True Blood Season 2 (2009)

True Blood Season 2 (2009)

The second season explores telepath Sookie Stackhouse's relationship with her vampire lover, Bill Compton. It also introduces a number of sub-plots involving the anti-vampire Fellowship of the Sun church and Jason Stackhouse's indoctrination into the church by its leaders, Rev Steve Newlin and his wife Sarah. It also expands the role of Maryann Forrester, a powerful supernatural creature who slowly gains control over the people of Bon Temps. Sookie and Bill travel to Dallas to help Eric find his maker, a two thousand year old vampire named Godric, who has gone missing and is believed to have been kidnapped by the Fellowship of the Sun.

Episodes: 12
Original run: June 14, 2009 – September 13, 2009

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Episode List:

True Blood S02E01 - Nothing But The Blood
True Blood S02E02 - Keep The Party Going
True Blood S02E03 - Scratches
True Blood S02E04 - Shake And Fingerpop
True Blood S02E05 - Never Let Me Go
True Blood S02E06 - Hard-Hearted Hannah
True Blood S02E07 - Release Me
True Blood S02E08 - Timebomb
True Blood S02E09 - I Will Rise Up
True Blood S02E10 - New World In My View
True Blood S02E11 - Frenzy
True Blood S02E12 - Beyond Here Lies Nothing

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Show Summary:

Ep. 01: Nothing But The Blood
The citizens of Bon Temps are worried another murderer is on the loose as a body is discovered at Merlotte’s. Meanwhile, Sookie is irked at the presence of Jessica, a teen protege of Bill’s, and his role in a death in the Stackhouse family. Jason prays for a way to pay to attend a retreat with an anti-vampire group.

Ep. 02: Keep The Party Going
Sookie is forced to babysits Jessica, as well as the romantic inconveniences the teen vampire’s presence creates. At the Light of Day leadership conference, Jason makes an impression on its ambitious leaders, Steve and Sarah Newlin. While one of his fellow campers, Amanda Jane with her band, the God Rockets, livens the spirits at camp with their hit single, Jesus Asked Me Out Today. Maryann casts her spell on Merlotte’s patrons.

Ep. 03: Scratches
Bill and Eric team up to save Sookie from a mysterious creature. Jason has second thoughts about the Light of Day retreat anti-vampire agenda, but Sarah and Steve counter his doubts with flattery and promises. Sam leaves town after alienating everyone. Jessica heads over to Merlotte’s, where a smitten Hoyt falls for her. Tara is attracted to Eggs but is rudely interrupted by a fog.

Ep. 04: Shake And Fingerpop
Bill and Sookie travel to Dallas to carry out Eric’s mission. Jason falls victim to a practical joke. Maryann throws a birthday party for Tara.

Ep. 05: Never Let Me Go
While in Dallas, Sookie connects with one of her own. Jason is rewarded for his hard work at the Light of Day boot camp. Eric and Bill bond over their past.

Ep. 06: Hard-Hearted Hannah
Hugo and Sookie embark on a dangerous mission to locate Godric. Meanwhile, Bill is shocked when a vampire from his distant, more violent past resurfaces in Dallas. In Bon Temps, Daphne presses Sam to get comfortable in his own skin(s); Hoyt continues his unlikely courtship of Jessica; Andy interrogates Lafayette about his disappearance; and Tara and Eggs take a detour while on a road trip. At the Light of Day camp, Jason faces difficult emotional and physical choices.

Ep. 07: Release Me
Betrayed by Daphne, Sam finds himself in an unenviable predicament at the hands of Maryann and her wild-eyed minions. Imprisoned with Hugo in the F.O.T.S. church, Sookie uses her telepathic powers to reach out to Bill, who’s being detained at the hotel by a stubbornly obsessive Lorena. After crossing a line with the Newlins, a fearful Jason tries to sever his ties with the Fellowship of the Sun, but gets plenty of resistance from Steve and his enforcer Gabe.

