Interview with the Vampire || 2x7 - “I Could Not Prevent It” || Reaction / Review!!
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Thoughts on this episode…?
absolutely brilliant! a masterclass in acting as well as writing
Absolutely exceeded my expectations again!
Too good...
It was probably the season's best episode! I cried at the end ... sigh
This recollection of Claudia leaving the world singing the song she detested? That’s ALL Armand… I don’t believe that, I need witnesses! 😂
I’ve said this before: I’ve seen good casting, but Sam Reid as Lestat is PERFECT casting. He IS Lestat.
not Armand trying to 🥺 himself out of this after he knocked out every member of his cover (including Sam!) at the restaurant!
That’s why it’s hard to know whether to believe him
he thinks we forgot... armand girl you're annoying me 😭
That's why I don't trust him he, has to have orchestrated this
Not even just every member of his coven (and don't forget, some of those members are from the old coven as well. Some of them aren't young Vampires at all)... but he also psychologically froze the entire restaurant they were in, and most likely people out in the street. The way the entire place went dead quiet, until he released them. Didn't even blink about it, didn't faze him at all. Lestat makes 30 or so men leave their house in Nola, and he's bleeding from his ears about to hit the floor. And we're meant to believe that getting a small group of humans to say "banishment" took ALL his strength. We're meant to believe that Sam SAM was enough to stop him from doing anything, when it took multiple of these Vampires to force just Louis off that stage. But 400+ year old Armand, couldn't get past Sam. Like, I'd laugh about it, if I wasn't so enraged.
@@RowensARTstudiomy question is, why would he lie about this? In the book, I believe he did I because he wanted to separate Louis from Claudia. In this, Louis and Claudia were already separated. They were meeting one last time before they went their separate ways. He didn't need to use the coven to kill Claudia. I don't understand why he orchestrated this, if he did.
Claudia's story is tragic as hell, but I'm happy she got chosen first at least once in her life. Madeleine died in her arms but she died alone...
It’s so horrible that the last thing she saw couldn’t even be the one she loved. Surrounded by her abusers.
😢😢😢😢😢
Interloping, malcontent, murdering Claudia got what was coming to her. What goes around comes around. You're right about one thing, though. Her beloved chose her over everything. If only the same could be said about Lestat's beloved, who instead chose to go along with Claudia's plot to murder him. 💔
@@SpaceEmos At least Lestat felt some remorse and regret and took no satisfaction in her destruction, which certainly can't be said for her when she and Louis tried to murder him.
@@enchantedboy66to say that when Louis lestat and Armand are RIGHT THERE when she did the least out of all three of them
it’s literally insane to me that armand showed he was perfectly capable of subduing the entire coven (making them all pass out that one episode) and he still couldn’t come up with a better excuse than "🥺 i wasnt strong enough to defeat the vampire sam 🥺🥺"
I think that’s kinda the point? Only a episode or two before we see him clearly show that he has the power to wipe out the entire coven at once, and in this episode he does nothing against them. He wanted Claudia to die, why? Idk, but he definitely wanted it to happen. Maybe he used Lestat as an example of what not to do. Sure Louis had chose Armand over Claudia, but there was still a chance, no matter how small, that eventually Claudia would take Louis from Armand as well. Armand could not allow that. And he clearly hates being abandoned way more than Lestat does.
@@theredmistiscoming609 oh no it definitely was the point i just think it’s funny that he thought it was a convincing lie
I think he was using most of his power to keep Lestat in check, to be honest. He was swaying, looking glazed over anytime he wasn't actively 'performing' - and whenever Louis asked him if he was 'happy' to get his revenge he looked absolutely miserable. That man, for all of his fault, did not want to be there.
@@LadyGreensleeves33 fr like the part where santiago says the “way past our bedtime” line you can see lestat swaying in the background with a totally blank look on his face
the entire claudia turning scene is so creepy like…the way louis drags her body like she’s a doll, calling her “our beautiful little daughter” when she was a literal stranger like!! my man was acting crazy no wonder lestat looked so freaked out
Armand can freeze people on their tracks but he was a "captive". 😂😂😂
in a messed up way armand is following what Louis said "let Santiago be maitre and fail" and "imagine me without the burden of Claudia" granted this is the most roundabout way to keep his hands clean but I kind of feel like girlypop is sitting in the back corner by himself because he wants to look innocent instead of the mastermind
Lestat insight in Claudia's turning is probably one of the most creepiest moments of the show. The way Louis drags her like a doll, him being the one who "babytrapped" Lestat, although it's disturbing to look at, it's not that far from Louis's personality. Jacob Anderson had said in an interview, Claudia was, for Louis, more of a possession, a dollish child - Baby LuLu is caught in a trap.
It's nice to see someone finally choosing Claudia first
Most people would consider it being chosen first for one parent to allow you to manipulate them into helping you murder the other, but not perpetual malcontent Claudia. 🙄
@@enchantedboy66 omg shut tf up. We get it, you're crazy.
It feels like getting lestat’s POV is the last piece of the puzzle we need. So many hints there more going on that Louis is yet to accept or find out, everyone’s acting was incredible, especially Sam Reid when he was playing lestat was he was breaking free from the script the coven was wanting him to stick to, Armand obviously lying about his involvement. I hope there’s answers in the finale.
I don’t even know where to start. Absolute amazing episode. My heart broke for Madeline. She could have betrayed Claudia and she stayed true. That’s what made me tear up. Seeing Lestat this episode was everything I needed. He was a drama queen, a comedian, he was petty, he was sorrowful and he was heartbroken. Sam Reid nailed that performance. Claudia went out as defiant as she lived and you cannot ask for more than that. I say it every week but this was the best episode of the season imo. I appreciated your response to this episode Will. Knowing what was coming doesn’t lessen the pain or the impact of the performances.
