Home > True Blood > Season 4 « TV Series Page True Blood: Season 4 (2011) SEASON: Season 4 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Want to see Episode List Season 4 True Blood Critics Consensus Thanks to a reliable returning cast, some fresh new faces, and sharp direction, True Blood still manages a deft blend of sexy melodrama, satire, campy fun, and horror. 76% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 17 80% Audience Score User Ratings: 230 See score details Other TV Shows Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. 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She's Not There Air date: Jun 26, 2011 Life goes on in Bon Temps---with and without a "traveling" Sookie---in the fourth-season premiere as Eric and Bill take different public-relations routes to win over humans; and Sam bonds with kindred spirits. Meanwhile, Hoyt and Jessica can't agree on dinner; Jesus introduces Lafayette to a local coven; and Tara finds a release for her anger. View Details 2. You Smell Like Dinner Air date: Jul 3, 2011 Sookie reunites with Tara and seeks a solution to a vexing real-estate problem. Meanwhile, Bill flashes back to his past and informs Eric of a local coven whose recent experiments could become a problem for the vampire community; Jason receives some unorthodox medical attention; Sam learns more about Luna's demons; and Jessica struggles with her cravings for human blood. View Details 3. If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'? Air date: Jul 10, 2011 Sookie has her hands full when she tries to help an uncharacteristically befuddled Eric, but she's in for a bigger surprise on a visit to Shreveport to see Alcide. Meanwhile, Sam balks at joining Tommy's moneymaking scheme; Jessica turns to Bill for advice about a moral dilemma; Marnie searches for an elusive spirit; and Pam sets her sights on a meeting with a witch. View Details 4. I'm Alive and On Fire Air date: Jul 17, 2011 Alcide joins Sookie in her search for Eric; Marnie needs help breaking a spell; Bill finds something in common with the Bellefleurs; Jason pleads for his freedom from Hotshot; Sam tries to learn more about Luna; Tommy gets back to his roots. View Details 5. Me and the Devil Air date: Jul 24, 2011 Lafayette goes to Mexico with Jesus to witness the power of a shaman; Bill becomes personally involved with the necromancy problem; Arlene and Terry hope religion can resolve a family issue; Sam teams up with Tommy. View Details 6. I Wish I Was the Moon Air date: Jul 31, 2011 Sookie hunts for Jason under a full moon; Arlene and Terry wonder about the cause of a strange fire; Debbie pressures Alcide to relocate; Lafayette has a spiritual experience in Mexico; Eric gives in to a higher authority; Marnie has contact with her supernatural predecessors. View Details 7. Cold Grey Light of Dawn Air date: Aug 7, 2011 Marnie's powers from beyond force Bill to take evasive, though unpopular, action to save vampires; Luna learns something new about Sam; Andy has a date with Holly; Jessica reconsiders her future with Hoyt; Alcide and Debbie run with a different crowd; Eric turns his amnesia into an asset. View Details 8. Spellbound Air date: Aug 14, 2011 Sookie and Eric side with the king when Bill and Marnie prepare for an epic confrontation; Lafayette is possessed by a troublesome spirit; Tommy gains a new perspective on life; Sam finds a dangerous opponent in werewolf leader Marcus, who also happens to be Luna's ex; Jessica faces a housing crisis. View Details 9. Let's Get Out of Here Air date: Aug 21, 2011 A Festival of Tolerance in Shreveport finds Marnie plotting another strike against the vampires, much to Tara and Holly's dismay. Meanwhile, a recuperating Sookie mulls a world where Bill and Eric can coexist; contrasting agendas create friction between Bill and Nan Flanagan; Hoyt asks Jason for a favor; Marcus recruits an ally to deal with Sam; and Jesus tends to Lafayette's spiritual well-being. View Details 10. Burning Down the House Air date: Aug 28, 2011 Big trouble in Shreveport requires Sookie to draw on her untapped reserves of power to rescue Bill, causing Marnie to rethink her grand plans. Meanwhile, a fight between Marcus and Tommy creates a moral dilemma for Alcide; Terry stages an intervention for Andy; Jesus tries to free Tara and Holly; and a company of vampires sets out to wreak total havoc. View Details Show More Episodes True Blood: Season 4 Photos View All Photos (13) Tv Season Info As if vampires, werewolves, werepanthers and shapeshifters weren't enough, Sookie Stackhouse and her allies in Bon Temps must face another round of otherworldly threats, including a vampire-slaying witch, in Season 4 of this acclaimed HBO drama series. Genre: Horror Network: HBO Premiere Date: Jun 26, 2011 Creator: Alan Ball Exec. Producers: Alan Ball, Gregg Fienberg Cast & Crew Kristin Bauer Pam De Beaufort Chris Bauer Jim Parrack Hoyt Fortenberry Fiona Shaw Nelsan Ellis Lafayette Reynolds Anna Paquin Janina Gavankar Luna Garza Lauren Bowles Holly Cleary Rutina Wesley Stephen Moyer Carrie Preston Kevin Alejandro Jesus Velasquez William Sanderson Sheriff Bud Dearborne Ryan Kwanten Jason Stackhouse Deborah Ann