"First rule of Akasha is: you do not talk about Akasha." - Marius

Didn't even realize on the first watch, but it makes it even sadder that Lestat is wearing the same housecoat he wears in season one. Holding on to the memories :( :( :(

@AnxietyRat

23 күн бұрын

Specifically, it is the house coat that he wears after they sleep together for the first time.

"Meow" and "Siri, pause" are now in my top favorite moments of the show, period.

I think a lot of people (me included) assumed this whole time that this was Armands penthouse, and that they were living off of Armands wealth. It wasn't until the sixth episode when Louis was talking about the capitalistic ventures he wanted to try that i started to think that their wealth may actually be Louis. He was the one who wanted to buy and sell art, invest in real estate, and other underappreciated assests. Edit. As i was typing it, they briefly discussed this probability.

@yourlittledogtoo

23 күн бұрын

Here's the thing. Armand is weak. He was a hireibl3 coven leader. He was afraid to turn vampires of his own. And when Lestat found him, he was living underground with his coven and Lestat lifted him up in greatness at the Theater de Vampire that Lestat created and vampires that to the run down theater Armand was running. Remember Lestat saying "I liked the old place better" Everything that Armand ever attained was because of Lestat and Louis.

@wildoranges

23 күн бұрын

​@@yourlittledogtoo "Armand is weak" is incorrect but also very judgemental. Even if he *was* afraid, being afraid does not make someone weak. Anyway, he is not 'afraid' to turn vampires of his own. He considers it a bad thing to do, partially due to his own history and view of vampirism. It is an ethical stance, not a fear. "Everything that Armand ever attained was because of Lestat and Louis" - that is just simply not true. neither in the books nor in the show. idk where you got that idea from.

Yea the Daniel actor spoiling is just old man precious you can’t make me angry about it ❤

@ambergerber5162

20 күн бұрын

❤❤❤ Love Eric Bogosian ❤❤❤

Daniel was kind of a nonentity in the books, but he is my favorite in this. God bless you, Eric Bogosian. Also, you guys aren’t on the same wavelength because you spend so much time together; you spend so much time together because you’re on the same wavelength. Your friendship is a large part of why I love this channel.

@lillydee5978

24 күн бұрын

He's not in the books much, but he makes an impact. One of my favorites, but not exactly smart like the series version.

@HuntingViolets

24 күн бұрын

Eric Bogosian always wanted to play a vampire. Congratulations, Eric.

@ambergerber5162

20 күн бұрын

Yeah I don't think Eric Bogosian gets enough credit for how amazing he is in everything he does. ❤❤❤

And of course this is the only time in 2 seasons where we meet lestat for real and not through someones memory

@yourlittledogtoo

23 күн бұрын

And you can actually see the difference in how Sam Reid plays real Lestat versus Louis' recollections if Lestat.

@karly.asshhh

19 күн бұрын

can wait for third season 😭😭 I want to see how Sam Reid fully portraits "real Lestat"

You know it's a good show when you feel this attached to the characters. It means the actors really breathed life into them and made them real enough to love. Thank you for doing these reactions, they have been amazing!

Hahahahaha. Daniel and Armand. Alex is literally gonna have an attack. 😂😭🤣

lestat with an ipad kills me. can't stop imagining him one finger forcefully pecking at the screen. has to change the screen protector monthly bc he scratches it.

@jessaandalexwatch

23 күн бұрын

😂😂

Armand catastrophicly down bad. Begging for an iota of self respect

I absolutely adore this adaptation. Every change they've made from the books has been smart and actually made the story better. The writing is so intelligent, the dialogue feels like beautiful music. Every performance is top-notch. And the directing and editing is just incredible. Thank you for a great season of reactions!

gushing all about Devil’s Minion after having to hold back is sooo relatable! It’s hard to not spoil that romance to non-book readers. I can’t wait for Armandaniel in S3 🎉 it’d be cool if we got a parallel of Daniel searching for Armand in present time contrasted by flashback scenes of Armand stalking Daniel in the 70s

@oliviadcs03

23 күн бұрын

omg yes i would love to see the parallels of the two different timelines!!

i was absolutely DYING at the prospect of armand and daniel in the show and was worried we weren’t gonna get it but the creator rolin jones said that “we dont need to worry about the devil's minion and that we def will be seeing something totally screwed up happening between those two” so i am so excited this will also be like a reverse devil’s minion as in the books its young daniel who is turned and armand is chasing him but now it’s older daniel as the vampire and he is chasing armand because he has been abandoned by him and has all this pent up ‘anger’ and the need for answers, oh it’s going to be delicious assad also said in an interview that “he was more than willing to go down the devil’s minion route with either eric or luke or both and it might be a nice parallel” - if we get flashbacks to their relationship in the past together and then to the current timeline i will simply cease to exist, I CANT WAIT!!!!!

