Louis and Daniel dispute inconsistencies as Anne Rices Interview with the Vampire introduces Claudia.
ThisInterview with the Vampirereview contains spoilers.
This does not jibe with the modern telling, but it isnt jive.
The series goes from rehearsed to nuanced, but the acts remain the same.
After a very pivotal scene, the vampire asks the interviewer which one of them is performing.
He doesnt even remember if he owned one when the vampire turns the tables on him.
Louis claims the tapes are the performance.
to follow, we have to allow him his odyssey.
The exchange is well-played between the two characters, but is aimed at a doubting audience.
Hunting is pure instinct, Lestat tells Louis at the start of the episode.
Reason is a set of leg irons.
Everyone is capable of abominations.
Once viewers offer their throats to the new fangs, all manner of unremitting terrors can follow.
Molloy is trying to hold Louis accountable.
The vampire doesnt want to keep count.
But his mentor does not need morality to buoy his existence.
When Louis suggests only killing those who need killing, Lestat asks who are we to decide?
The battle between good and evil is better fought internally than against an army of slayers.
Vampires, victims and vigilantes, oh my.
Even theV for Vendettadirector knows to parse his vowels.
The Marvel vampire hybrid superhero Blade would count himself lucky not to contend with Louis many nemeses.
Here comes the ghost, Louis niece yells when he shows up for a visit.
The ones he will outlive, well, in death.
Lestat promises a world of unrelenting pleasure, and sees no reason to place limits on instincts.
This only adds to the underlying suspense of strained relationships.
Jealousy is played very well by both Anderson and Reid, who come at it from different approaches.
And yes, we see the vampires breathe, quite heavily very often.
Louis encounter with his young soldier friend in the woods is about as hot as series television can get.
Its even better because it is stone cold-blooded.
This colors his sinister allure.
He turns a minuet into a smokin vamp with a mean turnaround, but his motivation is not narcissistic.
He does it for Louis, not himself.
But when Louis finally finds the arch villain worthy of death-by-superhero, he puts on a garish display.
He even has witty patter.
It lightens the situation, yet it seals the worst deal an alderman could make.
That film is about the birth of a supervillain, something Anne Rices characters could lean into.
It takes something different to be a hero, and vigilante justice is normally displaced in reality.
She comes as a surprise to those who did not read the book.
The episode does not lead to her in any overt way.
We didnt know we were waiting for her until she shows up.
It feels both revelatory and revolutionary as it plays out, musical in its language, and eloquently instrumental.
It is a high point of a series which has been building steadily and suspensefully.
Rating:
5 out of 5
