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  1. Mayfair Witches (season /saison 1)@florenceboens250d

    Hello, film lovers, /Bonjour les cinéphiles,

    We are on Netflix for this series, consisting of eight episodes, adapted from Anne Rice's series of novels ‘The Witching Hour’, and classified in the fantasy and supernatural horror thriller categories.

    This television series is part of the Immortal Universe, which includes adaptations of Anne Rice's novels, such as Interview with the Vampire.

    Season 2 is already being broadcast, but has not yet reached us. Season 3 has already been commissioned.

    Nous sommes sur Netflix pour cette série, composée de 8 épisodes, adaptée de la série de romans "Saga des Sorcières" d'Anne Rice, et à classer dans les catégories fantastique et thriller d'horreur surnaturel.

    Cette série télévisée fait partie de l'Immortal Universe, regroupant les adaptations des romans d'Anne Rice, dans lequel se trouve déjà Entretien avec un Vampire.

    Une saison 2 est déjà en cours de diffusion, mais n'est pas encore arrivée jusque chez nous. Une saison 3 est d'ores et déjà commandée.

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    Synopsis :

    Dr Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario) is a neurosurgeon in San Francisco. When her adoptive mother's cancer returns, they talk again about Rowan's biological parents. The adoption agency mentioned by her adoptive mother did not exist at the time of her adoption. So Rowan decides to search through her mother's documents to find clues. Rowan is very talented in her profession, but she also feels she has an ability she cannot control, which can cause fatal injuries to anyone who angers her. She therefore wants to meet her biological family to better understand what is happening to her and, perhaps, learn to control it.

    La Dr Rowan Fielding (Alexandra Daddario) est neurochirurgienne à San Francisco. Quand sa mère adoptive fait une récidive de son cancer, elles reparlent des parents biologiques de Rowan. La société d'adoption mentionnée par sa mère adoptive n'existait pas au moment de son adoption. C'est ainsi que Rowan va décider de fouiller les documents de sa mère, afin de trouver des pistes. Rowan est très douée dans son métier, mais elle ressent aussi une capacité qu'elle ne contrôle pas et qui peut provoquer des lésions fatales chez la personne qui la met en colère. Elle souhaite donc rencontrer sa famille biologique, afin de mieux comprendre ce qui lui arrive et, pourquoi pas, de le contrôler.

    Her research takes her to New Orleans, where a photograph reveals that the house pictured belongs to the Mayfair family, rumoured to be witches.

    The first Mayfair witch lived in the Middle Ages. She made a kind of pact to help and protect herself, but this pact came at a price, which subsequent generations are still paying today. Is this protection and help worth the price?

    Ses recherches l'amèneront à la Nouvelle-Orléans et grâce à une photo, elle apprendra que la demeure y figurant appartient à la famille Mayfair, dont les rumeurs racontent que ce sont des sorcières.

    La première sorcière Mayfair vivait au Moyen-Âge. Elle a fait un genre de pacte pour s'aider et se protéger, mais ce pacte a un prix, que les générations suivantes payent encore aujourd'hui. Cette protection et cette aide valent-elles le prix à payer ?


    My opinion and useful information /Mon avis et petites infos :

    The Mayfair house seen in the series belonged to Anne Rice at the time of the publication of The Witching Hour (volume 2 of the Witch series) and the following volume, and this house is located at 1239 First Street (New Orleans).

    Anne Rice was born in New Orleans on 4 October 1941 and died in California on 11 December 2021, aged 80, following a stroke. She is buried in the family vault at the New Orleans cemetery, possibly the one seen in the series.

    In this series, we move from one era to another. While for some eras, such as the Middle Ages, this is quite obvious, for others it is less so.

    I can't say whether I liked it or not, although I did appreciate the originality and complexity of the script and the story.

    La maison des Mayfair qu'on voit dans la série appartenait à Anne Rice, au moment où ont été publiés L'Heure des Sorcières (tome 2 de la saga des sorcières) et le tome suivant, et cette maison se trouve au 1239 First Street (Nouvelle-Orléans).

    Anne Rice est née à la Nouvelle-Orléans, le 4 octobre 1941 et est décédée en Californie le 11 décembre 2021, à 80 ans, des suites d'une attaque cérébrale. Elle est enterrée dans le caveau familial au cimetière de la Nouvelle-Orléans, peut-être celui qu'on voit dans la série.

    Dans cette série, nous passons d'une époque à l'autre. Si, pour certaines époques, c'est assez flagrant, comme pour le Moyen-Âge, pour d'autres, c'est moins évident.

    Je ne saurais dire si j'ai aimé ou pas, même si j'ai apprécié l'originalité et la complexité du scénario, de l'histoire.

    As for the cast:

    • Alexandra Daddario: Rowan Fielding, whom you may have seen in Percy Jackson (Annabeth, daughter of Athena).
    • Jack Huston: Lasher. He also starred in The Irishman (Robert F. Kennedy) and the series Spartacus (Flavius).
    • Harry Hamlin: Cortland Mayfair. He notably played Perseus in Clash of the Titans.
    • Erica Gimpel: Ellie Mayfair. Known for the theme song of the series Fame, in which she plays Coco Hernandez.
    • Dennis Boutsikaris: Albrecht. A theatre and film actor, he has appeared in numerous series and several films, such as Money Monster and Jason Bourne: The Legacy.

    The other actors are less familiar to me and/or played supporting roles.

    Pour ce qui est du casting :

    • Alexandra Daddario : Rowan Fielding que vous avez peut-être vue, notamment, dans les Percy Jackson (Annabeth, fille d'Athena).
    • Jack Huston : Lasher. Il jouait aussi dans The Irishman (Robert F. Kennedy) ou dans la série Spartacus (Flavius).
    • Harry Hamlin : Cortland Mayfair. Il avait, notamment, interprété Persée dans le Choc des Titans.
    • Erica Gimpel : Ellie Mayfair. Connue pour le générique de la série Fame dans laquelle elle joue Coco Hernandez.
    • Dennis Boutsikaris : Albrecht. Acteur de théâtre et de cinéma, il a joué dans de nombreuses séries et dans plusieurs films, comme Money Monster, Jason Bourne : l'héritage.

    Les autres acteurs me sont moins connus et/ou étaient dans des rôles secondaires.

