IWTV S2 EP 2 REACTION

I love that the alarm bells in your head started ringing about armand right from the very beginning lmaoo

mercury

THIS

j-l

To your question about why Louis goes into Daniel's head. It seems to be a kind of trauma response. Louis becomes cruel to Daniel whenever he gets too close to things that hurt Louis or speaks truths that Louis wants to suppress. I think in these moments he wants to protect himself first and foremost and hurt Daniel in the way he feels hurt in order to get back the upper hand over his own feelings. On the one hand, Louis feels that he is not well and wants to find out the truth; on the other hand, he wants to avert the pain. So he often reacts contradictorily. The conversations with Daniel are like a kind of therapy for him. And it is not uncommon for therapy patients to “fight” their therapist in a way when memories become too painful for them.

Myra

Periodt I couldn't have said it better. Daniel be saying all types of slick ish and Louis don't say anything or do anything

Menia Battle

what I absolutely love about this show and specifically what they did with Lestats characterisation is that even his acts of violence and humiliation there is always a tenderness, an empathy and understanding, a gentleness. It makes it extremely hard to hate him, and all to easy to forgive lol. Even in "death" with the letter, such soft words but throughout theres a viciousness and a threat being levied. I loved what you said about - if people have already marked lestat as a 10 in terms of evil, where is there to go with other characters! there is such depths to these characters especially when it comes to morality

Caitlin 🥀

This episode always makes me think about Lestat saying all humans are capable of abomination. I love how this show examines the similarities between humans and monsters (more like overlap), through the examination of these monsters’ humanities.

Amanda Hill

🤔💭💭💭..you're right! Yea 100%

Raymond Walker

I looked up the 3 paintings in the background, they sold several years ago for 143mil. Just think that Louis could have purchased them for next to nothing back in the day. Lol

Yvette

I really love the fact that you seem to be very protective over Daniel.🥰

green_ear_bunny

And on top of being older and mortal, Daniel has Parkinson's. I can understand the two vamps not wanting to take shit from him, but IMO they go too far. The power dynamic is clear.

Melissa

Bro keep in mind Daniel is a mortal with an auto immune disease in the last years of his life interviewing 2 people, that are for the most part immortal…there has to be some envy, jealousy, resentment there while talking to them…I believe part of his way of coping with that is to mock…is to minimize…is to poke and trigger…pay attention to Daniel…get into his past dialogues and interactions with people in their circle…he thinks less of them…while at the same time…envies the fuk out of them.

Monte Maurice

Yyeeaaaa he did, something about ohh the little killing machine 🤔💭..he does minimize their experiences at times ..

Raymond Walker

I don't think Daniel thinks they don't have genuine emotions because they're vampires... he is just really caustic and obnoxious, both in service of his professional goals and personally. Don't get me wrong, I love Daniel and he's my baby, but just like everybody else on the show he's not a very nice person. In the last scene of season 1 he specifically says neither of his daughters speak to him anymore. That doesn't usually happen if you're a really nice, well-adjusted guy!

Amanda Winstead

YES. I missed the connection between Louis and his mother the first time I watched, but the writers rebuilt her for a purpose. She knew how to scorch the earth. You think you're a big man? You won’t when I'm done with you.

Jessica

I love petty Louis. Thats 100% Florence de Pointe du Lac’s son. Tongue can get lethal if pushed. Also, excited for more of your Armand analysis. He’s my favorite character and understanding his motivations can get really complicated the further we get along in the season.

Tommie

Totally agree with this

Martin Gage

Haha love the response though and I think I understand what you’re saying and I get it, no offense taken about Louis, he’s just my fave character because I’m a big fan of Jacob Anderson and he’s killing it, they all are, don’t get me wrong

Martin Gage

LOL right...yeah it's 2v1...and again, Daniel knows this. I know he needs to dig to get the info he needs from them, but where he fuks up is when he tries to minimize Louis's feelings and life experiences. It sometimes comes off as if he believes that they don't have any real feelings or genuine emotions...so when they show any, he dismisses them. For example, in season1 when Louis was explaining to Daniel what Claudia was going thru emotionally after she killed her boyfriend, he made a remark basically saying fuk her feelings...she's a killer.

Monte Maurice

Fair enough, seems like Daniel oughta stfu if he don't want no smoke🤣🤣I did feel bad for my guy though. He's defenseless in that situation and isn't on equal footing. Also a 2v1 like cmon fam We could talk about just this exchange endlessly right? lmao

Raymond Walker

If someone mocks your pain and you have the power to do the same...seems pretty fair to me. Yes being able to read his mind is an advantage...and Daniel knows this...soooooooo..........

