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Interview With the Vampire Is the Best Show of 2022 for a Bloody Good Reason
The drama, the betrayal, the mid-air levitational lovemaking!
AMC's Interview With The Vampire is the best show of the year. Yes, we said it.
The brand new adaption of Anne Rice's iconic novels of the same name has reimagined the great romantic tragedy of vampires Lestat de Lioncourt and Louis de Pointe du Lac, a bloody tale of love, loss, life, death, and all the brutality between.
While the novels, and the 1994 Brad Pitt/Tom Cruise movie, had gay subtext, AMC's version places the two vampires firmly in a relationship and explores the reality of being homosexual in New Orleans in the 1910s. Louis is a closeted Black man keeping his family afloat with his brothel, where he attracts the yearnings of Frenchman vampire Lestat. The series weaves a seductive story across 30 years, filled to the brim with drama, domestic abuse, murder, temper tantrums, insane one-liners, mid-air levitational lovemaking, and so much more.
But what makes it the best show of the year?
Besides the tender portrayal of a queer interracial couple in the early twentieth century, it's just a good time. The visually-stunning series oscillates between campy and silly to dark and gruesome within seconds, flipping between Louis' modern-day conversation with retired journalist Daniel Molloy and his memories, which feel like an immersive period piece rather than fantasy. Interview With The Vampire calls back to the source material while standing alone in its own shocking story and point of view. But most importantly of all, the chemistry between stars Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid is astronomical.
\u201cA picture's worth a thousand words. #InterviewWithTheVampire\u201d— Interview with the Vampire (@Interview with the Vampire) 1668097380
The show just concluded its first season with a jaw-dropping finale but AMC has already approved season 2. While we won't directly spoil the wild ride for you, here are a few moments (cataloged by Twitter user @gorylestat) that we can't stop obsessing over.
The first time Louis and Lestat hooked up and literally levitated:
\u201cidk, they don\u2019t look that gay to me\u201d— sam (@sam) 1665855062
Lestat being a silly goofy boy:
\u201cthis has awakened something primal inside me\u201d— sam (@sam) 1667851673
This threesome scene that had us screaming at the TV:
\u201c\ud83d\ude3c\u201d— sam (@sam) 1666479385
Our favorite toxic couple navigating an open relationship:
\u201cREMEMBER WHEN WE THOUGHT THIS SCENE WOULD BE THEM IN DOMESTIC BLISS \ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21\ud83e\udd21\u201d— sam (@sam) 1665713854
\u201cHE WAS DYING INSIDE KDNWNDNENE\u201d— sam (@sam) 1665502086
And the drama that ensued after:
\u201cthis is hilarious\u201d— matsu (@matsu) 1665323177
I want "I HEARD YOUR HEARTS DANCING!" tattooed on my body.
So much tension, angst, betrayal:
\u201cwhat in the lgbt\u201d— sam (@sam) 1667154514
The countless innuendos:
\u201cthis. send tweet\u201d— sam (@sam) 1666122598
This post-breakup scene:
\u201cMY MAN RAN AND SWAM LMAOOO LESTAT WAS GETTING HARDER BY THE SECOND\u201d— sam (@sam) 1667144541
The longing glances:
\u201coh he was DOWN down bad\u201d— sam (@sam) 1668098103
The cinematic parallels:
\u201cloustat man. just, loustat. i have nothing more to say.\u201d— sam (@sam) 1667756115
What more proof do you need? What other show is doing it like Interview With The Vampire? It is the best show on television right now and it's only just getting started.
It has been decreed so, so take that as you will. We cannot wait for season 2. In the meantime, we'll just have to rewatch all seven episodes... again.
\u201cLestat de Lioncourt once said:\n#InterviewWithTheVampire\u201d— no context lestat de lioncourt (@no context lestat de lioncourt) 1667589371
Where can I watch the new Interview With the Vampire series?
You can watch the show on AMC or AMC+.
Is Interview With the Vampire 2022 a remake?
While inspired by Anne Rice's novels and previous cinematic interpretations, it's actually more of a reimagining with the same characters.
Will Interview With The Vampire be on AMC+?
Yes, you can stream all seven episodes there right now!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
Taylor Henderson is a PRIDE.com contributor. This proud Texas Bama studied Media Production/Studies and Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin, where he developed his passions for pop culture, writing, and videography. He's absolutely obsessed with Beyoncé, mangoes, and cheesy YA novels that allow him to vicariously experience the teen years he spent in the closet. He's also writing one!
