Dracula

Like the later seasons of Sherlock, this series gets a little too cutesy and "aren't we clever?" for its own good, but at the end of the day it's an entertaining horror-comedy that proves that there's life in this undead character yet.

The last episode is a bafflingly huge misfire, and I recommend that you skip it. The middle one is decent, and the first is rather good, but the main reason to check those out is the very good casting of Bang as Dracula and the coolness that Wells exhibits at every turn as his adversary.

Claes Bang is king of the vampires, and this Transylvanian camp fest keeps your hangover at bay until the final act kind of out-Sherlocks itself.

Bereft of suspense, let alone horror, but with atrocious effects and a risibly predictable script, "Dracula" stays afloat for the first two episodes thanks to Claes Bang and Dolly Wells's solid acting, some surprisingly witty banter and a certain amount of curiosity. Yet the cat is indeed brutally killed in the last episode, which - boring, obnoxious, idiotic and a more than fitting candidate for the "Worst 90 Minutes Ever Filmed" award - takes a painfully huge dump on Bram Stoker's classic.

I wish they'd stay in the 19th century. I sorta get the aspiration to break formula, but I don't really think the modern settings give this adaptation more than a few notions of "I see what you did there". Considering that Agatha was by far the best part of the series.

Claes Bang is legitimately one of the very best Draculas I've ever seen, and the first two episodes managed to stay true to Bram Stoker's novel, while adding the kind of fresh ideas you've would expect from the writers of Sherlock. Now, while I appreciate the liberties taken in the final episode, it didn't work for me, leaving the ending feeling downright anticlimax.

Well made and all but the deviation from the source material is less interest and more just annoying. It just kept reminding me of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Like it was only interesting in the sense of seeing what they were even trying to go for and not because the thing itself was actually good. I was already beyond annoyed by the end of the 2nd part and that last little beat made me just turn the whole thing off.

1x

Drops the ball massively in the third part, which just doesn’t work at all. Up until then, the first two sections are witty, stylish, pulp entertainment. The two leads are very good. Worth a watch.

Great first few episodes spoiled by meandering BS where they try to cram in a deeper meaning in the last minute