Monte Maurice

I loved your question "Why are they doing this to Daniel, just to be petty?" And yes, Louis is many things and one of those things is petty. Daniel was dismissive of Louis' pain so he felt the need to get back at him.

Aquielle

claudia is SOOO lestats daughter even if she doesn't wanna admit it. in a perfect world they would have been inseparable.

elise i

I love this

Raymond Walker

Claudia has so much of Lestat in her, she may not even realize it. But her enjoying the performance so much is just one of the examples of it being the truth)

Helen

Loumand mentioning Daniel's past is a deflection tactic to regain control of the interview. For Louis, it's also a get-back for the not-so-subtle shade Daniel constantly throws his way and Daniel making light of barely "healed" wounds. I recognize the mindfuck thing comes from Louis's darker side, but I also feel it's justified in a sense, because lowkey Louis let's a lot of slick shit that Daniel says slide, even when he's catching strays unprovoked LOL..like is it that serious? no. but Louis gotta let em know he's not one of Daniel's lil friends. it's not right but i can understand why Louis gets so petty with Daniel (also Louis never starts messing with Daniel unprovoked, Daniel is always the first to poke the bear.)

Zaria Middleton

I’m starting to see more of Louis’s mother in moments where he cuts people down, like this scene with Daniel. She always had her finger jammed into the insecurity that hurt Louis the most. Not just her accusing him of driving Paul to suicide, but those scenes where he reads her mind and he kicks the door in at Grace’s house. She didn’t miss a lick.

Jessica

I love your insight about the moment in the dress shop— you can tell the passage of time in S1 by the wardrobe and so much characterization comes out in the clothing. A fascinating parallel for this scene is when Claudia steps out in S1 in that older woman’s red dress and furs, only to be mocked by the white teenage girls (the moment she meets Charlie). She moves on from that moment and starts dressing more maturely, but before and after that red dress, Claudia’s clothing tells a story about how others see her versus how she sees herself. A lot of Claudia’s clothing was either doll-like and childish (chosen for her by her dads) or scavenged from victims and ill-fitting (the dress when she’s watching Lestat and Louis dance at the incinerator comes to mind, which is very pretty, but is loose and sagging in the bust where she can’t fill it out). The teenage girls hurt her feelings then— now she has the confidence to look at this woman and say “make it for my body, you need the money.”

Jessica

I like it to a degree but it always catches me as "off beat " because we know as quick as he is to get aggressive he's just as quick to be timid or at least portray himself as such..he was sinking in his chest when confronted by armand the first time he met him, but Daniel he has no issue trying to "son". It's offbeat but true to his character if that makes any sense..he switches gears alot between "innocent" to the aggressor. That action is so hard for me to initially enjoy because it feels so off putting "personally". Its hard not bring my personal bias into it because of the way I was raised. You can be the loudest meanest mothfucker that's all good and dandy. I know who you are. But a shifty shiesty playing innocent type of person has always rubbed me the wrong way. To make a long story short if you're a bully do that to everybody keep the same energy across the board, dont pick and choose who you think is "weak" to pick on ive always seen that as sucker shit. It's a personal bias and I'm working on it. IWTV has challenged me to grow as a person 🙏🏿and none of what I'm saying is in offense to Louis I'm just trying to explain the mental battle I fight when trying to let his actions play out..also I know these paragraphs be fucked up 🤣🤣 yall gotta forgive me it takes alot of eye power for me to reply and soemtimes trying to go back and clean it up is out of the question 🤣 typo city 🤷🏿‍♂️..love me as I am hahaha..( I gotta take that advice when thinking about Louis too) lol