    Do you like Anne Rice's style? What did you think of this series if you've seen it, or are you tempted to watch it?

    Enjoy your evening's viewing!

    Vous aimez le style Anne Rice ? Qu'avez-vous pensé de cette série si vous l'avez vue ou êtes-vous tenté de la regarder ?

    Bonnes soirées-tv à vous,

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  2. Let's talk about mayfair witches season 2@lucianav346d

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    Hace algún tiempo vi una serie llamada “las brujas de mayfair” y fue de esas joyas escondidas. De ese estilo de serie que no la conoce nadie, literalmente, de esa serie, que cuando las descubra, te preguntas por qué nadie está hablando de ella. Esta serie está basada en unos libros que escribió Anne Rice, una escritora muy famosa estadounidense, que tiene libros bastante de fantasía como gótica, es la autora de una serie literaria, llamada crónicas vampíricas. Estos libros, junto con otros un poco más religiosos. Además, también tiene muchísimas novelas muy famosas y que yo he querido. Comenzar a leer algún momento de mi vida. La primera temporada de esta serie no presenta la vida de una chica llamada Rowan, ella descubre en un momento bastante volver a su vida que tiene poderes mágicos y que vienen de una familia de brujas básicamente, como la verdad es spoiler, así que si se quieren ver la serie, no les voy a contar mucho de cómo se entera, pero obviamente en esta reseña de esta segunda temporada van a ver uno que otro spoiler.

    Some time ago, I watched a series called “The Mayfair Witches,” and it was one of those hidden gems. It's the kind of series that literally no one knows about, the kind of series that, when you discover it, you wonder why no one is talking about it. This series is based on books written by Anne Rice, a very famous American writer who has written quite a few fantasy and gothic books. She is the author of a literary series called The Vampire Chronicles. These books, along with others that are a little more religious. She also has many very famous novels that I have wanted to start reading at some point in my life. The first season of this series introduces us to the life of a girl named Rowan, who discovers at a certain point in her life that she has magical powers and that she comes from a family of witches. Since this is a spoiler, I won't tell you much about how she finds out, but obviously in this review of the second season, you will see a few spoilers.


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    En la primera temporada nos quedamos con ese final bastante dramático, y acá comenzamos de una vez con nuestra protagonista Rowan y su bebé. El nacimiento de Lasher es algo muy importante para las brujas Mayfair, por su conexión con el, especialmente para Rowan. desde el principio, tanto ella como las demás brujas y intentan tratar de comprender todos los poderes de láser y obviamente las consecuencias de su nacimiento. Al mismo tiempo se presenta como un conflicto con tipo llamado Julien, que sería un tío de Rowan. Mientras ella intenta también controlar y comprender sus propios poderes, se van revelando más secretos oscuros sobre la familia de brujas y todas las cosas que ellos esconden. Nuestra protagonista se enfrenta con su familia, y también con unas decisiones muy difíciles sobre su propio destino, junto con el de Lasher, en el final.

    In the first season, we were left with a rather dramatic ending, and here we start right away with our protagonist Rowan and her baby. Lasher's birth is very important to the Mayfair witches because of their connection to him, especially for Rowan. From the beginning, both she and the other witches try to understand all of Lasher's powers and, obviously, the consequences of his birth. At the same time, a conflict arises with a guy named Julien, who is Rowan's uncle. While she also tries to control and understand her own powers, more dark secrets are revealed about the witch family and all the things they hide. Our protagonist confronts her family and also faces some very difficult decisions about her own destiny, along with Lasher's, in the finale.


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    Esta temporada me gustó muchísimo más que la anterior, porque explora muchísimas cosas y responde a muchas dudas que me habían dejado a mí la primera temporada, especialmente ya que las primeras temporadas son un poquito introductorias. En esta temporada exploramos un poco de todo, del pasado, del presente y nos hace hacernos preguntas del futuro de ciertos protagonistas. Debo decir que si el primer final tuvo drama, éste tiene el doble de drama porque siempre es interesante ver como dejaron un protagonista decidiendo algo. Además que la serie es fantasía en donde el final sucede algo mágico que incremente los poderes de alguien, siempre deja más dudas de lo normal, y eso es lo que a mí me gusta mucho. Le voy a decir que me va a costar bastante esperar la próxima temporada. Siempre digo que voy a voy a leerme los libros para saber qué pasa y no lo hago, pero lo que sí voy a hacer es recomendarle esta serie, porque la verdad está muy buena y la pueden conseguir en Prime Video. Espero que les haya encantado conocer mis opiniones acerca de esta serie, nos leemos pronto!

    I liked this season much more than the previous one because it explores many things and answers many questions that the first season left me with, especially since the first seasons are a bit introductory. In this season, we explore a little bit of everything, the past, the present, and it makes us ask questions about the future of certain protagonists. I must say that if the first finale had drama, this one has twice as much drama because it's always interesting to see how they left a protagonist deciding something. In addition, the series is fantasy where something magical happens at the end that increases someone's powers, it always leaves more questions than usual, and that's what I really like. I'm going to tell you that it's going to be hard for me to wait for the next season. I always say that I'm going to read the books to find out what happens, and I never do, but what I will do is recommend this series to you, because it's really good and you can get it on Prime Video. I hope you enjoyed hearing my thoughts on this series. See you soon!


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  3. Mayfair Witches (2023) || Series Review.@esther-emmanuel1027d

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    I am always attracted to magical or witchy films because they are interesting to me and I enjoy watching them a lot. 'Mayfair Witches' is a series that is based on a novel trilogy 'Lives of the Mayfair Witches' by Anne Rice. I haven't read this book series before but I have read countless reviews on the book series and all the reviews are all positive. So when I heard that Hollywood wanted to make it into a TV show, I was optimistic about it but also at the back of my mind, I knew they would find a way to mess it up. Hollywood proved me right after I finished watching the TV show.

    'Mayfair Witches' is a supernatural and thriller show that was created by Esta Spalding and Michelle Ashford. The story of this series is about a neurosurgeon who discovers that she is part of a prominent witch family in New Orleans and she is being haunted by a sinister presence that has been in her family for generations. The show stars Alexandra Daddario, Tongayi Chirisa, Jack Huston, Harry Hamlin, Hannah Alline, Annabeth Gish, Dennis Boutsikaris and Jen Richards.

