It was originally my intention to cover every episode of Les
Vampires one by one, but I can’t. The plot keeps
twisting and turning, and I don’t want to give away any of it because I really think that
everyone should watch this series. For your reference, I am pretty sure that each episode
is on YouTube (but you didn’t hear that from me.)
In the last five episodes, a lot of stuff has happened.
A train passenger got stabbed in the ear with a hat pin!
A body fell out of a secret door in a closet!
THE VAMPIRES STARTED FIRING CANNONS OUT WINDOWS INTO THE
CITY AND NO ONE CAUGHT THEM.
Okay, that last little bit required some suspension of
disbelief but the point remains: Les Vampires is so good and so engaging. I have
seriously not been so excited to find out what happens next in a series since I
watched 'The X-Files' pilot for the very first time(don’t you dare judge me)
several years ago. Last night we realized that we only have two episodes left,
each about an hour long, so we’ll finish up next week. I honestly feel bummed
about it. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I wish this 7-hour silent French
crime story would keep going.
I know I mentioned this in my previous Les Vampires post,
but prior to watching this, I definitely had a bias against silent cinema. I felt
like it made it difficult to connect with the characters, that the storylines weren’t
engaging and that it just wasn't for me. Les Vamps has definitely proven me
wrong: in last night’s viewing, something happened that cause all four viewers
to audibly gasp. I am pretty sure I covered my mouth and Kristina put both her
hands on her head in shock. Dudes, we are into this big time.
I MAY HAVE..cried a little.
ReplyDeleteWhen you read about civil strife, strikes, rabble-rousing, and whatnot in that period, it seems like the rousers are constantly getting their hands on cannons. I guess that was just a thing that happened in those days.
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