Interview With The Vampire 2x1 | Full Length Reaction
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Hell yeah. So much more to comešø
Franklin
2025-04-21 18:42:31 +0000 UTClove you plentyšø
Franklin
2025-04-21 18:39:18 +0000 UTCLove you, Franklin š»š»š»
Kate Hanson
2025-04-21 00:00:41 +0000 UTCš»What can I say, I just love listening to your thoughts!
Kaho
2025-04-19 09:38:02 +0000 UTClol so real. He just has that presence
Franklin
2025-04-01 17:12:50 +0000 UTCme all season one: lestat you rat bastard me season two ep one: I miss that french dickhead
mercury
2025-04-01 06:34:54 +0000 UTCš»
Julie
2025-01-08 07:27:10 +0000 UTCš¼
Devon Michelle
2024-12-06 00:10:58 +0000 UTCthe writing in this show is so therapeutic and reflective. if I ever need to have a hard anddeep convo with someone I love I'm taking notes from the "hard words, soft words" convo had with louis and claudia it was so genuine like ill give you the reality of our situation with little regard for how it may come across "harsh" but then soft words how I feel and how you might being feeling about the situation
Miki
2024-09-25 14:42:20 +0000 UTCNOT A SPOILER I PROMISE this is just my interpretation of the old woman fire thing. She was doing what I think is called "future faking" where she talked about all the things they could do if she went with them to America. I think what happened is she did not have the capacity to endure any longer. her last child had died the new child she tried to create was aa failure she had no "life" or energy left to continue living
Miki
2024-09-25 14:36:08 +0000 UTCRe: Unreliable narrators...aren't we all? And anyway, there's a reason people tell the Story of their life and not the graphic memory of their life. We all have a life story -- doesn't mean it's not true. ā¤...SUNFLOWER
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 07:02:08 +0000 UTCRe: the woman vampire self immolating and her gross "son"... in a way the show is giving us evidence that not all vampires thrive after they are made. Or, in the case of the woman, it sounded like she did once thrive, but for whatever reason has lost her will to continue and chosen death. Maintaining immortality may not be so simple as drink blood, carry on. Seems like it's complicated whether a vampire will thrive for decades or centuries...or longer...or at all.
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 06:52:14 +0000 UTCOne great thing about living off the land in Europe during WWII, our intrepid vampires would potentially have a lot of Nazis to eat...more nutrition with zero guilt? š
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 06:43:36 +0000 UTCLove Delaney as Claudia! Love love looooove! ā¤ā¤ā¤
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 04:55:07 +0000 UTCHell yeah. Thank you for appreciating it. I love to be thorough
Franklin
2024-09-17 13:25:31 +0000 UTCSo sad.
Franklin
2024-09-17 13:24:09 +0000 UTCYou're absolutely right.
Franklin
2024-09-17 13:23:50 +0000 UTCOlder vampires have a hard time transitioning to a new age. She knew she wouldn't be able to do it. Keeping Lestat's neck open was like Claudia said, ' We keep the damage so we don't forget the damage. ' Claudia is hopeful that Louis is telling the truth, but she is cautious. ( sunflower). š
Yvette
2024-09-17 06:05:56 +0000 UTCWe will see Lestat through Armand and Louis' eyes.
Yvette
2024-09-17 04:41:29 +0000 UTCLouis lied to himself about Claudia. He didn't want to admit that he was responsible for changing her. He always played down his part in it. He claimed that Lestat didn't tell him what would happen to her. When she asked him, why? He said he had no words for her and that all vampires are born of trauma. He didn't want to tell her he was the reason Lestat did what he did.
Yvette
2024-09-17 04:17:49 +0000 UTCGreat reaction! So glad I subscribed to see the full videos :) Your thoughts are the best and so succinct. I love how you pause to explore your thoughts fully, and talk before and after about what went down and what you think about it :)
Lauren
2024-09-16 21:08:50 +0000 UTCDaniel and Armandās relationship is genuinely my favorite comedic relief in season 2. I love watching this show through your POV. Thank you for sharing with us.
Amanda Hill
2024-09-06 17:31:59 +0000 UTCMany thanksš§” Centurion the people that are harmed the most is essential. I'm glad I found you too. Thanks for being here
Franklin
2024-08-31 17:46:08 +0000 UTCThank you so much. It's a massive fan base it with so many opinions. I love everything to show has done so far. I hope you enjoyed the books when you started. I'm strapped inš
Franklin
2024-08-31 17:26:13 +0000 UTCš»š»š»š»š» love you commentary and perspective of the characters. It gets real dicey from my experience when it comes to book readers, movie watchers, both or those who have never encountered either. I understand it completely. I had seen the movies but never read the books but bc I appreciate the care the show has taken I want to go read the books. Strap up for the rest of this emotional rollercoaster ride.
