A Parisian Vampire Meet-Cute Transpires in This Week’sInterview With The Vampire

Louis ( Jacob Anderson ) and Claudia ’s ( Delainey Hayles ) reaching in Parisincites curiosity among the city ’s local lamia coven , which is run by Armand ( Assad Zaman ) . The pair essay to fit in despitestill operate away from their pastto pop out fresh with a raw story in this week’sInterview With the Vampire .

In the present , Armand fall in Louis ’ interview to supplement his side of their meeting to Molloy ( Eric Bogosian ) in “ Do You Know What It intend to Be Loved by last , ” an episode directed by Levan Akin and write by Jonathan Ceniceroz and Shane Munson .

In the present , Armand , Louis , and Molloy argue about Paris . While Armand and Louis romanticize the metropolis where they fell in lovemaking , Molloy side with Claudia ’s diary introduction that the city sucks . Defensively and very pointedly Louis brings up Molloy ’s memory of finding out his girl ’s mother , Alice , was meaning during their visit , which set up some tension regarding the interviewer ’s personal history being invade in a lowly blow .

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Shifting the focus back to Claudia and Louis ’ arrival through her journal , they tell her disappointment about being in a home that ’s shin to get out from under the dark of war . They essay to fit in and scavenge their prey for money . Armand interjects that they broke a cardinal lamia rule , which is to let the local coven know they were there — but Louis points out that they did n’t roll in the hay that . Before crossing path with Armand ’s coven , Louis takes up photography ( render in the present day by the real Rashid ) , and Claudia scraps together some money for a dress she sees in a windowpane , leading to her conform to its unseasoned designer . It ’s worth noting that the sempstress is a change from the Bible ’s dollmaker , another refreshing change to construct up Claudia as not a little girl but rather meditate the woman trapped inside a teen eubstance . It ’s really the first time Claudia make a distaff admirer , or any friend outside of Louis , as the city begins to give up to her . Hayles as Claudia really stands out as the brave one between her and Louis ; she thrusts herself into trying to move past their sordid history , draw on a gift of block out that you could say she inherited from her Divine .

Meanwhile , as Louis range a local park , Armand finally determine to confront him . He call in that he could tell from Louis was American from the way he walked , almost like a Taylor Swift song if the torment poet was a vampire . Their first encounter made Louis nervous and he unveil that despite Armand looking like a boy , he could sense his ancient powers and guess Armand was endure to kill him . But his first words to Louis were “ I will not harm you , ” and Armand affirms in the present he never has … almost too rapidly . We ’ll see about that and his definition of it because sure , perchance he has n’t hurt him in the way Lestat did — but trauma can come in different mannequin . Back in the park , Armand invites Louis and Claudia to see his coven in the Theatre des Vampires .

The flashy , gauche Penny Dreadful live show in Paris run by Armand ’s coven is a longtime front to pull in prey — tourists and fanatic locals — coalesce reality into fiction for the unsuspecting . Claudia is immediately enamored by it as lead actor Santiago ( Ben Daniels ) performs his power to make people need end as the coven feeds on the very real victim on stage to the clapping of the crew . It ’s power unlike Claudia has ever seen and fills her with pride as finally she feels like they have found a family . Louis is more reluctant but more concerned in Armand , who is very alluring in his own right , so we get it .

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When they meet the coven after the show , Claudia spots a portrait of Lestat and asks who that is as if she does n’t know ; move around out he co - found the theater coven — because of path he did . Molloy cut in and says that ’s a telenovela consequence and laugh . To which yes , Armand unwrap that he was also with Lestat hundreds of years before Louis . The satire feels like too much but the lovers point out to Molloy that vampire circle bleed small . It ’s how Armand ’s coven was able to quickly spot Louis and Claudia , despite them adjudicate to keep a low profile ( among their other secrets ) . When they get back to their apartment Louis has an outburst about Claudia pointing out Lestat ’s portrait , and the twosome agree to rewrite their own chronicle — leaving Lestat out of it to avoid persecution from their new friends . Louis still does n’t trust them but thirsts after Armand enough to toy with the approximation of joining their coven , something Claudia is already game to do .

haunt by Lestat , Louis want to confirm his maker ’s last with his law business firm in France . When he conform to the attorney who handle their finances to require , he ’s give a vague answer about Lestat : “ Perhaps he is dead or sleeping . ” And since Lestat can not declared dead but enough clip has passed , he generate Louis a box addressed to him from Lestat . He ride with this varsity letter which is straight up abuser 101 differentiate him he loves him more than anything . The letter is read by Lestat , through the mental expression of his manufacturer — record aloud by actor Sam Reid in the elbow room as if he were really there with Louis . He evidence him to not seek retaliation on those who separate their honey but let “ treachery deplete away at them ” which is so coded to passively dishonor him , the maltreat , for leave , and affirms he ’s the only being he intrust and “ fuck above and beyond ” himself .

Molloy cuts in again and mocks Louis ’ computer storage of Lestat . Louis in twist brings up the memory board of his proposing to Alice in Paris — to which she say no — just to hurt him back . Armand seemingly disrupt Molloy ’s facetiousness as he flash in his head sing about a memory of his father , but in the room provides a balm to ease the stress by tell Molloy Alice wanted to say “ yes . ” There ’s something bubble among the trio here .

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The audience continues as the coven charter the brace for a hunt at a fancy mansion . Armand is dressed to pour down and very much not there to mess up this fit with bloodline like the coven . As the coven break in and feast , Louis and Armand have a smoke with the jubilant bloodbath as a romantic backdrop . Armand recount him he find Louis ’ trepidation when the name Lestat was verbalize , that unlike Claudia his mind is more open and he ’ll look to learn from him the circumstances by which he knew their reciprocal conversance . But not to mill about too long on their shared past times , he also recount Louis he knows he has the hots for him and that the feeling is very common . It ’s extra cute when he ask him to call him Armand and not the leader name the coven does — so they ’re on a first - name basis as equals . you’re able to see that because he knows Louis has no interest in joining the coven it make him hotter to Armand . And so continues their love story as the coven returns and they rally off through the night .

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