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[@dionnehyman]

Armand is powerful enough to control an entire room of people, and yet nobody thinks he is strong enough to psychologically manipulate Lestat into this performance???

[@Nashmirotic]

IKR I'm rewatching it and I just can't believe that Armand who is so powerful could be held down by his coven that his put to sleep on a whim in the restaurant. Im starting to think this entire play was Armand's to begin with (he hinted at it to Louis in that one scene) and not Santiago at all. We've seen how he ragdolls Lestat and Santiago... suddenly he is helpless?

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

I find it really cool that even as a book reader I'm not 100% sure what went down. That's exciting! I think it's more likely that he has something he's using as leverage. Lestat is a lot more powerful here than he was in the mid 1700's (and I'm side eyeing Armand's tale of completely overpowering Lestat even back then). In any case, Armand prefers manipulation to brute strength.

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

Edit: more than likely

[@cullenarthur8879]

​@@NashmiroticI keep seeing people leave this comment, but my question is why? So he can have Louis for himself? Claudia and Madeline were on their way out of town? They were already going their separate ways. Is this an elaborate way to destroy his coven, using Louis to do it? If he has the power to lite their coffins on fire as they slept, why not do that instead of staging this show trial and driving Louis to do it?

[@tness93]

Truth Truth Truth!!!

[@alexie5201]

When Lestat said he broke Louis, that whole apology scene... It was phenomenal. Sam is such a gifted actor, we're blessed to have him as Lestat. Same with Jacob. The way he said "and I'm gonna laaaaaugh" was creepy and lowkey scary. Psychotic Louis if my favorite Louis😂

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

100%. The cast of this show is so talented it’s CRAZY. Never seen a cast that’s THIS solid across the board .

[@RAA_50]

I was like, did the switch flip in Louis ?🤔 He looked low-key deranged....🤪😜

[@alexie5201]

@@RAA_50 We've seen outbursts from him before, but this one caught me off guard, it was very unhinged (but I liked it).

[@EllyQueue]

Yes, Louis showed us why Lestat SNAPPED! Holy crap that was so intense and beautifully acted!

[@bojan536]

Sam is simultaneously "Guarding" Armand and putting Louis in the Coffin...its all a SHAM!!!

[@7n154]

Book purists be damned, I love the way they did this whole episode!! I have read the book and seen the movie MANY times over the decades, so I know the story six ways from Sunday; but this WHOLE episode had me on edge the entire time. "Sweating out of my scalp" is right! The way they presented the expected was UNEXPECTED. Bravissimo!👏👏👏

[@Lovelyivy84]

They gave book readers a reimagining that we neeeeeever knew we desperately needed.

[@7n154]

​@@Lovelyivy84 Oh, SO agreed. I was aware of the show like a year before it came out and there were so many debates and arguments I got into with the haters - and before the show even aired. Mainly the book purists and anti-woke trolls. But they've all either changed their minds or given up because . . . Wow. This show is great! But I was familiar with Rolin Jones' work and I knew he was more than capable. I really hope it gets recognized come award season. Most horror isn't, but if any horror show has a chance; it's this one.

[@scottielise]

Armand was able to freeze time in a crowded restaurant AND knock out the entire coven at the same time with a single word. He could have stopped this at any time. It was a manipulation of F-ing EPIC magnitude.

[@Lovelyivy84]

And you know it was because Louis never even CONSIDERS that Armand could escape from fucking Sam with a fake scythe. SAM, FFS.

[@glittermethis]

@@Lovelyivy84And a puppy gate, he was absolutely trapped!🤭

[@blacky8987]

for real he could help lois if he really want to

[@claireelyse5992]

There are points in this episode where Lestat looks very out of it. It makes me question just how willing he was to participate in all of this

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

Yeahhh he looked and sounded kinda weird at times .

[@texanpondue]

If you look at Lestat on his feet before the sentencing, he's swaying, and it looks like he's fighting. I believe he's being controlled by Armand.

[@hypocritex]

@@katieoshaughnessy8086 That's because he was held captive as well.. And also because your version of Lestat in your head is what Louis has told you..Not the truth

[@nolasalazar]

@@hypocritexIt’s so frustrating that people see Lestat as the villain when clearly we’ve seen Louis and Armand are not reliable. I really hope season three gives us Lestat’s side.

[@hypocritex]

@@nolasalazar EXACTLY. He is self admittedly a brat.. However, he isn't even as toxic as Louis in a relationship IMO. Louis emotionally abusive. Using Lestat's loneliness as a weapon against him. Saying hateful things knowing Lestat won't leave because how much he fears loneliness and loves him. These reactors need to rewatch this episode a couple times. Also, I think season 3 will focus more on The Vampire Lestat book.

[@voxxy85]

Claudia turning to Lestat at the end was so emotional. I saw a daughter looking at her father for help 🥺

[@sonny061188]

Louie’s revenge tour begins next week.

