RUTINA WESLEY "TARA" ON TRUE BLOOD at the EW photo shoot (MAY 2012)
"Tara is still a part of the show. I'm sure fans have a lot of different ideas of how that could be possible, and one of those ideas is correct."
- True Blood creator ALAN BALL at the True Blood Season 5 premiere party
One theory is that vampires Bill (Stephen Moyer) and Eric (Alexander Skarsgård) would somehow help shared love interest Sookie (Anna Paquin) (even though she dumped them both).
"I can tell you that Bill and Eric can't come running to the rescue," Wesley told TVGuide.com.
"They just killed a member of the Authority, so they're going to have a big mess to clean up themselves, so Sookie's going to have to figure this out on her own. But, you know, she's strong and resourceful and doesn't need a man to figure out her problems."
However Tara returns — whether that be as a ghost, a vampire or back to her human self, revived by vampire blood — Wesley says the once sisterly relationship between Sookie and Tara will be significantly different after that night.
"That's going to be the interesting part to watch: Tara's reaction to Sookie and Sookie's reaction to Tara," she says. "All I can say is it's charged."
TVGuide: What Is Tara's Fate?
True Blood Episode: "Turn! Turn! Turn!" Season 5, Episode 1 Episode Synopsis:
In the fifth-season premiere, Sookie and Lafayette are reeling from Tara's shooting, but there is also the matter of cleaning up Debbie Pelt's blood. Meanwhile, Bill and Eric face a new threat from the Authority; Marcus' disappearance sends his wolf pack after Sam; Jessica parties with her human peers; Jason has a reunion with Rev. Steve Newlin; a visit from Terry's war buddy brings back his PTSD; and Alcide warns Sookie about Russell Edgington's return.
Original Air Date: Jun 10, 2012 Guest Cast Dale Dickey: Martha Bozeman Aaron Howles: Rocky Lucy Griffiths: Nora Joe Manganiello: Alcide Herveaux Denis O'Hare: Russell Edgington Kelly Overton: Rikki Rachel Sterling: Trish Noah Matthews: Wade Dawn Stern: Cat Ingerslev Louis Herthum: JD Conor O'Farrell: Judge Scott Foley: Patrick Devins
DEBORAH ANN WOLL AS JESSICA AND MICHAEL MCMILLIAN AS STEVE NEWLIN IN TRUE BLOOD SEASON 5 (HBO)

Lafayette (NELSAN ELLIS) has lost his lover Jesus, but he can still see him so that will make things a little weird. We haven’t seen the last of Kevin Alejandro (Jesus). It will get very creepy very soon as evidenced by this shot that keeps popping up.
SOURCE: 'True Blood' Season 5: Sink your teeth into seven spoilers

Since Bill is dealing with the impending vampire civil war, Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll) will have the run of Bon Temps. "She's starting to grow up, she's not really a baby vamp anymore," Ball says. "She's going to do what any teenager would do when her parents are out of town... party!" It won't be all fun and games this season, though. Jessica will have to navigate her new relationship with Jason (Ryan Kwanten) — with ex-boyfriend Hoyt (Jim Parrack) watching from the sidelines. "They're extremely attracted to one another, and there's a natural chemistry there, but it was born out of this guilty thing that they did," Woll says. "That's rough and they're going to have to overcome that somehow."

So, it would seem, that Lafayette puts down the stake.
It's an open secret that Rutina Wesley remains a cast-member on True Blood despite her grievous head would at the hands of the now-deceased Debbie Pelt in the season 4 finale.
The lingering question is how is that possible? That will be answered in the season premiere.
"We will see a lighter side to her," Wesley promises. "I hope we do get back to that Season 1 Tara where she has that flippant sense of humor that we all love. I just think she's guarded and I know sometimes it comes off as being angry at everyone in the world, but it's all earned."

Get ready for a Pam-tasm! We've seen how Godric made Eric how Bill became a vampire via Lorena, but this season, it's Pam's (Kristin Bauer van Straten) turn.
"We're going to see how Pam and Eric found each other and we learn how Pam became a vampire," Ball says. But Pam isn't the only focus of this year's flashbacks. We "even get a glimpse into some of Sookie and Jason's past," he adds.

CHRIS BAUER as Andy Bellefleur and LAUREN BOWLES as Holly Cleary in TRUE BLOOD Season 5:
Do you beleive in magic?
Marnie (Fiona Shaw) may have been vanquished but much magic remains in Bon Temps. According to Lauren Bowles (who plays Merlotte's waitress/Wiccan Holly Cleary), "Those powers are definitely going to be utilized because it's kind of a free-for-all this year. The power of the goddess can be used in many ways and will be relied on."
Sookie's faery godmother Claudine, after Eric finished snacking on her.
How about faerie tales?
Sookie's faerie family will be back in full force this season, but they're 'different' from what we saw before, according to Giles Matthey, who plays Claude, the brother to Sookie's now dead faerie godmother, Claudine (Lara Pulver).
"The role that my character plays is a mentor figure and he cares about Sookie," he says. Still, there are some who aren't pleased that Claudine was drained by a vampire.
AFTER THE JUMP: READ A SCENE FROM TRUE BLOOD SEASON 5 PREMIERE plus the SYNOPSES FROM EPISODE 5.02 & 5.03! :