The episode title "Hitting the Ground" refers literally to the Magister's head hitting the floor and figuratively to the characters entering a chaotic new reality.
The phrase is the title of the seventh episode of True Blood Season 3. It is a high-stakes turning point where long-standing conflicts explode, and several characters find themselves at their absolute lowest or most dangerous points. The Escape from Jackson [S3E7] Hitting the Ground
The episode begins with the fallout from the vampire kingdom of Mississippi. , having been held captive by the ancient vampire Lorena, is finally rescued by Bill Compton . However, the rescue is brutal; Bill is forced to fight Lorena, and Sookie ends up severely injured and on the brink of death. The Climax at Fangtasia The episode title "Hitting the Ground" refers literally
: To save her, Bill gives Sookie his blood. When she wakes from her coma, she is terrified and screams at the sight of him, sensing the darkness that has taken hold. The Escape from Jackson The episode begins with
While Sookie fights for her life in a hospital, a "summit meeting of evil" takes place at the vampire bar :