Partrice
2024-08-31 14:54:02 +0000 UTCš»š»š» I love hearing your insight and perspective. I appreciate you for expressing the importance of centering the people who are harmed first. I'm so glad that I found you on Youtube. You, your soul, your mind, and your art are beautiful.
darkparadise.
2024-08-30 16:04:59 +0000 UTCYou literally said what I wanted to and more. They took an unreliable narrator and ran off with inherently false which does a disservice to the narrative device and Louis as a character. Everyone is an unreliable narrator because we can only speak from our perspective and lived experience. When Louis has inconsistencies it should be noted that he corrects them in the moment of his own volition and sets them straight because that is how memory works, we as humans barely remember the initial event we remember from the last time we have thought about it. A car in the story may have been blue but you say red then remember "Oh wait no it was blue." I love the IWTV community in general, but many people decenter Louis and Claudia to characterize their whiter counterparts in a role that is just not needed for him to be compelling. Enjoy him for what he isn't and not what they have romanticized in their heads while demonizing the literal lens we are seeing the world through, and I hope someday they can take a look inward to ask why they felt the need to (hopefully they can unpack the antiblackness before their defensive side kicks in)
Valentine
2024-08-30 07:27:39 +0000 UTCyes it totally reminded me of the scene where lestat and louis read her diaries back in season 1!! good call. something something about how cycles be cycling etc etc. it's crazy seeing how much everyone in claudia's life has failed her over the years. and thank you again for indulging my long ass comments hahaha. i know you probably don't always agree with what i might be saying, but you're always very respectful and open minded, and i always love hearing what you have to say in return. i'll see you again in episode 2!!
Abby
2024-08-30 05:26:20 +0000 UTCAll factssss! Gracias my friend
Franklin
2024-08-30 05:00:41 +0000 UTCMuch love Samantha
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:59:36 +0000 UTCThank you so much for explaining that.
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:59:08 +0000 UTCOh yeah. I'm strapped in
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:57:47 +0000 UTCThank you Abby. It was fun reading through all these I absolutely agree with you on Claudia's personal belongings being looked through. It's kind of like in season 1 when lestat started reading her diary we told him "It's private".. So it's messed up that Louise doing the same thing now. Yes yes he has to everything you said about Armand and how fishy everything seems. The whole episode the looks he gave Louie during the interview, a lot of subtle hints that he was uncomfortable with the whole thing. As well as everything you mentioned. I have so many freaking questions. Thanks for elaborating on what Dreamstat is all about. Make sense that he's a figment of Louis's imagination Keep the long ass comments coming lol
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:57:33 +0000 UTCBreathtaking scene right there!! Me too I want to know what Armand is planning
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:48:37 +0000 UTCšš§”
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:47:15 +0000 UTCAppreciate you Martin. Trying to imagine this show getting better than it already is, is feeling me with suicidement
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:46:32 +0000 UTCThat is so freaking sad. Thanks for elaborating.
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:45:53 +0000 UTCFacts facts. We are truly lucky to have him
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:45:24 +0000 UTCThank you Kim. I'm glad my thoughts and feelings came across as intended. And I totally understand what you said about the fans having greater contexts of the books viewing him with a different lens separate from what the TV show added to his character. Thanks for elaborating on Louie's thoughts about Claudia's dreams. Dreamstart sounds fun
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:44:50 +0000 UTCYou're in the right place my friend. I will talk and talk and talk and talk and talk about these characters cuz I love them so much
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:41:30 +0000 UTCThank you princess
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:40:58 +0000 UTCI'm excited to explore him.
