mary_cim

Beautiful season of television. The change of narrator may be jarring at first, but you can’t stay away from the mess that is Lestat. Sam Reid, as well as Jacob Anderson, Delainey Hayles and Assad Zaman, deserve all the flowers. Daniel Hart’s score always adds something special.

It’s remarkable (and extremely rare) how this adaptation took so many liberties but these changes actually served to deepen the themes of the book to convey even better its spirit and also to present a new prospective on vampire media. The series feels like an homage to a specific historical period of New Orleans and people who lived in that time period. It feels like a love letter to the city. The casting is perfect. Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid manage their tortured vampires differently but effectively. The chemistry on screen is electric. Cinematography, score, set design - all these elements create a great athmosphere. Overall, this is an excellent show.

Excellent story that takes in consideration not only the first book but also other books in the series, especially effective the expansion of Daniel’s character arc: he’s not just a plot device but a fleshed out character. The cinematography, the score, the acting are excellent.