    Brief Synopsis.

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    Dr. Rowan Fielding, a dedicated pediatric neurosurgeon, in San Francisco receives sad news about her adoptive mother whose cancer has returned aggressively. Rowan began to look for assistance by trying to enroll her mother in a clinical trial but she was disappointed when the chief surgeon handling the trial rejected her proposal. Frustrated and desperate Rowan's emotions spiked up which triggered a mysterious incident involving her chief surgeon's death. Battling with the belief that she might be somehow responsible for the chief surgeon's death, Rowan spoke to her mother about it but her mother convinced her that she was not responsible for the death. Afterwards, Rowan's mother seeks help from the enigmatic Talamasca organization about the incident which changes everything.

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    On the other hand, Ciprien Grieve, an empathic agent of the Talamasca was assigned to Rowan's case to investigate and handle quietly. As he starts to investigate Rowan's case, another death incident happens with Rowan. Meanwhile in New Orleans, we were introduced to Rowan's birth mother Deirdre Mayfair who is in a non responsive state and is being treated by Dr. Vernon Lamb.

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    However, Dr Lamb finds her state alarming and decides to restrict Deirdre secretly from her treatment routine to see if she becomes responsive. Back to San Francisco, Rowan's adoptive mother does and Rowan for the very first time encounters an eerie entity known as Lasher who is bound to Rowan's family. What happens next? Will Rowan discover who she really is?

    My Review And Rating.

    Watching this show, I struggled to finish it because I didn't connect with any of the characters and the roles they performed. Not only that, the setting of this show wasn't created properly because it devoid of the appropriate mood and tone of the storyline except for the Mayfair house. It is the only thing I find that blends well with the storyline.

    The casting was terrible for me, the main character Alexandra Daddario is a good actor but this show watered down her talents. The scene arrangements were not properly arranged to create suspense and mystery. All the scenes were arranged in a way that as a viewer, you could easily predict what happens next and what a character might do next. With this kind of storyline I expected intense twists and turns, good mystery that will keep the viewers of the show engaged, on the brink of their seat and hooked to the screen.

    From all the reviews I have read about the book series, I was utterly disappointed with the TV show. A lot of things were missing during the filming of this show. Like the script, dialogues, characters build, cast, cinematography, CGI, visuals and the costumes. For me, I don't really blame the cast of this show for its failure to impress the audience but I think the blame falls on the producing crew, the writer, and the director. Did they actually read the book series properly before venturing into turning it into motion pictures? The answer is no, I don't think they did.

    The director did a terrible job with this show, the scriptwriters, messed up the whole original story, major details about the setting of the story were taken out, some characters were re-written to suit their messy work, some the actors were not the perfect fit for their roles, the eerie tone and mood that comes with original story wasn't portrayed well and lastly the storyline of the show was slow and drawn out which made my experience with this series totally boring.

    Rating this series, I will give it 3.5 out of 10 stars. To me, I feel, why buy the rights to a very good book series and ignore all the contents of the story only to create something else totally different. However, the second season is coming up soon. I don't think I will be watching it. I will be reading the book series so I can't actually enjoy the story properly. I wouldn't want to recommend this show to anyone because it was torture for me but if you love witchy and magical films then you can give it a try maybe your experience will be different from mine.

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  4. Let's Talk About Mayfair Witches@lucianav1111d

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    Me perdí una semana, pero ya estamos de vuelta en la programación habitual, y hoy es Martes de Series, o bueno, en pocos casos de películas, pero aquí en este perfil nos encanta ver series y específicamente, de fantasía. Recientemente, estuve viendo una serie llamada "Mayfair Witches" que me costó bastante encontrar, de hecho la estuve viendo en una página de dudosa procedencia, cosa de la cual no me siento orgullosa, pero la verdad es que no pude verla ni encontrarla en los servicios de streaming de confianza. La verdad es que esta serie me dejo muy intrigada, así que no podía perder la oportunidad de contarles más al respecto.

    I missed a week, but we're back to regular programming, and today is Series Tuesday, or well, in a few cases movies, but here in this profile we love to watch series and specifically, fantasy. Recently, I was watching a series called "Mayfair Witches" that I had a hard time finding, in fact I was watching it on a page of dubious provenance, something of which I am not proud, but the truth is that I could not watch it or find it on trusted streaming services. The truth is that this series left me very intrigued, so I couldn't miss the opportunity to tell you more about it.


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    ¿De qué trata Mayfair Witches? Quiero aclarar que no busque mucho de este mundo antes de empezar con el primer capítulo, primero porque no encontré muchos artículos y segundo porque, simplemente, quería comenzar a verla, así que lo que yo entiendo de esta serie es que: La historia se centra en la familia Mayfair, la cual es una familia de brujas, pero no todos sus integrantes poseen el don de la magia, y también llevada principalmente mujeres, quienes tiene una carga generacional bastante alta.

    El primer personaje que vemos, es Rowen, una mujer adulta que es doctora y la cual comienza a presentar síntomas extraños, de la nada es capaz de ver como las arterias (es algo interno, no sé describir el nombre) de las personas y hacer que revienten, provocando que caigan desmayadas o muertas.

    What is Mayfair Witches about? I want to clarify that I did not search much of this world before starting with the first chapter, first because I did not find many articles and second because, simply, I wanted to start watching it, so what I understand of this series is that: The story focuses on the Mayfair family, which is a family of witches, but not all of its members possess the gift of magic, and also carried mainly women, who has a fairly high generational burden.

    The first character we see is Rowen, an adult woman who is a doctor and which begins to present strange symptoms, out of nowhere is able to see how the arteries (it is something internal, I do not know the name) of people and make them burst, causing them to fall fainting or dead.


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    Para colmo, la madre de Rowen muere, pero ella siempre supo que era adoptada, por lo que busca a su familia, encontrándose con un agente que la persigue, y en búsqueda de respuestas termina en New Orleans. Rowan encuentra a su madre biológica, pero antes de siquiera escucharla, esta cae muerta. En búsqueda de más respuesta, Rowan quien ha demostrado ser una persona capaz y sin miedo, va hasta la casa Mayfair, asistiendo al funeral de Deidree, su madre, y conociendo a su familia y a alguien más.

