriff Eric Northman , who discovers her telepathy. Sookie uses this ability to help Eric discover that vampire Long Shadow has been embezzling from Fangtasia. A confrontation ensues and Eric saves Sookie's life by staking Long Shadow when he attacks her. Sookie discovers her Gran, Adele , has been murdered. Bill leaves to improve his position in
207-401: A baby, feels she should try to be the great mother that she never had. Claude reveals that Tara is having twins, a boy and a girl. She gives birth to a daughter named Sara Sookie and a son named Robert Thornton, with help from Sookie. She and JB go through financial problems after the birth of the twins. To Tara's annoyance, JB starts work as a stripper at Hooligans, a bar owned by Claude. After
276-565: A crush on since childhood, takes her back to his house to recover. They kiss, but then Jason confesses to having shot Eggs. Tara leaves his house and goes back to Merlotte's where she finds Sam. The two spend another night together. When Sam reveals his shape-shifting secret to her, she leaves his house and goes back to her mother's, where she finds Lettie Mae in an intimate situation with Reverend Daniels. Overwhelmed, Tara leaves Bon Temps for New Orleans , where she changes her first name to Toni and finds work as an MMA -style cage fighter. Tara starts
345-622: A reason "sensible Sookie" would "do such a crazy thing" which led to her giving Sookie the power of telepathy. In an interview Harris stated that making Sookie telepathic is "the worst thing I could think of to do to anybody". She explained this further saying, "it would just be absolutely horrible to know what people really thought about you." Harris felt that there are "definitely elements of Sookie in me—or, more correctly, there are elements of me in her. [...] I wish I were as brave as she is!" Harris said that when writing for Sookie it is, "second nature to me to step into Sookie's skin". Anna Paquin
414-415: A relationship until it's revealed that she's working for Maryann and trying to lure him into a trap. When Maryann murders her, Sam becomes the prime suspect. In the season finale, Sam and Bill concoct a scheme to eliminate Maryann. Sam shifts into a white bull, the symbol for Maryann's god; with her defenses down, Sam impales her with his horns and transforms back to his human self to tear out her heart. At
483-409: A relationship with another fighter, Naomi, but eventually returns to Bon Temps and, through her association with the medium Marnie Stonebrook, becomes entangled in the vampires' battle against necromancy . Shortly afterward, she pushes Sookie out of the way of a shotgun blast from Debbie Pelt, and the buckshot hits Tara in the head and neck. After being shot and left for dead, Tara is turned into
552-743: A sexual encounter with Sam, she displays some of her powers. Frightened, Sam stole a change of clothes and $ 100,000 in cash from her dresser while Maryann showered, escaping and later using the money to buy the local bar in Bon Temps. In the third season of the series, Sam travels to Arkansas to find his biological family, the Mickens. He discovers that his biological mother, Melinda, and his younger brother, Tommy, are also shapeshifters. Soon after they meet, he learns that his father has repeatedly forced his mother and Tommy to compete in dog fights. Disgusted, Sam takes Tommy to live with him back to Bon Temps. In
621-425: A shifter. Sam rebuffs her. Alcide, now packmaster of Mississippi, asks him to return Emma to her grandmother. Sam refuses and Emma is forcibly taken by Alcide and Martha. He encounters Nicole again when she approaches the werewolf pack intending to tell their story. Using this as a distraction, Sam takes Emma back and ultimately rescues Nicole when she is attacked by the pack. He eventually returns Emma to Martha under
690-466: A strong instinct to transform during the full moon. He is a reserved person and does not easily express his feelings. Although he is welcomed and accepted by the community of Bon Temps, he does not have many friends and few people know his past. In Dead Until Dark , Sookie is working as a waitress at Sam's bar. Sam is romantically interested in Sookie; although they have kissed on more than one occasion,
759-491: A vampire by Pamela Swynford De Beaufort at the request of Lafayette and Sookie. Tara attacks Lafayette and Sookie upon awaking, resentful that they turned her into a vampire. Pam gives her work at Fangtasia first as a bartender, and later as a dancer. As the fifth season progresses, Tara becomes more comfortable with her new life, befriends fellow new vampire Jessica Hamby , and begins to develop romantic feelings for Pam. During Eric Northman and Bill Compton 's involvement with
