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And theyre stories that have been told multiple times before.
Basically, weve all drunk this blood before.
Yet both of these shows make some similar creative choices that suit both narratives.
But before we get into all that, Roxana, what did you think of these shows?
Theres the baseline Oh, look, they are drinking blood!
I have some quibbles, but as a broad answer to the Do the setups work?
question, I say yes.
What about you, Jen?
Do you think the subtext as text of these series is effective?
Jen:First of all, thank you for stating the fact that vampires are the most interesting monsters.
(Witches come in close second.)
And I appreciate how unafraid this show is to let Lestat and Louis be queer.
There is no such fear in this newInterview, and its all the sexier because of it.
I guess the question, though, is whether the subtext-as-text thing can gettooobvious.
Did you feel that way at all?
InInterview,there are a few moments that practically scream,Do you get it?
It is hard for me to buy him as a genuine partner rather than a withholding abuser.
Weve seen zombie stories go this way withI Am Legendand, of course,The Walking Dead.
Are you liking that approach here, Jen?
Am I reading too much into it if I think this is howLet the Right One Inis referencing COVID?
Jen:Interviewalso touches on COVID in a conversation that takes place as soon as we meet Daniel.
Conceptually, that works for me.
By the way, this is an important point of deviation.
Hes not technically her dad; hes her caretaker.
But the nature of their relationship is kept deliberately vague, at least in the movie.
InLet Me In spoiler alert!
Which is just a heartbreaking reveal.
That really resonated with me.
All previous versions ofLet the Right One Inhave been coming-of-age stories, and this isnt quite that.
But I also miss that part of what the other ones brought to the table.
But ifLet the Right OneInhas left me cold in any way, this sprawl is exactly why.
Where is the lushness I expect from vampire stories like this?
I need that blood to look like velvet!
I need New Orleans to feel shadowy and foreboding!
I need some other vampires to show up and make shit pop off!
Maybe the best vampire sagas, like vampires themselves, never really die?
Roxana:I think youre right on that front and that we need a Luhrmann-directed vampire story, immediately.
Sweet sustenance for us all.
