Will is visiting Hannibal to try to get information that will help him find the Tooth Fairy serial killer. Hannibal can sniff out deductions about Will's new life, including the dogs he has and the child he now lives with (the child of the woman Will is now seeing). Hannibal notes that he once gave Will a child, of course referring to Abigail, who is shown in a flashback to be in cahoots with Hannibal to collect enough of her blood to fake her death.

Will goes to visit Alana after seeing Hannibal to vent some of the feelings he has about being around Hannibal once more. Alana is still with Margaux, with whom Alana has had the Verger heir with.

With Hannibal's help, Will has his theory confirmed about the Tooth Fairy being disfigured. Freddie is shown to be spying on Will's investigation, while Alana pays a visit to Hannibal and threatens to take everything from him should he do anything to harm Will. In a continuation of the flashbacks between Hannibal and Abigail, we see him get her to understand that she still loves her father despite all he did and that he loved her the best way he knew how.

Francis Dolarhyde is shown to be re-watching footage from one of his kill scenes and suffering in the throes of his psychosis. The team determines that Dolarhyde stakes out the families he kills and injures/kills their pets before coming back to kill the family themselves.

Freddie confront Will about working with Hannibal again and she pushes him to use her and her resources, under threat that she will leak information she has learned from her spying anyway.

Dolarhyde has read the story about Will and Hannibal in the news, and goes on to meet Reba McClane, a blind woman who works in photography. He asks her for some film so he can shoot in the dark. He later gives her a ride home. Though she had initially declined the offer, she accepts once he states that he is offering not out of concern for her ability to take the bus but for his own pleasure. She then invites him in and gives him some pie. She shares about her experience working with the newly blind and when she mentions that she hopes to work in speech therapy for hearing and speech-impaired children, Dolarhyde becomes even less talkative than normal. She then tells him that she can understand him perfectly well because he speaks well and because she pays attention, something that most people don't do. She appreciates the fact that he has never shown her sympathy, which she hates. She asks if she can touch his face to know whether or not he is smiling, so she'll know whether or not she should stop talking. He stops her from touching his face but assures her that he is indeed smiling.

Will calls his girlfriend Molly and tells her that he has claimed a new dog after his owners were killed. She tells him he is a sweet man that is doing the right thing, despite the costs it has on him internally. Will then has a nightmare about being the Tooth Fairy.

Jack pays a visit to Hannibal and the two seem to be inclined to put the blame on another for the damage Will will now be suffering due to getting back into the criminal line of work.

Francis Dolarhyde calls Hannibal in prison, though not sharing who he is. Hannibal knows it is the Tooth Fairy. Dolarhyde is delighted that Hannibal has taken an interest in his work, a fact he learned from Freddie's piece about Hannibal and Will teaming up together once more. Dolarhyde shares that Hannibal will understand what he is becoming, a Great Red Dragon.

Hannibal airs on Saturdays on NBC at 10PM.

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 The HBO series TRUE BLOOD and GAME OF THRONES and the CINEMAX series BANSHEE are confirmed for panels and autograph sessions at Comic-Con International: San Diego 2014.

            Below is panel information on the three series. Expect live coverage of all HBO and CINEMAXComic-Con activities at HBO Connect (hbo.com/connect) and at TRUE BLOOD #TrueToTheEnd and GAME OF THRONES #SurviveTheRealm. For BANSHEE, fans can go to cinemax.com and #SDCCBanshee.

Friday, July 25

The GAME OF THRONES panel in Hall H at 1:40 p.m. will be moderated by Craig Ferguson. The panel will include: David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, executive producers, writers and showrunners of GAME OF THRONES, and George R.R. Martin, co-executive producer and author of the bestselling fantasy book series “A Song of Ice and Fire,” on which the HBO drama is based. Cast members scheduled to attend (in alphabetical order): John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), Gwendoline Christie (Brienne of Tarth), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Kit Harington (Jon Snow), Rose Leslie (Ygritte), Rory McCann (Sandor “The Hound” Clegane), Pedro Pascal (Oberyn Martell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark) and Maisie Williams (Arya Stark). Autograph signing is at the WB booth at 3:30 p.m.

The panel for BANSHEE in Room 6A at 7:15 p.m. will be moderated by Grantland staff writer Andy Greenwald. Panelists include: creator and executive producer Jonathan Tropper and cast members Antony Starr (Lucas Hood), Ivana Milicevic (Carrie Hopewell), Ulrich Thomsen (Kai Proctor) and Geno Segers (Chayton Littlestone). Autograph signing is at the WB booth at 6:15 p.m.