Madeleine truly was a perfect match for claudia as a companion it's sad what happened to them 😢
You can literally hear Lestat telling Louis that Claudia is too young in season 1. He says it in French and Claudia is losing consciousness, so it’s easy to miss if you don’t speak French or have subtitles on.
Separate note - Armand’s use of his powers is so inconsistent. He could annihilate the coven if desired and did previously, in the book. But then again, if threatened by Lestat’s presence as well, I see the hesitation. The only problem with that is book Armand didn’t win a fight against fledgling Lestat, but show Armand appears to have won. And it was book Armand whose maker, Marius was overwhelmed by a coven that did accost him in the very way show Armand is afraid of now. And Marius is much stronger/older than Armand is here. So, it makes a strange amount of sense that Armand fears the coven.
I still feel like Armand is lying through his teeth…. Like I get it with Marius, he had no affiliation with the coven that attacked him. Armand however is the leader. Even if the powers he had over those vampires do not apply any longer since Santiago was made leader, he could have worked with Lestat to devise away to save all three of them. Armand was not Lestat’s maker so they could communicate mind to mind. Both of them together would be no match for all of those vampires. I could understand why Lestat didn’t PHYSICALLY try… but Armand… he’s lying…. And this is coming from someone who still very much loves Armand. But nah this is just wrong… 😢
the fight scene on lestat's pov was prob closer to what actually happened.. it doesnt take away from the wrongness of what lestat did and explains smth the fans have been speculating for a while: in ep 6, we see that louis' coffin lid has a huge break on it. nobody knew how it happened and now we see it was from louis' banging lestat's head in it
WOW. That one got me. You really understand how brutal that was for everyone involved. Fantastic performances all-around. Just WOW.
Several things i want to say about this episodes.
One: RIP Madeleine and Claudia.
Two:The Coven have marked themselves for death at the hands of Louis
Three:I beg to differ that Armand couldn't do more to save Claudia for Louis.
Four: Every actor in this episode from Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson did such an incredible incredible performance in this episode.
Five: am sad and will never recover from this😢😢😢
Jacob Anderson
@@dyndan19 Thank u
Agreed 1000 percent. Armand absolutely played a hand in this.
They should ALL be nominated for every single award possible in their respective categories and it should be 3-4-5 way ties 😂🔥👏🏽
Also, the difference between Lestat and Armand parts in Louis's abuse is so interesting, because Lestat (rightfully so) does accept it, he is very aware of his actions and abusive behaviours, although of course accepting them doesn't make it any better. While Armand, who has also been controlling and abusive towards Louis, just can't seem to accept his role in it, or look back on how he may have affected him. He is incapable of catching on to his abusive patterns. Lestat sits on the front chair and confesses, while Armand has a nice place in the audience and blends himself with them, he could not prevent it. And this keeps going, from Paris when he minimises his role in the play until the modern day interview, hiding behind Rashid making himself look like a blended in character.
Lestat did it in self defense, stop blaming him for everything Louis should be blamed for
@@Jevjevjevj abuse is self defense now? you’re actually insane
@@JevjevjevjLestat first attacked Claudia, Louis then attacked Lestat to protect Claudia. So in the beginning he was trying to defend himself and get Louis to stop. But that scene when they were in their bedroom, and Lestat asks if Louis was going to leave with Claudia, he doesn’t answer that question directly. Louis was essentially threatening him, that’s when Lestat lost his temper and all of the loneliness, frustration, and rage that he’s been feeling over the past 7 years just came out and he took it out on Louis. Flying up in the sky and letting go of Louis wasn’t necessary. Even if he wanted to scare him a little but he could have caught him halfway down. But he didn’t he just watched. Lestat himself admitted that he didn’t know if Louis would be fine…. So it was not completely in self defense.
@@heretowatchstuff5335 self defense is abuse now?
Louis is the one who started it. Where's HIS apology? Where's his apology for mistreating Lestat for 7 years? Where's his apology for letting little manipulative gremlin almost kill his husband?
Where's his apology for threatening to kill Lestat and smashing his face into the coffin (unprompted). Where's his apology for saying "you will always be alone" to Lestat when HE KNEW about his severe abandonment issues and fear of loneliness. Yet he still chose to say that.
Louis is not a victim. He is THE abuser.
@@Jevjevjevjthere you all go again...
Who else believes Lestat's version of events is pretty much accurate with the possible exception of who pursued whom when he met Louis? 😏 Although, at this point, I'm not entirely sure about that either. 🤔
My heart is hurting after watching this episode. Lestat & Louis' emotions throughout were superb. Just 10/10. 💛
What a brilliant episode. Memory is a monster, indeed. Loved getting Lestat's POV - half as full of crap as Louis's, half actual that's his real perspective. Especially the "come to me." Lestat, being a telepath, would've been privy to Louis's truest, most shameful, most "American Puritanical" desires. I still see Lestat as the primary predator there (the elimination of Miss Lily being strong evidence there), but let's just say one doesn't kill two priests in a church as a marriage proposal without a strong confidence that it will be accepted.
Madeleine, we hardly knew ya, but to care so much about her death at the end. I did not expect it. Superbly done. She and Claudia would've made a coven to outshine all others.
And, Claudia, I just need to sit with. Went out like a boss, of course, but her disgust at almost being made a sideshow at her own trial (I forget the phrase she used about Louis and Lestat's romance). Her encouraging Madeleine to take the deal, and then being chosen first, for the first time in her life.... Ah, no words.
