The penultimate episode of True Blood saw the showdown between Marnie and the vampires. A lot of the main human characters had been trapped inside the Moongoddess Emporium because of Marnie. When members of the coven protested, Marnie ended up killing Casey to prevent her from escaping. Antonia was devastated by Marnie's actions and tried to leave, but Marnie bound her spirit. Outside, Bill and the other vampires were stopped from blowing up the store by Jason, who warned them that Sookie was inside. Marnie took Sookie outside to speak with the vampires, but the force field around the store was impenetrable and, for a time, Marnie managed to convince Eric and Bill to kill themselves to save Sookie.
Pam, of course, was not happy with that plan, but her own plan to blow up the store didn't end up working (and resulted in Eric being angry with her for endangering Sookie). After, Jessica healed Jason, who was injured by the explosion. Marnie then attempted to get the vampires to kill themselves by walking into the protective force field, but Sookie managed to use her faerie powers to stop the spell. In the back room, Jesus attempted a blood magic spell to unbind Antonia and Marie to try and diminish Marnie's power. Fortunately, it worked seconds before Marnie was about to kill Sookie.
With Marnie no longer tapping into Antonia's powers, Eric and Bill rushed the store and shot Marnie dead.
Sam continued to try and find Marcus, who actually kidnapped his daughter and tried to run away with her and Debbie. Fortunately, the little girl managed to alert Luna and Alcide and Sam headed to Alcide's house (where Marcus was temporarily hiding) to settle the score. Sam and Marcus got into an all-out brawl and it ended with Alcide killing Marcus just before he could shoot Sam. In the end, Alcide broke up with Debbie for her treachery and allegiance to Marcus.
Out in the woods, making his way back home, Andy encountered a faerie named Maurella, who first attacked him and then had sex with him. When he returned home, he told Arlene about the faerie, who disappeared shortly after they slept together, but Arlene convinced him that it was just a hallucination.
In the last moments of the most recent episode, Marnie's spirit surfaced again and invaded Lafayette's body.
The season finale of True Blood will air on September 12. Samhain is upon the town. The spirits of the dead rise in Bon Temps. This brings a new incarnation of Marnie, but also gives Sookie allies to fight her. Jason confesses his secret to Hoyt. Sam and Luna wonder whether they can have a happy ending now that Marcus is dead. Debbie, angry about being dumped by Alcide, confronts Sookie and Tara.
Below is a trailer for the season finale of True Blood.
