Authority_Always_Wins

Authority Always Wins

Authority Always Wins

2nd episode of the 5th season of True Blood

For the John Cougar Mellencamp song "Authority Song", see Uh-huh (John Mellencamp album).

"Authority Always Wins" is the second episode of the fifth season of HBO's television series True Blood and 50th episode overall. First aired on June 17, 2012, it was written by Mark Hudis and directed by Michael Lehmann.

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Plot

Sookie and Lafayette

Tara attacks Sookie, and bites her. Pam grabs Tara and commands her not to bite Sookie and Lafayette and to stay in the house. Later, Tara continues trashing the kitchen. Sookie asks Lafayette to give Tara TruBlood. Tara attacks Lafayette but is hurt by Pam's commandments. Tara runs upstairs and trashes her room. As dawn approaches, Sookie and Lafayette lure Tara into Eric's Day Chamber by Letting her drink Lafayette's blood and silvering her. Later in the day Sookie hears Lafayette in the chamber contemplating on staking Tara. Sookies attempts to convince him not to, claiming that they can make a life for her, even as a vampire. She succeeds. Sookie goes to a vampire hunting store, buys Silver Misters and sets them up around the doors and windows. At nightfall Tara awakens and tells Sookie and Lafayette that she will never forgive either of them for turning her into a vampire; and runs outside only to be sprayed by the silver misters. Tara screams in agony and runs off into the woods.

Bill and Eric

Bill, Eric, and Nora are interrogated by the Authority. Torture is used in an effort to extract confessions of being allied with the Sanguinistas (a faction of vampires who believe in a literal interpretation of the Vampire Bible—that humans are nothing more than food—and oppose the Authority's efforts at mainstreaming). Bill reveals that Russell Edgington is on the loose and offers to kill him in exchange for sparing their lives.

Pam

Pam returns to Fangtasia. She has a flashback to San Francisco, 1905, where she was the madam of a brothel. While on the street at night, she is accosted by a switchblade-wielding assailant. Eric slits the man's throat and licks the blood from his fingers; he notes that Pam is unafraid and gives her money to compensate her for her blood-splattered dress.

Jason

Jason visits Hoyt at his mother's house and offers him a place to stay, but Hoyt rebuffs his efforts at reconciliation, telling him not to come around anymore and that they're "over". Hoyt's mother whispers thanks to Jason for splitting up Hoyt and "that red haired slut" and then mock pushes him out the door so Hoyt doesn't know.

Alcide

Alcide refuses to eat Marcus' body. He tells Martha he will not respect Marcus' death, doesn't want to be the new packmaster, and doesn't care about the laws of the pack.

Terry Bellefleur

Terry frightens and concerns Arlene with his PTSD symptoms.

Andy Bellefleur

Andy and Jason discover Debbie's vehicle. Andy finds a vial of V and initially pockets it before turning it over to Jason.

Luna and Emma

Frustrated at all the noise Emma is making when she is meant to be sleeping Luna goes into her room to find Emma has turned into a wolf pup.

The following songs appear in the episode:[1]

Reception

Ratings

True Blood was the number one cable program on the night it aired with 4.417 million viewers, earning a 2.6 rating in the relevant 18-49 demographic (down from a 2.9 for last week's episode).[2]

Critical

Reviewer Carrie Raisler of The A.V. Club gave it a C+ and said "much of this episode felt like filler, a transitional piece before we get to the big hit."[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Music in "Authority Always Wins"". HBO. Archived from the original on 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  2. [2]
    Kondolojy, Amanda. "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'True Blood', 'Falling Skies', 'Real Housewives of NJ', 'Keeping up with the Kardashians' + NASCAR & More". TV by the numbers. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Authority Always Wins". The A.V. Club.
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