This happens to me constantly, as someone who writes online for a living. But it’s happened to everyone. If you spend enough time talking about television, movies, books, or pretty much any kind of storytelling online eventually someone will comment: “It’s not that deep.” Maybe you wrote 2,000 words analyzingContinue Reading
House of the Dragon Season 3, Episode 8 wrapped up the third season with another massive battle, some big deaths, and enough emotional damage to keep us occupied until the show finally returns. I thought it was one of the best episodes House of the Dragon has ever done, andContinue Reading
The ending of The Vampire Lestat episode 5 changes the understanding of Lestat’s place in the Immortal Universe. For most of the season, it has seemed like Lestat was simply working through the ghosts of his past while accidentally stumbling into the Great Conversion. Now it’s becoming clear that LestatContinue Reading
The ending of The Vampire Lestat episode 4, “The Devil’s Road,” marks a major turning point for the season. While the first four episodes have largely focused on Lestat confronting the ghosts of his past, the ending of episode 4 shifts the story toward the larger conflict that’s been lurkingContinue Reading
The Vampire Lestat episode 3 ending was satisfying in some ways, but it also made it painfully clear that immortality is more curse than gift. The people who possess it are forever haunted by the loves, losses, and mistakes that shaped them. While Lestat relived the horror of Magnus’ attackContinue Reading
The Vampire Lestat episode 2 showed that while Lestat has been grappling with his mommy issues, Louis has been haunted by Claudia. Louis finding the waitress who looks just like Claudia and then finding out from Raglan James that Bruce is the leader of the Detroit coven must have feltContinue Reading
The Vampire Lestat episode 2 ending took an unexpected turn and shifted the story from Lestat’s past to Louis. Why did the mention of Bruce affect Louis so much? For that, we have to go to back to season 1. In Interview With The Vampire season 1 episode 5 “AContinue Reading
Down The Mommy Issues Rabbit Hole We Go In The Vampire Lestat Gabriella de Lioncourt may be Lestat’s most toxic relationship. Lestat has spent centuries becoming one of the most powerful vampires on Earth. He has the blood of Akasha. He has cheated death for centuries. Now, he brings arenasContinue Reading
A quick The Vampire Lestat episode 1 analysis might say that episode 1 was Lestat reacting to Daniel Malloy’s book. And it’s true that Lestat wants his story to be one of rock-n-roll excess, fame, music, and spectacle. But underneath the leather pants, dramatic entrances, and frenzied performances is aContinue Reading
The Vampire Lestat Episode 1 ending shows Lestat in a moment of human-like vulnerability and the arrival of a highly-anticipated character, Gabriella de Lioncourt (Jennifer Ehle). A night of chaos and violences leaves Lestat battered, exposed, and questioning everything he’s built. So he turns to someone he trusts for help.Continue Reading