    Hay un personaje que, es demasiado intrigante y que no les he mencionado, es ese personaje que no sabes si es bueno o malo, pero que es una conexión de toda la historia Mayfair, se trata de Lasher, un hombre que no todos pueden ver, pero desde el día uno está por ahí, existiendo.

    To make matters worse, Rowen's mother dies, but she always knew she was adopted, so she searches for her family, encountering an agent who pursues her, and in search of answers ends up in New Orleans. Rowan finds her birth mother, but before she even hears from her, she drops dead. In search of more answers, Rowan, who has proven herself to be a capable and fearless person, goes to the Mayfair house, attending the funeral of Deidree, her mother, and meeting her family and someone else.

    There is one character that, is too intriguing and that I have not mentioned to you, he is that character that you don't know if he is good or bad, but he is a connection of the whole Mayfair story, he is Lasher, a man that not everyone can see, but from day one he is out there, existing.


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    Lasher, por lo que tengo entendido, es un ente, un espíritu y algo demoniaco, el cual se encuentra conectado con la primogenita de cada generación de la familia Mayfair principal, paso de Deidree a Rowan, por un collar verde en forma de llave. Lasher se muestra como alguien con un conocimiento grande, también con deseo, que sirve, pero que espera algo a cambio y que, está en busqueda algo más grande que todo, pero que lo tiene que conseguir gracias a una Mayfair.

    Lasher termina atado a Rowan, o viceversa, pero su conexión se vuelve más grande cuando esta termina encerrada en la casa donde vivió su madre, toda su vida, la cual está medio embrujada, la verdad no entendí eso al 100%. A todas estas, Rowan se enamoró un poco del agente que estaba "espiándola" y ambos se involucran fuertemente, pero terminan separando un poco sus caminos, metiéndose Rowan en sus asuntos mágicos y el agente, que olvide el nombre, en el lugar donde trabaja que también, tiene algo de magia.

    Lasher, from what I understand, is an entity, a spirit and something demonic, which is connected to the firstborn of each generation of the main Mayfair family, passing from Deidree to Rowan, by a green necklace in the shape of a key. Lasher is shown as someone with great knowledge, also with desire, who serves, but who expects something in return and who is in search of something greater than everything, but who has to get it thanks to a Mayfair.

    Lasher ends up tied to Rowan, or vice versa, but their connection becomes bigger when she ends up locked in the house where her mother lived, all her life, which is half haunted, I didn't understand that 100%. Anyway, Rowan fell a little bit in love with the agent who was "spying" on her and they both get strongly involved, but they end up separating their paths a little bit, Rowan getting into her magic business and the agent, who I forget the name, into the place where he works which also, has some magic in it.


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    ¿Al final que quería Lasher? Simplemente, cumplir una profecía, donde Rowan era clave, ya que ella era la bruja número 13, engendrando un hijo de ella y el su novio, pero el cual paso en cuestión de horas, siento el nacimiento el mismo día, al mismo tiempo que Lasher desaparece, dando a entender que él está renaciendo en ese niño. Esta serie me mantuvo entretenida los días que la vi, me encantaba, solo quería ver más y más, conocer esos detalles que a veces es imposible describir en un solo post todo, porque son demasiados, es por ello que se las recomiendo y los invito a verla, esta buenísima. Quizás esta serie necesita más información, hay cosas que aún no entiendo, así que probablemente esté leyendo los libros, mientras ruego que salga otra temporada con la espectacular actuación de Alexandra Daddario. ¡Espero que les haya encantado esta reseña con algo de spoilers, nos leemos pronto!

    In the end, what did Lasher want? Simply, to fulfill a prophecy, where Rowan was key, since she was the witch number 13, begetting a child from her and her boyfriend, but which happened in a matter of hours, I feel the birth the same day, at the same time that Lasher disappears, implying that he is being reborn in that child. This series kept me entertained the days I watched it, I loved it, I just wanted to see more and more, to know those details that sometimes it is impossible to describe in a single post everything, because there are too many, that is why I recommend it and I invite you to watch it, it is very good. Maybe this series needs more information, there are things I still don't understand, so I'll probably be reading the books, while I pray for another season with Alexandra Daddario's spectacular performance, I hope you loved this review with some spoilers, see you soon!


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  5. Review Of Anna Rice's Adaptation: Mayfair Witches (2023)@kemmyb1175d

    In another search for my favourite genre to watch on a streaming site, I came across this adaptation of Anne Rice's spine-chilling novel trilogy Lives of the Mayfair Witches. Whoop! I was excited because it's about supernaturals, mystery and some fantasy. I've not read the trilogy but I was a bit sceptical because most adaptations usually turn out to be great disappointments.

    After watching the first and second episodes of this supernatural thriller, I couldn't decide whether to be disappointed or optimistic that the remaining six episodes would provide the ending I'm looking for. All the same, I'll say my bit about this recently released eight-episode thriller.

    Mayfair Witches (2023) is an American supernatural fantasy thriller that focuses on a young neurosurgeon, Rowan Fielding (played by Alexandra Daddario) who possesses magical powers that shocks her at first. Her ability involves 'seeing' into people's heads and hurting them especially when they try to deprive her of what she needs.

    After Rowan's boss dies of a brain haemorrhage before her eyes, she runs to her adoptive mother, Ellie (played by Erica Gimpel) who is dying of cancer. Ellie tells her to think nothing of it like she'd imagined the deaths or they were natural causes.

    Rowan is heartbroken over Ellie's condition and tries to get her into a clinical trial. The CEO of the research company tries to make her replace an accepted candidate with her mother's name. This results in the CEO's death courtesy of Rowan's power.

    After Ellie's passing, Rowan sets out to discover who she is and this takes her to New Orleans, where she learns about her birth mother, Deirdre (played by Annabeth Gish) and the seductive demon, Lasher, who has plagued the Mayfair witches from the past. Will she also fall into Lasher's web or make her own destiny?

    Review

    Anne Rice was a fantastic author and her books are compelling. The plot of Mayfair Witches is gripping with spooky mysteries, magic and the supernatural but I cannot seem to say the same for this adaptation. I have not read the books but from the first two episodes that I have watched, I'm certain this series may turn out to be a bitter disappointment for those who have read the novels.