Ep. 08: Timebomb
Sookie’s captivity takes an unexpected turn when Eric arrives to do his master’s bidding on the eve of the Fellowship’s lockdown. In Bon Temps, Sam finds himself in hot water after making a gruesome discovery at Merlotte’s, and Andy proves no help in coming to his defense. Sent home by Bill, Jessica and Hoyt learn that when it comes to sex, every time is the first time. Tara and Eggs devour a mysterious meal prepared by Maryann, with unexpected results. After Jason pays off his debt to the vampires, Godric looks to enlighten his more single-minded followers.

Ep. 09: I Will Rise Up
A wounded Eric plays Sookie for a sucker, to Bill’s dismay, and ends up getting inside her head. Later, Sookie and Jason bond over their recent adventures. Blaming Eggs for Tara’s bruises and bizarre behavior, Lafayette and Lettie Mae try to figure out a way to pry their kin from Maryann’s clutches. Hoyt defends his relationship with Jessica to Maxine, to no avail. Jailed by Bud along with a group of Bon Temps revelers, Sam looks for a way to escape and avoid capture by an increasingly obsessed Maryann. In Dallas, Eric and the vampires defend their recent actions to Nan Flanagan and are shocked when Godric decides to take the fall for their PR disaster.

Ep. 10: New World In My View
Sookie, Bill and Jason return to a Bon Temps turned upside down by Maryann. Lured to Merlotte’s by Arlene, Sam and Andy find cold comfort in their refuge from a group of bloodthirsty revelers. Bill discovers that traditional vampire techniques don’t work on Maryann; Hoyt and Jessica try to keep a lid on Maxine’s madness; and Sookie tries to push through the darkness consuming Tara. With all hell breaking loose, Jason takes the bull by the horns to rescue Sam, at least for the moment.

Ep. 11: Frenzy
Bill seeks out the advice of Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, but must exercise patience before she gives him critical information. Meanwhile, Sookie and Lafayette find that protecting Tara from herself is more difficult than they anticipated; a desperate Sam turns to an unlikely source for assistance; and Jessica tests Hoyt’s allegiance to Maxine.

Ep. 12: Beyond Here Lies Nothing
Bon Temps reaches a fever pitch as Maryann prepares for her ultimate bestial sacrifice, conscripting Sookie to be Maid of Honor at the bloody nuptials. Meanwhile, Sophie-Anne warns Eric to keep the lid on Bill’s inquisitiveness; Jason leads Andy into the heroic abyss; and Hoyt struggles with Maxine’s endless stream of insults. Deliberating on what may be his final move to save Sookie and the town, Sam places his trust, and his life, in a most unlikely ally.

True Blood Season 1 (2008)

True Blood

Based on the popular ‘Southern Vampire,’ book series by Charlaine Harris, “True Blood” follows the adventures of a small-town cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse (who all her life was an outsider due to her gift/curse of being a telepath) and how her life is turned upside down when a member of the undead (the vampire race ‘came out of the coffin’ several years earlier) walks into her life one fateful night.

Genre: Drama | Fantasy | Horror
Tagline: Thou Shall Not Crave Thy Neighbour

Plot: The series follows Sookie Stackhouse, a barmaid living in Louisiana who can read people's minds, and how her life is turned upside down when the Vampire Bill, walks into her place of employment two years after vampires 'came out of the coffin' on national television.

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True Blood Season 1 (2008)

Episodes: 12
Season premiere: September 7, 2008
Season finale: November 23, 2008

Episode List:

True Blood S01E01 - Strange Love
True Blood S01E02 - The First Taste
True Blood S01E03 - Mine
True Blood S01E04 - Escape From Dragon House
True Blood S01E05 - Sparks Fly Out
True Blood S01E06 - Cold Ground
True Blood S01E07 - Burning House Of Love
True Blood S01E08 - The Fourth Man In The Fire
True Blood S01E09 - Plaisir d'Amour
True Blood S01E10 - I Don't Wanna Know
True Blood S01E11 - To Love Is To Bury
True Blood S01E12 - You'll Be The Death Of Me

