The next episode of True Blood, ‘I Will Rise Up’, is said to be one you can’t afford to miss.  It is said to be brilliant, one of the best episodes yet, and a game-changer for the direction of the series as the countdown begins to the season finale.

I’ve purposefully left myself in the dark by avoiding spoilers, but I have heard it’s an episode that will make you thrive on the character of Godric (Allan Hyde) even more.

Watch the trailer after the jump.

In additional True Blood news, the series keeps on gaining in popularity.  Last week’s episode hit 4.4M viewers, breaking a new record for the show.  The previous record was the show before that with 4.3M.  Will we see 4.5M this week?

Watch True Blood ‘I Will Rise Up’ on HBO Sunday August 16 at 9pm (and don’t forget to DVR ABC’s Defying Gravity whilst you do).

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