Raymond Walker

I’m late to the party, I know, but today was a long day. So here is a short disclaimer that I’m gonna use from now on because I need it: I have not read any of the other comments yet because I wanted to give you my uninfluenced opinion and reaction to your reaction. So I’m sorry if I’m repeating something that you have already read a million times. Also, I won’t be commenting on a few things but would love to hear more of your thoughts concerning the following topics: 1.) Louis and Armand as a couple and how their dynamic plays into the situation, and 2.) how you perceive Louis and Armand’s dynamic vs. Louis and Lestat’s dynamic. Of course, feel free to answer neither of these prompts if you don’t feel like it. I will say this, describing Armand as a question mark is probably the most accurate description of the character I have heard so far. And I think that’s part of the enjoyment when it comes to his character as well. So once again, let the tale seduce you. Or befuddle you. Or whatever it is it’s doing. Concerning the Louis/Armand vs. Daniel dynamic. It is in my opinion very much about controlling the narrative and how the interview proceeds. Louis and Armand talked about it last episode, when Louis said he “lost control of the interview”, implying that there was a certain storyline he was pursuing that Daniel with his question and remarks has upset greatly. As far as I am concerned Louis wants to tell a story about himself to himself with the validation of Daniel as an outside party. Which is also very much a callback to Daniel’s comment in S1E7 when he said “Louis the pimp still paying a whore to talk to”. So Daniel steps into Lily’s place and is supposed to listen attentively and give Louis the validation or the affirmation he needs to feel good about his choices. As we know that is not exactly Daniel’s brand. So of course, Daniel isn’t letting him get away with anything and Louis feels not only laid bare by it but slighted and mocked in his pain. To him it feels like he is bearing his still open wounds to Daniel and Daniel is rubbing salt into them instead of helping to bandage them. Which we have seen throughout the first season but especially in the finale when Daniel doesn’t let Louis get away with his version of Lestat’s death and how he treated Claudia during the event. But it is also in complete contrast with how Daniel actually acted when he felt like he was truly breaking Louis (S2E1) because what he did was offer Louis to take a break. So to me, it symbolises the fight that goes on within Louis. Louis wants the truth but at the same time can’t handle the full truth, in other words, we are at the matrix point of choosing between the red and blue pill and Louis still hasn’t fully decided which one he is gonna swallow. Armand on the other hand never wanted Louis to do the interview in the first place for his own reasons and so both of them decided together (but actually Armand kind of decides for them in my opinion) that they would try to get Daniel to back off when he is trying to steer Louis away from the story and towards the truth (which all happens in S2E1 if you want to rewatch). What’s actually interesting is that when it actually happens and Daniel rubs salt in an still open wound, Louis reacts how he and Armand probably planned to react by dragging up Daniel’s own pain and holding it up to be mocked so that he would back off. But when push comes to shove, it is Armand who doesn’t seem to be able to handle Daniel’s pain. He seems to want to soften the blow with “she wanted to say yes” also his whole face does a thing (bless Assad) while Louis digs in his claws and actually seems to be drawing enjoyment from the cruelty which is a side of Louis we haven’t really gotten to see up until this point because this is the kind of cruelty he abhorred in the past but that he seems to indulge in now. A stark contrast to the opera singer (S1E2) or even the theatre performance in this episode if you think about it. Then again, Louis always had a cruel and petty streak like when he said he provoked Lestat for fun (S1E5) or the whole bizarre dinner affair where he tried to make Daniel as uncomfortable as possible (S1E2). As you have pointed out Louis and Claudia’s style of self-expression and what they need to feel comfortable in their own skin is in direct conflict with each other. On top of that even after the whole “hard words, soft words” speech, there is this unspoken resentment brewing between the two of them from both sides. They love each other but they also despise each other a little bit. And while it is true that I think Louis is suffocating Claudia in a way, I think Claudia also is suffocating Louis without meaning to. You can see it in the theatre or in how much enjoyment she gets from the kill that Louis never got and she wants him to support her but at the same time, she mocks the things he tries to do to pass the time like the photography. On top of that Louis had already pointed out in S1E6 how similar Claudia and Lestat are to each other and I think this episode showcases that once more, so in a way she - in the way she expresses herself - must be a constant reminder of Lestat. And I totally agree that people gloss over it when other characters act the same way as Lestat does; to many he is just the devil himself. And I don’t want to make it sound like I don’t get where Claudia is coming from. She wants to be her own person. She has always wanted to be her own person and she never felt like she was or like she could be because no matter how old she got people always just saw her as a child. She and Louis share a kind of self-hatred but while Louis‘ is focused on his behavior and him as a person, Claudia‘s self-hatred is a resentment for her own body that won’t grow (as was already touched upon in S1E4 and S1E5). She wants her body to fit her mind and it repeatedly is pointed out to her that it does not and never will be (Lestat in S1E5 or the dressmaker in this episode). Finding a way to dress and express herself is called “playing dress up”. The dressmaker called it that, and if you remember those girls the night she first met Charlie also called it that (S1E4, S2E2). So I completely agree with you that it must be a bitter pill to swallow that even in the process of expressing yourself you have to make adjustments to be able to make that expression because the outside does not fit the inside. And that is quite clearly hurtful to her but that brings me back once more to Louis and his photography which she doesn’t think is worth his time but is the medium with which he is trying to express himself. And yes, maybe the actual content of the photos doesn’t fit what Louis is searching for but he is trying. On the other hand, I also think that Louis is trying to hold onto a moment and in a way hold onto the past, just as he has always been trying to find ways to hold onto his humanity. The things he actually wants to capture seem to always elude him but he feels inevitably drawn to them nevertheless, which in my opinion encapsulates Louis' story arc so far. Onto the main objective of the episode, the coven. Oh, the coven. And isn’t it just fun how Armand called the humans in the theatre “cattle of our nightly sabbath” (S2E2) which immediately reminded me of Lestat’s turn of phrase in S1E2 “the petty musings of meat”. I agree with you that the coven does a lot of the things that Louis didn’t like about Lestat, which is the reason why he doesn’t jam with the coven. But Claudia was never too bothered about Lestat’s behavior if it didn’t affect her or Louis directly. As you have said Claudia is looking for companionship and thinks the coven is the answer. In some ways maybe this is her missing the Lestat of the early years when they still had fun together before her mind grew older and her body didn’t and before Charlie. They used to enjoy being vampires together and she sees that kind of joy in the coven. Some might even go so far and say they are “all the beautiful things they are, and they are them without apology”. If I’m already quoting Lestat, I should at least touch on the letter. I don’t think anyone who liked Lestat in the first season was surprised by the content of the letter. And I also don’t think the love that shines through is the point of the scene. I think it is much more about the guilt Louis feels in connection to it. Because Lestat is like, “if I should die for some as of now unknown reason by which I mean I’m going to assume someone kills me because I most certainly would not kill myself, please go on and live a happy and fulfilled lived to spite them and I will be here watching over you from the other side”, and Louis just goes, “that hurts, please stop being nice to me from beyond the grave. I killed you and I can handle it much better when you are being vindictive.” So I think it is more about the word trust and the betrayal of said trust that is - at least to me - at the heart of this scene. Some fun end notes: 1.) I loved your reaction to the picture of Lestat. That was 10 out of 10, would watch again. 2.) Ben Daniels as Santiago has such a great introduction and he really just rocks the part and I’m so here for the ride. Also would you consider the information about real-life people being the inspiration for certain characters a spoiler when it tells you nothing of the overall plot but it will be used later on to make a couple of insinuations and jokes? Just wanted to ask, so I know what your comfort level is before I say anything.