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:40:41 +0000 UTCAbsolutely love your take on what I love you means to Louie and why he withholds it. I agree that what he told Claudia is one of the best ways you can tell someone I love you. Literally telling her he'll be there forever by her side These characters are so so interesting indeed
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:40:21 +0000 UTCWhen I tell you I can't even imagine my life without having to watch this show it's crazy, to think that I literally would have skipped this show if it didn't win the last poll is criminal. And thanks for the positive reinforcement. I will continue to share as much inside as I have Shout out to Daniel Malloy. MVP I feel you 100% of all Louise vision of Lestat . Can't wait for next episode as well
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:36:57 +0000 UTCThe Armand of it all indeed!! He's suspicious as hell. I think he and Louis are hiding something and I can't wait for Daniel to uncover it. Yeah but we have disappointed a lot of women in his life directly and indirectly. Miss Lily died as a result of his proximity to Lestat. He lost his mother's love and Trust after the death of his brother. He basically died to his sister, and Claudia, oh Claudia. She's the one that has told him the most of how much he let her down Absolutely I love to savor the taste of these great scenes and moments. I love it when my favorite TV shows drop weekly, that way I can talk about it and engage in discussions, and anticipate the next drop. So watching these four days apart has been special
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:12:04 +0000 UTCI appreciate you. I love that this show has introduced me to so many lovely people. I'm glad you like my studio. When I started YouTube, I wanted to go for the regular YouTube gamer aesthetic, with neon lights everywhere and fancy decorations. But I just thought to myself "Franklin you're already an artist and you're filming in your studio that is covered with your paintings, let that be your aesthetic" š
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:07:11 +0000 UTCGratitude Holly. Many more to comeš
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:04:11 +0000 UTCšš
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:03:42 +0000 UTCYou always talking your shit and I love it! yes! There's a bigger, deeper conversation to be had here about anti-blackness and I'm surprised I haven't talked about any of that since. Reading your comment just unlocked another side of my brain and that angle. But you are right it takes so much brain power and freaking stress to get into that convo. Not that I think about it I would talk more about it if it was something relating to the show. But since it's just based on a weird part of the fandom, honestly those mfs with their anti-black sentiments can go kick rocks. If they show up in my comments, they're getting blocked asap. Exactly. Enjoying the content while still addressing some of the BS in it is absolutely fine. Shows that we can have fun with it but still grow and learn from what we see in it 4 days to prep for Claudia??? She's amazing!! And I love that she was the main character in this episode. Really gets us invested in her and allows her to show her acting skills. Thanks for talking on the Louie part. Him being happy and sad about Claudia's writing. I just made my heart start pounding now that I fully understand that scene. Now I'm going to go watch that scene again hehe
Franklin
2024-08-30 04:03:25 +0000 UTCOh Rache, I never took any of your comments as dismissive when it comes to Lestat's behavior on these other characters. You're good. And that's the thing. I just wish more of the fans would at least understand the reasons why I have certain views towards him with the knowledge I have so far. Yeah it's really a head-scratcher on the people not liking Claudia part. Absolutely agree she is by far the biggest victim here. Well except the humans they've all been killing for food. Thanks for elaborating on the older vampire killing herself I totally agree with you on the You and Me scene. As well as the whole topic of unreliable narrator. And yes I absolutely want to know what Louie is hiding by not telling Daniel about Ahmad, something there feels really weird.
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:48:05 +0000 UTCGracias
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:38:23 +0000 UTCI think that's the part that makes it tragic for me. Because he desperately wants to believe it even though he knows it's not true. Like I mentioned I've been there before, trying to convince myself of something I truly wanted to be the reality. I'm excited to see where this goes. And we ARE friends talking about this. what do you mean lol. I know that feeling though. When no one else you know watches and enjoys the things you enjoy. Always feel free to hop in the comments and let me know what your thoughts. Thanks for your symbolic sunflower insert :)
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:36:24 +0000 UTCHoly smokes rache, humans are so dumb sometimes. Like WTF. There's a lot of people that want to recover from that.
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:33:55 +0000 UTCThanks for sharing your thoughts on some of the reasons why the fans might get up in arms. Honestly it makes sense. Thank you. The long message was fine and required to get your point across. Appreciate it
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:31:52 +0000 UTCThank you Melissa
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:25:28 +0000 UTChahahaha for real
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:25:14 +0000 UTCoh I was so off lol
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:24:56 +0000 UTCSounds good thanks
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:24:27 +0000 UTCyesssssuurrrrrrr
Franklin
2024-08-30 03:22:50 +0000 UTCLove Love Love your thoughts at the beginning. Some fans (all fandoms) love putting the cart before the horse, hinting, ā¦ instead of addressing the plot point being centered. Youāre exactly right. Stop hinting at future points. Itās not cute! Discuss the story within the bounds of what is being presented. Let the tale seduce him just as others had the pleasure of being seduced. Respectfullyā¦ I despise the āLetās sympathize with Lestatā after he abuses Louis & Claudia. NO, Claudia & Louisās experience are what is being centered in this moment.
