The fifth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 10, 2012 and features twelve episodes, bringing the series total to 60. It picks up right after the events of season four. It is loosely based on the fifth book in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, Dead as a Doornail, but incorporates much more of the following books than the previous seasons have.
Cast
Anna Paquin
Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer
Bill Compton
Alexander Skarsgård
Eric Northman
Sam Trammell
Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten
Jason Stackhouse
Jim Parrack
Hoyt Fortenberry
Nelsan Ellis
Lafayette Reynolds
Carrie Preston
Arlene Fowler
Rutina Wesley
Tara Thornton
Adina Porter
Lettie Mae Thornton
Chris Bauer
Andy Bellefleur
William Sanderson
Bud Dearborne
Alfre Woodard
Ruby Jean Reynolds
Todd Lowe
Terry Bellefleur
Janina Gavankar
Luna
Valentina Cervi
Salomé
Denis O'Hare
Russell Edgington
Scott Foley
Patrick Devins
Lucy Griffiths
Nora Gainesborough
Kristin Bauer
Pam Ravenscroft
Joe Manganiello
Alcide Herveaux
Deborah Ann Woll
Jessica Hamby
Michael McMillian
Steve Newlin
Lauren Bowles
Holly Cleary
Allan Hyde
Godric
Kevin Alejandro
Jesus Velasquez
Tara Buck
Ginger
Robert Patrick
Jackson Herveaux
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown
Corbett Stackhouse
John Billingsley
Mike Spencer
Jenni Blong
Michelle Stackhouse
Zenali Turner
Young Sookie
Patricia Bethune
Jane Bodehouse
Mariana Klaveno
Lorena Krasiki
Dale Raoul
Maxine Fortenberry
Tess Parker
Rosie
Tanya Wright
Deputy Kenya Jones
Lindsey Haun
Hadley Hale
Laurel Weber
Lisa Fowler
Lara Pulver
Claudine Crane
Christina Moore
Suzanne McKittrick
Del Zamora
Don Bartolo
Brendan McCarthy
Nate
Chloe Noelle
Emma Garza
Kristina Anapau
Maurella
Jayden Lund
Doug
Dale Dickey
Martha Bozeman
Louis Herthum
JD
Marque Richardson
Kenneth
Cherilyn Wilson
Cammy
Brian Geraghty
Brian Eller
Christopher Heyerdahl
Dieter Braun
Carolyn Hennesy
Rosalyn Harris
Peter Mensah
Kibwe
Jacob Hopkins
Alexander Drew
Tina Majorino
Molly
Melinda Page Hamilton
Jill Steeler
Linda Purl
Barbara Pelt
Steve Rankin
Gordon Pelt
Anastasia Ganias
Tracy
Abbie Cobb
Lindsey
Jamie Gray Hyder
Danielle
Jonathan Kowalsky
Todd Jeffries
Brianna Brown
Leda
Jesiree Dizon
Delilah
Kherington Payne
Angelica
Lawrence Adimora
Jemarcus Kessler
Jamie Renée Smith
Melanie
Clint Culp
Vampire Hank
Honey Lauren
Trixie
Camilla Luddington
Claudette
Emma Greenwell
Claudia
Ted Welch
Joe Bob
Todd Giebenhain
Junior
Kiva Jump
Nurse Hastigan
David Bickford
Reverend Skinner
Johnny Ray Gill
Tyrese
Giles Matthey
Claude Crane
James Jordan
Ray
Henri Lubatti
Nigel Beckford
Drew Powell
Ryder
Deborah Puette
Sarah Compton-Harris
Patrick Mapel
Sean
Anna Khaja
Zaafira
Spencer Hill
Reggie
Jessica Clark
Lilith
Jennifer Hasty
Sweetie
Skyler Vallo
Chelsea
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Elijah
Blake Michael
Teenage Alcide
John Prosky
David Finch
Bill Tangradi
Cole
David Dean Bottrell
Professor Kannell
Kurtis Bedford
Robbie
Phil Reeves
General Cavanaugh
Erica Gimpel
Faerie Elder
Noah Matthews
Wade Cleary
Matt Bushell
Gondry
Aaron Christian Howles
Rocky Cleary
Rick Cramer
Robert Rollins
Charlotta Mohlin
Authority Guard Captain / Black Ops Vamp
John Rezig
Kevin Ellis
Kelly Overton
Rikki Naylor
Chris Butler
Emory Broome
Heather Hopkins
Teenage Debbie
Avion Baker
Young Tara
Christopher Meloni
Roman Zimojic
Ken Luckey
Zander
Conor O'Farrell
Judge Clements
Stephen Monroe Taylor
Prisoner Jimmy
Alec Gray
Coby Fowler
Suzanne Rico
Suzanne Rico
Zoran Korach
Hayes
Dawn Stern
Cat Ingerslev
Max Barsness
Buddy
Art Napiontek
Fraternity Boy
Matthew Glen Johnson
Team Captain
Sam Adler
Team Captain
Anastasia Foster
Christine Van Heusen
Mike Akrawi
Iraqi Man
Rachel Sterling
Sorority Girl
Erin Alexis
Washcloth Helen
Paul Haitkin
Man
Brandon James
Boy
Lockhart Brownlie
Dancer
Colleen Craig
Dancer
Rachael Markarian
Dancer
Jillian Schmitz
Dancer
Tarah Paige
Kathy
Jonathan Kells Phillips
Male Paramedic
David Atkinson
Unsavory Vampire
Cody Green
'Tie' Faerie
Annie Abrams
Nole Bride-to-Be
Heather Lee
Nola Groom's Mother
Jaren Mitchell
Cabbie
Chris Jai Alex
Security Guard / AKA Officer Trap
Christie Burson
Margaret
Helen Sadler
Claudija
Thea Andrews
Local Bon Temps Reporter
Loriel Hennington
Dancer
Tyne Stecklein
Dancer
Gil Zuniga
Business Man Vamp
Jason E. Kelley
AHQ Guard
Travis Joe Dixon
Naked Prisoner
David J. Wright
Authority Gate Guard
Episodes
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Sookie and Lafayette clean up the mess. Bill and Eric have a visit from the Vampire authority. Sam and Alcide come to terms with an angry pack.
Authority Always Wins
Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
Whatever I Am, You Made Me
Bill and Eric barter for their lives with Roman, the head of the Authority; Jason reunites with his old high school teacher; Sookie searches for Tara.
We'll Meet Again
Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
Let's Boot and Rally
Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
Hopeless
Bill and Eric must now face Russell again after Roman is killed by him; Sookie and Jason go to a faery club where their family's dark history and greatest secrets are revealed to them. Meanwhile, Sam volunteers to assist Andy with a case.
In the Beginning
Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
Somebody That I Used to Know
The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
Gone, Gone, Gone
Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
Sunset
Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.
Save Yourself
Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.
True Blood Ratings
Overall
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Gore
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Story
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Special Effects
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Character Development
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Pacing
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