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

And I CANT WAIT

[@RAA_50]

Louis is about to burn it all down!!!!!

[@debpaynepurnell6131]

Madeline is too young to be fully awake in the morning. Also, I think Lestat is performing at times, especially when he claims Louis chased him. He's reading the lines. He goes off script a lot and it annoys Santiago. He tells the truth about Claudia.

[@nilesstark]

I think Lestat enjoys annoying Santiago in this episode. Lestat is the end, was always a rule breaker about things.

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

I'd love to know what Santiago whispered to Madeleine in the basement and then onstage.

[@vesbarrow]

You can't script a hurricane

[@Nashmirotic]

This episode broke my heart...I'm so conflicted with everyone's side of the story. Usually it's so easy to hate one character because they are so black and white...but here everyone is so complex...you hate one side of them...understand the other and sympathise with the last piece of them.....These two seasons are a masterpiece of emotion and acting prowess.

[@7n154]

Not to be morbid; but now that Reactions to this episode are starting to post - it's hilarious how all the thumbnails have changed. Every Reactor thumbnail for episodes before this were all surprised smiles and wide eyed jaw drops. 😀😲 And now they're all solemn blank stares off into space. 😳😐😕 A true testament to how hard this show hits.

[@lowonfuel7614]

I just want to say that as someone who has also read the book/seen the movie, I KNEW this episode would break me. Panning to Lestat's face as he watched her burn is going to imprinted in my brain until the day I die. It felt like the DEFINITION of "salt in the wound" 😭

[@echo1844]

I think lestat was speaking from the experience with Nicki when talking to Louis in warning about loving someone who you make a vampire and they suffer like Claudia would

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

Oh good point

[@tness93]

I like the idea that we're getting multiple versions of some scenes like with Claudia's rebirth. Remember, in the show, we got Claudia's POV of that scenot, Louis and not lestat

[@paulg5548]

I think the rocks Louis was buried with, are the ones he uses to ground himself. I also think Lestat looked genuinely heartbroken at Claudia’s death. There are moments where it’s clear not everything is as it seems with his testimony. Especially the parts where he fights back and goes off script

[@maeb9574]

The interesting thing to me about the 1x05 fight revisit is it actually doesn’t change much, it just fills in some gaps and adds layers to it. In season 1 it wasn’t even really Louis’ perspective bc the camera stays on Claudia the entire time until the drop. They’re going off of her memory of it, which might be flawed in its own right, but we take it as it is. But she’s out in the hall, we can hear them fighting in the other room but we don’t see it, we don’t know what happens. Until now, potentially. For me this is less a changed memory, and just us getting a look at the other side of the wall. It seems to me like in some cases Louis, consciously or not, omitted some things here and there to soften the story. And understandably! But undeniably, like Daniel said with the removal of diary pages, when Louis editorializes, however noble the reason, it brings some of the rest of the story into question. For the most part I don’t think Louis’ memories are dishonest or wrong. Sometimes they’re skewed, but mostly he sometimes leaves gaps. This is one of them. We see a side of Louis that we’ve seen come out a few times before, like in the fight with Armand. But its interesting that in Louis’ version of the story, he paints himself as not doing anything to defend Claudia when lestat pins her to the wall, where in Lestat’s version, Louis is going ballistic on her behalf, in protection of her. On some level I think it’s more about them and their resentments than it really is about Claudia. She is, tragically, always just caught up between them, from the start. I say this because we also see end of 1x07 that when Louis refuses to burn lestat, he ends up pinning Claudia the exact same way. Part of the reason I say, other than those few discrepancies, this revelation doesn’t really change anything is the presence of Louis’ harsh words or the fight he doesn’t change anything about the drop afterwards, which were not shown an alternate perspective of. Here at least. We know that that memory is likely at least a little flawed bc it has the unscathed, immaculate, not bloody lestat, so if they were truly fighting like this, he wouldn’t have looked like that in Louis’ memory of it. Things to consider. BUT! The fight is still a fight. It’s their push and pull and volatility. The drop is still very pointedly after that fighting stops. It is not necessary, it’s not in reaction to anything besides words and anger. It’s just cruelty. To me that scene adds depth to both Louis and lestat and their relationship, and in some ways affords Louis more agency, but it also does absolutely nothing to exonerate lestat of his actions, which he himself goes on to explicitly point out in the trial, no matter how much Santiago tries to frame it as an understandable reaction to Louis’ provocation. I honestly love the way the show has gone back to these moments. Neither is the whole truth. Neither is wholly discredited. It’s the monster of memory, the tinted lens of perspective, the odyssey of recollection, the funhouse mirror of performance. God I love this show so much

[@evren5642]

!!! Couldn’t have put it better honestly. It just adds extra dimension, it doesn’t try to excuse what happened after. I’m kind of excited to see that violent side of Louis explored more in-depth (as we inevitably will in the finale as he takes his revenge on the coven) bc really that side of him is interesting specifically Because it is so different from his baseline self. He has so many good and nuanced qualities, and yet he also has this side of him that lashes out and is capable of doing immense damage. And intriguingly it seems to sometimes be an almost out of body experience for him when it happens; I think there’s something potentially dissociative about it. Which ofc means some of those moments would probably also just genuinely be harder for him to recall after the fact.