    Episodes one and two are about one hour of running time each. The pace of the storytelling is slow with many moody flashbacks that serve to intertwine Rowan's present life and that of her birth mother. At first, it was a little confusing to understand the purpose of the backstories but towards the end of the first episode, it becomes clear. I wish the flashbacks editing and visuals were neat and clearer.

    When Roman sets out on her self-discovery journey, the series comes to life and the focus becomes clear. Though there were more flashbacks even to a 17th-century Scottish village chronicling an earlier generation of the Mayfair women, it isn't all that bad. I anticipate that as I watch further before the season finale, the enthralling essence that threads through fantasy/supernatural films will be displayed.

    The cast is great, especially Alexandra Daddario. It's like she's made for this particular role: a conflicted, wide-eyed 'normal' person who later discovers she has powers and is from a long line of powerful witches. That's an interesting and conflicting dichotomy that I would love to see play out beautifully.

    Another character that gets my interest is Deirdre's aunt, Carlotta (played by Beth Grant) who is like the matriarch of the Mayfair family. Her presence is a strong one and she's depicted as God-fearing. I would love to see how she subdues or masters the Mayfair witchy powers or whether she ever had them at all.

    Overall, this new series with a modern gothic setting is promising as it has been renewed for a second season already. Let's hope Alexandra Daddario and her co-actors bring Anna Rice's mythic world to life and enchant their audience.

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  6. (ESP-ENG) Mayfair Witches - A story of prophecies and secrets!@javyeslava.photo1195d

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    Muy honestamente no soy una persona que sea fanática de las historias de brujas, nunca me han llamado la atención a pesar de que pueda ver sus series y películas sin problemas. Tampoco soy muy fanático de Anne Rice ya que ella escribe dentro de un genero gótico y lleno de vampiros en donde no se, la comodidad no la logro conseguir. Entonces, que haces haciendo esta reseña? - pues porque primero que todo aquello me considero cinéfilo así que por lo general trato de ver todo lo que se me cruce en el camino. Que no me gusten no quiere decir que al final no las termine disfrutando, en el transcurso de la trama pueden pasar cosas que realmente hagan atractiva la historia como para que mi visión y opinión cambien un poco.

    Very honestly I am not a person who is a fan of witch stories, they have never caught my attention even though I can watch her series and movies without problems. I'm also not much of an Anne Rice fan since she writes in a gothic, vampire-filled genre where I don't know, comfort just doesn't get it. So, what are you doing doing doing this review? - Well, because first of all I consider myself a movie buff so I usually try to watch everything that comes my way. Just because I don't like them doesn't mean that I don't end up enjoying them, in the course of the plot things can happen that really make the story appealing enough to change my vision and opinion a little bit.

    Mayfair Witches es una serie que me conseguí cuando revisaba los últimos estrenos y me llamó la atención que estuviera protagonizada por Alexandra Daddario y que fuera una producción de AMC, una casa que por lo general hace grandes cosas (Breaking Bad, Better call Saul, The walking Dead, Gangs of London, McMafia y un largo etcétera). Para mi fueron ingredientes suficientes para embarcarme en esta historia llena de profecías, caza de brujas, hechizos, demonios y todo lo que se puedan imaginar que haya detrás de una trama de este estilo. Hay mucho drama, misterio y fantasía y no, NO ES DE TERROR. Lo digo enfáticamente porque por ahí he leído que si y bueno, ya esto parece un Déjà vu. Sin más hablemos un poco de esta adaptación del Best Seller de Anne Rice hecha serie.

    Mayfair Witches is a series that I got when I was reviewing the latest releases and it caught my attention that it starred Alexandra Daddario and that it was an AMC production, a house that usually does great things (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, The Walking Dead, Gangs of London, McMafia and a long etcetera). For me they were enough ingredients to embark on this story full of prophecies, witch hunts, spells, demons and everything you can imagine behind a plot of this style. There is a lot of drama, mystery and fantasy and no, it is NOT TERROR. I say this emphatically because I've read that it is and well, this already seems like Déjà vu. Without further ado, let's talk a little bit about this adaptation of Anne Rice's Best Seller as a series.

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    Todo comienza con Rowan Mayfair (Alexandra Daddario), una mujer que tiene una vida tranquila y exitosa en San Francisco en donde es una de las mejores neurocirujanas y es que a pesar de ser muy joven siempre está tratando de encontrar su lugar y abriéndose puertas ella misma. Al ser una especialidad muy complicada ella cuenta con una intuición, como una especie de don que le facilita de cierta manera su trabajo, la cosa es que Rowan no está consciente de eso. Poco a poco las preguntas van llegando por una serie de hechos que van ocurriendo lo que genera que al final del día ella se entere que es descendiente de una vasta lista de brujas que han vivido a lo largo de la historia.

    It all starts with Rowan Mayfair (Alexandra Daddario), a woman who has a quiet and successful life in San Francisco where she is one of the best neurosurgeons and despite being very young she is always trying to find her place and opening doors for herself. Being a very complicated specialty she has an intuition, as a kind of gift that facilitates her work in a certain way, the thing is that Rowan is not aware of that. Little by little the questions are coming by a series of events that are happening which generates that at the end of the day she learns that she is a descendant of a vast list of witches who have lived throughout history.

    Evidentemente todo esto a ella la toma por sorpresa ya que son muchas cosas que asimilar y es que esas habilidades que ella sabía que tenía pero desconocía el origen están comenzando a salir a la luz por lo que tendrá que buscar la manera de gestionar eso. Pero es que además hay otro detalle, su familia o las brujas Mayfair están atadas a un ente maligno que siempre ha estado detrás de ellas por largas generaciones y Rowan no está siendo la excepción a esa persecución así que tenemos otra cosa más que agregarle a la lista de cambios en la vida de esta doctora. La verdad es que la serie en principio te pone un poco a dudar si seguir viéndola o no pero hay que decir que poco a poco va agarrando cuerpo y la curiosidad se va haciendo ligeramente más grande lo que al final hace que la termines de ver sin mucha dificultad.

    Evidently all this takes her by surprise because there are many things to assimilate and those abilities that she knew she had but did not know the origin are beginning to come to light so she will have to find a way to manage it. But there is also another detail, her family or the Mayfair witches are tied to an evil entity that has always been after them for long generations and Rowan is not being the exception to this persecution so we have another thing to add to the list of changes in the life of this doctor. The truth is that the series at first makes you a little hesitant to continue watching it or not but it must be said that little by little it is taking shape and the curiosity is getting slightly bigger which in the end makes you finish watching it without much difficulty.

