This show and this story is amazing. I make theories about it for the last 30 years. What is important is to keep thinking about it, to be necessary right. Your video is just great, well done.
I don't think Armand even wanted to save Louis. He just went along with having him as a companion after his plan to have them killed was foiled by Lestat.
There is more to it, later in the books we learn that Armand had begged multiple times Lestat to be with him, so he knows him well enough to know that he would help Louis. He knew that a Lestat wouldn’t let Louis to die, he was counting on it. He did loved Louis, and he loved Lestat also
Which is opposite of the book because Armand wanting Louis was the sole reason for Armand orchestrating the trial and the coven's demise. And Armand knew there was no way Lestat wouldn't save Louis. I think Armand wanted Louis, but if Louis somehow died, than Lestat would suffer, and that would still be a win for Armand.
Ben Daniels said that Santiago was incredibly attracted to Louis and probably jealous of Louis's beauty and freedom that the coven didn't have, which fueled a lot of his rage.
That scene where Louie was talking about art with Claudia at the restaurant table... now in my personal opinion I don't think he came off as bougie or snobbish... But you can definitely see the distaste of the coven starting to build...
Which Armand was probably banking on. Lestat saves Louis, Armand takes the credit. Louis wipes out the coven, Armand gets to walk away without having done amy of the dirty work.
@@StedeBonnetsCravatI don’t really think so. I think he was playing both sides so he could go with the winner scott free. He didn’t know Lestat would save Louis but it took the opportunity to look like he was on Louis side anyway. I agree but i think he was just as likely to let Louis die and go back to business as usual with the coven
Armand is garbage. I look forward to your updated account of Armand's plan after watching Episode 8. I was truly baffled because I was an Armand sympathizer for far too long!
I really like your videos. Binged practically your whole channel so I really appreciate the time and energy you put into these. But I really think you should redo this video in light of what we learn in the season Finale and how it became clear Armand was secretly behind the whole trial and did not in fact save Louie.
I read Interview, Lestat, QotD, Body Thief, Memnoch, and Armand years ago, back when I was in high school. I think I also read one about Pandora and, uh, was it Marius? Or Magnus? This series has me questioning if Armand has been messing with my memories, too - and how accurate memory is, in general. I know there are big chunks that I'm forgetting and getting mixed up. I'm sitting here going, "Now, what really happened and what do I just think happened based on POV?" I really like how the show used memory and its unreliability such a thematic centerpiece. I remember feeling like later books basically retconned a bunch of stuff, which made me feel sort of cheated. That works much better as an intentional meditation on the unreliability of memory and the bias of perspective. I don't know if that theme was always in the books and I was just too young to recognize it, or if the showrunners baked it in due to what will come later. Either way, I like it! I still don't understand Armand's endgame, though. What is he trying to accomplish by constantly mucking about in folks' memories? Didn't this whole "interview" scenario begin because ever-suicidal Louis was, in exposing vampires to the world, also baiting the vampires into killing him? How does any of this benefit Armand? He cannot be acting simply because he wants to be with Louis; he proved himself willing to let Louis be killed in the theater and, again, by baiting the other vampires. He even hesitated when Louis threw himself into the sun. And why turn Molloy, the reporter-turned-Talamasca-mole? All I can think is that Armand is, for reasons unknown, trying to control the narrative that goes out into the world. But to what end?
Lestat saved louis armand directed the play to kill all of them he took credit for saving louis for 77 years until Malloy exposes the script with armands handwriting in the margins
Wait! Hold the phone … they were reading Claudia’s journal while Santiago was rehearsing on stage. When Claudia was scraping gum from underneath the chairs!
Even though it was eventually revealed that Lestat was the one to save louis, like Daniel said Armand still used it to his advantage and lied about it being him who saved Louis. This was the last straw for Louis and he leaves Armand before telling him he would kill him if he harmed Daniel for exposing the truth to him. He already knew that Louis wouldn't forgive him for not saving Claudia and Madeline even though he said to Louis in the finale he forgive Armand for what happened which he knows full well isn't the truth. Armand was treated horribly as a slave, then by Mauris and when he thought he found his companion in the form of Lestat who may of not used him(again this is due to the inaccuracies in his story and me not believing what Lestat truly did to him) him still being heartbroken by that betrayal and then would found Louis, i believe he did love Louis but was also jealous of his relationship with Lestat and Claudia. I feel for him but he is also just as bad as Lestat.