@yippiekaiyay676

11 күн бұрын

Yes! Also Eric has said he's willing to get naked for the show. It's great to see actors actually wanting to do a ship so badly. It will make when we actually see more devils minion so great because like, the actors will put passion into things they like [The actors have also been amazing so far so I'm not too worried about the performance in season 3]

I am so sad Anne Rice did not get to see this masterpiece.

My favorite performance is definitely Jacob's. He gave everything from melancholy to insanity. For my favorite character this season, Armand rose to my number 1. I haven't read the books but I've been informed what a gremlin he was, so I kinda anticipated whatever he was gonna do in the show. Assad's performance was a big part of my fascination for Armand. I still recite his lines from episode 5 to this day.

@oliviadcs03

23 күн бұрын

completely agree, i love armand and i’m so completely fascinated by him as a character so i can’t wait to see where his storyline goes in s3 and if we see more of his past with his maker and more of him and lestat - with it being from lestats’s point of view now, i can only imagine the way he is going to portray his time with armand

I just hope AMC submitted Jacob and Assad next year for best leading actor and best supporting actor for emmy. They both hard carrying this season esp the way Jacob went from depressed, sad to manic, mad then back to grief Louis, in the book Louis is such a plain character, many readers find him boring, but the tv show Louis has such a big nuance and it was proven by Jacob's range of acting, Jacob's acting when Louis wrote coven members name on ghe floor was scary, like Louis had so many layers in his character, I think no actors can pull this Louis other than Jacob Anderson. I hope he gets all the awards he deserves

Armand is stronger than all the coven vampires. It never made sense for them to make him do anything. And the makeup scene between Louis and Lestat was devastating.

The Ben Daniels love is so real. Recently saw a Q&A with Rolin Jones, Mark Johnson and Assad where Rolin is talking about how they did a take where Ben improvises/had previously written some Santiago lines himself in the scene where Santiago catches Claudia writing in her journal and they used some of those in the episode. Plus the whole thing about Rolin asking Ben if it would be okay to make Santiago straight and him reading the script and coming to the conclusion that it would not make sense 😭 Honestly, an insane cast. Everyone is incredible. Also hope you’re caught up on the whole Eric/Assad/Luke’s insane instagram behavior from yesterday too.

@jessaandalexwatch

24 күн бұрын

Oh you better believe I’m caught up!! I think I screamed when that pic crossed my feed and I saw the comments

@janefonduh

24 күн бұрын

​@@jessaandalexwatch SAME I'm gonna need them to keep this energy up until season 3 😭 We'll be living off armandaniel crumbs and ao3

@janefonduh

24 күн бұрын

​@@jessaandalexwatch I'm sure you saw this too but the fact that Jacob Anderson put Could I Leave You from Follies in his Louis season 2 playlist???? Funniest man alive no one wanted that Loumand divorce more than him.

@jessaandalexwatch

24 күн бұрын

Having a Follies song on his list is frankly iconic behavior. Willlll I leave you? Guess!

to jump in on your ben daniels love i completely agree that he was incredible this season and i saw another comment mentioning this but rolin asked if it was okay that santiago was straight and ben was like yeah okay but actually i think he is in love with armand and that is why there is so much volatility there between the two of them - honestly can’t blame him as one look at assad made me fall in love too

Your huge excitement for Armand&Daniel is so relatable😂 I have no idea what's gonna happen and to what extent the show will follow the books (because they've already changed this part drastically), but I know it's gonna be good!

Also, Louis in that brown trench coat, full of rage and sassiness and confidence?? Whew! I think it's the hottest look he ever had in the show so far. Iconic.

@jessaandalexwatch

23 күн бұрын

I kind of wanted to do a supercut of all the different ways we said, “Louiiiis!” in this reaction, because he was really something!!

