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Season 1  "Strange Love"  1x1

Aired 16 years ago - Sep 07, 2008

Across the country, vampires have “come out of the coffin” following the invention of mass-produced synthetic blood. In Louisiana, Sookie Stack house, a waitress with telepathic abilities, falls under the spell of sexy, 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton whose thoughts she can’t read. After saving Bill from the Rat trays, 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 goes to work for Sam merlette at his bar and grill, while Sookie’ s roguish brother Jason finds himself in hot water when a “fang-banger” with whom he’s been intimate meets a tragic end.

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I cannot wait to get the hell out of this Podunk town.
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I don't even know what it's called.
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- You are a very rude young woman. - Oh, this ain't rude.
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I'm glad you can afford to be so picky, Miss Say-Hello-To-The-Rest-Of-Us.
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- and ride all the way to heaven. - Alrighty.
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And I get even bigger tips when I act like I don't have a brain in my head.
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Ain't that right, John? Shit.
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Don't mind Sookie none, mister.
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- you know? - Me neither.
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I mean, that's just what you always see in the movies.
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You see the way she was looking at that vampire?
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Come on, Tina.
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He went over to the Rats last night to buy some weed.
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Sort of old-fashioned, like from a movie on TCM.
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She didn't show up for work. Wasn't answering her phone.
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You can meet me after work.
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You ever visit Maudette at her apartment?
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What's up, Gran?
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which is why you better be nice if you plan on getting a drink tonight.
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- I don't know. - Sorry about your brother.
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Now, just look at that, like she's walking down the aisle
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Nope.
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Do you realize that every person in this establishment
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