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#1732779942727828-427: A vampire with coercive actions, while Tara attempts to soothe him with compliance while plotting her own escape. She escapes him on her second attempt and makes it back to Bon Temps, where she seeks help in a rape survivors' group. Franklin confronts her in the parking lot of Merlotte's Bar and Grill a few nights later and attempts to kidnap her again. Jason Stackhouse arrives and kills Franklin. Jason, whom Tara has had
897-469: A werepanther. Alcide's jealous girlfriend, Debbie Pelt , breaks into Sookie's house and tries to shoot her but Eric takes the bullet before Sookie shoots Debbie. Sookie learns several were-animals and shape-shifters have been shot and injured, including Sam. Sookie gets a replacement Bartender, Charles Twining, from Eric. Jason is blamed by Calvin Norris , leader of Hotshot, for the shootings. Sookie's house
966-478: A werewolf to whom he would then give fairy blood, thus making them irresistible to Eric. Claude hoped that if Sookie were unhappy Niall would be drawn away from Faery. Jannalyn is tried by the Shreveport pack and she fights to the death with Mustapha. Sookie realizes Jannalyn is edging towards Alcide, whom Sookie warns. Alcide moves out of the way and Jannalyn kills Sam. Jannalyn herself is then killed. Sookie uses
1035-505: Is Claudine's unborn child's father, Colman . Colman had planned to kill Sookie but decides that he wants her arrested instead. Alexei kills humans uncontrollably before he tries to kill Eric and Pam. Eric kills Alexei; Colman kills Appius; Eric kills Colman. Sookie and Claude free Dermot from a spell under which he had gone mad. Sookie asks Amelia to break her blood bond with Eric, which she does. Sookie learns Mr. Cataliades , having given Sookie's grandmother and grandfather some of his blood,
1104-569: Is a Louisiana native in her twenties and lifelong friend of the main protagonist, Sookie Stackhouse . The books establish that Tara's parents were abusive alcoholics. The television show expands Tara's family to include her cousin Lafayette Reynolds and his mother, Ruby Jean Reynolds . Tara has two siblings, a brother and a sister. They left Bon Temps and Tara behind as soon as they were able to. In Living Dead in Dallas , Tara
1173-575: Is a telepathic waitress working in Merlotte's Bar and Grill in Bon Temps, Louisiana . She and her brother, Jason , were raised by their grandmother, Adele Stackhouse, after their parents were killed in a car accident. As a child, Sookie was molested by her great-uncle, Bartlett Hale. She meets and falls in love with Bill Compton , a vampire to whom she is attracted partly because she cannot read his mind. Sookie saves Bill from Denise and Mack Rattray who intend to drain their victim's blood for use as
1242-517: Is a telepath. The Louisiana town of Bon Temps—along with the rest of the world—is about to be rocked with some big supernatural news: like the vampires before them, the Were people—humans with the ability to change into animals—are about to reveal themselves to humanity. Telepathic barmaid Sookie Stackhouse is apprehensive about the revelation, given the way some people in the small town revile anyone with extraordinary powers, including Sookie herself. While
1311-549: Is attacked by werewolves while on a date with Quinn. Sookie learns that her vampire cousin, Hadley Delahoussaye , has been murdered. Hadley's landlord, witch Amelia Broadway , had put Hadley's apartment under a spell but when the spell is broken Sookie and Amelia are attacked by newly turned vampire Jake Purifoy who does not rise due to Amelia's spell. Sookie and Amelia are taken to the hospital where Bill, while being pressured by Eric, reveals that he had been asked to move to Bon Temps to learn more about Sookie's telepathy. Sookie tells
1380-520: Is being held captive. Freyda, the Oklahoma vampire Queen, plans to make Eric her consort. Donald arrives at Sookie's house demanding that she give him the contents of the furniture she has sold him and then he pulls a knife on her. Mr. Cataliades kills him and informs Sookie that others know of the Cluviel Dor. Bill and Sookie retrieve Colton, whom Felipe has kidnapped, as he was present when Victor
1449-404: Is depicted as a very angry and wounded individual. Tara leaves her mother's house and moves into Lafayette's home. The discovery of a hidden webcam in his bathroom results in her moving out into her own apartment. After her mother undergoes an exorcism, Tara briefly moves back in with her, but is then arrested for driving under the influence, so Lettie Mae kicks Tara back out. Tara is bailed out by