[@celestinebuendia]

A giant note of evidence that the fight in the room where Lestat was telling Louis to stop but Louis kept fighting him: there is a GIANT dent in the coffin where Louis slammed Lestat’s head into it which appeared only in episodes AFTER the fight in episode 5 and not before the fight. People actually noticed this when S1 was airing, but I didn’t! There’s also the fact that all of Lestat’s loud lines while Louis was being the aggressor (“I am trying to restrain myself”, “I don’t want to fight like this”) ARE heard from outside the room from Claudia’s perspective in episode 5. Which were strange lines at the time, in addition to how we went from Louis yelling to Claudia that they were done to Lestat flying Louis through the wall, but now they’re recontextualized to Lestat trying to end the fight, not fighting back, then snapping after Louis’ words.

[@i.mbutttaa3764]

The fight that we see is a continuation of what we saw is season one Lestat started the fight and Louis snapped because he went after Claudia what we see in the trial is what Claudia didn’t see which is Louis fighting back against him once Lestat knows that Louis is serious about leaving him he as he said broke him so painting him as the only one being attacked as if he didn’t hit and throw Louis around before this new piece of info from the trial crazy to me

[@IndieRockerHippy]

No-one said Lestat is the only one being attacked. But it completely changed the dynamic and shows Louis was lying and that he wasn't half as innocent as he made out. He did horrible stuff to Lestat too and Lestat did beg him to stop but when he kept going Lestat couldn't control his rage. We also see how Louis lied about the turning of Claudia.

[@spiritofloveipi4804]

​@IndieRockerHippy The Lestat Stan like to make excuses, people talking trash doesn't give you right to attack them thank God Lestat understand now

[@IndieRockerHippy]

@@spiritofloveipi4804 Louis also beat the shit of Lestat. His face was in bits remember. He slammed his head into the coffin. All while Lestat was trying not to fight back and asking him to stop. Then Louis verbally abused him. What do you mean Lestat understands now?

[@ske8254]

They are all awesome actors. But Jacob Anderson is beyond magnificent. He gets so lost in Louis. It’s like every time I see him I feel all his emotions and pain. I just love this show. ❤🌸

[@MarkAHouston]

I love how Santiago picked up Claudia dusty little dress, and hit that signature spin move 😂

[@philipjay2099]

I feel Lestat saved Louis and Armand is just claiming it. Lestat's in the basement, Armand mind-f!cked Louis when Lestat refused him again. I think we're getting real Lestat for the finale and next season.

[@adalynjay3157]

This episode, omg, I don't know where to start and what to think. An omg, Claudia's strength, and man, when she said, “Can I cry and say that I'm sorry too,” omg, I felt it. And my heart when she started singing, I couldn't. And I agree, I feel Louis would have forgiven Lestat if the circumstances were different, but omg, the sadistic twisted way they love is just omg.

[@lavendyre]

claudia haunts lestat and louis in different ways, throughout the books. i am not ready to let her go either :( i hope they keep that from the books. also, the reason lestat did not run to save claudia is because he is under a trance, if you look at him beside the coven right before claudia's death ( :( ) you can see him clearly out of it and swaying on his feet. harrowing stuff. love your reactions!

[@EllyQueue]

REALLY hope that Claudia's mention of haunting means we haven't seen the last of her!

[@blacky8987]

but how? lol he is more powerfull than armand in the books at this time

[@yourvalentine3726]

The writers have made anti-blackness so omnipresent at that trial, from Santiago mocking reading of Claudia's diaries and painting Louis in predatory stereotypes, nailing them to the stage-like set dressing and showing leniency only towards Madeleine, to calling it a stoning. The dehumanization of the pictures on the projection screen. “props, props in a play” black bodies objectified, ankles cut like they’re enslaved, tortured any time they try to speak or defend themselves while the white-majority crowd jeers and laughs and sighs over the nonblack men spinning their tale. I am not an Armand Apologist, I am not an Armand defender. I am an Armand understander and enjoyer. Every time people are like “Why would Armand do this” I feel like they haven’t really reckoned with the mindfuck that is his existence. I truly believe we are giving him way too much credit. I think it was incredible and deliberate that the writers took one of the most defining lines of Armand's inaction ("I could not prevent it") and weaved it through his entire psychological profile. It is where Armand has internalized learned helplessness. Even in the book Louis has to tell Armand that he doesn't even use a 10th of the power he has. He could have stopped it but Armand himself doesn't think he can so he doesn't do anything at all. Most people watching/ reading IWTV: There is no way that Armand truly believes he's powerless The Writers: What If he really did tho? “It’s not MY coven anymore, so I can’t stop them, but Louis is MY companion so I’M gonna push and save HIM. I can’t save Claudia, Santiago is HER coven leader now. I can’t prevent him from disciplining his followers.” He tells himself over and over and makes sure Louis knows it

[@Drewski217]

Madelaine the strongest, most loyal lover and my beautiful Princess Claudia, defiant to the very end. NO ONE loved like they did, they deserved the world 😭😭

[@KelliFranklin]

This episode was peak television. Every actor gave flawless performances. Madeline stayed true to Claudia and even in death she put Claudia first. Claudia went out defiantly just like she lived. Sam keeping Armand at bay was just a bit too absurd for me. Watching Louie and Armand be a performative couple was interesting to see as well. I cannot wait for next week!

