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1:8:45 lestat cares about the racism that Louis faces even in season 1. But he kinda needs it to be plainly presented. Remember that lestat is a guy who has been alive for 150+ years where for 100 of those he was asleep underground before deciding to go to new Orleans. This makes him more detached from human affairs. In season 1×1 he tells Louis how he finds it appalling how people of his race are treated. He can also read Louis's mind and the other guys at the table. However, when Louis kills the guy calling him boy, lestat is skeptical, rightfully so due to his lack of experience, and he can't read Louis's mind anymore to be certain. Despite this he tells Louis that if disrespect was done to him, he would have killed him himself. In season 2×7 we see him being offended by the soldier i would say because, disrespect was happening to Louis here, and him. But Louis is the one we know to have being struggling with his sexuality and race as far as lestat has seen. We as the audience have seen Louis come to embrace his sexuality in Paris but Lestat has yet to see that development so in his mind he knows that that f word would be a trigger and it breaks him out of the nostalgic trance he was in.

1:11:47 unfortunately the little brain call thing that vampires can do Louis and Lestat cannot do with eachother because they are fledgling and maker. They are completely cut off from using the mind gift with each other entirely.... So like Louis could project his message out there but unless another vampire communicated with Lestat saying that Louis was conveying this message to him Lestat wouldn't know that it was happening. And unfortunately the majority of vampires out there probably wouldn't give enough of a fuck to actually convey the message that Louis had to Lestat unless Louis was somehow able to connect to that random fledgling of Lestats that we met in the last episode... But that might be a little bit tricky because until that very moment Louis didn't know that Lestat had any other fledglings... And I'm not sure like sending a letter would have worked because Louis clearly didn't know exactly where Lestat was... I think he was kind of guessing that Lestat might still be in New Orleans... And then found him via like context clues and luck lmao. He was clearly very surprised that Lestat was just like kicking it in New Orleans lol. Seemingly, not VERY far away from where their house originally was. But yeah that's just why I think Louis went to try and find Lestat in-person... Because it was kind of an in-person conversation to have. IMO. Probably a bit easier than attempting to triangulate a third person to try and get them to send a message to Lestat... As we have been told vampires are kind of monsters they're NOT going to do shit for each other out of the goodness of their hearts... They will help each other if THEY benefit... and because like Armand is like the only other vampire that Louis knows ...who knows who Lestat is... Armand COULD communicate with Lestat pretty easily. He has shown that... But I don't think Armand would be willing to send a message Lestats' way right now 😂😂😂 or like even do a favor for Louis, in general.... And we all know Louis doesn't have any other friends. 🤣

41:03 yeah it wasn't that Armand didn't know how to turn someone into a vampire... he very much knew the process of turning someone into a vampire. It's just that the whole idea of having a fledgling was repulsive to him, as he said in the show... He has a very pessimistic ideology that he has been told about the fledgling and maker relationship... An ideology that Louis and Lestat don't share... Clearly, because Louis made Madeleine and Lestat made Louis, Claudia, and Antoinette 😂. And that skewed/pessimistic ideology is pretty much why he swore to himself that he would NEVER make a fledgling. Regarding Daniel being Armand's only fledgling that is something that is canon to the source material... But the show has changed quite a few things and so I don't think the book reasoning for why Armand turned Daniel will be the same as it is in the show... So I'm really really curious what reasoning they are going to come up with. I've really really enjoyed ALL of the changes that the writers have made to the source material thus far and they most likely will be making another change in regards to Armand's motivations for turning Daniel. But I will say that it definitely most likely was not due to spite like Louis assumes in the last episode... Daniel technically never confirms or denies Louis' assumption being correct. But there is absolutely no way that Armand would do a thing that he finds deeply DEEPLY repulsive... out of spite.. not even show Armand, IMO. Show Armand is petty.... But not in that way, IMO... He would have to be fighting against some pretty INTENSE feelings in order to be petty and spiteful enough to turn Daniel to fuck over Louis... But I suppose we will have to wait and see. I will be waiting excitedly for what the writers come up with... I suppose there is technically a chance that they could go with the book reasoning for the turning.... But I have to assume that they will change it as that would be a less convoluted plot point lol... They have already changed Daniel's vampire eye colour... Which kind of had mixed reactions within the fandom.... Some people really like that Daniel seems to have the same eye color as Armand or at least a very similar one... It's got a nice symbolism that I kind of like...matching eyes... In the books, Daniel has purple eyes. And Armand has brown eyes but still an unnatural shade of brown. As all vampires have unnatural colored eyes which immediately makes people think that they're freaky and alien...Vampire eye color is also completely randomized as we have seen... In the show, Armand has more Amber/Orange eyes... That kind of shift in color depending on the lighting and the emotions that Armand is feeling...and so does Daniel, it seems, tho the lighting was not good tbh. But yeah, some people in the fandom really miss Daniels purple eyes lol... And I can understand why some people are upset about that change but ultimately it's not a super duper important detail in the grand scheme of things lmao