Oh yeah you're gonna LOVE Gabrielle. She's a terrible mom, but she's still very cool.

This show was done so beautifully. I wish the Mayfair Witches had been given a show runner who understood the material and gave us a story resembling the book like this instead of the Charmed bullzhit that took the names but killed the actual story. I cant wait to see them get to more Lestat here. I wonder how they will handle Prince Lestat ATROA and Communion in a few years.

@jessaandalexwatch

23 күн бұрын

Whew, the Mayfair show was SO boring! Hope they sorted themselves out for the second season!

@theresacolton644

18 күн бұрын

@@jessaandalexwatchYes. I only read one of the books but I don’t know what it is for me with the Rowan character. I’m not as immersed into her performance as I am with these actors. The writing is brilliant but so are the actors.

Regardless of how I feel about book changes for 1 character. I thoroughly enjoyed the season and can't wait for season 3.

At least the second time in this show we've thought it was nondiegetic music when it was diegetic.

@liliblue

23 күн бұрын

I was just thinking that!

I love love Ben Daniels. He owns every scene he is in. There are not enough actors like him❤

Remember when Armand said of Lestat going off script during the play...."You can't script a hurricane"....and then Louis and Lestat reunite in a hurricane 😲

daniel reminds me of tony bourdain

ahh watched the whole series with you guys, it's so perfect! I'm armand's #1 defense lawyer and assad is my newest hyper fixation after this show. lestat needs to be on birth control bc he really can't keep making these weird ass vamp babies 😭

@karly.asshhh

19 күн бұрын

not birth control 😭😭 but like yess

Someone on Twitter pointed out that there is a destroyed grand piano in Lestat's home/shack, and that he might be practicing on the driftwood until he learns not to destroy the things he loves in anger.

@jessaandalexwatch

22 күн бұрын

Ooooh love that

Finally, the tractor salesman comes back. After a thousand debates in comment sections. Was this a mistake? Does it mean something? Is it letting us know Louis's memory is unreliable? Can a maker talk directly to a fledgling like that? And so on.

@cullenarthur8879

18 күн бұрын

To be honest, I really think that was just a mistake by the writers that they finally addressed and wrapped up in the "unreliable narrator" theme. I just don't see them intentionally putting that in season one just to foreshadow that they would be getting into how Louis is an unreliable narrator. I may be wrong though.

@HuntingViolets

18 күн бұрын

@@cullenarthur8879 Doesn't matter -- the important thing is they addressed it.

@cullenarthur8879

18 күн бұрын

@@HuntingViolets that's true.

@cullenarthur8879

17 күн бұрын

​@@HuntingVioletsnot long after I replied to your comment, I actually read an article that said Rolin Jones put the inconsistency with the tractor salesman in season one on purpose. He knew that people may notice it, and that they may think it was shitty writing, but he wanted to set up the second season. He said the they made it a point to add the scene where Lestat mind controlled the soldiers out of the house so they could establish Lestat as powerful enough to rig the sentence at the trial. So, it was all intentional.

@cullenarthur8879

17 күн бұрын

​@@HuntingVioletsnot long after I replied to your comment, I actually read an article that said Rolin Jones put the inconsistency with the tractor salesman in season one on purpose. He knew that people may notice it, and that they may think it was shitty writing, but he wanted to set up the second season. He said the they made it a point to add the scene where Lestat mind controlled the soldiers out of the house so they could establish Lestat as powerful enough to rig the sentence at the trial. So, it was all intentional.

The powers that be mentioned Hedwig and Rocky Horror in reference to rockstar Lestat.

@IndieRockerHippy

24 күн бұрын

Oh my god, yes!

This is a great finale. I'm hoping to see Season 3, with Queen Akasha, the first vampire, making an appearance in the series.

@jordanparker657

22 күн бұрын

Rolin said we'll see Akasha, Marius, Magnus and Gabrielle. 😊

i loved this episode also i can’t wait for devils minionnnnn

Daniel is my favorite character, eecondnonly to Lestat ❤ I also jooe we get to see a bit of Luke Brandon Field in the next season as young Daniel.

lol when I READ that Daniel and Armand end up together and Lestat and Louis are endgame SMH I was shook!!!! Like what?! How?!

