
Here it is, Truebies! The long-awaited, final season of True Blood has begun, and kicked off in an especially bloody fashion with the Season Seven Premiere episode. After six seasons and a whole lot of crazy, the adventure has now reached the beginning of the end, with audiences keen to find out what had happened to Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) after his nude reading turned into a blazing affair in the final episode of the previous season, not to mention what fate would befall the other inhabitants of Bon Temps, as they can never seem to catch a break.

With that in mind, the rest of the episode was rather understated, with writers clearly wanting to tie off loose ends and have the story arc play out as Bon Temps vs Hep-V Vampires. The delightful additions to the episode came in the form of Jessica and Pam; with Deborah Ann Woll’s performance as the former vampire being the most memorable, as her character struggles to come to terms with what she has done to the Bellefleur family, whilst she also tries to protect Adilyn Bellefleur (Bailer Noble) from other infected vampires, and herself. Woll’s character is more of the more intriguing left in the series, and so far, in the absence of Eric and the breakdown of Sookie/Bill (Stephen Moyer), it seems to be the only strong arc in the episode.

With the first episode of the final season dishing out some dramatic events in a rather sloppy manner, but ultimately ‘tying off loose ends’, hopefully the rest of the season will be executed in a more coherent and satisfying manner, and that the missing characters quickly make their return before the whole affair gets a little stale. That being said, there are plenty offerings to keep fans enticed, and much to hope for from future episodes, such as the fate of Arlene (Carrie Preston), Holly (Lauren Bowles) and company, after their kidnapping at the hands of the infected vampires.