In the third episode of “Painless” Visit the Vampire In season 2, Armand (Assad Zaman) shares the story of the Vampire Theater, and Louis (Jacob Anderson) expresses reluctance to join, but that doesn’t stop Claudia (Delay Neil Hales) is eager to be a part of it.
This week we look back at history Vampire convention in Paris and the role Lestat (Sam Reid) played in its creation, and vampire rules, Dark Gifts , and more enduring romance. Levan Akin directs No Pain from a script by Heather Bellson, set in Anne Rice’s immortal universe of vampire lore, Sundays on Airing on AMC and AMC+.
Molloy (Eric Bogossian) takes a break from the isolation of Louis and Armand’s penthouse to enjoy a real meal at a fancy sushi restaurant in Dubai. There, he is accosted by a man named Raglan James (Justin Kirk), who represents another mysterious group that tracks vampires than Molloy knows from Louis and Armand More. Fans of the books will definitely be a little curious about the character’s introduction and some of James’ foreshadowing lines (if you knew it). Molloy thought he wasn’t exposed, but he ended up being hacked by the mysterious figure when he returned to the penthouse after James suggested he open up communication. Talk about a bad firewall, friends! Daniel immediately receives files of more vampire messages that he imagines to be relevant to his interviewees and himself.
Molloy tries to stay calm and hide useful information about James through the chat box, while Armand arrives before Louis to share a documented history lesson about the origins of the Paris coven. The soft-spoken Armand was old, despite his eternal angelic appearance: in 1556, the Roman congregation to which he belonged sent him to Paris to lead its enclave, which lived in squalor deep in the shadows of the underground. middle. They are governed by ancient religious laws and sects driven by gods to keep them in eternal damnation mode under the rule of Satan. It got old quickly for Armand. By the 18th century, Leicester began rampaging through the cities above, flaunting his seductive threats to unsuspecting people, driving most of the Paris assembly mad at the sight of this heresy. But this piqued Armand’s interest.
In order to exert the dominance of the Paris Witches Coven foreman, Armand reveals himself to the fledgling Lestat and tells him that he is his new master and must abide by vampire laws as he exists in their realm. So of course Lester knocks him out with the swish of his cape and bouncy blonde hair because he doesn’t want to be an obedient, poor, peasant vampire. This rejection only made the French boy more enthusiastic about Armand, who had never faced a challenge. Of course, the Clan wanted Lester severely punished as they saw him breaking more rules, including taking a mortal lover. This is the breakthrough that allows Lester to run his showman lifestyle – Armand uses his ancient powers to completely break him and force him to work with a power show, which changes Lester’s view of Armand .
The boy wants power and he immediately plans to get it, so he shows up at the coven’s cabin with Christ on the cross (literally) to abolish the old way of life, which is exactly what Armand wants, but knowing he There is no escape. He resents their rules and worship of the Old Gods because, to Lestat, they don’t stop them from becoming gods. Witches will scatter in the night; some end up walking toward the sun to escape their meaningless existence, while others leap to power. Knowing they need to be involved because a careless killing could endanger them all, Lestat encourages Armand to restart the coven through a theater of vampires, a show in which they reveal their true identities and capture their prey, And the living laugh at their fictions.
Lester’s reforms lead to a new era of vampires, giving Armand the freedom he sought, and he told Lester that he loved him, while Lester was just Lestat and only coveted Armand’s dark talents. Once he learns from them foreman, Lester abandoned him and the coven, but left them with a way to move on without him. Louis is aware of Lester’s ghost and lover plot and helps provide insight as he sits with Armand and Molloy. Armand spent 150 years telling people he loved them, and you could deduce that was Louis – oh, the piping hot tea!
Molloy recovers Claudia’s Paris diary because she’s trying to join this coven, which Louis doesn’t want to join except to see her happy (and he’s sweet about it) foreman). As she learns more about the coven, and Santiago in particular, she takes on the task of cleaning the theater. The protagonist of the acting troupe inspires her with his performances and his dark talent for making people accept death before killing them, and her father Lester is ambitious and she wants this power too. So Santiago takes her under his wing, since he’s also the orphaned child of a horror-maker, but of course he has no idea her child is Lester – just a random vampire named “Bruce.”
Lester’s presence is also reflected in Louis’ motivations. Like his previous lovers, his independent nature leaves him with no interest in the coven, which makes him attractive to Armand. The coven of Paris witches are unhappy that while all Louis does is enjoy Parisian culture and take up photography, occasionally eating human food, Armand begins wandering around the city with him late at night. They fall in love over discussions about good and evil and enjoying music at a jazz club – even if Louis occasionally has Lester’s mental projections popping up in his mind. The song “Come to Me” from last season resurfaces as a diss track in a fun scene where Lester sings to Louis on the piano, “You little whore, you just want him ’cause you’re feeling blue ”, which disrupts the romantic evening – and Armand reveals that he knows his maker is Lester. Foolishly, Louis told Armand everything; foreman Scolding him for breaking so many rules that he needed to be punished. Honestly, it’s ridiculous to expect Lester to even teach Louis any rules, so the frustration is understandable when he says Lester told him “shit.” Thankfully, Armand foolishly pounces on Louis as well, so he doesn’t kill him or Claudia immediately as expected.
Of course Louis doesn’t tell Claudia that his new boyfriend knows the truth. He continues to create a false story around their history with “Bruce” and bonds with her over a shared Lester trauma. It does reflect the complex PTSD that survivors of emotional and physical abuse can inherit from their loved ones – it can haunt you even after getting over the situation, which in Louis’ case manifested as Les Te always follows his performance. In a fit of rage, Louis kills a random person who imagined them to be Lester, accidentally leaving the body behind. Among the pack, Santiago noted that it would have been cheaper for his own creator to be killed.
Tensions begin to rise as the coven wants to deal with Louise, even as they embrace Claudia. As they begin to induct her into the coven by reciting the rules that every vampire is supposed to follow (unbeknownst to her that she broke some of them), Armand leads Louis through the sewers, eventually killing him. Louis is ready and asks Armand to take care of Claudia, but foreman Revealing her body at such a young age would break her down in time. Louise doesn’t accept this and pleads with the coven to give her a chance, but Armand insists that he’s seen this happen before; over the centuries, vampires in children have been unable to evolve beyond their physical limitations. Louis defended her, insisting she was strong and this wouldn’t break her – perhaps blinded by the love she felt for her. Seeing the damage Lester had done, Armand asked if Lester had hurt him, and Louis said no, but that he was carrying Lester. A bond of trauma brings them together, as does life and death here. The atmosphere is so tense that they kiss and start a tryst, avoiding all punishment talk for now.
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