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#17327799427271518-547: Is engaged to "Eggs" Benedict Talley , but this relationship ends when a secret sex party they attend goes awry. She then opens up a clothing store called "Tara's Togs" and briefly dates the vampire Franklin Mott . He dumps her and gives her to the vampire Mickey , a sadist, from whom Sookie and the vampire Eric Northman must rescue her. During the events of All Together Dead , Tara and JB du Rone elope. Tara confides to Sookie that she's pregnant, and though did not plan on having
1587-511: Is forced to make a live television announcement in Steve's form. Halfway through the interview, Luna shifts back into her real form on camera and reveals the existence of shifters to the world. Sick from her extensive skin-walking, Luna dies in the first episode of the sixth season after making Sam promise to take care of Emma. In the sixth season, Sam meets Nicole Wright, a supernatural rights activist, who approaches him hoping to tell his story as
1656-438: Is injured. While receiving medical treatment at Russell's mansion, Sookie learns that Bill is being tortured in the pool house. Sookie kills Lorena and saves Bill and as the escape, Sookie locks herself in the back of a truck with him as Alcide and Tara drive the truck. Deprived of blood, Bill drinks from Sookie. When Alcide pulls over to pee on the side of the road, Tara finds Sookie nearly dead. Tara throws Bill out to leave him in
1725-518: Is missing would mean political disaster for Sophie-Anne. A group of Werewolves kidnaps Sookie and takes her to the Pelt family . With help from Eric, Sookie is able to resolve her differences with the Pelts. Sookie and Quinn attend the party Sophie-Anne and her husband, Peter Threadgill , throw in celebration of their new union. Peter attempts to take over Louisiana and in the violence, Quinn is injured. Peter
1794-510: Is missing. Sookie also finds that she is part fairy after having discovered that her grandmother had had two children with a half-fairy. While her grandfather is dead, her great-grandfather Niall Brigant , who is a fairy prince, wants to meet her. Sookie discovers that a pack of werewolves has begun killing the Shreveport pack and is entangled in a brief war between the two, with the Shreveport pack winning and Alcide its leader. Felipe de Castro , vampire king of Nevada , kills Sophie-Anne and all of
1863-554: Is nearly shot. Emma escapes to her grandmother Martha Bozeman and her werewolf pack in Shreveport. The assailants turn out to be an anti-supernatural gang led by former sheriff Bud Dearborne. Emma is abducted by Russell Edgington and Steve Newlin and taken to the Vampire Authority. Sam and Luna manage to infiltrate the Authority headquarters. Sam finds Steve's room and convinces Luna to skinwalk as Steve to rescue Emma. Luna
1932-568: Is persuaded by Eric's second in command, Pam Ravenscroft , to allow him to live with her. Sookie learns that a witch coven is believed responsible for Eric's memory loss. Jason goes missing. Sookie has sex with Eric and falls in love with him. Bill shoots the witch responsible for Eric’s memory loss and Pam’s curse(resulting in it being broken). Sookie uses her fae powers on Eric causing him to get his memory back. Jason has been kidnapped and held in Hotshot by Crystal and Coot, who tried to turn him into
2001-441: Is portrayed by Anna Paquin . Sookie was created by Charlaine Harris . Harris stated that she decided to "shake up my writing style by trying something new". The author said that to do this she would include "all the elements I loved: mystery, the supernatural, bloody adventure, and a dash of romance. And since people had told me for years that I had a great sense of humor, I thought it would be interesting to try to include that in
2070-717: Is responsible for her telepathic abilities. Sookie sells some furniture to an antiques store where the owner, Donald Calloway, finds a secret compartment containing a letter from her grandmother and an object called a Cluviel Dor. Sookie's grandmother explains that the Cluviel Dor is a magical fairy love object which allows the possessor one wish and that it is now Sookie's. Sandra Pelt, Debbie's sister, hires people to kill Sookie, but they fail to do so. She then holds Sam and girlfriend Jannalyn Hopper at gunpoint, forcing them to take her to Sookie's house. Sookie shoots Sandra before Jannalyn kills her. Sookie, Eric and Pam plot to kill Victor and they succeed. Sookie struggles with what to do with