32:25 yeah, Ben Daniels is really really popular in the British theater world. The showrunner has said in interviews that they had two actors that when they were beginning the casting for the show they kind of were the first picks, immediately... No audition needed they knew these two actors would be really good for the roles that they wanted them to play.... And those two actors were Eric Bogosian for Daniel and Ben Daniels for Santiago. And thankfully for all of us they managed to get both of the two actors that they had pictured in the roles. So yeah Ben Daniels was absolutely amazing he was able to balance the humour of Santiago with the absolute dramatic theatrics that he displays on stage. Its no surprise that they knew very famous stage actor would be able to pull it off. And he hit it out of the park. It's kind of funny they gave a lot of Armand speeches to Santiago in the show probably just due to how dramatic and theatric Armand's speeches are... Like the whole "no pain" monologue is a scene that Armand does in the book and the movie.... The show still does absolutely pay homage to the fact that becoming a caricature of death is still Armand's hunting style (even though in the show it seems like Lestat helped inspire that mode of feeding for Armand... In the source material it's just a style of hunting that Armand gravitates towards with no influence from Lestat)... He finds people who wants an easeful death... And gives it to them... But yeah in the book and the movie he also plays the role of death every time in the play... but they gave that to Santiago in the show. And honestly I'm not mad at it because Ben Daniels did such a good job... he's so magnetic in those scenes. It was a really good change they made.

16:58 yeah, I think you were picking up what the show was putting down.... Because that scene where they're really cuddled up and close to each other on the couch comes directly AFTER the going to bed scene where they have a significant amount of physical space between them when they are alone in bed together... It just further makes the super cuddly close thing... Feel disingenuous. So yeah, I think that's how the show was wanting you to feel about those two scenes. Seeing how the couple interacts in private compared to how they put on a show when they are in front of Daniel.

So true bro

I watched mufasa before I watched sonic because mufasa came out before it where I live. I’m gonna go see sonic 3 tomorrow. Cant wait

I totally agree with the miyagi story that part is it very good. However, you can not tell me that the tournament and the character interactions and development aren’t some of the best scenes in the whole series. The interactions with the senseis and the students make these 5 episodes some some of the most memorable for me and they actually left me wanting to watch more

Lestat does love Louis the reason he made claudia into a vampire was because of his fear of being abandoned but i do believe he did care about claudia they were just too similar to each other he just could only save one he wasn't powerful enough to protect both Louis is the most human out of all the vampires in the vampire chronicles which is why both armand and lestat love about him

The reason lestat didn't know about vampire gifts when he first met armand is because his maker magnus never told him about anything from the rules to powers before he died remember in season 1 he said his maker told him nothing i think he wanted lestat to learn the same way he did on his own

This show has completely jumped the shark. It's just the same thing over and over now. And there are WAY too many characters. And since when does a tournament have to take up half a damn season? I don't think anyone ever got into this show for the fight scenes.

If you're curious about sam reid other acting roles check out the movie belle it came out several years ago it's based on a true story beautiful film

To answer your question about the great conversion yes it will come to play when the show gets to book 3 queen of the damned as for lestat i think since he's over 100 years old when his and Louis began their relationship overtime his humanity is gone while Louis is still struggling with keeping his which is also causing problems for their relationship

I wasn't surprised that terry silver came back for season 6 totally agree about Johnny and Daniel fued but i did like seeing miguel set them straight on the beach

Do you think that Robby and Demetri will get their hotel room back now that Kwon will no longer need it 😂

Sofia is as evil as Oz when you think about it. She has killed more innocent people than Oz, and that is saying something. When she gassed her family, there were gaurds who also died; she killed a teenager in episode 1, she killed Magpie; made Gia an orphan; bombed Crown Point; hung up those bliss distributors. Sofia is the definitive hangman...😅💁🏾‍♂️

Love from California! Where are you guys from?

