The One Where We're Literally Speechless. We watch Interview with the Vampire season 2 episode 7

[@andreinachiquito3415]

The reason why Claudia looked at Lestat before she died, that final look wasn't to punish Lestat. Hayles says it was "for help," Hayles says "she trusts him the most out of anyone in the room even though she hates him. They're familiar with each other, so she's turning to her parent for help" LESTAT PROBABLY COULDN'T EVEN MOVE AND JUST HAD TO WATCH HER-(PROBABLY FROM GETTING ALL MIND JACKED BY EITHER THE COVEN OR ARMAND) Louis, Claudia and Lestat were all getting mind jacked! 'I was concentrating so hard on his face (Lestat) and it was so sad. "She understood Claudia's last look to Lestat as how any child would look to a parent in a moment of distress. "The way that she looks is like all hope is lost, like, 'DAD, I NEED YOU" That's so sad, so heartbreaking! Even after everything 😭😭💔💔

[@Royal_Chief_Architect]

I agree also because once you’re burning, and there’s only pain and what thoughts and words you can put together, all the hate goes. Like when you are terrified for your life and some people call to their mothers. It’s a natural response to distress and despair. And he was the only one left of her family there.

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

The tragic part is that they never got closure. Their relationship is like that of troubled kids with overbearing, strict parents who often contribute to their children's behavior and own animosity they have towards them. During the trial, Claudia learns that it was actually Louis who forced Lestat to make her, not the other way around, in an attempt to trap him. At her death, Lestat quickly realizes that Claudia did love him in her own way. She still trusts him to some extent and is willing to let down her strong facade to seek his help. During the whole burning scene she was basically acting like a G until she got scared and wanted her dad. Lestat himself probably felt confused and conflicted because she constantly talked about how much she hated him only to realize she didn’t. By that point she was already gone. I don’t know what stopped Lestat from interfering but something tells me the last part before she faded away will probably haunt him for a long time. In the books it is revealed they jumped him and purposely made him weak. Meanwhile Armand basically wanted Claudia gone anway so he can have Louis to himself.

[@jordanparker657]

It brought the tragedy of Claudia to us in living color, I could feel it like never before. Ms Rice would be proud Delainey understands the character, the moment and I am so happy she had Jacob and Sam , they elevated her and she elevated them. My beautiful Immortal Family broke my heart.😢

[@asteven8]

Welp, I'mma go cry in the corner after reading that. Also, that makes sense.

[@ShuShu4You]

@@Royal_Chief_Architectomg that makes it even sadder. I was so confused at first,but now that you explain it like that, what a cruel way to go. And Lestat will have to live with remembering that for the rest of his life.

[@K.alexsadler]

Confirmed SEASON 3!!! Happy Pride!!!!

[@tinwiel-wr1ku]

When Lestat said Nicki "had some help" with dying looking right at Armand, and Louis didn’t get the hint.... Love really makes you stupid & blind.

[@다크씨-x6r]

Armand is the better person. He had gone through much at a young age.

[@intotheunknown6736]

@@다크씨-x6r Armand is the reason the trial happened in the first. He's the puppet master.

[@Maggie-Brown]

Or maybe he was busy being lynched, fearing death for himself and Claudia, hurting from his cut tendons? Not to mention Lestat lied throughout most of the trial. Louis has been blinded by love before (like when he didn't believe Armand threatened Claudia) but this isn't one of those times.

[@Wattsupwithhybristophilia]

@@다크씨-x6rhe’s actually not. He arranged Claudia’s murder to get her out of the way. Now he will allow Louis to kill the entire coven because Armand is done with them as well

[@Wattsupwithhybristophilia]

@@Maggie-BrownLestat did not lie! Did you not catch Louis admitting it’s what happened?

[@cryptemporium]

In the book lestat is clutching Claudia’s dress sobbing so he did love Claudia the reason she killed him or rather attempted to kill him was that she resented him for making her so young. Lestat and Claudia were so alike definitely recommend reading the books for anyone that hasn’t.

