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After watching that AMAZING season finale I feel confident that Jacob Anderson will definitely be back in season 3 (or season 1 if they call it The Vampire Lestat) Now he won't be the main focus as this will be from Lestats POV with quite a few episodes devoted to Lestats origins and Nicky and Gabrielle and Magnus and all that. But I can see them doing the present day story with Lestat doing his band to help protect Louis and maybe Louis going on tour with him....regardless I know he will be in there and Im damn excited😊
Armand is in most of the other books very strongly ...we also have the Black Mother/Goddess beautiful Akasha Queen of the Damned and her king who is Black .....some of the Talamasca actors can be changed for Black actors and they are very important ........Louis will still be a part of the story ..as some of Lestat's future and Lestat interacts with humans more ..................... the sexy actor Tongayi Chirisa is in the Witches /Talamasca crossover already
I would be happy because I LOVE The Vampire Lestat book...... if it wasn't for the fact, I hate the tv show version of Lestat.
I bet season three will be "more popular" and promote more, seeing how the main character will be a terrible version of my Lestat, who is white. I hope we see more of Louis and Armand, though (but then again, I won't watch it because I dislike this version of Lestat). They were the reasons I watched season two.
😂😂😂 Louis said “Face down ass UP!”😂❤
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1:27:26 I love the book but the book was depressing as hell they go into great detail about how centries of loneliness f*** you over and even if you have vampire companions it will never last and goes into detail of struggling with your humanity and struggling with change. Loneliness aside but can you imagine witnessing everything you know and love change from the clothes you wear, the houses and architecture, to the very beliefs and religions of entire nations change. The entire book series was more about Anne Rice's philosophical musings about immortality and questioning the existence of God. For me the characters where simply a backdrop for pondering these questions from different perspectives. Bless her soul but Mrs Rice's book definitely had some messed up parts where she forcefully went out of her way to describing Egyptian Vampire God's close to the equator as white people ❓❓❓❓And then she said they became darker when they where burnt by the sun 😅 please. And she had this weird obsession with describing how white the vampires skin was multiple times for the same characters for all her books but that's beside the point😅. Anyway what I'm saying is im glad of the Artistic liberations the writers took and I 1000% prefer the series over the book. And despite what many readers might think if the book was made into the series without any changes it wouldn't be as entertaining 🤷🏽♀️ we would have depressed characters having long monologues about the meaning of life and having thoughts about self deletion all the time and thats not fun to watch 😮💨
Even if Louis isn’t prominent in S3 they would likely make other characters diverse.
37:52 I know Armand was an accomplice in Claudia's death but I hate how people are not acknowledging how Louis and Lestat where as if not more responsibile for her death 😢. Granted Louis had indirectly caused her death but had he ran away with Claudia when she begged him too she'd still be alive 😮💨. Oh and not to forget Louis is power hungry there was a point in time where he wanted to be Màitra and Armand did beg him to run away with him 🤷🏽♀️. Louis don't love nobody but himself 🥴. His spent prolonged one on one periods with Lestat, Cladiua and now Armand and he still did not love them 🤕. Louis ain't 💩. Lestat directly planned their death with the covern he had plenty of chances to escape with his "Family" before the trial even began 😮💨. So if we are going to grant Lestat grace then we should grant Armand the same grace too 😌. Also side tangent isn't it wierd that we don't get to visbly see Armand and Louis being intimate the way Louis and Lestat was 🤔. Also I just feel sorry for Armand nobody ever chooses him they never love him for real. Lestat never chose him (I'm not sure if that was romantic). The coven never chose him. And Louis never really chose him or even loved him for real. Louis is only with Armand for convince and he knows hw can gain power (through his blood), wealth, knowledge and a bed compain. Even in the books Daniel Molloy does not love Armand he just with him in order to gain power (vampirism) and wealth from him. Daniel resents Armand for not making him a vampire even though he knows its the only one true belief Armand has. Daniel (in books) books and Louis know that no that no matter what they do Armand will be there, he'll clean up the mess they make he'll forgive them and take them back no matter what they say to him no matter how they insult him (I still haven't forgiven the beige pillow comment that was just foul). He will always stick by their side. The series implies that Louis verbally abuses Armand and yet he still stays. Louis does not really love Armand and the saddest part is I believe Armand knows that 😢. He knows that Louis dows not love him but he still stays. The vile things Louis said to Armand is how Louis truly feels and Armand knows that. Armand can read Louis mind and im sure he knows Louis resents him. I just wish Armand could win I wish for him to find the love Claudia found.i think he also resented Claudia for having a Madeline, a companion who would love her even if it meant death and he can never have that 😔. Still Armand's #1 STAN even though he is messy🤭
First time viewing one of your posts - it was good! Surprisingly, you are saying almost the same things that KZreadrs like Critical Drinker, Nerdrotic & Disparu are. Ps. Dafne Keen's character has been a bit annoying but she was fire in this episode.
