WHO IS RJ??? - *INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE* Reaction - 2x3 - No Pain
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s02e03: No Pain:
Armand tells the history of the Theatre des Vampires; Louis tells of his reluctance to join.
Based on Anne Rice's iconic novel, follow Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality, as told to the journalist Daniel Molloy.
Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, or simply Interview with the Vampire, is an American gothic horror television series created by Rolin Jones for AMC, based on the 1976 novel of the same name by Anne Rice. The series follows the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) who recounts his life with his maker Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and teenage vampire Claudia (Bailey Bass and Delainey Hayles) to veteran journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian), accompanied by ancient vampire Armand (Assad Zaman). The series embraces the homosexual elements of Rice's work, which are only insinuated in the 1994 film adaptation of the novel. It is the first television series in Rice's Immortal Universe.
Interview with the Vampire received a series order in June 2021, after AMC Networks had purchased the rights to intellectual property encompassing 18 of Rice's novels, primarily The Vampire Chronicles, in 2020. The series was renewed for an eight-episode second season in September 2022, ahead of the premiere of its first season on October 2, 2022.
The first season received critical acclaim, with praise going towards the writing, tone, costumes, soundtrack, production values, performances (particularly those of Anderson and Reid), and chemistry between the two actors.
Adapted from Anne Rice's 1976 gothic horror novel Interview with the Vampire, the series centers on the life story of vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, as told to journalist Daniel Molloy. An affluent black man in 1910s New Orleans, Louis is romanced and later made a vampire by the charismatic Lestat de Lioncourt. But the price of immortality is steep, and the relationship between Louis and Lestat is further complicated by the introduction of Lestat's newest fledgling, the teenage vampire Claudia.
Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac
Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt
Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy
Bailey Bass (season 1)[a] and Delainey Hayles (season 2)[6] as Claudia
Assad Zaman as Rashid/Armand[b]
Ben Daniels as Santiago (season 2)[7]
Recurring
Kalyne Coleman as Grace de Pointe du Lac, Louis's sister[8]
Rae Dawn Chong as Florence de Pointe du Lac, Louis's mother
Chris Stack as Thomas "Tom" Anderson, the owner of the Fair Play Saloon, an upscale brothel
Christian Robinson as Levi Freniere, Grace's new husband[9]
John DiMaggio as Alderman Fenwick, a businessman looking to take advantage of Louis
Jeff Pope as Finn O'Shea, one of Louis's enforcers
Dana Gourrier as Bricktop Williams, a prostitute who works for Louis
Maura Grace Athari as Antoinette, a blues singer who becomes romantically involved with Lestat[10]
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@Atomic0range Ай бұрын
I agree, Armand’s story seems to be lacking any information about Lestat’s motives. I think the whole series of events would probably sound a lot different if Lestat were telling it. Like Daniel says “I’ve got to meet this guy!” I want him to interview Lestat so bad.
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
I just wonder what the actual events would be if Lestat were telling it. When Lestat is telling it. Book reader syndrome, I suppose.
@RowensARTstudio Ай бұрын
@@HuntingViolets Just as unreliable of course, but we will get to see his POV and perception of events.
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
@@RowensARTstudio I just wonder whether some events . . . happened at all.
@RowensARTstudio Ай бұрын
@@HuntingViolets Exactly 😉
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
@@RowensARTstudio :)
@thatveryvvitch_ Ай бұрын
Louis and Claudia's relationship breaks my heart, I'm gonna need to be strong while watching this season 😢
@maggiesverycoolYT Ай бұрын
Omg yes! The Armand - Daniel dynamic is fascinating! I'm really enjoying your reactions to this show, your enthusiasm is so fun to watch 😍🧛♂✨
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
The vampires in Paris are vicious, I think.
@KelliFranklin Ай бұрын
Oh definitely. This episode did a pretty good job of showing how little they really knew about their origins and how they were quite vicious once they left Armand.