Saturday, July 26

The TRUE BLOOD panel in Ballroom 20 at 5:00 p.m. will be moderated by Tim Stack of Entertainment Weekly. Panelists include: executive producer Brian Buckner and cast members (in alphabetical order) Chris Bauer (Andy Bellefleur), Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam Swynford de Beaufort), Anna Camp (Sarah Newlin), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette Reynolds), Stephen Moyer (Bill Compton), Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse), Nathan Parsons (James), Carrie Preston (ArleneBellefleur), Sam Trammell (Sam Merlotte), Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton) and Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby). Autograph signing is at the WB booth at 2:00 p.m.

            To pick up official product from GAME OF THRONES, TRUE BLOOD and other favorite HBO series, fans can visit the HBO Pop Up Shop at Market St. and 8th Ave. The Pop Up Shop, which has made previous stops at SXSW in Austin and at the Linq in Las Vegas, will be open at Comic-Con on Thursday (10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.), Friday (10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.), Saturday (11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.) andSunday (9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.).

PLEASE NOTE: Cast and producers scheduled to attend are subject to change.

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It’s been a love affair from the beginning, and now its all coming to an end. Excuse me while I get some tissues. Ah, the disappointments of season six, the rise (again) of Bill Compton and the quick death of Warlow. There was also up points: Vamp Camp, Sarah Newlin, Eric changing Willa, Jessica’s downward spiral and quest for redemption, along with Lettie Mae’s and the Hep V vampires.

Now. The Hep V vampires tear apart the BBQ. Vampires are working along side of humans trying to get them to safety away from the Hep V vampires. One Hep V vampire gets a good whiff of Sookie, and wonder what she is. Tara saves her mama. Kevin is ripped away by vampires. Sam loses his Baby Mama, and goes all canine after her. Before Sookie can be attacked, a piercing whistle sounds as Bill arrives, and the Hep V vampires are called away. Jason tries to deliver the casualty report, but she can’t stop to listen, as she hears Lettie Mae’s wails, her baby Tara is gone. Oh, tissues. I know I’ve said that I could handle losing everyone, but losing Holly and Tara in the first five minutes, wow. That’s a season opener.

 Andy is called, and Jason relays the news. Holly and Arlene were taken, Tara is dead. Andy tells his daughter Adilyn to stay inside no matter what, as he heads off to the rescue. He delivers the news to Jessica, his outside sentry, and warns his daughter not to invite her in no matter what. Jessica has a breakdown.

Inside Merlotte’s, which has become command central, Sookie overhears all the nasty thoughts of the townspeople, and what they really think of her. Many of the people think that it’s her fault. Sam and Alcide tried to find the missing, but found no one. Willa asks Lettie mae to drink her blood to help her heal faster, even if she doesn’t like vampires. Andy is a little upset that Sam was having his little human/vampire mixer. He sends Jason and Violet to hunt for the Hep V vampire nest. Sookie hears Alcide’s thoughts, if Sookie hadn’t loved the dead, if she had walked away then none of this would have happened, and it’s the last straw, she has to get out of there. Jessica calls in to James, who’s at Merlotte’s. He’s fine, just shaken up over the attack, and he tells her just how bad it is. Jessica tells James that she’s going to protect Adilyn, and James tells her that she has to feed, but she cuts him off.

Vince is shocked over learning that Sam is a dog. Sam and he campaigned against eachother, but Sam tries to reason with him that if outs him, that people will lose their shit. He asks that they keep it between them for now for the sake of the town. Sam tells people that it is not safe at Merlotte’s tonight, and Bill asks that the people take home their vampires, feed them and hunker down. The town clears out, and Alcide tries to call Sookie, but she ignores her man, tossing her phone away. Danger whore is at it again. She stumbles over a body, and keeps going.

Pam is Morocco, looking lovely as ever, no matter how bad tempered she is. She engaged in a little game of Russian roulette against a Jew, who has a long standing streak of good luck. He thinks God is on his side, Pam knows her God is not. The world is ending he tells her, but with death all around her. She tells him that his God and hers can have a circle jerk while she’s having a threesome with the devil for all she cares. He doesn’t make it out of the game alive, and Pam gets her information.

Adilyn tries to read, but can’t. She opens the blinds and watches Jessica, then opens the window. Her sweet smell drifts to Jessica. Adilyn apologizes about her friend, and makes sure that Jessica can’t get inside. She cannot. Adilyn’s heard what Jessica said about wanting to protect her, and she admits that she has nightmares about that night that Jessica killed her sisters. Jessica has had nightmares too. Adilyn wishes she could hate Jessica but she doesn’t. Jessica sheds more tears, and Adilyn asks about Jessica’s boyfriend, and Jessica tells her about James. The girls are chumming it up, when a figure appears in the distance, interested in Adilyn. Jessica drops fangs, and announces that Adilyn is hers.