2:30 I know Armand was an accomplice in Claudia's death but I hate how people are not acknowledging how Louis and Lestat where as if not more responsibile for her death 😢. Granted Louis had indirectly caused her death but had he ran away with Claudia when she begged him too she'd still be alive 😮💨. Oh and not to forget Louis is power hungry there was a point in time where he wanted to be Màitra and Armand did beg him to run away with him 🤷🏽♀️. Louis don't love nobody but himself 🥴. His spent prolonged one on one periods with Lestat, Cladiua and now Armand and he still could not love them 🤕. Louis ain't 💩. Lestat directly planned their death with the covern he had plenty of chances to escape with his "Family" before the trial even began 😮💨. So if we are going to grant Lestat grace then we should grant Armand the same grace too 😌. Still Armand's #1 STAN even though he is messy🤭
I 100% agree with you.
Are you kidding me with this concern? You need to read the books also.
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I ain't worried. For (1.) Louis done pissed me off so much with his lies for the 1st two seasons that I don't wanna look at his "can't live without a man or take accountability a$$" for a good season til I simmer down. ESPECIALLY seeing Claudia perish in Episode 7 because of ALL his 🐃💩 for 15 episodes? Naw. He can take an extended 7/8 episode hiatus for season 3 for all I care 😑💅🏾. (2.) Whether Louis is black, white, or whatever other race they had decided to cast him as, if they're at least loosely sticking to the plot of the books 📚, he wouldn't be present in season 3 regardless cuz his character isn't in the book "The Vampire Lestat 📖." That has nothing to do with r@ce. If he ain't in that story, then he just ain't in that story 🤷🏾♂️. Everytime a black character is omitted, it can't always be chalked up to "white-washing," if they were originally part of the storyline. I mean, as much as we love Claudia, if she don't make anymore appearances in any of the following seasons except as a brief 2 minute cameo as a ghost, then we can't get mad cuz that's the only time she came back in ANY form in the books. So, if Louis doesn't show up again til QOTD, then that's how it's supposed to be. Yes --- the writers can take liberties & write him an any season they want to suit their purposes, but if they don't insert him other than where the books dictate, I'm fine with that. Sam Reid can carry any season with any co-stars he's put with, so as long as HE'S in every season --- given he's THE main protagonists of the VC 📚 as a WHOLE --- I'll be happy.
well let me guess, you just wish you could have been alexis, but you settled for dominque?...
@@seanjames1600 🤣 --- Uh, NO 🤨☝🏾! Unlike Alexis 👩🦱, I don't take pride in serving my guest "burnt" champagne 🍾🥂 . Nor would I take pleasure in letting my ex-husband & his new wife know that I am still hung up over him, even if that's how I did feel. I would do like Dominique 💃🏾 & make HIM pine over me & regret his decision to try to replace me --- which is IMPOSSIBLE!
@@dominiquedevereux7205 that went over your head...lol...
@@seanjames1600 No. I knew what you were getting at. I just CHOSE 2 spin it in another direction.
