This is one of the better fiction series currently airing. A reworking of the novel of the same name, and drawing from Anne Rice's body of work, a wonderful sense of unease flows from the screen. This isn't a show that tries to be clever, it is clever. It can also be funny, dreadful, supernatural and humane.

The dialogue crackles as an older Daniel Molloy, his body failing him, trades venomous barbs with art world magnate Louis de Pointe du Lac. Louis might be immortal but his psyche hasn't aged well. There are cracks in the foundations and this second interview is Louis' attempt at a talking cure. The hostility flows in equal measure to the hypocrisy as both men excavate Louis' past of blood and fire.

Louis needs someone to understand his thoughts. His daughter, Claudia, lacks interest in such endless conversations while his lovers Lestat and Armand choose not to or cannot see his point of view. Molloy in his youth was more modern than them. In his older years he's more worldly. To the vampire he is enjoyable and infuriating. But he is not a fixed point and has grown and changed. The vampires are all stuck. Claudia is stuck with an underdeveloped body, while the other two are stuck with pettiness and pain.

The vampire leads, male and female, are handsome. Their acting is great with Claudia's outbursts almost operatic in their portrayal of the emotions involved. The sets and cinematography make the show look bigger than its budget. Though with the limited number of locations and theatrical blocking, with the use of an actual theature, you see the budget wall at times.

I watched the 1994 movie and enjoyed it but I have not read the books. Too many novels and not enough personal motivation. Approaching this as a viewer with no interest in the purity of the source material I can say that this is an enjoyable series that deserves another season. But just one. We don't all need to be Louis's therapist for as long as he lives.