@jordanparker657 Ай бұрын
RJ is Raglan James who at this time may or may not be a member of the Talamasca, an organization that monitors supernatural beings for example vampires and Witches. And they are currently developing a show by the name as another part of the Immortal Universe. In book four. TTBT, Raglan is now a body switching wizard. Daniel should be very careful 😊
@jordanparker657 Ай бұрын
@@coupureetsaignement So true. I can't remember if it's episode 5 or 6 but we will see young Daniel in San Francisco with Armand and Louis. And like you said, so many turns, in the preview it's Armand biting Daniel not Louis as Daniel believes it happened at this point. So the question is does Daniel ever become a vampire in this series? Because he has aged it certainly didn't happen in the past. I am confused 😕 🤣😅 And it's great because if it followed the books exactly what would be the point of the show. 🌷🌷💕🌷🌷
@12chapin Ай бұрын
I actually think he looks more like David and he use that name as an alias.
@12chapin Ай бұрын
I don’t think Santiago was part of the coven that Armand was in charge of, before Lestat came.
@jordanparker657 Ай бұрын
@@12chapin If he's David, which was hoping when we started seeing previews , I have no idea why he would use Raglan James as an alias. He's not the most upright of the Talamasca agents, so why not make up any random name? I agree. I don't think Santiago was a part of Armand's cannibal Cult either. 🌷🌷
@hollyvanwye9294 Ай бұрын
You're info on Raglan is 100% on target. However, if you'll forgive me for the correction, his name is "Raglan JAMES," not JONES. And yes, he's the slimy body switcher who appears in the 4th Vampire chronicle.
@12chapin Ай бұрын
Hello 👋🏻. I’m pretty sure the guy who talked to Daniel at the bar works for The Talamasca, an organization from the books of Vampires and also Witches. That’s probably a fake name, but it is from the 3rd book.
@psychedelicpegasus7587 Ай бұрын
*Fourth book
@itsreeeshaaa7560 Ай бұрын
This is my favorite episode so far. I like the way the series introduced the Children of Darkness and the beginnings of the Theater of the Vampires. I do like Armand. I believe he’s always been a complicated cat. I would love to hopefully see in the future Lestat’s version of his first meeting of Armand. I freely admit that I’m watching the show because I’m more interested in Lestat. In my opinion he’s the more interesting character. I look forward to more of his POV. The acting by these actors have been fantastic and I’m completely obsessed with the series. Ben Daniels especially deserves kudos because his Santiago is really something special in my opinion.
@KelliFranklin Ай бұрын
I think the introduction of Nicky and Raglan James was sort of exciting too. Being such a fan of the books it's always exciting to see which character will be introduced next. Tbh I wasn't expecting Raglan or Nicky just yet. Maybe that means we'll be getting more Lestat before season 3 lol. We can hope! You're right about the actors and Ben is definitely killing it as Santiago.
@gmunden1 Ай бұрын
If you are familiar with the books, RJ plays a crucial role in the future. The information Daniel receives is foreshadowing and devastating.
@moviereviews4life Ай бұрын
Raglan James was quite a surprise. In the books he was an ex-member of the Talamasca, who had psychic abilities and was caught stealing. He would meet with Lestat & do a body hop in the book Tale of the Body Thief, where Lestat would become human and expect Raglan to return. When he doesn't he has to have help to regain his body as Raglan, using Lestats body is killing others. By the end David, an older member of the Talamasca is able to switch places & help Lestat regain his body. In turn Lestat turns David into a vampire who is now inside Raglan's body. I'm wondering if Daniel, who appears to be more like David will be the one who switches places with Raglan. In the books Daniel is younger and ends becoming a vampire when Armand turns him (after years of Daniel begging to be a vampire). Both Daniel & David are interviewers, so it would make sense to combine the characters. I'm actually surprised Raglan is white, if I remember right Raglan looks more Indian then white. But then again Armand is far from what the actor looks like.
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
Maybe add a spoiler tag and some enters to this?
