vamplover

AMAZING!! I was blown away by the first 4 episodes of this show. I’m a die hard book fan, became a fan when I was 11 in 2014 when the movie came out, and I have been Obsessed with Vampire Academy and Richelle mead since then. The show follows a different timeline than the books and I think that was a great choice because as a book fan I don’t know what’s going to happen next, but I can make theories and predictions based on the books and what we have so far, it’s exciting. The cast is INCREDIBLE, the acting is great, J August Richards is phenomenal as Victor Dashkov. You can FEEL Sisi stringers love for the books coming through the screen. I love the fact that while the show starts BEFORE book 1, we are getting fan favourite moments from all 6 books. It works great on screen. The sets look amazing, I love the regality and elegance of the Moroi dorms and the difference between that and the industrial modern style Dhampir living quarters. It works so well, I can SEE the books come to life on screen even if it’s not the EXACT same story and plot. Julie Plec and the rest of the team did a great job bringing these books to life in a way that’s new and fresh and unexpected but feels so nostalgic and true to the stories that Richelle wanted to tell. Richelle mead herself likes the show, that’s promising. It’s 10000x better than the movie. We need multiple seasons!! The only criticisms I have are that I don’t love some of the cgi effects, the glowing eyes, the golden compulsion and the psi hounds. I also don’t love the feeders, it seems overly sexual for breakfast time, the clinical setting in the movie was more my style. But overall, the actors are great, the writing isn’t bad, the sets are amazing, the costumes are incredible, and I’m getting to see stuff I wanted to from the books played out on screen. I’m a fan, I love it. It’s only season 1, small things can be changed and fixed for later seasons, I’ve decided I’m going to LOVE this show with all my heart and defend it against all the haters️