Like that Claudia encouraging Madeline to take the deal was what almost made me lose it!!! I’m so fuckin sad that the two of them went out even though I knew it was coming. lol before starting this episode I had major anxiety. They did a hellava good job… I couldn’t breathe for half of it…
Side note… I think maybe if Claudia and Madeline were have to survive, I think that maybe they would have found the all woman coven that Gabrielle and Pandora were apart of… I think they would have been happy there. Or continue to wander on their own.
Delainey and Jacob were unbelievable this episode. Probably the greatest performances in tv this year.
I was wondering in the beginning how Delainey would play Claudia's character, replacing the other actress, and she did an amazing job. I was wishing somehow her character would live. This whole cast - outstanding!
I think when it comes to your question of "what's real", the only things Louis corroborated were his turning and Claudia's. Personally speaking I think everything that was clearly the script was very obviously a warped version of the truth meant to depict Louis as the predator (such as saying he hunted Lestat when there's absolutely no way that was the case). I think with the fight scene, it's left to us to decide how much of what we saw actually happened, and it's worth noting that it actually doesn't contradict what we saw in season 1 - but I think what they are saying with this is, no matter what mean things Louis said to Lestat, Lestat was the instigator and the abuser. Even he admits that. Louis fought back, and the trial is trying to spin that into him being the aggressor by downplaying everything that happened before and after.
I always love your reactions! Thank you for sharing
I personally believe the fight was the way it was shown this episode. I also think that this is one of the examples that we have of Louis possibly descending into madness. Or at least a more coherent version of what Nicki went through.
@@remholloway2579 Personally I feel like both depictions of the fight are true, since like I said they don't contradict each other. That being said I'm not sure if Louis' "madness" is really anything more than a person pushed to the absolute brink and fighting back the only way he can. I cannot on any level believe that Louis is more "mad" than say Lestat or even Armand. It's a matter of framing - like Armand saying Louis "acts out" when Louis reacts with justified anger, or the play's script saying Claudia self-harmed "for attention". Louis is someone who has gone through unspeakable horrors and trauma and him being suicidal and violent when provoked is par for the course for almost any vampire in this story. I don't buy that he is uniquely "crazy" and in fact I think it's a label others (esp. Armand) put on him to dismiss and control him. Just my opinion though, we'll have see what episode 8 has in store for us!
@@Hannah-rn2jn... Well I mean both versions of the fight do technically contradict each other by who ends up the most visually bloody.... I mean by the end of it we saw Louis ended up the most bloody but in the first version of the fight Lestat came out SPOTLESS with zero blood on him... Whereas in this newer expanded version Lestat absolutely had wounds on his face that were bleeding. 🤷♀️ That's a pretty big difference IMO... But yes, you're absolutely correct that the dialogue that we hear during the fight doesn't contradict what we previously saw. What's different is whether Lestat looks like an untouchable God or Louis fought back and got a couple licks in at Lestat and hurt him as well ...that is different... An important difference for some people, probably
But I do absolutely agree with you as well that Louis isn't... Special in his mental health struggles compared to any other vampire. 100%. They're all pretty much equally unhinged, IMO.
@@AnxietyRat That's true re: Lestat being bloody! I guess to me that feels like more of an aesthetic difference, and I assume the truth lies somewhere in the middle. But it doesn't really change anything in a meaningful way, Louis and Lestat essentially agree on the chain of events themselves and about who had the power and was the abuser in the fight and in their relationship.
@@Hannah-rn2jn I think when I am referring to Louis madness I’m not just going off of what is presented in the show, but also of the books as well. This isn’t much of a spoiler I assure you… but in The Vampire Lestat there is a passage there that states essentially, that a large part of why Lestat fell so “fatally” in love with Louis was because he reminded Lestat so much of Nicki. And like Louis, Nicki did struggle with deep depression before he was turned. Which only got so much worse when he did in fact become a vampire.
Now think of the circumstances surrounding how Louis was turned…. He had just lost his closest family member (his brother). His mother blamed him for it, logically he knew that was wrong, but deep down I’m pretty sure he did feel deep responsibility for (which is similar to his state of mind in the book) He lost his best friend, the only person that truly knew him without pretense (miss Lily). Add in the deep catholic guilt which is why we find ourselves in the church confessing to the sin of sleeping with a man. A man mind you he had built a deeper relationship with than all the other “experiences” he had with other men up until that point.
It was love he felt for Lestat one can assume, or very nearly love which adds to the guilt. Add in the fact said man would not leave Louis alone to process his grief. Louis was full on losing it in the confessional… and still Lestat would not let up. Despite the “romance” of the scene, and the words he may have said the sway Louis, you cannot ignore the absolutely traumatic scene that took place just before, or the in fact dubious consent that underscores his turning. Which Louis, like Nicki blames Lestat for (towards the middle of season 1 episode 3). Also another key element of Louis characterization, at least while he was in New Orleans is the fact that yes he is now a vampire he has lol this power…. But he is still black. I think part of the reason he was “convinced” to turn in the first place is that he thought by becoming a vampire, he could leave his blackness behind, but in fact he took it with him. I think the mental gymnastics you would have to preform to survive in this context is worse.
You have access to all this power, the actual ability to bend someone to your will. But you cannot fully utilize this power because if you do your loved ones, your community at large may be in danger… and then when you do finally snap and “act out” the consequences are so pervasive and so dire, that it can cause you to slip further into the mental hole that is your sanity. The fact that he had access to all this power, but he still had to go through someone else (Lestat) to “advocate” for him. Is another layer of this shit pie. After the events of season 1 ep. 3, I think for the longest time Claudia was Louis only tie to sanity… we saw briefly what happened to Louis the first time she left (season 1 ep. 5) and she was not permanently gone, she was just away…. But now that she is dead…. God only knows what will happen.