@moviereviews4life Ай бұрын
@@HuntingVioletsI doubt they'll be following the books close enough that any of these are major spoilers. They've already made Claudia part of the coven, something she wasn't part of in the books. In fact she didn't like the coven. Armand doesn't have the Fire Gift nor does he spare Louis because he never considered killing Louis.
@mychunkyjordi7585 Ай бұрын
You should read the book, I think you would enjoy it 😊💜🐾👍
@KelliFranklin Ай бұрын
I enjoyed this episode. I'm appreciating the unreliable Armand storytelling that sort of balances out Louie's unreliable storytelling. Given that none of this is told from Lestat's POV yet it's an interesting world building dynamic going on. I'm really enjoying the series so far. Unfortunately I'm a bit more of a Lestat fan and I'm really looking forward to more of his story and what comes next this season. I believe that the series has been successfully adapted so far and I'm pleasantly surprised by this! Lol
@itsreeeshaaa7560 Ай бұрын
Agree with what you said. I’m also enjoying the little tidbits we’re getting about Santiago’s backstory. I believe he may be toying with Claudia a little bit as well.
@ADayinMyLife Ай бұрын
You should check out the movie!
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
It's wild how we are now finding out that Claudia was held prisoner almost the whole time she was gone.
@RowensARTstudio Ай бұрын
Um... no. She said he kept her for a week. She was gone for 7yrs, give or take. Her resemblance to her Maker just keeps mounting. Unfortunately 😔 Wouldn't be an Anne Riceian Vampire, without horrific compound trauma.
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
@@RowensARTstudio I guess I misunderstood when she said something about after he took off on his bike and she decided to go home to see Louis, but I probably heard it wrong. I haven't done a rewatch yet. Thanks.
@RowensARTstudio Ай бұрын
@HuntingViolets The thing that's crazy to me about that, that's doing my head in about it is... in S1, Louis tells that Claudia oversaw him in the cemetery. The finale abandonment of his sister, where she supposedly decided then that she realized she was made to be Louis "sister" and that she understood from her time out there that basically nothing matters without Louis & Lestat. First off something was off about that, something just didn't make sense. But then fans do what what fans do, and someone got a screenshot of a part of Claudia's diary, with an almost completely different reason why she came back. Talking about how Lestat would never let him go, that Louis didn't want to leave him, she had to find a way to convince him to leave. Nothing about seeing Louis at the cemetery or Grace, nothing about being a sister, etc. And then now, S2, we have Louis telling about her saying what she said that essentially after Bruce left, and she escaped. That it was then that she decided to go back home, specifically to get Louis and go to Europe. Again no mention of the cemetery, not mention of Grace or any realization about being his sister. It's just... there are so many things that have me spinning around just like "WHAT IS THE TRUTH". And I know that's the point, but I would love to have literally ALL of them sit down and ask all of them right there together about certain key events. And have them all answer, then work out together, what is actually the closest to the truth. I expect it may be something we may find out really this season. But also maybe not. Because as the books go, it's not till Merrick, that we find out Claudia's real thoughts and reasons for what she did. So 🤷🏽♀️ Theres alot that needs to be ironed out and help up to the light, basically.
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
@@RowensARTstudio Yes.
@Dauberman Ай бұрын
You can learn more about this universe's lore by reacting to the Mayfair witches series (2nd season in prod for late 2024) 😇
@valerietouchstone5641 7 күн бұрын
Are we sure who RJ is? Because the great twist would be RJ is actually Raj aka Lestat ...
@valerietouchstone5641 7 күн бұрын
Think about it, maybe Lestat is feeding information to R.James and his group in order to slyly reveal that he saved Louis ... who else would have the original copy of Lestat's pages of the play? Maybe there's another connection and much of the information that group has IS from Lestat who enjoys having his memoirs immortalized. Maybe Claudia's diaries encouraged Lestat to have his own story written since Louis was so enamoured with them.
@LadyGreensleeves33 24 күн бұрын
Keep in mind that Armand is no more a reliable narrator than Louis - less so even 😂
@chavezlcar9904 8 күн бұрын
Yeah because everything he said was to gaslight Louis into thinking that he actually did something for Louis
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
I'm not sure how I feel about what they're doing with Nicky here. Or Lestat and Armand as lovers.
