Review & Recap: Interview with the Vampire – Season 1 Episode 1
In the first episode of Interview with the Vampire, Daniel Molloy, a journalist, is introduced. He receives a package in the mail from an old friend, well known in his trade. There are tapes and a letter written by Louis de Pointe Du Lac inside.
Daniel takes out his old boombox and plays a tape which reveals that the man in question is in fact a vampire. The letter shows that he has followed Daniel’s success over the years and given him some perspective since their last conversation.
Louis wants Daniel to finish the job they started together in a week. They last stayed together in a bedroom in San Francisco 49 years ago, but this time will be different. Louis is going to share his full life story this time.
When Daniel accepts Louis’ offer, the latter notes Daniel’s advanced age and Parkinson’s disease. The fact that hardly anyone knows about his illness seems to affirm their closeness, but there’s also a lot of history between them and an underlying tension. When the interview begins, we are traveling back to Storyville, New Orleans in 1910.
Louis had every intention of inheriting his father’s “pleasure” business at the time. Essentially, Louis is a pimp and his father runs a chain of brothels. He pulls a knife on his priest brother Paul as he tries to pray outside one of Louis’s nightclubs, proving that trouble is around every corner. He won’t really cut his brother’s throat, but it’s a small way for him to assert his dominance.
Lestat De Lionheart, a recent visitor to the city, also notices this small act, and when the two cross paths afterwards, he springs from Louis’ work.
Interview with the Vampire – Season 1 Episode 1
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Lestat accuses Louis of selling him a townhouse, provoking the latter by putting his hands all over Miss Lily (who Louis has affection for). Despite his growing anger, Louis seems motionless and appears to be under Lestat’s influence.
Lestat exhibits equal amounts of emasculation and admiration in believing that Louis is his destiny. But this strange and fascinating man is more than just a hypnotist. He seems to stop time by only chatting with Louis during a game of cards. “I think this city offers a lot of possibilities.” he said smiling. I’ll need wolf protection to take it, though.
Following this, the two start hanging out together, naturally at night, while Louis tells Daniel how Lestat charmed him. They work together in harmony. Louis begins to tell Lestat about his problems and fears not realizing that the vampire is after him and lovingly stares at his neck.
Lestat shows up for dinner where he is questioned about his relationship with Louis and attempts to cheer the family up by giving them gifts. However, Paul does not like her and wants to know what her spiritual status is.
Lestat is quick to point out that vampires don’t exactly have a close relationship with Christ under the guise of a troubled past of humiliation and beatings, as we know from old tales. “Christ and I are separated by an ocean.” At Paul, he growls. Louis manages to defuse the situation by bumping his hand on the dining room table, and their relationship continues.
So much so that Louis and Lestat are seen together in a house of pleasure in the following scenario. As things get hot and intense, Lestat ends up biting Louis’ neck while he’s completely naked. It’s not Brokeback Mountain; the pair soar uncomfortably through the air and hold each other tightly (no pun intended). After drinking a small amount of alcohol – not enough to kill him or turn him into a vampire – Lestat lets him go.
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This act disturbs Louis and excites him intimately at the same time. But it also gives Louis the chance to open up, just a little. In mid-1910, in New Orleans, an openly homosexual black man did not please the populace.
Louis chats with Paul on the rooftop about his future and his business interests after he decides to break off his relationship with Lestat. Before curiously turning towards the rising sun and jumping off the roof to end his life, Paul names Lestat the devil.
Louis has never seen another sunrise, and unfortunately, Lestat takes advantage of his sadness to take control of Louis. Louis chooses not to attend the wake because his mother accuses him of causing Paul’s death. However, despite having chosen to mourn alone, Louis is called upon to visit Lestat. Lestat is not far behind Louis, who escapes long enough to go to church and confess his misdeeds.
He burns down the building and starts a fire before punching the priest in the head to death.
Lestat confesses his love for Louis and says that the first time they met he noticed sadness in her eyes as they were alone and in the flickering light of the flames. He is able to disarm the afflicted spirit by promising to remove its suffering. Louis then agrees to turn into a vampire.
Interview with the Vampire – Season 1 Episode 1
Analysis of episodes
With stunning photography, lovable characters, and a clever premise, Interview with the Vampire gets off to a fantastic start. This classic has been given a nice modern twist, but I understand some people might not like it. Plus, the episode begins with a scathing reminder of the pandemic that serves no purpose. Thankfully, a steady, hypnotic rhythm develops for the rest of the chapter.
Louis is an easy-to-understand figure, and he has a magnetic appeal that piques your interest in his past. Her relationship with Lestat will be the highlight of the season, especially if the teaser preview of this year’s events is to be believed.
The first episode effectively sets the stage with significant background research completed and a solid business idea. While vampires aren’t particularly new to this medium, the way this narrative is handled gives the genre new life.
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