Daniel ISSSS livinnnnggg in that moment 25:07

Louis is a former pimp. Armand is a former victim of sexual slavery as a child. I don't think Louis gave Daniel the mantra; I think Armand did when he edited Daniel's memories. I think Armand has abandonment issues more than just about anything else. He chooses the coven because he doesn't believe Louis won't ultimately abandon him (and is he wrong?).

In the books he didn't turn Daniel out if anger but in the show he did. 😊 Ben Daniels is a seasoned theater veteran 😅

I never thought the penthouse was Armand alone. Stereotypes are unwarranted considering what the viewer has always known about Louis’s character from the first season and into season two: he was an entrepreneur as a human and as a vampire who knows how much he has accumulated over the last decades.

@Lia-nk9wm

18 күн бұрын

I hope they show how Armand gets rich as it's a pretty unique way and takes advantage of his love of water.

Absolutely do a video for the movie! We _must_ see Alex’s reaction to _so much_ in it! I guess I can’t pick a single favorite. 5-8. Like San Fran. Gotta give Claudia something, but I can’t just pick the trial, so also revealing herself to Madeleine and being happy with her, however brief it was. And there’s so much for Louis, Lestat, Armand, and Daniel. When I fully saw Daniel’s new attire I was like “Daniel. Wtf are you doing? 😂” And then of course he’s revealed to be a vampire. Oh you don’t care about future book spoilers?! Bet! So that Talamasca agent, Raglan James, is the titular Body Thief of book 4, (last of the VampChron I read). He has psychic powers, is ex Talamasca by that point, and he tricks Lestat into switching bodies with him “for a day.” Really he wants to remain a vampire and he left Lestat with a body near death. Lestat recovers, indulges in being human again, becomes romanticaly involved with a nun that he tells everything to. He does get his body back, and he tries to reconnect with the nun. She claimed to believe his story, but she is very in denial and freaked out when he returns in his true body, so that relationship dies. And I guess she never comes back; she doesn’t even have a page on the Vampire Chronicles fandom site. Or she’s been neglected on that site.

@jessaandalexwatch

24 күн бұрын

That Raglan James story is WILD. Can’t wait to get to that book

@cullenarthur8879

17 күн бұрын

40:37 To be fair, Raglan James didn't have to work too hard to trick Lestat. Lestat was unbelievably gullible in that. He was told James was a liar and habitual thief, and he was like "oh, he'll definitely give me my body back. He totally promised!" I think Lestat just desperately wanted to feel what it was like to be human again. He immediately regretted it and almost died. Oh Lestat! You gullible fool!

This episode had me a crying mess 😭

Ughhhhh the gothic Jane Eyre storm of it all 31:19

i was just watching all your reactions and seeing y'all getting into daniel and armand in episode 4 and 5 has me giggling and kicking my feet because the devil's minion chapter from the queen of the damned book is my favorite thing i have EVER read.

I hope we get to see Vampire Sam in season 3!

Ok so . Akasha is a big fav. You really should read that book. The casting has to be right for her. She and Lestat are basically brats and I loved that

This finale was amazing. I've seen the movies and read some of the books, so I know what's coming and I'm so excited. It's been so fun watching this season with you❣️

You'll love Gabrielle de Lioncourt she is the mother/ fledgling whose vampiric bloodlust holds no bounds.

The Akasha mention 🤯🤯🤯 yes !!!!

Excellent observations! That's a follow.

I think it'd be ungodly funny if they had Sam Reid sing a cover of "Anti-hero" in season 3.

Those of us who read the books... were on the edge of our seat. This is barely the beginning of the something else... worse, ancient, hungry.

Grey Worm and Missandei (Nathalie Emmanuel) were great. They did have a huge cast, though. Still, that ending was wrong. Nathalie also did a vampire project you might want to check out. It's not on this level, but you could get a good reaction from it. I mean, not much is this level.

Read Chapter 4 of Queen of the Damned! It's the Devil's Minion chapter and can be read by itself. :)

yall are so cute!! loved watching your reactions

"Meow!"😮

I love your reactions❤ favourite ep. is 5 and my favourite actor this season is Assad Zaman. He plays Armand so well.

