EARLY ACCESS: Interview with the Vampire 2x4 FULL REACTION
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Comments
i wanted lestat gone, but was crushing on him this entire episode. He just makes the entire show more dramatical entertaining alongside Santiago.
Shanique Wallace
2025-09-02 02:43:59 +0000 UTChey guys, those of you waiting for episode 5. Just wanted to let you know in case you didn't catch it.. the guys posted this in community chat room few hours ago: "Hey all. Expect IWTV to be posted in the afternoon. Internet went down. Should be back up soon. π€" - so that's why it's running a bit late :)
Maja Misak
2025-08-31 19:56:00 +0000 UTCAnd yes Mason, we know the truth. Some of us have read the books. We can see the future in this case but I'm not telling and I'm not spoiling π
ChrisNThings
2025-08-26 21:15:26 +0000 UTCTo clarify the painting, that is Armand in the painting... Unfortunately back in the day way way back they didn't paint other cultures in the way that we do now. They painted them as white men. So in the painting that is Armand/Amadeo/Arun (in the books it was Andrei instead of Arun) and he is talking about his entire past with his maker Marius.
ChrisNThings
2025-08-26 20:51:08 +0000 UTCEpisode 5 is absolute fucking peak I am SO excited! Widely considered one of the best episodes of the show so I canβt wait for yβallβs reaction. This is the episode that began to make Armand so interesting to me! Similarly to Lestat, this tortured and traumatic backstory says so much about the choices heβs made in the story and presents even more questions.
sierra's reaction corner
2025-08-26 14:16:54 +0000 UTCThank you for this text! The cruelty is beyond words! I am German, with great-grandparents who fled Poland with my grandmother when she was still young. I also work for film and documentary productions and have already worked on documentaries about specific aspects of WWII. Our current situation in Germany is precarious, and "they" are on the rise again. Many are afraid of what the next few years will bring and how much the situation will worsen. And anyone who says "that can't happen again" is truly turning a blind eye. You're only a snap of the fingers away from the most brutal situations.
MrB2504
2025-08-25 14:30:30 +0000 UTCOkay. There's so much to say. Today I'm going to digress... First of all: "Anything else you want to say, Buffoon?!" Louis the vintage pimp! I love him! Secondly: Thanks to Oak for explaining some historical contexts that aren't so common in America. I really appreciate that. I'm from Germany, and although this story in particular is omnipresent here, very few people deal with it. My grandfather was far too young in the war and was subsequently a prisoner of war in Russia for seven years. He didn't talk much... Here we go: Scenes that seem like plays: Yes, in Claudia and Louis's argument scene, it's striking. But when you look back, it's all theater. The writing, the acting with its monologues and beautiful pauses. The scene in the Louvre, the three boys standing there with a long pause. Classic theater. But it's no coincidence. For one thing, at some point, I think pretty early on, I talked about "structuralism." The fact that everything seems like theater is a kind of character in the show. Then, most of the writers are playwrights. Most of the actors are, among other things, stage actors. Eric Bogosian (Daniel) has been not only an actor since his early days, but also an author (Books) and playwright, and is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for one of his plays. Eric and Daniel have a lot in common in their lives. Incidentally, Eric Bogosian and Ben Daniels are the only ones who were approached but not cast. They were intended for the roles from the start. The first season is like a chamber play. It's complex, but takes place primarily between Louis, Lestat, and Claudia. In the second season, many more variables are added, underscored by a different time period and a different country where things are different. And again, we're back to structuralism, where you can only get a comprehensive understanding and answer if all variables, statements, and perspectives are included. Think about what you've seen/heard (all episodes) and what's missing. Which brings me to one of the most underrated sequences (for me), one that's often overlooked in the show. The Armand Backstory-Why this Suit-I'm Little Wet Park- scene. This is a large, coherent scene (actually, the entire episode) and has less to do with Armand saying, "No matter what happened to us, we can let these events go." I'd like to interject once again. Sorry if I misunderstood something you said. English isn't my native language, and the subtitles don't work via the Patron link. So be kind to