Sorry this is so long… I just love how this show is so deeply layered. The fact that they switched the race of Louis and didn’t have that just be that. This change could have very easily made this show disingenuous and cheap, but the way they made this change fold into the larger story; whilst not a central part of Louis identity, it does inform a lot of the consequences that do take place later on. The writers and show runners keen understanding (or at least the ability to truly listen to) how race slightly or at times majorly skews interpersonal relationships and who people interact with the world is a large part of why I am so enamored with this show.
Anyone else think it was Lestat who called for Louis’ banishment, and Armand is taking the credit for it?
We know that controlling mortal minds is a Lestat power (like with the soldiers in season 1) - we’ve seen no evidence that Armand can do that.
You might be on to something! I love this fandom!
"This isn't the way Lestat talks..." Welll as you found out.. The viewer hasn't been given an accurate representation of Lestat.
Sam Reid who is always great... was INCREDIBLE in this. Holy Moly.
i really love the new fight scene because it develops both louis and lestat’s characters (dissuading the audience from the idea that louis is the perfect victim or needs to be the perfect victim, and showing the insane extent of lestat’s abandonment issues) WITHOUT trying to justify the drop
17:36 - agh, I felt this. Ty so much. I felt sick throughout this entire episode. Seeing your reaction felt strangely therapeutic.
The pain! I really need episode eight to be a 4 hour revenge epic where Louis hunts down every single member or the coven and audience. 😭😭😭
I cried at the end! I HATE Armand! I believe he is behind it all! Poor Claudia!! Sigh
Same, My Guy Same
I feel like that as well, I feel like he was the puppeteer for all of this
Actually, his role in Claudia finally paying for her misdeeds works in his favor as far as I'm concerned.
I still don't understand why. In the book, he wanted to separate Louis from Claudia. In this, they were already separated. Claudia and Madeline were on their way out of town. They were meeting for one last time. Why use his coven to kill Claudia and almost kill Louis? It doesn't make sense.
@@cullenarthur8879 Maybe He just couldn't stand the idea of Louis loving someone more than him. Maybe that's why he forced Lestat to do the play to prevent Louis from ever going back to him.
Louis is certifiable & I love him more for it.
It’s truly a brilliant episode, as devastating as it was. As a book reader, the show has really breathed new life into the universe. The cast are fantastic, and I can’t wait for more
What I don't believe: I don't buy for ONE SECOND that Louis hunted and pursued Lestat! NFW is that true!! I'm more inclined to believe the change in the story to how and why Claudia was made but even that I'm iffy on bc I think Lestat would've done ANYTHING to keep Louis. I don't believe for a second that Armand could not prevent it or, was only strong enough to save Louis.
What I fully believe: I believe Armand is still lying. I believe that it will take me quite some time to recover from this show.
AND I BELIEVE THAT SAM REID, JACOB ANDERSON AND MANY OF THE SC DESERVE ALL THE AWARDS!! THIS SHOW IS BRILLIANT!
yeah louis did not hunt Lestat!! I can't see how anyone would believe this. They clearly did it so that Lestat would look like the victim, it's clearly scripted.
I agree but I don't understand why Lestat lied though 🤔🤔
If you re-watch the season 1 version of the turning Claudia scene... Lestat DOES say some of the dialogue from the new one. You can hear him tell Louis "she's too young" in French but you don't hear the whole scene because Claudia is going in and out of consciousness.... So yeah we have to kind of believe that Louis is correct in Lestats version being the more truthful one.
But yeah the whole "Louis was actually the predator and hunting Lestat" that is just the play bullshit script for the human audience. Pretty much every vampire in that room knows that that's NOT how that would play out in reality. There is absolutely zero chance.
lestat is being forced to say that part. any time lestat is being ‘truthful’ or at least saying what he believes is true, santiago and the coven challenge him on it. they didn’t challenge him about louis pursuing him, so it’s likely what they’re forcing him to recite. even the way he speaks during that moment tells you that he’s performing, and you can see that it pains him to see them being punished for what he’s saying.
ese fue el guion de armand que obligo a lestat contar recuerden como de balanceaba lestat como si fuera a desmayar y tenia moretones en las manos estoy de acuerdo en armand estaba usando su poder para dominarlo queria asegurar lamuerte de claudia madelein solo era ra un agregado
I kinda love that most of the people on the stage especially Lestat had a role to play. And surprisingly, he is not happy to be there and he is screwing up his lines to hint at that.
Armand could’ve saved Claudia but if he saved her and Louie, she would have some of Louie’s attention and Armand wanted all of the love and focus on him and only him
I need the whole cast to win every award. The show is amazing!
Yes
the janitor was going to kill the 500 year old vampire leader with fire power
And he could not prevent Claudia dying he couldn't get banishment for Claudia 🙄🤨🫤😮💨😒
I knew what was coming but this episode still broke me. Can’t wait for next episode!
This episode ruined me, knew it was coming but was not prepared for this. The actors ,production this show is something special.
Will being so devastated by the end of the episode that he watched the trailer for next week. I feel you man 😢😢
I don't know why but these characters from this story takes a toll on me. I've NEVER felt so much emotion from a t.v. show/book. The actors/actresses did an outstanding job with their performance. Claudia's death hurts the most and Louis becoming something that was really Lestat's fault hurts as well.
Delainey Hayles did a great job as Claudia 🖤
Claudia is inspired by Anne Rices daughter who died at age 5 from a rare blood disease. Thats why her story is so tragic....
This episode has so many layers and brings up even more questions after you think about it. Great writing!
It is a sad history. Writing the novel was how Anne Rice dealt with the loss of her child. She had started the short story in college but never finished it. But after her daughter died and she stopped drowning in the bottle; she pulled out the earlier draft and wrote on a therapeutic binge until it was finished. I think the entire thing was written in less than a week.
