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"A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart"
Interview with the Vampire episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 5
Directed byLevan Akin
Written byHannah Moscovitch
Featured musicDaniel Hart
Cinematography byDavid Tattersall
Editing byYuka Shirasuna
Original air dateOctober 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
Running time49 minutes
Guest appearances
  • Kalyne Coleman as Grace de Pointe du Lac
  • Assad Zaman as Rashid
  • Chris Stack as Thomas "Tom" Anderson
  • Damon Daunno as Bruce
  • Maura Grace Athari as Antoinette
  • Christian Robinson as Levi
  • Bryan Fenkart as Deputy Habersham
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"A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" is the fifth 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 Hannah Moscovitch, and directed by Levan Akin, the episode first aired on October 30, 2022, on AMC, and received mostly positive critical reviews.

Plot

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Louis and Lestat learn that Claudia has secretly been on a mass murder spree and has carelessly dumped the bodies in an area just below the river level. A big storm comes in, and a multitude of corpses wash up. The police come to the townhouse for a routine search and nearly discover the human parts Claudia has been collecting in her room. Lamenting that Lestat and Louis have each other to love, Claudia admits she has tried to make other vampires to have someone for herself, but has repeatedly failed. Claudia leaves for parts unknown, and Louis's relationship with Lestat is worse than ever. During her travels, Claudia meets another vampire named Bruce, who does something to her that Louis will not discuss with Daniel in the present. After seven years of researching vampire lore, Claudia returns to take Louis away with her. Louis is tempted, and a furious Lestat attacks, leaving Louis beaten to a pulp.

Production

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Writing and filming

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"A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" was written by Hannah Moscovitch and directed by Levan Akin.

Casting

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The episode stars Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac, Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt, Bailey Bassas Claudia, and Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy. The recurring cast includes Kalyne Coleman as Louis' sister Grace and Assad Zaman as Rashid.

Release

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"A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" aired on AMC, on October 30, 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 0.465 million viewers watched "A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart" during its first broadcast on AMC, with a 0.07 ratings share.[2] This was a decrease from the previous episode, which was watched by 0.469 million viewers, with a 0.10 ratings share.[3][4]

Critical reception

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The episode was met with mostly positive critical reviews.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Bigelow, Topher (October 31, 2022). "'Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire' Season 1 Episode 5 Recap: A Depression in More Ways Than One". Collider. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 1, 2022). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 10.30.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  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. ^ Bojalad, Alec (October 31, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire Episode 5 Review: A Vile Hunger For Your Hammering Heart". Den of Geek. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Wheeler, Greg (October 30, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire – Season 1 Episode 5 Recap & Review". The Review Geek. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  7. ^ "'Interview with the Vampire' Episode 5 Recap: "A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart"". Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Walsh, Kathleen (October 31, 2022). "Interview With the Vampire Recap: Somebody to Love". Vulture. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  9. ^ Evans, Whitney (October 30, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire Season 1 Episode 5 Review: A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart". TV Fanatic. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  10. ^ Sumerel, Ashley Bissette (October 31, 2022). "Interview with the Vampire Season 1 Episode 5 Review: A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart". telltaletv.com. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
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