[@nilesstark]

Hearing Lestat's side of everything leading up to the attempt on him makes me want to see Lestat's spinoff or have season 3 follow his side.

[@HuntingViolets]

"Claudia *_assessed_* the fragility of our union." Claudia looked them over and deduced the union had weak spots she could attack.

[@ceeceesyl1097]

Armond,Lestat and Louis are all abusers , let's not forget Louis was an abuser ( a pimp, pulled a knife on his brother. The person he claimed to have loved the most). I'm not saying he deserves what has happened. I'm just saying he's not innocent either. So sad that Claudia is gone, but also she ended up bring the one who was truly loved, which is something none of the other's have.

[@Slappys]

Watching people’s reaction to this episode really shows how true it is that people tend to believe whatever version of a story they hear first. Going back to season one, the writers have done so much to make the audience understand what an unreliable narrator Louis is and people are still so quick to dismiss Lestat’s version of events for the sole reason that it doesn’t match up with Louis’.

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

Yeah people tend to side with the narrator they’re used to. Siding with Louis seems like the most logical thing as most viewers would feel they know him best… or that they feel for him most , cause we’re so used to him. Of course unreliable narrator is a possibility, as is the fact that both recollections can be true. People can experience the same situation very differently . It’s just so striking to see Louis up there , unable to speak or move while Lestat recalls moments we’ve seen but in such a different way. The want to protect Louis jumped out.

[@ProducedbyEricka]

The way they recalled episodes in season one, challenging the recollection of each character AND making the viewer challenge what we believe....just wow.

[@karly.asshhh]

right?? we just heard two different versions and is making us questions how much of season 1 was altered

[@brett8259]

I personally thought the "she will be miserable and you will love her, and it will spiral beyond your reach" line was about Nicki (at least if the show follows the same story as the books which it seems like it has/will.) Lestat knew first hand the desperation to turn someone when they're dying, but he also knew certain people would always be miserable. Miserable to the point where love would not save them and he knew the pain of seeing them spiral because of it, and still loving that person. I think this is also furthered by Lestat repeating a similar sentiment about Louis that he said about Nicki. "You still hope he'll emerge from his melancholy" // "he will rise out of it."

[@hypocritex]

When you find out that Louis was just as toxic.. if not moreso then Lestat. Lol. Please understand.. Louis is not a reliable story teller.. It very well is possible Louis was the one hunting Lestat. The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle. But I do believe Lestat is telling the truth as is revealed later.. through the majority of this. Louis continually used Lestat's loneliness as a weapon against him and broke his heart.. Everyone around Louis is unhappy.. Louis is the real problem as Raglan James said. Also Lestat doesn't have Louis on trial. He is a captive too. The Coven does. He was not happy having to watch Claudia die. He was in fact horrified. He mourns her for a long time. "Lestat was hurting Louis.".. are you sure about that? He did drop him. They agree on that. However.. we have more context on that now... Lestat is genuinely sorry for the awful act of dropping Louis.. Is Louis sorry for threatening to kill Lestat.. attempting too. Then actually kinda doing it.. (In his mind) They are both toxic.. But if my significant other said and did the things to me that Louis did to Lestat in that townhouse before he lost his temper.. I would want to hurt them too.

[@IndieRockerHippy]

Yeah, people still don't seem to pick up that Louis is not half as innocent as he makes out. He can be just as cruel. Lestat really loved Louis and Louis was pretty horrible to him

[@TorresGary-mv8kf]

The way this season tied everything together was immaculate! I cried so much and felt so much. ... ugh

[@LauraStaunton493]

I personally think Armand was controllin Lestat (or trying to) throughout the trial. And we all know, Daniel included, Armand is talking out of his arse when he said that he could not prevent it. Still love him though

[@HuntingViolets]

We already established last season that the story Louis was telling was unreliable. I'm not saying what Lestat is saying is all reliable. But, also, what Lestat is saying is Louis's and Armand's memories or interpretations or manipulations.