Armand is the King of not only holding onto grudges but doing the long con. In the show feels different from the book and previous adaptations, Loius and Claudia were just pawns for Armand to exact his revenge on Lestat. To me, Armand making Claudia do the Babydoll act was a way to break her spirit and drive her to the point she knows her only way out is to end her life. So that was one way of getting one of Lestat’s fledglings. As for Francis aka Santiago, he could have stolen Claudia’s journals at any time after discovering she was keeping them. But he didn’t. He stole them only after he was caught by Armand creeping around listening to Armand chew out Claudia in the street. Armand literally threatened Francis with being boxed up like his maker if he didn’t do as he was told. Which I would think was to go steal Claudia’s journals.
I agree that this was Armand’s plan all along they only messed it up with having Lestat save Louis. He always wanted Louis to himself & knew Claudia was in the way. Armand already showed he was stronger than the rest of the coven so we should’ve known they couldn’t overpower him.
Lestat is the main character so who gives AF about Armon. In the books he beats the fuck out of Armon back then and there's nothing he or anyone can do to stop Lestat
Armand wanted Lestat as companion, not Louis. He didn't save him but Lestat was stronger than Armand knew (Akasha's blood that Armand doesn't know). It was just a way for Arman to become close to Lestat.
@@StedeBonnetsCravat I'm just thinking of the amount of destruction there would be (to themselves and others) if Louis, Lestat and Armand get into a poly relationship. We could ramp up the isanity and toxicity by a few more notches. Actually, can someone write a fic on this please. 😂
The opening of this season with Paris being the vampire's mouth and the Eiffel Tower is *1* fang is all wrong. Much like last season, there should b a 2nd Eiffel upside down.
The show diverges in many ways from Anne's book. In the book Louis, Claudia and Madeleine are judged by a vampire tribunal, there's no interactive human audience and no pre-scripted play. Claudia and Madeleine die at sunrise while trapped inside an airwell. (Armand, in a later book, gives a wholly different version of this event, but as far as Louis knows, that's how they're destroyed. ) Book Louis is bricked up but later released by Armand, and Louis then gets his revenge by burning down the theater. In both the book and the show he beheads Santiago. In the book he blames Armand for Claudia's death but loses all his human emotions. Rather than exist alone he travels the world with Armand for years but is increasingly cold, withdrawn and indifferent to him. Eventually Armand tires of this treatment and leaves, and Louis could care less. Louis and Lestat are set up to be the "endgame" in the book series as in the show. I have enjoyed both versions but to be totally honest I prefer the AMC storyline because it's messier and even more wonderfully dysfunctional!
These vampires are self loathing, they love to play the victim. I never understood why vampire shows and movies always make vampires feel terrible about being an Apex predator, and have human like guilt and feelings for eating, which is feeding off humans. It’s not like they have to kill the human if they don’t want, but even if they do, why feel bad. They are humans. Humans don’t feel bad about killing each other in mass, or eradicating other species, and killing butchering other species for meat, and fins etc. in the real world I don’t think vampires would care about humanity or having humanity feelings. It’s silly
From what I recall (i've never read the books just watched review videos of others) Lestat was kind of out of his mind. He was still recovering from his murder attempt and when he went to Armand to see about getting healed, Armand being the little shit, just ended up imprisoning him. He ended up just begging for Louis's life since he was unable to help, being in a weakened state. After Armand spared Louis and realized he would never forgive him (and him only wanting Louis because he couldn't have Lestat) he went to Lestat and offered him his blood to heal if Lestat would be with him but Lestat refused and was kicked out a window for his trouble.