Alcide finds Sookie at home, and he’s more than a little upset that she walked home all alone. The Hep V vampires are no longer a threat in the distance, they’re up close and at their throats. Sookie knows that, but she couldn’t handle the fact that he’s suppose to love her, and he was judging her and blaming her just as much as everyone else in the town. Everyone is blaming her for what is happening. He loves her, and she knows it, but what he thought didn’t hurt any less. She sends him away, needing to be alone.

Jason and Violet drive over to the nest, he reminisces over Tara, remembering her when they were kids. They make it to the nest, but Vince is already there with a small group of people. They aren’t one to sit around and for the sheriff department to do their jobs. Violet gets all vampy when they cross the line, and Jason sends them  off before Violet makes their heads into candy dishes.

Lafayette brings James to his home, as his appointed vampire. Lafayette tries to get into a calmer state of mind. He  drinks some whiskey and James has some bong rips, and Lafayette admits that he’s relieved that she’s dead. He grieved the first time that Tara died, but not this time. James opens up, tells him that all of his friends are dead, most died during the Vietnam War. He was a draft dodger at the time. When his best friend died he went to pay his family condolescenes and his father beat him and left him for dead. He was changed that night. Pain for those lost is pointless, they’re gone. Lafayette opens up a vein for him.

Jason pulls over on the side of the road, and gives Violet a piece of his mind. He treated him like a little girl, and he’s tired of it. She won’t let him have sex with her, she won’t let him do his job, and she feeds off him. She asks him what he’s going to do about it, and he tells her that he’s going to fuck her, and her him, and she’s going to like it. That’s what she’s been waiting to hear. She rips his clothes off, and they get down to it.

Jessica faces off against the Hep V vampire. He wants a drink of Adilyn, taunts Jessica over her. Jessica warns him off, but he wants a taste. Adilyn thinks that she’s safe, and although he cannot get inside, Jessica knows that she’s not safe. She asks Jessica to drink her blood so that she can always find and protect her, and although hesitant Adilyn does. The vampire is dying and he wants to feed from Adilyn before he does.

Lettie Mae is freaking out, high off Willa’s blood. She thinks that she sees Tara. The Reverend gets Lettie Mae to lie down, and sleep it off. Willa has no where to go now that Tara is dead. She’s been rooming with her, and she can’t go home with all of her stuff there. Eric is gone, everyone is gone. She’s a lost soul. The Reverend gives her a place to stay in the church cellar. It isn’t much, but its light tight.

Pam goes looking for Najat. She hands over money, and the man gives her his daughter. In South Africa the only clean blood is child blood. Although she looks delicious Pam passes, only wishing to get the information. Pam is given a map. She thinks it must be wrong, that he would never go there, but the information is accurate. The map is of Rhone.

Sookie slips off towards bed, where a sleeping Alcide lies. She removes her robe, and crawls into bed naked and cuddles up next to him. She murmurs a soft apology, and Alcide forgives her. They tell each other that they love each other, before the kissing starts.

Andy and Bill head to some abandon warehouses, where kids use to party all of the time. There are signs that vampires had nested there. Andy calls out for Holly as they continue their search. The smell is putrid. He finds a group of people hanging upside down, dead. Vince and his band of idiots arrive, guns drawn. He’s upset over the vampire/human pairings, blaming them for the deaths. Bill takes responsibility for the debacle at the mixer, pointing out that Andy was not at the mixer in protest. Vince is willing to let Andy go, but Andy isn’t willing to. He and Bill have a long history. Vince hands over the gun, and Andy points it at Bill before turning it onto Vince’s followers. Only Lou holds his gun at Andy. Andy tries to reason with him, telling him that killing another person isn’t as easy as he thinks it is, but that he’s done it before, and is willing to do it again. They cannot believe that Andy would let the H vamps do this to the town. Andy isn’t letting them do this to the town, but it’s over for tonight.

At Fangtasia, the vampires are feeding on the humans one by one. They have Arlene, Holly, Nicole and Kevin chained up in Eric’s basement. Arlene frets over the fact that she has kids, Holly tries to calm the group, knowing that Andy will find them, but Kevin is sure that the bumbling Bon Temps sheriff won’t find them in time. Nicole can’t feel the baby. A vampire heads downstairs, and takes Kevin for a snack, and the girls take a cue from Ginger.

