True Blood

Sookie's cat appears to purr during two odd moments: once when Sookie is masturbating and again when the cat is licking up Adele's blood.

Bill was First Lieutenant William Thomas Compton of the 28th Louisiana infantry formed in Monroe in 1862 under Colonel Henry Gray.

Vampire Mythology

In this episode we learn that, contrary to some vampire lore, vampires will indeed appear in a photograph taken of them.

It's revealed that Sookie is 25 years old.

The young Jason has blue eyes, while the adult Jason has brown eyes.

A sign on the wall in Fangtasia reads: "No Biting on Premises".

When Eric summons Bill and Sookie in Fangtasia, he speaks in Swedish to Pam. What he says is "Vår lilla djurpark börjar växa till sig." which means "Our little zoo is starting to grow." Pam replies "Jag vet." which means "I know."

Vampire mythology:
- Hepatitis D is a Hepatitis mutation relatively harmless to humans, and is the only blood-born pathogen vampires are susceptible to. It makes vampires weak for around a month. The real danger is being captured and staked during this time.
- Vampires' bodies have no electrical impulses. No brain waves, no heart beat, no need to breathe. They are dead.
- When vampires live in nests, the vampires become more cruel and more vicious.

The license plate on the vampires vehicle is "Fangs 1".

Sookie's parents died in a flash flood just before her 8th birthday.

The fictional television station the debate between the Reverand Theodore Newlin of "The Fellowship of the Sun" and Nan Flanagan of the "American Vampire League" airs on is called TBBN.

Vampire Mythology revealed in this episode:

- Vampires require an invitation to enter a human's home. That invitation can be revoked.
- Some vampires can turn into animals, Bill cannot.
- Vampires can put glamors on humans to feed on them and they will not remember after wards.
- Their blood can cure/heal humans.

When Sookie comes home from work the first night, her grandmother is reading Last Scene Alive, written by Charlaine Harris who also wrote the Sookie Stackhouse books "True Blood" is based on.

The camo-clad hunter/vampire purchases the synthetic drink "Tru Blood" in the form of a 4-pack of bottles. Typically wine coolers are sold in 4-packs, beer is generally sold in 6-packs. The tag line for "Tru Blood" is "Real Blood is for suckers!"

Vampire Bill Compton is 173 years old.

The frat boy and sorority girl, Kelly, pull over at the "GrabbitKwik" convenience store. Maudette Pickens, the murdered woman, is mentioned to be an employee at "GrabbitKwik".

Nan Flanagan of the American Vampire League is shown on television doing an interview with Bill Maher. Bill Maher is host of the talk show Real Time with Bill Maher which also airs on HBO.