Paris Hardy
2024-08-30 00:15:42 +0000 UTCThank you for sharing all of your thoughts and feelings about the show, Iām enjoying watching your watch so so so much and look forward to each new video you put outš»š»š»
Samantha
2024-08-29 17:16:08 +0000 UTCHi, thank you for your beautiful reaction .ā¤ļø I want to give a interpretation for why Daciana, the old world female vampire, throw herself in the fire. Being a vampire is hard it takes endurance and not everybody is built for it. Most of them end up unaliving themselves when their era changed and most of the things and people they know disappear. So when Louis and Claudia kill her last vampire, I feel like it was Daciana last straw. When she see Claudia being a young vampire and trying to be hopeful about the future she feel bitter and disillusioned. At the beginning of the conversation, Daciana said āwe own the night ā but by the end of it, she said āwe own nothingā. I feel like after everything sheās been through , after everything she seen, everybody she lost, she couldnāt be sway by Claudia youthful hope. I think Daciana was mocking Claudia naĆÆvetĆ© about vampire life. When she was describing the life that they would have in America she was being sarcastic . Then she said ā we own nothing āand throw herself into the fireā¦
Florius8
2024-08-29 03:18:57 +0000 UTCI can't wait for you to finish this season. It's going to knock your socks off. š»
hypocritex
2024-08-29 01:55:36 +0000 UTCYAY!! Season 2 time!!! I'm SO excited to go on this ride with you!!!! We're in for a treat. Loved to hear all your commentary at the beginning! I love to see you go in depth about your thoughts. These thoughtful discussions are my fave parts of your reactions. There's so many things to talk about with this show! Just gonna post a few scattered thoughts I had while watching below. Hope they don't seem too disconnected haha (and sorry if this comment gets too long). Also no spoilers here! I'm only going to discuss the things we saw on screen in the episodes up to this point, and theorize based on that. To start, since you were asking about unreliable narrators, I thought I'd talk about that here. It doesn't necessarily mean the narrator is purposefully lying. Unreliable narration is simply a narrative device where the credibility of the narrator has been compromised, but that DOESN'T mean the narrator is purposefully lying or has malicious intent. It just means their story can't be trusted for one reason or another, and that the author (or showrunners in this case) intentionally wrote it that way for story purposes. In Louis' case, it's mostly a mix of misremembering, misunderstanding/misinterpreting, trauma, refusing to face what actually happened, and some other things that I can't talk about just yet because of spoilers. But more on that later! We have plenty of season to go, and plenty of time to explore all this. Something else I was happy to see more about was Claudia's diaries! There's a lot to consider here. For one, Louis' revelation of "it was just something she wrote." He's realizing that not everything she wrote in there was 100% true, because at the end of the day, these diaries were for her personal use, NOT historical documentation. Because of that, it also makes me feel really sad seeing them scour through her personal diaries like that during the interview and passing them around, trying to verify facts and events. These were supposed to be for HER eyes only, not for some random reporter's book. Feels like another example of her autonomy being taken away, as so many have done to her throughout her life. As she said earlier this episode, she's just looking for ONE vampire who isn't a complete bastard, treating her as if her feelings don't matter. Even when she's not in the room, they're still treating her that way. On the topic of Claudia's diaries... I find something very troubling about how Armand talks about them. That scene with him and Louis in their bedroom is so chilling to me. Like why the hell does Louis have to ask ARMAND permission to see the torn out pages of HIS OWN DAUGHTER'S diary?? Why would that be up to Armand, and why does he have possession of the pages? Why can't Louis remember what's on them? And what does Armand mean by they "made an agreement" about the diaries? It calls into question what could be hidden on those missing pages, as Armand mentioned himself that his name is mentioned on them, so it's clear the torn out pages talk about more than just Bruce. Actually there's a lot of little moments with Armand that made me raise my eyebrow, which made me feel a kinship with Daniel because he also seemed to feel the same way about Armand haha. Like why was Armand pretending to be a servant in the background for so long? Why doesn't he want Louis to continue the interview even though it's helping Louis recover his memories and is working like therapy for him? Why is he keeping hold of the pages of Claudia's diaries? Lots of things to think about here. And there's just such a feeling of coldness/distance between them in that bedroom scene, even though they've been together for 70+ years at this point. It's so unsettling to me, especially seeing the sharp contrast when they start acting all cuddly and close in front of Daniel after Armand asserts they need to "regain control of the interview." But yeah, Armand is a VERY interesting character, and his relationship with Louis is fascinating to me, so I'm super excited for you to explore it all this season! Another scattered thought I had, but I just wanted to talk about Dreamstat (what the fans call Louis' hallucination of Lestat) for a second here. It's important to remember that it isn't ACTUALLY Lestat, it's just Louis' conscience talking. Dreamstat is saying what Louis is thinking and feeling. When Dreamstat says "I'm waiting until you're happy", it's Louis telling himself that he doesn't deserve happiness after all that happened. Dreamstat is actually a really interesting way to see what Louis is secretly thinking and feeling in different scenes, especially feelings that are so upsetting to him that he distances them from himself by projecting them onto the hallucination of his "dead" ex-husband lol Sam Reid (Lestat's actor) even said in an interview that he was purposefully mimicking Louis' body language and vocal inflections in those scenes because it was actually LOUIS thinking these things. So he was trying to capture the idea of Louis speaking through a hallucination of Lestat. Really wild stuff! But yeah, all this to say we don't actually know what Lestat is thinking and feeling about this because he's currently in a trash heap in New Orleans haha. So it's important to remember that whatever Dreamstat says is actually what Louis' brain is thinking and feeling, just in a very fucked up, traumatized, distanced way. Also one more random thought, but god Delainey (Claudia's new actress) KILLED this role!! I was so devasted when Bailey (Claudia's old actress) left, but Delainey handled everything so seamlessly that I didn't even have time to be sad. What a fantastic job!! Everyone's acting their ass off in this show, you really love to see it. Again, sorry for the longass comment! I'll try to tone it down in future reactions hahaha I just got excited because it's the season premiere. Until next time!