I totally get that I could be just defending Louis because of my love for him, but I think Armand either grabbed him or got in his way of leaving, and that's why he through him into the wall.

@IndieRockerHippy

24 күн бұрын

I mean he had every right to throw him into a wall after being lied to and having his memories altered for years on end.

But the thing is... Louis & Lestat will have a son later lol, his name is Viktor, I remember when Jacob, Sam, Delaney had interview together, they kinda talked a little bit about their book club on Wednesday and Sam kinda said about Viktor too and it actually connected to Dr. Fareed in season 1 lol but this time, their son Viktor will survive tho, he will get married to Rose, a girl that Louis saved later on too

@supersonic_ok

23 күн бұрын

What ? Loustat will have another child again? They won’t give up I guess 😂 I hope it won’t fail tho, I do want to see them as a happy family

@apaseapaso

23 күн бұрын

I can’t wait for Viktor de Lioncourt to appear on the show! It might take more time, he might appear in season 7 or 8 because it was from Prince Lestat book since producer Rolin Jones said 8 seasons to make LouStat officially together again 😂

The Great Laws. The Great Loss.

39:04 That was perfect! 😂😂😂

How am I finding out about the S3 renewal through this?! It was almost a week ago?!

@AnxietyRat

23 күн бұрын

Yeah you must have been living under a rock social media-wise... It's been all over ALL of my social medias. People being very excited about the renewal.

If the show does go with the Daniel/Armand pairing I am actually happy it is not young Daniel. There has been far too man hot young looking but actually ancient vampires falling in love with 16 year old girls/boys. I like the idea of the ancient vampire falling in love with someone older and wiser and yeah still a bit of a brat because of having a "interesting" life already and not having that life stolen from them Daniel is kinda then anti-Claudia. Someone who has already had their human life and not had it stolen from them,

Looooved this reaction. Alex's face looking at Lestat... same, girl! 😋😋

I think part of Louis’ decision to subliminally ‘forever inspire’ Daniel was selfishness, in that he was saving Daniel for later down the road. Seeing the lifestyle that he was taking part in was certainly a track for an early grave and Louis had plans for him. That, and Daniel being the testament to Armand and Louis’ miserable relationship 56:30

Louis must have that good good..😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

nice :)

Fancasting ISABELLE HUPPERT as Lestat’s mother puhleaaasssseee 1:05:21

Will we get hotd reactions? Your s1 reactions were so good

I clicked so fast oh my god K

I feel Armand would have still saved Louie and somehow would have pulled him out of the death sentence. Armand wanted Louie to himself without Claudia and satisfy the coven. He spent 70 years with Louie, protecting and saving him and even giving him his blood which made Louie powerful having both Lestat and Armand. That’s why he can hold his own against other vampires and is not afraid of them. Armand wanted to keep the lie but he couldn’t. They are all one dysfunctional family. I can’t reveal more. But enjoy it. Listen to the audiobooks or read the books. They are great.

Yes, please watch the movie.

Loved your love and appreciation for Eric Bogosian. He really is the best! Why did you cut out your discussion about the Devil's Minion. And yeah I noticed that too that it really repulses Armand to turn anyone. I don't see him just turning Daniel out of rage. He would have just probably thrown him around the room like '73 and then killing him. Lol There has to be a reason he turned Daniel. It might not be for everyone but I do want to see them become lovers. Since day one I thought their dynamic was either they were gonna either rip each other apart or rip each other's clothes off. 😂😂😂 maybe I'm weird but I think it's hot! 😂😂❤❤❤❤

Yes Armand and Daniel are great loves of each others life … I’m guessing Daniel helped Armand because I think when Louis left he was gone for a few months and I think Daniel did what Claudia did for Louis when he got dropped out the sky. Keep in mind there’s still the Alice/ Armand theory

@romanmccoy5074

24 күн бұрын

Armand tortures daniel for a decade, and even after he turns him, armand is one of the worst in the books

Recommendations! Kung Fu Hustle!

I thought the sound went off on my laptop for a bit there.

Watch the movie. It doesn't get into the next book/season, so you're pretty safe.

Did Armand and Daniel become lovers?

