Interview With The Vampire | Ep. 5 | Lestat is SO Abusive
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I think he purposefully didn't teach louis everything about being a vampire to keep him controlled in a way.
Agreed because how the fuk did lestat start flying???
@@paige4443 😂😂 he aint ever fly anytime else
Yes, in the book he does this too. And also keeps the history and origins of of all vampire to himself because he promised to never speack about that.
Yupp
@@FraBra88 i really hope they bring this up in the show.
Listen, thank you for dragging Daniel. Don’t be interrogating me about my daughter’s SA. I wish a ninja would. Lol
If Louis had have killed Daniel in this episode I wouldn't have gave a fuck lol 🤣 he tried to make Louis talk about Claudia getting raped that old man is fucking sick. 🤢🤮
Claudia was like “Gurl, you are down bad and weak in the knees. Stand Up.”
I’M DEAD!! 😂😂
That ending was triggering. I've never been in an abusive relationship myself, but that's exactly what it gave
100% needed a trigger warning
I'm still in tears remembering it
REALLY?!?!?! Abuse is an ongoing thing...This was an assault Les has NEVER laid hands on Louie b4 now...Hell Hath NO Fury Like A Lover Scorned boi😓
@@tanasiap8308 He had been manipulative towards Louie for a while up until now. The way Lestat blew up at Louie when they were free to see other people was pretty evident at that.
@@StellarAvenger Louie was JUST AS MANIPULATIVE as Lestat... he was just passive aggressive with it...You dont think Louie knew what he was doing when he brought Claudia to Lestat? Like he said to Louie he was done with Les until he NEEDED something from him...and against his better judgment due to his crippling abandonment issues Les did what he felt he had to do to get Louie to not only stay but to love him as much as Les loved him...And THATS WHY HE EXPLODED THE WAY THAT HE DID IN THE END...Not that I'm excusing it or anything but in that moment when Louie was contemplating LEAVING Les for Claudia after EVERYTHING shes done INCLUDING BEING M.I.A for 7yrs...make no mistake Claudia ABANDONED Les too...He went through ALL of that just for the love of his life to still be thinking about leaving him anyway for the vampire that HE CREATED....Lestat snapped😕
@@tanasiap8308 We understand WHY Lestat snapped but just because you don't want your lover to leave you can not just beat them almost to death. 💀
So this episode was a lot and contrast quite a bit from the books because Lestat never physically assaults Louis even thought they argue a lot.
I understand from a show standpoint why they did it because aging up Claudia from a child to a teenager they needed a bigger catalyst for her seeking revenge on Lestat and this works.
Lestat at this point in The Vampire Chronicles is still very damaged from essentially being raised, turned and tormented by monsters in Europe like he mentioned.
Even if Louis said he loved him (which Louis does to a degree) Lestat would never believe it because he doesn’t love himself.
What’s about to go down will set up a chain of events that will break them all and Lestat has to lose everything to truly change.
Yeah between Daemon yolking up Rhaenyra in HOD and Lestat doing this to Louis, it’s been a rough week for the blonde girlies.
Which is so upsetting too, because Daemon never does that in the source material. 😒 They really made him look SO bad in HotD. They had that man killing his 1st wife, and all types of sh*t he don't do in the books.
@@KabbalahSherry Yeah I don’t know what is up with these writers thinking they need to show this kind of Domestic Violence to convey toxicity in relationships. I get the need for spectacle but not at the expense of the enjoyment of the show.
You can show disconnection between couples without glorifying abuse.
@@bluboy4ver2 I don’t think that this is glorifying abuse AT ALL. I mean, in the show itself, Claudia states that Lestat’s “love” for Louis is toxic. The fact that they showed that scene shows that this relationship is toxic. Granted they should’ve had a content warning for the viewers, but I don’t feel like in any way this is glorifying abuse at all.
@@officialmouse8470 I’m speaking overall not specifically this show but people being brutalized by their spouse is something I’m seeing a lot lately. Like I said I think it works for the context of this show because Claudia needs a reason to save Louis. It seem like Louis feels differently about what happened based on the preview for Episode 6, which adds layers to the conversation of perspective and how people view their relationship in comparison to how others see it.
@@bluboy4ver2 If Louis says Lestat beating him almost to death isn't bad from his perspective then that will just confirm that he has STOCKHOLM SYNDROME which is very common for victims of abuse that are in love with their abuser. 🙄
I thought it was interesting that they decided to do this physical abuse scene. As someone who read the books, it'll be interesting to see how they "redeem" Lestat's charachter. Love your videos as always!
well this episode were from Claudia's diary, who's to say she didn't exaggerate things
Imagine being the neighbor listening to all of this in the middle of the night
I was thinking the same thing! But then I was like, what am I doing, being like "The neighbors!" 🤣🤣
Another reason it makes no sense.
@@skywalker6648 Yeah, I thought that too. But then I remembered the time setting and realized it's not like the neighbors could've called 911. And also affluent houses in the French Quarter are not right next to eachother. There's large courtyards surrounding them. And also Louis and Lestat were reclusive by then, more than usual and the house probably had a reputation that made neighbors want to stay away.
Coincidentally, I had the same thoughts about the incinerator. That must've been rank! But again, I took into account the time period. The sanitation department was probably very crude and a lot of people would have burnt their own garbage. Including the carcasses of butchered meat or spoiled waste from the kitchen. And I don't think they'd burn every kill. Just the ones done in the house. Which didn't seem very often.
@@7n154 No, of course not. But they do have police, and did you not remember how the town's mob burned the part of the town (hence how he meets Claudia) when he killed that politician in charge with giving him a hard time about his club? Also, same in the movie when they suspected they were vampires, the slaves try to burn them out of their mansions. So, it's odd no one hears all this and tries to do anything, lol. Also, with all the killings not reported in the new time period they are using as a backdrop is also unrealistic.