Clicked on this video and immediately got a notification that we’re getting a season 3!!! ❤❤❤
I know! I’m so happy!
also, the story told by projections follows the script the TdV wrote! Is not necessarily lestat's version of events
👆🏾Exactly! As Sam Reid has stated we have not met the real Lestat yet. We’re still being told a story from either Louis’ or Armand’ POV.
My take: Armand orchestrated the whole thing. He manipulated the coven into executing Claudia and Lestat into giving his blessing, and now he knows Louis will not stop until he destroys both the coven and Lestat. So Armand will have Louis to himself and be rid of the coven's threat. But I doubt that plan will work.
for all the mistakes and outright scheming Claudia did, she still didnt deserve that and the fact that she was made against her will and tried to leave, found true love and still ended up destroyed. Armand is a POS
We see the scene of Claudia's turning. At the beginning of episode 7, we were specially shown flashbacks of moments from the first season that were mentioned in this. (10:04 great point👏😁) Claudia's turned was not reliable, the way it happened was shown here.
The lighting, Lestat's behavior is completely different from season 1 and we see how it all happened. He warns Louis about the laws, and that it shouldn't be done with children and will cripple her. Louis, who was selfish towards her in this, and acted only out of his desires without thinking about how she would live with it, and he dragged her body across the floor like a doll, begging Letstat to turn her seeing in her redemption, pillow, replacement etc. Lestat thought about Claudia. He screaming "but you must care" because he knew that Claudia would be at war with herself, would suffer and grow old locked in the body of a child with the attitude of the world to herself, and he was right. And Lestat is only doing this because of Louis, who manipulates his biggest fear of loneliness, he used Lestat's own fear of being abandoned. It’s was so painful. Did that for to have something he wanted, Claudia whom he didn't even know or genuinely care about. Cursing her forever. Like a selfish manipulator. And this is why Louis feels ashamed for this moment in Dubai 2022 because he knows that he was guilty for Lestat and Claudia.
Louis also can be a violent, manipulative as many vampires. And hypocrite as we see in the fight ep 5. - this version pretty is confirmed by the dent on Louis' coffin in the first season. He decided to beat, threatening and saying disgusting things for Lestat not because of his hands on Claudia's neck. Later he would also strangle her, and did not believe, was not angry that Armand was strangling her.
And it is the presence of flaws, terrible and good sides of each character that makes this show so incredible and amazing.
Bravo! The trial was done flawlessly. My god the performances! The trial and the introduction of Lestat as the witness was just perfection. I couldn't take my eyes off of Lestat. Knowing what was coming for Claudia and Madeline didn't lessen the impact at all. A brilliant episode but I have one small problem with it. Having the Vampire Sam keeping a vampire as powerful as Armand at bay was just a tad ridiculous to me. Other than that my favorite episode. Will I enjoyed your reaction and what you had to say about this episode. Enjoy may be the wrong word here. I understand how you feel.
I think it was the show letting us the viewers know… something ain’t right with this picture. Idk maybe I’m giving the writers too much credit… but that’s what I think it is…
@@remholloway2579 I agree. After writing the comment I thought about it and I have that opinion now as well.
Thank you!
Watched this episode yesterday and I'm still trying to process but what I know now is that only Madeleine and Claudia were real companions....
What an episode!! Done so well!!! Sam had me captivated
When he’s dragging her little body 😪
thank you for posting these reaction videos of the show!!:’) it really helps a lot of people who have a hard time getting access to it so it really means a lot and also thank you for having the best reaction for each ep!! the movie will be a lot different but similar at the same time so hope you enjoy it!!:)
Thanks! Glad you enjoy
I enjoyed this, but had you said; "Oh my God" ONE more time in the first 5 minutes after you started getting down to the episode I would have lost it.😂
I do ❤️ the fact that people are as passionate about the show as I am.
And as a long time reader of the books Im actually enjoying how they are switching it up, and the tv show still resembles it's source material.
As a professional actress Id be intimidated to take on such intimidating a series. But Id like to think Id be up there acting my ass off with the wonderfully cast JACOB ANDERSON (Loius), and SAM REID (Lestat).
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(Don't worry, you still got a thumbs up, and Ill visit again).
It just so happens I visited you for the first time on one of the (arguably *) saddest sections in the book, and possibly the opening series.
"That's so sad" is exactly the right thing to say. It's heartbreaking.
These arent Lestat's words, these are louis' and armands words again dont forget. And Louis even says Lestat's version of the turning of claudia. Also notice Louis doesnt speak out against lestat's version of the fight and all the awful things louis did during that
Lestat was always against making Claudia. ALWAYS. WHO WHINED TO HAVE HER MADE? LOUIS. He knew he could sway Lestat and he did so SELFISHLY.
Well Claudia could still be there if Armand didn't plan all of this tho the great law are just make-up law because armand didn't want lestat dead eventough he made claudia, in the book the first time he fell for louis because he is lestat's fledging, a person armand loves the most is lestat even more than louis, the show just hasn't go there yet, but after he really fell in love with louis, he wanted louis for himself by planning to get rid of claudia since in the book, louis & claudia slowly has romantic feeling towards each other and armand can't take it anymore, the actual reason why armand wants claudia to die isn't because of her age but his insecurity not being able to be louis' priority because later on lestat becomes a rockstar and violating the rules too by showing his existence to human being but still let them live lol
@@ljk242_but why would Armand want Claudia dead in this? Louis and Claudia were going their separate ways. Her and Madeline were stopping in to see Louis one last time before they separated forever. Why use the coven to kill her?
