8.0/102,087 votes#1 - Turn! Turn! Turn!
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2012
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.
Director: Daniel Minahan
Writer: Brian Buckner, Alan Ball
7.6/101,520 votes#2 - Authority Always Wins
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 6/17/2012
Tara resurfaces in Bom Temps. Pam recalls her human life when she met Eric.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Mark Hudis
7.7/101,485 votes#3 - Whatever I Am, You Made Me
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 6/24/2012
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.
Director: David Petrarca
Writer: Raelle Tucker
7.6/101,394 votes#4 - We'll Meet Again
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 7/1/2012
Eric and Bill fear for their lives; Lafayette puts Sookie’s life in danger; Roman and Salome root out a Council traitor.
Director: Romeo Tirone
Writer: Alexander Woo, Alan Ball
7.9/101,454 votes#5 - Let's Boot and Rally
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 7/8/2012
Bill and Eric turn to Sookie for help with Russell’s whereabouts; Jason has a disturbing dream.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Angela Robinson
7.8/101,408 votes#6 - Hopeless
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2012
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.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Alan Ball
7.5/101,407 votes#7 - In the Beginning
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2012
Salome reveals her true allegiances; Sookie embraces her human side; Sam sniffs out some perps; Alcide braces for a fight.
Director: Michael Ruscio
Writer: Brian Buckner
7.5/101,335 votes#8 - Somebody That I Used to Know
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/2012
The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.
Director: Stephen Moyer
Writer: Mark Hudis
7.8/101,384 votes#9 - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2012
Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.
Director: Daniel Attias
Writer: Raelle Tucker
7.7/101,317 votes#10 - Gone, Gone, Gone
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 8/12/2012
Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.
Director: Scott Winant
Writer: Alexander Woo
8.0/101,371 votes#11 - Sunset
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 8/19/2012
Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Angela Robinson
8.4/101,759 votes#12 - Save Yourself
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 8/26/2012
Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.
Director: Michael Lehmann
Writer: Alan Ball
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Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Turn! Turn! Turn!" is the best rated episode of "True Blood" season 5. It scored 8/10 based on 2087 votes. Directed by Daniel Minahan and written by Brian Buckner, Alan Ball, it aired on 6/10/2012. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Authority Always Wins".