I never would have uploaded this video after episode 8 now I question how valid All your videos are and doubt that I will stick around for anymore inaccuracies
I don’t wholly agree with your breakdown. You say, that this was all part of the master plan of Armand to get Luis for himself. In the book and the movie, yes. But, in the show, the night Madelaine was made and Armand arrived at Luis’ apartment Claudia and Madeleine were already gone. They left. Out of the way and Luis free for companionship. So that was the moment in which Armand supposedly could have had Luis for himself and be rid of the coven, if this really was what he wanted. Instead we have Luis, Madelaine and Claudia some time later kidnapped to stand trial. A trial for which Lestat extra crossed the big pond to be able to attend. Then in episode 8 it is revealed that Lestat did the mind trick to save Luis. So, why did he not save Claudia when in fact he could have? If Lestat wanted to save Luis, did he really save him? Lestat swapped Luis’ death by sunlight to death by banishment. So, instead of dying quickly one dies slowly by starvation in the iron coffin. Who then freed Luis from the iron coffin? So Armand took credit for changing the sentence to banishment, but this was irrelevant bc the real saviour was the one who opened the iron coffin. Also, what confuses me is that we have here a trial in which Lestat is the main contributor to the death of Claudia. A father who ensures that his daughter is punished for the murder of him, or attempted murder. But the villain supposedly is Armand? Why? Bc he tried to bend the coven rules for his own advantage? Bc he then decided to obey and follow vampiric law? Bc he took credit for the mindmagic which did not even led to Luis’ salvation? It is all a very beautiful story, but if one starts in a world full of demons to villainise some and overlook the obvious shortcomings of others, even glorifies them, then I believe that some aspect of what the story tries to teach us is lost. In fact, one of the producers said in an interview “shame is a very powerful catalyst for growth”. I believe we have the shame of a father being the cause of his daughter’s death sentence and this shameful act will shape Lestat and attribute him with personal growth. And this is the more interesting story to be told, how Lestat, the father who let his daughter die, driven by shame and regret, becomes the vampire prince. Not Armand the so-called villain who followed vampiric laws, who took credit for the mind magic which ultimately was irrelevant, the so-called villain who endured the mentally ill Luis for 77 years. Just for that Armand deserves a medal. Try you living with a nut bag like Luis.
Is Armand controlling Louie when he talks to Daniel about his wife? Is Armand speaking through Louie? He sounds like he's in a trance and they flash back and forth between Louie and Armand.
In the book he can only beat Lestat in the theater because he's STILL weak from Claudia and Louis trying to kill him, you kinda touched on it but not fully. In one of the earlier episodes it shows Armand kinda beat Lestat and in Armands book he describes not being able to destroy Lestat because Lestat was made by such a powerful vampire. I hate how this show made Lestat look weak compared to Armand.
I think the show gives a look a lestats weaknesses (not that he’s necessarily weak) and it’s also important to point out this isn’t from Lestats perspective.
We haven't seen the true Lestat. We have only seen him from other people's perspectives, which has either been manipulated, exaggerated or just straight up lies. Next season we're getting the real Lestat from his perspective.
I think the show made Lestat look vulnerable not weak. Even at the end They acknowledged they couldn’t kill Lestat, even if they wanted to. Then he was able to push the audience for banishment, even in a weak state, not to mention he did it over the other vampires trying to control the mental.
@thegamerboneless2864 I mean they made him look weak when he first met Armand. In the book *THE* *VAMPIRE* *ARMAND* he says "it was the vampire Lestate if one of us HAD been able to strike him down one night, break him apart with his own fancy sword and set him ablaze we might've had a few more decades of our rachid delusions but nobody could he was too damn strong for us, created by an ancient and powerful renegade a legendary Vampire by the name of Magnus" and yet in the show Armand made him look weak. And Yes it does finally show in the last episode where Lestat himself makes them rethink about trying to burn him but book wise Armand would've known to not think about it. Not trying to argue about this but definitely they're changing so much, too much that it's almost not fun. I mean Santiago was made by an old and powerful vampire (he's the newest made but one of the strongest) and yet Louis gets the drop on him? Louis isn't powerful, the only vampire Lestat made that was powerful was his mother but Nicky, Louis, Claudia, the musician from the book or this lady in the show none of them are powerful!!??? I don't know? Just thoughts when I watch it.
Although I enjoy the show, I MUCH prefer the Anne Rice version of Claudia’s death. The secret being the murder of Lestat and her mind block keeping the secret hidden as the coven grows more and more suspicious and frustrated. I feel the movie captured Louis and Armand better at the time of her death. Loving Santiago though
There is a moment in series were Armand seems to have much power that is when he freeze the environment and Lestat falls to the ground. But the comments seems to say that Lestat is more powerful. Is it because he already had Akasha's blood which is also stated by Lestat in the series. Also the time of queen of the damned seems to be different from the movie. Aliyah queen of the damned is like modern age already while series would be like before ww2. The timeline got me confused because Im watching book summaries in youtube and watch the series and the movies.
This whole notion is not supported because was Louis meant to survive. It does not seem like Armand planned for Louis to live along with Claudia. If it was all about getting Lou’s to himself Claudia was literally gone/leaving already.
