Fangs So Much, AMC! ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Renewed for Season 3

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WHAT TO WATCH:

INSIDE WEEKEND TV:

The Vampire Lestat (Sunday, 9/8c, AMC): The rock star vampire (Sam Reid) lays down tracks in the recording studio, but his mind is elsewhere, haunted by memories of his first encounter with Akasha, the Queen of the Damned (a fearsome Sheila Atim), aka the mother of all vampires.

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Spoiler Alert
‘The Vampire Lestat’: Sheila Atim Explains Akasha’s Ancient Power
How they brought the mother of all vampires to life and what to expect when the Queen of the Damned returns.

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TV Review: "The Vampire Lestat" (Episode 5)
As we enter the home stretch of the season, this vampiric show continues to delight, to frustrate, and to enchant, just like its titular hero.

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The Vampire Lestat Finds a New Sound in "New York"
(Always the show pony!) The entire climactic scene here is painful chaos: Marius telling Lestat he's unworthy; Lestat spinning in place, caught up by Akasha’s blood; and Akasha herself (an intense Sheila Atim) speaking, speaking, almost chanting, asking question after question like a person possessed.

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Sam Reid on how 'The Vampire Lestat' episode 5 changes everything for the Brat Prince
"Your Biggest Fan" is about the stalker Magnus, while "Why Do I Have to Feel?" recounts the loss of his beloved Nicky.

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How ‘The Vampire Lestat’ Created a Rock God, Bloody Guitar and All
The show’s design team reveals the genesis of a true vamp rocker — complete with a signature Fender Stratocaster, the “LeStrat”

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The Vampire Lestat episode 5 recap and review: 'New York'
Lestat goes home to the recording studio, and shreds all his defenses, losing all superfluity, letting go of his untouchable persona. In full Interview With The Vampire tradition, The Vampire Lestat episode 5 hits the main character straight to the heart.

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Let's get into the genesis of The Vampire Lestat , rockstar extraordinaire
It's not a surprise, but the biggest takeaway from these flashbacks is the fact that Lestat cannot stand solitude.

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'The Vampire Lestat' Proved How Important Lestat's Relationship With One Character Really Was
The song “Stained Glass Eyes” that Lestat sings about Claudia does a lot of work in telling how he really feels about Claudia and what happened.

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The Vampire Lestat Episode 5 Recap/Review — "New York"
Louis is paying a young woman and her friend to perform Claudia and Madeleine, in a tableau so bleak it feels less like grief and more like community theater. Daniel is performing someone who is totally not going to give in when Armand throws him a lifeline from his sea of loneliness. Armand, meanwhile, is ready to let the Gremlin out to play.