Claudia will fake kindness. Lure Lestat into a false sense of security and then she will attempt to kill him. And throw his body in a swamp. The sad thing about this is Louis does truly love Lestat. They end up being married or blood spouses. At least in the books.
hello, excuse me, in which book do they end up getting married? I read that Louis decided not to drink the blood of other more powerful vampires but that in the end he is also strong for being Lestat's eternal lover
@@ccova5969 in the last 3 books of the series before Anne Rice passed, she establishes Lestat as the King of Vampires and Louis who was pretty much dating Armand, leaves him to go and get back with Lestat.
@@ccova5969 he actually drinks the blood of another powererfull vampire but very little because he likes his humanity
Yes, that's what also happens in the movie adaptation. No surprise there. They don't end up married though, lol.
I don't think they should have ended up together a toxic ex lover shouldn't be rewarded with the lover they abused for a long period of time.
"You gotta get away from this white man!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
My parents every time I get into a relationship 🤣 (I've never been in an abusive relationship)
Even if he didn't do exactly the same in the books, he's ALWAYS been abusive, people who romanticise him are losing their minds at this episode because they can't defend it. Agree there should've been a trigger warning.
U Are exactly right, that scene was hella intense but ppl just want to romanticize their sexy abusive vampire daddy
I never shipped Lestat and Louis in the original because I thought their relationship was abusive as hell 😒 but in the tv show version the first few episodes I thought Lestat was a little toxic because he's a vampire but he seemed to have a heart for Louis - he literally telling Louis he loves him in the first episode - the beginning episodes made Lestat seem way more romantic and likeable and Louis agreed to be with him so that's why I started shipping them as a couple 😖 yeah they have problems in their relationship but I thought they would just argue and make-up and it would all work out but this episode took such a dark turn I don't know if I want them to be a couple anymore. 💀 because it's become clear that their relationship isn't just toxic it's now extremely violent and abusive 😔 actually after watching this episode I think this version of Lestat is way more abusive than the original was 😒 but Lestat sasmg showing Louis how abusive he could be at first so apparently Lestat was just holding his dark side back this whole time 😑 Honestly this show is good story telling of how an abusive person can seem nice and attractive at first but then show their true colors and true personality later on because I totally fell for Lestat's charm here 🤭 but if this episode is showing Lestat's true personality 😅 then Louis needs to RUNNNNN! 😳 And in the next episode I hope that both Claudia and Louis team up to kill him.
I´m not, but i love Lestat and i will always be by his side and i will always be rooting for him.
I really love how they portray the characters here. I love how they can go deeper into the dynamic of their relationship. In the movie I really tended to vote for Lestat and saw Louis and Claudia as whiney unthankful bitches, somehow, like "he gives you this gift and you spit in his face. The real destructive toxicness of Lestat doesn't shine through as much in the movies. He's almost...comical in his behavior.
In the series you can clearly see Lestat for what he is: A narcissist with superpowers. Lestat loves Lestat and everything goes dandy as long as everyone caters to Lestat. But lo and behold when someone dares to talk back! And in this episode I could clearly see where their hate and loathing towards Lestat comes from. Here I tend to root for all characters, because they are played out so well, you know. I can understand their struggles. And yes, Lestat's very angry and violent outburst from not getting what he wants from Louis DID shook me to my core. And I predict that he'll either make it up and pretend as if nothing has happened, OR he doubles down on it, believing he's justified for what he did.
It's as Louis said: "Let yourself be seduced as I was seduced." In the first few episodes, Lestat DID seem charming and like many, I WAS seduced so I romanticed him. We see this unfold from a distance and don't feel the toxic jabs he gives to Louis. For the adoring audience, he's still the charming one, until he loses his grip and turns violent. For the others, they saw, just like Louis' family how Lestat really is and tried to warn people.
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I always knew exactly who Lestat is and I still love him, in fact the show made me love him even more, Louis I never liked, the show made me like it a little, Claudia I never liked the show made me like it even less. Lestat loves Louis that's the problem, otherwise he wouldn't insist on staying in this relationship, it has nothing to do with him being narcissistic, he can't let Louis go it's beyond control, my favorite part is when Louis and Claudia leave after try to kill him, but even that doesn't stop Lestat from loving him. As much as I don't like Louis I understand why Lestat loves him so much, I will always be rooting for Lestat and I will always wish him a happy ending, and make no mistake Louis knows exactly who Lestat is and at every opportunity he uses Lestat's love , the last episode broke my heart in many ways mainly when he begs Louis to say he doesn't love him, but as always Louis in all his selfishness, shut up, Louis is not a victim he also has to be forgiven.
- He loves Louis a lot, but it is an abusive relationship!... Lestat basically stalked Louis, and tryed to brainwash him every chance he could, and he also tryed to totally isolate him by killing people he was close to like Ms. Lily, the priest,(and he could've had a hand in Louis's brothers death by sending negative thoughts to his mind.)
I thought that also...I believe he had something to do with Paul's death
@@cricketwireless91 💭I think he had something to do with Paul's death too!... (Even though he said he didn't.) Paul had just mentioned Lestat name!., and Lestat was cleaning house, getting rid of all Louis's confidants!... Paul was already fragile, it wouldn't have taken much to push him over the edge mentally.
@@andreabrantley6951 losing Paul isolated him completely from his family
@@cricketwireless91📍He was still going to see them for a while, but him and Paul was close!... ~ I think he offed Ms. Lily because they were friends, and because she touched Louis in front of him. (but Lestat's flat butt side-chick was around for years!) 💭Louis must've been a good vampire... because I would've been popped Antionette's head off like a Pez dispenser for touching my man. lol
I tried to place myself in Lestat's shoes, he's using vampire logic. he knows Louis will get better with rest. He genuinely love Louis, but he turned him so that he would never be alone again and in that moment Louis is considering leaving him for Claudia. I don't condone violence, but I think it's different when you're talking about immortals.
Except it seems weird since it's very uncharacteristic of his character to take things that far. I think the show runners will regret doing that to his character. He was never that kind of immortal or monster. He never even beat up his victims, lol.
