They could just have titled this AMC's Mayfair Witches instead of Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches as this series surely does not resemble Anne Rice's Mayfairs that have moved and astounded me in the books. I have hoped and waited for a movie (or TV) adaptation of the Mayfairs as it truly is such a deeply rich and compelling read - a force within a force in itself. But this series, plainly put, is a gross deviation. I understand adapting a story to modern times like perhaps driving a current brand of car or using latest cellphone models in there but to significantly move away from such a great story that has been so well grounded and writ and detailed as Anne Rice had done for the Mayfairs, is appalling - it's an injustice as like they are riding on the incredible ingenuity of a created story, then think they could "cooly" make it their own. Perhaps this kind of approach applies to many other stories out there but it certainly does not for Anne Rice's Lives of The Mayfair Witches. As for the actor choices, perhaps most of them are great in their own right and place - but none of them fit the actual Mayfair book characters, except maybe the one for Carlotta Mayfair that came close.
It's exasperating to have to accept this kind of adaptation and to see how the series creators talk excitedly about this be like.. my brain be bleeding for it. For anyone who's not read the books, I suppose be glad you are spared the disappointment of this attempt. There's only been two episodes out yet in this time of review and if I were to imagine watching this without having read the books, I would probably find this dithering between bland to mildly curious.
