Living Dead in Dallas

Sookie finds Lafayette, the Merlotte's cook, dead in Andy Bellefleur's car and learns he'd been to a secret local sex party. Callisto, a maenad, attacks Sookie to send Eric a message. In Dallas, Sookie helps the local vampires find the missing Farrell and goes undercover in the Fellowship of the Sun, where Hugo betrays her. Godfrey, a remorseful vampire, helps her escape and chooses to meet the sun. The Fellowship attacks Farrell's welcome-home party; Eric takes a bullet for Sookie, and she swallows some of his blood. Back home, Sookie learns Mike Spencer and Tom Hardaway killed Lafayette. Callisto kills them at the next party, and Bill and Eric burn the house down.

1. ChangeLafayette doesn't make it

   The book opens with Lafayette dead in the back of Andy's car. On the show he survives: the body is Miss Jeanette's, and Lafayette is held in Fangtasia's basement.

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2. ChangeGodfrey becomes Godric

   In the book, the vampire who chooses the sun is Godfrey, a remorseful killer. On the show he becomes Godric, Eric's maker and a compassionate sheriff.

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3. ChangeCallisto gets a name and a house

   The maenad Callisto goes from background threat to Maryann Forrester, played by Michelle Forbes, who takes over the town and Tara's life.

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4. ChangeJason stays home

   In the book, Jason stays in Bon Temps with a girlfriend. On the show, he heads to Dallas and joins the Fellowship of the Sun.

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