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The Worst Episodes of True Blood

Every episode of True Blood ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of True Blood!

Thanks to a Japanese scientist's invention of synthetic, blood vampires have progressed from legendary monsters to fellow citizens overnight. And while humans have been safely...
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Thank You" is the worst rated episode of "True Blood". It scored 5.4/10 based on 2671 votes. Directed by Scott Winant and written by Brian Buckner, it aired on 8/24/2014. This episode scored 1.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "I Found You".

  • Thank You
    5.4/102,671 votes
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    #1 - Thank You

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 8/24/2014

    Sookie weighs a future with and without Bill. Eric and Pam struggle with their uncomfortable partnership with Mr. Gus. Sam makes a choice, while Andy comes upon an unexpected inheritance. Series Finale.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Brian Buckner

  • I Found You
    6.8/101,343 votes
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    #2 - I Found You

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 6/29/2014

    A trio of hostages taken in the Bellefleur’s attack looks to a familiar face as a possible liberator from the H-vamps. Sookie and Jason visit the neighboring town of Saint Alice, where a young woman’s diary offers clues to the potential fate of Bon Temps. Spurned by Lafayette, a desperate Lettie Mae turns to Willa to channel her family past. Vince whips his fellow vigilantes into a dangerous frenzy. Pam’s search for her maker leads her to a very familiar place.

    Director: Howard Deutch

    Writer: Kate Barnow

  • May Be the Last Time
    6.9/101,152 votes
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    #3 - May Be the Last Time

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 8/3/2014

    Sookie looks for a miracle; Eric and Pam zero in on Sarah Newlin; Adilyn and Wade seek protection from Violet.

    Director: Simon Jayes

    Writer: Craig Chester

  • Jesus Gonna Be Here
    7.0/101,635 votes
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    #4 - Jesus Gonna Be Here

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 6/22/2014

    A band of rogue H-vamps crashes the vampire-human mixer at Bellefleur’s, with shocking results. As Sookie seeks refuge from accusations that she’s somehow to blame for the chaos in Bon Temps, the “one vampire for every human” plan moves forward. In the face of a vigilante insurrection led by redneck Vince, Bill receives aid from an unexpected source.

    Director: Stephen Moyer

    Writer: Angela Robinson

  • Love Is to Die
    7.0/101,184 votes
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    #5 - Love Is to Die

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 8/17/2014

    Bill alienates Sookie; Hoyt remembers the past; Eric faces a dilemma.

    Director: Howard Deutch

    Writer: Brian Buckner

  • Almost Home
    7.1/101,135 votes
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    #6 - Almost Home

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 8/10/2014

    Eric mulls his options; Sookie puts her life on the line for Bill; Lettie Mae finds closure; Violet has revenge on her mind.

    Director: Jesse Warn

    Writer: Kate Barnow

  • Fire in the Hole
    7.2/101,272 votes
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    #7 - Fire in the Hole

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 7/6/2014

    Sookie hatches a dangerous plan to take down the H-Vamps, even as Vince and his armed vigilantes pose an equally serious threat. Lafayette gets high with James; Jason eyes a family future with Violet; Willa is forced to find a new place to stay; Sarah Newlin sheds her past. Pam offers Eric a compelling reason to return to Louisiana – and be the vampire he used to be.

    Director: Lee Rose

    Writer: Brian Buckner

  • Radioactive
    7.4/101,566 votes
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    #8 - Radioactive

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 8/18/2013

    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.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Kate Barnow

  • Lost Cause
    7.4/101,242 votes
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    #9 - Lost Cause

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 7/20/2014

    Exhausted from her recent travails, Sookie finds herself the unwilling host of a festive mainstreaming party in Bon Temps. In search of an elusive adversary, Eric and Pam head to Dallas and attend a gala fundraiser. Andy makes a life-changing decision; Jessica and James reach a crossroads; Bill loses himself in remembrance of human days.

    Director: Howard Deutch

    Writer: Craig Chester

  • In the Beginning
    7.5/101,405 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Dead Meat
    7.5/101,258 votes
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    #11 - Dead Meat

    Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 8/4/2013

    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.

    Director: Michael Lehmann

    Writer: Robin Veith

  • Karma
    7.5/101,169 votes
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    #12 - Karma

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 7/27/2014

    Eric and Pam find a new ally in their search for a common enemy; Sookie makes a startling discovery that forces her to rethink her recent involvement with Bill; Lafayette shares a vision with Lettie Mae; Jason realizes how he really feels about Violet; Sam isn't sure what to do about Nicole.

    Director: Angela Robinson

    Writer: Angela Robinson

  • Authority Always Wins
    7.6/101,515 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • We'll Meet Again
    7.6/101,392 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • Somebody That I Used to Know
    7.6/101,333 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • You're No Good
    7.6/101,335 votes
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    #16 - You're No Good

    Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 6/30/2013

    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.

    Director: Howard Deutch

    Writer: Mark Hudis

  • Mine
    7.7/102,440 votes
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    #17 - Mine

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2008

    Tara visits LaFayette seeking comfort from her woes, Sookie meets some of Bill's rowdy friends and saves them from harm from a human among them, and, Sookie and Hugo visit the Church of the Fellowship of the Sun.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Alan Ball

  • Whatever I Am, You Made Me
    7.7/101,482 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Gone, Gone, Gone
    7.7/101,315 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • The Sun
    7.7/101,422 votes
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    #20 - The Sun

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 6/23/2013

    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.

    Director: Daniel Attias

    Writer: Angela Robinson

  • In the Evening
    7.7/101,299 votes
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    #21 - In the Evening

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 7/28/2013

    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.

    Director: Scott Winant

    Writer: Kate Barnow

  • Strange Love
    7.8/103,609 votes
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    #22 - Strange Love

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2008

    Across the country, vampires have “come out of the coffin” following the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stack house, a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of sexy, 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton whose thoughts she can’t read. After saving Bill from the Rat trays, 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 goes to work for Sam merlette at his bar and grill, while Sookie’ s roguish brother Jason finds himself in hot water when a “fang-banger” with whom he’s been intimate meets a tragic end.

    Director: Alan Ball

    Writer: Alan Ball

  • It Hurts Me Too
    7.8/101,666 votes
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    #23 - It Hurts Me Too

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/27/2010

    In search of Bill, Sookie heads to Mississippi in the company of Alcide, a werewolf bodyguard. Haunted by visions from his past, Bill makes a surprising pledge of allegiance.

    Director: Michael Lehmann

    Writer: Alexander Woo

  • Let's Get Out of Here
    7.8/101,421 votes
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    #24 - Let's Get Out of Here

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 8/21/2011

    Sookie tries to figure out how to fit both Bill and Eric into her life. Lafayette needs Jesus' help to rid him of the spirit that has taken over. Alcide is called upon by Marcus to help render assistance. Opposing ideas bring Bill into direct conflict with Nan. Marnie secretly plans out the strategy for her next step against the vampires in spite of Tara and Holly's apprehension about the outcome.

    Director: Romeo Tirone

    Writer: Brian Buckner

  • Hopeless
    7.8/101,406 votes
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    #25 - 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