Maria

No you're fine I didn't really explain it well or fully. I wanted to add more of an explanation but, my eyes were getting tired lol

Raymond Walker

Yes we do lol

Jackie Owe

She is her mother’s daughter and you and I know exactly who her mother is.

Jessica

Some comments that you made led me to believe that at some point you will be blown away by an event. I will not say what it is but I can’t wait to see your reaction.

Mary

I think I should have read the description… thank you for the reply 🙏 but yeah, Claudia and Louis have to be careful with these vampires.

Mary

I actually love that about Louis, like don’t mess with me haha

Martin Gage

I know the version I like too lol

Martin Gage

😂

Jackie Owe

Honestly, I think this is much more the key to Louis character than is spoken about. This core of strength and cruelty is what attracted L’estat to Louis and made him think he would make a good vampire companion. Louis downplays it when telling “his” story, but it cannot help but show through.

Terri Matter

Daniel be on they asss 🤣!! Its so funny that these two powerful vampires had to rally together and mentally jump him to stop Daniel from bullying them 🤣. Another great analysis 💕. Really loved that you mentioned the Claudia/ Lestat parallels. Even in S1 it's apparent. It's always been interesting to me in every adaptation, Claudia has such disdain for Lestat, despite being a mirror image of him. There's no greater hate than self-hate 😉.

Natty

🤣🤣I'm unshakable 💪🏿

Raymond Walker

Also Louis loves Lestat. Don’t let them gaslight you into thinking he doesn’t!!!

Jackie Owe

A lot of people don’t want to admit that Claudia is more Ike Lestat than Louis. She loves being a vampire and killing people. She manipulates and controls too. I love my girl but can we be honest? Another great reaction!!