Andy takes Bill home. He thanks him for what he did. Andy reminds him that there is nothing he can say or do to make it up to his family. Bill says that he understands. Bill has a flashback of saying goodbye to his family as he heads off to war.

Dawn approaches, and Jessica and the Hep V vampire continue their Mexican standoff. He warns her that she will have to die to protect Adilyn. Adilyn begs Jessica to go to safety, but she will not leave her post. She invites Jessica in, over Jessica’s protests. On the porch she asks her in again, and Jessica rushes to pull her to safety before the Hep V vampire can get her. She pulls Adilyn into her arms the door shutting behind them, fangs out, and releases her. She fought the temptation to feed for now.The sun comes up, and fries the hep V vamp as Jessica goes to find safety.

The Reverend delivers his message of hope with the morning coming. Sookie slips into church, taking a seat behind Lettie Mae. Lettie Mae tells her that it is her fault that her daughter died, that Tara always turned to her, and she lead her down a path of wickedness that got her killed. She tells Sookie that she is not welcomed. All of the hateful thoughts get directed to Sookie as she rises to leave with Alcide at her back. She tells the town that she loves, that at least Lettie Mae is honest in her hate, and says it to her face. They can’t go back to how things were, and some of what is happening is her fault, but she knows the most about vampires, and she wants to make things right.

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So our wish list for season 6 of True Blood wasn’t exactly answered, we did get some of the things we asked for. You can see how we did here. Still, we’re optimistic for Season 7. It’s a new year, and with this being the final year of True Blood, it’s time to put all of those wishes on the table! So with that being said here are our 10 wishes for Season 7!

Eric. Just quality Eric.

Sue: There are so many wishes for Eric. For a great storyline, to not draw out his recovery, because we all know he’s not dead, and above all a fitting conclusion to this beloved character. Last year we wished for Eric to get his balls back, and he pretty much did. We got some great scenes out of it, but for the most part they were Sookie-less scenes that were the standout moments. This season, I would love to see the Eric we all fell in love with in the beginning, the one that stole every scene he was in, whose beauty was almost overshadowed with his brains and cunning. I want to see Eric back in fighting form, with his progeny by his side. Out of all of the series characters, Eric has been the most shafted. Charlaine Harris, crafted a pretty wonderful story for Eric, though she shafted him in her own way in the end, and Alan Ball took that beautiful journey and smashed it to pieces with his Bill loving way. The Eric storyline needs to be redeemed. I’m not saying give him a happy ending, because he’s the Anti-hero and that rarely means running off with the fairy princess in the end. But don’t make him play second fiddle for all eternity.

 

Brad: You covered him to a T. We both have the same feelings for Eric.

Jasmine: I completely agree with Brad on this.  You are absolutely spot on about this one. What more can be said.

Jenevia: Eric has undergone more character development than almost any of the other characters and it’s been one of the most fun parts of watching True Blood all these years. I can’t definitively state what I want most from him in regards to the main points of his arc but what I do want is more of the little Eric Northman moments that make him stand out as one of my favourite vampire characters of any franchise. Remember the time that he was fiddling with his wind-tousled hair after flying to Sophie-Ann’s mansion, or some of his most hilarious, classic lines such as “teacup humans” or “Is there blood in my hair?” I want there to be humor and life (if you’ll pardon the pun) back in Eric. We’ve seen him lose loved ones over the series and have his heart broken, but he’s over a thousand years old! He wouldn’t have made it this far if he didn’t have it in him to rise from the ashes and continue strutting his vampire self wherever he pleases.

Jason and Jessica sitting in a tree…

Brad:   I want to see Jessica and Jason to finally have the true happy ending. Since Jessica arrived it has been the two of them off and on. If there are two people that should have the TRUE happy ending it's Jason and Jessica and not Bill and Sookie. Sookie and Eric would be the ideal conclusion to this series. 

Jasmine: Jessica with Jason or James...hmmm. We have seen Jessica “grow” a little bit in each season, especially as a vampire. Our baby vamp is no baby anymore! I would like to see more of what’s next for Jessica now...Is there a future for Jessica and James? Or like Brad mentioned...Jason and Jessica?

Jenevia:  I can’t honestly be bothered to care quite so much about the Jason/Jessica pairing. For me, the best ending for Jessica would be her truly coming into her own as a woman (especially since she was turned as a teenager), being more independent, and self-assured. Jason has always been a bit of a mess, but the humor with which the writers and Ryan have portrayed his story has been great fun. Jason has a great heart, but seeing as how he’s a bit thick, Jessica may very well be better off with herself or simply on her own. My favorite couple on True Blood was Lafayette and Jesus. No one had me squealing, flailing (and eventually sobbing) more than those two. We should all know by now that if there’s a pairing we like, they’re either going to break up or at least one of them is going to die.