[@littlefoxglove276]

ending this in silence with just the sound of santiago walking offstage instantly made me think of delainey's 'the part of claudia will be played by' intro card at the start of this season, such a poignant bookending. she killed this role (and me in this episode 💔💔)

[@marchvolt488]

Fun fact! Armand was actually watching How To Be Single on the damn ipad!

[@gmunden1]

In the book, Lestat was a physical and emotional mess. He was still recovering from being slashed , burned, and buried in New Orleans. He was summoned by the coven to testify. If you recall the scene at attorney Roget's office, Céleste and Estelle were searching for Lestat, and Santiago was drawing out the information via telepathy.

[@noxfior]

I have to correct one thing: Lestat does not drop Louis with the intent to kill. He knows what a vampire's body can whistand and we're shown that when he's teaching Claudia to drive, telling her that crashing won't kill her but would still take a lot of time for her to heal. What he admits to in the confession is that he wanted to BREAK Louis, so he could not leave. He takes full responsability of his actions but those actions aren't attempted murder, but abuse. That's something Santiago clung to when deeming what Claudia and Louis did as attempted murder, thus violaton of the law, while not considering Lestat's actions as that, because ultimately they weren't. The fall wouldn't have killed Louis, but it would've taken him a lot to heal from it, which it did. Only note is that Santiago initially tried to pass what happened as something light, not that serious, in order to further persuade the audience to their side, but Lestat derails his narrative by admitting that no, it may not have been attempted murder but it was that serious. Imho, besides taking accountability, it also was Lestat trying to make the audience understand that he did push Louis and Claudia too much, to the point they did what they did to him as a response. You guys took Claudia's comment about Lestat attempting to murder Louis as universal truth, but that's her perception, and she's barely a baby in vampiric terms and also trying to, understandably, make a case for herself by equating their actions towards Lestat with his actions towards Louis. While both horrible, however, they're not the same, both in intent and in what caused them. Lestat would've NEVER wanted to kill Louis, therefore he would've never dropped Louis from that height if he knew it would've killed him. Even when they "kill" Lestat, before the tables were turned on the latter, he was holding Louis down while Antoinette was trying to kill Claudia. He was not trying to kill Louis despite the betrayal, he still talked about a future together. And remember that this was Louis' pov, who we're shown by this point distorting some events in order to paint Lestat in even of a worse light, be it consciously or subconsciously, even in this 2nd round of interviews when he's less resentfull compared to how he was in San Francisco.

[@Twelvecube]

Claudia was finally put first.😢

[@enchantedboy66]

Yes, Claudia's beloved chose her over everything. If only the same could be said about Lestat's beloved, who instead chose to go along with her plot to murder him. 💔

[@tsvampirella]

@@enchantedboy66maybe lestat’s love would be reciprocated if he didn’t force it upon Louis and abuse him and claudia…

[@enchantedboy66]

@@tsvampirella Yes, Louis’ relationships with Claudia and Armand were clearly less turbulent and more fulfilling.

[@enchantedboy66]

@@tsvampirella Yes, Louis’ relationships with Claudia and Armand were clearly less turbulent and more fulfilling.

[@javierdelacruz9712]

What I love about Madeleine is that she was shunned and abused by her community for sleeping with a German soldier to survive. And she tells Armand about seeing her neighbor put on her chic dresses but become more and more like a skeleton as she starved. Madeleine made the choice to ignore any moral or ethical principles just to survive. But at the end, she was given the same choice: join us and denounce your new family and we’ll let you live your second life or die. She made the right decision at the end and stuck with Claudia even if it meant her death. I loved her arch.

[@Buniverself]

the way i cried was embarrassing during my first watch

[@HuntingViolets]

I think Lestat was on and off with Antoinette rather than steadily having her as his side.

[@TamiThePinkHairedGirl]

I agree that it's one of the best series on TV right now. Out of all the reactors I follow, you're the only ones watching it, so I look forward to your reactions each week!

[@hollyvanwye9294]

I agree that IWTV is the BEST show on TV this year and also the best genre show. AMC needs to promote it more because they've got something really exceptional here. And on a happier note: it has just been renewed it for a third season!

