The Vampire Lestat is going to hit you like a wrecking ball of attitude, atmosphere, music, emotions, and deep vibes. If the first two seasons of the narrative, titled Interview with the Vampire, were an orchestration of tense strings, beautiful though sedate, pulling the viewer toward a masterful crescendo, The Vampire Lestat is an unyielding rock show, a buffet of sight, sound, and tragedy, that cackle unapologetically as wave after wave of emotion crash into you… And we haven’t even yet seen the final episode.
Although the story can become hard to discern at times, the season’s important vision is not necessarily about the cold, hard facts of exactly what happened to Lestat in his complex past. No, it’s about being inspired by the haunting muses that his music unleashes, and letting them guide you on a melodious journey through what Lestat feels over anything else. And despite his gleeful front to the world and those around him, oh, he feels. And you will feel too. Join us on our spoiler-free review of The Vampire Lestat, episodes 1-6.
As the title of this review suggests, The Vampire Lestat is unlike anything else on TV right now. When I envision what it was like to watch the series, the image of a stained-glass window, smashed up and then turned into a mosaic that we try to parse, comes to mind. Maybe we don’t fully understand every facet of the design, but we are aware it’s beautiful. The Vampire Lestat is not a simple watch, if that’s what you’re looking for.
We’re in Lestat’s head now, played extraordinarily by Sam Reid, and Lestat is a dramatic, intense, intelligent, petty, twisted, and beautiful creature. And Lestat is thinking about many things. But chiefly, Lestat is thinking about great matters of love and death. So you know, we’re at once floating in a space that’s incredibly superficial and incredibly complex, and are being led through it by a narrator who has no desire, or maybe no power, to control the places his mind takes him.
Interview with the Vampire had all the gravitas of a deliciously dense play. And there was so much to analyze and unearth from its depths, so much beauty in its volleying prose. But it was a linear narrative with a beginning, a middle, and an end, save for a few obfuscations thrown in by the vampire Armand. The Vampire Lestat is not that. Even as a person with a working knowledge of Lestat’s history, born of reading The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice, following the exact timeline and roster of events in Lestat’s life became a bit difficult to keep track of in The Vampire Lestat series. But as I watched the season, I realized that was okay. It wasn’t truly that important to know every last fact about Lestat’s backstory. More critical are the overt emotional resonances that do come in loud and clear.
Lestat’s nauseous reckoning with the perspective of his maker, Magnus, his grief over Claudia’s death, his vision of the endless vampire loneliness, and his love of Louis, all of these things burned brightly in my awareness as I watched. And in the volatile world of Lestat, as he tries to reckon with his immortality, his heartbreak, and the truth of himself, those sharp glimpses, wrapped up in incredible music, are what count. I urge viewers to let go of the specifics of the story and lose themselves in the feeling of the world, its rhythms, harmonies, and dissonances. It’s an experience, a baptism, worth undergoing.
The Vampire Lestat may not offer a conventional season of TV, but it challenges you to keep up. And in a world where characters often say everything out loud in the clearest possible way, just in case someone is looking down at their phone, it is a refreshing, much-needed work of art. The series is an ambitious adventure worth supporting.
Additionally, The Vampire Lestat remains one of the queerest series on our TV screens. And we fully applaud that. Few shows can say they are as proudly representative as The Vampire Lestat in this regard. After all, Lestat is an immortal, vampire rock star, and that means he’s not afraid to enjoy anyone of any gender in the elevator. It would NOT make a lick of sense in any other way. We even get a non-binary vampire with they/them pronouns using the men’s room because it’s their preference. We will say there was a bit too much about the vampiric urination structure in this season for our taste, but we accept it! A minor complaint. Louis also has an incredibly hot, new, emotionally unavailable vampire friend-with-benefits played by Moses Sumney, who is a great addition. But sadly, we don’t actually get to see them together too much.
