SPOILERS: Sam’s New Love Interest and Season 2’s Return

Ausiello at EW has a bit of intel about True Blood‘s triumphant return for season 2, and a tidbit from Sam Trammell about his character’s new love interest:

Question: Thanks for telling us that True Blood started shooting its second season last week, but could you tell me when the episodes will start airing? — Katie
Ausiello: This summer, which means season 2 will air roughly eight months after the conclusion of season 1 — a lightning fast turnaround by cable standards. “Alan Ball is a very fast writer,” explains an HBO source. In other True Blood news, I caught up with Sam Trammell (Sam) at the Globes and he teased that his new love interest (played by The Bold and The Beautiful‘s Ashley Jones) is up to no good. “I don’t know the whole storyline, but I’ve read the first three episodes, and it’s going to be really twisted and dark and exciting. She’s got some serious secrets and questionable intentions.”