[@cullenarthur8879]

If one lesson is to be learned from this it's that if you're a vampire, stay the hell away from any covens. They are a bunch of bitches. You're better off on your own for eternity. Claudia should have headed Lestats warning and stayed far away from them. There's a reason Lestat called them a society of monsters. This episode shows how monstrous they are. To be fair, they have had to live by those rules as well. Santiago's maker was destroyed for making him without permission, and he was probably given the same choice Madeline was given. He probably still held resentment for that. The coven added extra insult to the "trial" by making the mortal audience their jury. For vampires to be judged and sentenced by mortals is degrading. Vampires look at humans as inferior, "cattle", as Armand referred to them earlier. Especially, since many in this audience were fans of Claudias Baby Lu Lu character. They went from addoring fans to calling for her death.

[@ShuShu4You]

Yep, she should have listened to Lestat. But like any normal child she was curious and wondered if there was a better life out there with people like her. She got her answer but in the most deviating fashion. All she wanted was to belong to her people and be loved by others of her own kind. Tragic.

[@DavidHowells-d9p]

Of course they thought it was just a play and they would be able to cheer her in the next performance.

[@spiritofloveipi4804]

You forgot that the mistress was planning to kill Claudia, Claudia just had the upper hand.

[@la_beatrice]

On a lighter note: when Ben Daniels says "...premeditadion", posing all cocky and fabulous, it dawned on me that he would be an excellent Frank N. Furter.

[@nebulous8389]

Tough episode lots to take in but I definitely believe that the flashbacks between Louis and Lestat are true. But I think Lestat is being forced to stick to a script by someone.... Also Armand is full of sh*t!

[@leano3656]

he could have saved her or try. if he’s being controlled there was multiple times where he going off script saying want he wanted. He was able to walk around freely. He had enough power to be able to do those things. He could at least try even if it didn’t work.

[@nebulous8389]

@@leano3656 I read the books and knowing Lestat if he could of saved her he would have I don't think it was that simple. Also I just read something from Sam reid hinting that There was more to that situation 😳

[@tsvampirella]

Chile i cried sobbing wet tears for thirty minutes

[@HuntingViolets]

That tail gliding back and forth behind you like a shark fin . . .

[@jordanparker657]

🤣😂😅

[@rese9016]

I love you guys' commentary so much. I don't know anyone who watches the show because it's not out in my country so I have no one to talk about it with and listening to you guys work through what happens feels just like when I do it with my friends

[@Wattsupwithhybristophilia]

Lestat loved Claudia. Also I think she will be back. She has Magnus and Akashas blood in her veins. I think they will take a page from the books and claudia may come back as a spirit

[@jonmercano1138]

I remembered hating movie Santiago, the way he gives Louis a shit eating smile after he comes out of the well where Claudia and Madeleine died, Claudia’s ashes still on his face. Not really book Santiago but I’m pretty sure there wasn’t much difference. Stanning him was never an option. 😂

[@tammybennett5306]

I just found you, and I am pleased more than I can express. Normally, I don't watch too far beyond the actual reactions. I did with you two. I wanted to be in the conversation of review with you, lol. The parallels of real world and the writing in this show are enlightening and societal changing if embraced. Thank you. There are conversations, so many hard conversations that could and should be had to make our world a much needed better place. I feel like the two of you conversing in such a respectful and loving manner are a perfect beginning. Thank you. Perhaps that is a reason this show is not being watched by the populous. The majority of people are not in a level of consciousness and unconsciousness to appreciate the deeper levels that art can be used as a tool for understanding and education. I would really love to see you react and review Arcane, the only other show I'm aware of that dives into the levels of trauma and responses to trauma that this show does. I'm so happy I found you and will continue to watch. Again, thank you.

