Claudia with natural hair, in a dress she chose, and smiling like she had never had a problem in her life made me sob. She looked just like Madeleine viewed her and it was devastatingly beautiful.

I feel so bad for Madeline. She is going through another trial by a mob. Mortal or immortal, the girl can't catch a break.

Louis saying how he doesn’t care that Claudia is leaving and she’s a burden. Only for him to try taking his own life because Armand tells him Claudia didn’t love him. You’re lying to yourself baby.

Well that was a nice 5 minutes of bliss there at the end 😭 hope everyone enjoyed it while you could!

Imo, Armand never made another because he never wanted a vampire out there he couldn't read.

The dom/sub relationship is crazy 😢

Madeline's perception of Claudia full on made me cry. I love Claudia so much I'm not ready.

Armand saying "are you asking me or making me" is a little game they play because Armand can't seem to make difficult decisions himself and giving Louis the power absolves him of that. But Louis in that instance could tell Armand didn't want to do it so he said "it's ok".

Everyone is manipulating everyone and no one is trustworthy, but I love all of these disaster monsters so much 😂

A couple things. It’s funny that when Louis was imagining Lestat, Lestat told him, he wouldn’t come back until he was happy and here he is. Lestat should be on trial because he made Claudia and turning a child is against the pretend rules. Oh and Madeline is totally just catching strays because she’s done nothing.

“I’m just waiting until you’re happy…”

Madeleine's entire life has been a tragedy, now as an immortal the terrible cycle continues. Seeing Claudia how Madeleine sees her is heartbreaking. I wish her and Claudia would have gotten that happily ever after, they would have loved the 60s.

I have watched the scene a few times, and the scene where Claudia saves Madeline from her attackers and reveals her vampire nature to her is very similar to the scene in season one, episode one where Lestat goes into the church, kills the priest, and reveals his vampire nature to Louis. The way they were shot are similar. The way you don't really see whats happening and the sudden violence, and the way Madeline/Louis walks out to find Claudia/Lestat hunched over their victims feeding. Very similar.

I watched that scene of Santiago on stage acting but telepathically controlling the banker so many times lol It was just such excellent television

You can always tell when a couple have been together a long time when they argue without arguing lol

This show keeps reminding things from the books that I had forgotten. Like how Armand had never made a vampire before. The first fledgling he eventually made was Daniel. If an older powerful vampire doesn't make other vampires, the fledgling they eventually sire will be more powerful. It's like the gift is less diluted. Notice how they are holding this "trial" in daytime? That is ominous. I'm not so sure Lestat even really wants to be there. In the book, he really only wanted to talk to Louis, and yelled for them to release Louis when they imprisoned him. He even felt some kind of regret at Claudias death. He held on to her yellow dress (a detail they also kept in the show). This whole thing is less about justice for him and more about the covens petty slites and jealousy. If it were really about punishment for violating vampire laws, Lestat himself would be on trial for making Claudia (a child) into a vampire. They intentionally found Lestat and asked him to return for this mock trial.

Who else is ready for the chaos next episode will bring 😅😳

episode 7 is going to be painful 😭😭

anyone else's stomachs dropped when we saw Lestat? We know what happens to Claudia is going to be brutal, but with Lestat the iconic performer in the picture, it's going to be extra.

I think a lot of us (or those of us who haven’t read the books, anyway) misread that last scene. Apparently, Lestat does not want to be there at all. Sam confirmed this in an interview.

I know when I hear those violins something is about to go down! 😭 " They gave me a choice, I chose." And " They gave him a choice. He chose." what a devastating parallel! The sense of betrayal from Louis was just heartbreaking 💔 As we can see in the present, the relationship never recovers. Armand said Louis forgives him but it seems like the decades since Paris have been totally miserable and Louis has been in a chronically depressed state. There may have been love there at one time but idk I the present if it's on both sides... I feel like there is going to be a huge reckoning in Dubai 😮 Also, I loved the scene where we got to see Claudia through Madeline's eyes ❤ I think they had a total understanding of each other that was beautiful and made them good companions to one another. Like Lestat told Louis in S1 that loneliness was the worst thing for him and Claudia finally got to have her person. A great reaction! ❤ can't wait for the next one!

Madeleine’s transformation was so beautiful & she and Claudia deserve better the rest of the season will be messy and heartbreaking but ngl my eyes will be on Lestat every second he’s onscreen and I’m kinda wishing for an alternate universe where there’s a theatre but no coven and everyone is besties

the woman who plays madeline literally looks like a painting she has bewitched me body and soul

Claudia IS an icon!

