Interview With The Vampire 2x3 | Full Length Reaction
Added 2024-09-03 22:25:09 +0000 UTCComments
I'm totally with you
Franklin
2025-04-01 17:12:18 +0000 UTCman it breaks my heart seeing them give claudia a child's dress and write her into a play as a little girl. she may have the same body as when she was turned but she's a grown ass woman and she's been through so much, makes me feel sick
mercury
2025-04-01 12:57:27 +0000 UTCEvery time I watch this episode, i wonder what Lestat was going to tell Louis about 18th century Armand. What Lestat, who was supposedly only Louis’ imagination, was going to reveal to him about Armand. It makes me question whether he was truly only a figment of his imagination…whether it was Louis’ guilt being given a voice, or that AND Lestat exercising some unheard of vampire power that let him overcome the black mind void that is typically the maker-created’s bond? The unreliable narrative makes me question everything here, and honestly I love it.
Indi500
2024-10-12 23:17:45 +0000 UTCa true helen of troy
Miki
2024-10-02 22:40:30 +0000 UTCAnd if you decide to read the books particularly the 2nd. What’s expounded upon on his backstory flows seamlessly into some of what went on in season 1…. In regards to your generational curse statement.
Rem Holloway
2024-10-02 18:09:09 +0000 UTCHonestly I was even thinking this morning when I re watch season 1 I fall in love with Bailey’s Claudia and I tend to forget Delaney. And then vice versa when I rewatch season 2 with Delaney as Claudia. They both flow seamlessly into each other it’s crazy. And honestly she’s actually my favorite character even though ironically when she first came on the scene I absolutely hated her. (I fell absolutely in love with her in s1 ep 6.)
Rem Holloway
2024-10-02 18:06:54 +0000 UTCI agree with you about the withholding and not teaching him. What i meant in my initial comment was that Lestat used his power in the poker game to help Louie win the game while Armand first showed his power to Lestat to subdue him and try to bring him under his control.
Moira Argent
2024-10-01 01:29:04 +0000 UTCno he did not lmao louis literally ask “ how long you gon keep holding on that trick” or something along those lines which means it was something Lestat did multiple times before showing louis and obviously something louis asked abt previously like you cannot deny Lestat withheld information… Now I don’t agree with the whole Lestat always leaving statement but yeah
leo
2024-09-29 17:08:38 +0000 UTCIt is interesting that Louis said that Lestat is always for Lestat and then he abandons them, but Lestat did not leave him, Louis left Lestat. Also, in the first season, Lestat first showed his power to Louis and helped him with it. Armand on the other hand, first showed his power to Lestat to overpower and try to control him. Anyway, I really enjoy your commentary.
Moira Argent
2024-09-29 12:00:27 +0000 UTCwhat is it about LOUIS??? are we watching the same show lol he is beautiful everywhere he goes he's complimented
Miki
2024-09-25 20:38:55 +0000 UTCIn the past, in order to not over-share, I've said "I believe many Lestat fans like him for different reasons than folks might think.". Before this episode I purposely kept it vague. Now I can say it -- Lestat was the first meaningful character I ever encountered who questioned religion and whether or not we are bound to believe it. For a 13 year old whose family was thoroughly indoctrinated (while I was having deep reservations about religion and had nobody to talk to) Lestat gave me the courage to question things -- even though everyone told me it was a sin to question things. I can't overstate how critical Lestat was in my life -- not because he is cool or strong or sexy or even because he is a vampire, but because he was the first person to let me know it was okay to think for myself when it comes to religion. I'll always love him for that. All the vampires from earlier vampire fiction stories reinforced religious doctrine because pre-Lestat vampires were terrified of crosses, couldn't enter a church, were burned by holy water, etc. Lestat changed everything. Cheers to Lestat, the Vampire iconoclast! 😇
ArcAngel
2024-09-23 00:04:06 +0000 UTCI think a lot of Lestat stans were created because of the way Lestat confronts religious zealots in these books. Iconoclast Lestat was my teenage hero!
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 23:33:46 +0000 UTCHis name is Squid? He's beautiful!!
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 23:30:27 +0000 UTCIn this episode Lestat is wearing The Cloak!
ArcAngel
2024-09-22 23:29:08 +0000 UTCso beautiful
Franklin
2024-09-17 13:22:44 +0000 UTCI think all of the show titles are named after chapters in the book. Lestat's speech on the balcony are words out of the book also.
Yvette
2024-09-17 06:37:58 +0000 UTCI mean the way he looks at daniel 🙄
N
2024-09-14 22:04:08 +0000 UTCMe too. Armand does have some very seductive looks
Mochi Chuu
2024-09-14 18:56:02 +0000 UTCmy condolences regarding your subtitles being absolutely ridiculous
sparkle
2024-09-10 01:40:21 +0000 UTChahaha your face when Squid interrupts ❤ 😒 he's such a lovebug lol
sparkle
2024-09-09 19:15:01 +0000 UTCA lot of Cycles in this show. Absolutely love it. And please comment all the comments.