Woll Jessica Hamby Alexander Skarsgård Todd Lowe Terry Bellefleur Sam Trammell Sam Merlotte Jessica Tuck Marshall Allman Tommy Mickens Alan Ball Show all Cast & Crew Episodes 1. She's Not There Air date: Jun 26, 2011 Life goes on in Bon Temps---with and without a "traveling" Sookie---in the fourth-season premiere as Eric and Bill take different public-relations routes to win over humans; and Sam bonds with kindred spirits. Meanwhile, Hoyt and Jessica can't agree on dinner; Jesus introduces Lafayette to a local coven; and Tara finds a release for her anger. View Details 2. You Smell Like Dinner Air date: Jul 3, 2011 Sookie reunites with Tara and seeks a solution to a vexing real-estate problem. Meanwhile, Bill flashes back to his past and informs Eric of a local coven whose recent experiments could become a problem for the vampire community; Jason receives some unorthodox medical attention; Sam learns more about Luna's demons; and Jessica struggles with her cravings for human blood. View Details 3. If You Love Me, Why Am I Dyin'? Air date: Jul 10, 2011 Sookie has her hands full when she tries to help an uncharacteristically befuddled Eric, but she's in for a bigger surprise on a visit to Shreveport to see Alcide. Meanwhile, Sam balks at joining Tommy's moneymaking scheme; Jessica turns to Bill for advice about a moral dilemma; Marnie searches for an elusive spirit; and Pam sets her sights on a meeting with a witch. View Details 4. I'm Alive and On Fire Air date: Jul 17, 2011 Alcide joins Sookie in her search for Eric; Marnie needs help breaking a spell; Bill finds something in common with the Bellefleurs; Jason pleads for his freedom from Hotshot; Sam tries to learn more about Luna; Tommy gets back to his roots. View Details 5. Me and the Devil Air date: Jul 24, 2011 Lafayette goes to Mexico with Jesus to witness the power of a shaman; Bill becomes personally involved with the necromancy problem; Arlene and Terry hope religion can resolve a family issue; Sam teams up with Tommy. View Details 6. I Wish I Was the Moon Air date: Jul 31, 2011 Sookie hunts for Jason under a full moon; Arlene and Terry wonder about the cause of a strange fire; Debbie pressures Alcide to relocate; Lafayette has a spiritual experience in Mexico; Eric gives in to a higher authority; Marnie has contact with her supernatural predecessors. View Details 7. Cold Grey Light of Dawn Air date: Aug 7, 2011 Marnie's powers from beyond force Bill to take evasive, though unpopular, action to save vampires; Luna learns something new about Sam; Andy has a date with Holly; Jessica reconsiders her future with Hoyt; Alcide and Debbie run with a different crowd; Eric turns his amnesia into an asset. View Details 8. Spellbound Air date: Aug 14, 2011 Sookie and Eric side with the king when Bill and Marnie prepare for an epic confrontation; Lafayette is possessed by a troublesome spirit; Tommy gains a new perspective on life; Sam finds a dangerous opponent in werewolf leader Marcus, who also happens to be Luna's ex; Jessica faces a housing crisis. View Details 9. Let's Get Out of Here Air date: Aug 21, 2011 A Festival of Tolerance in Shreveport finds Marnie plotting another strike against the vampires, much to Tara and Holly's dismay. Meanwhile, a recuperating Sookie mulls a world where Bill and Eric can coexist; contrasting agendas create friction between Bill and Nan Flanagan; Hoyt asks Jason for a favor; Marcus recruits an ally to deal with Sam; and Jesus tends to Lafayette's spiritual well-being. View Details 10. Burning Down the House Air date: Aug 28, 2011 Big trouble in Shreveport requires Sookie to draw on her untapped reserves of power to rescue Bill, causing Marnie to rethink her grand plans. Meanwhile, a fight between Marcus and Tommy creates a moral dilemma for Alcide; Terry stages an intervention for Andy; Jesus tries to free Tara and Holly; and a company of vampires sets out to wreak total havoc. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for True Blood Season 4 All Critics (17) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (4) It's a little wearing sometimes, to be honest, though it has enough narrative strength to keep hard-core fans happy. Jun 26, 2011 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic It's getting a little long in the tooth now, but new blood is still capable of energizing True Blood. Jun 26, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic It's still sexy and blood-soaked, but the novelty's worn thin. Nov 1, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… William Thomas Empire Magazine Top Critic If there's another TV show that can approach its ability to meld melodramatic horror, fun and social metaphor, I haven't seen it. Jun 26, 2011 | Full Review… Hank Stuever Washington Post Top Critic We should be encouraged-and thanks to Shaw's boffo performance, delighted-to see True Blood thinking, even for a moment, about controlling itself. Jun 26, 2011 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Phillip Maciak Slant Magazine Top Critic The structure of the show is based on its season-to-season escalation of the supernatural, but it's also rooted in the escalation of the personal. Just