Jackie Owe

In the last episode Armand was talking about finding the young inexperienced version of Daniel and “make him ask “what’s next””. As Armand said in the last episode, he didn’t want the interview. So his tactic is to keep Daniel in line and to stop him from poking holes in Louis’ story. That’s why they mentioned Alice. They achieved their goal: Daniel was so uncomfortable that he just said “What’s next”. This is also a reference to the book because book Daniel was just a plot device. “What’s next” is one his main lines repeated over and over. They guy didn’t even try to question everyone’s actions and decisions.

Mary

Right, i feel like i addressed that in my description..when I said they haven't done anything bad ti them "yet" and armand saying some of them handle things in bad ways I'm paraphrasing led me to believe there may he a confrontation with some of then later..obviously I don't know because I haven't seen it but I was just using some context clues and theorizing a bit..they may not hurt claudia or Louis at all🤷🏿‍♂️ill have to wait and see, thank you for this comment Mary 🙏🏿♥️

Raymond Walker

Remember that Claudia was never against “extravagant” killings, it was always Louis that was against it. In S1 E6 Claudia agreed with Lestat that she felt judged by Louis. By “good vampires” she means those who do not hurt her and Louis.

Mary

Gotcha hold on

Raymond Walker

Please read my comment under your separate post about spoilers, Fox.

Melissa

yes yes yes!! every actor this season brings it as usual but he absolutely was the standout to me!!

Olivia

Hard same on the Assad love! I think he may be the breakout actor this season. Sam and Jacob (and of course Eric) all have significant film and TV resumes, but Assad's basically an unknown outside the London theater scene and he is KILLING IT in every ep.

Amanda Winstead

Well, not ALL all. Gotta leave something for future seasons! But much sense will be made by the end of S2.

Amanda Winstead

I adore your theories! 😂 my recommendation with this show will be always, and I say, always be open to the characters, at least the main characters. Even if we see them as bad or they do bad things there's always something behind and even if that is nothing that can justify their actions it's very important to the story to be aware of it. It's always good to remember this vampires live for centuries and that can make crazy things to your brain, right? 😂 But I trust you because you never stay on the surface of things, it's one of the things I like most about you as a reactor, you are always open to understanding and the multilayered, so... ❤️‍🔥🍷

Victoria

I’m with you about Armand. He got my side eye. But for this episode the standout was Santiago. He ate this episode. Also it was interesting for Claudia to ask Louie who he was bc I still don’t know. We’ve seen many versions of Louie but I still don’t know who he is… I know the version I like tho. 😝

Partrice

Anyway, just to point out it's Armand who suggested to Louis they make Daniel to be docile. It's also Armand who brought up Alice and made Louis pay attention to Daniel's mind

crazykuroneko

right?! i totally get what you’re saying and your doubts about armand. like hm… everyone’s got baggage, everyone’s done something horrible, what’s armand hiding in his closet? or is he really just a somewhat eccentric breath of fresh air? “Don’t know what to say about armand, or than that he is a question mark” honestly, i think even armand thinks that about himself. he seems to be a million things at once, but what actually is he? i think he struggles with that. he’s very much a chameleon. that’s why it seems he’s a different person with the coven as their leader, but then different with louis, and even claudia. you’re right on about how Claudia’s desperation for a coven and for other vampires leads her to ignore red flags about the coven. in a way, i think it’s also her wanting to experience the happiness theater brought to her with louis and lestat without the burden of what happened between the three of them. it’s kind of like, you seek what you know. Claudia has happy childhood memories of going to the theater and acting out certain films with louis and lestat. that’s something she cherishes, even if it may be tainted with all the horror and hurt that transpired after. i feel like she sees the coven as a way to have that again and because it’s a core part of her that stems from her family. you can even see louis look at her with fondness a few times, probably realizing the same thing as he sees how into it she is. and that part specifically hits even more when it’s revealed that lestat cofounded this theater in the first place lol. all roads lead to lestat somehow 😭 also, i feel like the manner in which lestat was a vampire did not bother Claudia. she loves being a vampire the same way as lestat. for claudia, as you said in the reaction, her love for lestat started to erode when he began resenting her and acting out on that resentment and hurting both her and louis. these new vampires are all that without the baggage. claudia rlly is so cunning and intelligent. i find it so interesting how like lestat, Claudia is very good at spinning her own web of lies for her own benefit. with this season, you definitely start to see more parallels between the two. you laughing at lestat’s portrait in the theater as soon as it shows,,, what a top tier reaction lol 😭😭 it really leaves you thinking, “of course this man is everywhere. of course!” again, all roads lead to lestat i think louis brings up that thing ab alice whenever he feels like daniel is mocking him and his emotions about something he’s talking about from the past, something that clearly still pokes at louis. daniel making jokes about it doesn’t help, so louis tries to make Daniel feel the same, in a vicious hope that daniel will understand louis’ conflict — by bringing in a past conflict of Daniel’s that clearly, from what we see as a viewer, still haunts and hurts Daniel. not an excuse but i feel like that’s why he does it. lowkey i love it when louis is a bit of a monster. we rarely see it, but when it happens, i really enjoy it bc we see that he really is, in some ways at least, on the same level as a lot of these people, and it reminds us that he’s not perfect. he’s flawed too in his own vampiric way, even if it’s easier to sometimes project ourselves onto him, bc he’s held onto his humanity unlike the rest. when he wants to be, he can be quite vicious too. plus it’s just fun to see! i love seeing jacob anderson flaunt his claws in that aspect a little bit.

