HI. I may never recover. But will any of us??? Watch me watch Interview with the Vampire, season 2 episode 7, “I could not prevent it.”
Yeah, I’m figuring this video stuff out a little lol
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00-2:17 – Rambly Introduction w S3 Confirmation Excitement
2:17-3:55 – BOOKS VERSION OF TRIAL: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, and The Vampire Armand
3:55-4:59 – Episode Opening & The Abduction
4:59-7:18 – Louis trying to protect Claudia, Louis’ failures of Claudia
7:18- 8:58 – Louis’ memory being influenced by his state on the stage
8:58-9:34 – I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE, ARMAND DE NOLASTNAME
9:34-10:28 – Contemplating Claudia’s strength and missing her before she’s gone
10:28-11:24 – Louis fighting to get Claudia’s diaries and the slashed ankles 🤢
11:24-11:54 – Omegaverse is real and Louis is going into heat (or, the maker-fledgling bond is real and he can feel Lestat in the theatre idk)
11:54-13:10 – DADDY’S HOME (Lestat is back and I’m happy about it, though the feelings are complicated!)
13:10-17:17 – THE VAMPIRE LESTAT NOVEL and Lestat’s POV of the trial, Lestat not being himself, how does that play into what’s happening in the show
17:17-18:45 – Lestat’s introduction to the stage, an Australian joke for our Australian
18:45-19:30 – Me, Lestat, and Armand are going to FIGHT in the parking lot
19:30-20:03 – Daniel giving Armand a hard time
20:03-25:50 – “Let’s go back to the beginning” WHO is Nicolas and what did Armand do? feat. a reading from The Vampire Lestat
25:50-26:05 – Armand held back by the powerful Vampire Sam and the babygate
26:05-26:58 – Daniel giving Armand a hard time, pt. 2, ALSO ??? A broken fantasy?
26:58-27:55 – Lestat: King of Napping
27:55-28:31 – Akasha name drop? *chanting USA*
28:31-30:20 – THE MOMENT: Lestat and Louis see each other, time stops
30:20-32:11 – Painting Louis as the aggressor
32:11-34:43 – Using “Come to me” against Louis like a LIAR
34:43-35:20 – Me, Lestat, and Armand are going to FIGHT in the parking lot again + an awkward silence
35:20-35:50 – Littered with contradictions
35:50-36:50 – Loustat wedding and compliments to Lestat’s strength
36:50-39:14 – Trying to make sense of the heckler
39:14-40:21 – Them mocking Louis’ weakness
40:21-41:32 – Vampiric loneliness (I was ANNOYED)
41:32-42:18 – Claudia’s first real introduction
42:18-44:58 – Me still having questions about Claudia’s transformation and Louis being the main character in The Yellow Wallpaper
44:58-45:20 – Surprise: I’M STILL FIGHTING ARMAND
45:20-49:23 – Claudia’s Transformation Revisit
49:23-49:49 – The Self-Sacrificing Hero
49:49-52:13 – Dreamstat in Dubaiiiii
52:13-52:53 – Claudia as a monster
52:53-53:58 – Lestat trying to justify Antoinette for the nth time 🙄
53:58-1:00:51 – The 01×05 Fight
1:00:51-1:03:49 – Vampires and Morals
1:03:49-1:04:40 – Sam Reid and Emma Freeman
1:04:40-1:07:21 – Lestat’s apology
1:07:21-1:08:55 – Put yourself in Louis’ shoes
1:08:55-1:11:00 – Claudia confronting everyone, Madeleine coming to for a moment
1:11:00-1:12:27 – Armand giving montages because he’s a LIAR
1:12:27-1:12:54 – Jacob Anderson Emmy WHEN??
