[s3e7] | Hitting The Ground

: The King of Mississippi, Russell Edgington , arrives with Eric Northman and Queen Sophie-Anne . In a shocking display of power, Russell defies the Authority.

While Sookie fights for her life in a hospital, a "summit meeting of evil" takes place at the vampire bar : [S3E7] Hitting the Ground

The episode begins with the fallout from the vampire kingdom of Mississippi. , having been held captive by the ancient vampire Lorena, is finally rescued by Bill Compton . However, the rescue is brutal; Bill is forced to fight Lorena, and Sookie ends up severely injured and on the brink of death. The Climax at Fangtasia : The King of Mississippi, Russell Edgington ,

: Instead of submitting, Russell overpowers the Magister. He forces the official to preside over a mock wedding between himself and Sophie-Anne before brutally decapitating him, effectively declaring war on the vampire establishment. Aftermath and Awakening , having been held captive by the ancient

: The Magister—the high-ranking enforcer of the Vampire Authority—has Pam bound in silver chains, threatening to pierce her eyelids with silver rings.

The episode title "Hitting the Ground" refers literally to the Magister's head hitting the floor and figuratively to the characters entering a chaotic new reality.

: To save her, Bill gives Sookie his blood. When she wakes from her coma, she is terrified and screams at the sight of him, sensing the darkness that has taken hold.