[@echo1844]

You always give such fantastic reactions! You really feel the emotion from you. It’s so interesting seeing different reactions to the trial and interpreting lestat’s participation in it all. To me it seems like the script lestat was meant to be sticking to was written to drive a wedge between him and Louis by Armand who very much wanted the trial to happen I think so he could have Louis for himself, and lestat was breaking from the script when he could because he did not want to be there doing it. Re-watching lestat for signs of distress and looking dazed just before Claudia’s death makes it seem he’s being influenced or coerced like in the book. And at the end Armand is the one telling us about claduia’s death, Louis wasn’t there to witness it, it’s very suspicious of it all, I doubt lestat was actually stand and watch her burn if he was able to move. But that’s my opinion 😂

[@Kate0Len0Ricky]

"I could not Prevent it" -I'M SORRY YOU ARE OLDER THAN EVERY VAMPIRE IN THAT PLACE COMBINED AND YOU CAN'T PREVENT IT?!?!?! Mister I can knock every vampire unconscious. Mister rewrite vampires memories as easily as humans- Okay. Okay. I'm calm- I'm calm- I will never be calm again.

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

I FELT THIIIIIIIS!! 😂

[@rosariocastro6386]

If the Emmys ignore this show again this time I'll be SO angry... this show is a work of art...

[@louislestat8310]

😂 your reaction to Sam holding THE Armand captive was my exact reaction, like no offense but Sam really 😂😅 that was a major plot hole in their entire script

[@glittermethis]

I’m not so sure it’s a plot hole. I think it was meant to be seen as ridiculous that Sam with a fake prop and a puppy gate could stop The Vampire Armand. Daniel knew it was BS when they told him 😂

[@louislestat8310]

@@glittermethis yeah 😂 I meant it was a plot hole on Armand's part if he wanted Claudia and Louis to believe he was powerless

[@glittermethis]

@@louislestat8310 I got you 😂

[@Desatkinson]

as armand's #1 defense attorney i have to admit he definitely could have helped claudia and madeline but he didn't want to! armand's story is horrifying and he's extremely old--his only way to maintain sanity is through other people (the Paris coven, the theatre, louis!) and he's so desperate to maintain that connection that he probably felt desperate enough to go along with the trial to get louis to himself AND "prove" to louis that lestat doesn't want him. such a great episode 😭😭

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

I’m sorry but that first sentence took me OOOOUT 😂😂😂 that’s kinda how I feel about ALL the characters, even when they mess up or do questionable things it’s like …. ‘Well yes BUT - ‘ 😂 they’re all written SO WELL and realistically that you kinda fall for all of them because they’re all understandable to a degree

[@Desatkinson]

@@katieoshaughnessy8086 this is sooo real! I fear that if I was involved with any of those toxic men I would fall for anything they said. they all have justifications for things but are still very very questionable. we all deserve a plea deal for at least one thing in life and this is Armand's moment 😅😅

[@karly.asshhh]

still Armand's attorney after the last episode? 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@HuntingViolets]

I think it would be hard for anyone to live with two people who communicated telepathically about you -- sometimes when the three of you were in conversation (this is what we saw from Louis's own point of view in the previous season). This is getting very intricate, though, and it's fascinating.

[@josowerby]

I feel it’s important to remember that we’re only getting Louis and Armands versions of the story so far. No ones had Lestats version yet and that changes a lot of things to be honest. Plus Armand and Lestat want the same thing, Louis! So they’re going to do whatever they can to get him aren’t they? Whether they’re telling it right or not x

[@Anya-oq5yp]

my post-break up ritual is getting in my coffin if we're being honest

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

You know what ? Same , to be honest 😂

[@AD-ut4wj]

Armand pretending to be Rashid in front of 1 person is NOTHING, he's giving the performance of his LIFETIME in dubai right now (pretending that he was a poor little meow meow who couldn't prevent his husband's daughter's death)

[@PorkinsTheWhite]

So our murder goblin can make an entire audience declare banishment for Louis but yet Sam is “keeping” him there?

[@_LexiMae]

I've never fully trusted Louis. I think people underestimate how toxic he is as well. He manipulated Lestat just as much as he manipulated him. He's done the same to Armand. He didn't tell Lestat he loved him because he knew it was a way to control him. But he did the opposite with Armand because he knew to control him he had to say he loved him. I mean, Armand literally started calling him Master and hes wayy older than him lol. Louis scares me more than any of them tbh. And the fact that, forgot what those people are called, told Daniel to watch out for Louis just confirmed my suspicions. And I dont think there should be any question of Armands ability to save them all, but he's a coward. I think he put Louis in this position because he knew he would want revenge and maybe get rid of the coven for him. I think that's what he did with Lestat, but I have to rewatch the episode.

[@B_Ella1269]

Lestat's confession and apology about the fight in season 1 gives the incident a Rashomon-like haze.