1:12:54-1:13:15 – Music from 01×04
1:13:15-1:15:15 – “My coven is Claudia” and I start CRYING
1:15:15-1:16:47 – Claudia’s sentencing, Lestat being proud of her, I’m still crying
1:16:47-1:17:25 – How many soldiers were in the Rue Royale in 01×03?? Louis’ sentencing begins
1:17:25-1:18:14 – This is just like a soccer game
1:18:14-1:18:34 – Louis is going to CHOP Santiago’s head off
1:18:34-1:19:03 – Dramatic-ass zoom to Armand’s face
1:19:03-1:20:03 – “I could not prevent it x2”
1:20:03-1:20:33 – Louis and Claudia are separated
1:20:33-1:21:48 – GO TO THERAPY, MON CHER
1:21:48-1:24:14 – Claudia’s death…
1:24:14-1:26:54 – Reading the trial in Interview with the Vampire (novel)
1:26:54-1:31:31 – Why Claudia had to die, her haunting Lestat and Louis
1:31:31-1:33:42 – Claudia was doomed the moment she was born
1:33:42-1:34:52 – Madeleine, my girl, and Claudeleine and Dreamdia
1:34:52-1:36:00 – Jacob Anderson and I demand domesticity, BRIBING ROLIN JONES
1:36:00-1:37:18 – Outroooo and terrified for the finale
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Armand is a lying liar who lies! 😂 I’ll also always defend Louis! I love him he’s my favorite ❤ I relate to him so much.
1:02:55 "move us back to 10pm" you are so real and true for this! I've also been slightly disappointed with the fade to blackness of season 2… I mean there absolutely was still fade to blacks in season 1 but there was a little bit more sexual activity shown in season 1… more making out at the very least! Pretty much EVERY single reacter I've seen on YouTube when they get to the painting/coffin scene in season 2 and the fade to black happens they're like "that's all they're going to show us?!?! Thats it? Aw" So it seems like the majority of people were kind of wanting a little bit more in that regard from season 2.. I mean honestly my DREAM would be like True Blood levels of intimacy scenes… There's a lot about that show that I didn't love but I did love how they did sex/intimacy scenes… they made vampires monstrous AND sexy when they fuck, as they should be… But unfortunately AMC as a network doesn't really do explicit sex scenes like that… I didn't really watch a huge amount of The Walking Dead but those who did have said that the show also didn't have explicit sex scenes in it, really. So I guess we're kind of stuck with relatively quick fade to blacks. I'm hoping that the intimacy scenes go back to how they were in season 1 for season 3 but I'm not sure if they're going to take this criticism to heart, unfortunately… Even though it does seem to be a pretty popular one amongst fans.
i come for the post-it notes. _JC
knew i was appreciated. _JC
Thank you, Kirsten, for this comprehensive review of such a devastating episode, and for helping those of us that aren't fully-clued up on the books to navigate the many-layered moments that are planted throughout this tragedy of a 'trial.' I share so many of the sentiments you express, and while I'm not articulate enough to write a whole essay here on how I'm feeling as a result of this episode/season, there are moments that hit me particularly hard (most of which involve Loustat, tbh, but obviously Claudia too).
As for the finale, having reached the conclusion of Claudia's story (aside from hopefully GhostCLaudia) after a long build up to the dreaded event, I've got to say I'm excited to see what's ahead of us now. And I don't mean this from any wish to be insensitive or downplay Claudia's importance at all (thought Bailey AND Delainey made us care SO MUCH about the character) – I just mean in the sense that now this intense chapter has closed, I feel anticipation for what the next one will bring, if that makes sense? Can't wait to see your finale reaction, and look forward to your S3 breakdowns too! Great job!🧡 👏
There’s more than 3 of us!) Your insights are interesting. ❤
Thank you for your videos. I do appreciate it. 😊
I love hearing what you have to say!
i have absolutely adored your looks into these episodes, especially the longer ones because i (still) find myself wishing they were longer lol, your views on these episodes are so unique and no matter where i look, no one seems able to recreate it. i absolutely adore the mix of reactions and actual analysis, especially the links to the book as someone who (sadly) still hasn't read them all, it's so so fascinating. so excited for pretty much whatever you'll do next now that this seasons over, but i also think ill be rewatching all of these videos (especially the one on episode 5 !!) again and again until we have a new season. it's truly crazy to me that these get so little traction for what they are, when personally i think they're the best commentaries on the new show by a long shot
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Please do videos of your first viewing reactions for season 3)
i'm anxious for the finale tonight but i'm consoled by your takes and reactions…. looking forward to what youthink of the finale!!
Love the long form videos. Can’t wait for your video on the finale
Okay so I was just thinking about how old Claudia was when she died in the show. I think she would have been like 40, which is much younger that in the book, because I think she said in season one she was born in 1908 and I think the trial was in 1949 and then I realised she would have been turned in 1922, a hundred years before the second interview, and now I’m wondering if that’s why Louis wanted to do the second interview and now I can’t move my body