There are a lot of other characters in the books who are POC. Armand IS a main character as he appears in most of the books. You say Lestat is the protagonist in ALL of the books but that is not entirely true. David Talbot takes over and writes several of the books, Pandora, Armand, Merrick & Vittorio (an Italian vampire from Florence Italy ) all have their own books. Quinn Blackwood is the protagonist in Blackwood Farm. Lestat is in that book, but it features Quinn, and other vampires, including a black vampire named Arion from Pompeiian times. Pandora is Greek, the red haired twins are Persian, Akasha & Enkil are from Kemet (ancient Egypt), so they ain’t white either. The Vampire Chronicles features an ensemble cast of varied characters (and varied racial backgrounds) from different points throughout history.
Why do black people, for the most part make any and everything about color?
You have no idea what you are talking, not having read the books. Color has little to do with the story, unless people like you make it a problem.
They're going to have to integrate Louis because he's the star. Its like True Blood - Vampire Bill is really only in the first one or two books, and really became a side character or disappeared completely. They will fix this.
I dont care what they do. keep jacob anderson on my screen, I love everybody else but louis is my mc my baby idc
They’re gonna promote the hell out of s3 watch. Didn’t happen with the 3 POC leads this season though. Gonna piss me off so bad.
I don't understand this talking point Lestat was also the main character in season 1. But when it came to season 2 he was barely there so I don't understand what's your point 🤔🤔
Yes Lestat had significantly less screen-time in season 2, just as Louis will have in season 3 since a portion of that will be spent on Lestat's backstory (where Armand plays a major role). But their relationship is the core of the story and they are co-leads, so once we move back into the present storyline then both Louis and Lestat are going to be featured prominently, it'd be quite easy for them to adapt the books in such a way as to make that possible by giving Louis the role some other people have in the books. And the show-runners have been clear that Louis is going to remain a lead moving forward. He simply won't be as present in season 3 as we dive into Lestat's backstory more, but that's to be expected. We'll see Louis in present-day even in season 3 though where he'll play a prominent role!
@@mieroth well that decision makes the most sense like they're co-leads but they should be able to carry a season on their own. Season 2 was amazing and Louis carried it.
I have faith in the show writers to include Louis and Armand in season 3 and so should you! Please put trust in Rolin Jones because he’s doing a stand up job and there’s a part of this fandom that are nothing but hate because of the poc characters and the gay inclusion try to be that positive fan i know you are
I have absolutely been loving your content and your great commentary on this and other shows. I could not agree with you more that this iteration of "Interview With The Vampire" far surpasses the film. The performances by the actors is top tier and YES it is unfortunate that not a single cast member seems to be nominated for some form of award. Delaney Hayes as Claudia simply broke my heart with her passion, braver, wit, strength and vulnerability.
My 1st time checking your video out, it was good. I agree with you for the most part on your views regarding this episode and the show as a whole. I was genuinely sorry to see Jecki die cause you're right, she put in some real work not only unmasking Qimir but doing that AFTER rumbling with Mae. Hat's off to Jecki for sure but (like you) I wish I felt it. She, like many of the characters, were just simply not fleshed out enough for us to care much. Yorde dying didn't bother me at all. Honestly, he was just an idiot the entire show. I am wondering why they gave him a padawan in the beginning of the episode only to never see that padawan again. Not too many people are talking about this. Also, the back and fourth nature of Mae's motivations were just ridiculous. She rocked so far back and fourth that I was starting to get "see" sick. My last point is this... seriously... unless everyone dies including everyone at that Jedi temple where Venestra is leader, how does this NOT get to the Jedi Council at this point? 6 Jedi were murdered!! Yoda couldn't feel this great disturbance in the force? He watched Luke growing up on Tatooine FROM DAGOBA!? Really? How is this not going to be interpreted as an encounter with a Sith. Qimir all but admits he is Sith. So... is Ki Adi Mundi lying in TPM? Will there be a cover-up? And HOW could there be a cover up if they go that route? I sense a really dumb excuse coming to answer these questions and I'm not looking forward to it. I don't know, seems like it's all a hot mess... Good video though, I intend to check more of your work out. Thank you for your honest opinion of the show.
