The Rules of the Beast

If anybody who lived under a rock and never heard of the story of count Dracule before and watched this episode, it would be a good introduction. to me it was a new way to look at an old and beloved story

In 1897, the English lawyer Jonathan Harker is interviewed by Sister Agatha under the supervision of another nun in a convent in Bulgaria. He tells his journey to Transylvania to meet his client Count Dracula and how Dracula rejuvenates while he decays. He also recalls how the fled from his castle. Soon the convent is attacked by the evil Dracula and the forces of evil.

"The Rules of the Beast" is an episode base on the novel by Bram Stoker with a great beginning. However the humor does not work and the episode is too long from the moment Dracula arrives at the convent. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "The Rules of the Beast"

I liked it. And for me, the Creators Mark and Steven have proved again after their near impeccable show Sherlock which was again my favorite.

From start their was freshness. Creepy atmosphere, good amount of horror and in slow pace improvising details of Count Draculas devil face. The creators knew how to reveal the pros and cons of being a Vampire and Dracula is the strongest of them.

Performance wise, the lead actors did their part very well be it Count, Agatha or Harker. The best was the small surprises which are revealed slowly as the episode progresses like who is actually Sister Agatha or how did Harker escaped Counts Mansion. Brilliant.

Waiting for next episode now.

Great story, acting and story. Wanted to see the next episode immediately

The team of Steven Moffatt and Mark Gatiss reconvene to provide us with their own take on the legend of "Bram Stokers: Dracula". With their halo slipping a little after the later episodes of "Sherlock" my anticipation is a little tempered for this, but the opening episode was excellent.

Unconventional nun, Sister Agatha (Dolly Wells) is interviewing what remains of Jonathan Harker (John Heffernan) in a convent. Through flashback, we see Harker arrive at the stately home of Count Dracula (Claes Bang). As Harker's heath deteriorates, his host appears to get younger with each meeting. As the truth comes to light, Agatha comes to appreciate that she's not as safe in the holy house as she would have hoped.

I liked this a lot. Tonally, I think its spot on. A true horror story, pushing the limits of the BBC CGI limitations to the fore but not without humour and wit, both for the cutting one liner, from the phenomenal Dolly Wells - or some high camp from the Count himself. I'm not sure how he gets away with some of the lines he does. It's not a straight adaptation, using the bones of the novel as a starting point for taking aspects of the story to different places, but it's all the better for that. I picked up on references to both "Sherlock" and "Dr Who" (is it too much to hope that a Victorian Nick Fury appears in a post credits scene as says that "He's putting together a team).

I do feel like this is a little longer than it needs to be, maybe sticking to that "Sherlock" format a little too rigidly. So it's a bit padded. But this is a minor complaint about a show that comes alive whenever Dracula appears (ironically) and has found an excellent foil for him in its Van Helsing.