Kind of what I was saying. I don't condone HOW Lestat👨🏻🦰 EXPRESSED his anger, i.e., dragging the ever-loving-SH💩 out of Louis 🙅🏽♂️ . BUT ☝🏾 --- I do believe his anger in & of itself WAS JUSTIFIED. Louis pretty much neglected their relationship for a relationship with Claudia --- his child; a relationship he wouldn't even have experienced had it not been for Lestat turning her for Louis. And people say it was harsh for Lestat to tell her he never wanted her, but he's being HONEST 🤷🏾♂️! He made Claudia put of his love for Louis, but that doesn't mean his love for Louis translated onto Claudia by proximity. Louis never consulted Lestat about bringing a child into their lives & changing their dynamic. He just bust through the door 1 night, drops this burnt lil' girl on their bed 🛌, & pretty much emotionally bullies Lestat into turning her for him with the veiled threat being "If you don't save/TURN 🧛🏽♀️ her for me, every time we have an argument, I'm going to use that as emotional ammunition 💥🔫 to excuse away by bad behavior. And we get a taste of Louis' penchant for manipulation in the 2nd episode where he gets mad @ Lestat for calling him his "fledgling" & Lestat apologizes & Louis continues to pout until Lestat asks Louis what he can do to make it up to him & Louis tells Lestat he wants him to buy the Fairplay Club 🕍 for him & when Lestat expresses his misgivings out of TRUE CONCERN for Louis about the ramifications of such a decision, Louis gives him this stone-faced pout 😑 until Lestat gives in. And as we see in episode 4, Lestat was right & Louis rivals stab him in the back, leading to a string of events that get the club burned 🔥 down 🏚.
Lestat 👨🏻🦰 is somewhat impulsive but even in his impulses he has thought out the possible consequences of his actions a step or 5 ahead. Louis, on the other hand 😒 . . . acts NOW & doesn't think about the consequences UNTIL the consequences 👿 are knocking ✊🏾 on his front door 🚪.
@@dominiquedevereux7205 spill-
Louis sounded just like So many women In domestic violence Getting beat up by the spouse while the child listens outside it was so sad. I was like Holy s*** this is terrible
I was dang near in tears 😢
Fun reviews as always. Also yes Lestat flew/levitated in episode 1 when he bite/kissed Louis for the first time. I'm pretty sure it's called the cloud gift.
Yeah, it shows Lestat can fly in the first episode 😖 it was in the gay sex scene so I don't know how Adrian missed that lol 😂
Woo, this episode needed several trigger warnings. In the books, Lestat never puts his hands on neither Louie or Claudia. So, I’m surprised the writers decided to go there and essentially make Lestat not only a cheater but also husband-beater. Lestat Turner Gotta go cause I don’t know how you come back from such a beating like that. In the next episode, he tries love-bombing both Claudia and Louie. I don’t think Claudia falls for it but I think Louie does.
I watched that ending 3 times, it was so good. A couple thoughts: It hasn't been established in this series that vamps can fly, and I think revealing it in this scene works great because we see so much of it from Claudia's perspective of a traumatized young daughter witnessing this horrible abuse, both the shock that comes with anyone experiencing horrible domestic abuse PLUS the supernatural vamped-up super strength aspect of it, both share this element of "I can't believe my eyes, can't believe this is really happening, can't believe he could be capable of this..." The actress did a great job emoting this feeling as she stumbled through the wreckage in shock at this situation that then escalates all the way to Lestat freakin' flying into the night sky, sucking the life out of Louis... Imagine the surreal terror from Claudia's perspective...
Lestat never wants to share any information that he doesn't have to, to retain the power advantage of having all the information, so of course he never would have told Louis or Claudia about the ability to fly. It, along with Lestat's capacity for cruelty against his own "family", were the double blows of shock and horror unleashed in this scene.
I don't think the flying has come up before and I don't think it will much again because my hunch is that Lestat could only do it in this scene because he was supercharged on Louis' vampire blood.
I wish more people were discussing this show; it does not seem to be getting the attention it deserves.
Does it deserve more attention? If you notice the initial trailer drew large audience of views on YT. Now, I've also noticed how these kinds of videos about the show indicate a significant drop in views and interest in the show.
They flew/ levitated when the were intimate the first time
That was not a fight Lestat beat the breaks off Louis
Yeah Louis didn't even get 1 punch in Lestat fucked him up. 💀
@Elliot Alderson But people are literally trying to defend Lestat, the abuser, even tho Louis and Claudia are the victims. 🙄
I think he can fly because of Askha’s blood in the books
@@coupureetsaignement That’s why Armand attacked Lestat and drunk from him because he wanted to be stronger
@@coupureetsaignement yeah in the books Armand was turned at 17 years old he was a teenager when he was turned so no matter how old her got he was still weaker than most vampire’s until he drunk from Lestat 😏
He didn’t get Akasha,s blood until The Vampire Lestat
@@pookiesis1465 I know in The Vampire Lestat it was an flashback scene before he met Louis when he fed from Akasha
Claudia bust in the door and said “I’m leaving and Celie is coming with us!” 😂
When she watched him at the cemetery I feel like that made her love Louis even more she loved him as a surrogate father but like you said now she sees he desires a companion/family because Louis lost his and Claudia never really had a family either she describes in episode 4. They are bonded by grief and longing for family.
I also like the fact that Claudia was reading tf out of Lestat. She knew exactly what he was trying to do and how he was trying to manipulate Louis. As someone who’s read the book, saw the movie and is now watching the show, I really love this adaptation of it.
Not me. Most shows are now dragging out reboots of movies into a "TV series" with most not succeeding after a few seasons or less. I think this show adaptation will one of them because they are exaggerating or changing the story to fit some narrative not even portrayed in the books or movie. So, you have to wonder where the show runners can go from here with these characters? Especially, when they have strayed a bit too far from the original plot of the books in the first place. Shock value only goes so far.