[@pjmnglow]

I doubt lestat crossed an ocean for revenge. Tru the whole trial hes contradicting himself, the coven is constantly trying to stir him in the right direction when he loses focus and goes off script (which is when hes actually being honest) which btw WHY is he losing focus and literally wobbling in some scenes? Whats that about? My theory is the coven was controlling claudia and louis and Armand was controlling lestat

[@amazingmati1025]

3:01 - it's actually Sabrina Carpenter hehe

[@Royal_Chief_Architect]

It’s going to be on Netflix so they may yet be saved. REWATCH PARTIES YALL! 🎉

[@nirvanaqueens]

Its been renewed

[@RAA_50]

Huh? The series has been renewed for season 3.

[@drewchase6577]

"Lynching" probably wasn't used because then Lestat would have been a part of the lynching (making him a true antagonist)... making it hard for him 2b the lead in season 3. Also giving his and Louis relationships as *slave play* angle.

[@jessaandalexwatch]

Mm good point

[@jordanparker657]

Armand never left the coven, he moved in with Louis so he wouldn't stop by the Theatre while they were rehearsing....this play was written by Armand to get rid of Claudia to have Louis to himself. Are we to believe the Vampire Sam could stop the ancient coven leader Armand from preventing all of this? Armand has glamored Lestat after physically and mentally torturing him. Louis never asked Armand to manipulate his mind , everything was his attempt to keep love and Louis. The man is a prisoner in Dubai....let's not talk about the rocks in the retreat being the same as the coffin he was buried in and the floating bookshelves...Louis doesn't fly. Everyone has been outside the penthouse but Louis....strange don't you think ? Louis and Lestat both loved their daughter. 😊

[@ShuShu4You]

Omg I did not think of it that way. Armand basically has Louie in a stupor and in a prison!!!

[@jadaatwood3596]

53:50 ok sooo fun fact Armand and Lestat are both Scorpios😅 I wouldn’t be surprised if he does have any Pisces placements tho

[@Desatkinson]

even better, armand and lestat are scorpios and louis is a LIBRA 😭😭. that mix means great sex, jealousy, and codependency. toxic and hot 😅

[@FortunaFavored]

What people forget is that in Vampire law, Lestat is the head of their New Orleans coven. They read the laws earlier in the season. Coven leaders have the power over life and death in the coven. It’s not vamp illegal for a coven leader to kill a coven member. But it is illegal for them to kill their leader.

[@Maggie-Brown]

It's all made up... the rules don't matter just because they say they do. Santiago and the others broke those "rules" many times. It's all an excuse. If the rules mattered they would have killed Lestat for breaking the 2nd law. And Lestat isn't even dead so whose murder are they being tried for?

[@mieroth]

Yes, vampires are very territorial and their laws are territory-based. Which makes perfect sense since you can't have too many vampires in one city since their kill count would be too high, so it's a fight for resource/food/humans. Paris is Armand's territory, so all vampires within the city need to announce themselves to the coven when they arrive and he would be on the watch for anyone that enters his territory. New Orleans (and most of the "new world") was unclaimed by vampires, so Lestat automatically became the coven leader for the city once there was more than one vampire there. Vampires are as a rule very solitary creatures, so whenever they group up and live together that is a coven. It's also why they explicitly made mention of the fact that Claudia did not run into Bruce in New Orleans but when she was away from the city, because her abduction wouldn't have been possible otherwise since Lestat would have been on the lookout for other vampires in his territory and other vampires would have stayed away from New Orleans for that reason. The Vampire Chronicles has very interesting vampire lore in general, and I love how thought out all of it is!

[@SissouLoveVideo]

I don't know if you've seen it but there is actually an edit of the Louis/Lestat/Armand situation with Chappell Roan's "Good luck babe" and it is AMAZING ! You have to react to it !!

[@HoundsBane]

“Honey, he’s just not that into you”… story of the Worst time in my life. Armand & Louis relationship… chile… Anne struck a nerve with that one.

[@HuntingViolets]

Yeah, laugh while you can. Laugh while you can.

