Just watched the finale for The Vampire Lestat, and honestly I don’t get what everyone’s problem with it is. To each their own, but I thought the entire season was really good. To be fair, I haven’t read the books (although I’ve heard they go really left field at some point). Plus I’m a huge fan of nonlinear storytelling and mixing perspectives/media so this season was right up my alley.
The season is not afraid to be surreal and narratively/visually play with Lestat’s struggle with the story he wants to believe/tell and what’s actually happened/happening. It’s a much more grandiose version of what we see with Louis’ own struggle with the same idea. The brooding intimacy of the interview setting is completely stripped in favor of pomp and circumstance — which to me encapsulates the core differences of Louis and Lestat as characters. I thought this season was incredibly stylized and creative.
Obviously this season raises more questions than it answers, but I feel like it serves as more of a bridge between Interview with the Vampire as a stand alone story and IWTV as part of The Vampire Chronicles. I’m very excited to see where the series goes in the future.