@mayaamis Ай бұрын
they're not "doing it" seriously I cant believe how many people totally missed the fact the whole segment was a comedic skit, a farce, clearly not faithfully presented story. it was even edited as a cringy telenovela.. even the lines and acting were intentionality bad. it was just silly Armand's fan fiction. it was funny as hell
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
@@mayaamis Armand and Louis say in the last episode that he was "with" Lestat, so that's what I meant by "Lestat and Armand as lovers," as he has told Louis that or they've agreed to lie to Daniel about it if not. I wasn't clear about that, sorry. I almost added, "Of course that is all just what Armand is telling us" but then didn't. I fell into the trap of "I know what I mean," unfortunately. Yes, it was clearly a farce and I'm not sure I love that either, although it fits with Armand. I know we aren't getting Lestat's version for a while and do wonder how much will be different in it and whether it will have the same haze of the unreliable narrator hovering over or surrounding it as well. (You can see why I stopped myself from writing more! 😊)
@mayaamis Ай бұрын
@@HuntingViolets well Louis is repeating what Armand told him lol. I'm sure when we will be watching "real" Lestast story in S3 it will be more seriously filmed and acted and have more truth in it. I mean to some extents everyone personal POV is a bit subjective there is no way to avoid that but this was clearly filmed and edited in a way that is not to be taken seriously at all :) I do believe they will slowly back of the false memories narrative as the show progresses in the future and will start to converge to more realistic narrative. I know a lot of people were disappointed seeing this segment painted in such light because ppl were waiting for years to see real more serious Lestat/Armand flashbacks and this was not it. but if you look at it just as piece of Armand's personal fantasy/fiction nonsense I thought it was hilarious and entertaining 🤣
@HuntingViolets Ай бұрын
@@mayaamis Yeah, I know it was parodistic and Armand is not to be trusted and Louis either believes him or goes along with the lie, but I also don't know what will be changed. But, yeah, they have treated when Lestat has talked about his past more seriously, even though it was framed through Louis's memory as presented to Daniel. Maybe just seeing Nicholas so briefly and in such a way. Of course, Armand would see him like that. I think I am just being weird about it and I don't quite know why.
@KelliFranklin Ай бұрын
I know just how you feel. Nicky was such an important person to Lestat. I'm hoping that when we get Lestat's POV he will push back on Armand's version of events.
@cullenarthur8879 Ай бұрын
No, Armand did not sire Magnus. Magnus became a vampire by capturing a vampire and stealing it's blood.
@angellestat2730 26 күн бұрын
No one who has read the books can have a good opinion about this series. Equal bad as the queen of the damn movie from 2002. This series is totally infested of wokeness and ignorance. I am not a conservative, neither a purist. But this thing is trash.
@lordbaphie 3 күн бұрын
I read the books and I know a lot of people who read all the books who enjoy the series. The only reason you believe this show is trash is rooted in bigotry, unfortunately. You have no proper constructive criticism or any valid input besides 'wokeness', which is the weakest argument that bigoted people have ever created. Anyone who uses that word automatically makes me think that they have 0 critical analysis skills or argumentative skills. But please, if you actually have a good argument that is not rooted in 'anti-wokeness' and actually about the show's quality, write all of them because seeing these childish complaints is getting boring.
@angellestat2730 3 күн бұрын
@@lordbaphie stop lying, you did not read the books, because if you had read it, you will notice that the only thing in common is "the title" and characters names, nothing more. I have absolutely nothing against stories of LGBT (I love Sense8, they did not trash any original source with that), I can name hundreds more. But what we are seeing today with some adaptations, is mostly political and ideology driven, when the plot and source remains at last place. My critics to this show is not just how they changed all characters, they changed all the story as well (in a bad way). For example Armand with Charles Xavier (x-men) powers is incredible dumb, he could not even fly. As I said the whole story is changed, I need a book just to write all differences. For example, lets play the reverse game, try to find the "similarities with the books". That list would be 1000 times shorter than trying to find the differences.