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    Las historias de brujas, todo lo relacionado con New Orleans, Salem y obviamente todo el trasfondo que se remonta a siglos pasados en Europa es super interesante, no es lo mío pero si es algo que entiendo pueda llamar la atención de muchos. El tema es que siento que esta serie toca bien todo esto pero es el enfoque lo que no me terminó de gustar mucho, la vi como una historia de amor!? en donde más allá de estar atadas a Lasher (Jack Huston), el ente del que les hablé, se nota que hay una conexión que va más allá, que trasciende y que puede derivar en algo sentimental aunque se sabe que no es así. Quiere ser algo oscuro y siniestro pero este detalle hace que no termine de aterrizar en esa zona, la suaviza todo y es allí en donde me perdió. Capaz así son los libros de Rice, lo desconozco, pero esa indecisión me desconectó.

    The stories of witches, everything related to New Orleans, Salem and obviously all the background that goes back to past centuries in Europe is super interesting, it's not my thing but it is something that I understand can attract the attention of many. The thing is that I feel that this series touches all this well but it's the approach that I didn't really like, I saw it as a love story? where beyond being tied to Lasher (Jack Huston), the entity I told you about, you can see that there is a connection that goes beyond, that transcends and that can derive in something sentimental although it is known that it is not like that. It wants to be something dark and sinister but this detail makes me not end up landing in that area, it softens everything and that's where it lost me. Maybe that's how Rice's books are, I don't know, but that hesitation turned me off.

    Si estás pensando en que no la vas a ver porque te puedes asustar ya te digo que nada que ver, hay sus momentos de tensión, un suspenso que va de la mano con lo sobrenatural que a veces está cool pero que no llega a ser nada grave. Me gustó que la historia va en dos carriles o vías, una en la línea actual en donde tenemos a Rowan haciendo frente a su nueva realidad y la paralela que es la historia de sus antepasadas para que así tengamos un mejor contexto y sepamos de donde viene toda este linaje de brujas. Cual es la razón de ser de esto? - pues la intención y es que detrás de más de 400 años de historia hay una profecía que tiene que ser cumplida y que algunos personajes buscarán, de la forma más inimaginable, que se lleve a cabo. Este es el fin concreto de esta historia.

    If you're thinking that you're not going to see it because you might get scared, I'm telling you, there are moments of tension, a suspense that goes hand in hand with the supernatural that sometimes is cool but it doesn't get to be anything serious. I liked that the story goes on two tracks, one in the current line where we have Rowan facing her new reality and the parallel one that is the history of her ancestors so we have a better context and we know where all this lineage of witches comes from. What is the reason for this? - Well, the intention is that behind more than 400 years of history there is a prophecy that has to be fulfilled and that some characters will seek, in the most unimaginable way, to make it happen. This is the concrete end of this story.

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    Hay un plot twist importante que debo decir no me esperaba, como se supone que tiene que pasar no?, que para mi fue algo que hizo que reconsiderara la calificación final ligeramente para mejor. Esos recursos siempre los voy a buscar y creo que son muy necesarios para que las series cobren otro tipo de vida; claro, siempre y cuando sean usados correctamente para que agarren fuera de base al espectador. Hablemos de los personajes. Alexandra estuvo decente, no es el mejor papel que le he visto, me gustó más en The White Lotus por ejemplo, pero siento que no es culpa de ella sino del personaje como tal. No se, me costó verla siendo una bruja diciendo hechizos y frases malditas, a lo mejor es un tema mío pero no llegué a hacer click con Rowan. Repito, lo que ves en la pantalla está bastante bien pero por alguna razón se me quedó corta.

    There is an important plot twist that I must say I didn't expect, as it's supposed to happen, which for me was something that made me reconsider the final rating slightly for the better. I will always look for those resources and I think they are very necessary to make the series come to life; of course, as long as they are used correctly to grab the viewer off base. Let's talk about the characters. Alexandra was decent, it's not the best role I've seen her in, I liked her better in The White Lotus for example, but I feel it's not her fault but the character as such. I don't know, I had a hard time seeing her being a witch saying spells and cursed phrases, maybe it's a me issue but I didn't get to click with Rowan. I repeat, what you see on the screen is pretty good but for some reason it fell short for me.

    Y Lasher, que es el otro protagonista, me pareció sumamente cursi para ser un demonio. Entiendo que no todos tienen que ser con cachos, un tridente y botando fuego por ojos y boca pero un poco más de maldad y de presencia hubiese estado mejor. De resto no hay mucho que decir, Ciprien Grieve (Tongayi Chirisa) es uno que si me pareció cool. Es un personaje serio que pertenece a una organización que trata temas de índole sobrenatural y que sus miembros cuentas con un don especial; el de él es muy particular y decir que tiene cierto peso en la trama también. Ojo a ese personaje.

    And Lasher, who is the other main character, seemed extremely cheesy for a demon. I understand that not everyone has to be with horns, a trident and fire spewing from eyes and mouth but a little more evil and presence would have been better. Otherwise there is not much to say, Ciprien Grieve (Tongayi Chirisa) is one that I found cool. He is a serious character that belongs to an organization that deals with supernatural issues and that its members have a special gift; his is very particular and he has some weight in the plot as well. Keep an eye on this character.

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    Un 7/10 para una serie que si te gustan estas historias de brujas y todo lo que se puede desprender de ellas muy probablemente le des una mejor calificación. La serie no es mala, se puede ver, entretiene pero como ya he dicho varias veces no fue para mi, no hubo algo que me hiciera cambiar de opinión. Consta de ocho episodios de 45-50 minutos cada uno. Les dejo el tráiler y así le echan un vistazo.

    A 7/10 for a series that if you like these witch stories and everything that can be derived from them you will most likely give it a better rating. The series is not bad, watchable, entertaining but as I have already said several times it was not for me, there was not something that made me change my mind. It consists of eight episodes of 45-50 minutes each. I leave you the trailer so you can take a look at it.

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    Bueno mi gente por hoy es todo, espero que les haya gustado. ¡Un abrazo a todos, nos vemos en la próxima!

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    Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it. ¡Hugs to all, see you all in the next one!

