alter ego: counterpart: second self
a) one remarkably similar to another b) one having the same function or characteristics as another

True Blood is structured around character pairings. Each major character and some minor ones have alter egos who share many characteristics and find themselves in very similar situations. Studying these pairings can provide insight into the characters and also allow us to make predictions about upcoming seasons.

This is a very rough comparision between Lisa and Coby and Jessica and Hoyt. There is hardly a single thing that Lisa and Coby are or have done that doesn’t have a correspondence to Jessica and Hoyt. This allows us to make some predictions about what will happen to Jessica in the future.

Mothers (Sookie & Arlene)

*Waitresses at Merlott