@@theecancerian Yeah, right. Even you can't answer the questions I pose about the show's future, 😁👌.
Sky Walker-This idiot is trolling u 😂
@@skywalker6648 Idiot is trolling u😂
@@lesliestewart3635 certainly upset because they know I'm right. This show will probably not make it.
Loving your reviews. And I agree with your take on it especially Lestat.
I loved how in this part of the show it is indeed revealed Lestat was being manipulative and controlling the whole time because as soon as that control is threatened Lestat goes into psycho physical abusive mode. Lestat might see his love and patience as unrequited but you can't....well shouldn't force someone to stay with you dude and you been taking it way too far from the get go. Wonder if in the next episode he will use restraints on Louis or maybe keep Louis beaten up so he can't leave.
Louis and Lestat were hot together but like I kept holding my breath for Lestat to finally show he never loved Luis and was here for his own ends. Not saying Lestat didn't have feelings for Louis but there were so many red flags that made me question him: Lestat is alone, he goes after someone he knows has no close family or friends, he gets close to Louis in like a month's time (which is short even by human standards), starts showering Louis with fun experiences like the Opera, he can freaking *read minds*, he kills Lily -apparently the only person Louis sort-of confides in, persuades Louis to agree to vampireism on the same day as Louis's late brother's funeral, and then he's the teacher in their relationship which is an unequal power dynamic no matter how you slice it. And Louis never seems to actually initiate any of their romance at all it's just Lestat....
And then there's the way he kills his victims. Unnecessary over the top brutality. I used to think that came with being a vampire and that Louis is just weird in his mostly gentle ways but now I see that as foreshadowing...
I wonder if it will be revealed that Lestat persuaded Louis's brother to jump off the roof? I wonder if Lestat is the reason Louis's
mother thought Louis was the devil? He can talk to people's minds...
This was long. Thanks for coming to my TedxTalk keep up the reviews.
Thats a great point!
Book Lestat never physically hurt Louis, and while toxic, was not abusive in this way. Unless they plan on doing a Rashomon sort of thing, which is kind of what they hinted at doing with the whole "journey of recollection" idea. If they don't plan on drastically departing from the books, which are essentially about Lestat, he's going to have a redemption arc at some point. He's got a lot more he has to apologize for later on.
To the poeple who do not know The Vampire Chronicles all I have to say is...Hold on buttercups things get much worse.
Lestat has been toxic and manipulative from day one it just took Louis trying to leave to have him show his true colors. Now I wish people would stop bringing up what book Lestat would do its an adaptation people and this well made and entertaining show sticks to the overall themes about humanity,relationships and trauma I'm sick of hearing about book Lestat like he's this sacred untouchable character he's not a historical figure calm down
We bring the book for the fact that the series IS an adaptation, mate.
The book will always be the base of every argument about an adaptation, it can't be separated in any way.
@@RodrickMarsMoon no you bring up the book to complain every time something you don't like happens completely ignoring if said adaptation is actually good even though they're not following exactly what the book did, there are many different types of adaptations of many books nobody said they all have to be precisely as the original text.
But like he said he layed down with the devil 👿 so what do we expect 😮
Lestat can fly in the books. Hes basically a super vampire. Hes way older and stronger than the show let's on.
He got that ability much later in the story. They just demonized lestat, made him way worse than in the book.
That flying was new to the show. That's why Louis looked surprised.
TBH lestat does say “Cheri we can’t keep fighting like this, I’m holding my self back” but Louis was enraged because lestat put his paws on Claudia. They fought but lestat won. Still hurt but yeah
@Elliot Alderson you have to understand these aren’t human being like you. They are vampires. You have to stop projecting your story on them and think of it from both lestat’s and Louis’s pov not just one. Lestat seem to be a very sensitive and childish person and has anxious attachment style. From what I see, it seem like he had some child hood trauma that hasn’t be revealed yet. I think he truly loves Louis but loves Louis in a way he was thought to love. I would point out that he did everything Louis wanted like buy him that building even though lestat knew it was an unwise choice and the consequences will come crashing down like it did. I’ve been watching this show closely and I realized how much Louis disregarded their relationship and would only come beg when he truly needed something but then I will blame that on his trauma and him trying to find a purpose in life since it is hard to adjust to his vampire life. Lestat is someone who wants love so bad that when Louis was giving him the attention, he turned to musician. But with the arrival of Claudia, it became worse, Louis was much focused on finding Claudia and didn’t give two shit about lestat which is kinda understandable. I get where lestat anger came from. I’m not justifying his action but Louis also had some false to this too. They both need to go to couple therapy and help themselves out.
Hi Adrian, I just recently discovered your channel. I love your unique and entertaining review of this show and HOD. This episode was completely traumatizing for me as well. This series has been a total rollercoaster and the idea of the this first season ending soon just makes me so anxious. But now that Louie has gotten a serious beat down. He has to heal and thats going to take more than just an overnight sleep in his coffin. In the next episode they will jump ahead in years because it will take some time for Louie to get better. So all this talk about going to Europe is off the table. Claudia will not leave without Louie and Lestat for now, has Louie and Claudia under his control. They are still dependent on Lestat and he knows that. Not to sure how Louie will forgive Lestat but Lestat is still obsessed with him.
Oh one more thing, can we just for a moment admire how handsome Sam Reid looks floating down from the clouds looking neat and clean with his Beyonce fan blowing his gorgeous blonde locks away from his beautiful face..... Its a real contrast from our Jacob lying on the ground beaten bruised and broken.
@@lajinkccat8995 Sam Reid is gorgeous 😍 and needs an award for playing Lestat ❤️
Lestat has always been very violent. In the books Lestat burnt Louis house down because Louis would not do what he wanted. Always violent .
Nah, he was never physically violent with a beat down on anyone ever.
@@skywalker6648 this doesn't counter their point.
Violence is Violence doesn't matter if its physical or emotional or mental, a controlling, narcissist, possessive vampire doesn't make for a healthy partner to spend eternity with.
