I loved this story from the first episode of the series. I haven't read the books, but I was drawn into the tale of passion, desire, hatred born of centuries of fear and prejudice in the various creatures, who are not unlike their human counterparts.

I've now had the opportunity to watch the entirety of series 3, well in advance of most viewers, and I have some non-spoiler thoughts to share.

I felt that S1 was the strongest in the franchise, although S2 and travelling back in time to England in the 14th century was quite a wonderful adventure that I was loathe to return from in S3.

The finale series ends as we want it to end - mostly. But, S3 seemed rushed to resolve certain lose ends in a manner that stood out starkly, at least to me. I can't say which character(s), as I don't want to ruin it for others, but let's just say some final events had little built up and were tied up so rapidly, it was jarring. Not sure what happened there, compared to the first two series (aside from COVID, perhaps) but I was left wanting a bit more? Some scenes had the feel of "it's the finale series, so whatever, wham, bam, end of". That was disappointing.

Overall, however, the series is a very good one: The cast, acting, set design, costumes, and production value very worth one's time. In fact, the entirety of series is a pleasure re-watch, so if anyone feels the absence of the Clairmonts and their clan, starting (again) from where it all began is certainly a good way to go.

Overall, highly recommended.