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  7. All families have secrets | Mayfair Witches review [En/Es]@adalathu1208d
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    Lately, adaptations are the order of the day. From books, comics/manga, video games to remakes, everything is being brought to the big or small screen. Some of these adaptations end up being huge hits, such as the current "The Last of Us ", while others go completely unnoticed, because of how much they may differ from the original work.

    Looking for its next success, AMC (The Walking Dead) has decided to adapt several novels belonging to the gothic universe of Anne Rice. The first series they gave us was "Interview with the vampire ", which was a fairly modest success, surprising to me given how much it departs from the books. After their first bid came "The Mayfair Witches ", the second series based on the Rice novels. This production is based on a trilogy of books that tell the story of a family of witches.


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    Rowan is a successful neurosurgeon, she is excellent in her field and possesses great medical instincts, however, mysterious things begin to happen around her, which make her question if there is something different or dangerous about her. After dealing with the death of her adoptive mother, Rowan decides to embark on a search for her biological mother and family. This journey takes her to New Orleans, where she discovers that she belongs to an ancient line of witches: the Mayfair.

    There she will not only find her relatives, but also begin to understand the importance of her powers and the role she must play as heir to the position of matriarch of the family. But things will not be so easy for Rowan, as there are many secrets behind the Mayfair history that she will have to unravel to ensure their well-being and survival.


    While Anne Rice is best known for her vampire novels, her universe extends to witches, werewolves, demons, and even angels. Although outside of her Vampire Chronicles, the rest of her work is not as well known, this being the first adaptation of "The Mayfair Witches ". Unlike Interview with the vampire, this is a literary saga that I don't know that well, I only read the first book many years ago, so I have vague memories of the story. Even so, I tried to enjoy the series as much as I could.

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    I can't say it's been my favourite series, but it does have its nice dose of supernatural elements. Like most of the Rice stories, much of it takes place in New Orleans, so we get to see a bit of the unique culture of that place, with all the traditions that were imported by both the French and the people of African descent who settled along the banks of the Mississippi River. One of the best things the production was able to exploit was the mysticism of New Orleans and how macabre a witch's powers can be. There were some fascinating moments where terror was present in the form of witchcraft and religious fanaticism. It's great how they manage to combine the two to create an atmosphere of unease and confusion. The bad thing is that this is practically the only positive thing I can say about this series.

    The story that unfolds over the eight episodes that make up the first season unfolds rather slowly and predictably. It is not difficult to guess, almost from the very first episode, what the end of Rowan and the Mayfair will be. There are moments when it seems that something might break the flow of predictability, but in the end it comes to nothing and the story takes its course back to the expected conclusion. There are no big revelations or anything like that, although that's not necessarily a bad thing, it can get very boring. The pacing is so slow and bland that it ended up becoming background noise. It got to a point where I would leave the series playing while I got up to go to the bathroom or do something else and literally missed nothing.

    Now, while I mentioned that I didn't know this story very well, there are several things, and especially characters, that I do remember and unfortunately there are too many changes, really disastrous ones. While there were also changes in the "Interview with the vampire " series, here they are too far-reaching. There are characters that disappeared completely or were simply changed too much. One of the things I wanted and looked forward to watching this series was to see them, the members of the Talamasca, who appear in almost all the Rice novels. But in this adaptation they were simply changed and completely new characters were put in their place.

    I have never understood the need to make such profound changes to the stories when making adaptations. I can tolerate differences in the appearance of Rowan, Lasher and other characters. But the disappearance of transcendental characters I honestly don't understand, if their plans are to join the witch universe with the vampire universe, I'm going to be so disappointed not to see those two important characters. Especially since, instead, we'll get the soft, underdeveloped characters that the production came up with for this series.

    The performances were yet another disappointment, I don't know what direction they gave the actors, but it seems like they were all told they had to act in the most boring and tedious way imaginable. Rowan, for example, is a grown woman, a brilliant neurosurgeon, but she acts like a child. Daddario's naïve face got on my nerves. Yes, maybe the character didn't understand what was going on around her, but I think the actress exaggerated that so much that there were parts where she reminded me of Kristen Stewart in Twilight. Not to mention Lasher, who, instead of being interesting, was more cringe than anything.

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    Honestly, I couldn't recommend it, even if you haven't read the novels. The slow pace, predictable plot and dull characters make it relevant to only a few viewers. While not a complete waste of time, it is a total waste of the source material. It's a shame not to have a decent adaptation of Rice's work. I find it unbelievable that they renewed it for a second season, but then again, you have to remember that AMC stretched TWD too long, so nothing surprises me anymore coming from them.


    What I liked the most


    The macabre atmosphere inside the Mayfair house. There's not too much to say about this, it was the only thing they managed to do moderately well. There's a tension in the house that transcends the screen, it made me feel uncomfortable and with a constant feeling that something bad was about to happen.

    What I liked least


    It's quite boring, in the original story a lot of interesting things happen and here almost everything is just glossed over. But not only that, the changes they included are predictable and tedious, giving a slow pace to the series, which ends up feeling eternal, despite only having 8 episodes.



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    Todas las familias tienen secretos | Mayfair Witches

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    Últimamente, las adaptaciones están a la orden del día. Desde libros, comics/mangas, videojuegos hasta remakes, todo se está llevando a la pantalla grande o chica. Algunas de estas adaptaciones terminan siendo tremendos éxitos, como es el caso de la actual “The Last of Us”, mientras que otras pasan completamente desapercibidas, por lo mucho que pueden llegar a diferir con la obra original.

    Buscando su siguiente éxito, AMC (The walking dead) ha decidido adaptar varias novelas pertenecientes al universo gótico de Anne Rice. La primera serie que nos entregaron fue “Interview with the vampire”, la cual tuvo un éxito bastante modesto, algo sorprendente para mí debido a lo mucho que se separa de los libros. Después de su primera apuesta llegaron “Las brujas de Mayfair”, la segunda serie basada en las novelas de Rice. Esta producción está basada en una trilogía de libros que cuentan la historia de una familia de brujas.