Franklin
2024-09-09 01:14:23 +0000 UTCOur dear Claudia has had enough of men honestly. I love how you explained both actresses that played Claudia and how well they work in their respective seasons. That's something to always keep in mind, I can't wait to get more perspectives. Thanks for contributing to the conversation
Franklin
2024-09-09 01:13:55 +0000 UTCI very much hope you two discuss this in your after viewing videos. I always always want to listen and see others' perspectives based on life experience, prior knowledge, and to identify where I may have blinders on due to my own.
Melissa
2024-09-07 11:05:20 +0000 UTCJacob Anderson confirmed that in his understanding of being Louis, he would have taken his own life that night had Lestat not given him the offer of the "gift."
Melissa
2024-09-07 10:51:22 +0000 UTCOpe and I’m commenting again…I had never thought of the point you made about how similar the way Louis says Lestat revealed his nature to him was and the way Armand says he revealed his powers to Lestat. That is SUCH a great connection. 👏🏻
Amanda Hill
2024-09-06 19:24:43 +0000 UTCClaudia is truly the victim of *too many men*. I side eye Louis so much, even though I know he loves her so much. When he said “my Claudia, my redemption” in the ending of S1E3…such purposeful writing. She calls him on his sh*t and she is so amazing. I love both Bailey and Delaney’s portrayals of her and I think the switch-off between the two actors (Bailey younger Claudia, Delaney more mature Claudia…but also Bailey as a very innocent in appearance child through Louis’ POV and Delaney with a more mature and purposeful demeanor as Armand entered the story and Louis gains more memory of her). Truly loving your commentary. I have my loves and dislikes but no one can deny all of these characters are morally gray. Even though I love the ones I love, I acknowledge the sh*t things they do in the story when they happen. To me, that’s part of what makes this series so captivating + the fact that we truly *never* see the real stuff (maybe 2% of the time) because they’re all told through someone’s POV and obviously they are going to tell it from a perspective that makes them look better, even Claudia saying she didn’t dream and you think about her being stuck in a teenager’s body). The second you’re set on hating a character, the story will change your mind. It’s impossible to leave a comment that isn’t an essay. This show just brings it OUT. Your voice is very important in this commentary, and I’m loving it!
Amanda Hill
2024-09-06 19:06:20 +0000 UTCGah Ben Daniels ate the role of Santiago UP. He’s so good.
Amanda Hill
2024-09-06 18:56:01 +0000 UTCThank goodness I’m not on the timeline where you’re not reacting to this in the multiverse😅 One thing I love about Louis, he only dates fine men fr. Bruh I’d also like to know what kind of special sauce Louis has that got these men all sprung lmaoo. 100% agree with the similarities between Lestat ands Armand vs Louis and Lestat. We’re learning some of the things that contributed Lestat’s behavior. It’s almost like we’re seeing the vampiric generational curse lol. I also totally buy when Armand says it’s be easier to unalive humans today because of technology and our reliance on it. He says they do it often; I’d love to see an example of that at some point. Love, love, love the scene where Lestat comes to Armand’s coven with the cross. I really relate when you speak about deconstructing from Christianity. I also grew up in a very religious Nigerian household and started deconstructing from it when I was in my teens and became agnostic as I got older. But it’s so hard to do, especially when you’re the only one in your family who holds those beliefs. I say just be a kind person and put out as much good while you’re here. I hate that you’re taking the eps so slow but I get it lol. Excited to see what’s next!
uvytracks
2024-09-04 22:08:02 +0000 UTCLol you were for sure during season 1 and the last couple of episodes but not for this episode.
darkparadise.
2024-09-04 19:04:45 +0000 UTCI don't think anyone mentioned this yet, just to your comment about Armand's original coven all throwing themselves in a fire. You can actually see in the audience scene, that a small few did survive. So, he had some surviving vampire coven members, but yes...he did basically lose almost his entire coven when they were "set free".
Jasmine Patterson
2024-09-04 18:15:42 +0000 UTCI dont know why but I started to ship Armand and daniel this episode 😭
N
2024-09-04 15:23:21 +0000 UTCyeah there is definitely a racist undertone.
RH
2024-09-04 15:14:26 +0000 UTCHaha I get you Melissa! I get so much out of rewatching them, and out of watching others react as the story unfold. 🙂
Kim D
2024-09-04 15:14:03 +0000 UTCyeah idk how you do this, people in the comments tryna manipulate your watch instead of just letting you figure things out on your own. i know you already mentioned you don’t want any spoilers or hints so it’s mad annoying that people can’t help themselves. but anyway, as always i feel bad for claudia this episode was devastating. learning more about the abuse she went through was tough.