RELATED ARTICLETHE VAMPIRE LESTAT’s Music Will ‘Span Time’ Share IWTV’s Showrunner and ComposerAnother interesting point of queerness lies in the Vampiress Gabriella. For decades, Anne Rice fans have read Gabrielle/Gabriella as a trans man, and the books’ texts seem to support this interpretation. Sadly, I would not call The Vampire Lestat‘s Gabriella trans or even masc. Although she does suggest to me a kind of relatable/palpable queerness in which she sheds the traditional trappings of what we might call “femme” for something quite indiscernible to society, where she centers herself and solely herself in her own experience. Is that far enough? It’s not a question that has an answer.AMCOverall, queerness definitely thrives in The Vampire Lestat, and the romance between Lestat and Louis is PALPABLE at all times. We do allow that the story sometimes does not demand or allow physicality between its main characters, for instance, if they are broken up at the present time, and we have faith The Vampire Lestat and its team want to make things as queer as possible. And so, without judgment, we say that a bulk of the romantic screentime this season is between Lestat and Gabriella. And it is one of the most important relationships featured in The Vampire Lestat. Although ultimately, Louis and Lestat are undoubtedly one another’s great loves. And yes, Gabriella is Lestat’s mother, and yes, they sleep together, but if you’re really so bothered by that, you might need to try a different show on for size.AMCAs for the narratives of the other characters in the world of The Vampire Lestat—as the name suggests, this season largely tells the story of The Vampire Lestat. With that said, Louis, played exceptionally by Jacob Anderson, has a fair bit to do in the present day, and many of his various arcs are new to the show and don’t come from the source books. Some might be glad for it, and some may not, but Louis is on a largely solo journey this season. Louis’ tale largely explores his grief over the death of Claudia and the different, often destructive paths it leads him down. It’s definitely an intense and harrowing ride, and whatever Louis had to say about owning the night in Interview with the Vampire season two’s finale, it’s clear he’s struggling in The Vampire Lestat. In the first six episodes we’ve seen, we find that Louis has a long way to go before he achieves true healing. But would we love a vampire if they weren’t a hot mess? Louis’ continued wrestling with his deep sadness, pain, and search for purpose brings us a resonant narrative that reminds us of one of the series’ favorite ideas, just how human all these ancient vampires really are. And all that said about their separation, the times when Lestat and Louis do reunite on screen are absolute magic. Whether there’s ire between them, the ghost of old wounds, or the utmost tenderness, our hearts ache for their partnership and long for their total reconciliation.AMCWe know also know that Delainey Hayles returns to the series this year. And we can’t say much about the shape her performance takes in the story, only that it’s a clever addition to the narrative of The Vampire Lestat at every turn. And, of course, that Hayles crushes her performance, as always.Which brings us to Armand and Daniel. But don’t Armand and Daniel deserve their own special review, since this one is so much about Lestat? I think so! Join me for my non-spoilery review of the season as a Devil’s Minion lover over at this piece. There, I’ll shed a little more light on how Armand and Daniel fit into the world of The Vampire Lestat. Here, I will say that both Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian deliver incredible work this season, taking their characters to new places of both bravado and vulnerability. Bogosian’s Daniel Molloy is adjusting to being a vampire to varying degrees of success, but he definitely misses his maker. In a stunning way, he captures the feeling of simultaneously being a very old human and a very young vampire. Meanwhile, freed of all specific obligations and masks, Armand is trying out a few different courses of action, perhaps trying to find himself. But, as always, Armand is prone to making all the wrong choices. Since it’s his greatest talent, though, he does so beautifully.Finally, to briefly touch on newcomers to the series. Sheila Atim’s Akasha completely floors us with her haunting performance as she arrives into the corners of the narrative, ancient and awe-inspiring. And we bet certain moments of Christopher Heyerdahl’s Marius will have fans shaking their fists.Ultimately, The Vampire Lestat is a riveting, chaotic, and incredible ride. And the end of episode six will leave you gasping. We both can’t wait and are deeply afraid to see what episode seven has in store. In the meantime, we can only invite you to watch The Vampire Lestat when it premieres on June 7 on AMC and AMC+ and enjoy the fangulous journey for yourself.The Vampire Lestat ⭐ (Youtube Video)
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