In Throes of Increasing Wonder...
- Episode aired Oct 2, 2022
- TV-MA
- 1h 6m
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8.0/10
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Louis meets the vampire Lestat in 1910 New Orleans.Louis meets the vampire Lestat in 1910 New Orleans.Louis meets the vampire Lestat in 1910 New Orleans.
Eugenie Bondurant
- Miss Carol
- (as Eugenie Nall Bondurant)
Rachel Alana Handler
- Peg Leg Doris
- (as Rachel Handler)
Aurelien Barnes
- Remy Dupre
- (as Aurélien Barnes)
Storyline
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- TriviaThe opening credit sequence is an emerging composite image consisting of the skyline of Dubai and New Orleans. Dubai is on the bottom of the frame, with New Orleans on the top, which brought together resembles a set of "Vampire fangs".
- GoofsLestat talks of learning from "Assisi, Aquinas, Erasmus," but he pronounces Aquinas in a non-English way ("Ah-KEEN-as") but still as if spelled in the English manner. The Aquinas spelling is pronounced "ah-kwEYE-nus". In French the church father's name is D'Aquin ("da-KA' "). In addition, when he says, "Assisi" he means St Francis of Assisi, and Assisi is not his last name, it's the place he lived in and did his work. He is never referred to as "Assisi" but simply as "Saint Francis".
- Quotes
Daniel Molloy: It's not an interview; it's a... it's a fever dream told to an idiot.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credit sequence is an emerging composite image consisting of the skyline of Dubai and New Orleans. Dubai is on the bottom of the frame, with New Orleans on the top, which brought together resembles a set of "Vampire fangs".
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FInally, an INTERVIEW done right!
I loved the novel of Interview with a Vampire and found the 1994 movie disappointing. The new series gets it right. The actor who plays Lestat (Sam Reid) fits the novel's character waaay better than Tom Cruise, and is mesmerizing onscreen. The new Louis is an interesting choice. The point of Louis is that he is incredibly sensitive and thus too squeamish for the life of a vampire. In this series, Louis is a tough guy running prostitutes in New Orleans. So it will be interesting to see how they develop his sensitive side later, but the actor is quite good. I loved the extended New Orleans storyline (which isn't in the book). The first episode is around 75 minutes long, and it all takes place before Louis is converted to a vampire, so there's a good bit of new story involving his family and business in New Orleans as well as Lestat's slow seduction.
The story is nicely updated for 2022 with mention of the pandemic, Louis currently living in Dubai, and a cynical older reporter. It's also more multiracial and more gay. While Rice's novel is certainly homoerotic, in the new series, Lestat's seduction is flat-out sexual. I was pleasantly surprised. Bring it.
Suffice it to say, I highly recommend this series to fans of Rice's work and look forward to the rest of the episodes.
The story is nicely updated for 2022 with mention of the pandemic, Louis currently living in Dubai, and a cynical older reporter. It's also more multiracial and more gay. While Rice's novel is certainly homoerotic, in the new series, Lestat's seduction is flat-out sexual. I was pleasantly surprised. Bring it.
Suffice it to say, I highly recommend this series to fans of Rice's work and look forward to the rest of the episodes.
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- jensenholmesPA
- Oct 2, 2022
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