@@ziolp still kid is diferent he never hit louis in the books
Lestat is an old ass vampire. He's extremely far removed from the trivial human natures and feelings. So, he could care less about the human experience, if it's not about having them for food. Louis is still a very young vampire, as is Claudia. So, he is still trying to be human-like and hold on to what bit of humanity he think he has left and treats Claudia as his daughter. Hence, his reason and excuse for not enjoying feeding on humans. Lestat is very possessive, jealous, and wants Louis all to himself, plus have his play things on the side. As we saw, he eliminated everyone closest to Louis in the early episodes: Lilly, Paul, his priests, that guy he linked up with in the woods, etc. His abusive nature should not be a surprise as he said he gets his anger issues from his father in episode 1. And we saw how he did that priest. Yes, it was difficult to watch Lestat dog walk Louis, but not a surprise. He only turned Claudia as a "present" and favor for Louis because Louis begged him, too. He saw that as a way to keep Louis "happy" with hopes of keeping him around. He knew that Louis didn't love him in the way that Lestat feels he should. Their relationship is nothing like "Bella and Edward" from the Twilight movies, and shouldn't be compared as such. I'm sure it's nothing like the books. But, I see where they're coming from with the writing of the script. Daniel, the writer, is extremely disrespectful and entitled. Definitely looking forward to seeing what Lestat has in store for him whenever he gets there, if he gets it like how dude got it at the end of the 1990s movie.
Great comment. Stephanie Myers is a huge Ann Rice fan. Book Edward Cullen’s personality was modeled after Louis.
@@glittermethis Yeah, she made a fortune after borrowing a lot of Anne Rice's ideas for her books, lol.
I think it's surprising if Lestat was never shown to do that in the books or past movies. More like narcissistic, snobbish, and mentally abusive.
Living for these reviews
Lestat floated in the first episode,which was probably meant to be the introduction of him being able to fly to this degree.
I think Claudia's attack wasn't necessary. They didn't give it the weight in the story something that awful needs imo, and could have gone with some other act of violence or trauma. Lestat beating Louis was terrible too,but I at least feel like the story will use that to shape how things play out from here.
So lestat did fly the first time he fed from louie he was floating above the floor btw .
This episode had some next level reading lol and the end... gurl, and yes girl he flied when the had sex for the first time...
Naw.. theyre vampires. Killers. Cruelty is their nature so the idea if people feeling sorry for one killer cuz a better killer showed his fangs
Lestat cares about Louis, not Claudia
Lestat flew in ep 1 when he was drinking from Louis the first time
He does somewhat fly in the first episode where they levitate a few inches off the ground. Not sure if all vamps can do that, since I've never seen Louis or Claudia do that. He flew in the movie as well, when he's portrayed by Tom Cruise.
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Lestat such a LEWSUR
Sadly as a gay man myself I experience this im and it’s more common than it should be it’s the sad reality sometimes of gay relationships 😢😢
Don't make this into a gay thing. 🙄
If Louis was a woman and they were a straight couple this would happen too, it has nothing to do with sexuality, this is an ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP. 💀
@@Firespawnable chill
@@Firespawnable This is a gothic vampire love story about the trails & tribulations of Lestat and Louis. These characters are not human beings.
@@glittermethis If you STILL think this is a vampire love story after seeing this episode then you don't know what true love is because this is definitely not love lol 😂
@@Firespawnable shut the hell up and leave me alone 😂😂
Lil Lamb Louis. Somebody grab some Neosporin from the corner store. I'll apply pressure.
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Omg lestat crying is so funny it’s going to be my new pfp
In the beginning Louie asked Daniel to come and give the book a second try and that he would be forthcoming so he is not being forthcoming when he holds things back. I agree lestat, is broken., However, he could be redeemed I think if Louie reciprocated or just said he loved him then that might calm the beast if you will. I love how you hit the analogy right on the head when you said I got my d--k over here and you just leaving me hanging. Clocks that I don't know. Yes he clocked her. Lestat is being real. Claudia is 21 now so she needs to move on. Like Daniel says she's mad because she didn't get enough hugs. Remember she was telling her story she was abused by her aunt and her father gave her commenting on your previous video Louis should have never made her a vampire but could have would have should have.
I was not prepared for domestic violence in this couple I was heart broken And lowkey they could have put a trigger warning on that episode that was domestic violence. WOAH
Claudia is not a victim . Seems like a lot people didn’t read the books or didn’t read past Interview. There’s a reason why we love Lastat. And yes, he’s a hot mess. My thing is they are vampires. Louis is the most “human” of all vampires, but they are all monsters capable of being brutal. They are brutal most of the time. Everything is extreme for them.
At any rate, this is still from Claudia POV and she can’t stand Lastat. There’s a chance things didn’t go down the way she described.
Queen Claudia
Agree.
No way to know by the way they are portraying or POV on the actual show, though. Some have not read the books to understand how she was a threat to Lestat when it came to Louis.
@@skywalker6648 You’re right. The motivations of Book Claudia & Show Claudia are the same. The show writers could (and probably are) changing things to reach the same conclusion. I don’t mind since it’s keeping me (as a book reader) guessing.
@@glittermethis I do mind because you have to admit the show's got enough changes as it is to keep somebody "guessing" so to speak, 🙄.
That scene took my SURPRISE babygirl it twisted my heart it all types of ways like that was lowkey unforgivable in my eyes but we know he gonna return to Lestat somehow 🙄
Lestat literally levitated in the first episode when he bit Louis when they first hooked up
now wait. jacob been my huzband since i discovered him singing as raleigh ritchie. love is a bloodsport indeed.
I knew this would happen if they changed Louis, a pale, green-eyed, black haired Frenchman, to a black American. “You have to get away from this white man” etc.
Lestat was terrible in this episode
If you saw the Original Movie you find that Lestat can fly but in this series everyone's finding out in ep. 5.