Abby
2024-08-28 20:44:28 +0000 UTCyesss I love how Louis reinforced the "you and me, me and you" to himself and Claudia. also, the new actress is amazing - they both broke my heart a bit this episode. both Claudias are wonderful. I'm also so excited to see more of Armand! what a cool plot twist! š»
sparkle
2024-08-28 19:06:59 +0000 UTCš¼š»
Andre
2024-08-28 19:02:30 +0000 UTCAnd it's none of anyone's business either way. (I know you aren't saying it is, Rache and Kim). People so often cross the line with stars thinking they owe their audiences private information and access into their lives. They don't. They give us enough by sharing their respective gifts with audiences. š I think it's important to always distinguish Sam/Jacob and Lestat/Louis in discourse. Just some thoughts š¤·āāļø
Melissa
2024-08-28 17:51:32 +0000 UTCHe does have gf and youāre not the only one many people do think heās LGBTQ and he still could be, we have no idea because heās very private.
RĆY
2024-08-28 17:29:10 +0000 UTCThat was amazing and I did listen to your entire thing, was great and it only gets better from here
Martin Gage
2024-08-28 16:24:42 +0000 UTCI think Daciana was far too gone at that point to really go with them. She was drinking that bad blood for years and years and she just said she lost the last of her children. I genuinely that her saying all that stuff about going with them was just wishful thinking of what could have been for her.
Lorena Oliveira
2024-08-28 16:00:45 +0000 UTCLouisā monologue at the end to Claudia is so beautiful but haunting in its own way because we know he sees Lestat there and itās like heās trying to make himself believe it as well. Jacob Anderson is such a meaningful performer. We are lucky to have him as our Louis!!
Dani
2024-08-28 15:48:48 +0000 UTCThis info about social media is INFURIATING. Unfortunately not surprising but wow -- I'm so glad Sam took himself off of social media. I knew he had done so, but I didn't know precisely why.
Melissa
2024-08-28 11:29:52 +0000 UTCI think you expressed your thoughts and feelings very eloquently. I completely understand your feelings on the victim blaming. You never come across as judgemental. Actually the complete opposite, you express your thoughts while also saying "these are only my thoughts and I'm open to them being changed". I think some book readers just find it hard to try and separate everything else they know about Lestat and just view his actions in season 1 alone. Also, no spoilers for the show, but the the series did add in a lot of stuff in season 1 that just doesn't exist at all in the books - dropping Louis from the sky and the train scene with Claudia. So yeah, for people who have read the books, those things seem like a lot, but I think they're necessary for the show. It can just be hard to see Lestat being vilified by everyone - even though he's in no way an angel! But again, you're not one of those people. You seem very open to him as a character. Also, I think Louis gets so emotional when he realises Claudia was dreaming because his memory is getting better and he's glad he's able to see things more clearly. And when he's saying that to Claudia at the end and Lestat shows up, it's extra sad because it's clear she's not enough. He's trying to convince himself just as much as her, but he's clearly missing Lestat. And he could never tell Lestat what he meant to him while they were together. Dreamstat (as fans call this version that Louis imagines) is so much fun. You'll love him! š»
Kim D
2024-08-28 10:22:42 +0000 UTCI will never get tired of watching people gush over how beautiful and detailed this show is!! I canāt wait to hear your thoughts on the rest of the season! Itās such an amazing (and painful š„²) experience, truly a masterpiece š»
nana
2024-08-28 09:54:33 +0000 UTCI loved the discussion at the beginning šš¾. Finally someone that understands coercive concent .
Princess Zuma
2024-08-28 09:20:06 +0000 UTCI love season 2 to death and Armand is my favorite character, he is so fascinating to me. I can't wait for you to see more and hear your thoughts.
Pancake
2024-08-28 09:12:49 +0000 UTCOh wow. I didn't know that at all. I heard Sam say in an interview that he avoided social media cos he couldn't sleep for 6 months after the first series. But I had no idea that's what people were saying. That's crazy. Some people can't separate characters and fiction from the actors and their real lives. Poor Sam. Also, does he have a gf? I kind of assumed he was part of the LGBTQ+ community based on the number of bi/gay roles he plays.