Hollywood take notes: a VILLAIN should always stay a VILLAIN. They can have nice attributes such as being smart, charismatic,funny, etc. but they should always still be bad at their core. This series was a masterpiece in showing that and although I absolutely hated the way that Vic died it displayed the true selfishness and sociopathic nature that Oz had since childhood. I can’t WAIT to see Batman kick his azz lol

Great review!

Hi my name is Kima (K.Bly). I see that you also watch The Penguin. I am planning a live stream for the season finale. I’d love to have you as a guest.

I think you're off base on Francis before her sons die. It's not a good thing that she is sending her son to give the books to Rex, but a) she is very clear she only wants the oldest boy interacting with Rex, 15 years old and already smart enough not to get caught up in that crime lifestyle and b) what other option does she have? She is a single mother raising three kids in the poorest neighborhood in the city. If she doesn't ask her boys to step up, they all starve, because she cannot take the time to go and find Rex, she needs to finish the next bit of work for the next 50 dollars that will buy benny a new jacket. It's wrong and unfair to the kid, but that is not a fault of her-it's a fault of a gotham that doesn't give a shit if the poor of the city live or die. She is a woman in poverty with no assistance and no good options, and within those boundaries, she is doing the best she can.

Best show on any platform right now! How the hell did he expect them to get out and why tf would he just go home and chill lol

To me it was a very great film

Louis is seriously dangerous! His kills are always savage. He ripped the jaw off a guy in the first series. That's what Lestat saw in him. If Louis had really accepted being a vampire from the start, they would've been the wildest. They love each other too much! 😁

Just caught on to the fact that Armand was trafficked and Louis was an ex- pimp/ trafficker.

I like Sophia as an interesting character but I'm more on OZ's side. Oz is a man of the people and looks after the people who work for him. Sophia told Oz that he's just a driver and that's all he will ever be so no one cares what he thinks, and this is when he was just trying to help her and be on her side about talking to the press. Then she was shocked that he had the nerve to come inside while they were have a party, as if he wasn't a human and should sit outside all night. Oz turned on her and other people due to the way they treated him as if he was less than human but Sophia was treating the people who worked under her poorly from the start.

Louis IS the problem, the signs of danger are always clear as day and Louis ISN’T oblivious to them, he just believes he’ll be immune in some way or spared the worst of it, which he is, regardless to the consequences others may have to face. From manipulating Lestat into making Claudia (this was against the law), not burning Lestat, completely ignoring Claudia’s warning about Armand. Louis is selfish af and hella adept at becoming a victim.

1:04:04 Lestat did not pull Louis out of the coffin, Armand did. All Lestat did was influence the audience to change the punishment.

Just this title "Is Louis the problem???? Just that alone, makes me get"victim-shaming vibes " so it's the abused person's fault... so predator's are okay. . so if you get cheated on,get beaten halfway to death... and you get left in a box to die(all of which are against your will). .. and you were lied to, and mislead... it's your fault???!!! And in both those relationships, Louis did leave them... BUT I GUESS HE WAS WRONG FOR THAT TOO!!!! Dammmm... the nerve of him for living!!!!!!

Great review, loved listening to your commentary. And I agree, Daniel is a bit annoying but he's growing on me lol.

If Lestat could have saved Claudia, I think he would have. Claudia would never have forgiven him if he could not save her companion. It just sucks they both died.

Fujino is reliant on Kyomoto which is why she was so distressed when Kyomoto decided to leave for art school, it isn't due to her thinking her of a tool, she sees her as a friend, her only real friend. So seeing her friend leave hurt her, especially at such an important turning point in her life. Is it selfish? yes. Does she not support her going to art school? No, she's just afraid of losing her. Which happened anyway.

Louis “The lies I tell myself about myself” de Pointe du Lac is still my precious. He’s a hot mess just like the rest.

Its my time to shine as the #1 louis defender! I really dont think any one person is the "problem" in the show, they all hurt eachother in different ways. Lestatnwas constantly hurting louis immensely but louis let down claudia over and over again. Armand was plainly taking advantage of louis but he also spent several hundred years being abused by other people. I also think louis was passively suicidal for almost his entire life. Him pleading with lestat for example is (imo) not manipulative the way other people seem to think it is. Hes not trying to threaten anyone hes begging for somebody to give him a reason to live.

Correction! Louis didn't sleep with Miss Lily, she said, when the three of them got together that night, that Louis only calls her to talk, to which Lestat replies "What kind of man waste this waist with words?". He used to "hire" her to keep appearances, but he didn't have relations with her. Imo he probably did try to sleep with a woman at some point, but I don't think it went well, because, well, obviously because he's gay.