[@B_Ella1269]

I want the scene where Lestat takes down the homophobic soldier put on a loop so I can watch it ad nauseum. So fuckin good. ✊🏾

[@Glo419]

First of all, Armand is over 500 years old. He is so powerful. Why the hell could he not put everyone to sleep, take them out of there? Or at least set vamps on fire??? Sam was blocking him, give me a break. That suit on Lestat, Jesus, he's never looked better & that profile, pretty hot & I'm a lesbian lol No one can script Lestat, he's always going off script. Santiago was pleased when he finally did came back tho. A story of love not butchery. Then, finally, the first look between Louis & Lestat.... So Lestat's version is the right one? As far as Claudia's transformation. Holy crap! Armand just sitting there, watching. He was the oldest most powerful vampire there, wtf??? It pissed me off. One of my favorite moments, Lestat moving so fast to the balcony & snarling at that homophobe. Sam Reid's performance was everything, pure brilliance. "I was not worthy of the forgiveness you would grant me." Broke my heart.....Katie: I would highly recommend you read the books, or listen to them, they're amazing. I think next season will be from the book, 'The Vampire, Lestat' & if they have a 4th season, that could be, 'Queen Of The Damned.'

[@MeganSowders-vs5nk]

If I remember correctly, in the books Louis and Lestat, are tormented and always be upset about Claudia's death through the rest of their lives

[@geminihexx9858]

Lestat can’t do anything because he’s also being manipulated by Armand/the coven - Armand just isn’t telling us that or that he did nothing to save Claudia because he wanted her dead and out of his way - and also for Lestat to suffer, Santiago took the yellow dress so I think we might see Louis unlock that true memory of him and Lestat weeping over dress ❤

[@TheErikBallew]

Even this appears to be false in the book The Vampire Armand. He tells his first-hand account.

[@SpaceEmos]

6:20 the way I had exactly the same reaction 😭😭 I was SO ANGRY

[@zhanghao7815]

Claudia didn't deserve this, armand already had Louis all by himself after Claudia and medeline get together why would he still want to get rid of her 😢

[@HuntingViolets]

I want Lestat's outfit. Sorry, what were we talking about?

[@IndieRockerHippy]

He didn't want to turn Claudia because of his experience with Nikki. That's what he meant by how she'd lose her mind

[@HuntingViolets]

Armand could put the coven to sleep in an instant. What could they threaten him with?

[@hannahochoa6388]

9:42 lestat had his first love Nicholas spiral beyond reach and then louis and he knew louis would stay if he did it once more but only this time the spiral was certain because she was of an age

[@sarabuxton5140]

Having now watched episode 8, you can see Armand in this episode look at the script and almost breathe a sigh of relief as it is a blank copy and not the one with his notes on.

[@RhinoaLunar]

I knew the show couldn’t change this. The entire series was inspired by the death of Anne’s daughter from a rare blood disorder. Claudia represented her daughter. Lestat represented her husband. And she herself was Louis.

[@Poesjewel]

i came away from this episode feeling like louis is his own worst enemy. i dont think armand did what he did because he was afraid of the coven. his goal from the beginning was to get rid of claudia. i cant wait for louis' revenge next week!

[@ske8254]

Louis is going fu$# some shit up next week and I cannot wait. Jacob Anderson is brilliant. ❤🌸

[@HeartagramGirl30]

I agree with you that part where Lestat was talking down to the soldier was really hot :) I sympathize and Empathize with Claudia too, and Louis, but also Lestat too (because he did cry)

[@michaelackley5773]

Just seen the show was renewed for season 3 cannot wait for what they do for the Vampire Lestat book!! I'm so damn excited!! It's one of my favorite books of all time!!! Love you videos FYI

[@chanzy8613]

I really don’t think lestat mentioned the laws because Louis contradicts that he says - he didn’t tell about any damn laws. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle. He probably did explain what Claudia would become but not about the laws and he would imagine Louis’ begging in the most desperate way possible.

[@JemJemison]

I've always admired and loved the character of Claudia, in the books, the movie, and especially the AMC version of Claudia, and so I've dreaded this moment since she appeared in season one. But my GOD, girl AMC did her justice, no pun intended, for the injustice leveled upon her. Never had I ever in my life cried as hard and as deeply over a work of fiction as I did when viewing the last 15 mins of this episode. She was ever defiant to the very last moment. All of the actors were brilliant beyond compare. I have no respect for Armand, the pitiful creature he is. Claiming he could not hear what Claudia was saying to Madelaine. I am so happy with the way AMC expounded upon her as a character. She and Claudia would have ruled the night had Armand not sold them out for his needy need of Louie. Who is it that feeds Louie their blood to help him escape. I believe it will be Lestat who frees his progeny. We shall see.

[@asf-xj6xz]

Lestat is showing what really happened... He went off script telling us this. He aint twisting it.

[@MrHootiedean]

I've thought this show a masterpiece since the pilot, let alone after this brilliant episode! And poor Claudia. I was hoping they would stray away from the movie too, (I've never read the books). And even though I've always been Team Lestat (and always will be), isn't it possible it was more than just Sam holding Armand back? I think it was the whole coven suppressing him so he could only shoot one shot and it was for Louis (for whatever reason, not a fan). Anyway, I can't believe it may be years until a potential season 3, but I'm so hyped for the finale. I skipped the trailer. Great reaction and great interview with Assad. He is as lovely as he is talented.