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Show Summary:

Ep. 01: Strange Love
Across the country, vampires have come “out of the coffin” after the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of a sexy, 173-year-old vampire named Bill Compton–whose thoughts she can’t read. After saving Bill from the Rattrays, a pair of ruthless “vampire drainers,” Sookie tests the limits of Bill’s gratitude when the two are left alone in the dark. Meanwhile, Sookie’s best friend Tara quits one job to work for Sam Merlotte at his bar and grill, and Sookie’s roguish brother Jason finds himself in hot water when a “fangbanger,” whom he’s been intimate with meets a tragic end.

Ep. 02: The First Taste
Sookie believes that Bill is the one murdering the people who almost took her life. Meanwhile, Tara must cope with family issues; and a new church threatens the vampire world.

Ep. 03: Mine
Tara heads to LaFayette in order to relax. Meanwhile, Sookie meets some of Bill’s friends and later goes with Hugo to the Church of the Fellowship of the Sun

Ep. 04: Escape From Dragon House
When a barmaid at Merlotte’s is found murdered, Jason becomes the lead suspect. Later, Bill introduces Sookie to Fangoria, the biggest vampire bar in Shreveport, and to Eric, the oldest vampire.

Ep. 05: Sparks Fly Out
Bill is welcomed to speak about his previous life as a Confederate soldier while at the Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting. One member shows Bill a tintype picture of the Compton family, causing more questions. Meanwhile, Sam, Sookie, Tara and Jason are all at the meeting too. Sookie deals with losing someone who she was close to, and Tara is noticed by Jason while high on vampire blood.

Ep. 06: Cold Ground
Numbed by tragedy, Sookie looks for refuge from the cacophony of her friends’ and neighbors’ inner voices. After lashing out at his sister and decking Andy, Jason wrestles with withdrawal symptoms from his V juice habit. Tara resists the overtures of her mother Lettie Mae (Adina Porter), who’s trying to rid herself of a demon and needs her daughter’s help. Sam and Tara make a connection in their mutual search for “something real.”

Ep. 07: Burning House Of Love
After hearing a distressing recollection Sookie gave about her uncle, Bill takes action. Tara takes drastic measures in helping her mother. To satisfy his craving, Jason takes a road trip to Fangtasia. A group of vigilantes head to Merlotte to hunt for vampires who have made the scene there.

Ep. 08: The Fourth Man In The Fire
Sookie braces herself for more tragedy. Tara thinks of a new approach with dealing with her anger by adopting a similar therapy to Lettie Mae. Amy charms a crowd showing a darker side to Jason after the V juice runs out. Bill persuades Sookie into helping Eric using her gifts to catch criminals.

Ep. 09: Plaisir d'Amour
Bill’s continuous concern for Sookie causes him to go against the vampire’s code. Jason and Amy go to extremes to score “V”, Tara goes back to the exorcist, and Sam is put in charge to look after Sookie while Bill faces a hearing.

Ep. 10: I Don't Wanna Know
Bill faces the vampire tribunal, and is ordered to do something that goes against his beliefs. Tara finds out the exorcists’ true intentions. Amy makes a rash decision which changes Jason’s and Amy’s lives. Sam reveals a secret to Sookie.

Ep. 11: To Love Is To Bury
Bill goes through with his punishment; a good Samaritan comes to the aid of Tara when she cries for help; Lafayette has a surprise for a two-faced state senator on the campaign trail; Jason finds himself once again in trouble with the law; and Sookie struggles for an explanation of what her latest vision means.

Ep. 12: You'll Be The Death Of Me
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Survivor Season 19 - Samoa (2009)

Survivor Season 19 - Samoa (2009)

Survivor: Samoa is the nineteenth season of the CBS competitive reality television series Survivor. The season premiered on Thursday, September 17, 2009.

