Sam Reid as Lestat sitting in a chair with his left hand in a fist in Interview with the Vampire Season 2
The Big Picture If Interview with the Vampire has a best friend, it’s ambiguity. Based on Anne Rice's bestselling The Vampire Chronicles series, subjectivity is the thematic name of the game in this adaptation: examining how our preconceived notions and self-serving biases influence the ways we interpret events and individuals, and how such tendencies intersect with trauma.
In the past timeline, coven leader Armand fixates on Lestat because the latter's flagrant disregard for rules sets him apart. Yet Armand's account of Lestat as a devilish cad is almost too extreme: a romanticized figure elevated into theatricality. And when it comes to the Lestat that Louis hallucinates, Sam Reid merges his regular performance with Jacob Anderon's mannerisms — indicating a Lestat born straight from Louis's mind.
The second objective revelation concerns who actually saved Louis's life during the trial: Lestat himself. His stricken expression makes his fear for Louis's safety obvious, as well as the considerable willpower it takes to psychically sway a crowd. Viewers don't yet know why Lestat cooperated in this sham, but if he can't save Claudia, at least this act of love won't be futile — because in Lestat's mind, this story is a tragic romance.
When Lestat stands to talk with Louis face-to-face, it's almost like something leeched out his charm and left a corpse behind. His eyes are vacant, his depressive and petulant voice a scratchy murmur. He addresses Louis with reserved caution; any muted shades of his familiar joie de vivre rapidly descend into snarling self-loathing and even fear, skirting away from Louis's approach like a cornered animal.
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