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‘Interview with the Vampire’ Stars Praise Lestat and Armand’s Love for Louis
The Big Picture
- Picking a vampire partner is crucial for immortals like Lestat and Armand in Interview with the Vampire.
- Lestat chose Louis for his potential and love, while Armand viewed Louis as a vessel for change.
- The dynamics of immortal vampire relationships differ, with Lestat and Louis being soulmates and Armand being more self-serving.
You guys, dating is hard. Even when you’re deeply in love with your partner (or partners), you’re bound to get the ick every once in a while. Now imagine being immortal and knowing that you have centuries to spend with them unless one of you succumbs to some angry townspeople or a stake or fire. Just the idea stresses you out, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, we won’t tell your other half. In the afterlife of an immortal vampire, like the characters in AMC’s smash-hit series Interview with the Vampire, picking a partner is of the utmost importance as you’ll now spend every waking moment together. So, what makes a good partner, and how do you know you’re making the right choice?
Well, that seems like a question that could be answered by two of the show’s stars, Sam Reid and Assad Zaman, who appear as Lestat and Armand, respectively. Both characters have formed a romantic relationship with Jacob Anderson’s Louis and both have fallen deeply – but for very different reasons. For Lestat, he saw potential in Louis from the jump and turned him into a vampire, while Armand would meet Louis down the line. During a Collider Studio over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Perri Nemiroff asked Reid and Zaman what they thought attracted their characters to Louis and their answers were both sweet and toxic – ah, love.
Sam Reid Says Lestat Is “Desperately In Love” With Louis
“Gosh, being a vampire is hard,” Reid said, before diving into the nitty-gritty of Louis and Lestat’s deadly dynamic:
“Picking somebody who you feel is gonna be able to stand the test of time and be a good vampire, especially someone who you believe is gonna be capable of killing every single day and not disappearing or lighting themselves on fire—Lestat saw that in Louis in the beginning. Louis is a fighter, and he saw so much potential. He’s also desperately in love with [Louis], with his humanity and his struggle. Turns out, that’s not really what Louis wanted. It took them the better part of a century for Louis to discover his true vampiric self and for Lestat to realize there’s more humanity in him than he realized. I think that’s why they’re a good match. I think they’re kind of soul mates for that reason, because they can learn so much from each other and become better monsters.”
As for Armand’s part in the equation, his path with Louis would cross down the line, but he admits that it’s more of a one-sided relationship than the connection shared between Lestat and Louis:
“I think that’s also very, very different to Armand’s attraction because there’s something really astute about Lestat. Seeing a future like that and the potential is something that Armand didn’t have. I think Armand sees Louis as a vessel for how he can change Armand, and how he can enrich Armand’s life, rather than seeing Louis as his own person and what he’s bringing and giving to the world. That’s the tragedy of the romance between them. It’s just all about himself.”
The first two seasons of Interview with the Vampire are now streaming on AMC+ with production for Season 3 chugging away.
Source: Collider