Ppl surprised Lestat abusive jus m
But even after all of that Louis still sees him as the love of his undead life and they are gonna meet again in the future and guess Louis still loves him and lestat loves him back but I think by that point lestat dose Change for the better but that's I the books and one fan comic the show might change that in s2 because s2 focuses on lestat I don't even think Louis will be in it
Just playing Devil's advocate here - but Lestat is a really tragic character and I do feel for him. He's lived 160 years of life feeling alone and abused from his past, then finally meets someone he falls deeply in love with. He thinks Louis is going to be his life companion, but all Louis does is keep pushing him away and rejecting his way of life. Then Louis forces him to create a daughter, which Lestat never even wanted in the first place. He sees Louis become obsessed with Claudia and love her more than he's ever loved Lestat, so of course there's going to be jealousy and resentment from Lestat. Then suddenly Claudia tries to steal Louis away - the one person Lestat has ever truly loved, and seemingly Louis is willing to leave all this behind and go with Claudia. All this time, and Louis has never even said "I love you" back to Lestat.
I would be pissed too if I were him.
Dang, lived 160 years of life and didn't spend an ounce of that mentally healing himself. At some point, it's a choice.
@@ziolp everyone has their own way of healing. Some people past still haunt them to them point that it is impossible to heal but this was the late 90’s. Mental health wasn’t really made a priority back then
I'm curious if this is how the introduced Armand. I can see Louis and Claudia find Armand after this and it's with his help the take out lestat for a bit....the whole swamp thingy...but if I remember the books it's lestat that kills Claudia so maybe while Louis is a puddle lestat kills Claudia and leaves her ashes for Louis and that's what sets Louis off to eventually come across Armand and maybe Marius. Cause we all be forgetting Marius is mentioned in episode 2 I think.
Love your commentary😊
Well in the episode 6 it looks like lestat left the house and want to make amends claudia protecting louis
I am not shocked, book readers have seen Lestat like this before...but to Louis? No. Though, they've both been emotionally/mentally abusive to one another in the books and the show. Look at what Louis was putting him through, and taunting him, neglecting him? None of it was okay, but the actors say it themselves...this relationship IS toxic, but they are end-game and do evolve and do better. I did find it interesting that if you turn on subtitles, you can hear Lestat trying to NOT fight, and trying to control his temper. Which, I find interesting. Keep in mind...these are vampires, NOT mortals. Louis is the most 'human' of them, and Lestat (especially earlier Lestat) IS brutal. Early 1900s man logic often was to 'fight it out' then it's all good, and well, vampire logic dictates Louis will be find and just needs a day to heal.
@Elliot Alderson Huh? Not so. Marius could heal that in a few hours, maybe a day or so. Armand, probably similarly. Not to mention Thorne or Khaymen. Louis is foolish for eating animals, he does that to himself sadly enough.
Domestic Violence is never okay, but I can actually empathize with Lestat. Yes he's a narcissistic sociopath, but even through that he tried his best to love Louis. "I do everything for Louis"
Lestat even kept his more gruesome hunts out of sight to appease Louis. I'm not saying what Lestat did was justified, nor do I condone physical harm to others, however this is oddly enough the one time you see Lestat's humanity. It's very apparent just how hurt he was that he'd choose Claudia (who was basically yet another gift to appease Louis) over him.
I emphasize more with Louis in this situation I wouldn't want my lover to beat me almost to death just because they are scared I'm going to leave them. 🙄
@@Firespawnable No one deserves, or wants to be beaten.
@@thevenusian1314 And yet you just said that you empathize with Lestat. 🙄
@@Firespawnable Two things can be true at once.
@@thevenusian1314 Yeah and this is not one of them. 🙄
I'm so upset because I didn't see the signs of this being an abusive relationship until lestat was dragging louis with his nails in his chin, that beating fucked me up I probably should have stopped watching but it didn't hit me how impactful that would be too me. Tears were shed most definitely. I hope claudia manipulates the literal fuck out of this entire situation to get louis out of this. I would say that lestat needs help but if a human in old age is stuck in there ways, I can only imagine how CEMENETED lestat is in his ways, even in that moment of vulnerability where lestat is saying "say lestat I will never love you" LIKE BREH WHY ARE YOU ACTING LIKE LOUIS IS PLAYING YOU AND YOU JUST BEEN IN THIS UNREQUITED SITUATION?!?! Even after lestat pummeled louis he still makes it all about him, the one you are supposed to love is literally bloodied and a mess all do to YOU and you make it out like it was necessary because he don't love you as much as you love him????????????????? LUNATIC,GARLIC, STEAK TO THE HEART, DIRECT SUNLIGHT IMMEDIATELY
Sidenote, im tired of louis eating rats like he drinking a caprisun with no straw.
Omg calm down
@@Niko_Soldo Omg let people comment. Relax.
@@wish-maker 😂 caprisun with no straw
@@ziolp i will im done here.
➡; 🎥Lestat did Levitate in the 1st Ep. (the love making scene.) 🎬'But Louis, or none of us knew he could fly, or go up that high!' / That beat-down was horrible! (I mostly blame the writers, and directors.) They went Way too far, It was overly vicious and violent!... Lestat got way up there and started asking him questions, I was thinking, He probably has brain damage and can't think clearly... (I think Lestat was looking for, or wanted a reason to kill him.) ~I hated that scene, but I still like them and the show. (Did they put a ruut on this show?!) lol 🙄😏
Thanks for pointing out that Daniel didn’t have to keep asking about Claudia’s SA. People think he was in the right to keep asking and asking. Like that’s Louis fucking daughter bruh he don’t wanna talk about it. Who tf wanna talk about somebody getting SA.
He dropped him out of the sky. I just can't forgive him/ the writters for that, I really wish they didn't do this in the show. I don't know how they'll be able to redeem him (if they even will). It was disgusting.
This episode was hard to watch !! Do you know why Lestat bit him ! Was this suppose to make Louie to fall in love with him again or to harm him again so he can’t leave ?