Sue: As much as I would love to see Sookie and Eric as the HEA, it’s never gonna happen. Or if it does it’ll be like a last resort option, everyone else is dead so Sookie has to be with the guy she should have been with all along. It definitely won’t be satisfying if we get it. Our last year's wish list can attest to that, be careful what you wish for. As for Jessica and Jason, should they be together yes! Will they, probably not. I know James is semi out of the picture, Luke Grimes left his contract. He's been replaced by Nathan Parsons. Rumor has it Luke thought he’d get more Jessica scenes, and when he found out he wasn't he bailed. So, I’m guessing that means there’s trouble in paradise for James and Jess. Hopefully Jess breaks things off with James, and Jason stakes Violet. I’ve never seen Violet as the character that tamed the manwhore streak in Jason, but rather the one that mindfucked him into submission.

Give Pam and Tara More Screen Time

Jasmine: I would like to see more of Pam and Tara. Granted we saw their maker/progeny relationship progress last season. Just like the Eric/Pam relationship, these two are such strong characters that I would like to see these strong characters have a strong close to this series.

Jenevia: I never would have predicted that Pam and Tara would be a couple but once I saw it, I really enjoyed seeing the combo-dynamic of maker/progeny and lover/lover. True Blood has so many characters on it and it becomes a double-edged sword. There’s so many interesting dynamics ready to be explored but someone’s story always gets sacrificed at the cost of others getting time to shine.

Sue: I'm all for the ladies getting more screen time, especially now that Tara has her fire back, but let’s not toy with coupledom if it's not going to get its fair shake. Sookie's magical vagina is always going to take the main stage, I get that, but I would rather see a more flushed out story than some half baked sex scenes between the two, and that's all I feel they're gonna get. In this final season I don't want to see a complicated relationship between the two. I want to see them go full momma bear mode and protect their love ones. They're never more fierce then when someone threatens their family, so when an army of Hep V infected vampires come to town they had better be pretty bad ass. No more pulling punches, I wanna see Pam assassinate some folks like she did in the books.

Brad: Pam and Tara should have more screen time but I wanna see that fire we thought we were going to see. Like Sue said now that Tara is back. Not so much whiney annoying please some one shoot her but that fierce diva. Pam and Tara have so much potential for more. Two absolutely strong beautiful and full of spunk ladies could seriously make for a power couple. Pam has so much to teach and Tara so much to learn. Just don't make it creepy like woody Allen and Soon-Yi father adopted daughter creepy.

More Lafayette!

Jenevia: Lafayette is my favorite character, hands down. “Aids Burger” is an iconic moment of television. It’s understandable that Lafayette was more somber after the devastating loss of Jesus but I want Lafayette’s sparkle back. His story has been put on the back-burner and I want him back in the spotlight in all his shining glory. With all the talk others have done about the strong mystical powers he has within himself, it’s about time we really see him really come into his own, magically speaking. He’s had time to grieve and now he can even talk with Jesus by using his abilities as a medium so let’s see him back in action and have him go out with a bang! (I can hardly bear to write this, but I have this creeping feeling that Lafayette is going to end up dead/reunited with Jesus. Perhaps I should start stocking up on tissues now.)

Sue: Lafayette, like Jessica, is a deviation from the source material that I love. He used to add sassiness and flare whenever he's sashayed on screen. But he’s also another character that has been missing more than hitting lately for me. But I agree with Lady Jenevia 100%. There is no more dragging this one out, I want to see Lafayette in all his glittery glory. Bring on the Hookah we all know and love, and let’s really see what he can do. I don't want to hear about his powers anymore, I want to see them in action. And, if you must kill him off, which I’m sure we’ll lose more than a few beloved characters, let him go out with a bang rather than a whimper.

Brad: Yes MORE LaLa. I love the development of Lafayette throughout the series. I really hope that he never gets another strong lover. Jesus was and is Lafayette's one and only true love. With his abilities Jesus is not truly gone. He makes love transcend the physical to the ever after. I love how he is coming into the southern big mama who everyone seeks out for advice and his maternal/paternal love for all. He is not conventional and that makes LaLa timeless.

Jasmine: I absolutely agree! Season after season all we got was talk of Lafayette’s abilities. Well...let’s see those abilities in ACTION. Enough with the telling….and, I think it pretty much applies to many of our favorite True Blood characters.

