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Critic Consensus: Its sheen may have worn off a bit, but True Blood's fifth season piles on the kooky storylines while maintaining its cheeky brand of Southern Gothic drama.
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Cast
as Sookie Stackhouse
as Bill Compton
as Sam Merlotte
as Jason Stackhouse
as Tara Thornton
as Eric Northman
as Andy Bellefleur
as Pam
as Roman
as Holly
as Lafayette Reynolds
as Salome
as Luna
as Terry Bellefleur
as Nora
as Alcide Herveaux
as Rev. Steve Newlin
as Arlene Fowler
as Patrick Devins
as Hoyt Fortenberry
as Jessica Hamby
as Russell Edgington
as Rosalyn Harris
as Kibwe
as JD
as Martha Bozeman
as Faerie Claude
as Dieter Braun
as Kevin
as Molly
as Rikki
as Emma
as Lilith
as Kenneth
as Danielle
as Brian Eller
as Jesus Velasquez
as Claudette
as Mike Spencer
as Kenya
as Maurella
as Alexander Drew
as Iraqi Woman
as Jackson Herveaux
as Maxine Fortenberry
as Joe Bob
as Ray
as Nigel Beckford
as Ginger
as Godric
as Tyrese
as Hadley Hale
as Chelsea
as Elijah
as Ruby Jean Reynolds
as Judge Clements
as Cammy
as Bud Dearborne
as Nate
as Barbara Pelt
as Gordon Pelt
as Leda
as Rocky
as Claudija
as Wade
as Junior/Clerk
as Zander
as Trish
as Authority Guard Captain
as Sweetie
as Tracy
as Claudia
as Todd Jeffries
as Iraqi Man
as Lorena
as Miss Steeler
as Gen. Cavanaugh
as Hayes
as Faerie Elder
as Gondry
as Cat Ingerslev
as Corbett Stackhouse
as Rosie
as Robert Rollins
as Emory
as Michelle Stackhouse
as Suzanne
as David Finch
as Claudine
as Buddy
as Prof. Kannell
as Dorothy
as Delilah
as Fraternity Boy
as Businessman Vamp
as Suzanne
as Lindsey
as Don Bartolo
as Angelica
as Team Captain #1
as Lilianne
as Cole
as Team Captain #2
as AHQ Guard #1
as AHQ Guard #2
as Coby Fowler
as Sarah Compton-Harris
as Bobbie
as Melanie
as Jemarcus Kessler
as Naked Prisoner
as Lisa Fowler
as Christine Van Heusen
as Ryder
as Ryder, Woman
as Young Sookie
as Iraqi Teen
as Teenage Alcide
as Young Tara
as Teenage Debbie
as Cabbie
as Washcloth Helen
as Reporter
as Maria
as Man
as Reggie
as Boy
as Boy
as Rev. Skinner
Critic Reviews for True Blood: Season 5
All Critics (17) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (3)
Just when things can't get more twisted, Alan Ball's serial takes us into ever darker, kookier territory.
A densely packed, well-paced gothic horror soap with surprisingly funny twists placed at the worst -- which is to say best -- possible moments.
Even though season 5 wasn't the strongest or most enjoyable of the pack, it feels great to say that the finale easily lives up to those that came before it, delivering the expected cliffhanger that will keep fans drooling for season 6
True Blood is at fault for not even being a good version of what it aspires to be, which is doubly bad, because what it aspires to be is so low-brow and trashy.
In its early years, HBO's "True Blood" was a smart, savvy show that employed satire and wit. Now it's basically Passions with better production values and an occasionally laugh-worthy rejoinder from vampire Pam (Kristin Bauer van Straten).
Like an addiction to free-range hemoglobin, there's something undeniably compelling about the characters, human and otherwise, in a series whose plotting grows more twisted every year.
Audience Reviews for True Blood: Season 5
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