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1. Strange Love

Across the country, vampires have come "out of the coffin" after the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stackhouse, a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of a sexy, 173-year-old vampire named Bill Compton - whose thoughts she can't read. After saving Bill from the Rattrays, a pair of ruthless "vampire drainers," Sookie tests the limits of Bill's gratitude when the two are left alone in the dark. Meanwhile, Sookie's best friend Tara quits one job to work for Sam Merlotte at his bar and grill, and Sookie's roguish brother Jason finds himself in hot water when a "fangbanger," whom he's been intimate with meets a tragic end.

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In the two years following the invention of the synthetic plasma TruBlood, vampires have made their presence known to mankind. In the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, 25-year-old waitress Sookie Stackhouse struggles with being telepathic, unable to control hearing others thoughts. She soon meets 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton at Merlotte's bar where she works, becoming drawn to him. Mack and Denise Rattray, a pair of local thugs attack Bill with silver, attempting to drain his blood to sell on the black market. But Sookie rescues Bill, driving the Rattrays away. She learns Bill's interested in her, and that she cannot read his thoughts as his brain is technically dead. Meanwhile, Sookie's best friend Tara Thornton is hired by Sam Merlotte as a bartender after losing her job while Sookie's brother Jason has a fling with Maudette Pickens, who shows Jason a sex tape of her with a bald-headed, tattooed vampire. The next day, Jason is arrested by Sheriff Bud Dearborne and Detective Andy Bellefleur for Maudette's murder. Sookie's grandmother Adele asks if Sookie thinks she can get Bill to speak at her Descendants of the Glorious Dead meeting. When Bill agrees to meet with Sookie, Sam and Tara are apprehensive about them being involved. After work, Sookie is attacked in a parking lot by the vengeful Rattrays.

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