2139-464: Is set on fire but Sookie is rescued by her fairy godmother, Claudine Crane . A dead man is found outside and is blamed for the fire. Sookie is shot. While trying with Sam to track down the shooter, Sookie is confronted by Merlotte's employee Sweetie Des Arts who reveals herself as the shooter and then also shoots Tray Dawson , a werewolf protecting Sookie sent by Calvin, before being shot dead by Andy Bellefleur . Charles attacks Sookie and reveals that he
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2208-410: Is the only sibling to inherit the shape shifting ability, as lore states only the first-born of a shapeshifting couple inherits the ability to change. All shapeshifters have a "go-to" animal, based on which feels most similar to their personality. Sam's preferred shape is a border collie. (In the eighth novel, he transforms into a lion to protect Sookie from werewolves.) Like all shapeshifters, Sam feels
2277-639: Is treated by Dr Ludwig as instructed by Eric. Eric then sends Sookie to Dallas to search for a missing vampire. Sookie goes to the Fellowship of the Sun church where the Dallas vampires believe the missing vampire to be. The Dallas vampire's associate Hugo accompanies Sookie, who discovers that he is a traitor. Eric is injured while protecting Sookie when trying to escape the church. Eric then tricks Sookie into ingesting his blood so that he will be connected to her. Sookie returns to Bon Temps after arguing with Bill but
2346-899: Is ultimately killed and Sookie then returns to Bon Temps. Sookie agrees for the benefit of Sophie-Anne to listen to the thoughts of humans at The Summit, attended by powerful vampires. Sophie-Anne is accused of killing her husband, though Sookie knows that she is innocent. Sookie discovers a bomb planted outside of the Louisiana suite and warns Sophie-Anne. At Sophie-Anne's trial Sookie helps to prove that Sophie-Anne's accusers are being manipulated. Sophie-Anne's child, Andre Paul , forces Sookie to exchange blood with him to try to tie Sookie to Sophie-Anne. Eric exchanges blood with Sookie to prevent Sookie being tied to Andre. This exchange with Eric causes Sookie to become more closely bonded to Eric. Sookie and fellow telepath Barry Horowitz , who met previously in Dallas, learn that multiple bombs have been planted in
2415-463: Is under the influence of vampire blood, trying to tell her something about their past. In episode 8, it is revealed Tara had an abusive father who left them after a fight with Lettie Mae. During the fight, a young Tara pulls out her father's gun and almost shoots him but decides to bury the gun in the yard, resulting in his departure. At the end of the series, Tara and Lettie Mae make peace. Tara asks her mother to forgive herself and let Tara go. They share
2484-534: The Cluviel Dor to resurrect Sam. Eric progresses with his marriage plans. Sam, Sookie's friend and now co-owner of Merlotte's, is having a hard time dealing with having been suddenly brought back to life. Arlene has been freed from prison and asks Sookie for her job back. Arlene's body is later found, and Sookie is arrested for her murder. To help her with these issues, Sookie is visited by Desmond Cataliades, Diantha, Barry Horowitz and Amelia Broadway and Bob. Sookie stops by Merlotte's and ends up having sex with Sam for
2553-409: The Cluviel Dor. Niall visits Sookie before taking Claude with him to discover who cursed Dermot. Felipe visits Eric to investigate the disappearance of Victor. At the gathering, Sookie arrives to discover Eric feeding from a woman, Kym Rowe, who is soon found dead on Eric's lawn. Eric's employee, Mustapha Khan is gone when the police arrive. Mustapha visits Sookie where she learns that his friend Warren
2622-566: The Great Revelation prior to the events of True Blood and The Southern Vampire Mysteries series.) Sam is an army veteran who grew up in Wright, Texas. After his father died, he used his inheritance to buy the local bar in Bon Temps. His father and mother are both shape shifters. After his birth father dies, his mother remarries a human male. Sam and his mother keep their abilities secret from his stepfather, brother, and sister. Sam
2691-413: The Vampire Authority, Tara assists in the murder of vampire sheriff Elijah Stormer. Pam is arrested by the Authority and held captive, being freed when Tara joins Eric, Jason, Sookie, and Nora Gainesborough for an infiltration of the Authority's headquarters. Upon reuniting, Tara and Pam kiss. Tara and Pam are captured and held in vampire prison camps, created by Louisiana governor Truman Burrell as part of