[@BigFanOfManyThings]

I think the photos were just a way of sowing the first seeds of armand’s manipulation of louis’ and his domestic life over time and they didn’t need to use them again coz it was not that important. Just a prop to ease us into the next major part. We see lestat’s side of Louis convincing him to turn Claudia, which I do believe he did warn Louis what would happen but Louis was too hysterical to hear. We see the fight for the fighters’ PoV not. Claudia’s, which I believe coz you do hear Lestat yelling ‘I’m trying to hold back’ and we didn’t see at first who was hurting who (not justifying what Lestat did). I always felt that even Lestat was being played or forced in a way during the whole thing, he knew what was to happen and he made up his own tragic plan. He went off-script to pour his heart out, he was made to fill in certain false parts of his ‘love’ story. I read someone say they notice bruises on lestat’s wrists but I dunno if they can do that to him unless louis’ life was in the balance and he took whatever they did, and could only have free will at certain moments. Like was said ‘you cannot script a hurricane’. I never read the books, but as soon as all the audience’s minds were controlled I had a feeling what the twist was. After all, Lestat did tell a whole house of soldiers to leave once..

[@HannahG-nk2mf]

Armand my ancient morally-grey gremlin stuck in his trauma cycle & codependency…like he’s not a good guy but the show makes me *want* to see him get better and HEAL

[@HannahG-nk2mf]

55:45 exactly! Like my dude even that sassy old man who doesn’t take your bs and who you annoy to hell & back would probably love you more earnestly than what you’re getting from the decades long failmarriage you’re clinging to & manipulating to preserve. You can atone, learn, and grow!! I believe in you my evil pookie

[@HuntingViolets]

We don't actually know why Lestat crossed the ocean.

[@ambergerber5162]

I just found your channel. I'm so glad I did. ❤

[@djtyshon]

It was definitely giving a lynching

[@whatadollslife]

Claudia was killed horribly with the sun in the books even tho she was a 6 year old white child ..this was about not living within your natural lifespan and abilities... it was about the fall from hope and faith that comes with the vampire life

[@remholloway2579]

@@whatadollslifeyes that’s how it was in the books and movie. Yes you can argue it’s the same for the tv show. I would agree that element is still present. But the actual visual that the tv show is painting is that of a lynching. This feels heavily racially charged. I am assuming here you are not a person of color, so it is more than understandable that you would have a hard time connecting the two, which is why I after thinking about it, it does make more sense to classify this as a “stoning” since a wider range people would understand that better. But either way the conclusion is the same.

[@wildoranges]

@@whatadollslife Yes the dying by light was the same, but everything else (e.g. the ropes, a white audience jeering on the death of Black people) is very heavily racially charged. Especially the cutting of the Achilles tendons, which was done to Black enslaved people who attempted escape. This was a lynching.

[@wildoranges]

@@remholloway2579 Also the cutting of tendons was something done to slaves who attempted escape. the imagery is pretty clear imo.

[@tsvampirella]

What louie said and did was disturbing but i feel what’s missed is that he said and did that after lestat attacked claudia after she said “let’s meet vampires worthy of your love” that action triggered Louie’s response because claudia was more so still seen as daughter rather than a sister at that time. Also attacking a black person after just saying something you don’t like infront of another black person i would understand the anger. Louie even says “for what you did to our daughter” but it also fills in a lot of the puzzles of dialogue from last szn. Whew chile the cycle of trauma and abuse!

[@priscillamcrmy]

i am loving all your reactions

[@TheErikBallew]

I wonder if they'll weave in any of Armand's real first hand account of what happened after Louis was taken away. From his book The Vampire Armand.

[@cullenarthur8879]

Louis doesn't care about Claudia? He has shown time and again that he does. He stayed in Paris against his better judgement for Claudia. She insisted on ignoring his warnings and staying with the coven. He was in the sewer preparing to die, and all he could do was plead for HER life. Louis doesn't love Claudia? Please! Her death left him haunted and broken even till this day. He let her convince him into killing his love and running away to Europe, although, he eventually balked when it came to burning the body. Louis has shown he does love her.

[@jordanparker657]

Amazing how people watch the same show and see different things....Louis absolutely loved Claudia. He continued to live because of her , when we know several times he would have walked into the sun and did once to find her, almost dying for her. Of course he loved her. And no one knows it but him and Louis -- at this point--but so does Lestat.

