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This is essential to S4 why?

XFinity asked Alan Ball which episodes are worth going back and checking out before season 4 begins. He gave them a list of nine and the reasons why the episodes are integral. He said, “It’s tough because so much has happened before, and I also have this season and parts of next season in my head too”

So without further ado, here are Alan Ball’s most essential True Blood episodes for us to watch in preparation for S4:

Season 1, Episode 2
“This is the first time Sookie (Anna Paquin) drank Bill’s (Stephen Moyer) blood, and the first time they kissed.”

Season 1, Episode 5
“This has the Civil War flashback and told how Bill was made. Also, it’s where Gran was found dead.”

Season 2, Episode 4
“In this episode, Maryann (Michelle Forbes) threw Tara a (Rutina Wesley) birthday party and you finally got a sense of what she was up to.” Read More »

Season 3 DVD/Blu-Ray comes out May 31, 2011 in the US

The list of DVD extras for True Blood Season 3 is out thanks to play.com.

For the DVD:

For Blu-Ray:

Thank you to KaysGetaway for the news!

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CE sadly fled the nest and she took the booze with her. I’ll do my best to recap, but I can never replace the wonderfully talented and snarky CitizenErased. She is dearly missed by all. Since this is my first recap, be kind and do a virgin a favor and don’t be too harsh.

What has True Blood done to us now? The final episode without a doubt, at some point during the episode, left fans with a dropped jaw and a what-the-fuck expression strung across their faces. Evil is going on is exactly what this episode is about. No one is discovering anything, it’s always been there. It’s just rearing its evil head. That’s what’s going on, character evolution.

While Eric and Russell are frying like an egg in grease out in the parking lot of Fangtasia, Godric appears in an Obi Wan Kenobi fashion. I can’t say this moment did much for me since I was waiting for Godric to say, “These aren’t the vampires you’re looking for.” However, the thought of Eric’s cheese sliding off his cracker in a time of soul healing revenge had me giggling. Eric has now become the vampire whisperer.

"Use the force Eric ... Sookie did."

Back inside, Pam is an emotional wreck watching Eric on the monitor like it’s breaking news on CNN. All we needed was a scrolling caption on the bottom that read, “Eric Northman challenges the sun.” At last, never fear, fairy Sookie is here! Being the good-hearted but not-so-smart human, she decides to run outside and rescue Eric. While outside, Russell taunts her inability to use her power to get a small pair of cuffs off. In return, she plays shuffleboard with Russell and tosses him across the parking lot.

Once safely inside and after munching on some Sookie crack, Eric shares his Obi Wan moment and desires to rescue Russell. Bill is opposed of course because well, it’s just a stupid idea. However, when Bill and Eric get fangy with it, Sookie decides to go get Russell herself. Russell, who now looks like someone pasted burnt Frosted Flakes all over his face, is tied to the stripper pole while everyone goes to take a vamp nap.

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There were quite a few lucky people that got to attend a showing of the season 3 True Blood finale on big screen in Greensboro, North Carolina. The attendees also got a Q&A with Kristen Bauer, Todd Lowe and Kevin Alejandro.

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Here’s the numbers for the True Blood finale on Sept. 12th. There’s a lot of info here so don’t get lost.

The season 3 finale, “Evil Is Going On” drew in 5.4 million viewers in it’s 9 PM slot, and another 1.1 million at it’s 11:30 PM encore for a total 6.5 million viewers Sunday night.

These numbers, are down 60,ooo from episode 11, the series high, but up 5% from the second season finale.

For the third season sans episode 12, True Blood averaged a series high gross audience of 12.7 million viewers. These numbers include the linear plays, DVR recordings and HBO On Demand.

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"Don't Mind Sweet Little Ol' Me, as I Smile and Put Your Beloved Down the Drain

My apologies to all you fan(g)s who wait so patiently every week for the irrepressible CE’s Excitable Recaps. She’s unexpectedly retired and everyone at the Nest is exhausted from working on BotF, which leaves you with grumpy ol’ buzz-kill me to recap Season 3′s finale. (And seriously, haven’t these ladies been amazing with the Battle? Round of applause, if you will, for fans raising nearly $70,000 for two worthy charities and because Steve and Alex are such great guys.)

Once again, my “recap” is really more “critique,” written with all due respect, as I attempt to make sense of what went down Sunday night. I seriously doubt my ability to be excitable, let alone snarky or witty or anything other than honest and… well… rather irrationally devastated. But I’ll do my best! Just a friendly reminder that I speak only for myself, not for the Nest (who’s simply kind enough to let me play in their sandbox), so if you want to gather up some friends, hot tar, and feathers, please come looking for me and not anyone else.

What happened to my show? I’m honestly not a fan of expletive, but since everyone else got to drop f-bombs, I will too: What the Fuck? This is me, alternating between shaking my head and banging it against the keyboard. In all fairness, that question is not just for the finale, but for the entire season. While the good moments really shine and showcase the exceptionally talented group of actors HBO assembled, the season has been a series of episodes that are full of inconsistencies, don’t really stand on their own, and seem to merely transition to what’s happening next. True Blood is careening out of control, like Lafayette’s carnival-ride V-trip, and I keep desperately looking for a reasonable explanation or, failing that, an exit.

With all due respect to Mr. Ball, who penned the finale script, I’m not sure anyone could’ve prevented the inevitable train-wreck, but I must confess that I was holding my breath and hoping for a miracle, something along the lines of a True Blood Season 3 version of the final 9 minutes of Six Feet Under, when against all odds, everything made sense and came together in a poetic and sublimely beautiful way. Unfortunately, that’s not what happened Sunday night.

What did happen was a whole lot of fuckedupness: Bill’s been cast in a vampiric remake of The Matrix. Sookie finally realized what she (and her many talents) is worth and bargained brilliantly, even if I didn’t believe for a second she was serious about having Russell kill Eric and Bill. She saved everyone from a nasty final death, only to rescind any and all invitations and then be abducted by aliens. Russell Edgington managed to keep his cool (pun intended), not to mention his delightful southern charm (including his penchant for calling Sookie “sweetie”) as he was burning. That man is magnificent - not even being made-up as the Kingsford charcoal spokesman while silvered to a stripper’s pole slows him down. Brava, your Majesty.

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