True Blood's Shapeshifting Kid Brother "Still Has a Big Crush on Jessica"

Marshall Allman, who plays Sam Merlotte's sibling Tommy Mickens, reveals what's to come for the new kid in Bon Temps

"There's just something about the first vampire that you get the hots for," says True Blood star Marshall Allman, about his character Tommy Mickens' crush on baby vamp Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll).

Sam Merlotte's (Sam Trammell) shapeshifter sibling tells us that Tommy's feelings will continue to affect his character in season four, saying, "He still has a big crush on Jessica. But how that plays out...I don't know, but Tommy will forever—that's his first crush. She's hot. Superhot vampire. He could meet a new hot person, but there's just something about that first vampire that you get the hots for." Well said, young pup.

Plus, what did Marshall reveal about where things stand between Tommy and Sam after that whole season-three finale shooting incident?

Allman tells us, "Sam is a bastard. And he shot me. Or he missed. Or he shot me and I lived...What we know is that he shot at me, and where the bullet landed, we have yet to [learn]. But I'm not dead."

So what does that mean for season four? "Where we pick up [in the season premiere] is my brother just shot at me," says Allman. "We're kind of a dysfunctional family. It's not exactly like he just threw a dish or broke something—he shot at his brother. It's kind of like, are we going to ever be a happy family? Are we ever going to get along?" Allman hopes they do work it out because, in his words, "[Tommy] needs a little tender loving care...He basically had, like, Michael Vick for a dad."