10000% lestat was being controlled if yiu rewatch he looks dizzy and his head is spinning as well. yes armand can take ALL of them he's much older with MANY special powers. putting the coven to sleep (so easily) a few episodes ago was NOT a coincidence. even louis called it a "flex of power" but he aided and abetted by freezing time and letting them get captured. "it took all my power" bullllll. i feel like he saw a way to cut ties with his old life (the coven) and claudia. he did not like the turning of madeline. his perseverence with claudia being ended was so clear from the beg. he even put hands on her talkin bout "like how you treated your maker" he was pressed about it and wanted to uphold the laws. the LAYERS in this can be easssily peeled back. he was even reinforcing the idea that lestat twists things around but louis said "no that was how it happened" its a small moment but its telling. especially since he was caught w his fingers in both louis and daniel's brains. i actually cant wait to see armand really playing the villain and embracing the crazy. we love an unhinged king LMAO
There's no potential problem because the next season will pull from the vampire Lestat book where Lestat forms a rock band and they could make band members people of color, also they could also go into Queen of the Damned and introduce Enkil and Akasha who were both ppl of color from Kemet which became Egypt
@@HLeeTV1 Stop saying people of color. White is a color. Or if you want to get technical both white and black are shades. People of color sounds racist
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It is important to actually READ the books. Anne's books were not about race relations. The writers of the series have taken a lot of creative liberties, with the blessing of the Rice family. For example, in the book Lestat and Louie were not lovers in the way that is being portrayed. Ofcourse there are Nuances that suggested a more amorous relationship but Lestat would do anything to get what he wanted. He made his own mother a vampire. Lestat chose Louie because he wanted Louie's money and mansion. Claudia was made at five years old, not fourteen and it was Lestat's idea to do so, not Louie's. The series is more about navigating the "dark gift" and all that it brings to the lives of those given it. As a black woman, I love the diversity of the television series and hope it will continue but it is a VERY lose interpretation of the books, so I don't think there is anything to fear in regards to losing a fan base, especially if you don't expect it to follow the books.
Well, you obviously did NOT read the second book. All the things you listed as the motivation of Lestat in the first book were undone by Anne in the second. There is a whole chapter where Lestat explains how Louis, "misinterprets" all his actions. Anne wrote a "reset" for Lestat. Anne on many occasions said the Lestat and Louis were a same sex couple. They were lovers according to Anne. I think she would know. Also, Anne pitched this show to AMC. She was very involved at the beginning. Had an outline for the whole series. She first signed a contract with Paramount. But they wanted changes she would not agree too. So brought it to AMC. So, this story is Anne's. She liked to shake things up. Like changing Lestat to the "good guy". She was able to have more freedom to tell her story as she wanted.
I really appreciate your perspective because this production has really brought people into the mix in ways they are unaware of. I have noted closeted and youthful WS, WS-in-the-making, hopeful liberals, and black folk who are downright ignorant of the shared history, chiming in with no idea they have been identifying themselves in a very precise manner. The only thing we can all hope for is that, at this late date in human evolution, we can all be honest enough about our own intentions and mindsets to allow for significant growth because without that, many are going to be left behind and the consequences will NOT be pretty.
Relax. They’re not going to “replace” Louis. Just like they found a way to use Lestat more in season 2 (even though he was barely in the second half of the book) they will find a way to make Louis more prominent when adapting the second book. They’ve been doing a pretty good job so far, I’m sure that won’t change when do season 3.
You're freaking out prematurely. I think the show wanted to make a great show. Period. The fact that Jacob is transcendent wasn't something they were thinking about as they wrote the script. The fact that Sam and Asaad are absolute monsters of their craft wasn't something the writers/creators banked on either. They got lucky with the cast; what they do with that luck, we'll see, but I HIGHLY doubt you'd discard these people for unknown variables. When Rice wrote the books, she could leave Louis out; he was limited in the scope of her own imagination. If she saw him now as she wrote the books, he'd be MUCH more prevalent.
The first two seasons was based on the first book. Louis was the main character. Lestat was not in most of the book. He was not written into the Paris part at all. So, Louis was front and center in the book. Much more than Lestat. You seem confused or misinformed on the book. The whole book was a narration by Louis.
You still have Queen Akasha coming up om the Vampire Lestat, Aaliyah played that role and she might be the main character in the new season.
