The Sun 

A long-lost relative reveals himself to Jason and Sookie. After Tara is victimized by a new government weapon, Eric takes matters into his own hands in an effort to thwart Burrell's ... See full summary »

Director:

Daniel Attias

Writers:

Alan Ball (creator), Charlaine Harris ("Sookie Stackhouse" novels by)

Stars:

Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Paquin	...	Sookie Stackhouse
Stephen Moyer	...	Bill Compton
Sam Trammell	...	Sam Merlotte
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jason Stackhouse
Rutina Wesley	...	Tara Thornton
Alexander Skarsgård	...	Eric Northman
Chris Bauer	...	Andy Bellefleur
Kristin Bauer van Straten	...	Pam De Beaufort
Lauren Bowles	...	Holly Cleary (credit only)
Nelsan Ellis	...	Lafayette Reynolds
Lucy Griffiths	...	Nora Gainesborough
Rutger Hauer	...	Niall Brigant
Arliss Howard	...	Truman Burrell
Robert Kazinsky	...	Ben Flynn (as Rob Kazinsky)
Todd Lowe	...	Terry Bellefleur

Storyline

A long-lost relative reveals himself to Jason and Sookie. After Tara is victimized by a new government weapon, Eric takes matters into his own hands in an effort to thwart Burrell's anti-vampire initiatives. On the road to work, Sookie is drawn to a handsome stranger who shares her faerie abilities. Sam is unnerved by supernatural-rights zealot Nicole, and is confronted by Alcide and Martha about Emma's future. Bill contemplates the scope of his heightened powers.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jurnee Smollett-Bell (Nicole Wright) previously starred on two episodes of the television series Grey's Anatomy (2005-), as clinical trial patient Beth Monroe. Marshall Allman who previously starred as Sam's younger brother, Tommy Mickens, also starred on the same two episodes as another clinical trial patient, named Jeremy West, who was in love with Beth.

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Connections

References Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

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Soundtracks

Bad Things
(uncredited)
by Jace Everett

User Reviews

Things are moving on

OK let's be clear about it... I started to watch this season and I just discover that one of my favorite actor is in it. Even if my list of favorites is quite long, Rutger Hauer is on it. This man has always been good to excellent and the character he is playing really fits him. For the rest, well, let's things are moving on more and more rapidly and we have this feeling that s... will soon hit the fan (quoting Sookie). A good show to see

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 June 2013 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Your Face Goes Here Entertainment, Home Box Office (HBO)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD