4.1 She’s Not There Like pretty much every supernatural being in the greater Louisiana area, the fairies want Sookie for good, and she narrowly escapes with a little help from her long-lost grandfather. Her gramps has also literally been away with the fairies, but for over twenty years, and his appearance presents us with the first shock of the season. Sookie is related to Jack Killian, The Midnight Caller himself, otherwise known as Gary Cole, who rolls into True Blood for the briefest of periods, delivering Sookie safely back to Bon Temps before swiftly dying.  Goodnight, Grampa Stackhouse, wherever you are. Of course, returning to Bon Temps is never straightforward for any of its residents, but at least this time, there’s little to no horrific death involved as yet. No, this return has, in fact, been over twelve months in the making.  It turns out those tricky fairies create some sort of time distortion, and rather than having spent a rather unpleasant evening at what looked like the dullest party ever, Ms Stackhouse has actually been gone for more than a year. And thanks to Jason, she no longer owns her house.  Apparently, he decided to forego the customary seven year cooling off period. Then, of course, there’s poor Arlene. The demon baby has arrived, and despite Terry’s best efforts, it was always going be Rene’s kid. The doll beheading might have been a little heavy handed, but hilarious all the same. It’ll be interesting to see if this particular titbit plays into anything significant this season, or is kept for comic effect. And then there’s Tara. Last seen driving into the sunset with a new ‘do, these days she’s a champion cage fighter and lesbian called Toni. Which is, frankly, completely understandable. Franklin’s peculiar brand of psychopathy would be enough to turn even the staunchest straight woman to the other side. But this is one of those incidences where everything has changed. Even the news that Sookie is alive and back in town isn’t enough to bring Tara home. So, as premieres go, She’s Not There was pretty spot on. Apart from the fact that it’s fabulous to be back in Bon Temps, any show that Gary ‘Lumbergh’ Cole graces with his presence has got to be worth a look. Welcome back, True Blood. We missed you!

title: “True Blood Season 4 Episode 1 Review She S Not There Season Premiere” ShowToc: true date: “2025-07-18” author: “Michael Pino”

4.1 She’s Not There Like pretty much every supernatural being in the greater Louisiana area, the fairies want Sookie for good, and she narrowly escapes with a little help from her long-lost grandfather. Her gramps has also literally been away with the fairies, but for over twenty years, and his appearance presents us with the first shock of the season. Sookie is related to Jack Killian, The Midnight Caller himself, otherwise known as Gary Cole, who rolls into True Blood for the briefest of periods, delivering Sookie safely back to Bon Temps before swiftly dying.  Goodnight, Grampa Stackhouse, wherever you are. Of course, returning to Bon Temps is never straightforward for any of its residents, but at least this time, there’s little to no horrific death involved as yet. No, this return has, in fact, been over twelve months in the making.  It turns out those tricky fairies create some sort of time distortion, and rather than having spent a rather unpleasant evening at what looked like the dullest party ever, Ms Stackhouse has actually been gone for more than a year. And thanks to Jason, she no longer owns her house.  Apparently, he decided to forego the customary seven year cooling off period. Then, of course, there’s poor Arlene. The demon baby has arrived, and despite Terry’s best efforts, it was always going be Rene’s kid. The doll beheading might have been a little heavy handed, but hilarious all the same. It’ll be interesting to see if this particular titbit plays into anything significant this season, or is kept for comic effect. And then there’s Tara. Last seen driving into the sunset with a new ‘do, these days she’s a champion cage fighter and lesbian called Toni. Which is, frankly, completely understandable. Franklin’s peculiar brand of psychopathy would be enough to turn even the staunchest straight woman to the other side. But this is one of those incidences where everything has changed. Even the news that Sookie is alive and back in town isn’t enough to bring Tara home. So, as premieres go, She’s Not There was pretty spot on. Apart from the fact that it’s fabulous to be back in Bon Temps, any show that Gary ‘Lumbergh’ Cole graces with his presence has got to be worth a look. Welcome back, True Blood. We missed you!