Actually Louis is the main character in two books in the series interview with the vampire and merrick book 7 in the series lestat is in 10 books
For the love of all that is The Vampire Lestat please let Amc get a budget so season 3 can have 15 episodes and not 10
This is my show blood, gore, costumes and all.the way I screamed when the news popped up on my feed like this is my guilty pleasure show. I told myself at 31 I was not gonna get attached to messy ass vampires again after the Twilight/True Blood/The Vampire Diaries era but this show grabbed me by the fangs now I’m all in for at least 10 more years.
Louis is present for a vast majority of what happens in TVC with the exception of events that happened prior to him meeting Lestat or prior to even Lestat being made. Based on the description for season 3 they will tell everything contrasting with the present and past again. We might be seeing Lestat switch to narrator but I don’t think that will necessarily sideline Louis from being a co lead with him.
I don't have any horse in this race but good to see you speaking up about it.
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Oh please, sometimes actors get replaced as main characters. It doesn't matter what their skin colour is.
hmmm, you don't understand what it feels like to be "never seen" ....
He isnt even getting replaced from the statements of the showrunner Lois will remain important
@@seanjames1600 Nobody has to see you if they don't want to. Nobody has an obligation to you or anyone else just because you want to be seen you raving narcissist. Oh btw, I'm disabled and I don't see a whole lot of disabled characters but I don't give a crap about that because I've never needed fiction to validate my existence, unlike you you insecure little man.
@@seanjames1600 Black people are seen just not taken seriously. And what does it matter it is a great story.
@@yvettelang1961 did you just say black people are not taken seriously?...
I know a lot of the fandom discourse around Louis in the later books is that he fades into the background, but I'm tentatively hopeful for S3 (and S4 if we get it) keeping him centered in the story. My take on the canon is that while Louis doesn't have a lot of page-time in The Vampire Lestat, Queen of the Damned, or Tale of the Body Thief, his part of the books is still really *important.* You can't tell the story properly without him. And Rollin has said he doesn't want to lose Jacob as part of the cast, so I think/hope that while Louis might not be able to feature in a lot of the flashback material in S2 that deals with Lestat's life pre-Louis and post-Paris, he'll still be a weekly, important presence in the modern day "Great Conversion" storyline. I think the creative team would be making a HUGE mistake if they sidelined Louis and Armand; S2, E5 is (in my opinion) the best episode of this season and Lestat is barely in it, Jacob and Assad are amazing, amazing actors.
It's not Rolin Jones fault. Anne Rice did ditch Louis for Lestat. I don't know if I'll be watching but Louis will play a major role in the series
She did not "ditch" Louis. But she put focus on Lestat from 2nd book on. But Louis was always there. He and Lestat's relationship was always part of the subtext. And sometimes was a major plot point in the later books.
The problem was ever seeing the story as all about Louis, when it was never that. If anything the show is setting it as being about Louis, Armand, and Lestat, and how Claudia was the catalyst for all three of them going forward.
how is that?...
@@seanjames1600 No one wanted her around. Armand and Lestat didn't like that Claudia was important to him. They wanted Louis all to themselves.
Jacob and Sam are co-leads, the show runner has said he wanted to make a show about a romance. Iwtv was in two parts, and that part of the story is done. In the season 3 announcement Louis is listed as a major player. I don’t think we have ANYTHING to worry about. There’s no part of vc where these characters are replaced, QotD is about ALL the characters in third person pov.
not a problem - first of all: if the changed Louis and Armand races, they can do it with other future vampires. second of all - 3 season will be a mix of vampire lestat and queen of the damned, so Louis, Armand and Daniel should still be there :D
How do we know that season 3 will be a mixture of QOTD and TVL? Was that said in the statement? I’m just asking because I didn’t see that. I do remember that back in season 1 press, Rolin said he plotted the show out to be: Season 1: IWTV Season 2: part 2 Season 3: TVL Season 4: QOTD Season 5: part 2 Season 6: tale of the body thief But he could have changed his mind.