caroline

About Claudia and Lestat: yes, it's very ironic because Lestat and Claudia are really match made in heaven when it comes to vampirism. She's so his daughter. If only Lestat didn't think he was competing with Claudia for Louis' love, they would have been the best team ever

crazykuroneko

Louis and Armand messing up with Daniel's mind is in line with their discussion in 2x01: to make him say "What's next?", to make him docile and not talk back. Armand is hard to pin down and imo most of the fandom still doesn't understand entirely what he did in this season, so don't worry.

crazykuroneko

I wanted to jump through the screen in that moment lol..great acting by Anderson

Raymond Walker

After they got Daniel rattled at the end, Louis's nodding like "yeah, that's what i thought" was downright CRUEL! Perfect acting there. I keep forgetting this man was an actual pimp and then he reminds me

PickleBaron

Damn! OK 😊lol

Raymond Walker

Thank you Karen 🙏🏿♥️ thank you for being here

Raymond Walker

I love how much you love this show.

Karen Wood

Swear?

Raymond Walker

hahahaa nice, you're right every episode has gotten better and better. I can not wait to keep going!

Raymond Walker

We are in the same boat. You can actually learn alot about people with how they discuss this show or how willing they are to see every character and complex without simply write one off as good or bad.

Raymond Walker

Lupus is definitely my fave all because of Jacob Anderson, his portrayal is amazing and that isn’t taking anything away from any of the other characters, they are all amazing but u just like Louis lol

Martin Gage

NOT a spoiler to say - this season left me feeling "OMG this is my favorite episode" until I saw the next one and then the next one. Each one just keeps getting better and better - this episode was my first "OMG this is my favorite episode."

Karen Wood

Non Spoiler Easter Egg: The two portraits hanging behind Lestat's lawyer were also Lestat's lawyers.

Glamazon 617

Wild that you don't trust moments of happiness in the Gay Vampire Trauma Hour 😆 The moment where Louis laughs after reminding Daniel of Alice's rejection was so chilling for me; I physically recoiled when I first saw it as it's the first time we get a glimpse of true cruelty from him. Jacob Anderson is a MASTER - he's recently starred in two movies (Timestalker, which is out in the UK, and Bad Apples which has been picked up for distribution but doesn't have a date yet) and I'm hoping this momentum in his career continues. I think you hit the nail on the head when theorizing what makes a "good vampire" from Claudia or Louis' perspective. These vamps seems to take the same or greater joy in sadism to humans than Lestat did, but they're decent to *each other* and show Claudia respect as a peer that she never got from him. When she came back to Louis & Lestat he called other vampires "vicious" and "a society of monsters" - your comment about what level are they at if we rate Lestat as a level 10 is an interesting thought.

Amanda Winstead

That's soo fucked up though lol..like to use your ace in the hole i get it but..Daniel can't even protect himself from that 🤦🏿‍♂️thank you for this🙏🏿♥️

Raymond Walker

Louis got into Daniel's mind to hurt him. Daniel was mocking the pain of Lestat's letter - so Louis decided to pull out a terrible memory from Daniel to mock HIS romantic trauma. It was Louis' tit for tat. That's why he smirks when he realizes that Daniel is hurt and overwhelmed.

xris037

ay big dawg . like I said comment all you want disagree all you want. I am on Franks patreon and I see how you interact there. I speak to people so YOU may not see it as an issue but I have to keep the peace in here so respectfully watch how you talk or dip. It's that simple.

Raymond Walker

All will be answered. You’re asking the right questions.