"I think I need a prequel series of how Lestat got to New Orleans" you're gonna love season 3 then 😋

19:53 consent and vampires is such a funny convo to me. Louis literally said he was being hunted. Applying morality to a show about monsters leads to madness

38:50 You got Madeleine's story wrong. She's not Jewish. During the occupation, Madeleine slept with a German soldier in exchange for food and other necessities. When the war ended, women like her were seen as traitors. They were dragged through the streets, their heads shaved as a sign of shame (this happened in real life).

Interesting discussion guys! Even if you now hate all the remaining characters, I hope you'll still watch season 3! A few points: - I don't think Louis was trying to kill himself for attention. He was in such a low point after Claudia's death, he was stuck with Armand only to spite Lestat, basically a drug addict - I don't think he ever threatened to kill himself to manipulate anyone, he's just genuinely dealing with depression and suicidal ideation for majority of his life. This was simply the only time he actually attempted. - I don't believe for a second that Louis asked Armand to erase the memories of SF. Armand is an established liar by that point and Mr. I-Keep-The-Stones-In-My-Feet, who cries because he genuinely wants to remember... that seems widely out of character for him.

I don’t think Madeleine was jewish. She was an outcast for sleeping with the german soldier. She wasn’t wearing the star in any of she flashbacks. They shaved her head as punishment. The coven leader can sanction the turning of someone they don’t have to be the one to do it. They broke that law because the coup had happened by then and Santiago was the new leader

I just finished the story. My answer is: nobody is innocent in this story. Lestat was horrible to Louis but he apologized. Armand on the other hand is a wolf in sheep's clothing. At least we know Lestat is a wolf and we know how to keep him fed.

I agree with Jess about Louis and Armand acting cutesy on the couch. It did feel forced, but I went into the show biased so I’m glad she picked up on it without background already lol. Also, I’m not sure what the intention is because they never say but it’s my opinion that Claudia was doomed from the beginning. I think they let her join the coven just to make it easier for them and because they like to play games but I’m convinced they knew about Lestat off jump. You can see in ep1 that Louis and Claudia can’t even lie and convince humans. There’s no way the coven fell for their Bruce cover story for a sec. Also it’s funny you say Santiago would mentally break Claudia down when in the actual book, it was Armand constantly getting into Claudia’s head so she would end herself. It’s very insightful of Alvin to say but it wasn’t Santiago. You guys still kind of buy into Armand’s helpless facade which is great because it shows how dangerous Armand is. Also Madeleine isn’t Jewish, she’s a French person who slept with a Nazi. That’s why they shaved her head, that was a punishment women received after the war for “collaborating” with Nazi’s. This is why Madeleine said that if turning her into a Vampire makes her a monster, then they’re only confirming what she already is. And I think what Alvin said is true about Louis being tired of Claudia (to a small degree). To me it was the fact that Dreamstat said “speaking of mistakes” when Claudia comes into the room. Dreamstat is just Louis’ opinions that he’s too afraid to say himself. That’s why he uses an imaginary Lestat. I think a lot of Armand’s motivation is down to the fact that he’s upset for being rejected by both Lestat and Louis. Like rejection sensitivity to a sociopathic level 😂. Because yea Louis is obsessed with Lestat but so is Armand. I am fully convinced that if Lestat told Armand he wants to be companions with him, Armand will 100% yes. Even after all this. Thanks for the video! You guys accompanied me while I was doing my chores lol. Also, you absolutely have to watch the S3 trailer, I can imagine Jess’ reaction

About Armand motivation…there’s a video essay on RUclips called “exploring the complexity of interview with the Vampire “ from creator “Serieable” that explains it better than I could ever. I’ve read 6 of the book and I’ve always find Armand character difficult to grasp and I love Armand tv version way more than the book version… in the essay Serieable says that Armand motivation comes from how trauma and eternal life have shaped his concept of time and interpersonal relationships, it really interesting video, I always recommend it because it made me understand Armand better after all these years. ❤

Damn you guys are blaming Santiago for Claudia's bird play when it was all Armand, he was the leader of the coven and he never really liked Claudia

He has shitty tendencies especially towards Claudia but he's not the full problem

No he’s not. His abusive boyfriends are the problem.

Maybe in The manga I forgot where I saw it but she went to art school to get better to help fujino. She wanted to get better to help them both with makes everything so much more sad. The attack was based off of the real life art school attack in kinda recent. This story was a lil homage to the victims of the attack.