RH
2024-09-04 15:05:03 +0000 UTCstop this bullshit.
RH
2024-09-04 15:00:59 +0000 UTCHmm, well that’s weird then, didn’t know that, hopefully gets figured out
Martin Gage
2024-09-04 14:46:46 +0000 UTCSam Reid has this gravity to him. And yes I have seen some of his real interviews. Same intoxicating presence to him honestly. Such a good point about the power of Claudia and lestat taking a human lover. They're quite similar indeed. I always say lestat will be proud of the vampire Claudia became. 100%. Jacob Anderson does so much nonverbal acting. And yes it's kind of like feeling guilty for not telling that one ex how much you actually love to them. Powerful shit Everything you pointed out about Lestst and Armand's relationship and the power Dynamic and imbalance there was so good. Really thought-provoking points you added to this comment section. You got me thinking a lot. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and yes I do love how this show makes me think and question a lot of my feelings and my perspectives on these characters
Franklin
2024-09-04 14:35:34 +0000 UTCYeah it's so fun to chat with someone about this. That's so funny that your brother thought he was being interrogated 😂😂
Franklin
2024-09-04 14:15:57 +0000 UTCI thought that was what I was watching 😭
Franklin
2024-09-04 14:10:42 +0000 UTCThat is such a good perspective. Maybe some of those vampires did survive, it will be nice to see some of them come back into the story and surprise the main cast. Either Armand or Lestat. Ditto to everything you said about religion/cultish behaviors🧡
Franklin
2024-09-04 14:10:25 +0000 UTCFor that speculation to work in my head, we have to go back even more. The night they actually first met, and then the card game. If he was patient back then and slowly came on to Louis. All the events that happened, all the events that led Louie to that confession that night broken and battered, would never have happened. But yeah after the confession, it was already far too late. No amount of patience would have done anything then 😭 I'm anticipating the real talk honestly. It's hard not being able to just go all out because of the fear of spoilers
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:56:13 +0000 UTCInteresting. My subtitles work perfectly on other apps and websites, this issue only arises with AMC. I don't know. I'm glad you're enjoying these episodes Martin. I love sharing it with you guys.
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:51:53 +0000 UTCHell yeah
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:49:17 +0000 UTCExactly Sierra, that's my whole thing about the morality topic. You're asking us not to judge these characters for their behaviors because they are not human, yet all they do is show and Express extreme human behaviors and tendencies. Taco and I will definitely have a little bit of that debate in our Q&A videos lol You're the first person to explain a probable reason why these vampires find Louise so interested. That makes a lot of sense. He's a commandrum, something to figure out. Maybe this is a bad example, but I think it's the same reason some people have fetishes for people who are foreign? Because those people are different, those people are not their Norm. I see Louie being so much different than other vampires that some of them can't help with just investigating him
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:49:03 +0000 UTCOh man, I have so many comments about this episode, but most of them would be spoiler-ish so I can't share them. What I can say is that rewatching this episode makes me CRAZY. I never really saw that moment when Armand spared Louis as romantic, mostly because Armand was being so threatening and creepy in the sewers haha (but that's why I love him). I think Armand's line "Why is it that those with the most power, are often the weakest?" is such an interesting line from him because I think that is how Armand views himself, but most importantly, it's how he wants to be viewed. He's a very manipulative character in my eyes, but also very complex and just fascinating to examine. I also don't fully buy Armand's story with Lestat, although I'm sure some parts are true. There's just things that don't completely add up. But to touch on your question regarding the beginning of Louis and Lestat's relationship and how it could have gone differently: Firstly, Armand and Lestat might be similar in certain regards but they're also vastly different. Most obviously, Lestat is impulsive whereas Armand is collected. But I don't think it could have gone differently regardless, because of Louis' personal situation. I always saw the beginning of their relationship as simply what you were describing "could have been". They were friends for months, just hanging out and having a good time, it never read as grooming or anything like that to me. I think we let the events that we know happen after alter our view on that, but Lestat was basically courting him all that time, I never saw it as weird, because it wasn't. But because Lestat is Lestat, when Louis' whole life was crumbling down, Lestat acted on impulse and offered Louis the "death" he was seeking. That scene in the church was definitely manipulative, but I always thought that if Lestat hadn't met Louis, Louis would have just ended up committing suicide because of his life, which is very sad. Anyway to finish my point, I don't think it could have happened differently, because of the circumstances of Louis' life.
kai
2024-09-04 13:48:27 +0000 UTCThey just want some of that goodness
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:43:27 +0000 UTCIt be like that sometimes. Such a good episode
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:43:01 +0000 UTCI think you're giving everybody in this show a decent amount of skepticism is a wise choice honestly. Because you never know. The fashion is on 1000% and I love it. I have zero idea about the raglan James and I would love to keep it that way. Hopefully you sure tells me more as I go forward. Yay almost halfway
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:42:33 +0000 UTCUp and down and up and sideways and upside down! 😂😂
Melissa
2024-09-04 13:38:51 +0000 UTC100% agree.