I can't wait to see where the show is taking Lestat's reaction towards Claudia (No SHOW spoilers i promise) ⚠️BOOK SPOILER⚠️ Because in the book Lestat did love Claudia. He showed his love differently than Louis did, but even after she tried murdering him, he still loved her. Yeah, he was hella.... mad at her, but he carried her death/ghost/memories throughout years. In several books she was though of and mentioned by Lestat. Being a book fan is hard, but i try my best to look at the show with out pre judgment . Appreciating it for what it is not for what it should or could be. The truth is the only similarities that show Claudia and book Claudia have is the Love they have for Louis. That is it. Book Claudia was a 6yr old, who through out the years became spoiled, entitled, envious, vengeful, cumming and manipulative. She was vicious. My interpretation Claudia wanted Madaline as a companion so she could live vicariously through her. Because by this point Claudia was older then Madeline in age and Claudia was pass the age of needing a mother. Show Claudia is in her teens, shown that she is capable of LOVING a human Madeline not just envying her or using her. 🍒

Not to distract from the gravity of the situation, but Madeline staring up at the light reminded me of being at the dentist!

My Observation on Armand's and Louie's relationship: Louie for some reason always needs to be constantly loved and attended to when he hits his lows (Claudia in season 1 even says that love makes Louie weak) and when that happens he needs to be shown care and comfort. He starts acting up and becomes vicious when he hears or sees things he doesn't like which is something he has in common with Lestat. Armand is independent, a lone warrior and a manipulative man. Armand can sometimes be "boring" (According to Louie on 2x05) but then again, he's rather quiet and doesn't indulge in many things (Armand tells Louie to enjoy his fun with Daniel on 1x05) other than paintings (Armand shares what seems to be a small part of his past 2x04). Armand still prefers to hunt his prey for blood unlike Louie. Conclusion: We all know Armand is manipulative but Louie keeps telling Armand to do things and then Louie forgets, then Armand takes advantage of that and then Louie lashes out on Armand cause Louie literally forgot which I find funny. Louie doesn't seem to appreciate Armand when all Armand wants is to be 'free' from the coven and now Armand is trapped with Louie. Louie wants to be eternally 'loved' but he also wants to have 'fun' from time to time (Which reminds me of Lestat on 1x03 when Louie askes Lestat "aren't I enough?" when Lestat says that he likes different kinds of varieties) as 'when you're with someone for decades and you both don't age, you go for the next thing to entertain yourself with' aka Daniel. Obviously their approaches to things they want is bizarre and instead of communicating with each other properly, they just try to hide their flaws and do things their way.

Remember the small stories in the newspaper, a telescopic lens was stolen, color film stolen.. hmmm, wonder what they could be used for? You guys are going to be in for a ride.

They could argue that they only disabled lestat... They didn't burn him.

My opinion about Louis and Armand relationship is both are manipulative and "weak" for the one they love. Is difficult to put this two thing together but Louis enjoys living with Armand because he loves the power and the control he believe he has over the situation ( Calling Armand by his slave name and ordering around) . While Armand pretend to not know things he knows and them play the victim" card ( I erased your mind because you asked me , why are you amgry at me ? ). In the order hand , Louis loves Lestat so much he cant make wise decisions about it ( not killing Lestat when he had the chance after made clear they had the intenction ) or Armand staying Years by Louis side even after all the fights , humiliation and anger is almost self destructive.

Spoilers from the book, guys! Lestat doesn't want to be there. He is forced by Armand.

about Madeleine getting her hair cut in the flashback, idk if it is known outside of france, but after the war ended, women known to have slept with germans (even though it sometimes wasn’t consensual) were ‘put on trial’ and got their hair cut, they are known as the “tondues”. It was a physical marker, a way to shame them (despite around 10% of the population who collaborated in different ways but all weren’t punished). I am not excusing them (because some really did it in a way that was antisemitic or to agree with n*zis) but i wanted to add a little context. I think it is in france just a fact that we collectively know about, like when i first cut my hair short, the first thing one of my uncle told me was : “ Bah dis donc, t’as couché avec un allemand ?” (“Oh my ! Did you sleep with a german ?)

Claudia is a tragedy that you feel sorry for, I hope we get more of a story with Claudia and Madeline.

My heart went through my chest when the crew got captured at the end of this episode 😩. I’m not ready for next weeks episode omg, ish is about to get real. I already know what’s coming but I’m not ready 😢.

Please react to Dead Boy Detectives!! It’s so good and yall would love it

This episode was definitely a bittersweet as not only we have Claudia found Madeleine as Louis was happy to have helped her achieve it, but they’re possibly about to meet a tragic fate at the hands of none other than Lestat in the flesh. I definitely agree that it’s hard for Louis and Daniel to trust Armand which leaves the question of what he says is either deceptive or genuine. 🧛🏻‍♂️🧛🏿🧛🏾🧛🏾‍♀️🧛🏻‍♀️🩸🖤❤️

You guys are obviously deeply involved in the arts and I hope the show is conveying for you that Lestat, at his core, is moved by nothing more (save perhaps true love) than music, theatre, and the arts. I know you guys are bummed about leaving the world of "Interview with the Vampire" and moving into "The Vampire Lestat" material in season three -- but just know, never was there a sexier theater man than young human impoverished aristocrat Lestat or the unearthly sexy vampire he became! His story will capture your souls in so many ways! It's such a long time to wait until the release of season 3, did I hear correctly that you guys like audio books? Because the Vampire Lestat makes an EXCELLENT Audible audiobook. The reader has a genuine sounding French accent and a nice voice. Highly recommend! Thank you again for your reactions -- they have been purest pleasure. 😇

the episode title was giving Lana inspired 😂

Awesome reaction of my favorite Interview With The Vampire episode!!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Omg I can't believe how this is going to play out! I'm so sad and so excited. I can't wait for the last couple of episodes but also it's going to be so devastating! This show is outstanding. 🖤

i appreciate you keeping the subs

People forget that Louie is a Pimp...See how he handles Armand...