What TF was who ever did the casting, on? Armand is supposed to look like a 15 year old boy that fell out of a Botticelli painting. And theres nothing about this guy that gives that. And I wont get on their Claudia. Now that I've been that guy, I'll be on my way! 😂
damn you actually posted this even tho its outdated and wrong XD anything for views i guess. SUPRISE Lestat actually saved louis, not armand which meeeaannnsss his apology was sincere!! ahhhhh what a show!
Sorry Dude, you're gonna have to redo your video. It was Lestat who saved Louis by compelling the audience to say banishment. Why did you upload this without watching the final episode?
Well, i'm not going to redo the video. I made it before i watched the episode. I like to make videos as i'm watching..i'll make an update with lestat's view
This is not factual. Armand did not save Louis, Lestat did. Armand intended for Louis to perish with Claudia ad adeline per Episode 8. Your theory is ill informed my friend.
Who wants Lestat’s love card from the book series! Ok here goes. Lestat has sex with one mortal woman, 0 Mortal men and 0 vampire males. You’re welcome
The show crapped the bed with Claudia casting. At no point do I see anything other than a grown woman rather than a child, which was the whole point of that character and story concerning her.
@@ninetimesadaynot to mention it’s easier to film with adults and not underage children where they have to abide by child labor laws and unable to film as long, which would make all the overnight, late night shoots difficult. Sure in the movie Claudia was younger Dunst, but with the AMC series, you are filming longer shoots for the extra amount of content.
@@hpvamp246The showrunners said that the labor laws weren’t the main reason. It messes up the whole concept of Claudia. She is literally a mature woman in a child’s body, not a teenager’s. A teenager can pass for an adult and they have adult actresses trying to pass for 14 and none of it really works. Plus, the character was a tribute to Rice’s dead daughter. Bailey was taller than some of the male actors she shared scenes with, which made them calling her “little girl” sort of comic. They could have found a 10-12 age actress to play her. They just didn’t want to. It reminds me of Javi in Yellowjackets. In the pilot he looked more around 12 but with years of filming, he turned 16 and had a grown spurt and then towered over some of the actresses who were acting like he was “little innocent Javi”. I felt they might use the supernatural parts of the show to explain his growth or someone would say “Javi got taller” but no one did. It just was awkward. :)
@@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396 Well I know the books based on Anne’s daughter Michelle who passed from cancer. Technically if your under 18, your still considered part of the child labor laws. And yes maybe they did decide creatively to age her up, like how they race bended Louie and Claudia. I don’t mind those creative changes personally. But in addition to just giving them more free will with her character in the romance factor, can you imagine a literal 5 year old child growing and wanting to be in a relationship with an adult vampire like Madeline. 14 years old is still not great visually pairing her with adults, but I suppose it’s less awkward than 5. In the series they definitely make her more interested in getting a companion over another parent figure. I think the only reason Javi’s situation works out is that the soccer team actresses are all older than he is so in relation to them he does appear younger, but he definitely doesn’t look like a child anymore in the second one. Stranger things is having this issue too, since the kids have grown up so quickly.
I made this video before watching episode 8.
Nothing to worry about, my friend, you did a fantastic job.
This show and this story is amazing. I make theories about it for the last 30 years. What is important is to keep thinking about it, to be necessary right. Your video is just great, well done.
I don't think Armand even wanted to save Louis.
He just went along with having him as a companion after his plan to have them killed was foiled by Lestat.
There is more to it, later in the books we learn that Armand had begged multiple times Lestat to be with him, so he knows him well enough to know that he would help Louis. He knew that a Lestat wouldn’t let Louis to die, he was counting on it. He did loved Louis, and he loved Lestat also
Which is opposite of the book because Armand wanting Louis was the sole reason for Armand orchestrating the trial and the coven's demise.
And Armand knew there was no way Lestat wouldn't save Louis. I think Armand wanted Louis, but if Louis somehow died, than Lestat would suffer, and that would still be a win for Armand.
It seems to me that you are right.
Armand is the true villain!!!!
Ben Daniels said that Santiago was incredibly attracted to Louis and probably jealous of Louis's beauty and freedom that the coven didn't have, which fueled a lot of his rage.
That scene where Louie was talking about art with Claudia at the restaurant table... now in my personal opinion I don't think he came off as bougie or snobbish...
But you can definitely see the distaste of the coven starting to build...
Remember 6 pages were torn out of Claudia book
But was really Lestat who saved Louis
Which Armand was probably banking on. Lestat saves Louis, Armand takes the credit. Louis wipes out the coven, Armand gets to walk away without having done amy of the dirty work.
Yassss!!!
