Right, well I am fully caught up with this now and I have to agree about Sam. Its a shame because I was quite liking his character and from what I have read today he is pretty much going to be like that throughout series 4.
I have some spoilers that I went digging for today if anyone is interested.
[spoiler] - Nan Flannigan, the vampire who does all the news reports will become a series regular
- Fiona Shaw (Aunt Petunia in the Harry Potter films) has a regular role
- Sookie and Eric will get together
- Series 4 will be all about a witches coven
- Episode one will be called 'She's Not Here' [/spoiler]
Some of this might be well known, especially if you have read the books, but I only found them out today and thought I would share