The First Taste (True Blood)

Infobox Television Episode
Series = True Blood
Title = The First Taste


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Season = 1
Episode = 2
Airdate = September 14, 2008
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Writer = Alan Ball
Director = Scott Winant
Episode list = List of "True Blood" episodes
Season list = Template:Infobox True Blood season one"The First Taste" is the second episode of the first season of the HBO television series "True Blood". It was written by series creator/executive producer Alan Ball and directed by Scott Winant. It originally aired on September 14, 2008.

Viewership

About 2.4 million viewers tuned into the episode, with 1.6 million coming from the original 9 p.m. broadcast and an additional 800,000 viewers from a 10:30 p.m. rebroadcast. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i5a9d5db89bd3dec3dba4fd4133b4a86a]

Plot

Sookie is being beaten up viciously by the Rattrays, when the mysterious colie and then Bill comes to her rescue. Next is the sex tape of Jason and Maudette, he's watching at the sheriff's department and he finds that he didn't murder her at all. Back with Sookie, Bill heals her with his blood.

Reception

The series' second episode was generally received more favorably by critics than the premiere episode. Paste magazine's Josh Jackson said that "First Taste" "is better than the first." [http://www.pastemagazine.com/high_gravity/2008/09/tv-detail-true-blood-review-episode-2the-first-tas.html]

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