@@StedeBonnetsCravat ok this makes a lot more sense
That is in character of Armand.. your explanation makes a lot of sense.
@@StedeBonnetsCravatI don’t really think so. I think he was playing both sides so he could go with the winner scott free. He didn’t know Lestat would save Louis but it took the opportunity to look like he was on Louis side anyway. I agree but i think he was just as likely to let Louis die and go back to business as usual with the coven
Armand probably wanted to take Louie from lestat as revenge for turning him down.
Armand is garbage. I look forward to your updated account of Armand's plan after watching Episode 8. I was truly baffled because I was an Armand sympathizer for far too long!
I really like your videos. Binged practically your whole channel so I really appreciate the time and energy you put into these. But I really think you should redo this video in light of what we learn in the season Finale and how it became clear Armand was secretly behind the whole trial and did not in fact save Louie.
I read Interview, Lestat, QotD, Body Thief, Memnoch, and Armand years ago, back when I was in high school. I think I also read one about Pandora and, uh, was it Marius? Or Magnus? This series has me questioning if Armand has been messing with my memories, too - and how accurate memory is, in general. I know there are big chunks that I'm forgetting and getting mixed up. I'm sitting here going, "Now, what really happened and what do I just think happened based on POV?" I really like how the show used memory and its unreliability such a thematic centerpiece. I remember feeling like later books basically retconned a bunch of stuff, which made me feel sort of cheated. That works much better as an intentional meditation on the unreliability of memory and the bias of perspective. I don't know if that theme was always in the books and I was just too young to recognize it, or if the showrunners baked it in due to what will come later. Either way, I like it!
I still don't understand Armand's endgame, though. What is he trying to accomplish by constantly mucking about in folks' memories? Didn't this whole "interview" scenario begin because ever-suicidal Louis was, in exposing vampires to the world, also baiting the vampires into killing him? How does any of this benefit Armand? He cannot be acting simply because he wants to be with Louis; he proved himself willing to let Louis be killed in the theater and, again, by baiting the other vampires. He even hesitated when Louis threw himself into the sun. And why turn Molloy, the reporter-turned-Talamasca-mole? All I can think is that Armand is, for reasons unknown, trying to control the narrative that goes out into the world. But to what end?
Interesting. Except Lastat saved louis not Armand. If this was indeed true then why was Armand going to let Louis die?
My point exactly
He could go with lestat . Armand and lestat had a thing
I apologize sir but the finale kills this take . But last week ,this would have been a bomb video to think about .
Lestat saved louis armand directed the play to kill all of them he took credit for saving louis for 77 years until Malloy exposes the script with armands handwriting in the margins
Wait! Hold the phone … they were reading Claudia’s journal while Santiago was rehearsing on stage. When Claudia was scraping gum from underneath the chairs!
I believe that like all children when “happy and never want to hunt alone” was being questioned the day one.
Even though it was eventually revealed that Lestat was the one to save louis, like Daniel said Armand still used it to his advantage and lied about it being him who saved Louis.
This was the last straw for Louis and he leaves Armand before telling him he would kill him if he harmed Daniel for exposing the truth to him. He already knew that Louis wouldn't forgive him for not saving Claudia and Madeline even though he said to Louis in the finale he forgive Armand for what happened which he knows full well isn't the truth.
Armand was treated horribly as a slave, then by Mauris and when he thought he found his companion in the form of Lestat who may of not used him(again this is due to the inaccuracies in his story and me not believing what Lestat truly did to him) him still being heartbroken by that betrayal and then would found Louis, i believe he did love Louis but was also jealous of his relationship with Lestat and Claudia. I feel for him but he is also just as bad as Lestat.
Armand is the King of not only holding onto grudges but doing the long con. In the show feels different from the book and previous adaptations, Loius and Claudia were just pawns for Armand to exact his revenge on Lestat.
To me, Armand making Claudia do the Babydoll act was a way to break her spirit and drive her to the point she knows her only way out is to end her life. So that was one way of getting one of Lestat’s fledglings.
As for Francis aka Santiago, he could have stolen Claudia’s journals at any time after discovering she was keeping them. But he didn’t. He stole them only after he was caught by Armand creeping around listening to Armand chew out Claudia in the street. Armand literally threatened Francis with being boxed up like his maker if he didn’t do as he was told. Which I would think was to go steal Claudia’s journals.
I agree that this was Armand’s plan all along they only messed it up with having Lestat save Louis. He always wanted Louis to himself & knew Claudia was in the way. Armand already showed he was stronger than the rest of the coven so we should’ve known they couldn’t overpower him.
