Season 6

Season 610 episodes2013 7.1

Overview

The sixth season of the HBO supernatural drama series True Blood premiered on June 16, 2013. The season had an abbreviated run of ten episodes, as opposed to the usual twelve, partially to accommodate the pregnancy of lead actress Anna Paquin. It is also the first season not to be primarily based on the corresponding novel in The Southern Vampire Mysteries series, instead taking elements from multiple books in the series.

Season cast

Anna Paquin
as Sookie Stackhouse

Stephen Moyer
as Bill Compton

Alexander Skarsgård
as Eric Northman

Sam Trammell
as Sam Merlotte

Ryan Kwanten
as Jason Stackhouse

Nelsan Ellis
as Lafayette Reynolds

Carrie Preston
as Arlene Fowler

Rutina Wesley
as Tara Thornton

Chris Bauer
as Andy Bellefleur

Jurnee Smollett
as Nicole Wright

Lucy Griffiths
as Nora Gainesborough

Kristin Bauer
as Pam Ravenscroft

Episodes

10 in this season

1. Who Are You, Really?

7.4

A group flees the Authority compound in the wake of Bill's reincarnation; Sam, Luna and Emma evade guards; Alcide learns about the packmaster job; Andy parents newborn human-faerie hybrids; Governor Truman Burrell vows open season on vampires.

2013-06-1652 min

2. The Sun

7.3

Jason and Sookie meet a long-lost relative; Tara is victimized by a new government weapon; Eric attempts to thwart the governor's anti-vampire initiatives; Sookie is drawn to a stranger; Alcide and Martha confront Sam about Emma's future.

2013-06-2351 min

3. You're No Good

7.0

Eric is irate about Burrell's aggression towards vampires; Bill enlists an innovator to synthesize a new type of blood; Sookie begins to learn why Warlow is after her; Sam receives unexpected help from Nicole; Steve Newlin struggles with his past.

2013-06-3057 min

4. At Last

7.9

Sookie confronts her growing attraction to the mysterious Ben. Eric counters Burrell’s brutal anti-vampire initiatives by hitting his nemesis where it hurts the most. Growing up all too quickly, Andy’s faerie daughters end up keeping dangerous company. Sam and Nicole make a connection. Bill tasks Takahashi to synthesize a new kind of blood.

2013-07-0755 min

5. F*ck the Pain Away

7.2

Wanting to finally learn the truth about her past Sookie recruits Lafayette to summon her parents while Warlow relives the events that led him back to Lilith after thousands of years, Eric and Tara attempt to rescue Pam.

2013-07-1455 min

6. Don't You Feel Me

6.9

Sookie escapes to a Fae land where Bill cannot influence her. Bill decides to seek Lillith's advice. Eric, Pam, Nora, Jason and Jessica are in danger.

2013-07-2155 min

7. In the Evening

6.7

Eric pledges loyalty to Bill as a last resort to save Nora. A tragedy close to home forces Sam to ignore the warnings of Alcide and return to Bon Temps. Jessica shows her gratitude to James, a prisoner.

2013-07-2856 min

8. Dead Meat

7.3

Sookie faces a major dilemma in deciding whether to broker a deal between Warlow and Bill. Over in vamp camp, Jason gets to know Violet, while Sarah goes to extremes to keep Tru Blood flowing. Alcide makes a decision that will impact the futures of Nicole and Sam.

2013-08-0457 min

9. Life Matters

7.2

A desperate Bill tries to ferry Warlow away from the faerie plain, but Sookie is having none of it. Meanwhile, Eric arrives at vamp camp, looking to inflict serious human damage. In Bon Temps, friends and family take emotional turns remembering a fallen neighbor. Bill feels the pull of Lilith’s sirens.

2013-08-1153 min

10. Radioactive

6.4

Jason feels a vampire attraction firsthand; and Bill finds that salvation isn't free. Meanwhile, Sookie considers her future with Warlow as a new crisis poses a threat to humans and vampires alike.

2013-08-1852 min