Draft:...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding

"...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" is the fourth episode of the American gothic horror television series Interview with the Vampire, an adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Written by series writer Eleanor Burgess and directed by Keith Powell, the episode first aired on September 23, 2022, on AMC, and received critical acclaim.

Plot
In the present, Daniel reads Claudia's diaries. She is saved from the fire by Louis, but she is horribly burned. Louis convinces Lestat to make her a vampire rather than let her die. Claudia receives a crash course in vampirism and makes her first kill, but she proves to be impulsive. As a vampire's thoughts cannot be read by the one who made them, Louis and Claudia have a special connection apart from Lestat. Louis's mother dies, and his sister Grace wants to buy their family home from Louis. Over time, Claudia becomes frustrated to be an adult in the body of a teenager and acts out. She falls in love with a man named Charlie, but in her excitement, she accidentally kills him. Lestat makes her watch Charlie's body burn.

Release
"...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" aired on AMC, on October 23, 2022, but was released a week earlier on the network's streaming service AMC+.

Ratings
On linear television, an estimated 0.469 million viewers watched "...The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding" during its first broadcast on AMC, with a 0.10 ratings share. This was an increase from the previous episode, which was watched by 0.445 million viewers, with a 0.09 ratings share.

Critical reception
The episode was met with critical acclaim. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 100% based on five reviews, with an average rating of 8.1/10.

Entertainment Weekly included the episode in its unranked list of "33 best TV episodes of 2022".