SMH. The fact that Louis still stayed with Armand after he (Armand) betrayed him, Claudia, and Madeleine is INSANE.

I’m so scared about the direction show runners will choose to take. I don’t want them to make a certain someone a scapegoat, my baby deserves better! 😢

I absolutely LOVE CLAUDIA character, shes fierce, honest and a go getter.

You guys literally always have the correct opinions, don't listen to people who have decidedly WRONG opinions haha

Daniel is a main character to me 😭😭😭😭😭 I really want them to do more of his story in the book!

Who in their right mind is hating on Claudi- 🤣😂

Can’t wait

topping is a form of self harm for louis poor thing 😢

Love love love your reactions! Please keep making them!

I fucking looooove Armands manipulating ass. The worse he has become the more I am stanning him. Such a complicated character. I was completely uninterested in him during the first few eps, but now he is a fave, along with like all the rest of the cast cos they are so god damn good!

Like I said before why would they give us nude scenes with Louis & Lestat in the first season of the show. Then in the second season, there were no nude scenes with Louis & Armand or with Louis and the younger Daniel. I feel they gave us nude scenes in the first season in the hope that we would wait for the next episode just hoping they would give us a nude scene. Yes, the show is great and all I want to see is some naked guys. The gay community don't have many shows where the leading men are gay and sexy.

Poor Claudia and Madeline do not deserve this. Claudia finally found a companion, and this happened. Louis is once again betrayed by the person he loves. Armand is basically Judas here, which is funny because they have a painting of Judas in their bed today. Great reactions, as always.

I love Claudia and Madeline, Louie was big a jerk but F Armand I was giving him a chance but those last moments I was very pissed. Love the channel ❤

i was by armand side since the moment i saw lestat being abusive to louis and could only think that there's no worse than what lestat had done definitely it had. this episode made me hate him so much he's such a cowardddd like what do you mean you say you love someone to betray them like that AND FOR WHAT not only he did something bad to louis, he did to claudia and madeline too just because he wanted to be seen by his coven????

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Listen....not to spoil anything but you both need to understand LESTAT DOES NOT WANT THIS. He does NOT want the trial. He is being forced into it, manipulated into it. I highly recommend reading the first 3 books of the series cause they add to your enjoyment but if you don't, I understand. I'm hoping they'll show Lestat's unwillingness about this obviously in the show right away, but if they don't, I beg of you to please know he doesn't want this to happen. He loves Claudia in his own twisted way and doesn't blame her for killing him. He also loves Louis too much for this.

Lestat did say to Louis, "I'm merely waiting until you are happy"...

"All vampire stories matter". Lol.

guys i love yall :)

Yeah an I the only one that was weirded out by the idea of them being a couple? Claudia has a kids body

Lestat doesn’t want this fam. Believe it or not he loves Claudia too. Eventually it’ll come out but I’m afraid it won’t be until next season. But I truly hope they don’t do that to us.

Well, book Lestat had been forced into participating in the trial. He just wanted Louis to come back to NOLA with him. We'll see what the show has planned. It could be different. This trial will be both thrilling and incredibly heartbreaking.

I have a feeling Madeleine is Jewish. During WW2 Jews had their hair cut while in the camps, the flashback showed madeleine being pushed Into streets and having her hair cut, not only that but even before madeleine was not a vampire she was being harrashed with the Ñ@z! Symbol

Armand is messing with everyone's minds, but I love him as a complex vampire character. I want to know why the Talamasca guy told Daniel to fear the other one, meaning Louis, and Raglan James is the Body Thief in books, so is there some body swapping going on in present time? I mean we feel for Louis because he is subject in the first book, but Louis has is flaws. I mean in the books, he was a plantation owner with slaves, and in the show he's a pimp. I feel bad for what will happen to Claudia/ Madeline. Claudia does deserve to have her own companion, and Lestat was monstrous to them as well, but I am also glad to see him back next week and hope next season is The Vampire Lestat. I mean there can be body swapping and mind manipulation going on all around in this story since its present time.

What do they mean by 'companion'? In the books, it's a mother/daughter relationship. In the this series, it looks romantic. Isn't Claudia physically under 13?

We will suffer together.....

The only one I feel sorry for is Madeline.

12:47 that’s what I’m saying 🥵🥵🥵

I just hate Armand so much. I can't empathize with him even when Louis treats him abominably. On the other hand, Lestat is back! A character that I probably shouldn't emphasize with and yet I do. Every. Single. Time. 🙃

This episode was INCREDIBLY hard for me to watch personally. I love Armand and he KEEPS being manipulated by Louie. I honestly have never liked Louie because he's very manipulative and you can see it more when he's with Armand because Armand is so tragically submissive.