about every character has something to do this season, which is fairly typical for True Blood. Jul 2, 2018 | Full Review… Charles Webb MTV HBO's True Blood rises from the grave of last year's uneven season, smarter, spookier and sexier than before. Jun 22, 2018 | Full Review… Mark A. Perigard Boston Herald Suffice to say, this season felt like a horrible mockery of the previous years - it lacked a cool villain, and meanwhile Vampire Eric was mistreated in the worst way. May 11, 2018 | Full Review… Charlie Jane Anders io9.com The problem with True Blood at this point is that there isn't any room to breathe. Mar 2, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… Ross Ruediger Bullz-Eye.com True Blood returns with too many new characters, not enough time with the characters I like, a general evasion of the most prickly parts of last season's finale, and some plodding hints at a lumbering dramatic direction for this season. Jun 26, 2011 | Rating: C- | Full Review… Dan Fienberg HitFix If you're addicted to True Blood's brand of smoldering melodrama, well, there's a lot of it this season. And it looks as though about half of it might actually be worth watching. Jun 26, 2011 | Full Review… Maureen Ryan Huffington Post As this story has lost credibility, the vampires as a plausible metaphor for "accepting difference" is falling apart. Jun 26, 2011 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review… Renee Scolaro Rathke PopMatters View All Critic Reviews (17) Audience Reviews for True Blood: Season 4 Apr 05, 2015 Picking up from where it was left off, season 4 jumped forward a year later from season 3 with characters moving in new directions. Lousianna was once again under the threat of supernatural forces, with an ancient vengeful witch vowing to destroy all vampires, any humans standing along the way shall perish too. Sookie and friends must work together to save the day. The main plot was great, I enjoyed the gore and thrill but various subplots were completely unnecessary. Sylvester K Super Reviewer Mar 30, 2019 Plays like borderline fan fiction in some parts. But it gave us more from Pam and I'll take more Pam. Tino P Feb 11, 2019 A seven season supernatural ride in the American landscape, delivered by an awesome cast & crew!! Truly imaginative storyline that takes the Vampire franchise in a new direction- a must see for fans of the genre!! Phil C Nov 20, 2014 Bringing back the social metaphor that we learned to love and some cool storylines, True Blood season 4 still offers some silly storyline and an overload on new characters. Zachary D Jul 27, 2014 A great final run of episodes can't overcome the fact that the season starts weak, but in the end it's another fun run of episodes. Antonio B Jul 05, 2014 You know my review of season 3 that I said it's a good season but it's not as good as season 2. The story is interesting and as I said before the cast do a good job in they roles. overall a good season with some with little nick picks. Matthew B Jun 19, 2014 for 2011: it's the 'season of the witches' for True Blood Sookie has been absent for a year and a half into the Faire realm and a lot has changed since then the on-going debate between the vampires and humanity wages on, the wolf packs are growing and their leadership is questioned as to whom will lead them, new shapeshifters arrive, a new species called werepanthers complicate things a bit, Layfayette's new romance has a special gift of his own as well, and a new evil has surfaced once again in the form of witches/Wiccans Marnie is the leader of the new clan but not only is her own agenda to get rid of vampires once and for all but another dark presence exploits her abilities from within to settle an old score dating centuries back the storyline here has a legitimate purpose and it's not just to add on to the show's ever-expanding mythology the show now has virtually no limits from every kind of supernatural being the blood, the thrills, the melodrama and the new hidden reveals are smartly written but alas, every new threat that is thwarted by Sookie, Bill, Eric, Pam, and Jessica is never laid to rest new enemies will emerge, old ones will show their faces again, and blood will continue to be spilled for the survival of the fittest creatures Alan Ball keeps making the show more enticing and as rigorous as it can get Jon C See all Audience reviews News & Features Best Horror Movies Top 200 of all time "Rotten Tomatoes Is Wrong" Our new podcast Worst Superhero Movies Thanks, <em>Squad</em> Best Netflix Series and Shows What to binge right now More News & Features TOP HEADLINES Best Horror Movies of 2020 Ranked – Rotten Tomatoes Fall TV First Look: Find Out What’s Coming – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Peacock Original Shows and Movies – Rotten Tomatoes 20 Movies To Watch If You Loved Inception – Rotten Tomatoes All Upcoming Disney Movies: New Disney Live-Action, Animation, Pixar, Marvel, and More – Rotten Tomatoes The Best Quibi Shows to Stream Now – Rotten Tomatoes The 64 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020 – Rotten Tomatoes Sundance 2020 Movie Scorecard – Rotten Tomatoes More Headlines Go back More trailers