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:38:10 +0000 UTCLouie Louie, that man is just built different 😂
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:36:30 +0000 UTCKim, I can relate to you so much. I could talk about this show over and over. I'm embarrassed & proud to say how many times I've watched both seasons. We should be vampire friends. 😆
Melissa
2024-09-04 13:33:45 +0000 UTCOh shit I thought that was what I was watching. I'll make sure to check next time. Gracias Val, i have a feeling its only going to get longer and longer
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:33:28 +0000 UTCAbsolutely. I understand that all their stories are from their POV. But Armand didn't give me even half the ick that lestat gave me. And yes, say it with your chest, it feels like bigoted territory for sure. Honestly, I would speak so much more of the racial aspects, anti-black sentiments, and just blatant centering of lestat over other characters based on race (subconsciously or not) (from some in the fandom) but that would be giving them too much energy that I'd rather save for analyzing and focusing on the actual show. Because if the same fans give lestat all the grace and do all the mental gymnastics not to see him as a horrible, abusive person, but then turn around and bring out their fangs against Armand, then I know yall trippin! When taco and I start making Q&A videos on Interview with the Vampire, best believe that topic will come up. Cuz then we can actually talk about the fans and the fandom not just the reaction content. I agree. The choice to spare Louis was his and his alone. And I took that line as intended as well. Why are the people with the most power often the weakest? Up to that point, Armand hasn't shown any signs of wanting to pressure Louie or intimidate Louie with his power, so I don't register that as him flexing. If anything he was conflicted in that moment, between a rock and a hard place. But then again that could just be his POV and his telling of the story. And that is such a good point that I didn't even think of, Louise's care for Claudia is probably what made Armand stop. And yes I heard Assad say those words after the episode :)
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:30:28 +0000 UTCGlad you enjoyed the reaction. And yes I'm always happy to share those stories. I know even sometimes when I'm talking to Foxtaco, I have to be cautious about what I'm saying because he is a couple of episodes behind. So I feel you
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:10:12 +0000 UTCI'm out here begging them too but at this point, I'm tired of doing it. And unfortunately, I can't increase the pace at which I watch these episodes. But hey if you ever see the spoiler in the comments, if you're okay with it, respond to it and say something like "This might be a spoiler or hint future events for Frank" that way I might see it and not read the comments.
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:08:52 +0000 UTCAll day. I got you. Yep I can't imagine missing this masterpiece. I love both seasons for different reasons. Season 1 was more intimate and small scale, introduction. Season 2 is just killing it with the World building and exposing us to other aspects of vampire lore which is dope as fuck. But I do agree that it's getting better and better. Armand's acting is just amazing. He does so much with his eyes. I wish he had a more prominent role in season 1 but that was by design
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:06:04 +0000 UTCI liked hearing your thoughts on my mind. We'll keep a close eye on him Helen of Troy, so sick
Franklin
2024-09-04 13:01:12 +0000 UTCanother phenomenal, thought-provoking reaction! this is definitely one of my favorite episodes bc i think it sets up so much for this season and builds on things from previous episodes — a way too short snippet of lestat’s background story told from Armand’s perspective, Nicky & Lestat, some of armand’s background story, and the beginning of Louis & Armand! also can i just say how much i agree with you about Sam Reid’s presence… it’s just out of this world. Sometimes it feels like Lestat fully possessed him, although even him in real life has also got a presence although a bit different. but anyway! one of the things that really intrigued about some of the lestat story told this episode is how armand mentions that lestat took a mortal lover, which was heresy; the anguish in lestat’s eyes when armand takes him away. the desperation that took over lestat, enough to turn Nicky, quite literally his first and only love (stated in season 1) before Louis came into the picture, into a vampire. how lestat said that nicky didn’t make it and it took him over a century to “try again.” i feel like there is so much that is left in the dark, most likely on purpose. but most importantly, all of that just brings me back to Claudia and Charlie. How when she accidentally killed him, lestat took it upon himself to harshly teach her a hard lesson — to not get involved with mortals because it always ends in a disaster. the parallels of that just… phew. they both took mortal lovers and both times, it ended poorly. it’s crazy how much they both have in common. especially when they were still vulnerable, naive vampires. claudia saw it and lestat most likely saw it too. ALSO louis saying “lestat was and has always been for lestat” which leads to Daniel dryly saying “never say i love you to a raging narcissist,” almost mockingly reminding Louis that he never actually did say “i love you” to Lestat. That was one of the main core issues of their relationship, the miscommunication, the withholding from both of them in different ways, and the consequences that followed. The way Louis reacts to Daniel’s response is so telling that I have no words for it. It’s just so interesting. If you didn’t catch it, I recommend going back to that scene. Jacob Anderson does so much with those microexpressions. Simple but powerful. And in sticking with that scene a little longer, I just want to say how much I enjoy that you’re already making comparisons between Armand and Lestat in relation to Louis. Because the comparisons