2760-474: The beginning of the television show, Tara lives with her mother Lettie Mae, who is described as an alcoholic turned fundamentalist who makes Tara's life miserable. As a child, Tara would run to Sookie's house to get away from her mother's beatings. Because of this, and Tara's acceptance of Sookie as a telepath, they became best friends. Despite enduring years of abuse, neglect, and disappointment from her mother, Tara still cares about Lettie Mae's well-being. Tara
2829-409: The beginning of the third season, Bill and Sam have a short seductive gay scene. This is revealed to be a dream sequence: a consequence of drinking Bill's vampire blood. In the fourth season, Sam joins a group of fellow shifters and starts a romance with one of its members, Luna Garza. In season five, when members of Sam's shifter circle are killed by mysterious masked assailants, Luna's daughter Emma
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2898-438: The book, too". Harris went on to establish the protagonist of the series. When naming the character Harris decided to use her grandmother's best friend's name because "it was a fine old Southern nickname, I thought it would do well for my heroine. And "Stackhouse" just flowed right after it". Sookie, Sooky, Sukie, Sukey, Sook etc. are historical Southern U.S. regional nicknames for Susannah or Susan (Hebrew, "Lily"). Young Sookie
2967-526: The draw of Maryann and Eggs, but instead of moving in with them, Tara invites the pair to move into Sookie's. Tara falls in love with Eggs, and the relationship ends when Eggs is killed by Jason Stackhouse . Tara crosses paths with the sociopathic vampire Franklin Mott. Franklin glamours, bites, and kidnaps her, keeping her bound in a bathroom. He takes her to the Mississippi mansion of Russell Edgington . Franklin mixes romantic talk of turning her into
3036-508: The events of Dead Ever After , Tara and JB divorce. Tara becomes successful in her business, opening a series of clothing stores. In the HBO series True Blood , Tara is portrayed by actress Rutina Wesley . Actress Brook Kerr was originally cast in the role but was replaced after the pilot episode. She first appeared in the BloodCopy.com's video “Maxine & Tara Thornton interview”. At
3105-518: The final book in the series, Sam and Sookie begin a romantic relationship. In the companion book, After Dead: What Came Next in The World of Sookie Stackhouse , it is revealed that Sookie and Sam get married and have four children. Sookie and Sam continue to tend Merlotte's until their retirement. Sam's storyline in True Blood , the television adaptation, diverges significantly from character in
3174-437: The first season, Sam starts a noncommittal sexual relationship with Tara Thornton . As established in the second season, Sam has a difficult relationship with the maenad Maryann. Maryann comes to Bon Temps looking for him as she is convinced that he is the sacrificial victim she needs to bring forth her god, Dionysus. Daphne Landry, a new waitress at Merlotte's, reveals herself to Sam as a fellow shifter. The two bond and begin
3243-621: The first time. Sookie tells Sam they must take it slow. She wants to be sure he's not a rebound relationship. Sookie, Sam, Jason and Michele go to Stomping Sally's to dance. Sookie is kidnapped by Johan Glassport, Steve Newlin and Claude Crane. Sookie manages to escape and runs from her kidnappers into the safety of a large group of people from Stomping Sally's, who have chased behind the van in an effort to save Sookie. Claude smashes Steve Newlin's head, who confesses that he and Johan killed Arlene. Johan and Claude are shot dead. After Jason and Michele get married, Sam drives Sookie home and wants to spend
3312-483: The fourth season, Tommy returns to visit his mother. His father, Joe Lee Mickens, attacks Tommy in an attempt to capture him and force him to participate in dog fighting once again. Tommy kills Joe Lee with a pipe but also accidentally hits Melinda with the pipe, killing her. According to the lore of the series, shapeshifters who kill other shapeshifters become skinwalkers, capable of turning into any animal (including humans) on Earth. Extended skinwalking wreaks havoc on
3381-462: The hotel by the Fellowship of the Sun. Sookie and Barry help to get some humans and vampires free before the bombs detonate. Sookie and Barry discover that if they hold hands their telepathy is magnified and by doing this they help find humans buried in the rubble. Sookie finds Andre alive but Quinn stakes him to stop his intentions to use Sookie. Sophie-Anne escapes but loses her legs. Sookie rescues Eric, Pam and Bill. Sookie learns that boyfriend Quinn