Are u guys to going to react to house of the dragon season 2

i have become OBSSESSED with the vampire chronicles because of the series and starting in october 2022, i'm 7 books in already and OH BOY this series is amazing, better than the source material BECAUSE all the people involved love the books and are actively changing things that didn't quite work in the books or couldve be done better if anne rice wasn't so all over the place. the movie is really good JUST because of cruise's lestat and dunst's claudia. pitt's louis is TERRIBLY BAD, but also louis kinda sucks in the first book too lmao i think you guys should watch the movie but DO NOT watch the queen of the damned one... that's the worst movie i have watched and i hate it with all i have. also kind of a spoiler... i'm actually glad the show is hinting at armand hating on his maker (marius) because he is the WORST being to ever exist, i feel bad for whoever gets casted as him.

What's so funny about the "prisoner of Santa Barbara"?

@yosrafaiz9857

23 күн бұрын

Prince harry and the prisoner of santa barabara is a reference to prince harry and meghan markle *i think*

@jay-wiki

23 күн бұрын

@@yosrafaiz9857 i thought it was a dig at harry potter honestly

@yosrafaiz9857

23 күн бұрын

@@jay-wiki i figure that maybe its a dig at both 😅

Here's why you can forgive Armand: we already knew he chose the coven over Louis; directing the play is just part of the betrayal we already knew about. That's the betrayal he refers to as the only time he failed Louis and he'll never be forgiven for. He had good reason to choose the coven, though: Louis had been nothing but dismissive of his concerns about turning Madeleine, and he's obviously not over Lestat. So Armand chooses the coven and lies to Louis and turns him and Claudia and Madeleine over to the coven. We already knew that. Then once Lestat saves Louis, Armand has to hear him screaming in the walls and has a change of heart. So he pulls Louis out of the wall, gives him blood, and leaves him to escape. He doesn't beg Louis to take him back. Rescueing Louis puts Armand and the coven at risk, but Armand does it for no personal gain. Armand doesn't lie about his involvement in the trial until AFTER he freed Louis. Louis is crazy, plotting against the coven and HE asks Armand, "Did you save me at the trial?" There's a loooooong pause before Armand lies and says yes. He doesnt elaborate on that lie until after Louis burned down his home and killed everyone he knows. So really the only things revealed in the finale, that Armand took credit for saving Louis at the trial and was more involved in the play than he said, were done under duress and for reasonable motives. And then Louis uses him as a prop to hurt Lestat, and promises to stay with Armand for LIFE without talking to Armand, even though he doesn't love Armand. And Armand goes along with it, because he hates himself and also because Louis literally just killed his whole family!

Yeah, hell of a finale huh? So, when’s the next movie reaction?

armand and daniel are not a couple, yes its a ship but not true

A lot of the plots in the show are not in the book, so I hope you're not assuming they are in a relationship from the book!

I just don’t like how the show failed Loumand. The tv show seems like reducing the love Loumand had in the book. They did love each other in the book. The show just shut down any possibility for Louis and Armand getting back together while in the book, after long journey, Louis left Lestat and went back to Armand on Trinity Gate and keep living there with him until Lestat became a prince and asked Louis to be his consort and back with him in last book, Blood Communion. Seems like the tv show doesn’t want Louis to have a romantic feeling with other person except Lestat eventough in the book, Lestat fell in love with so many new characters and I think the show will adapt that too, if Lestat could have great romantic loves beside Louis, why Louis only could love Lestat? Let Louis fell in love with others too, he had other love besides Lestat in the book, there are Armand & Merrick but in the show, seems like Louis never love Armand? Which is very disappointing, we need more Loumand so the Trinity Gate plot would be made on screen too

@liviaela_

23 күн бұрын

I feel like the producers, directors even the actors don’t like loumand, they used loumand as a stepping stone for loustat and devil’s minion😭 as loumand shipper i feel like being attacked everytime jacob gave opinions on loumand, assad is more into devil’s minion while jacob is loustat warrior, then who would be the captain for loumand it’s sad to be the minority in this fandom 😢

@lilianaarmijo4518

13 күн бұрын

no fue asi para mi armand fue quien dejo a louis despues de vivir juntos varios años despues de la muerte de claudia todo dejo de tener sentido y le daba igual esa pasion x la cual armand se enamoro de el se esfumo y el se aburrio y fue a llorarle a lestat y el se rio en su cara x decirle que louis habia muerto en el teatro

Alex, hot, sexy, beautiful.