Give the Hep V Vamps Some Real Teeth

Sue: I think one of the biggest let downs last year was Warlow. Not because of anything the gorgeous Rob Kazinsky could have done differently, but rather because his storyline sucked. Warlow was made out to be this super badass hybrid, some practically unstoppable force with super daywalker powers and he turned out to be a lovesick pushover, with psycho tendencies. I’m all for a good psycho, but he lacked bite. One little temper tantrum does make for a good villain. Now for a final season I want a big bad that is a real threat rather than a story we’re gonna take a season to build up and then be resolved in a disappointing 15 seconds. The perfection of Russell Edgington as a villain was that he was unpredictable in his grief. Did anyone expect him to rip the spine out of a newscaster and then ask about the weather? No, and that was delightful. I don’t want to be able to guess the endgame, I want shock and awe.

Brad:  I love me a good crazy pyscho . Russell tops the list of great villains. I want to be shocked out of my chair. This season needs less predictability. I want to be guessing what's next. I don't wanna be all sappy and crying because they killed off the entire cast but I want shock and awe. I want nail biting yelling at the tv because I was not expecting. If you need a good example of holy shit what the hell happen go and watch the red wedding on game of thrones. That was EPIC.

Jasmine:  I would agree with every this last season didn't have that shock value that we have had in the past seasons, so yah, in this final season, give us something that will keep us "at the edge of our seats!" The season ended with the threat of Hep V infected vampires...giving us the feeling that there is something dangerous and ominous is coming. My reason for wanting to see that suspense-filled and gripping factor in this season is that the whole Warlow build up just fizzled out...really!

Jenevia: The best villain moments from True Blood have had tremendous shock value. Whether it was Maryann feeding Eggs and Tara a human heart cooked into a pie, Russell ripping a man's spine out on live television, Eric staking Talbot mid-sex, or Sookie sending Talbot's remains down the garbage disposal while laughing like a maniac, that is more of what I want to see from the show's villains or even the heroes when they've gone off the deep end. Shock value can lose its edge if it's used too frequently, but I'd like a couple more this season to add to the list.

Bring Hoyt home

Brad: I am not asking for a big screen development but bring him home. I want my sweet southern gentleman back. But give him a more grown up edge to his southern good boy charm.

Jasmine: I absolutely agree with Brad! We did see some growth with Hoyt. It would be great to see him come home “all grown up.”

Jenevia: I don't thinking bringing Hoyt back would contribute anything to the show. They would have to rip apart all the closure he had in having his memories wiped of his best friend and ex-girlfriend, and leaving Bon Temps for a fresh start. I'm not necessarily opposed to him having a cameo, perhaps to visit his mother, but there's already so many characters that the show has to juggle that it may be better to simply leave him out.

Sue: I don’t necessary want Hoyt back. Jim Parrack was great, but well, his story was kind of done. He was great with Jessica, until he wasn’t, and really his character is better off being off the canvas. With this being the final season though I’m sure more than a few faces will show up for a final goodbye.

Alcide and the wolf pack

Jasmine: Alright! We have seen Alcide as lone wolf and become packmaster….then , at the end of Season 6, he’s with Sookie (Aye! Her magic vagina is at it again!) So which is it….I thought the whole wolf storyline was somewhat “a mess.”  What’s next for Alcide!?! I don’t think it’s with Sookie for very long...hahaha!!! I certainly did enjoy Alcide’s struggle to figure out “where he belongs.” I also could see that Joe Manganiello’s character has the potential to lead...I would like to see a more definite storyline for Alcide in the close of this series.

Jenevia: There's a lot of segregation within the supernatural community. Werewolves keep away from shifters, fairies stay away from vampires, but I think what would be good to see is Alcide's pack being more incorporated into the main arc. If the werewolves are by themselves the whole time, then it begs the question of why that isn't simply its own show. There was a bit of overlap with Luna's baby-daddy Marcus being a werewolf, but that storyline is mostly dead now (as is Luna) and I'd like for the pack's integration to not stem from who people are sleeping with.

Sue: I think the Wolves have to find a way to integrate themselves more within the storyline, and not just within Sookie’s magic fairy vagina. With everyone having to band together to take on the Hep V vampires the werewolves could be a great asset. Now whether or not they’ll actually be utilized to their full potential is a whole other story. With Bill hot on Sookie’s trail, she and Alcide aren’t likely to last long, but I hope he’s not just tossed aside the second the coast is clear, or worse because Sookie thinks she’s protecting him. And above all I hope that the panther aspect is left completely out, that’s one shifting group that was horribly done, and there’s no time to go back and fix the wrongs.