Episode List:
Survivor S19E01 - The Puppet Master
Survivor S19E02 - Taking Candy From a Baby
Survivor S19E03 - It's Called a Russell Seed
Survivor S19E04 - Hungry for a Win
Survivor S19E05 - Walking on Thin Ice
Survivor S19E06 - This Is the Man Test
Survivor S19E07 - Houdini Magic
Survivor S19E08 - All Hell Breaks Loose
Survivor S19E09 - Tastes Like Chicken
Survivor S19E10 - The Day of Reckoning
Survivor S19E11 - The First 27 Days
Survivor S19E12 - Off With Their Heads!
Survivor S19E13 - Damage Control
Survivor S19E14 - Two Brains Are Better Than One
Survivor S19E15 - This Game Ain't Over
Survivor S19E16 - Reunion
[Status: Ended]

External links:
# Survivor (U.S. TV series) at Wikipedia
# Survivor: Samoa at Wikipedia

Episode Summary:

Survivor S19E01 - The Puppet Master
The series 19th edition finds a new batch of 20 castaways left stranded on the South Pacific island nation of Samoa. They are immediately split into two tribes: Galu and Foa Foa. Next, without a word spoken between each other they elect a chief who will be in charge of making all the tribes decisions. A tribal council will be held and the first person eliminated.

Survivor S19E02 - Taking Candy From a Baby
A game in the style of rugby gets out of hand with one player being ejected. One castaway will get the chance to have a meet and greet with the other team, but it does not go too well. Meanwhile, Russell L. continues to make life difficult for the Foa Foa tribe. Tribal council sees another player voted off the island.

Survivor S19E03 - It's Called a Russell Seed
One harmless member finds the tribe has turned against them after one clever lie. One tribe’s chief makes a controversial decision lands him in the crossfire back at camp.

Survivor S19E04 - Hungry for a Win
One of the tribe members make a revelation which stuns the castaways. The game may change for one determined castaway, and Russell considers outing one of the allies.

Survivor S19E05 - Walking on Thin Ice
The tribes participate in a challenge that requires them to eat unusual food items, such as sea-slug guts, and a torrential rainstorm leaves everyone wet and cold. At tribal council, another castaway is voted out of the game.

Survivor S19E06 - This Is the Man Test
With a relentless rain storm battering the island, both tribes are forced to be creative in finding ways to weather the elements.

Survivor S19E07 - Houdini Magic
One castaway makes a secret deal and new friends with the opposing tribe as they visit their island.

Survivor S19E08 - All Hell Breaks Loose
In anticipation of the merge, the outnumbered Foa Foa tribe devises a strategy that will allow them to make quick alliances with some of Galu’s strongest players.

Survivor S19E09 - Tastes Like Chicken
An unexpected provider emerges at camp, and a plan is set in motion that leads to one of the most memorable tribal councils in Survivor history.

Survivor S19E010 - The Day of Reckoning
Everybody searches for the hidden immunity idol, tempers flare, and an alliance threatens to splinter apart at the most dramatic tribal council yet.

Survivor S19E11 - The First 27 Days
Secrets are revealed and new strategies are exposed as Survivor: Samoa revisits the first 27 days on the island with never before seen footage.

Survivor S19E12 - Off With Their Heads!
The Foa Foas consider a risky move in the hours before tribal that may result in the betrayal of one of their own.

Survivor S19E13 - Damage Control
Fearing that he is next on the chopping block, one castaway gives a shocking performance at Tribal Council.

Survivor S19E14 - Two Brains Are Better Than One
The castaways would run out into a field to six different stations to count the number of objects (pigs, crabs, rocks, coconuts, octopi, and fish) at each station. The count of the objects would be used to unlock a combination lock. The first castaway to open their lock would win.

Survivor S19E15 - This Game Ain't Over
The final five castaways compete for a chance to plead their case to a jury for the million dollar prize and the title of “Sole Survivor”; a shocking new deal is struck, even as the remaining castaways face the final two challenges of the game.

Survivor S19 - Reunion
All of the 20 Castaways, who started together in the beginning and had been formerly voted off of the island, reunite for the first time since leaving the competition to remember and reminisce the time they all spent together.