[@muddyemotionz]

*Louis only loved her when she was gone. His narrative proves that. Especially that scene in season 2 episode 5. I mean he did have little moments And acts of love but no Louis did not love until she was gone. Claudia shouldn’t have been made in the first place. Claudia was just a doll for Louis to play with. And when we have dolls we love them for some time and then they get old and we lose them. Then we remember how much we loved them when they’re gone. *(Note: I just watched the finale I change my mind)

[@ambergerber5162]

​@@muddyemotionzI think it's more complicated than that. I think he did love her but he didn't put her first over Lestat and Armand. I think of it more like brother and sister relationship. I do think that after she died he realized how much he neglected her. Idk it's very complicated. Just my opinion.

[@noxfior]

"but Madeline's life would've been better if Claudia hadn't picked her" that's not true, she was targeted bc of the boy she slept with, constantly harrassed and nobody gave a fuck about what happened to her. She was about to be SAd and who knows what else those people were gonna do to her the night Claudia intervened. As Madeline said, she followed her instinct to survive and it always helped her well, she picked Claudia because she seemed like the right choice, which she was - it's just that none of the three victims could've predicted the betrayal. Maybe Louis and Claudia should've, if they'd paid attention to Lestat's warnings about the cruelty of the old world vampires, but they believed that he always lied to them so they didn't listen and kept ignoring the red flags around them.

[@jaspershattered]

" what is he gonna do eat some waffles " Me: u got another thing coming

[@K.alexsadler]

Agreed. Lynching is a much more powerful statement that comes with all of the historical context for these black vampires. That would certainly turn the atmosphere cold. 41:31 I wonder why they didn’t go there.

[@StevenHouse1980]

Relationship's going wrong are normally messy and confusing.

[@4884nat]

I feel like Armand increased Louis conviction of his memory of how tho he happened, clouded his mind and while sitting g down for this interview and seeing evidence revisited, Armand loses his grip of Lois and he has clarity for the first time in a long time. I think the truth is probably something of a hybrid of both versions.

[@remholloway2579]

No it’s ok! Armand can be with me! I’ll take him 😂

[@Daring-ie1hf]

That whole "my mind was with Louis, I couldn't hear their final words" segment....I dont buy it Armand. We've seen how good his mind control/manipulation tactics are, there's no way he can't read a dozen different minds at once. I refuse to believe he wasn't engaged in some kind of mental struggle with Lestat this whole scene. I dont say this to absolve Lestat's part in this, heck, Armand is my favorite character. But so many things about the trial dont fit right with Lestat's character, whereas Armand orchestrating the whole thing as a ploy to either get Lestat back or get back at Lestat makes sense. And then he takes Louis as a consolation prize...

[@hyjlsf]

claudia is a aries

[@cullenarthur8879]

Astrology is nonsense.

[@MasterSkywalker91]

Speaking of vampires, have you seen the trailer for the upcoming Nosferatu remake?

[@CocaInn3799]

🫀

[@wildoranges]

Lestat is allowed to kill because he's the head of their coven and coven leaders may kill other vampires. The issue is that Louis and Claudia are not coven leaders, so they broke vampire law.

[@scolemsa]

Lestat never liked Claudia? What show were you watching? And you’re almost done with the book and have seen the 94 movie and still trust Armand? Lestat can barely stand on his own two feet in the keep before the execution from being tortured and controlled. I’m hesitant to watch this reaction.

[@ambergerber5162]

Firstly everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I think Lestat loved Claudia to an extent. But he knew what she would be. And adding the similarities between them makes it complicated. I hope that makes sense. 😂

[@mrsnobody828]

The Belgian border thing was horrible. Google it .😳

[@psychedelicpegasus7587]

I can't find anything relevant when I search it.

[@littlefoxglove276]

i was wondering if this was a weird ref to what king leopold did to the congo bc louis is a black man?? but yeah i tried to look up what it could refer to & didn't find much

[@cherrellcampbell-street9500]

I'm guessing you didn't read the book first....