I think he bit him as vampiric abuse. It was not enough to beat Louis nearly to "death", Lestat seemed to want to end his vampiric life as well. He did every abusive thing he could do to Louis; short of setting him on fire.
@@lolitamaeweathers6654 I was even shocked that Louie didn’t respond to his question. It sounds like he still may love him
@@lolitamaeweathers6654 Lestat did say he was restraining himself. It may just be to humiliate him.
@@alishab88 Lestat knows Louis doesn't love him because Louis was going to leave him for Claudia.
@@alishab88 Vampires can drink blood from eachother but in this scene Lestat tells Claudia he never wanted her and that he chose Louis and then we see Lestat bites Louis and drinks his blood so I think it's to show OWNERSHIP and POSSESSIVENESS because he chose him and made him into his vampire companion lover so that means that Lestat believes he owns Louis.
Y’all do know Claudia is evil at least in the books. Louis made contact with her in later books and she told Louis she never cared about him but he was the one easier to manipulate
EN QUÉ LIBROOOOO
from my understanding we don't know if that version of Claudia was real or not. It's supposed to be her ghost right? That we don't know if it is actually her ghost or not. That's the impression ppl who have read the books gave me.
In the show lestat "flies" in the first ep during the sex scene😭 I mean it's more like "levitate", but yeah, he does it before, Louis probably just was way too far gone to remember
Maybe what I'm going to say doesn't make much sense to you, I believe that Louis is the one who controls Lestat, everything Lestat does, including what we watched in the last episode, is because he can't live without Louis, he can't say no, he can't let him go, we know all of Louis' attempts to leave him and the more he tries the more Lestat wants him. I'm not a fan of Louis, never have been but I understand why Lestat loves him, I'm worried about the writers' decision in the last episode and I'm worried that my beloved Lestat can't be forgiven by the show's audience, every decision that Louis makes. from now on it will be supported by what Lestat did to him, for me as a fan of Lestat I will be rooting for his happily ever after.
Same. I kinda understand lestat.
the amount of ppl defending Lestat is terrifying...what is with ya'll? Lestat is extremely manipulative, possessive, and somehow yall making him out to be the victim cause Louis was rude to him a few times?? tf? they are NOT both abusers do yall even know what that word means?
Vampire Logic and Human Logic are not the same. BOTH abused one another, in the show and the books. The relationship is meant to be toxic but they evolve, they are end-game afterall. The actors said so themselves, the relationship to start is pretty fucked up. Though Lestat has and will always do anything for Louis.
It’s the fact that people that realize that false is from both sides and not just lestat
Great! I fell asleep!
Not sure exactly but based from what I know of the books when an older vampire who hasn’t made a fledgling in a very long time period when they Do the fledgling is very powerful. And lestat’s maker was one such vampire And over years vampires may or may not develop different powers also. Also not sure if they are including the queen of the damned story in this or queen akasha. But lestat had a run in with her and drank her blood before Claudia and Louis in the books. So lestat has even more extra “ooof “ 🤣🤣🤣 maybe that’s why he can fly now. And maybe not before. If he couldn’t before.
Lestat could not fly at this time (in the books) it was an ability he received after Akasha woke up and fed him her blood in the 80's. This was during Queen of the Damned. Lestat was always powerful for one so young but not this much at this point. I have been rereading lately and the amount or time between fledglings does not matter. Simply the age of the maker, as they get stronger and more power over time. Louis is incredibly weak compared to any of Lestat's friends because he is reluctant to drink from humans even up to modern times and because he was made before Lestat was given Akasha's blood.
Everyone is goin in on Lestat for being g selfish, but overlook the fact he bought Louis a WHOLE nightclub at the very beginning of their relationship. No one is talking about Louis' selfishness. I mean, he brought Claudia home out-of-the-blue 1 night and asks Lestat to "turn" this girl whom he's never met just because Louis wants a daughter. Immortal demon of the night or not --- you don't just bring a child home to your spouse when you've NEVER discussed having children & forever change the dynamic of your relationship & think it's not going to rock (or is this case --- SINK ) the boat 🚢!! Louis NEVER took Lestat's feelings into consideration, just like he NEVER took Claudia's feelings & future into consideration when he had Lestat "make 🧛🏽♀️" her, FOREVER trapping her in the body of a 14yrs girl 👧🏽.
On TOP of that, Louis for the most part, neglects Lestat as his husband, emotionally --- AND their marriage bed 🛌 , & totally devotes himself to Claudia while Lestat got the leftovers. It was like having the "other woman/man" living in the house 🏠 with you!! At least Lestat had the decency to keep his mistress in a whole notha town. And think if Louis hadn't neglected Lestat for Claudia, Lestat would have naturally let go of Antoinette without even having to be asked. He only kept her around to make up for what Louis was withholding from him. As they say: "What you won't do --- someone else will 🤷🏾♂️."
But Louis was very selfish & somewhat narcissistic just as Lestat. It's just Lestat gets a bad rap because he had OVERT narcissistic QUALITIES, though I don't think he was a narcissist because he truly loved Louis & narcissist don't love 💔 ANYONE --- not even themselves. His flaws were obvious. Louis had more covert narcissistic qualities & his bad traits flew under-the-radar so nobody drug him for it. As in episode 6 where Claudia calls Lestat a dog 🐕 while they're sharing a park bench, Lestat replies (and to his merit): "But (I'm) an HONEST ☝🏾 'dog' 🐕." We don't see until the final episode just how dishonest Louis is until Daniel exposes him for all the lies of commission AND omission --- the very same things he forbad Lestat to keep doing when they were reconciling after their fight!! "Hypocrite" MUCH, LOUIS 🤨??
But look at how much abuse Louis puts Lestat through. He literally tell Lestat that it is nit gonna work out between them and Lestat; who said he was afraid of being alone, that Lestat was always gonna be alone. They are hurting each other. Of course I she a few tears when Lestat beat the hell out of Louis. That is NOT love. I know how it goes and what is going to happen from the books and maybe Lestat deserves it.
