Save Yourself (True Blood)
| "Save Yourself" | |
|---|---|
| True Blood episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 12 |
| Directed by | Michael Lehmann |
| Written by | Alan Ball |
| Featured music | "Save Yourself" by Stabbing Westward |
| Production code | 512 |
| Original air date | August 26, 2012 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
"Save Yourself" is the twelfth and final episode of HBO's fifth season of the Vampire TV Series True Blood, while the 60th episode overall. The episode focuses on Eric's last attempt at trying to rid Bill of Lilith's madness as well as planning his escape with Nora; Sookie and the faeries fight against Steve Newlin and Russell Edgington. The season is loosely based on The Sookie Stackhouse Series' fifth book Dead as a Doornail, although much more of the book and its successors are incorporated than in previous seasons. The episode is preceded by Sunset and is followed by the season 6 premiere episode. The episode has mostly had good reviews, outbeating its predecessors in viewers, except for Turn, Turn, Turn! which remains with the most amount of viewers, with 5.20.
After the fae club is left vulnerable, leaving Russell to feed on them at will, the faeries start using their magic, which makes him more hungry. Sookie and the others are then saved by Eric, who kills Russell.
Sookie checks on Jason, who has been zapped by faerie magic and has visions of his parents telling him to hate vampires, which he later begins to do. Sookie's faerie scent strongly tempts Nora. Eric intervenes, forcing Nora to promise to not eat Sookie. Eric then asks for Sookie's help in rescuing Bill and defeating the Vampire Authority and convinces Sookie, Tara, and Jason to help.
Bill has gone more into darkness, going so far as to control the Authority and injure Jessica and put her in a cage.
After much reconnaissance Sam finds Luna Garza's daughter Emma and comes up with an escape plan. Luna transforms into Steve Newlin and gathers Emma, still in wolf cub form from the cage. Steve NewLuna walks out of the compound and is nearly out before she is stopped by an angry Rosalyn Harris. Rosalyn demands that Steve go on live television to control the damage caused by his and Russell's Greek night. Sam shapeshifts into a housefly and follows Rosalyn, Steve NewLuna and Emma to the studio. Luna loses control during the interview and shifts back into herself on live TV. She outs the Authority's plan for the planet before Rosalyn is able to cut the feed by knocking over the camera. Sam flies into Rosalyn's mouth and shifts back into human form exploding and killing Rosalyn.
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