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True Blood Season 5 Episode 7

In the Beginning

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AIRED: Jul 22, 2012

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As Sookie embraces her human side, she considers a life without her faerie powers. Salome shows just where her true allegiance rests. Sam uses his sense of smell to locate the shooters. Alcide gets ready for a fight. Lafayette searches for Jesus' body. Hoyt finds himself a new group of friends.

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"In the Beginning" was as insane as it was entertaining.

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Worst episode of True Blood to date..

5.5

By mmmshuddup, Oct 06, 2012

Just about everything about this episode was either silly or boring, or both. There were a few moments here and there where I felt intrigued or interested but they were few and far between. The werewolf training scene was ridiculous, as was the one where Jason and Sookie were talking to the other fairies. That entire storyline is finally starting to annoy me just as it has to many others since a while back. The one thing about this season that I was really getting into was the vampire counsel and Russel Edgington and all that. But now even that has taken a turn for the worse! They killed the guardian and I thought his character could have developed into something great. How did they suddenly end up where they're all sorta intoxicated from "Lilith's" blood strutting down the street like a bunch of jokers? Get outta here!

I was very optimistic about this season in spite of the fact that tv.com's own staff had put it through severe scrutiny since the premiere giving it relatively bad reviews. The writing has gone sloppy, but it only started really showing in THIS particular episode.

Here's to hoping it's just a filler episode and they'll dig themselves out of this hole and give us something better in the second half of the season!moreless
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Why are the screenwriters doing this to us?

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By mobilehead, Sep 29, 2012

After excellent midseason episode (I am refering to the episode "Hopeless") this one is somekind of a monster. Basically the whole fundaments of the great story and plot created by Alan Ball last week has been wasted. For a very long time the stories of individual characters were developed with a sense making you interested what's going to be next. But this episode proved my thinking wrong. Vampires feeding on vampires' blood getting on high? Rebirth of Lilith who is and is not? Come on, since season 4 I knew that "True Blood" won't ever be the same but this is too much. Screenwriters should have really thought it through because it looks like they didn't. It's a pity because since the beginning of season 5 it wasn't too bad and up to episode 6 which was the breaking point it could serve as a huge comeback. This episode ruined everything...moreless
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In the Beginning was unexpected

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By TrueTvWatcher, Aug 07, 2012

In the Beginning was a superb episode of True Blood. It was awesome to watch as Bill and Eric are taken to Nora and Salome only to be surprised by Russell who has been born again! This episode had it all from the quirky and funny to the serious and scary. The various story lines were developed well and there was plenty of dram and intrigue as well. It was interesting to see how Salome, Nora and Russell took control and took steps towards a new future. Jason and Jessica have a fight that ends in blood while Tara was visited by her mother to be disowned. The New Vampire Authority tripping on Lilith's blood was awesome and fun to watch. I certainly look forward to watching what happens next!!!!!!!moreless
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Why writers? Why?

3.5

By walwest, Jul 29, 2012

True Blood has become the worst tv show i have ever see, my god what's the deal with the fairy burlesque house? Why a damn fairy would need a club? And the Authority's plot...is just so boring, predictable, and simply not good.

The Irak's fire-ghost plot is pathetic, and that head of Jesus's with the mouth full of stitches...i'm wordless.

It's a different tv show now, a lame one. It should been ended in the second season.moreless
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The Lost Boys

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By ionee24, Jul 28, 2012

Last fire will rise, behind those eyes. Black house will rock, blind boys don't lie. Although cry is not for Jason's little sister, True Blood evokes The Lost Boys movie in all the right ways: from the implied brotherhood between Eric and Bill during Russell's attack - and among the Authority during a major V-trip - to Godric begging Eric to protect his little sister.

Not all hate is about hating. As Hoyt finds out, sometimes its about belonging: whether its the sense of belonging the humans killing supernaturals are looking for, belonging among the werewolves fighting for sobriety, among what's left of Terry's unit looking to survive a last fire that DID rise or the Authority looking to belong with Lilith as they slaughter an entire wedding party. Hate, blind to anything but Godric's last plea to Nora: thou shall not fall (Love is with your brother) and his last plea to Eric: thou shall not kill.moreless
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Anna Paquin	Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer	Bill Compton
Sam Trammell	Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten	Jason Stackhouse
Rutina Wesley	Tara Thornton
Alexander Skarsgård	Eric Northman

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Peter Mensah	Kibwe	Guest Star
Christopher Heyerdahl	Dieter Braun	Guest Star
Tina Majorino	Molly	Guest Star
Kevin Alejandro	Jesus Velasquez	Recurring Role
Tanya Wright	Deputy Kenya Jones	Recurring Role
Allan Hyde	Godric	Recurring Role

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- Original International Air Dates:
  United Kingdom - October 29, 2012 on FX/FX HD
  Czech Republic - November 13, 2012 on HBO
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- Featured Music:
  "I Can't Help Falling In Love" by Willie Aron and Joey Peters (Arlene watches her wedding video)
  "Nobody Nowhere" by The Jezabels (Tara's mother arrives at Fangtasia)
  "You Light Up My Life" by Willie Aron and Joey Peters (bride sings to the groom, Russell Edgington shows up)
  "In the Beginning by K'naan (end credits)
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