are worthy of being made for sure! It says so much about them all, especially about Louis I think and how he navigates certain relationships. However, I think it valuable to also think about comparisons between Armand and Louis in relation to Lestat. Not long after Armand and Lestat confounded the theater, Lestat leaves him. Personally, I think there was an attraction there, but also a disdain, between both of them I think. In that time, there was certainly a vampiric power imbalance between Armand and Lestat. Armand threatened the life of Nicky, while Lestat reduced most of the coven to nothing; but Lestat was quite literally a baby vampire at this time, which is insane! We meet him when he’s already “settled” and powerful, but he very much wasn’t when Armand meets him. Even when Armand talks to him through his mind at the theater, Lestat looks scared. When he’s walking with Nicky, talking about feeling watched by someone out there, he looks concerned. But again, Armand is telling the story, so I imagine that the show wouldn’t delve too much into that, but I think they do put signs in there on purpose to show that imbalance and hint at Lestat’s vampiric youth and naivety. But again, like you said, Lestat endures. He finds ways to fight back, and he also makes sure to have Armand teach him those powers (powers his maker never filled him in on if we remember Lestat’s monologue in season one about his transformation — how he had no vampire teachings or guidance. That’s probably why he felt that freedom to break these rules he had no knowledge of) After he gets what he needs though, Lestat decides to leave, although we truly have no knowledge as to why, specifically. We can only speculate so much. That shows though that Lestat used Armand for his own advantage. But he also left him with loads of money, a coven to lead (even some of his OG members still alive), and a theater company. And yet, when it came to Louis, he didn’t leave. He never left Louis even when it got toxic as hell for all of them. Even in resentment and locked in hatred, he stayed. What is it better for them? Healthy? Not at all, and there is much to say in that regard, but that sort of contrast between Lestat & Armand and Lestat & Louis is one I find interesting, to say the least. I think Louis’ version of Lestat and Armand’s differ in some ways and are similar in others. lastly (sorry that this is so long!) i agree with your take that what we see from Armand and Louis is mostly healthy for sure, but also… in Paris, every time they seem to have a meaningful moment, Lestat, unfortunately, is always there. Lingering in Louis’ mind. Louis letting him linger. Louis, internally, is thinking about Lestat. And I think that Louis was seduced by Lestat. I think there was something particular about Lestat that like you say, “allured” and touched Louis — Lestat’s hidden humanity and his obvious monstrosity. We see this sentiment from Louis in multiples scenes, but it’s never verbally expressed. One thing that I feel can be said about Lestat is that before he turns Louis in the church, he shows his monstrosity, shows the very worst and ugly of himself. Lestat goes full vampire in front of human Louis. Of course, there is no doubt that Lestat withheld things from Louis and Claudia, but he never withheld the monstrosity within himself. With vampires, I feel like that means sometthing. Lestat wanted to feel loved, but he couldn’t continue without showing Louis that ugly side of himself. Has Armand done that? So far, we’ve seen certain sides of Armand that I feel Armand hasn’t necessarily shown Louis. In those flashbacks and with his own coven. To Louis, he’s calm and collected. Again, he’s an ancient vampire who has seen too much and knows how to navigate tough situations for sure, but I feel like he… dilutes himself with Louis a bit. I guess we could say itms becuase he’s trying to woo Louis, but it just makes me think that this type of withholding from Armand makes Louis not fully embrace the relationship so far: Dreamstat is always in the corner, never too far away lol….Like you said, Louis felt like he could be himself with Lestat. But have we really seen Louis be himself with Armand? Then again, they’re still in the new and early stages of their relationship. There is time for improvement and for more openness. From what we see in Dubai, we definitely do see that time of intimacy and closeness that isn’t seen yet from then in Paris. Anyway, that’s all. Once again, another amazing reaction video and love the thinking hats we all put on when watching. You’ve definitely made me see certain things in other perspectives and have made me questions things I hadn’t before 🙏🏼🙏🏼
caroline
2024-09-04 09:27:26 +0000 UTCIt's so nice that you have Fox Taco to chat about it with. As you said before, a lot of people watching your reactions didn't have friends interested in the show so they had no-one to discuss it with. Which is why we all leave such huge ass comments on your videos! 😃 I recently made my brother watch it and at the end of every episode I'd be goin "so what did you think of this part? How did you feel about this character?" Etc etc. He was like "why are you asking me so many questions?!" It's because you reactors say so much about everything and he wasn't saying half as much! But yeah, I feel like the more you rewatch the show, the more things you pick up. Definitely recommend rewatching the whole thing after you've finished it and seeing what little things you notice. 🙂 On the point of Lestat grooming /manipulating Louis, I've honestly never seen it that way so we differ there. Louis was just as interested in Lestat as Lestat was in him. As you said, he said he couldn't stop thinking about him and they were basically just dating and getting to know each other. But then Louis' shame about being gay kicked in and he tried to ignore his feelings and forget Lestat. That's why his turning ended up going how it did. Horrible situation but Lestat knew Louis was losing his sanity and considering killing himself that night. So he had to do something, but again, he didn't plan it to be so awful for Louis. He just did what he had to to save Louis because he loves him.