Kim D
2024-08-28 09:02:03 +0000 UTCthat part you said about what louis said to Claudia is all lestat ever wanted to hear from louis was such a en epiphany. i Never thought about it in that context, i more so thought about that scene in a āheās trying to convince himself it would be enough and also affirming it to himself and to claudia while letting her know heās there and he wonāt go and itās them as a unit against the worldā type context. but yes. lestat looks so heartbroken in that scene bc he said it before ā he waited āpatiently in vainā for louis to tell him he loved him. but for louis, those three words are difficult for him to express, especially if we remember that the last time louis ever said āi love youā to ANYBODY was to his brother, paul, right before he killed himself. those words hold extra weight to him now. i think, throughout the show, we see him express his love through his actions and through his wordless devotion to a few select people. when those words (i love you) mean something, i think itās hard for louis to ever say them back, or say them first. i think he says them in different ways, in claudiaās case, he says, āas long as youāre on this earth, i wonāt taste the fireā which is such a beautiful variation of i love you for sure in my opinion. and when lestat begs louis to just say ālestat i am never going to love you ā it would help me a great deal,ā louis doesnāt repeat those words. he refuses. because if he said it, it wouldnāt be true. but of course lestat isnāt capable of seeing or of seeing the full picture, especially in that very dreadful, horrible moment. ugh, these characters. something about the love having existed, and existing, but it still not being enough at times (because in the show there are other times where love is what keeps you going).
caroline
2024-08-28 07:41:09 +0000 UTCI enjoy these episodes more and more with every rewatch. <3 There's always something to be found and appreciated, especially after having seen both seasons in their entirety. As others have already said, rewatching it with you is like getting to see it the first time all over again. I wish all reactors appreciated all the details as much as you do! Your commentary is always golden, please never hold back. The Daniel appreciation is incredibly valid, he's always keeping it so so real. And I totally agree that the Claudia actress transition was so seamless! I love both actresses and they each fit their respective seasons perfectly. Louis' vision of Lestat is so ridiculously interesting to me as a window into how Louis is processing his guilt/grief over what they did to him. Thinking about what the Lestat vision says/when he appears/to your point the fact that he shows up with the slashed throat gives us additional Louis insight about his emotions that Louis himself may not be so ready to directly process or admit. This onion has so many layers... I love it I love it I love it. Can't wait for the next ep!!
alee
2024-08-28 07:08:15 +0000 UTCBeautiful commentary. The only question I have for you after this episode is the Armand of it all. You have pointed out so many interesting tidbits and itās put me down an odd road to think about how Louis has disappointed the women in his life as a whole. But thatās not an episode bound topic. I also want to say I love watching you re-watch scenes. This show is so dense and itās a joy to get the chance to soak things in and savor it. Watching one or two a week is a wise pace. Binging this show does it an injustice, in my opinion. š»š»
Janeka Rector
2024-08-28 06:54:47 +0000 UTCAhhh manā¦season 2ā¦lets gooooo!!!!!ā¦your perspective on this show is top tierā¦Iāve watched seasons 1&2 religiously and watching it with you is like watching it thru fresh eyesā¦also I have to compliment you on your whole visual aestheticā¦itās so clean, visceral & cozyā¦itās like ācomfort foodā for the sensesā¦your season 1 is my favorite thing to binge watchā¦itās so relaxing.
Monte Maurice
2024-08-28 06:50:09 +0000 UTCNever apologize for talking about this show for any length of time. That's what we're here for! I love the thoughtful discussion that comes from it. šš»
Holly Robertson
2024-08-28 06:43:55 +0000 UTCYes, it was exactly those tweets that came about after ep 1x05 that I was thinking about when I left my comment! People that have been around since the show initially aired and were fans of Lestat long before were getting some serious harassment when that episode dropped and I guess after having been harassed so long by other fans they're quick to think they're getting the same treatment or about to get it from new fans who are just trying to have nuanced discussions about the darker themes in the show. It's really unfortunate people can't be normal and just let others enjoy things without all the name calling and unfair assumptions :/
NinPotato
2024-08-28 06:41:14 +0000 UTCš»š»
Val
2024-08-28 06:17:17 +0000 UTCOMG YOU HIT THE NAIL IN THE COFFIN! I agree with your read here, "people who originally identified with the struggles of the character, especially people who struggled with depression and domestic abuse themselves, can get a little...touchy, when they feel like they're being "judged" for enjoying Lestat despite his abusive traitsā I have seen people spoil almost the entire thing to others in other platforms for this reason and to some degree I understand where they are coming from because I remember witnessing people on twitter when the first season first aired in 2022 actually judging Lestat fans for liking the character to the point of generalizing his fans as abuse apologists, racists, etc. and even before season 2 aired you could not make a post on twitter about Lestatās characterization from the book without having people in your mentions harassing you for it. It was so bad that Sam Reid (Lestatās actor) said he stopped going on social media to see fans reactions to the show because some of the comments he saw about himself kept him up at night for at least 6 months, and let me tell you some of those comments were wild, they were saying that Sam Reid needs to stay away from Jacob and Bailey and that they hoped both of them left the show, and one of person even made a nasty rumor saying that Sam prepared for the role of Lestat by abusing his girlfriend and that kind of spread a bit within the fandom, theyād even take his interviews and crop them to take his words out of context in regards to the show. So yeah I get the protectiveness about the character but clearly Frank and most of the reactors Iāve seen are not like that and I think for once they need to chill and let the tale seduce first time viewers.
