Darth Real Life continues to breathe down my neck, but I managed to marathon the second sason of AMC's Interview with the Vampire, aka the tv version of the second half (or, well, last third) of the titular novel. (I reviewed season 1 here.) It continues to be a fascinating take on and argument with Rice's story, andn while as with the first season I'm not on board with every single adaptation choice, so much of them delighted me that I hope the production team will get The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned greenlighted as well. (My personal history with the books: the last one I read completely was Tale of the Body Thief, and while I liked that one, it didn't captivate me in the same way the first three did, and I just read the first few pages of Memnoch before concluding the books were no longer for me. Which means no, I haven't read Armand's or Marius' or Pandora's novels.)

( On to season 2, praise and the occasional critique beneath the cut )

Going to the alps always puts me in a meta mood. Now, I'm aware s2 of Heroes is flawed (but then so was s1, imo, and in pretty similar ways), but I've also found a lot to love in it. To wit, in no particular order:

( Selena's Favourite Elements of season 2 )