Man, I love this channel. I always look forward to your videos!
Louis wasn't saved by Amon
@@user-gr2yw3ln4l yeah I said in the video I made this video before watching episode 8
Now the question is why Armand wanted Louis dead?? And why Lestat even agreed to be in the trial? I can’t understand that 😅😅😅
Yes!!!
Lestat is the main character so who gives AF about Armon. In the books he beats the fuck out of Armon back then and there's nothing he or anyone can do to stop Lestat
The series isn't just Lestat? 😂
Armand wanted Lestat as companion, not Louis. He didn't save him but Lestat was stronger than Armand knew (Akasha's blood that Armand doesn't know).
It was just a way for Arman to become close to Lestat.
In the book, he wants them both. He wants Louis so much that he orchestrates the destruction of the coven so the two can be together.
@@StedeBonnetsCravat I'm just thinking of the amount of destruction there would be (to themselves and others) if Louis, Lestat and Armand get into a poly relationship. We could ramp up the isanity and toxicity by a few more notches.
Actually, can someone write a fic on this please. 😂
@@shiny2401 I'm thinking a polycule including Daniel, too. Then everyone can be happy and destructive together! 😅
Great video! 😁 cant wait to hear your insight on ep. 8!
LESTAT REALLY LOVES LOUIE!!!
Vampires have a harder time dealing with their feelings than humans do. You'd think they'd have more wisdom and maturity.
god the last two episodes were so riveting, i genuinely ache for season 3.
The opening of this season with Paris being the vampire's mouth and the Eiffel Tower is *1* fang is all wrong. Much like last season, there should b a 2nd Eiffel upside down.
Must've missed the twist at the end lol
I thought the finale showed that lestat made the audience say "banishment," what does the book say?
Yeah I made the video before I watched ep 8
The finale did, I don't recall who did in the book.
The show diverges in many ways from Anne's book. In the book Louis, Claudia and Madeleine are judged by a vampire tribunal, there's no interactive human audience and no pre-scripted play. Claudia and Madeleine die at sunrise while trapped inside an airwell. (Armand, in a later book, gives a wholly different version of this event, but as far as Louis knows, that's how they're destroyed. ) Book Louis is bricked up but later released by Armand, and Louis then gets his revenge by burning down the theater. In both the book and the show he beheads Santiago. In the book he blames Armand for Claudia's death but loses all his human emotions. Rather than exist alone he travels the world with Armand for years but is increasingly cold, withdrawn and indifferent to him. Eventually Armand tires of this treatment and leaves, and Louis could care less. Louis and Lestat are set up to be the "endgame" in the book series as in the show. I have enjoyed both versions but to be totally honest I prefer the AMC storyline because it's messier and even more wonderfully dysfunctional!
These vampires are self loathing, they love to play the victim. I never understood why vampire shows and movies always make vampires feel terrible about being an Apex predator, and have human like guilt and feelings for eating, which is feeding off humans. It’s not like they have to kill the human if they don’t want, but even if they do, why feel bad. They are humans. Humans don’t feel bad about killing each other in mass, or eradicating other species, and killing butchering other species for meat, and fins etc. in the real world I don’t think vampires would care about humanity or having humanity feelings. It’s silly
From what I recall (i've never read the books just watched review videos of others) Lestat was kind of out of his mind. He was still recovering from his murder attempt and when he went to Armand to see about getting healed, Armand being the little shit, just ended up imprisoning him. He ended up just begging for Louis's life since he was unable to help, being in a weakened state. After Armand spared Louis and realized he would never forgive him (and him only wanting Louis because he couldn't have Lestat) he went to Lestat and offered him his blood to heal if Lestat would be with him but Lestat refused and was kicked out a window for his trouble.
Again how meticulously vampires are Claudia never mentioned losing her book even when she gave madeleine hers to read!
I never would have uploaded this video after episode 8 now I question how valid All your videos are and doubt that I will stick around for anymore inaccuracies
Girl it ain't that serious
😂😂😂
What's wrong with you?
I love this
In my timeline the book was called "interview with A vampire.
