Inspired by religious fervour for the progenitor Lilith, the Vampire Authority has deprived its own kind of their only alternative to human blood. As increasingly hungry and desperate vampires become more and more predatory, more and more humans - and human authority figures - turn against the idea of peaceful co-existence. And it quickly becomes clear that those human authorities have been quietly preparing for this possibility ever since the vampires revealed themselves.
Meanwhile, Sookie Stackhouse finds herself the target of an ancient vampire named Warlow. She's been a target of ancient vampires before, of course, but Warlow is a new kind of menace. Not only is he the one who originally slew Lilith, but he was full-blooded fey before being turned, allowing him to walk in the daylight.
After the wayward and muddled season 5, this series sees True Blood find its melodramatic groove once more. The stuff that happened last season stays happened, with events here following on from that, but the connection between different characters' arcs are much better defined. It feels like the show is moving in the same direction on all fronts, rather than rambling incoherently. This is definitely a positive. Also a positive is the show's acknowledgment that human governments would not sit idly by once they knew vampires existed.
This is a pretty fun, fast-moving season (helped I think by being two episodes shorter than previous series). If you've enjoyed True Blood prior to this, you should find this to your tastes as well.
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