"I'm so over Sookie and her precious fairy vagina"

Jenevia: Pam summed it up quite nicely with that line. I don't care who Sookie is sleeping with. I could not be any less interested in seeing hot (often naked) supernatural men fighting over her. Don't write a storyline where the conflict is coming from people wanting to sleep with her. All the build-up with the threat of Warlow belly-flopped into a petulant supe wanting a fairy bride. Give me a storyline with the conflict stemming from political scheming, religious zealots, social injustice, etc. Making Sookie's love life the show's focal point is lazy writing and plays into the incessant tendency of male writers making a woman's end game settling down with a man. What is this, the 1950's?

Sue: Yes! I could not agree more. While I was unhappy with the way that the books ended, guess what, they actually had a plot other than the ever present game of just the tip. Sure even in the books, plenty wanted to sleep with Sooks, but there was also plenty of manipulation that had nothing to do with getting off. With the focus taken off of Sookie with it not being strictly from her view point, you would think that her lady parts wouldn’t be the main focus of the series. 

Jasmine: OMG! I could not have said it better myself, Sue and Jenevia! Really! I was already so over...everyone wants Sookie, a few seasons ago! It really annoyed me that the storyline(s) revolved around Sookie and who's sleeping with her. Not all the character's lives revolve around Sookie...C'mon! Give us a storyline that is gripping and thought-provoking beyond Sookie's vagina!

A Happily Ever After That Does Not Include Bill

Sue: We all know this is the last season, and the good thing is with Alan Ball it doesn’t mean Sookie needs to end up with Bill. Rather than staying on the path that Ball envisioned, chose a different ending. Ball had always been adamant that Sookie and Bill were soul mates, and rather than force an ending that no longer fits since as, like Charlaine Harris did with her series ender. All of the characters have evolved over the seasons; let’s have their endings reflect that as well.

Jasmine: True that Alan Ball has made a point to "push" that Sookie and Bill were soul mates, but people always change...and that's what we saw in each season. Every character has grown in one way or another, and has impacted storyline(s) that took off in different directions. It's not just about Sookie and Bill anymore. In this final season, I would like to see an "ever after," be it happy or not, for several characters such as: Lafayette, Eric, Pam, Tara, Sam...so on and so forth. We need to see some kind of ending for them all.

Jenevia: I don't care one way or another if she ends up with Bill. Just don't eat up so much screen time on that storyline when you could be focusing on more interesting characters, Lafayette in particular.

Let’s Bring It On In

Sue: It’s the home stretch, the final ten episodes before our beloved show is no more. Rather than branching out on some wild tangent, let’s not. I don’t want to be introduced to a bunch of new characters I’m suppose to care about, because that takes away from the ones I already love. Destruction, mayhem, deaths, bring it on. I can handle watching the cast plunged into a dystopian environment, I can handle every single one of them dying, if it’s done right. I cannot handle any of them missing out on screen time because there is a lame character that has to be introduced because he’s über important but turns out utterly disposable because there isn’t enough time to develop or wrap up his story. Bottomline if it has to end, I want to feel satisfaction with the way it did rather than regret.

Jasmine: I absolutely agree Sue! We are coming to the final season, there shouldn't be any new storylines! This should be all about bring a close to all the current characters' storylines. We should see them either die or survive and then see where they go from there. Do not make a cliffhanger ending either. For example, the last season of the short-lived Syfy series Being Human was a FINAL season. They brought the characters storylines to a close...be it happy ever after or not, but, most importantly, the show ended with the characters surviving their plight and revealing where they are after it all. Another great example is Syfy's Battlestar Galactica! I was not disappointed with these endings at all! That's what I can say are great examples of final seasons! Let's see this season with us cheering them on or crying our eyes out.

Jenevia: I agree with everything Sue said; no more new characters that are going to take away from the ones we've already spent years getting attached to and kill whomever so long as it's done right. On top of all that, do not screw up the ending. From Dexter to How I Met Your Mother, it's been one flop-finale to another. It's difficult for me to not have high standards for this show's ending, particularly because of Alan Ball's magnificent work with the Six Feet Under finale. To this day, that's still one of if not my absolute favorite ending to a television program. Since this show has been more action-oriented, I'd love to see it go out with a bang!

