Great and radiant sin

Ep 5 and 7 just about rescued the season for me. Overall, it did not hit me in the same way as S1 and 2 did. What immediately drew me in for the first 2 seasons was the historical details and the specificity. Louis being Creole in that specific time period where he was of an in-between race: lower than Caucasians, but above Black Americans. I loved learning about Storyville, I loved learning about post-war Paris. Louis carried all the baggages of his time, race, religion and sexuality.

What I wanted from TVL was the same deep-dive into Lestat's backstory. Instead we spent more time with the band, whose music I did not care for 90% of the time. I wouldn't call myself a book fan but I have read it. Book! Lestat had a wealth of materials and trauma to mine. Somehow, they picked Gabrielle/a as the biggest villain and painted her with the broadest strokes.

What did work: that glimpse of Akasha. Her monologue was absolutely a return-to-form for me. Armand planning to take his revenge as early as having been thrown into a wall by Louis. Even though you could say all that child's cruelty should have been directed at Lestat.