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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 2x02 | Do You Know What It Means to Be Loved by Death Delainey Hayles as CLAUDIA

Jacob Anderson & Delainey Hayles on Behind the Scenes of Episode 2 | Interview with the Vampire Season 2

Louis and Claudia are not just identifiable as American by way of their speech (“American? Your French is ugly.”) and movement (“You could tell from his walk, he was an American.”), but are posited by the narrative to be symbolic representations of postwar America itself (“The American vampires appeared to be as dull and plain as their tourists and soldiers were.”, “Do American vampiresses all wear pastels?”, “And are all American vampires as alluring as you?”). The pair set themselves up in France as “moneyed Americans”, described by Armand as having a “velvet-heeled arrival” despite the pair coming to the city on the back of a truck. That Paris has been left by the war with deep physical and societal wounds is treated as an inconvenience that they have to impatiently endure. Santiago picks at these stitches during the performative execution of the pointedly foreign Annika, invoking the paranoia of occupation with his line “[...] the next time you're in the pew, you turn to your neighbour and say, ‘Peace be unto you.’ They'll give you up... in a wink!”. It is telling that the only explanation Armand gives for his choice of victims to the coven is that they are profiteering from the suffering of postwar France (“Whilst their countrymen clutch ration cards, they've made quite a killing manipulating the black markets.”), a statement which seems to deepen their appetite for the ensuing slaughter. These are not resentments and histories however shared by Claudia, who may revel in the massacre but has already knowingly associated with a woman branded as a collaborator, or Louis, whose attempts to engage with the world through photography only further positions him as an outsider. This detachment is what causes Louis and Claudia to be regarded as interlopers, suspected to believe themselves to be too important to heed traditions, manners (“It's custom and practice for traveling vampires to make themselves known”) or the welfare of their temporary home (“We were constantly cleaning up for them.”). Though American soldiers played a role in the later stages of the liberation of Paris, the increasing presence of Americans in the city is framed as another more insidious occupation (“[...] our Anglican friends now invading Paris postwar”, “My dear American friend [...] who has dominated my mind”). As Americans, Louis and Claudia are granted more privileges in society than other black ethnics groups (“But I wasn't an Algerian. I was an American”). It is not just that the French theatre troupe composed of multinational actors now has “five out of every seven” of their performances in English, but the coven has been instructed by Armand to remake itself as “an English company” and speak the language offstage too. Armand’s welcoming attitude to increasing American influence in the city, how it creates a “more receptive” and “optimistic” audience, is not a simple or universal one. There is a distinct bitterness belying the fanfare accompanying Louis and Claudia’s arrival, particularly from Santiago (“I ask you, Maitre, was it worth the wait?”), but it is also notably still present in Armand’s lighthearted teasing (“Seventy-seven years and it still feels like a slight.”, “Five months removed [...] the Americans were finally coming to Pigalle.”). At least during these early months, Louis and Claudia seem to view Paris more as a static backdrop against which they can discover themselves and heal their relationship. This is a mistake that they will likely only realise when it is already too late, for this fragile and volatile setting is entwined with the tragedy that awaits them.

the fact that both jacob and bailey are geminies AND sam and delainey are both piscies makes me go insane, it was writen in the stars, poetic cinema if you ask me

vampire girls when they get to watch a performance made out of murder

What gets me about the scene between Claudia and Louis in the back of that truck is Claudia's vulnerability. Delainey Hayles is a genius bc she NAILED that look. Claudia's anger has disappeared and it instead has left way to her anguish. She is looking at him like a daughter looks to a parent who has betrayed their children. She does not know whether it is safe to trust him because everything until then has reasonably showed her that it is not the best choice. And then he says that it is her and him, but how true is that? Louis keeps aligning himself with hegemony.

And let's not even start with the sociological implications of this. There is a reason why s1Claudia calls Lestat massa: there is a racial power imbalance between Lestat and Claudia, and by extension, Lestat and Louis. But Louis instead aligns with hegemony: the whiteness and maleness of his lover, the protection that comes with that. Claudia is the most oppressed of the dynamic due to the intersection of her identities: a black vampire who is stuck in a body of a girl and who has less strength than other vampires due to the age she was converted in. On top of that, she lives under the authority of her parents… (search up youth liberation y’all). This is also why it makes sense she decides to change the family dynamic when Lestat is back. She needs to claw to some power, and when that doesn’t work, she is the first one to rock the boat. Bruce, Lestat and Louis have robbed her; she yearns for freedom.

And on top of that, Louis knows he has failed Claudia. You can see this in Jacob Anderson's BRILLIANT performance; his insecurity when he sees phantom Lestat, him trying to bury that insecurity and be a good father/brother for Claudia. It is not only that he keeps loving and yearning for Lestat, but it is also a hunting reminder of his failures to Claudia, his inability to be a good father or a good brother or a good anything to her. He seems to be burying and silencing the bit of himself that says that he will fuck up, that he is not strong enough, that he will fail her again. The tragedy is Louis is not honest with neither himself nor Claudia, and Claudia trusts him. Claudia's vulnerability is exposed, and even though she is an adult, when she looks at him she looks like a child. A child that needs love, but nobody is willing to give it to her.

One last thing: I love that Claudia and Louis' race has been swapped, and I am here to argue it is important to the narrative. It reinforces so many of the themes and dynamics of the series, and makes it hurt more. How many women of color have been betrayed/hurt/left behind by the men of our racial group bc them identifying as men lets them align more easily to hegemony? And the way this betrayal combines with the betrayal between family relationships? OH I LOVE THIS!!!!

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Do you know what it means to be loved by death? • Claudia

It’s me and you…

rewatched the first episode and cried hysterically all over again.

You've heard of Nina being a Jeff copycat now get ready for a NINA copy cat muahahaha

She copy's Nina in everything even appearance and her goal is to get on Nina's every nerve while occasionally trying to kill her

Only question is this out of Jealousy or vengeance cuz I do remember her Nina killing at least ONE of her friends in the old story

She even attempted the Jeff smile but only got half way through before giving up and crying in the corner instead-

That's what dark magic is really all about.

hi, so i was able to stumble on something really interesting: an interview with the vampire one volume manga adaptation called "yoake no vampire" that came out shortly after the original movie did in 1994. as an adaptation it's very faithful to the book, just really condensed.

the first two chapters got scanlated into english from japanese 13 years ago, but the last one never was. unfortunately the japanese raws of the thing are no longer online but i was able to find a portuguese scanlation of the last chapter. i ended up doing what i would call "edited machine translation" on it (consulting a portuguese version of the original book to cross reference translations since a lot of dialogue was taken directly, checking dictionaries to confirm translations, redrawing some parts, etc). it's not perfect but i think it makes sense from beginning to end.

would people still be interested in me sharing? i would also include the portuguese "raws" of course (the translation group is defunct now but with credit to them ofc) i figured it might be a fun treat for anyone who's already read the book while we wait for the later episodes of the amc show (but also just for book!iwtv fans).

below are example pages (not in order)

I'm really curious where this is going........

90s kitten // claudia

I can’t wait to see this little cutie be a little drama queen 💕

Btw I have some iwtv keychains up on my Etsy store and this is the little freebie sticker I have with it 👀