Hank discovers the bartender at a local watering hole is his late friend Lew Ashby and wonders if he’s in Hell. Richard makes a startling announcement about Hank and Karen….

Hank overstays his welcome at the house of Karen and Richard and hits the road with one last stop at Malibar, where he runs into Lizzie, who uses her newly…

Minus one agent and best friend, Hank crashes with his two favorite ladies, Karen and Becca. Looking for new representation, he meets with Hollywood power agent Larry Levine, who quickly…

On the first day of production on Hank Moody’s latest movie “Santa Monica Cop,” Stu has brought back his “F–king and Punching” director in hopes of creating a cinematic masterpiece,…

Hank is stuck reading Tyler’s screenplay but discovers some talent under that head of hair, even though the script appears to be disturbingly autobiographical account of the author’s relationship with…

Hank saves Karen from embarrassment with a drunk Richard, then covers for Richard by pretending to be dating a stripper named Holly, who takes a liking to Tyler and offends…

Charlie’s boyhood dream is realized and Hank’s worst nightmare comes true when Samurai Apocalypse invites the boys on a ride-along with the Santa Monica Police Department and takes them on…

Hank receives an unwelcome surprise in the form of Carrie, ex-girlfriend and arsonist that he’s forced to invite along when Karen and Becca show up to invite him to a…

Hank hands a completed draft of “Santa Monica Cop” over to Samurai Apocalypse, but he still finds himself stuck in L.A. when he’s asked to take Kali, his “acquaintance” from…

Hank passes on writing Samurai Apocalypse’s new movie but Sam won’t take no for an answer and drags Hank to a meeting with director Peter Berg, where they discover that…

Eric tries to save Bill from losing his humanity.

Bill slips into religious fervor; Sookie seeks insight from the faerie Elder.

Bill puts a spin on the rising vampire violence; Jason uncovers a mysterious scroll.

Vampires celebrate the start of the holy war; anti-supernatural zealots put Sookie in danger.

The Authority revels in a new direction; Sookie and Jason visit the site of their parents’ deaths; Luna gets stuck on Sam.

Hopeless is the sixth episode of the fifth season of HBO’s original series True Blood and the 54th episode overall. It was first shown on TV on July 15, 2012…