@lordbaphie 3 күн бұрын
@@angellestat2730 But that has nothing to do with the show's quality itself. You claim to not be a purist but the only reason you don't like the show is because it's not accurate to the books. I have read the books, and I enjoy the show as a separate entity. And saying that the queerness in the show is just 'wokeness' is a great disservice to the books when the whole thing deals so much with queer love. You may not be able to see it because you are blinded by your 'oh-but-I-can't-be-homophobic-because-I-love-this-particular-gay-show' thing but it is there, and it is intended to be there. It has always been there. The show may wear different clothing but the wearer is the same as the books. The themes and foundations of it is still there. God forbid anyone create an adaptation that does not follow the source material letter-by-letter, word-for-word. How utterly despicable that these people dare to present the themes and plot of the source in their own creative spin, eh? Now my question for you is have you even actually watched the whole show and analyzed it, or do you just go around posting the same boring 'but it's not accurate to the books' complaints to every KZfaq video related to it?
@angellestat2730 3 күн бұрын
@@lordbaphie *But that has nothing to do with the show's quality itself* If you would have read the books it would be impossible to said that! So stop lying! Besides, if they want to create a show about homosexual vampires with any plot they want, they can do that. But do not use the name of the books to collect from their fan base because that is fraud!. It is a pure lie. It is fine if they change some things, like making Claudia black or other parameters. But the whole book and story No! Even more when is in a bad way! Because if you would have read the books, you will know the future plots they already ruined and the stories that were much better replaced by hollow, boring and empty script. The IWTV Tom Cruise movie is 99% more accurate than this. The second book and third book are 100 times better than the first book, but at s02e03 I already saw scenes that destroys any of those future plots. That was the final nail to the coffin for me and the final episode that I would watch. *God forbid anyone create an adaptation that does not follow the source material letter-by-letter, word-for-word* But are you kidding me?? If the book has 1 million words, only 100 are used in the series! Besides, that is the second point, if a writer is collecting from an already fan base who was there by the merit of the original author! It is incredible Arrogant and Pompous for them to think they will do better introducing their changes. "Because they know better than the author who has become famous with that book, meanwhile they did not accomplish nothing in life and they just have the job because a political subsidy has demand it".
@angellestat2730 3 күн бұрын
@@lordbaphie Part 1 *But that has nothing to do with the show's quality itself* If you would have read the books it would be impossible to said that! So stop lying! Besides, if they want to create a show about homosexual vampires with any plot they want, they can do that. But do not use the name of the books to collect from their fan base because that is fraud!. It is a pure lie. It is fine if they change some things, like making Claudia black or other parameters. But the whole book and story No! Even more when is in a bad way! Because if you would have read the books, you will know the future plots they already ruined and the stories that were much better replaced by hollow, boring and empty script. The IWTV Tom Cruise movie is 99% more accurate than this. The second book and third book are 100 times better than the first book, but at s02e03 I already saw scenes that destroys any of those future plots. That was the final nail to the coffin for me and the final episode that I would watch.
@jgorms4054 Ай бұрын
Weak show 👎
@jgorms4054 Ай бұрын
@@coupureetsaignement ya, maybe for gen z tik tok brain people 👎
@Atomic0range Ай бұрын
@@jgorms4054youtube is offering to translate your comment into english for me, if you want an idea of how stupid you sound.
@itsreeeshaaa7560 Ай бұрын
And yet you’re in the comment section of a reaction channel about a show you think is weak. Whatever sis.
@mayaamis Ай бұрын
yes it's so weak that it makes haters so bothered they have to expend energy looking up videos about the show on youtube, even searching out personal reactions of reactors... just so they could leave shitty comments. funny how much effort you are putting into smth so weak that you could simply ignore.. but you can't ignore it can you? you sound bothered lol
@nebulous8389 Ай бұрын
I'm glad it bothers your ignorance & your insecurities. Good luck with the fans " We're alot". 😈
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