@@AB-fx7tg yeah but season 2 is a mix of IWTV and VL (lestat theater origin) with a little Vampire Arman book sprinkles. Lestat is going on tour so it has to be QOTD, at least the early part. plus looking at new characted additions in season 3 it also hints a mix of VL and QOTD. Plus Louis is said to be present thought the season 3 and the only thing that was left for his character to to do that is not repetition of season 1-2- is reconcile with lestat (which is QOTD). i recon we will get the lestat wolfkiller pre-paris years and Marius story arc from VL. I recon this Season 3 will end with vampires having red-haired twins visions, Akashas awakening and beginning f vampire genocide (just the start of QOTD).
This was exactly my thinking
The showrunner already said Jacob Anderson will be prominent. He said Jacob is the kind of actor who you will want to write 8+ seasons for. He said that Loustat are the heart of the series. No one’s getting replaced. Louis is the most important character to Lestat, so you know Louis would never and could never be sidelined. This show does not do book to screen 100% whatsoever. This show and the people behind it have always been conscious of race and they value the character of Louis UNLIKE Anne Rice. He’s in good hands!
Could never be sidelined? It happened in the books.......
@@BradLad56 Did you not see what the person in charge of the show has said since the beginning of the show? He has stated that LOUIS and Lestat are the center of the show. That the show is being built around THEM. It doesn’t matter what happens in the books in regard to a lot of things. Was Louis black in the books? No. Louis and Lestat’s relationship in the book was subtextual, yet in the show their queerness and romance of their relationship is loud and proud (as it should be). Was Claudia black? No. Was she 14? No. Was Armand a grown POC turned into a vampire? No, he was a Russian redheaded teenager. Did Louis “kill” Lestat in the books? No, that was Claudia. And let’s not get started on the major changes done to Daniel’s character in the show. Stop acting like it’s so impossible for Louis to continue to be a major character in the story going forward when the SHOW took his character to a whole new level of complexities that he DID NOT HAVE in the books!
@@801baby why should it? What's so important about making it loud and proud?
@@BradLad56 is that your response to me telling you why you shouldn’t worry about Louis being sidelined? Seriously? Everything went right over your head. Let’s go with your version then. Because Louis was sidelined in the books, he will be in the show. Yup. The show is 100% loyal to the books in every single way. Zero changes! Fuck what the showrunner said about writing for Jacob Anderson! 💀
@@801baby also why can't the characters be represented as they are in the books? If they wanted to add 'diversity' (not that the story needed it), they could have just created new characters instead of lazily race swapping book characters to tick that box. It really pisses me off that every group seems to be able to have homogeneous stories but when it comes to cacausian characters, it's oh there needs to be more black people or Asian people. Why is it so wrong for there to be just white characters in a story now? Actually no, there's nothing with it, it's just prats like you who think there is..
I'm not having this worry. Only people who didnt read the books are worried about this. There are plenty of characters who were or can be changed to PoC. Now for sure Lestat is French and his background is mostly white, but remember, there are a bunch of people he has met in his existence that do not have to be European at all, like his maker And remember that vampirism started in ancient Egypt, so the Mother and the Father are going to be PoC of some kind. And they have already introduced Raglan James from the Talamasca who plays a huge part in The Tale of the Body Thief, which means that if Raglan exists, then David, the head of the Talamasca also exists, and David can be any race! I personally hope they add more Asians and at least some Latinos to the show. Bring in everybody. Vampirism is global in the books!
Latino,African,Native and so forth and so on, as you said "vampirism is global"
The head writer has said that Louis will be prominent in Season 3. Anne Rice once said that she should have written Louis more into the narrative and the writers seem to recognize his importance.
i saw a hollywood reporter interview with sam that implied that claudia could be haunting a guilt and shame-ridden lestat in a similar way that louis hallucinated lestat. but it also depends where the timeline is for season three, as they could have the vampire lestat and queen of the damned storylines happening in an interview for lestat.
Yes, if we're getting Lestat's backstory, then they would definitely bring in some lements of his maker and the Queen of the Damned storyline.
Hopefully it's not a way to permanently bring Claudia back. They already did the ghost thing with Lestat already. I know in the books she came back briefly. I would hate to see another vampire diaries in the making where no one stays properly dead