@@cullenarthur8879 why wouldn't? Armand planned all of this, because the last thing Louis did was burn down the coven like what Armand wanted without getting his hand dirty so it could be just two of them, no one else will disturb, season 2 is based on armand & louis pov, armand wanted to be the hero of louis' story, wanted to be the real love of louis' life by altering his memories while lestat despite his toxicity, is the real soulmate of louis, sam reid even said that ep 7 is not real lestat, I believe we will meet real lestat in last episode since next season would be fully based on the vampire lestat book
@@ljk242_ well at least that's a theory. I remember in the book he just wanted Louis for himself. In this, he already had Louis to himself. I can see him wanting Louis to destroy the coven. But, if he's so powerful, why not do it himself? Accept possibly to keep his hands clean. I can see him wanting to seem like a hero to Louis, but this just seems to be a weird way to do that. He already looks bad for turning him, Claudia, and Madeline over to the coven. This is a strange way to appear as a hero.
@@cullenarthur8879I think for show Armand, Claudia had to die because Louis would always be tied to her as long as she existed. To him it didn’t matter if she left town.
I also feel he’s truly pissed that she tried to kill Lestat too. That love/hate thing between Lestat and Armand seems to be is real in the show as well.
Claudia’s death in the show still gets Armand every thing he wants which is Louis, Louis blaming Lestat, revenge on Lestat, and the coven will be destroyed.
at around 16:44 in the video you can see lestat swaying in the background! something is definitely up..
I would like to say about Armand. I really like how gorgeous Assad plays and portrays him in the series. And fuck, Armand was playing the victim again in this episode😭 And I love how DANIEL SEES all the shit in him, and who he is😂 The man who “I could not prevent it” - Armand 500 years old is a powerful vampire capable of controlling the minds of others and who, with a single movement, put the ENTIRE COVEN unconscious on the table in episode 2x4. “I could not prevent it” no, you didn't want to.
But what is funnier than Armand being held captive by WHOM? SAM'S? Armand, even if you lie, you need to do it more convincingly😭
Megaladon (Armand) vs a street dog (Sam)
What so easily gives away the fact that all of Louis's memories of Armand are fake is the fact that Armand is a theatre kid. Every memory of him reads like a piece from an overdramatized play:
The crowd suddenly stops OHHH!!😱😱 the vampires looks at each other and can't understand what's going on, everyone is in shock OHH!!!😱 seeking for the person who's causing the audience to hesitate... Santiago notices Armand and then... harsh ZOOM in on Armand!!!!🤯 his eyes QUIVERING with his shakey desire to save Louis!!! the score SWELLS!!!! the audience ROARS HE SHAKES AND SWEATS, AUDIROARS.
Armand :( he couldnt escape to help his beloved because SAM was guarding his box:(( had to watch his beloved suffer and tryyyyyying find a way TRAGIC🤯. The zoom on Armand face reads so much as a Bollywood/Disney hero having a great moment LMAO. And btw, during the scene when Louis is buried in stones, SAM IS WITH HIM & and then Armand tells what happened to Claudia without Louis, and at this moment Sam is standing next to Armand. Wow, does Sam have a twin brother?)))) And similar details and illogicalities of Armand's role in all this can be traced throughout. I'm soo waiting and exited for the final 8 episode, which will be just as heartbreaking, exciting and epic 🥹❤️🔥
I and a lot of people thought lestat confiding in and making Antoinette was classic abuser and narcissistic tactics
But 7 years and it seemed to have no end to the distance that was forming between them and that Louie was actively widening
It's not really a marriage at that point
I blame him less
In your photo for this, you really look like Christian Slater in the IWTV movie from 1994. What a young Daniel look! :)
the show has taken Anne Rice's novel to new heights. The acting is superb. However, there are many holes in the story & hopefully we will get to see the truth of those questions we all have be tied up.
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It hurts seeing you so hurt
The finale better be longer I thought this episode was going to be 1/2 being the play and the other half being some big Revelations happening on the interview side but it was basically all play
And when I started that I was surprised at the length being 56 minutes which I know is probably just 50 minutes or less because of the trailer inside the episode breakdown and end credits
So I was immediately miffed about that
The amc schedule says it’ll be 1.15 hour
If you're looking for a show of equally amazing quality and with an equally (or possibly more) rabid fanbase, I recommend Hannibal. Excellent show, shares a lot of the same poetry of dialogue and production value with this show, as well as themes of unreliable narration and perspectives on good and evil. Just my favorite show of all time, and I think you'd enjoy it!
I’m definitely considering starting that!
@@WillScarbroughYT I'll absolutely watch if/when you do! It's a slow burn of a show. Not quite as much histrionics (LMAO since there's no Lestat) but ugh, it's so perfect.
I've never felt closer to Santiago than in this episode.
So we all know Claudia didn't sing that fucking song when she died right
because why would she
We all know Armand sullied the memory of Claudia's last moments and made that up right
RIGHT?!
Edit
You said you thought it would be more emotional
Well that's because it's probably not how she died...
I mean it's almost definitely how she died but it's probably not HOW she died
How she reacted when she died i mean
I think she probably did, because they put her on stage as an accessory and even in that last moment she was defiant and it was a "fuck you" to everyone, because they all knew her from the Baby Lulu play, it's kinda like "oh this is what you wanted", my suffering for your entertainment
I’ll be back to watch it in a few hours after I see the episode. Not sure I’m ready 😢
I want to fight Armand, that’s all I have for now 😢😂
Wow. This episode blew me away, even more than episode 5.
Delainey and Roxane were amazing.
I was trying to remember who you reminded me of, and I realized you look a bit like Christian Slater's Daniel Molloy in the original IWTV from 1994.
I know there is going to be a plot twist that Sam Reid spoke about on the last episode, and I'm really curious to know what that is.
