Warning: This post contains spoilers.
With no vampires, werewolves or a friend in the world, Sookie's learning the world's an unkind place to a girl who helps turn her best friend into a vampire, not to mention a murderer.
For the first time in five seasons, we see Sookie crack under all the pressure of keeping lies and secrets from various outlets.
Meanwhile, Pam gets reunited with Eric (but it's not the welcoming she was hoping for,) someone gets killed, Lafayette's angry streak continues and we return to the faerie world.
Pam rescues Tara from her stupidity and takes her under her wing.
At the end of last week we watched Tara jump into a tanning booth to end her second life.
Naturally, Pam comes to rescue her newborn vampire, and, so Tara doesn't try again, she explicitly commands her to stay away from the suicide routine. Pam knows a lot about that.
Eric returns to Pam and he's not happy.
Eric finally returns to Shreveport and Pam greets him with great news ... that he's a grandfather.
He's in no mood for humor since he believes Pam dug up Russell.
He's dead wrong.
Pam is shocked her maker thinks she could have betrayed him after the two have spent more than a century together. It's clear to us, since he's been missing, how much she cares for Eric.
Eric says Pam would be a fool to ever die for him since he doesn't trust anyone.
Hurt, Pam asks for her maker to release her from his bind.
Eric releases Pam.
You ask, and you shall receive.
With the vampire authority wanting his blood, Eric decides it's in Pam's best interest to let her go.
He sees Pam as his only prodigy and wants her to live when (if?) he's gone since he believes his days are numbered.
In the wake of Eric leaving her, Pam starts to focus on mentoring Tara.
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