3450-695: The initial announcement seems to go over smoothly with most people, tragedy strikes when Sookie's sister-in-law, a werepanther, is found murdered and nailed up on a cross. Jason is the prime suspect, but Sookie has even bigger problems to deal with when she learns that a vicious fairy prince is determined to kill her. Eric's maker, Appius Livius Ocella , arrives, bringing his other vampire child Alexei Romanov with him. Bill, who sustained silver poisoning while rescuing Sookie, refuses to ask any of Lorena's other vampire children for help so that his health will continue to worsen. Victor Madden who wants Eric, Bill and Pam dead, sends assassins after Sookie, Pam and Bill, but
3519-402: The mysterious social worker Maryann Forrester, and she takes up residence at Maryann's estate. Tara and Sam Merlotte , her boss, explore a romantic relationship. Before they can give it another try, Tara meets "Eggs" Benedict Talley, who also lives with Maryann. Sensing that something is not right with Maryann, Tara moves in with Sookie, who goes to Dallas and leaves Tara alone. Tara succumbs to
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#17327799427273588-513: The night. Sookie hopes she and Sam will be still together by Christmas but, if they aren't, she'll know that she will be okay with it. The rapper Snoop Dogg , a fan of the tv-show, made a song called "Oh Sookie", inspired by the character. Tara Thornton Tara Mae Thornton is a fictional character in Charlaine Harris ' The Southern Vampire Mysteries and its television adaptation, HBO 's True Blood . Tara Mae Thornton
3657-551: The novels. Martin Spanjers plays a young Sam Merlotte in the episodes "I Don't Wanna Know" in season one and "Nothing But the Blood" in season two. As a child, Sam was adopted by the Merlotte family. The family abandoned him when his abilities appeared at 15 years old. As a homeless teenager, Sam met Maryann Forrester, an immortal Maenad with the ability to transform her entire body, or selected parts, into other creatures. During
3726-490: The pair later reconcile. Bill goes missing after traveling to Mississippi and Eric suspects that Lorena , who made Bill a vampire, is to blame. Sookie travels to Mississippi to use her telepathy to try to locate Bill. Sookie is escorted by Alcide Herveaux (a werewolf) to a vampire bar where she learns that Bill is being held captive and that vampire king Russell Edgington may be involved. While attempting to prevent one of Russell's employees from being staked, Sookie herself
3795-431: The predictable dangers of Bon Temps. Sam eventually agrees to go with her, leaving for Chicago without saying goodbye in person. He writes a heartfelt goodbye letter to Sookie and a single-line letter to Andy Bellefleur simply resigning as mayor. In the show's epilogue, Sam returns to Bon Temps with Nicole and their toddler for Thanksgiving at Sookie's house. For his work as Sam Merlotte on True Blood, actor Sam Trammell
3864-587: The provision they don't return to the pack. Sam and Alcide make amends. Sam and Nicole begin a relationship. Six months later, Sam has become mayor of Bon Temps. He signs Merlotte's Bar & Grill over to former waitress, Arlene Fowler Bellefleur. In Season 7, Sam is outed to all the residents of Bon Temps as a shifter after being seen by a local named Vince. Nicole, Arlene, and waitress Holly Cleary are kidnapped by Hep-V infected vampires. After their rescue, Nicole decides to move closer to her parents in Chicago due to
3933-454: The skinwalker's body and can be fatal. Tommy uses his newfound skinwalker powers to transform into a human and imitate Sam. Disguised as Sam, Tommy fires Sookie from the bar and sleeps with Sam's girlfriend, Luna. When he discovers what Tommy has done, Sam kicks Tommy out. Tommy is fatally beaten by Marcus (Luna's werewolf ex-boyfriend) and his pack while once again skinwalking as Sam who reconciles with his brother moments before Tommy dies. In
4002-405: The state's efforts to control the vampire population. She becomes friends with Willa Burrell, the governor's daughter, who was turned by Eric. The group escapes when Bill breaks into the camp and feeds the vampires his faerie-infused blood, which allows them to briefly walk in sunlight. Tara is killed by another vampire in episode 1 of season 7. Throughout season 7, Tara appears to her mother, who
4071-617: The sun and Tara and Alcide take Sookie to a hospital where they discover she does not have a blood type. She is in a coma. Tara calls Jason and both Jason and Lafayette go to the hospital to sit with Sookie. Bill comes into the room and Jason allows Bill to add his blood to her IV. Sookie awakes in shock. Sookie is driven home by Eric. On the way back to Bon Temps two people raid a gas station while looking for Sookie and Eric. At Sookie's house Eric and Sookie are attacked by several werewolves who are then killed. Sookie ends her relationship with Bill. Sookie finds Eric, who has had his memory wiped. She