By the way, do you usually watch the IWTV reviews of Maven Of Eventide or the Articulate Coven?
Every vampire must get stoned!
I’m still not over this 😭
Uhm sir what do you mean you probably won’t be doing reviews by then? The Talemasca reviews? I live for your reactions 🔥🔥🔥😂👏🏽
Hahah thank you, I plan to stop reacting possibly this year
Oh shit you're on antidepressants
I just came off mine at the beginning of this year after being on them for 3 years
Something that is not a good idea but I used to do is when I know I'm going to watch an emotional show I'm not taking it the day of or the day before so that I'm very emotional
It worked with wandadivision and I was a wreck
But of course you can't cry don't force yourself one day you're likely to re-watch a lot of emotional shows and cry then
I thought this ep was the finale imagen my shocke hearing the promo trough my tears 😭
Who thinks Armand killed Niki Lestat is first Love.
Nicki burned himself into the fire because he can't take the vampirism but Armand did chop off Nicki's finger before in the book, Armad hated both Nickl and Gabrielle (Lestat's mother, Armand only wanted Lestat to be his companion)
Lestat kinda hinted about it when he was on stage by implying that Nicky had help going crazy and looking towards Armand. I believe that’s thier beef that lestat didn’t choose Armand and Armand wanted to eliminate his competition, just like he did with Claudia.
I need a hug.
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I just wanna know if Louis really told armand to erase his memory or not lol like who's lying about that???
The episode should have been called The Yam Sham Trial because the trial was a joke not I couldn’t prevent it.
I have never loved a show and been annoyed by a show
That’s the spirit!!! I’ll tell you the books will have you feeling the same way 😂
I cried for hours after this 😭😭 I thought i could at least trust Lestat but i don't know anymore, i can't believe everyone sat there while they villanized Louis and Claudia. None of them knew Lestat but they were still rooting for him even when he defended Claudia or Louis, and that's just the coven using racism to their advantage, they knew everyone would be against them anyways. And I refuse to believe that Armand couldn't do anything, we've seen bits of his power and he is the most powerful one in the entire country probably. He keeps looking all sad and acting like the victim. "I could not prevent it", yes actually you could!!!!!!! We've seen different point of views of some s1 scenes and sure it proves that Louis was more guilty than he thought but it doesn't change the story, most of it in s1 was in Claudia's pov anyways. I hate everyone Claudia and Madeleine did NOT deserve this 😭😭😭
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Go back and watch the original scene please
trust me
From the framing to the words
Bailey would have murdered this scene but Delainey did a good job :)
i dont know what to say either, dont worry...
i'm so angry at Armand:( my poor baby claudia
Bye interloping, malcontent, murdering Claudia. Justice and vindication for Lestat at long last! Although, did anyone else notice the moment where Lestat appeared to have an expression on his face that suggested he was actually proud that Claudia was defiant to the bitter end? It was as if he was thinking, "that's my girl!" 😎
Everything you said about Claudia isn't wrong, but she was also more than that. She is an extraordinary character and will be missed. 🖤
@@7n154 She won’t be missed by me. I don’t know how anyone who loves Lestat and/or ships him with Louis could possibly miss her. 🤷🏻♂️
@@enchantedboy66 Because yeah, it is a vampire soap opera but there's more to the story than just "shipping". Oh to be young again, when all that mattered in life is 'who is with who'.
@@7n154 Actually, what matters to me almost as much is I won't have to hear any more of Claudia's bitching and moaning. And better yet, she won't be around to interfere in anyone else's relationship and Lestat won't have to worry about any more murder plots.
The best season of the series!! It’ll be hard for season 3 will do better than season 2.. this is the peak of this series..
if they addapt Lestat story in season 3 ( the peak of Anne Rice's books ), then it will top s2
I think Queen of the damned would be crazier because all of the Vampires that we eventually get to know and love all get together for the first time.
Sense 8. And it was gone too soon.
This isn’t the finale? I thought this was the finale.
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First off
sorry for being so mean lately
I get very snarky and particular with certain things
I'm generally a hateful person
I hope you can forgive yourself for whatever you’re blaming yourself for. ❤
The narrative spun by the Coven (and Lestat) got me so pissed off because they're leaning into stereotypes: Louis, the black man being a predator, Claudia, the black woman seducing poor Madeleine into vampirism, Louis and Claudia being painted as aggressors and as people who are senselessly violent especially to Lestat.
Madeleine looked less roughed up than Louis and Claudia and because Santiago got in her head, he compelled her to keep quiet throughout while the two Black characters 'made a ruckus', Santiago offering only Madeleine a pass while Claudia and Louis did all these things because they felt their lives were in danger or didn't know the Great Laws....ooooooh Santiago when I get you? sleep with one eye open.
Armand, my baby girl, the Vampire Sam couldn't restrain a puppy but ooookay. Louis in Dubai going "My man tried soooo hard he really wanted to do something but he was scared :(" GET OFF THAT BENCH LOU I BEG
Claudia finally has someone who chooses her. Madeleine chose to die with her companion rather than go on without her and we don't get to hear their final words to each other because we, like Louis, have exploited Claudia enough. We've read her diary but no more, what she and Madeleine said to each other is not for us to hear and they don't owe it to us. FINALLY, Claudia has SOME choice over her words and life and she chooses to withhold those words as she loses her life. Happy pride month Sapphics!