[@enchantedboy66]

1) Most people would consider it being chosen first for one parent to allow you to manipulate them into helping you murder the other, especially when that person is the love of their life, but not perpetual malcontent Claudia. 🙄 2) At least Claudia's beloved chose her over everything. If only the same could be said about Lestat's beloved, who instead chose to go along with her plot to murder him. 💔 3) Lestat clearly felt remorse and regret and took no satisfaction in Claudia's destruction, which is certainly more than can be said for her when she and Louis tried to murder him. 3) Can someone explain to me the near obsessive devotion that many people appear to have for Claudia? I really just don't get it. It's almost as if this series ISN'T about the epic, passionate romance between Louis and Lestat, but rather The All Claudia All The Time Show. When she turned on them, deliberately tried to ruin them both, then had the audacity to try talking Louis into abandoning Lestat repeatedly, and finally plotted his murder, manipulating Louis into betraying the love of his life by helping her, I was officially DONE with her. I have no idea why seemingly very few people not only don't take issue with any of that, but actually justify all of her actions, hold her accountable for nothing, and celebrate her as the most beloved character on the show. 🤷‍♂

[@cullenarthur8879]

Great points, especially three and four!

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

Lestat has always been the fan favorite since the book was released and especially after Tom Cruise portrayed him. However, this generation seems to gravitate more towards Claudia, which isn't a bad thing. Don’t let people’s love for one character upset you just because they appreciate this adaptation of Claudia and what each actress has brought to the role. In the past, and even now, many people care about the story as a whole. But you also need to consider that most of the people who love this portrayal of Claudia are Black women. We are often excluded from quality fantasy shows as main characters. And before you say Bonnie Bennett they completely butchered her and the actress and character was treated horribly. But anyways back to interview. The show addresses race very well and also discusses assault, which many women experience. Claudia deals with her trauma with strength. Which my cousin thoroughly enjoyed because she has experienced it herself and loved how Claudia handled it. It's also worth noting that, ironically, in the show, Claudia is often picked last or seen as a third wheel, but the newer generation is essentially saying they pick her. Claudia didn't get much attention in the past and was overshadowed. However, the series has done great by her, and the writing is phenomenal. At the end of the day, none of these characters are perfect. They all have their faults, some more than others. But Claudia is definitely a tragic character who didn’t deserve to die. This whole entire comment actually saddens me tbh. The fact that you and other people actually think all of these things. I’ve seen a couple of racist stuff on Reddit about the new Claudia. And I hope it has nothing to do with that internally. If so I’ll pray for you. Edit: Also I just read your other comments on this channel and YIKES. Your are one of THOSE IWTV fans

[@enchantedboy66]

​@@BozeDoesGodsWork 1) People’s love for Claudia doesn't upset me. It's more accurate to say that the worshipping of the ground she walks on both confuses and astounds me, especially when other characters are crucified for their actions while she's never held accountable in the least for any of hers. 2) If this generation really does gravitate more towards Claudia, they may be incredibly disappointed in the series from this point on with only second-rate characters like Louis, Lestat, Armand, and Daniel remaining to keep them entertained. Also, you would think that if anyone would appreciate the excellent queer content the series is built on, it would be gay viewers like me, but alas...even they are more enamored with Claudia than any other character. 3) Claudia didn’t deserve to die, but Lestat did? I find both of those assertions debatable to say the least. 4) The race card? Really? Because I have negative opinions about a character who in this case happens to be black? And worse yet, the audacity to express them? I had the same opinions when the character was played by Kirsten Dunst, but whatever. I suppose racism also explains why I think both Jacob Anderson and Assad Zaman are quite beautiful and I ardently ship Louis and Lestat. And why my last serious relationship was with a black guy. And why the guy I currently have a massive crush on is Nicaraguan. If I say something negative about a gay character, does that make me a homophobe, despite the fact that I’m actually gay myself? You may view everything through the lens of color, but I don’t think I do. So save your prayers for someone who needs them. 5) Please elaborate on what you mean by “YIKES…you’re one of THOSE IWTV fans.” One of the few who’s not obsessively devoted to Claudia?