[@LadyGreensleeves33]

Oh, Santiago - who was ALSO made without the knowledge or consent of the coven master - you wish you had the balls of Madeleine. And Armand, Armand, Armand... you are in so much trouble. Because as soon as his POV starts, things start to get wonky. Mostly because, wow, he really didn't care much about Claudia at all - he considered her doomed from the start. As for Lestat...I don't think he had any desire whatsoever to sit there and watch Claudia die. His look of horror says that.

[@wendylu2323]

Season2 blows up my minds too. I thought season1 was impossible to supass. Can’t wait to watch the finale. Maybe it will give answers to all the questions so far

[@teamtaylormom72]

Someone said that this show is not eligible for the Emmy’s for some reason. Do you know if that’s true. They ALL deserve nominations!

[@7n154]

Some say because the Writers' Strike pushed production off schedule and now the timing is off; but that's not true. They filmed in Prague and had permission to continue. It was the Actors' Strike that delayed production. But my reasoning is that it's a Horror show. And the Horror Genre is hardly ever considered come accolades. But that has showed signs of changing in recent years because of shows like 'Wednesday', 'The Last of Us', 'The Walking Dead', and of course 'American Horror Story'. All nominated but scarce wins. So television studios mainly focus on pushing their Drama shows. But if any Horror show has a chance of finally breaking through for wins - I'd bet on this one for sure. Critics LOVE it and now that the review bombing has stopped, the audience is really starting to grow. When it drops on Netflix later this year I hope it finally blows up. Because 🤯, this is good tv.

[@whatadollslife]

I want Lestat to show up at the penthouse in modern Dubai and grab Armand and have them both fall off the balcony of the skyscraper in daylight as a season finale and sort it out next year at the start of season 3

[@hypocritex]

Modern day Lestat would WRECK Armand. It wouldn't be close.

[@nolasalazar]

I find this so frustrating, why is Louis always excused for his behavior but Lestat is villianized especially when we’ve seen that Louis’s account is not accurate and that he can also be extremely mean and cruel? He did hold his love over Lestat, he forced Lestat to create Claudia. Why is there no sympathy for Lestat, but Louis gets to be an eternal victim? I don’t believe this account of what happened at the trial. It would not have taken all of Armand’s strength to save Louis. I believe Lestat saved Louis. I believe Lestat was also a captive and that this was all orchestrated by Armand. Why people believe anything Armand says or has any bit of sympathy for Armand is beyond me. He’s a liar. I don’t know where they are taking the story but in the books Claudia’s death was very different and Armand played a very different role in it. I won’t say more than that. As much as I like Claudia I do feel her anger and hate towards Lestat is sort of unfair because she doesn’t know the truth. She wasn’t told the truth, Louis allowed Lestat to be the monster. I really hope we get Lestat’s account next season.

[@HuntingViolets]

"Is he being made to say this?" Good question.

[@jordanparker657]

How was Lestat buried for 100 years and also with that composer that wrote the opera on Season 1? This is not really Lestat ( Sam and Jacob have confirmed that) this is Louis' 'story as glamored by Armand. Lestat has been tortured and is psychologically unbalanced. 😊😊

[@RAA_50]

SEASON 3 IS A GO!!!!🫶🙌🫶🙌🫶🙌 SO SO HAPPY!!🎉🎉

[@rodrigosoto1636]

"Claudia did nothing wrong". Why people like Claudia so much ? I mean a book with the last worlds of your victims seem a little Serial Killer. Louis kill but rarely seems to enjoy torture or causing pain in the process. What Claudia did is psychotic, last worlds with blood is just mental. Maybe i cant connect because she is suppose to be a kid but the actress look like a full grown adult.

[@DianeBray-uz7om]

You are sooo hilariously funny and gorgeously cute Katie, with your awesome Irish accent reviewing the episode, love ya, however, I don’t love you as much as we both love Lestat! Keep rolling out your choice videos…. 🎉❤😊

[@7n154]

P.s. Katie's t-shirt is awesome. An homage to '1984 Rockstar Lestat'! Looks custom made but I'd give my left fang to have one too. That would be some marvelous merch.

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

I got it on Etsy!! Some super cool fan made merch out there 😁

[@7n154]

@@katieoshaughnessy8086 So cool! Thank you for sharing that.😊😎

[@tness93]

Every question you've asked is the questions that everybody is asking about armand Why he didn't do this?Why he didn't do that?Why he couldn't do anything

[@HuntingViolets]

Why does Santiago even want to do this? What's his deal? He seemed to kind of like Claudia.

[@Nashmirotic]

Season 3 has been greenlit 😁 . HUZZAH 🎉

[@HuntingViolets]

After Louis, Lestat was taken to the dump.