Kim D
2024-09-04 09:07:40 +0000 UTCDon't forget to watch the uncut version :)
darkparadise.
2024-09-04 06:44:37 +0000 UTCThe conversation of Heaven and hell that drove the first coven to destroy itself I liken it too a cult that Armand was the leader of. They only believed in Armand and swore to him their total allegiance but they never forgot 15th century crusade experiences from their past as it was passed down in generational stories of experiences. But I don’t believe they all killed themselves, I suspect that the ones that did not are part of the 1600 that the spy vampire is speaking on. I could be wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time. Personally, I am agnostic because I have studied many religions and have seen Many historical evil done under the pretense of “religion“ going further back then the Crusades. presently the evils that manipulate to allow an entire world of Geopolitical manipulators to do the most unthinkable in every corner of the world just so that they might be the only ones to inherit the Earth. The manipulations of religions that rely heavily on ensuring their followers are not only following the teaching of a religion and its edicts but that their minds spirits and actions can be controlled to do the most monstrous things and justify it in the name of whatever God they proclaim all the while granting the physical manifestation of their “leaders“ with the powers that were planted in their brains as a seedling in a child brain only to grow and become nothing more than a cult follower. the world is shifting into something I have seen before, something, my father, grandfather, mother, grandmother, and great grandparents endured, and some that did not make it they say that history does not repeat itself, but it sure does rhyme.. It is only when you shine 100% of love of your fellow man and stand with his back bone of steel, and allow your voice to join the multitudes of billions of other humans in a resounding whirlwind of love that freedom can prevail over cultish, manipulations, and divisionism that will ultimately either save this world or allow her to heal without us. There is a fine line between cult ideology and religion. It is a double edged sword like a pendulum that swings from light to dark. It is in that moment where we declare our solidarity to life and love of ALL humanity that we escape our ego driven captivity and choose to embrace love over the seeds of manipulated hate that is the moment we as a species make the journey to create a beautiful world without the puppet masters. My apologies for being long-winded. I don’t even know if what I am saying will even make sense and even if does not make sense I am honored and humbled to be able to speak. What’s on my mind this late in the long 80 year journey. I feel safe here.
Laura Thate
2024-09-04 05:12:27 +0000 UTCPure episode 1 speculation: Considering that Louis went to confession and said he wanted to die and Lestat showed up saying “I can do that for you or.. eternal life?” *Could* Lestat wait any longer? I don’t know! Maybe a good nights sleep would’ve put things in perspective. So many motives to question with these characters! I cannot wait for you to finish season 2 so we can do real talk!
Janeka Rector
2024-09-04 04:58:21 +0000 UTCSo I was just looking at the subtitle thing through amc+ and mine is the same way with it off but I have subtitles and I believe the setting is through your monitor not amc, so try that when you have a chance. Another awesome reaction, enjoying these very much by you
Martin Gage
2024-09-04 04:57:16 +0000 UTCI'm so excited for the remaining episodes, it's truly only up from here!
alee
2024-09-04 04:44:09 +0000 UTCFinally getting to watch this before I end my night YES. Totally agree with you on the vampire morality topic. Their needs, emotions and behaviors are all found in humans. Begs the question why they should be beyond human morals and structure? Is it their inhuman strength and capabilities? Does what one have to offer the world determine their importance? You could debate that topic for centuries lol "What is it about Louis?" Man he's not called Helen of Troy by a large amount of the fandom for no reason! Louis is just the It Boy for these vampires and honestly I think it's that unrelenting grip on humanity he has. He gets looked down upon for it, but at the end of the day, it makes him and his perspective and his choices unique to other vampires. He's a bit of a conundrum, a challenge! And it helps that he's pretty as hell. There are definitely parallels between Armand, Lestat and Louis. The way abuse and trauma cycles throughout these vampires is something. So many questions and so much story to experience, I can't wait for the next reaction!
sierra's reaction corner
2024-09-04 04:27:35 +0000 UTCLouis is Helen Of Troy powerful men just throw themselves at his feet for a crumb.
Valentine
2024-09-04 03:50:00 +0000 UTCI loved this episode but tbh this time I don’t have much to say.
