True Blood's second season returns this Sunday with its season premiere, "Nothing But the Blood," and we have four clips from the episode to hold you over.

In this first clip, Eric comes to ask Bill for permission to take Sookie with him to Dallas to help find a vampire:

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In the second clip, which is after the jump, Bill tries to explain to Sookie why he turned Jessica into a vampire:

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In the third clip, Maryann meets Tara's mom and just goes off on her:

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In the final clip, Jason Stackhouse goes to meet the author of the book that changed him:

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