me... Anyway... Armand tells of how he was enslaved as a toddler and sold into a brothel. When parents sell you as a young child, one can assume that the child was a low priority and therefore received little emotional socialization. He was then in the brothel for (possibly) approximately 7, 8, 9 years (more or less). This means that Armand never experienced how "real" affection, security, and love work, and was shaped and socialized through the most horrific and massive violence. When he was 15, he was "rescued" by Marius. We know that Marius was a vampire and fed on him for 12 years. Ask yourself, what connections exist, or rather, what kind of "feelings" does a vampire experience when they drink blood?! For Armand/Arun, however, it was the first time he experienced anything like security, love, and affection. Plus, sucking blood, which was like heroin to him. He learned that "this" kind of love (and control) was the right one and SERVED Marius, his master. The reference to "no one painted me in the last 400 years" is that Louis is here now (took a photo/painted him). I could write a treatise on manipulative behavior by and with traumatized people within relationships at this point. But that would go beyond the scope. Louis and Dreamstat in the Louvre Situation: Yes, Louis loves Armand. But as you say, you love different people in different ways. Louis has been in this situation before, when a lover told him his heartbreaking and tragic story from the past. Where did that lead him, or rather, what terrible things happen afterward? He's in the same cycle, and he's not standing there with a 400-year-old, very strong person, but with a tormented person whose life and state are anything but stable. That's why Dreamstat is also seething. And then there's Armand's dealings with Claudia. In the argument scene with Claudia (I'll talk more about Claudia and Louis later...), Louis realizes he MUST act. So he goes to the park with Dreamstat. (Fun fact, did you notice that he held the door open for Dreamstat? Louis is such a sweet bastard.) So, this is where things get tricky. We all know Louis. For this, we go back to Season 1, Episode 1 (YES! I said structuralism). Louis has always struggled. And in order to secure and manage himself, his family, his businesses, and his standing as a pimp and as a Black man, he had to adopt certain behaviors and block out/lock away his feelings. The night Lestat and Louis were together for the first time, Louis was overwhelmed by his feelings and intimacy for Lestat. And he left Lestat with the thought, "I had no room for feelings like these in my life." So, we're back in Paris, and events are unfolding rapidly. He had Dreamstat as emotional support, which, while Louis's thoughts, also represents the feelings, love, and intimacy Louis had for Lestat. Now, Louis has to manage things again and can't give in to feelings like those he had with Lestat. So he lets Dreamstat go and shuts those feelings out again. Armand arrives. If you watch this scene again, you'll notice a certain body language and change in Louis's demeanor. We see a new relationship level (one of many within the very complex relationship between Armand and Louis) emerging. I can only emphasize again and again: Louis is a pimp! If you've ever dealt with prostitution (and the suffering), you know that the facade of FairPlay, Azalia (a stand-in for all the brothels of the world) is just a smokescreen for prostitutes and clients. Louis knows this and mentioned it himself, saying, "I hear them crying at night," and when he explained his business, "the product was desire. And there are many kinds of it." He has a tremendously good grasp of other people's weaknesses and uses it. So when Armand tells him his story as a sex slave and how comfortable he felt in the role of a servant, Louis knows how to handle things. 1. Louis called Armand and not the other way around (Armand is the coven leader, so he calls and not the other way around). 2. Louis's body language and the closed umbrella on his left side. 3. Louis tells Armand to manage things (him). 4. Pause, look. 5. Louis (the Dom) says emphatically, "I'm a little wet." It's like an order. 