Interview with the vampire

Oh boy... So first of all this will have spoilers for like everything including some things from the books (which I haven't read but I have collected various pieces of information from other people lol). So yeah I wanna go through both seasons, throw out my opinions and refuse to elaborate ~ enjoy!!

Season one

To start this off: I went into this show pretty blind. I was haunted by my best friend for at least a year telling me I should watch it but I just never got around to it. I mean how good could it be, right? I saw the movie with Brad Pitt and I wasn't too captured. I was so wrong, oh my GOD. Things that I knew before starting it were: it's queer, it has vampires in it and it's really good. Already a promising start and after that I was hooked from the first episode.

The first season was great, zero complaints, though I actually think season two was even better (but I'll get to that). Immediately I loved Louis' character, he along with Claudia were my favorites this season. I also loved Daniel, I think his scenes were absolutely perfect and I adore him with my whole soul. Now comes the controversial part: I didn't love Lestat. Not that he's badly written or acted, the exact opposite actually he is INCREDIBLE but I had beef with him that simply cannot be ignored. But again I'll get more in depth in a bit. So first impressions: it was wayy more explicitely queer than I thought and I once again love the show for it. The movie relies way more on subtext and it's probably mostly because of the time in which it was made - now that gay acceptance in media is more common I love that the creators didn't shy away from it. So yeah as a gay man myself this was a huge win. I mean I hate to say it because of how shallow it sounds but the show is pretty damn hot. Another thing that I realized is just how complex a lot of it is, many of those things I only found out about on my second viewing which is always a treat. Now let's get more into the details!!

Louis de Pointe du Lac

(Had to look up how to spell that.) Oh my god y'all I love this man so much. Straight from the first episode I gobbled up every second of screentime with him and he's a huge reason why I think the show is so great. Jacob Anderson was a great choice in terms of casting (once again throwing rocks at Brad Pitt but that's personal). In the first episode I really enjoyed the scenes from his life before he got turned, his relationship with his siblings, their mother and all the complications that came with his "rebirth". I also think that all the inner conflict he goes through makes him very compelling - a black queer man in the 1910's, owner of brothels who's family made money off plantations, his relationship with religion - it's all so good and I love that they pay a good amount of attention to these aspects. I also love an unreliable narrator. I think that this shows more in the second season but when we get to see the cracks in his perception of things, his messy mental state, the fact that he both hates and loves Lestat... it's all just too good.

The cycle of abuse, defense mechanisms and lived patterns

A big theme of this show is how none of the characters are inherently good or evil. There isn't a villain and there isn't a victim because all the character are in both positions in their various relationships. I always circle this topic back to Armand and Lestat because I feel it relates to them the most. I've seen far too many people online swearing up and down about their doings and actions but it really isn't that simple. And I will go to ridiculous lengths to defend Armand, that became a part of my brand at this point.