True Blood

Sookie asks Sam if she can split early and he's very curt with her.  Inside Merlotte's Andy is still hilariously questioning the patrons, but he's drunk as hell.  Bud says he's going to take him off the case.

Meanwhile, Sam's pounding the booze too and flashing back to earlier experiences with Maryann again.  While she's in the shower he steals some clothes and some jewelry.  He also opens a dresser drawer and finds a whole lot of cash, which he cleans out.  Inside his trailer in the present time, Maryann appears.  Sam pulls out a garbage bag and hands it to her.  It contains the money he stole from her as a teenager.  But Maryann isn't interested in money and says that her helping Tara has nothing to do with him.

Eggs is visiting and flirting with Tara at the bar.  The two of them kiss and Sam sees them.  Maryann looks on happily.

Sookie arrives at Bill's house, where Jessica has finally found a blood combination that she can stomach.  Sookie apologizes to Jessica for their bad start and says she wants to get to know her.  She asks Jessica for privacy with Bill tonight and promises to spend a girls night with her tomorrow.  When Jessica leaves, Sookie asks if Bill killed Uncle Bartlett.  Bill says Uncle Bartlett hurt Sookie and she asks if he's so callous that he can kill on demand.  Uh....Uncle Bartlett was a gross, perverted  sleezebag.  Why is this wrong?  Sookie wonders if they can still be together.

Sookie goes to leave, but Bill stops her and says he wants to atone for his sins.  However, he's not sorry for loving her and refuses to lose her.  She says she loves him and the two of them get naked.  And then....well, use your imagination, people.  I will, however, say this: he bites her during the deed.

In the dungeon, Eric comes downstairs (he's getting highlights - ha!).  Oh, AIDS guy is named Royce Allen Williams, and Eric wants to question him regarding a fire that recently killed three vampires.  Royce tries to escape and even hurls a crucifix into Eric's face (which burns him).  Eric gets pissed and tears into Royce's neck and then....well, the term "rips him limb from limb" seems appropriate, because that's exactly what he does.  Use your imagination again.  But not too much, because you might be sick.  Lafayette looks on in horror.  Dude, close your eyes!

And so that concludes the season 2 premiere of True Blood.  It's dark, it's dirty and it's a little bit gross, but it's definitely back.