6. Armand (the servant/sub) holds the umbrella for him. 7. Louis calls Armand Arun, letting him know that he is now "his savior." Armand accepts it and calls him Maitre (which has nothing to do with coven leadership...). And other little things... The Dom/Sub dynamic plays a role on many levels and influences certain courses of action, which I will explain in due course, if you like (or not ;)). You say the show is so much more than a vampire story, in the best way possible. Yes, it is, and so, so much more. It's a great character study. And if you look back at the dynamics between Armand/Rashid and Louis in the first season, you have a new perspective on statements like "I serve a god," or when Louis feeds on Armand/Rashid in Daniel's presence and indirectly criticizes the open expression of Armand's/Rashid's opinion. Armand/Rashid also said to Daniel, somewhat angrily, "I wouldn't let you get close to my neck," Louis interrupted Armand/Rashid. On "this" relationship level, it wouldn't have been Armand's decision who feeds on him. Louis and his struggle: An identity crisis (which he's had for over 100 years) isn't primarily about finding oneself in this one identity, but rather about reflecting on the behaviors one has created or manifested and accepting and filtering them as part of oneself. That's the point with Louis. He can't do it. How could he without help? But now Daniel is here. Louis and Claudia's argument again: Awnser is right, Oak is right, Louis is right, Claudia is right (she's about 44 at the time, by the way). That's what the show does. It puts us as viewers in a situation where we're constantly in a gray area and never have "that one bad person." There are too many variables that need to be taken into account to explain it or even begin to classify it as right or wrong. It's also up to each individual viewer's perspective to take a side. For me (my opinion alone), both are right. But in the end, I'm on Claudia's side. No matter what happened, at the very latest when she says, "Armand threatened me," they should leave. And immediately. It's a matter of responsibility and setting priorities. Louis, even though she's an adult, is responsible for her. She's inferior. How often do you put yourself in situations and think, "If it were different, I'd be better off," only to find that things don't get better because you misjudged the situation. That's the only way to learn. A child has to touch the stove once and burn themselves, even though they were warned it was hot. And yes, Lestat and Louis were a prison. The coven is a prison too, in a different kind. No wonder she wants to get out. And let me say something else. Claudia is violently attacked so often that it no longer seems to matter to the viewer. What a commotion there was in the first season when the evil Lestat attacked Claudia. When Louis did it, it wasn't so bad anymore. Poor Louis is so traumatized (after months of planning Lestat's murder). Now, when Armand does it, it's not even worth a shrug. So: my opinion, Claudia, I love you, you're right! And Delaney is a gift to the series! The thing about friendship with mortals: To bridge the gap until the next season, I'm currently rereading some of the books. Friendship with mortals is a recurring and much-discussed theme in the books. It's the perspective of a mortal that the immortal doesn't have. As an immortal, you find yourself in an endless cycle of eternal repetition. Everyday life takes on a different dimension, which is reinforced, for example, by the strict rules of a coven. Mortal life is finite. That's why they experience their lives differently. I interpret this as support, as a reminder, as fascination, as experiencing a mortal feeling that an immortal wants to experience.
MrB2504
2025-08-25 13:58:02 +0000 UTCOk, the reason the entire province hates Madeleineβs and is persecuting her has to do with the nature of the Nazi's occupation during WWII. The Nazis used starvation as a weapon of war in all their occupations, they took over areas, stole all the crops and resources, killed millions of people and terrorized the rest of the people. But they also had a program called Lebensborn, that tied into their, eugenics or master race BS. Not only did they steal children from occupied counties and put them into the program (the ones that had the Nazi preferred features) they sorta stole or strong armed women with those features too. So if you were a woman with blond hair and blue eyes, they would try to pair you up with a similar looking german soldier for the sole purpose of makeing a child. Those women would get food and special treatment probably given the empty homes of the people they killed. Their starving beaten countrymen saw those women as traitors, after the war many of those women were yanked out of those homes and persecuted for having been traitors (They were given the Cersie Lannister walk of shame treatment) and the children were hurt too. Many of the children were sent away if i remember correctly. One of the ladies in the group ABBA was a Lebensborn child. There are a lot of articles wtritten about what the Nazis did to the people they occupied and the german people at home that is just horrifying, I wish more people understood this, it the reason that, even to this day, people in europe hate Germans and Russians.
Mari Thomas
2025-08-25 09:39:59 +0000 UTC
