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Calendar Events / Announcements '24 I / Re: Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches Series & Interview With the Vampire at AMC in 2022
« on: December 26, 2022, 11:45:11 PM »
2022 Was the Year of the Toxic ‘Ship on TV
Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt (Interview With the Vampire)
They were toxic in the book, they were toxic in the movie, and now they’re toxic on the show — with some redeeming qualities and soulmate-type vibes. Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) aren’t lacking in drama, that’s for sure. They adore each other just as passionately as they make each other bone-twistingly miserable. Lestat lies to, manipulates, and even physically fights Louis; he’s so desperate to keep Louis by his side that he ends up turning both his love and their daughter, Claudia, (Bailey Bass) against him. In the end, they kill him… or at least they think they do, and a bereft Louis weeps over Lestat’s body.
So, is this a healthy relationship? Absolutely not. And yet, much like Eve and Villanelle, there’s a kind of “all roads lead here” inescapability to them. In many ways, they’re the only people (er, vampires) who see and understand each other for who they are, and buried beneath the years of resentment and murder, they do love each other. We’ll have to wait and see whether a reunion is in the cards in Season 2.
Louis de Pointe du Lac and Lestat de Lioncourt (Interview With the Vampire)
They were toxic in the book, they were toxic in the movie, and now they’re toxic on the show — with some redeeming qualities and soulmate-type vibes. Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat (Sam Reid) aren’t lacking in drama, that’s for sure. They adore each other just as passionately as they make each other bone-twistingly miserable. Lestat lies to, manipulates, and even physically fights Louis; he’s so desperate to keep Louis by his side that he ends up turning both his love and their daughter, Claudia, (Bailey Bass) against him. In the end, they kill him… or at least they think they do, and a bereft Louis weeps over Lestat’s body.
So, is this a healthy relationship? Absolutely not. And yet, much like Eve and Villanelle, there’s a kind of “all roads lead here” inescapability to them. In many ways, they’re the only people (er, vampires) who see and understand each other for who they are, and buried beneath the years of resentment and murder, they do love each other. We’ll have to wait and see whether a reunion is in the cards in Season 2.