[s3e7] Hitting - The Ground

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

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 Magister—the high-ranking enforcer of the Vampire

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. However, the rescue is brutal; Bill is forced

: 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

: 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.