[@abbyanderson2463]

I refuse to believe Claudia is dead, we didn't see her actually turn to dust like Madeline. I'm about to be delusional about this until this series ends. Delaney has been amazing in this role we need more!

[@lstarsabb]

I'm team Louis as well, yes he is an unliable narrativator and he is verbally abusive but that does excuse Lestat dropping him from the sky. And I agree how could Lestat be a part of this it one thing to be mad but to literally stand and be okay with his daughter being burnt alive. She was a pain in his ass but there is no way behind all the resentment he didn't love her. I know this was Armand's perspective as well but for now F**k Lestat, F**k Armand and F**k the coven!

[@lgg7858]

I wish people would stop blaming. Armand. Louie is just as toxic as Lestat and Armand.

[@UnHappyMonk]

Armand is full of shit. #Fact I'm sick of this guy. Claudia went out like a G. Love the show and your reactions!!

[@cullenarthur8879]

I don't think Armand could have summoned enough power to control the audiences response for both Louis and Claudia. Realize, this is an entire theater full of people. I wouldn't think that just because he could do it once for Louis, that he could necessarily do it twice. You could tell he was straining just to get all of them to yell "banishment" for Louis. But, I may be wrong.

[@yourvalentine3726]

I agree I think people overestimate Armand's belief in his abilities. He strained and struggled to get them all to say banishment. Even in season 1 Lestat sent all the sailors home and his ears started bleeding it take alot out of him.

[@Nashmirotic]

What was Santiago whispering to Madeleine? Also is Santiago actually strong enough to put Lestat in a trance? Did Santiago do this out of revenge for his maker's murder? Out of jealousy ? O.O. Why is everyone so jealous!! 😭

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

I KNOOOOOOW DUDE , SO MANY QUESTIONS !!

[@cullenarthur8879]

I think Santiago was putting Madeline in a trance, keeping her in a daze while the "trial" is happening. I think even the coven realized that she was an innocent bystander in this. I think a lot of it is his resentment for his maker being destroyed. That, and a lot of other jealousy.

[@lucyhoneychurch2885]

I think he’s putting her in a trance so Lestat can’t communicate telepathically with her.

[@HuntingViolets]

Eating animals is not being a vegetarian. God, I hate _Twilight_ for that.

[@katieoshaughnessy8086]

That was a joke

[@HuntingViolets]

@@katieoshaughnessy8086 I know, but it doesn't even make any sense. :) This would be the comment I get a response to. I think I had much better ones.

[@lilianaarmijo4518]

todo fue planeado x armand el queria separar a claudia de louis y castigar a lestat el es poderoso pero queria quedar bien con louis diciendo que era contenido x sam un vampiro menor quien te cree armand yo no

[@blacky8987]

But wait lestat at thi times could just end them all with his power i dont see why he need to ask armand for such things like for real lesta is like 9 times more powerfull than armand this cant be real must be fake

[@beautifulloly]

That angry pausing when Armand says he could not prevent it lmao Louis goes for the demented but tbh he's kinda one of them too 😭 Not as bad but he could never enjoy the peace and quiet!! I can't believe Armand, the most powerful vampire in that room, couldn't save Louis i just can't!! I thought it was disgusting how they lied and villainized Louis to make him look like he was hunting and chasing Lestat, a lot of people pointed out that the coven definitely plays on the racist clichés of Louis being the seductress and coming after poor Lestat, and it makes sense because that crowd was so ready to stone them and believe Lestat, despite not knowing them, mind you most of them knew baby lulu. Louis having to sit there while everyone looked down on the abuse he never thought Lestat was capable of was awful, if Lestat didn't actually defend him there everybody would be mocking his situation like it's nothing and he's making it a big deal and I can't imagine what that feels like :(

[@Emmax-tv3bg]

Do you watch stranger things? Would love to see you’re reactions if you haven’t yet 🥰

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

I honestly don’t know who to believe. Armand is fucking with Louis mind and Lestat IS a liar. This episode left me sad and confused af.

[@B_Ella1269]

Louis, Lestat, and Armand - all unreliable narrators. Seems like the only one who was reliable was Claudia, who put it in writing no less.

[@cullenarthur8879]

They kind of hinted in episode one that Claudias diaries can't be taken as absolute fact either. Remember when Louis was talking about her writing in her diary that she didn't dream? And then talking about how he woke to her dreaming beside him? He said it was just something she wrote but it wasn't true. I was wondering why they made a point of showing that scene, but now I understand. Not even Claudias diaries can be relied upon as fact.

[@user-uq9eu5pf5h]

Armand couldn't do anything to save them as his hands were tied and he is a victim as well 😢. I pity him because he was forced to rat them out and he didn't want to be involved with anything that could cause harm to Louis.

[@michaelackley5773]

I don't think Claudia had the impact with Louie as much as she had in the books. Her character is down played so much in the TV series. You should read the book that is written from her perspective its really good i.m.o.

[@TheAtheistlock]

Your take on Lestat is so fucking bad. Its embarrassing.