    Argumento

    Rowan es una exitosa neurocirujana, es excelente en su campo y posee un gran instinto médico, sin embargo, cosas misteriosas comienzan a pasar a su alrededor, las cuales hacen que se cuestione si hay algo diferente o peligroso en ella. Después de afrontar la muerte de su madre adoptiva, Rowan decide emprender la búsqueda de su madre y familia biológica. Este viaje la lleva a Nueva Orleans, donde descubrirá que pertenece a una antigua estirpe de brujas: Las Mayfair.

    Allí no solamente encontrará a sus parientes, sino que también empezará a comprender la importancia de sus poderes y del papel que deberá desempeñar como heredera del puesto de matriarca de la familia. Pero las cosas no serán tan fáciles para Rowan, ya que hay muchos secretos detrás de la historia de los Mayfair que ella deberá ir desenredando para garantizar su bienestar y supervivencia.


    Si bien Anne Rice es conocida por sus novelas de vampiros, su universo se extiende a brujas, hombres lobos, demonios e incluso ángeles. Aunque fuera de sus Crónicas vampíricas, el resto de su obra no es tan conocida, siendo esta la primera adaptación que se hace de “Las brujas de Mayfair”. A diferencia de Interview with the vampire, esta es una saga literaria que no conozco tan bien, solo leí el primer libro hace muchos años, por lo que tengo vagos recuerdos de la historia, aun así, intenté disfrutar la serie lo más que pude.

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    No puedo decir que ha sido mi serie favorita, pero sí tiene su agradable dosis de elementos sobrenaturales. Como casi todas las historias de Rice, buena parte trascurre en Nueva Orleans, por lo que podemos ver un poco de la cultura tan peculiar de ese lugar, con todas las tradiciones que importaron tanto los franceses, como los afrodescendientes que se establecieron en las riberas del río Misisipi. Una de las mejores cosas que supo explotar la producción fue justamente el misticismo de Nueva Orleans y lo macabros que pueden llegar a ser los poderes de una bruja. Hubo momentos realmente interesantes en los que el terror se hace presente en forma de brujería y fanatismo religioso. Es genial como logran compaginar ambas cosas para crear una atmosfera de intranquilidad y confusión. Lo malo es que eso es prácticamente lo único positivo que puedo decir de esta serie.

    La historia que se desarrolla a lo largo de los ocho episodios que conforman la primera temporada trascurre de forma bastante lenta y predecible. No es difícil adivinar, casi que desde el primer capítulo, cuál será el final de Rowan y de los Mayfair. Hay momentos en los que parece que algo podría romper ese flujo de predictibilidad, sin embargo, al final queda en nada y la historia vuelve a tomar su curso hacia la conclusión esperada. No hay grandes revelaciones ni nada parecido, aunque eso no es necesariamente malo, la verdad es que si puede llegar a ser muy aburrido. El ritmo es tan lento y soso que terminó convirtiéndose en ruido de fondo, llegó un punto en el que dejaba la serie reproduciéndose mientras yo me levantaba al baño o hacía otra cosa y literalmente no me perdía de nada.

    Ahora, si bien mencioné que no conocía muy bien esta historia, hay varias cosas y sobre todo personajes, que sí recuerdo y lamentablemente hay demasiados cambios, realmente desastrosos. Si bien, en la serie de “Interview with the vampire” también los hubo, aquí son demasiado trascendentales. Hay personajes que desaparecieron por completo o simplemente los cambiaron demasiado. Una de las cosas por las que yo quería y ansiaba ver esta serie era justamente para verlos a ellos, a los miembros de la Talamasca, quienes salen en casi todas las novelas de Rice, pero que en esta adaptación simplemente fueron modificados y metieron personajes completamente nuevos en su lugar.

    Jamás he entendido cuál es la necesidad de hacer cambios tan profundos en las historias al momento de hacer adaptaciones. Diferencias en la apariencia de Rowan, Lasher y otros personajes las puedo tolerar. Pero la desaparición de personajes trascendentales sinceramente no lo entiendo, si sus planes son juntar el universo de las brujas, con el de los vampiros, me voy a sentir tan decepcionada al no ver a ese par de personajes tan importantes. Sobre todo porque, en cambio, tendremos a los blandos y mal desarrollados que se inventó la producción para esta serie.

    Las actuaciones fueron una decepción más, no sé qué dirección le dieron a los actores, pero parece que a todos les dijeron que debían actuar de la forma más aburrida y tediosa que podían imaginarse. Rowan, por ejemplo, es una mujer adulta, una neurocirujana brillante, pero se comporta como una niña. Las caras de ingenuidad de Daddario me terminaron hartando, sí, puede que el personaje no entendiera qué estaba pasando alrededor, pero creo que la actriz exageró tanto eso, que hubo partes en las que me recordó a Kristen Stewart en Crepúsculo. Ni hablar de Lasher, que en lugar de resultar interesante, daba más cringe que nada.

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    Honestamente, no se las podría recomendar, ni siquiera si no han leído las novelas. El ritmo tan lento, la trama predecible y los personajes aburridos hacen que solo sea relevante para pocos espectadores. Si bien no es una completa pérdida de tiempo, sí es un total desperdicio del material original. Es una pena no poder contar con una adaptación decente del trabajo de Rice. Me parece increíble que la hayan renovado para una segunda temporada, pero bueno, hay que recordar que AMC alargó demasiado TWD, así que ya nada me sorprende viniendo de ellos.


    Lo que más me gustó


    La atmósfera macabra dentro de la casa Mayfair. No hay demasiado que decir sobre esto, fue lo único que lograron hacer medianamente bien. En la casa se siente una tensión que traspasa la pantalla, me hizo sentir incómoda y con una sensación constante de que algo malo estaba a punto de suceder.

    Lo que menos me gustó


    Es bastante aburrida, en la historia original suceden muchas cosas interesantes y aquí sencillamente pasan casi todo por alto. Pero no solo eso, los cambios que incluyeron resultan predecibles y tediosos, dándole un ritmo demasiado lento a la serie, la cual termina sintiéndose eterna, a pesar de solamente contar con 8 episodios.



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    Images from: 1, 2 - Screenshots from: YouTube - Edited in Photoshop. Banner edited by me in Canva. - Cartoons made on Bitmoji. Translated with the help of DeepL.


    Imágenes de: 1, 2 - Capturas de pantalla de: YouTube - Editado en Photoshop. Banner editado por mí en Canva. - Caricaturas hechas en Bitmoji. Traducido con la ayuda de DeepL.

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