RĆY
2024-08-28 05:44:12 +0000 UTCLove love your commentary as always and loved the discussion on consent and victim blaming at the beginning! Very much needed and I agree with everything. Honestly when it comes to the victim blaming and general lack of centering Louis and Claudia from the fandom, I have a LOT of thoughts (and some of it is definitely because of Anti-blackness), but I donāt have the words or energy to get into that. I love all the characters in this show flaws and all, I LIVE for the gothic horror, the toxicity and the drama and I think this is fabulous storytelling. But a spades and spade and we gotta address the problems when we see it, vampires or not LMAO Iām glad you are strong enough in your morals to stand on your business and also enjoy the show for what it is. Doing both is very much possible and should be the norm. Season 2 is a MINDFUCK. What a journey this is gonna beā¦just wow, Iām so excited. Delainey is amazing as Claudia (she only had like 4 days to prepare for the role) and Assad Zaman gets to finally step out of the background and have a more prominent role. Unreliable narrator definitely doesnāt mean Louis is lying or being intentionally misleading with his story. Heās unreliable bc time and trauma and potential other factors have done a number on his memory and make it so he omits things or reshapes the story in a way that he feels better about it. But we can see him slowly recognizing those moments and addressing them which makes it more likely that Louis is at least TRYING to be completely truthful. The British guy Morgan asking Louis if he was a āRedā was him asking if he was a Russian spy by the way! I think Louis is both happy and sad. Mostly Happy she can dream and sad that she was having nightmares at all and that she wrote that she didnāt dream. Also I think more than anything heās happy that this is proof that not everything she wrote was true. Because Claudia wrote down a lot of negative feelings she had toward Louis, so Iām sure Louis can see this as a sign that she didnāt hate him. Thereās a probably a deeper takeaway on what happened with Daciana, the old Romanian vampire, but I always thought she was probably justā¦not all there mentally after all sheās seen and decided to end it. The āyou and me, me and youā scene always gets me so emotional! Powerful stuff and I believe Louis believes it, Claudia wants to believe it and then thereās Lestatā¦hanging around like a reminded of how hard that could be. Canāt wait for the reaction to the next episode, there is so much to unpack with this season š»
sierra's reaction corner
2024-08-28 05:28:15 +0000 UTCIām excited to see your journey with season 2! I wanted to discuss some of the points you brought up in the beginning and to me you never came across with an air of superiority with your thoughts but thatās me personally. I am guilty of focusing on Lestatās characterization a lot cos that is my babygirl so I hope I didnāt come across dismissive in my past comments of Louis and Claudia because despite Lestat being my favorite character, I did support Claudia (my second favorite character) and Louis ākilling" his ass. YOU DESERVED THAT LESTAT :D. All I can say is that a lot of people whether it is the TV show or the books are extremely protective of the characters that they love and I get it, but they gotta understand that at the end of the day you are watching the show for the first time and as you said your feelings could change as the show continues. And yeah, there are some people who donāt like Claudia and I never understood that because sheās the character thatās been wronged the most imho but thankfully sheās gotten more love than hate in various platforms. As for the episode, I think when Daciana said those things to Claudia she was being sarcastic because sheās been trying to make vampires and they all turn out like the weird hybrid we just saw in this episode and realizing her blood is bad because of the misery around her she just couldnāt take it. My favorite scene this episode was definitely Louisā āYou and meā monologue and I remember watching an interview where the writer of Episode 1, Hannah Moscovitch said that this scene is open to interpretation at whether he was saying these words to Claudia or to Lestat and personally I think it might be a little bit of both. He may have been saying these words to Claudia with hopes that maybe they will be enough for each other and I think he means it (or convincing himself) but he also still loves Lestat and I think part of him also included him. I think it is a very nuanced scene. Lastly to address the whole unreliable narrator thing, I do agree with you that unreliable narrator does not necessarily mean they are lying. We have seen Louis throughout this episode actively trying to remember and thanking Daniel for it. When people tell their stories they are often influenced by multiple factors and that could be experiences, feelings, trauma etc. However, the only ālieā that I can call out is that Rashid wasnāt Rashid but Armand and he was pretending to be Louisā servant in season 1, it brings an important question, why were they withholding that information from Daniel? and this question brings up another important questionā¦ Why donāt they want Daniel to take control of the interview especially Armand (āwe will have him saying what happens next in no timeā)? I think this is why Daniel is always making snarky comments at them. Sorry I started rambling a lot but yes I do not think Louis is trying to purposefully lie except for the whole Rashid/Armand thing which is a weird thing to withhold.
