Mayfair Witches would be more entertaining if it embraced that tone, with all its lurid twists and over-the-top characters, rather than holding back. Creators Michelle Ashford ( Masters of Sex) and Esta Spalding position Mayfair Witches as a prestige drama, but at heart, Rice's novels are more like a twisted soap opera. RELATED: How Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire Changed a Key CharacterĪlthough there are some steamy sex scenes, Mayfair Witches fails to capture the doomed eroticism of Rice's novels, and its tone may be a bit too restrained. Lasher is meant to be seductive and alluring, but the producers dress Huston in awkward boxy suits that make him look like a 1980s stockbroker, and he doesn't quite have the enticing presence to make Lasher much more than leering and creepy. Carlotta sees him as a threat, while Rowan's great-uncle Cortland (Harry Hamlin) believes that Lasher is a blessing, a powerful force that the Mayfairs can harness. Still, the present-day story gets more exciting as Rowan learns more about the mysterious being known as Lasher (Jack Huston), a specter or demon who's been bound to the Mayfair women for centuries.
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