Paris Hardy

thank you Yvette

Raymond Walker

you're 100% right about Louis and this comment is very eye opening. When he gets manipulative or has a hard streak my first knee jerk reaction is to see everything else as just a facade but its really not. He is all those things and thats what makes his character unique. He may seem a little frail but piss him off just right and you WILL regret it. Great character. Thank you for this comment.

Raymond Walker

Man, Ben Daniels absolutely BODIES the role of Santiago. Love him down.

Amanda Hill

i NEED to understand his character more haha. Its driving my crazy. Louis is definitely starting to climb up my list!

Raymond Walker

Thank you I really appreciate that and I'm glad you're enjoying your stay here. The cast is Phenomenal !!!

Raymond Walker

I don’t think you’re missing something. Claudia literally asked him in this ep a similar thing. “Who are you, Louis?” Like truly I think that question is the question for these 2 seasons. Like wtf is Louis looking for with this interview is the right question to be asking for sureee.

Natasha

I guess my question is " Is Daniel focusing in or is he asserting his own interpretations because of personal history/bias?" It could be argued that both are true. The point Claudia was making is that she wanted to be able to feel things authentically (she felt that Paris sucks) without worry that it would also affect Louis. However. What Daniel said in that moment was just "Paris sucks" it's not that he is wrong, it is just so simplified that it leaves no room for the nuance that she is trying to convey and then earlier in the conversation they already had a tit for tat about Paris sucking. He likes to throw little jabs and quips out even at the expense of the interviewee (Louis), little ways to say I'm right haha. Daniel isn't being as impartial and professional as he claims, but to be fair the interview has never been professional. ((Personally I got alittle ticked off at Daniel when he just asserted sarcastically "so no there was no racism in paris" literally as he said that I was Armand at my TV screen" that's not what he was said"))

Valentine

That's definitely one of those things you're going to have to have patience about, Taco! All your head scratching will be rewarded in the end.

Amanda Winstead

And as for Claudia loving the theater and the on-stage killing - she always enjoyed toying with her food. She so very, very happy that she found people who like what she likes. Louis was always forgiving of Claudia what he disliked in Lestat. So, what did he mean by "we can't be the only 'good' ones"? To your question, "How long is it gonna be before she realizes they just like Lestat?" - SHE is like Lestat. Claudia LOVES being a vampire. Lestat's brand of killing isn't what she hated about him. She hated that he had secrets and that he harmed Louis. That killing spree she went on last season was filled with souvenir body parts and mocking people as they died. The theater is heaven to her.

xris037

thank you for this, my question is if you want him to interview you, you should WANT TO GIVE THE REAL STORY hahhaa like ok cry whine whatever you need to do but the content should be as close to a 1to1 copy of the actual events as we can get, am i right? hahah or am I missing something. Of course if it is a spoiler ill just have to find out but, serious head scratcher for me in the moment. Thank you for this comment Natasha

Raymond Walker

This episode does such a good job of showing us that Claudia is both of her fathers’ daughter. She has a lot of Lestat in her. You called it out near the end of S1 with the chess game and her figuring out how to outsmart him— she is her father’s daughter. With the Daniel stuff, go back if you have time to the scene in their bedroom in the last episode when Armand tells Louis that he’s lost control of the interview. Daniel is good at his job, at taking people apart and getting past the story they want to tell to the “real” story, digging up the real shit. Louis was weeping and falling apart last episode, so this is them trying to get a little more control over the narrative. Louis is downright COCKY here, back in control of his story. Still a good question to ask though: WHY is that so important to them? 👀

Natasha

Bruh nah you can cuss..I just don't want a cesspool of a comment section..I'm here chillin..this is my escape for the youtube fuckery..as well as alot of my patreons...I don't want it spilling over here....last thing I need is to hop in the comments and people are just bickering about who their favorite character is or why soandso is a bitch..like nah..also it has alot to do with how I've seen you interact in other patreon groups. You done already called lestat all kinds of fonky bitches on franks page..like..you should be good on that fr..relax while you here big dawg🙏🏿

Raymond Walker

Louis is still my favorite, but Armand is HIGH on the list, he's fascinating and so beautiful I just can't help it.