RĆY
2024-08-28 05:18:06 +0000 UTCabsolutely agree w/your talking points before the show
sparkle
2024-08-28 05:08:34 +0000 UTCI don't believe Louis one bit when he says Claudia would be enough haha. Cuz if he meant it, the vision of Lestat wouldn't be sitting there. And i think that's why he's repeating it, to convince himself, cuz he sees Lestat there and he himself doesn't believe it. So ya, if it was true he wouldn't be seeing Lestat sitting there, in my opinion. He WANTS to believe it, desperately, but his visions of Lestat keep him and us from fulling believing it. Also, just wanted to say how much I appreciate the love and interest you have in this show and its characters. I've watched a lot of reactions to this series and NO ONE takes the time to think about the show on the level that you do, and articulate to us your thoughts. This show is my favorite show and so I too have sooooo many thoughts and can talk about it for hours but no one in my life watches it, so getting to watch you go into depth about the story and the characters makes it feel like I'm discussing it with a friend. And while i may have different opinions about the characters, I will always appreciate the time and effort you put into discussing this show. So thank you (also I'm writing this on a laptop so I don't have emojis so this is my symbolic sunflower insert) And one last thing, this episode is very different to the rest of the season in terms of the plot, cuz we barely even touched on anything that we can expect from the rest of the season SO I'M SO EXCITED FOR EPISODE TWO AND THEN THE FOLLOWING EPISODES. This first one doesn't even scratch the surface. I can't wait. Like actually I cant wait.
Myranda
2024-08-28 05:07:53 +0000 UTCThere are definitely people who are, in my opinion as well, a little out of line when it comes to the constant defense of Lestat even during his worst moments when he's harming the other characters - and I say this as someone whose favorite character of all time is Lestat! I wish people would just let others react to the story as it unfolds without all the hints and leading questions, I was lucky to be able to watch the show myself with no former knowledge of the books/movie or any spoilers and it's definitely the best way to watch. That being said, though, I would like to play devil's advocate a bit for those who get upset when, for example, Louis' consenting to being turned into a vampire comes into question. The original Interview with The Vampire novel came out in the 70s and though it was written in Louis's POV like the show is, Lestat was the primary protagonist for the majority of the book series from the second book onwards. He's been a very popular character for quite some time, apparently even taking the #1 most popular vampire spot (above Dracula!) in some entertainment poll that was taken once. There's been two movies and I think a comic series adaptation of the books before this show came out and none of them were as faithful as this show has been - HOWEVER, Lestat in particular seems to have been changed a bit (more abusive) than in the books so people who originally identified with the struggles of the character, especially people who struggled with depression and domestic abuse themselves, can get a little...touchy, when they feel like they're being "judged" for enjoying Lestat despite his abusive traits, when the whole reason they related to him is because of the book version of the character who would probably not do some of the worse things Lestat in the show does. I think because of this people are defensive to the point that they want to spoil Lestat's backstory from the books so they aren't made to feel "guilty" for liking a character that is abusive, if that makes sense. This is what I believe after reading the books myself though I could be wrong, and maybe it's not that deep haha. I love hearing everything you have to say and I don't think you're being harsh on Lestat fans at all, just wanted to take a shot at explaining why people have such strong feelings about this character I myself can't help but love. Sorry this is so long, really enjoying your reactions and can't wait to watch season 3 with you whenever it ends up releasing! <3
NinPotato
2024-08-28 04:33:14 +0000 UTCWatched it all. Really loved your thoughtful discourse in the opening. š
Melissa
2024-08-28 04:22:33 +0000 UTCLouis and Armand needing to combine forces to deal with Daniel is really funny to me.
Collete L
2024-08-28 04:20:02 +0000 UTCWhen he asks if Louis is a "red" he means communist/Russian, I believe.
Melissa
2024-08-28 04:19:28 +0000 UTCThis is NOT a spoiler but it may give you a good sense of story. These two seasons are based on the 1st book in the series "Interview with the Vampire," which is told exclusively from Louis's point of view. The 2nd book "The Vampire Lestat" will be the focus of season 3 (and probably 4). Just so you're clear on the narrator issue. You will see new perspectives but not necessarily Lestat's point of view as a narrator.
Melissa
2024-08-28 03:41:52 +0000 UTCSo excited for season 2!
NinPotato
2024-08-28 03:21:02 +0000 UTC