Abuse that louis puts Lestat through? Be foreal. Louis has never abused lestat physically or emotionally. Don't even
@@strawberrygirl3365 telling your lover that you want to take care to stay together because your on fear about being a vampire is the decades you spend alone and due to no fault of your own he later tells you, "that's why you will always be alone". That's the epitome of emotional abuse. Louis should listen to the things he SAYS to Lestat. Lestat was wrong to beat him; but they are BOTH abusers.
That still dont mean he can put his hand on him and beat on him like that
@@parkmia1752 of course not.
Emotional abuse. He may not be as bad as Lestat, but Louis is no angel.
Lestat is actually not as abusive as Louis is making him out to be, you will hear his side in the vampire lestat. He loved Claudia. And her death was his biggest torment. Also, in the book lestat changes Claudia after Louis bites and drains her near death.
Damn! Spoilers. Claudia dies!
@@7n154 yup by Armand’s command. Ye shan’t try and kill another vampire and she did.
@@Wattsupwithhybristophilia Thanks, but stop giving major spoilers!
Lestat is trash for what he did to Louis. That was totally unfair and uncalled for.
@@ninetimesaday it never happened in the book. In fact Claudia was a little bitch and just wanted Louis for herself. There was no domestic violence and Louis drained Claudia near death and Lestat is the one who saved her without Louis knowing. They really made the rv unnecessary
The asshole whines about no one loving him, but he’s the one doing everything possible to garner spite towards him. Louis and Claudia want to give him what he wants, but he does whatever is possible to foster an environment of loathing.
I think Lestat is just one of those people that thinks bc he’s in the position he’s in OVER Claudia and Louis, that he shouldn’t care about their feelings bc he financially supports them and buys or creates gifts for them thinking that should be enough. He thinks “I’m too good for this so I don’t care” but then you realize, he does care which is why he’s trying so hard. But, he’s also counterproductive bc obviously they’ll keep letting him come back no matter how much he says he’ll change.
Especially considering Claudia. She starts out loving him just as much as she does Louis, and he loved her too, but then she has to witness Louis constantly sad asf bc he’s cheating on him and then lying to his face about it. And unlike Louis, she isn’t dickmatized by Lestat bc he’s basically her dad. So she isn’t going to sit there and not hold him accountable. And knowing that her mind grows though her body gets no older, she’s kinda having that experience a lot of children from homes like theirs have.
They have to see the asshole parent that they once appreciated the approval and love from, reveal their nature and they no longer become appealing. It doesn’t feel worth it having a relationship with them when they are hurting your other parent.
Claudia doesn’t even know about Lestat basically hunting Louis down and FORCING him to become a vampire; something y’all conveniently forget about, but she caught on very early to the fact that Louis doesn’t have the level of commitment to Lestat like lestat does him, simply bc he wasn’t given a choice.
And that last little tidbit alone is why I also don’t get why people get upset at Louis manipulating Lestat to get what he wants. He’s using emotional leverage and hell he’s allowed to after all the bs Lestat did to him before he even turned him as well as after. It’s genuinely his only defense at Lestat’s controlling and abusive nature.
I was so mad at this scene because such violence from Lestat towards Louis never happened in the books and it felt like it was done for cheap shock value and took away something from Lestat's character, in fact the worst violence in Interview with the vampire is what Claudia and Louis did to Lestat to get away, not the other way around. Yeah he was manipulative and cruel a-hole at time but never physically abusive towards Louis!
They definitely needed to warn us beforehand. I’m quite disappointed in AMC
For what??? The constant murders and dismemberment you were ok with but a fist fight that's where you moral line is crossed?? That makes no sense..
This wasn’t a fist fight. It was one sided torture. This was what happens in domestic abuse cases when a partner is either hospitalized or murdered. That is what the show is clearly portraying. Louis only ever tried to get him to stop strangling his daughter. Lestat has not a scratch on him. And if the creators try to walk it back it’s even worse that they chose to make it so graphic.
yo no es un show de monstruos y lo tomo como tal
Really? This is a show about vampires. Vampires are the MC’s, not humans. I’m so glad they didn’t neuter my vamps. Also, AMC’s other best show is The Walking Dead.
But you are OK with murder of innocent people?? Lol
Louis setting Lestat on fire in the last two episodes is made completely justified by this episode. Everyone will be on Louis's corner when he helps dump Lestat's body in the swamp and we love that for him. ❤
Damn! Spoilers! What wrong with you.
@@7n154 I don't know if you're aware, but this happened in the books the show is adapted from as well as the 1994 film and the soundtrack that got released for the show has song titles that already allude to it.
@@marionchua7543 I'm aware. But not everyone has read a 40+ year old book or have seen a 30+ year old movie. This show is introducing NEW fans to the story!! Who have NO IDEA what to expect - and you spoil it for them when you tell them what happens.
@@7n154 Right, but the domestic violence that happened in this episode is going to tie into that plot so I think people should be aware of what's going to happen regardless.
@@marionchua7543 By spoiling the climax of the season, you are doing a service? Nah, dude. You're just spoiling it. Seriously, would you ever let a person read you the last chapter of a book?! No one likes an unsolicited spoiler.
Yes in the Novels Lestat has Flew before, however the Vampire Chronicles TV Series isn't being faithful to the storyline and the characters that much. This show isn't Cannon cuz Louis in the books is a Plantation owner not a brothal, and Louis and Claudia we actually white, *fun fact*
I hate this show...i hate it so much. Anne Rice has to be rolling in her grave...i didnt except it to be the same as the movie or books but this show...its an abomination.
Anna rice was an executive director of the show before she died. Wtf are your trying to say
I dont LIKE how they made this Gay relationship A Black and White Gay Male!!! Why NOT make Lestate Black too? Every homosexual relationship be INTERACIAL which definitely be a AGENDA. And then What makes it WORSE was the Abuse scene that turned me mad
Human and vampire world is totally different. Try not judging them by human standards. Abusive ? Dude they eat humans for breakfast.
Exactly they're not normal humans