sierra's reaction corner

It's not an excuse at all (Louis may be my fave, but I am capable of holding him accountable...sometimes lol), but Louis (and Armand) were fucking with Daniel whenever it seemed he was getting too critical or mocking the story. The first couple times were debatable (he was being snarky), but he was definitely cracking jokes after the Lestat letter story and Louis was still hurt and lashed out. Not okay of course, and it's been very consistent with Louis' character! He's the type of person to lash out with his words. He would do the same with Lestat, both before and after they had Claudia. He even said in 1x05 that he "took and unsavory delight in provoking Lestat". Louis can get NASTY and manipulative when he wants to! He's for damn sure no saint. Personally, Louis' mean streak is my favorite thing about him lol same for Lestat's temper and his disturbingly dramatic murder style. Same for Daniel and his biting sarcasm. These faults are what make these characters so interesting. If Louis was just some sweet, sad poor vampire, or Lestat was just some funny French vampire in love, they wouldn't be half as interesting without the things that make them...difficult and hard to empathize with to an extent. Claudia is perfect though, I will accept no criticism of Claudia 🤣 You saying Armand is just a Question Mark is so real...he's just a pretty ass question mark with bright yellow eyes, gotta love it.

sierra's reaction corner

Louis might be very uncomfortable with mocking people before eating them, but we've seen that Louis isn't uncomfortable with mocking in other ways. It's interesting.

xris037

Persona non grata means unacceptable or unwelcome.

Yvette

Haha second and third is crazy lol🤣🙏🏿♥️

Raymond Walker

I second and third everything you just said. Armand and Claudia are my favorite characters.

Valentine

I think you're probably right about claudia trying to find vampires good to them..that's why I mentioned that in my description for the episode they have very similar qualities to Lestat and even come from the same group..hes literally on their wall..and armand mentioning some of the members handle things in a harsh way..leads me to believe they are not the best bunch..but im just using context clues and obviously havent seen the rest of the season so i may be off...oh an calling lestat a cunt ..we're not doing that here..it breeds a level of toxicity that I won't have in my patreon comment section. You can private message me and go off about him all day if you like..but not here..respectfully 🙏🏿. And that goes for any character expect Bruce all these characters are beloved and i believe there is a tactful way to discuss your disdain for them. May seem like a weird ask but I don't want anyone feeling comfortable calling Louis a bitch or a pussy...LESTAT a slaver or white devil cunt..any of that shit really divides the fandom even more than it already is, I want us to find ways to agree and disagree but remain respectable of eachother and the characters we ALL LOVE (Also ill probably be a hypocrite of this rule sometimes so feel free to call me on it at anytime as wel, l ill make the correction and hold myself accountable as well) 🙏🏿

Raymond Walker

Great reaction as usual. We all felt the confusion with Armand and Louis “handling” of Daniel. I recommend you review their conversation at the end of the previous episode for more insight as to what they were doing, though motivations remain largely hidden.

Terri Matter

Don't worry 'guys' has kinda become a universal term to address all people haha Thank you so much for doing what you do! I'm enjoying watching you experience this show for the first time and I'm so excited for you to experience what goes downnnn I especially love that you break things down character wise it helps me further appreciate all the intricate performance quirks the actors put in with their portrayals

L

RH

These characters are all fantastic, you are going to have a great time. Also I know what you meant when saying there could be other vampires making Lestat look like a princess but to me, he is a princess. A BPD princess, there’s something very elegant yet impulsively explosive about his kills and demeanor that to me that makes him a princess. I wanted to quote someone under Frank’s patreon when you talked about the morality and the cruelty of these characters, "you will get some pretty hot takes from people depending on who they identify with the most, as they excuse their fav and make a villain of someone/everyone else.” for me, the thing with these characters is that they are not black and white and even if some of their actions are monstrous you can kind of understand where they are coming from. That’s my main gripe with Lestat antis, Lestat’s abuse is horrendous but if you understand his character you can see why he acts the way he does even if you don’t agree but they don’t, and yet they can understand where they fav is coming from when they do equally fucked up stuff.

RÆY

armand is my favourite character in the whole series because i just find him so unbelievably rich and layered and i find myself constantly in awe of everything he says and does which is everything you want, you want to be intrigued by the characters you are watching on screen, and this is all down to assad zaman's portrayal of him and all the subtleties and nuances he brings like what a standout!!!

Olivia

If you see spoilers 🚨⚠️⚠️🚨🚨⚠️🚨 just do that let's see if thst works I'm excited as well..there's something brewing just can't put my finger on it though

Raymond Walker

I'm so excited for you to experience this season. Please be careful of spoilers or hints even. Going through it without knowledge makes it so pure and raw. :) Part of me wants to tell you not to read the comments at all.

Melissa