Interview with the Vampire

“I know it’s called The Vampire Lestat now, but whatever. It makes me SICK that more people aren’t watching this show. I have personally begged multiple friends to watch it and they have IGNORED me. I don’t watch a lot of TV these days (not bc I’m above it, you should see some of the books I read), but this show is really the peak and I cannot wait till June.”

“(Note the collection. Slowly moving things over…I’m gonna queue so you don’t get bombarded.) Look, I have zero paid streaming at the moment okay. This one caught my eye from the very first season with the casting of Jacob Anderson and the seemingly pretty good (??) attention to the implications for Louis (and Claudia) in New Orleans of the time and the world, through the years. As far as I’ve ever been able to tell, it seems like the writers lean into exploring the societally interesting and messy bits of Rice’s basic story, and well. One of my favorite series of the last mumblemumble years was Haunting of Hill House, so canon doesn’t have to be gospel with me if it’s done well. (ooh: adaptations and covers that change it up would be a good rec list). Have some friends obsessed with Armand; the actor for Daniel seems excellent… Add to that the crazy promos for the upcoming season and Lestat’s glam rock phase (Sam Reid actuslly doing his own vocals!) ... How have you all been liking it? Thoughts?”

“JUSTICE FOR MY GIRL CLAUDIA SHE IS AN ICON AND I LOVE HER, LITERALLY MY FAVORITE CHARACTER DONT YOU EVER DISRESPECT MY GIRL. The costuming, characters, dialogue, call backs, everything about this shows is literally perfection. Definitely give this show a watch! (cw: gore)”

“cannot emphasize enough how unhinged this show is!!! points for gay, unreliable narrator, vampires ofc. the lestat season is gonna be lit asf i am so hype”

“This is a review for Interview With The Vampire (Seasons 1 and 2), because the show completely reboots/reinvents itself in Season 3 as The Vampire Lestat (which will get a separate review). A dear friend has spent years obsessed with this show, so in my summertime freedom, I decided to give it a watch. (Light spoilers ahead) Season 1 is a story about found family, sexuality, toxic relationships, and...fatherhood (?? kind of). Jacob Anderson carries this season as Louis, while Sam Reid has a great time as Lestat and I'm happy for him. Season 2 drags a bit, even though it's in Paris! There's a thee-ay-ter coven for Claudia, but it is not interesting or engaging enough. Louis heals from his relationship with Lestat by walking into a relationship with an older, more toxic vampire, Armand. Claudia is annoying. There is 90% less Lestat...but that gets rectified in Season 3, at least so far.”