You are wrong, he was ok with Louis dying. Lestat saved Louis
I don’t wholly agree with your breakdown. You say, that this was all part of the master plan of Armand to get Luis for himself. In the book and the movie, yes. But, in the show, the night Madelaine was made and Armand arrived at Luis’ apartment Claudia and Madeleine were already gone. They left. Out of the way and Luis free for companionship. So that was the moment in which Armand supposedly could have had Luis for himself and be rid of the coven, if this really was what he wanted. Instead we have Luis, Madelaine and Claudia some time later kidnapped to stand trial. A trial for which Lestat extra crossed the big pond to be able to attend. Then in episode 8 it is revealed that Lestat did the mind trick to save Luis. So, why did he not save Claudia when in fact he could have? If Lestat wanted to save Luis, did he really save him? Lestat swapped Luis’ death by sunlight to death by banishment. So, instead of dying quickly one dies slowly by starvation in the iron coffin. Who then freed Luis from the iron coffin? So Armand took credit for changing the sentence to banishment, but this was irrelevant bc the real saviour was the one who opened the iron coffin. Also, what confuses me is that we have here a trial in which Lestat is the main contributor to the death of Claudia. A father who ensures that his daughter is punished for the murder of him, or attempted murder. But the villain supposedly is Armand? Why? Bc he tried to bend the coven rules for his own advantage? Bc he then decided to obey and follow vampiric law? Bc he took credit for the mindmagic which did not even led to Luis’ salvation? It is all a very beautiful story, but if one starts in a world full of demons to villainise some and overlook the obvious shortcomings of others, even glorifies them, then I believe that some aspect of what the story tries to teach us is lost. In fact, one of the producers said in an interview “shame is a very powerful catalyst for growth”. I believe we have the shame of a father being the cause of his daughter’s death sentence and this shameful act will shape Lestat and attribute him with personal growth. And this is the more interesting story to be told, how Lestat, the father who let his daughter die, driven by shame and regret, becomes the vampire prince. Not Armand the so-called villain who followed vampiric laws, who took credit for the mind magic which ultimately was irrelevant, the so-called villain who endured the mentally ill Luis for 77 years. Just for that Armand deserves a medal. Try you living with a nut bag like Luis.
That's what I didn't understand about episode 8 is if lestat saved Louie instead of Armand was Armand planning to let him die all along
i love this but.. episode 8 👀
Can we get a loustat video???
Is Armand controlling Louie when he talks to Daniel about his wife? Is Armand speaking through Louie? He sounds like he's in a trance and they flash back and forth between Louie and Armand.
In the book he can only beat Lestat in the theater because he's STILL weak from Claudia and Louis trying to kill him, you kinda touched on it but not fully. In one of the earlier episodes it shows Armand kinda beat Lestat and in Armands book he describes not being able to destroy Lestat because Lestat was made by such a powerful vampire. I hate how this show made Lestat look weak compared to Armand.
I think the show gives a look a lestats weaknesses (not that he’s necessarily weak) and it’s also important to point out this isn’t from Lestats perspective.
We haven't seen the true Lestat. We have only seen him from other people's perspectives, which has either been manipulated, exaggerated or just straight up lies. Next season we're getting the real Lestat from his perspective.
I think the show made Lestat look vulnerable not weak. Even at the end They acknowledged they couldn’t kill Lestat, even if they wanted to. Then he was able to push the audience for banishment, even in a weak state, not to mention he did it over the other vampires trying to control the mental.
@thegamerboneless2864 I mean they made him look weak when he first met Armand. In the book *THE* *VAMPIRE* *ARMAND* he says "it was the vampire Lestate if one of us HAD been able to strike him down one night, break him apart with his own fancy sword and set him ablaze we might've had a few more decades of our rachid delusions but nobody could he was too damn strong for us, created by an ancient and powerful renegade a legendary Vampire by the name of Magnus" and yet in the show Armand made him look weak. And Yes it does finally show in the last episode where Lestat himself makes them rethink about trying to burn him but book wise Armand would've known to not think about it. Not trying to argue about this but definitely they're changing so much, too much that it's almost not fun. I mean Santiago was made by an old and powerful vampire (he's the newest made but one of the strongest) and yet Louis gets the drop on him? Louis isn't powerful, the only vampire Lestat made that was powerful was his mother but Nicky, Louis, Claudia, the musician from the book or this lady in the show none of them are powerful!!??? I don't know? Just thoughts when I watch it.
