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* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the books, {{spoiler|Maryann}} showed up to a sex party, checked out the scenery, uttered a few lines and was never heard from again. In season 2 of the show, she was the [[Big Bad]].

** Also, {{spoiler|Lafayette}} appeared briefly in the first book and was dead by the end of it. He has a much larger role on the show and has become a real breakout character thanks to {{spoiler|Nelsan Ellis'}} portrayal of him.

* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Played straight with Godric and Eric, but ''totally'' subverted with Queen Sophie-Anne, who apparently relies on luck more than anything. It's revealed in the third season that Eric was only letting her kick him around because of his respect for her rank; {{spoiler|when he switches sides, Sophie-Anne is ''screwed.''}}

* [[Awesome Moment of Crowning]]: "Then by the power invested in me by the one true Vampire Authority, whose wisdom and justice we hold sacred, I hereby pronounce you {{spoiler|King William Compton of Louisiana.}}" This while {{spoiler|Bill}} is covered in his predecessor's blood.

{{quote| '''Hoyt''': [[Discussed Trope|We had a code, and you broke it!]]}}

* [[Broken Aesop]]: The show presents vampires as a metaphor for marginalized human groups, especially homosexuals, down to bigoted signs saying "GOD HATES FANGS" and an episode where Bill asks Sookie to marry him in Vermont. But homosexuals do not, as a rule, go around murdering people and eating them. Many vampires actually are highly dangerous, even the "nice" ones (see Jessica's [[Accidental Murder]] of a trucker). Also, gays do not have mind-control powers that they can use to force you to do their bidding.

* [[Bullying a Dragon]]: Arlene, Arlene, Arlene. What is harassing Jessica, a young vampire with poor impulse control, supposed to achieve, exactly?

* [[Buried Alive]]: {{spoiler|Eric and Bill do this to Russell at the end of season 3. Bill also tries to do this to Eric, but he is freed by Pam.}}

** Lampshaded by Sookie herself in Episode 3x02.

* [[Cat Fight]]: Sookie Vs. Debbie.

** The first time Grandma Stackhouse appears on screen, she's reading the novel the first season is based on. [[Dude, Not Funny|She probably should have skipped to the end]].

* [[Characterization Marches On]]: In the first two seasons Jason Stackhouse was borderline retarded. In the third season he was just pretty damn stupid. After Joining the Sheriffs department and being forced to look after a Hotshot for a little over a year he has been forced to mature and is now fairly intelligent. (He still comes off as a bit dim every now and again but watching season 1 Jason vs season 4 Jason it is almost stunning to see the difference in character.)

* [[Go Through Me]]: See [[Stupid Sacrifice]] below.

* [[A God Am I]]: Maryann. Or at least, that's what her little suck-up {{spoiler|Daphne}} thinks.

* [[Gorn]]: Vampires drinking the blood of humans is not pretty. Usually thre is at least a little bit of blood dripping down the human's neck. And that's if they are being civil. Then there are the times when vampires get staked and pop like bloody balloons.

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: {{spoiler|Royce's death at the hands of Eric}}.

{{quote| '''Maryann:''' We ''need'' to be out of control. We ''crave'' it."}}

** In "I Will Rise Up" she's on the verge of tears when Tara and Eggs comment that the followers of hedonistic religions were crazy.

* [[Hesitation Equals Dishonesty]]:

{{quote| '''Sookie:''' Did you kill my uncle?<br />

* [[Hotter and Sexier]]: The show includes HBO's usual touches.

* [[Hot Men At Work]]: Jason, Lafayette and Hoyt work on the road crew.

* [[Human Sacrifice]]: Well, not ''literally'' human. Attempted by Maryann with Sam Merlotte and by the Fellowship of the Sun with Eric.

* [[I Feel Guilty You Take It]]: Sookie gets a big inheritance—but A)she never liked that relative and B)she feels responsible for his death, {{spoiler|because Bill killed him after she told Bill her uncle hurt her}}. She gives the money to Jason, and [[Hilarity Ensues]].

