Strange Love (True Blood)

"Strange Love"
True Blood episode
Sookie Stackhouse and Bill Compton
Episode no.	Season 1 Episode 1
Directed by	Alan Ball
Written by	Alan Ball
Original air date	September 7, 2008 (2008-09-07)
Guest appearances
Jessica Stroup as Sorority Girl Danielle Sapia as Maudette Pickens James Parks as Mack Rattray Karina Logue as Denise Rattray
Episode chronology
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"Strange Love" is the pilot episode of True Blood.^[1] The episode was written and directed by Alan Ball and originally aired in the United States on HBO on September 7, 2008. In the episode, Sookie Stackhouse meets vampire Bill Compton and saves him from vicious vampire drainers, while her best friend Tara becomes the new bartender at Sam Merlotte's bar and Sookie's brother Jason finds himself accused of murder. The episode received generally positive reviews from critics. It was rated TV-MA for Adult Content, Adult Language, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, and Violence.