Although I enjoy the show, I MUCH prefer the Anne Rice version of Claudia’s death. The secret being the murder of Lestat and her mind block keeping the secret hidden as the coven grows more and more suspicious and frustrated. I feel the movie captured Louis and Armand better at the time of her death. Loving Santiago though
There is a moment in series were Armand seems to have much power that is when he freeze the environment and Lestat falls to the ground. But the comments seems to say that Lestat is more powerful. Is it because he already had Akasha's blood which is also stated by Lestat in the series. Also the time of queen of the damned seems to be different from the movie. Aliyah queen of the damned is like modern age already while series would be like before ww2. The timeline got me confused because Im watching book summaries in youtube and watch the series and the movies.
You have to make another video correcting this one. Lol
I believe Armand saw Claudia as a burden between him and Louis and decided to get rid of the both of them in the end. 😉
I knew i didnt like him😂
This whole notion is not supported because was Louis meant to survive. It does not seem like Armand planned for Louis to live along with Claudia. If it was all about getting Lou’s to himself Claudia was literally gone/leaving already.
Did you watch the finale?
What TF was who ever did the casting, on? Armand is supposed to look like a 15 year old boy that fell out of a Botticelli painting. And theres nothing about this guy that gives that. And I wont get on their Claudia. Now that I've been that guy, I'll be on my way! 😂
damn you actually posted this even tho its outdated and wrong XD anything for views i guess. SUPRISE Lestat actually saved louis, not armand which meeeaannnsss his apology was sincere!! ahhhhh what a show!
But Lestat saved Louis not Armand…. lestat is the one who convinced the audience.
Afraid you need to redo this video, mate. It was not Armand who made the crowd shout banishment, it was Lestat.
Because I think that Armand resents Louis because he owned a brotha and Armand was sold into one where he was used.
It’s a pretty solid theory.
Sorry Dude, you're gonna have to redo your video. It was Lestat who saved Louis by compelling the audience to say banishment. Why did you upload this without watching the final episode?
Well, i'm not going to redo the video. I made it before i watched the episode. I like to make videos as i'm watching..i'll make an update with lestat's view
*_I would let Louis and Lestat bite me for eternity!_*
@@Cotten- Same. The most beautiful couple EVER!
The TV series is not well made in that it didi not express her age correctly.
This is not factual. Armand did not save Louis, Lestat did. Armand intended for Louis to perish with Claudia ad adeline per Episode 8. Your theory is ill informed my friend.
No my theory was made before episode 8, like i stated in the video.
Who wants Lestat’s love card from the book series! Ok here goes. Lestat has sex with one mortal woman, 0 Mortal men and 0 vampire males. You’re welcome
The show crapped the bed with Claudia casting. At no point do I see anything other than a grown woman rather than a child, which was the whole point of that character and story concerning her.
You can’t have a 5 year old playing a grown woman. That’s not going to work. In every version she will be aged up.
@@ninetimesadaynot to mention it’s easier to film with adults and not underage children where they have to abide by child labor laws and unable to film as long, which would make all the overnight, late night shoots difficult. Sure in the movie Claudia was younger Dunst, but with the AMC series, you are filming longer shoots for the extra amount of content.
@@hpvamp246The showrunners said that the labor laws weren’t the main reason. It messes up the whole concept of Claudia. She is literally a mature woman in a child’s body, not a teenager’s. A teenager can pass for an adult and they have adult actresses trying to pass for 14 and none of it really works. Plus, the character was a tribute to Rice’s dead daughter. Bailey was taller than some of the male actors she shared scenes with, which made them calling her “little girl” sort of comic. They could have found a 10-12 age actress to play her. They just didn’t want to. It reminds me of Javi in Yellowjackets. In the pilot he looked more around 12 but with years of filming, he turned 16 and had a grown spurt and then towered over some of the actresses who were acting like he was “little innocent Javi”. I felt they might use the supernatural parts of the show to explain his growth or someone would say “Javi got taller” but no one did. It just was awkward. :)
@@wildmarjoramdieselpunk6396 Well I know the books based on Anne’s daughter Michelle who passed from cancer. Technically if your under 18, your still considered part of the child labor laws. And yes maybe they did decide creatively to age her up, like how they race bended Louie and Claudia. I don’t mind those creative changes personally. But in addition to just giving them more free will with her character in the romance factor, can you imagine a literal 5 year old child growing and wanting to be in a relationship with an adult vampire like Madeline. 14 years old is still not great visually pairing her with adults, but I suppose it’s less awkward than 5. In the series they definitely make her more interested in getting a companion over another parent figure. I think the only reason Javi’s situation works out is that the soccer team actresses are all older than he is so in relation to them he does appear younger, but he definitely doesn’t look like a child anymore in the second one. Stranger things is having this issue too, since the kids have grown up so quickly.