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rhodrymavelyneFor Christmas, I gave myself the gift of watching the Interview with the Vampire series on AMC+.
I hope it comes out on DVD. Streaming isn’t enough for a story, a fandom, a world I’ve been obsessed with for much of my life. I really hope to add this series to the ones I own on disc, the ones I can go back to. This particular version of this particular story opens up so many possibilites.
Jacob Anderson as Louis reminded me very much of how I pictured Merrick Mayfair. I know The Mayfair Witches is being aired, too. Is there any chance this Louis and his siblings might be related to them? Did Paul de Pointe du Lac (someone I was delighted to see in all his mad mysticism) get his visions from the Mayfairs? I doubt Paul was talking to Lasher when he appeared to speak to thin air, but maybe he saw Memnoch? Or was Paul one of the Parents’s dupes?
Discovering Louis ran a whorehouse in Storyville made me think of Julien Mayfair. Did Julien ever visit Louis’s whorehouse? Would one of Louis's houses be the place where Mary Beth and Daniel McIntyre met in this particular universe? Did Julien ever take Stella and Lionel there? Did Julien ever hit on Louis if he visited? (I could see a scene very similar to the one where Eric on True Blood comes to Pamela’s whorehouse, a scene where Julien tells Louis it is him, not his girls he has come to see.) I love the idea of Julien visiting one of Louis’s whorehouses, flirting with the owner, attracting Lestat’s jealous eye. Just a little prelude to their later conflicts over Mona and Rowan. Not to mention I doubt Lasher would like any of this. Maybe everyone’s temper would be too dangerous for such a meeting, but under the right circumstances, I would love for Anne Rice’s vampire and warlock to size each other. There is something about these two flamboyant and seductive men used to getting everyone and everything they want beginning their rivalry a little early in this TV mini-series over Louis which I find irresistible.
Maybe Julien Mayfair once offered Louis a job, but Louis refused wanting to be his own man. Julien might have respected Louis for his intelligence and enterprise. Like Lestat, he might have admired Louis for it. Lasher wouldn’t let Julien stray too close to the supernatural monsters, but there might have been moments. Especially if Louis and his relations were relatives.
The appearance of Armand still has me swooning and cheering. The way he showed up raises all sort of possibilities and questions. Armand has his own dysfunctional bond of affection for Lestat. Perhaps this brought Louis and Armand closer to each other. Lestat and Armand being rivals for Louis’s affection was something I really enjoyed in the books. I’m delighted to see this stirring in the TV series.
I am sad to see Armand no longer played the role of Daniel Molloy’s sugar daddy in the 1980s. Or did he? Could it have happened, but Daniel forgot about it?
In a curious way both Lestat and Armand are being true to whom they were in the book Interview with the Vampire in spite of their roles in other Vampire Chronicles. Lestat was the abusive, yet obsessed lover (yes, there is a touch of his own chronicles in this) while Armand is both protective and possessive of Louis, quietly trying to give him everything he wants. This brings me back to the first book. I’m curious about the journey Armand takes with Louis, what role he’ll play in Louis’s past. I’m hoping he’ll still be involved with the Theater of the Vampires. Will Armand play a role in the tragedy of Claudia? A part in the books which felt as much like revenge for attempting to kill Lestat as much as jealousy over Louis. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out in the TV series.
I hope it plays out. I hope there will be a Season 2 to Interview with the Vampire. I’m glad I caught Season 1 while it was on the air. I didn’t want to make the same mistake with this I did with the Hannibal TV series, only realizing how much I loved it when it was far too late to support its ratings. 2022 was a difficult year financially and time is always precious, but I’m glad I squeezed in those seven episodes of Season 1. I’m eagerly awaiting Season 2!
I hope it comes out on DVD. Streaming isn’t enough for a story, a fandom, a world I’ve been obsessed with for much of my life. I really hope to add this series to the ones I own on disc, the ones I can go back to. This particular version of this particular story opens up so many possibilites.
Jacob Anderson as Louis reminded me very much of how I pictured Merrick Mayfair. I know The Mayfair Witches is being aired, too. Is there any chance this Louis and his siblings might be related to them? Did Paul de Pointe du Lac (someone I was delighted to see in all his mad mysticism) get his visions from the Mayfairs? I doubt Paul was talking to Lasher when he appeared to speak to thin air, but maybe he saw Memnoch? Or was Paul one of the Parents’s dupes?
Discovering Louis ran a whorehouse in Storyville made me think of Julien Mayfair. Did Julien ever visit Louis’s whorehouse? Would one of Louis's houses be the place where Mary Beth and Daniel McIntyre met in this particular universe? Did Julien ever take Stella and Lionel there? Did Julien ever hit on Louis if he visited? (I could see a scene very similar to the one where Eric on True Blood comes to Pamela’s whorehouse, a scene where Julien tells Louis it is him, not his girls he has come to see.) I love the idea of Julien visiting one of Louis’s whorehouses, flirting with the owner, attracting Lestat’s jealous eye. Just a little prelude to their later conflicts over Mona and Rowan. Not to mention I doubt Lasher would like any of this. Maybe everyone’s temper would be too dangerous for such a meeting, but under the right circumstances, I would love for Anne Rice’s vampire and warlock to size each other. There is something about these two flamboyant and seductive men used to getting everyone and everything they want beginning their rivalry a little early in this TV mini-series over Louis which I find irresistible.
Maybe Julien Mayfair once offered Louis a job, but Louis refused wanting to be his own man. Julien might have respected Louis for his intelligence and enterprise. Like Lestat, he might have admired Louis for it. Lasher wouldn’t let Julien stray too close to the supernatural monsters, but there might have been moments. Especially if Louis and his relations were relatives.
The appearance of Armand still has me swooning and cheering. The way he showed up raises all sort of possibilities and questions. Armand has his own dysfunctional bond of affection for Lestat. Perhaps this brought Louis and Armand closer to each other. Lestat and Armand being rivals for Louis’s affection was something I really enjoyed in the books. I’m delighted to see this stirring in the TV series.
I am sad to see Armand no longer played the role of Daniel Molloy’s sugar daddy in the 1980s. Or did he? Could it have happened, but Daniel forgot about it?
In a curious way both Lestat and Armand are being true to whom they were in the book Interview with the Vampire in spite of their roles in other Vampire Chronicles. Lestat was the abusive, yet obsessed lover (yes, there is a touch of his own chronicles in this) while Armand is both protective and possessive of Louis, quietly trying to give him everything he wants. This brings me back to the first book. I’m curious about the journey Armand takes with Louis, what role he’ll play in Louis’s past. I’m hoping he’ll still be involved with the Theater of the Vampires. Will Armand play a role in the tragedy of Claudia? A part in the books which felt as much like revenge for attempting to kill Lestat as much as jealousy over Louis. It’ll be interesting to see how it plays out in the TV series.
I hope it plays out. I hope there will be a Season 2 to Interview with the Vampire. I’m glad I caught Season 1 while it was on the air. I didn’t want to make the same mistake with this I did with the Hannibal TV series, only realizing how much I loved it when it was far too late to support its ratings. 2022 was a difficult year financially and time is always precious, but I’m glad I squeezed in those seven episodes of Season 1. I’m eagerly awaiting Season 2!