Armand has deluded himself into thinking he couldn't do anything, like we applaud Louis for his psychosis but we should give a hand to Armand de Wifeguy
Louis needs it to be true that his husband of 77 years COULDN'T save Claudia and Madeleine instead of WOULDN'T because if it isn't true, Louis doesn't really have anyone in 2022. He seemingly for now has put the Fred Stein pictures and the mindwiping aside because Louis NEEDS this marriage to work out but Armand possibly just having sat there and watched as Louis, and what he thought was Armand's family too, get tortured then executed would send him off the edge
Yeah I agree 100 percent
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I can't wait for episode 8, I am looking for Louis's vengeance. And the part when he told Lestat that he will effin k*ll him. Ahhh, I CAN'T WAIT!!!❤❤❤❤
Lestat will live, sorry to disappoint you. 🙄
House of the dragon dear
Claudia deserved better.
It looked like Lestat felt remorse for Claudia. Or am I Tripp.
Claudia deserved to finally pay for her actions. You're right about Lestat feeling remorse and regret and taking no satisfaction in her destruction, which certainly can't be said for her when she and Louis tried to murder him.
I cried alone in my apt the other night alone and can't wait for louis revenge for claudia
The scene of Claudia's death was terribly heartbreaking, painful😭 Even before her death, she remained fearless and unconquered, promising revenge🥹❤️🩹 The perfect vampire. Claudia raising her eyebrows and tilting her head up and Lestats barely there smirk. She was fiercely proud and stayed unbowed to anyone until her last moment, he was prideful of her being so strong and unyielding to these clowns even at the last moment. This IS HIS daughter. His dark child. The same fighter as himself, he loves her very deeply in their complex relationships with each other. They both loved each other, that's why it's so heartbreaking. Their relationship is one of the most important in the chronicles❤️🩹
And the fact that she turned in his direction when she was dying was not out of hatred, or "punishment", but despite how much she hated him, he was the only one she trusted and reached out to as a parent😭💔 From an interview with Sam and Delainey:
«I mean it’s very complex, but they’re very similar. He’s probably the more strict parent because he actually has experience some pretty rough stuff as a vampire. So I think he was trying, he was trying to protect them and protect her. He probably would have been a bit stricter, but he always loved her very, very deeply.” @Sam Reid.
“And then when I turned to him, away from the light, it was the first time that you could see somebody, but [it was] an outline. And I was concentrating so hard on his face, and it was so sad.
Claudia’s last look to Lestat as how any child would look to a parent in a moment of distress. The way that she looks is like all hope is lost, like, 'Dad, I need you. She [Claudia] trusts him [Lestat] the most out of everyone in the room even though she hates him. They’re familiar with each other, so she’s turning to her parent to help her.” @Delainey Hayles.
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Lestat hasn’t changed one bit 😂
I fing hope Lestat is happy 😡🥺
Lestat is not happy because he was manipulated into participating and his daughter died before his very eyes. He was DEVASTATED.
@@JevjevjevjSome people in these comments are being purposely obtuse about this. The only vampires that didn’t want to be in that theater were Madeline, Claudia, Louis and Lestat.
It doesn’t matter that Lestat went off script many times to own up to his part in their fight. He even fell on the sword to absolve Louis of any wrongdoing…and then, he went back on script blaming Louis again. But sure, this is Lestat’s big revenge plot 🙄
I understand Louis is meant to hate Lestat even more after the trial, by design. I’m sure our favorite gremlin extraordinaire, Mr. I could not prevent it, had a hand in that design. He was able to get rid of Claudia and drive an even bigger wedge between Louis and Lestat. Kudos to him…for now.
Lestat adored his daughter. He resented her bc of Louis. He knew she was a mistake and always gave her respect. Even insisting they give her her final request. He was literally in a trance right before they gave the death verdict. Rewatch and pause when you see him next to the judges. Hes all loopy like they were hurting and distorting his mind like they were doing to claudia and louis. This was Armands plans all along. Get rid of claudia, make louis officially want nothing to do with lestat, and get out of the coven with no hard feelings.
I am rightbthere with you. face was wet the last 7 minutes. all of them suck. they're all responsible for Claudia's death and all unreliable narrators
This episode breaks me, Claudia and Madeleine shine on this episode, I cried for them, and I hated everyone (except Louis and Armand). And her last speech, I do hope she k*lled everyone after what they done!
And I won't be surprise if Lestat fans, on the show, I mean, people STILL blame Armand. Even when Lestat DIDN'T tell them the laws, and when HE just watched Louis almost get off like Claudia and Madeleine, if it wasn't for Armand saving him.
To be honest, I don't believe some of Lestat's statements either. And I didn't feel sorry for him, and this episode it made me hate him more! I know people will try to make Lestat a "victim," but he is JUST AS GUILTY for k*lling Claudia and almost Louis. Again, the show is different in the book. Lestat in the book was more passionate and told them to leave Louis, whereas in the show, he was effin cold and didn't do anything. Armand in the show showed more feelings and regret, whereas in the book, he was the one who was calculated and cold.
Santiago and the vampires of the theatre are also to blame, but for some reason, I like Santiago because he makes a good villian.
Thank you for judging the book and the show and their own merits rather than holding fast to the source material and deeming all the changes as wrong or placing the total blame on one parties shoulder. I’ve read too many book readers comments blatantly ignoring what’s being presented on the show and just assume that this version is wrong, or characters or what have you…
Hate how they changed the powers of the characters. Armand could’ve just killed them all, I hate the “they gave me a choice” thing. The power to disorient each other makes no sense. Race swaps were bad enough. Armand set everything up, tortured Claudia and burned her in the sun to hide what he did so Louie wouldn’t find out. Then he leaves Louie later on because he couldn’t get what he wanted from him
Unpopular opinion but you're entitled to it. Personally, I've read the book and seen the movie MANY times over the decades. I know the story inside out. So, I'm appreciative the changes are making it fresh again for me. Especially in this episode, the way they presented the expected was so UNEXPECTED. It's a 👏👏 Bravissimo 👏 for me.