4140-451: The two have never dated. Sam does not reveal his feelings until after she begins dating Bill Compton . Sam encourages Sookie to stay away from vampires. Both Sookie and Sam tend to be suspicious of the other's choices in romantic partners. Sookie is hurt emotionally after discovering that Sam is a shapeshifter. He had been open in his friendship with her and believed trust to be an important value in their relationship. In Dead Ever After ,
4209-420: The vampire Queen of Louisiana, Sophie-Anne Leclerq that Amelia plans to magically reconstruct the time of Jake's turning, which Sophie-Anne watches the witches perform. Sophie-Anne tells Sookie that she has fairy blood which attracts supernaturals. Sophie-Anne asks Sookie to look through Hadley's apartment to locate a missing diamond bracelet once given to the queen by her husband; the discovery that this bracelet
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#17327799427274278-409: The vampire hierarchy. Sookie discovers that her boss, Sam, is a shape-shifter . While Bill is gone, Sookie discovers that the murderer is her brother's friend Rene Lenier . He almost kills her, but she fights back and manages to get the better of him. Sookie almost kills him with a shovel. Bill returns and is promoted to area investigator, working under Eric. Sookie is later attacked by a maenad and
4347-626: The vampire sheriffs of Louisiana except Eric, who surrenders. Sookie learns that her blood bond with Eric allows her to detect his feelings and to know his location. Quinn has become Felipe's prisoner in exchange for his help in recapturing Quinn's mother, who has escaped from a were sanatorium. Sookie reunites with Eric. Jason's wife, Crystal Norris , is unfaithful to him so, as werepanther tradition dictates, Crystal's uncle Calvin must have his hand broken by Sookie. Sookie stops speaking to Jason. Sookie rescues Felipe, Eric and Sam from Sigebert . Sookie visits Hadley's son, Hunter Savoy and discovers that he
4416-437: The villains are unsuccessful. Claudine's triplet, Claude claims to be suffering from the lack of fairy company after being locked out of the fairy homeland and so begins living with Sookie. Claude identifies that Niall's son, Dermot , and another fairy have been on Sookie's land recently. Sookie contacts Judith Varamon , Lorena's vampire daughter, who heals Bill. Sookie discovers that the unknown fairy previously on her property
4485-452: Was cast in the HBO television adaptation True Blood , with her casting being announced on 26 February 2007. In September 2011, Harris said that although some characters in the series were portrayed in the television adaptation as she intended, Sookie is not, saying: "Anna [Paquin] has never been the way I think of as Sookie. I think she does a great job, but she's just not my Sookie". Sookie
4554-407: Was killed. Four werewolves tell Sookie that they will take her to Alcide to identify Warren's body. Mustapha arrives and saves her from the creatures when she realizes that they intend to hurt her. Sookie learns that Jannalyn, who has held Warren captive, had told Mustapha to let Kym into Eric's house. Sookie, Mustapha and Alcide find and save Warren. Claude reveals that he had enlisted Jannalyn to find
4623-472: Was nominated for Best Breakout Performance (Male) at the 2009 Scream Awards , Best Supporting Actor at the 2010 Scream Awards , and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards . Sookie Stackhouse Sookie Stackhouse is a fictional character and protagonist of The Southern Vampire Mysteries book series, written by Charlaine Harris . In HBO 's television adaptation, True Blood , Sookie
4692-433: Was present in a couple episodes, with multiple actresses playing the character's younger self, including actress Lily Bigham. Harris wanted to "write from the point of view of a human". To make Sookie more interesting as Harris would have "to live with Sookie" while writing, she decided to have the character start a relationship with a vampire as an introduction to a foreign world. Harris then decided she would have to establish
4761-498: Was sent by Longshadow's maker to hurt Eric by taking something that he loves. Charles had shot Sam so that Sookie must find a replacement bartender and had set her house on fire before framing an innocent man. Sookie learns her friend Tara Thornton is being forced into a relationship with Mickey . Eric helps free Tara of Mickey but in exchange Sookie tells Eric about what happened when he had amnesia including their relationship and her killing of Debbie. Sookie begins dating Quinn and
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