True Blood Season 3 Finale Spoilers (Read at Your Own Risk!)

Alan Ball explained that although the hit show is based on the books, it’s not a literal adaptation of it. He said that if they were to follow the books, it would be more likely to focus on Sookie since she narrates the story and the other characters whom we loved would not even show up.

True Blood's 3rd season finale airs September 12. As has been its custom, HBO has released the episode synopsis a long time in advance, and the description of the episode, written by Alan Ball, definitely contains spoilers.

The breakdown of the much-anticipated season-ender are juicy and detailed enough that we've chosen not to run them on our homepage. So follow the jump if you dare ...

“Eric (Alexander Skarsgaard) grapples with his conscience while plotting his perfect revenge against Russell (Denis O’Hare). Fed up with being “vampire crack,” Sookie (Anna Paquin) considers a new life without Bill (Stephen Moyer) - or any other vampire."

"Tara (Rutina Wesley) discovers surprising news about Sam (Sam Trammell), whose rage resurfaces upon learning of Tommy’s (Marshall Allan) latest transgression."

"Jason (Ryan Kwanten) finds a new calling after warning Crystal’s (Lindsay Pulsipher) family about an impending drug raid. Plagued by visions, Lafayette (Nelsan Ellis) turns to Jesus (Kevin Alejandro) for help, and learns his boyfriend has more to offer than companionship."

"Hoyt (Jim Parrack) hopes for a future with Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), spurning Maxine’s (Dale Raoul) pleas to wed Summer (Melissa Rauch).”