RÆY
2024-09-04 03:46:07 +0000 UTCI’ve given Armand the side eye since season 1. But who really grabbed my attention was Santiago. My man took the theater vamp attire to a new level 😆. This show gives you everything and fashions is major on the list. I wasn’t familiar with Raglan James but I’m assuming there’s more to him and his story in this universe ???? Keep going your almost to the halfway mark!
Partrice
2024-09-04 03:37:27 +0000 UTCI understand your argument about the scenario where if Lestat was more patient he’d have more long term success, but I also think that would not really be in Lestat’s nature and I think deep down Louis was attracted to the fact that Lestat is so driven by passion. He’s relationship with Lestat and Armand are just very different and have very different strengths and weaknesses. It seems like Louis and Armand can just be great roommates and cohabitate well but his and Lestat’s opposition made for that kind of whirlwind romance people seem to get really stuck into.
Lorena Oliveira
2024-09-04 03:21:00 +0000 UTCIdk if anyone else has commented this so sorry if they have, but I just got to the part where you're talking about how Louis be getting these ancient vampires all in a tizzy for him, and that's why the fandom online has started referring to Louis as our Helen of Troy haha! The man to cause all wars and has any person he comes in contact with just losing their minds over him. It's hilarious. I'll see edits of him and the comments will be like "Close enough, welcome back Helen of Troy". Him and Lestat both really just have something about them that everyone falls in love with them
Myranda
2024-09-04 03:05:48 +0000 UTCDon’t forget to watch the uncut version so when the episode ends it doesn’t automatically start playing the next episode’s trailer. Love the reactions. The longer, the better tbh☺️.
Val
2024-09-04 02:55:54 +0000 UTCI absolutely agree!!
Valentine
2024-09-04 02:51:09 +0000 UTCLol damn I'm not on that side of Twitter then 😅
Valentine
2024-09-04 02:50:37 +0000 UTCArmand is given a lot of grace too, on twitter though.
RÆY
2024-09-04 02:31:33 +0000 UTCI noticed a trend of people giving Lestat very little grace when season 1 was coming out, and now giving Armand very little grace when season 2 was coming out. Now I'm curious who the character will be in season 3 hahaha. That being said, I can't blame anyone for feeling the way they do about these characters cause, you know, they do act pretty fucked up lmao. For me personally, I just love seeing the monster and the human in ALL the characters, and the more fucked up and nuanced they are, the better!! Armand is one of my favourite characters this season actually BECAUSE of how fucked up he is. I constantly feel the need to weasel into his brain and try to figure out why the hell he acts the way he does. Like what's really going on in there?
Abby
2024-09-04 02:11:52 +0000 UTCI think I have a lot of charity in regards to Armand because I have been in convos where he is seen as solely a monster while Lestat is given grace and somehow it always ends up in very how can I say this... bigoted territory. All in all, I think everyone is entitled to their own interpretations of a character and events I just hope people dissect why they view things a certain way. With the Lestat flashback, I believe that a lot of what Armand is showcasing to Daniel is what happened but like everything it is from His perspective, he will make himself look good, he will omit people he does not like or care about, and diminishing their involvement because in his POV they were inconsequential, that is a very human trait they have but it's also more of an explanation of how he felt in that time like Lestat had used him after he had given himself over completely. However, I think people fail to see that the coven he was a part of was not what he wanted he was following laws and traditions that predated him, but he did not come up with them. He is manipulative and a liar ( near everyone in the show is because again let's say it as a class ( perspectives) but "the best lies got a bit of truth in 'em" as Claudia so eloquently said. In particular with the ending scene, I read a wonderful comment earlier that made me think and I agree with a lot of things they commented however, I don't believe that Armand is flexing on whether he could or not kill Louis, both parties know that he was sent to kill him the choice is ultimately on him as coven leader. Louis broke the laws and put the coven in danger. so when he says "Why are the people with the most power often the weakest" it rings home from what we have learned about him so far. Per the actor who plays Armand, he interprets that the moment that Louis says to look after Claudia was the moment he shifted to not killing him. "For all intents and purposes, Armand is going to kill Louis, I don't think it was preempted that he might not, he feels he has no choice. His 200 years with the coven is much more important than this new person. even though this new person is magnetic and makes him feel all these amazing new emotions. He (Armand) doesn't have a way out in the end, he chooses. The choice in the end is to pursue love, to pursue this feeling" -Assad(Actor who plays Armand)
Valentine
2024-09-04 02:04:02 +0000 UTCThis. <3
Melissa
2024-09-04 01:59:16 +0000 UTCI loved this whole reaction video! Thank you for sharing your story of deconstructing. There are so many things I want to say about this episode, but I need to think about it first because I don't want to accidentally spoil anything. I literally feel like I can't breathe waiting for you to get to episode 5. ;)
Melissa
2024-09-04 01:54:02 +0000 UTCI'm BEGGING your viewers to resist every urge to write any comments that might even hint toward spoilers.