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– Starring Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, the final season of TRUE BLOOD premieres Sunday, June 22 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada –

– Subscribers can catch-up on Season 6 of TRUE BLOOD now on TMN GO, Shaw Go Movie Central app, Bell TV app, Telus Optik on the go, and via on-demand platform

“TRUE BLOOD was always addictive, in a strange, hypnotic – and disturbing – way. Right now, however, it just might be one of TV's finest dramas.” – Alex Strachan, Postmedia News

 “TRUE BLOOD is no longer a young vampire, yet after six seasons the series continues to draw viewers and is the most-watched show on HBO.” – Laura Russell, TV Guide Canada

 “Yep, TRUE BLOOD is back and it’s about time. By all accounts, Alan Ball and crew are as devoted to this series’ supernatural mythos as Game of Thrones’ creators are to the goings-on in Westeros. But the adventures of Sookie Stackhouse and the vampires, werewolves, shape shifters and others who populate Bon Temps, Louisiana, are served up with a wink.” – Debra Yeo,Toronto Star 

TORONTO (June 12, 2014) – Viewers take a final walk through Bon Temps with more gory action and steamy romances in the seventh and final season of HBO’s TRUE BLOOD, premiering Sunday, June 22 at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada, day and date with HBO in the U.S. The critically acclaimed series joins HBO’s can’t-miss summer programming along with previously announced new series THE LEFTOVERS, THE KNICK, and the new Canadian dramedy SENSITIVE SKIN. At the conclusion of Season 6, the town of Bon Temps braced itself for a new crisis that would threaten humans and vampires alike: Sookie (Anna Paquin, SUSANNA) was forced to take a hard look at her future: Bill (Stephen Moyer, JAN) discovered that salvation comes at a price, and Eric’s (Alexander Skarsgård, GENERATION KILL) ultimate fate remained a mystery. Now, as the series kicks off its final season, a band of rogue H-vamps crashes the vampire-human mixer at Bellefleur’s, with shocking results; 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; and in the face of a vigilante insurrection led by redneck Vince (Brett Rickaby, DEXTER), Bill receives aid from an unexpected source.

TRUE BLOOD has grown steadily season over season to become one of the most-watched series on Pay TV. Season 6 was the most-watched season in series history with an average audience of 637,000 P2+, and was the #2 program on HBO Canada last year, behind GAME OF THRONES Season 3.

Mixing romance, suspense, mystery, and humour, the Golden Globe^® and Emmy^® Award-winning series takes place in a world where vampires and humans co-exist, after vampires have come out of the coffin, thanks to the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood that means they no longer need humans as a nutritional source. The series follows waitress and part-faerie Sookie Stackhouse, who can hear people’s thoughts, vampire Bill Compton, and vampire Eric Northman.

The Season 7 cast of TRUE BLOOD includes Sam Trammell (The Fault In Our Stars) as Sam, Ryan Kwanten (SUMMERLAND) as Jason, Rutina Wesley (13 Sins) as Tara, Chris Bauer (PARKS AND RECREATION) as Andy, Kristin Bauer van Straten (THE SECRET LIFE OF THE AMERICAN TEENAGER) as Pam, Amelia Rose Blaire (Angels in Stardust) as Willa, Lauren Bowles (Hall Pass) as Holly, Tara Buck (CRIMINAL MINDS) as Ginger, Gregg Daniel (Hancock) as Rev. Daniels, Nelsan Ellis (The Help) as Lafayette, Aaron Christian Howles (WILD CARDS: THE WEB SERIES) as Rocky, Joe Manganiello (HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER) as Alcide, Noah Matthews (The Ugly Truth) as Wade, Bailey Noble (SECRET DIARY OF AN AMERICAN CHEERLEADER) as Adilyn, Nathan Parsons (THE ORIGINALS) as James (previously played by Luke Grimes, Taken 2), Adina Porter (HBO’s THE NEWSROOM) as Lettie Mae, Carrie Preston (PERSON OF INTEREST) as Arlene, Jurnee Smollett-Bell (PARENTHOOD) as Nicole, Deborah Ann Woll (Ruby Sparks) as Jessica, and Karolina Wydra (JUSTIFIED) as Violet.

TRUE BLOOD was created by Alan Ball (BANSHEE); based on the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris; executive producers, Alan Ball, Brian Buckner (THE CLASS), Gregg Fienberg (JOHN FROM CINCINNATI), and Angela Robinson (HUNG); co-executive producer, Howard Deutch (HBO’s GETTING ON); supervising producer, Kate Barnow (HOUSE OF CARDS); producers, David Auge (JOHN FROM CINCINNATI) and Bruce Dunn (TELL ME YOU LOVE ME); co-producers, Christina Jokanovich (HBO’s BANSHEE), Ronald Cosmo Vecchiarelli (Piranha 3DD), and Sunday Stevens (DEXTER).

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