XfinityTV.com and HBO Team Up for Episode Two

You asked, they listened! HBO and xfinityTV.com team up to bring Comcast customers who subscribe to HBO the second episode of True Blood, immediately following Sunday night’s (June 26th) season 4 premiere. What was only available to Dish and Direct TV customers via HBO GO will now be available by going to xfinityTV.com or download the app if you are an iPad or iPhone user.

To bring fans up to date, xfinityTV.com recently spoke with Executive Producer Alan Ball and asked him for his list of essential episodes worth re-watching to get you up to speed.

1.       Season 1, Episode 2: “This is the first time Sookie (Anna Paquin) drank Bill’s (Stephen Moyer) blood, and the first time they kissed.”

2.       Season 1, Episode 5: “This has the Civil War flashback and told how Bill was made. Also, it’s where Gran was found dead.”

3.       Season 2, Episode 4: “In this episode, Maryann (Michelle Forbes) threw Tara a (Rutina Wesley) birthday party and you finally got a sense of what she was up to.”

4.       Season 2, Episode 9: “The key moment was when Eric’s maker, Godric (Allan Hyde) went into the sun.”

5.       Season 2, Episode 12:“When Maryann was summoning Dionysus, that set the stage for a lot of what has happened since.”

6.       Episode 3, Season 3: “Bill had hate sex with his maker, Lorena (Mariana Klaveno), and breaks her neck. We found out that that’s just really good sex for a vampire.”

7.       Season 3, Episode 5: “This one featured the moment where Eric (Alexander Skarsgard) realized Russell Edgington (Denis O’Hare) is the man who killed his family. We had a lot of fun with the flashbacks to Eric and the Vikings.”

8.       Season 3, Episode 9: “Eric killed Russell’s lover in this episode. Meanwhile, Sookie and Debbie Pelt (Brit Morgan) had their big fight scene, which was great. And Sookie and Bill came together here.”

9.       Season 3, Episode 12: “We had the reveal that Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) is a brujo (a witch). He and Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) had already had their V trip, which is also important to remember for this season.”

For more information, or to watch these episodes (Comcast subscribers only), visit: http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/blogs/2011/tv-news/true-blood-mastermind-alan-ball-offers-his-master-list-of-essential-episodes/