Melissa
2024-09-04 01:51:36 +0000 UTCHey!!! Thanks for the shout out for suggesting IWTV 😁. I just knew you’d love this show, it’s impossible not to, and thank goodness enough of your Patrons had also seen it to vote on it. Imagine missing this masterpiece 🤦🏾♀️. And you’re far enough into season 2 to kinda assess whether it’s better than the first season, like I said. Do you agree or you still have to see more before making that distinction? At any rate, it’s hard to top a season like that first one, but this show truly just gets better and better. As for this episode, this s is where I became an Armand girl. I love his dynamic with Louis and I didn’t think anything could creep into my ill-fated soulmates blinders I had for he and Lestat. But Assad Zaman who plays Armand really takes things to another level with the acting, as does Santiago the theater actor. You are in for such a treat, they give Sam’s Lestat a run for his money in the acting department. What a ride you are about to go on 😂😂😂. The only thing with this season that I think could be better is them making Raglan James’s character a little more fleshed out. I think if you haven’t read the books, you still won’t know much about him, but when you have read them, you’re like 💡💡, “ok, so that’s Raglan James,” and you can make better guesses on what you think will happen next. Anyway, another great review. I’m so enjoying you and Foxtaco reacting to this.
Dee
2024-09-04 01:14:01 +0000 UTCArmand's fan fiction. Nicki got left in the dust!
Collete L
2024-09-04 01:11:14 +0000 UTCEpisode threeeeeee let's gooooooooo!!! I LOVE this episode. I love seeing flashbacks to the 1700s because it's a time period we haven't explored in the show yet. The costumes!! The sets!! It's all so fucking good. Now obviously so far we only have Armand's version of the 1700s, but I'm just happy to see it at all lol Speaking of... yeah I'm not buying Armand's version of the story here at all haha. We've already established in episode 1 that Armand is manipulating the interview, so I don't trust much of what comes out of his mouth about the past anymore. ESPECIALLY if there's no other sources/witnesses to back it up, and Louis wasn't even in the room for this session, so it's extra fishy to me. Not to mention that Louis and Claudia weren't alive at that time, so there's no one else to corroborate the story even if they WERE in the room to speak. And as for the people who WERE alive at the time, well, obviously Lestat and Nicky aren't in the room to say their piece either, so basically I'm just taking it all with a grain of salt. Armand's gonna have to earn back my trust before I start trusting the shit coming out of his mouth (I still love him though). That being said, it's VERY entertaining for me to see Armand's version of things. Hundreds of years later and bro is STILL this hung up on Lestat. He is OBSESSED hahaha. So obsessed that he was out there stalking Lestat and throwing him and Nicky around like rag dolls to force Lestat into joining. That shit was CRAZY to me. Armand's on some crazy obsessed stalker shit. It was also crazy to see Lestat so defenseless for once, having to rely on his wit to save Nicky because he can't rely on his powers, something he had very little knowledge of because he was so young (and because Magnus didn't teach him shit). Oh and the writers bringing back the whole "come to me" thing!! Wow!! Something about how cycles keep cycling etc etc. The writers for this show are feeding us so well. Speaking of the whole "flashing power to bring people under control" thing, what Armand did with Louis in the tunnels also really doesn't sit right with me. Armand flashing his power and ability to kill Louis with ease before "sparing" him just feels hella manipulative to me. It feels like he's saying "I could do this, and I could do it easily, so you're only alive because I'm CHOOSING not to do this." It feels like an unspoken threat, intentional or not, and not just to Louis, but to Claudia as well. It really sets the power dynamic, especially now that Armand knows what they did to Lestat, and could use that as leverage should the need arise. Oh also Armand comparing his history with Lestat with Louis' history with Lestat?? Hello??? Like girl the timelines and circumstances of your relationships are WILDLY different, so it feels insensitive to Louis to pull the whole "we're the same" card when the shit Louis went through is VERY different. Wow sorry this was a very Armand-centric comment today, but he was in this episode a lot so it makes sense I guess. What a wonderfully intriguing character. I need to dig into his brain and figure out what the hell is going on in there. I really do think he loves Louis in his own way, but his obsessive need for control and constant manipulation is stressing me the hell out. But yeah..... man... Louis really can't escape obsessive and manipulative men in his life, huh? I guess I can't really blame them for the obsessive part at least, cause Louis really is That Bitch. I think you were right about him having some kinda special sauce cause these vamps are OBSESSED with him. We like to call him "Helen of Troy" in the fandom sometimes lolol. He's such an it girl. The people's princess, if you will.
Abby
2024-09-04 01:04:35 +0000 UTCOh my sweet summer child.. smh
hypocritex
2024-09-04 00:00:21 +0000 UTC
