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"...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding"
Interview with the Vampire episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 4
Directed byKeith Powell
Written byEleanor Burgess
Featured musicDaniel Hart
Cinematography byJesse M. Feldman
Editing byVictor Du Bois
Original air dateOctober 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
Running time46 minutes
Guest appearances
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"...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" is the fourth episode of the American gothic horror television series Interview with the Vampire, an adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Written by series writer Eleanor Burgess and directed by Keith Powell, the episode first aired on September 23, 2022, on AMC, and received critical acclaim.

Plot

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In the present, Daniel reads Claudia's diaries. She is saved from the fire by Louis, but she is horribly burned. Louis convinces Lestat to make her a vampire rather than let her die. Claudia receives a crash course in vampirism and makes her first kill, but she proves to be impulsive. As a vampire's thoughts cannot be read by the one who made them, Louis and Claudia have a special connection apart from Lestat. Louis's mother dies, and his sister Grace wants to buy their family home from Louis. Over time, Claudia becomes frustrated to be an adult in the body of a teenager and acts out. She falls in love with a man named Charlie, but in her excitement, she accidentally kills him. Lestat makes her watch Charlie's body burn.

Production

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Writing

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Filming

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Casting

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Release

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"...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" aired on AMC, on October 23, 2022, but was released a week earlier on the network's streaming service AMC+.[1]

Reception

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Ratings

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On linear television, an estimated 0.469 million viewers watched "...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" during its first broadcast on AMC, with a 0.10 ratings share.[2] This was an increase from the previous episode, which was watched by 0.445 million viewers, with a 0.09 ratings share.[3][4]

Critical reception

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The episode was met with critical acclaim. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 100% based on five reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.[5]

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Entertainment Weekly included the episode in its unranked list of "33 best TV episodes of 2022".[11]

References

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  1. ^ Bigelow, Topher (October 24, 2022). "'Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire' Season 1 Episode 4 Recap: I'm Just a Teenage Vampire, Baby". Collider. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Salem, Mitch (October 25, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 10.23.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 18, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 10.16.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire: Season One Ratings". TV Series Finale. November 15, 2022. Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Interview with the Vampire: Season 1, Episode 4". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Bojalad, Alec (October 24, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire Episode 4 Review: The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  7. ^ Wheeler, Greg (October 24, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire – Season 1 Episode 4 Recap & Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Walsh, Kathleen (October 24, 2022). "Interview With the Vampire Recap: Parents Just Don't Understand". Vulture. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "'Interview with the Vampire' Episode 4 Recap: "The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding"". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Evans, Whitney (October 23, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire Season 1 Episode 4 Review: ...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood With All a Child's Demanding". TV Fanatic. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "The 33 best TV episodes of 2022". Entertainment Weekly. December 9, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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