*** And in Hotshot with Crystal, Jason, and the other females {{spoiler|wherein one bursts into tears when Jason fights her and tells her to get off him. She cries because it was the first time she'd ever had sex ''she'' enjoyed}}.

*** And in S4E6, in [[Flash Back]], we see Luis raped Antonia during the Inquisition.

{{quote| Tara: [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Are you telling me you date raped Terry Bellefleur?"]]}}

** Also averted with Crystal and every nubile female in Hotshot, as they {{spoiler|line up for their turn with Jason, who is wounded, feverish, strapped to the bed and under the effects of iagra. He did NOT enjoy it}} and the scene is creepy as all hell.

*** And as of S403, it appears Alcide is back with his ex...and then in S404, He strips naked to shapeshift RIGHT IN FRONT OF SOOKIE, who gets an eyeful.

** Eric, Eric, Eric... oh, and Eric. So much more satisfying in the books.

** [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] -- "I would love to just rip you open and wear your ribcage as a hat."

*** Also, when Jason, while "confronting" a vampire in a training scenario breaks a nearby flagpole in half in order to get a wooden stake, another trainee angrily asks him if he thinks he's "some kinda Muslim Buffy with a dick". Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Funny]].

** There's a copy of Bram Stoker's [[Dracula]] in Eric's office hilariously enough.

** In season two, Sam interrupts Andy who is in the midst of watching [[Dirty Jobs]] when he needs a place to hide from Maryann.

* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Two straightforward examples: Jessica with Hoyt and Arlene with Terry. Ironically, due to [[Fantastic Racism]], the 2 women can't stand each other.

* [[Sinister Minister]]: Reverend Newlin. He's a creepy little weirdo.

** [[Unfortunate Implications|So when a male vampire has an orgasm...]]

* [[Teens Are Short]]: Tommy and [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Godric]].

* [[Thank Your Prey]]: Blitzed on vampire blood and in the midst of sex with Jason, Amy turns and slurs that they ought to thank their supplier/kidnapping victim Eddie "for the gift he's given us." Eddie replies with a "Fuck ''you.''"

* [[Theme Song]]: Jace Everett's "Bad Things". Which is [[So Cool Its Awesome|awesome]].

* [[To Serve Man]]: Human hearts. Mm, mm, finger-lickin' good.

{{quote| '''Eric''': "We're always happy to serve humans here at Fangtasia--and I don't mean for dinner."}}

* [[Trickster]]: Eric and Maryann.

* [[Trigger]]: Layfayette gets a blatant one after {{spoiler|getting out of the vampires' dungeon}}. Terry, Iraq vet, gets an implied one after finding his wife {{spoiler|covered in blood. Don't worry, she's okay.}}

{{quote| '''Sam:''' "I'm not the killer, I swear. I'm a shapeshifter."}}

* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Lafayette is gay and black. Eddie is gay and a ''[[Fantastic Racism|vampire]]''. Jesus is a gay, Hispanic, and Wiccan.

** In season 4, Jason, at the roadside {{spoiler|just before collapsing after escaping from Hotshot}}.

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: One way to interpret King Russell Edgington

** The season 4 finale, "And When I Die".

* [[What Could Have Been]]: According to the Ultimate Fan Experience Q&A shown before the third season premiere, Alexander Skarsgaard had originally auditioned for the role of Bill, not Eric. Imagine ''that''.

* [[Where the Hell Is Springfield?|Where The Hell Is Bon Temps]]: While the show generally treats it as a distant suburb of Shreveport, the contradictory specifics of its location and travel times to other cities tend to confuse Louisiana natives.

* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]: {{spoiler|Godric}} and surprisingly, {{spoiler|Maryann}}.

* [[Who's Your Daddy?]]: Variant 1: Arlene finds out that she's pregnant with Renè's child, and despite feeling immensely guilty about it, tells Terry that it's actually his. She actually never told him it was his, just didn't correct him at first. And she latter DOES tell him.

* [[Wolverine Claws]]: By covering her hands in soil, Maryann can transform them into bestial claws that produce a deadly neurotoxin.

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