[@shariaguillon7861]

As messed up as it is that Claudia was killed also remember how many people she killed so it's justice in that sense still messed up though

[@cullenarthur8879]

Yeah, I guess to really watch this show, you have to realize you're watching and sometimes empathizing and cheering for characters who kill people on a nightly basis. Claudia had probably killed tens of thousands of people at that point. She was a prolific killer even as far as vampires go. She even collected trophies, recorded their last words for her amusement, and kept half dead people in her closet. All vampires are murderers. I think that is part of the reason their punishment for themselves are so severe. They have very little mercy on themselves because I think they even know that they may actually deserve it. When you kill to survive, you get very little mercy when you break the rules. In a way, I would compare it to the Mafia. It's an underground society of murderers with their own laws and own punishments, and very few punishments are anything but death. When you get into that life, you're accepting responsibility and accepting the most likely consequence of breaking the rules is death. They even have a similarity to each other by referring to bringing in a new member as "being made". There is very little sympathy for when one of them breaks the rules and gets a death sentence because they are all murderers.

[@sevenstarred77]

Screw Claudia because she is spoiled jealous resentful and evil deep down CLAUDIA deserved what she got because if you do the crime u have to do the time. Really Lestat is the best character on here Louie got on my nerves so much because I knew he was lying and he himself had issues is all about him. Lestat told him to stay away from his family he didn't listen. And because he didn't listen his family noticed the weirdness and the strain this of him becoming a vampire like his eye color and his body movements and things like that. I don't believe lestat killed Paul I think Paul was jealous that his sister was getting married he looks upset from the beginning of that wedding and he knew what he was going to do. Usually when people are alive themselves they come to peace and they still happy and they smile because I have the decision made that they are leaving this depressing earth for good

[@tsvampirella]

This reeks or antiblackness and misogynior

[@alvidean22]

Do you realize this is a fictional series based on vampirism? There is no “if you do the crime you have to do the time.” They are vicious killers. Even Lestat was proud of Claudia’s brutal habits. Only Louie refused to get on board. Secondly, there was only one reason for that trial and its subsequent outcome, and it had absolutely nothing to do Lestat, even though they claimed it did. They hated Armand’s closeness to Louie and his (Louie) refusal to join the Coven. Claudia’s diaries were a sweet gift to them. They finally found a reason to get rid of him. That’s why in episode 8, Louie will burn that place to the ground and kill them all.

[@cullenarthur8879]

​@@alvidean22she did take an oath knowing that she had previously broken at least two of the rules and was still breaking one of them.

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

I've noticed some unsettling comments in every reaction video I watch. I had no idea people were this upset about the new Claudia. Overall, she seems to be well-received by most viewers. However, some toxic Lestat fans are completely over the top. I've also noticed some misogynoir and anti-Black sentiments in many of the messages. It's sad that some people don't want Black women to have anything. The ironic part is that Lestat didn't want Claudia to die at all. He loved her in his own way, and she was still his child. Yet his so-called fans are applauding a scene where she dies, which has subliminal references to anti-Black lynchings that many people also peeped. If some of these people said the things they say about Claudia to Lestat, he would not only tear them apart verbally but probably kill them too. I'd bet money on that.

[@cullenarthur8879]

@@BozeDoesGodsWork what is misogynoir? I admit that I'm not the biggest Claudia fan. I thought she was constantly using Louis guilt to manipulate him, and trying to tear him and Lestat apart. She never forgave them for making her, and seemed determined to exploit the weak points of their relationship. In my opinion, a lot of it was to stick it to Lestat. She left Louis miserable and broken for seven years, strolls in and gives a half ass apology and tries to get Louis to leave the man who stuck with him through his misery while she was gone. Even in this episode, she was in his ear telling Louis not to accept Lestats apology and telling him it's too late. She got up and basically told Louis that it was never about her and he never cared about her. After all he has done, she still plays on his guilt and says he doesn't care about her. Saying all that, I didn't dislike her enough to enjoy watching her die in this episode. I wish her and Madeline would have been able to go their own way and out of Louis life.