The second season of Interview with the vampire has finished, approaching the events of the book of the same name that inspired it. But the show's creators, Rolin Jones and Mark Johnson, have already said so a third season approaches The vampire LestatAnne Rice's second chapter of The Vampire Chronicles. This was confirmed in AMC's official announcement for the third season. However, the season two finale hinted at more than book two in the future. There are hints for elements of book three and beyond. Here are the highlights from the season two finale that tease what the future may hold for Louis (Jacob Anderson), Lestat (Sam Reid) and the other eternally sexy undead.
The world of vampires exposed
One of Anne Rice's central ideas Chronicles of vampires is that each novel in the series is also a book in the universe. Daniel Molloy's interview with Louis not dead is published as a Interview with the vampire, and most of the world at large consumes it as historical fiction. But those of the vampire world, and within the order of Talamasca? They know that it is all true and that Louis has exposed the world to its secrets, breaking its highest laws.
In book two, The vampire Lestat, we learn that Louis is Public Enemy No. 1 in the undead world to give the interview, and the season two finale suggests that the stage is already set. Vampires all over the world are already threatening to tear him apart for his crimes. In The vampire Lestat, the vampire community declares war on Louis and Lestat to reveal their secrets to the mortal masses. It looks like this fight will definitely make it to season three.
Interviewer Daniel Molloy becomes a vampire
One of the biggest changes to Rice's overall story in the first season concerns the reporter, Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian). In the novels, the young journalist published her interview with the vampire Louis in the 1970s. She then embarks on a long and twisted affair with the vampire Armand, which lasts a decade. He becomes his human familiar, but Armand continually denies giving him the dark gift, no matter how much Daniel pleads. All this happens in book three, The queen of the damned.
Armand finally turns Daniel into a vampire when he is still a young man, when he believes he is close to death, in the novel. Queen of the damned. With Daniel growing to old age in the series, many believed that the Armand/Daniel relationship would never be played out in the series. But at the end of season two, we fast forward a bit and learn that Armand (Assad Zaman) did turn Daniel into a vampire. The how and why remain a mystery, but it looks like we might see the twisted story of Daniel and Armand de Queen of the damned play the third season. Especially since Eric Bogosian is confirmed to return as Daniel.
The arrival of Akasha, the queen of the damned
One of the most important characters of by Anne Rice Chronicles of vampires he finally gets a name in the second season finale. When Louis goes to say his, apparently definitive, goodbye to Lestat in the Paris of the forties, after the execution of Claudia (Delainey Hayles) by the Paris coven, he and Armand threaten to kill him with the Gift of Fire. (In other words, he needed fire mentally). He tells Armand that it won't work, not even fire will kill him, all because he has “Akasha's blood” in his veins.
So who is the mysterious Akasha, you may ask? He is one half of a royal pair of vampires known as “The Ones to Keep.” The other is King Enkil, his consort. The reason they must be kept is because, like the first vampires, the bloodline of the entire race comes from them. If they die, the entire vampire race dies too. The official announcement for the third season mentions the inclusion of “Those Who Must Be Kept” in the next sequel.
Akasha, in Rice's vampire mythology, is the first vampire, over 6,000 years old. The mother of the vampire race, Akasha was an ancient Egyptian ruler, who became the source of all their power. Her husband Enkil was actually only the second vampire created, and so the power is truly Akasha's. He first appears in book two, and later plays a central role as the titular Queen of the damned. The late Aaliyah played her in the 2002 film of the same name. With the third season adaptation The vampire Lestat, signifies our first glimpse of the royal undead in the flesh. A queen who has sat frozen like a statue for millennia. Start your guesses now. Who will fill Aaliyah's crown?
Armand's betrayal exposed
At the end of the second season, journalist Daniel Molloy finishes his interview with the vampires Louis and Armand. He reveals the bombshell information to Louis that the evidence he uncovered suggests that Armand did not save Louis' life in the Théâtre des Vampires trial as has been believed for decades. It was his creator Lestat who did it. Lestat telepathically influences the “jury” to give Louis a sentence of banishment instead of death. He later secretly helped Louis escape his torturous imprisonment in the walled coffin.
Louis is angry at this revelation, which Armand is not alone he completely orchestrated Claudia's death, but also his, all in order to save his own skin from his own coven. Only when he was out of harm's way was he given credit for Lestat's actions. In the novel, Louis realizes that Armand was ultimately responsible for Claudia's death decades later. Instead of making a fuss, he leaves it quietly. In the series, however, this revelation reaches the present day, breaking up their relationship. In the books, Armand goes on to seduce the interviewer, Daniel Molloy, and establishes a billion-dollar vampire lair called Night Island. With Armand's duplicitous nature revealed, we can see these aspects of the story unfold now.
Lestat the rock star
Louis sees Lestat (Sam Reid) again, for the first time in decades, at the end of the second season. He finds Lestat singing to himself and playing music in an old shack in New Orleans. This happens right when a hurricane is about to hit. He jokes to Louis about “practicing to go on tour.” Now, this may sound like a joke, but in The vampire Lestat, the 18th century bloodsucker becomes a true rock star, an internationally renowned performer with stadium tours and music videos, all of which represent vampire history. And in the official announcement of the third season, they confirm that Lestat is forming a band to go on tour. Even the ad image features what appear to be stage lights.
When his descendant Louis tells his story and publishes it, Lestat feels the need to overcome him. Not only does he tell his (much more expansive) backstory, but he also tells his story on stage and on MTV. This was the 80s after all. Since the series takes place in the present day, the notion of a vampire rock star seems very dated. It already looked dated in the 2002 movie Queen of the damned. But who knows? Maybe this series can make that look work. We already know Sam Reid can sing. It would be a shame not to see him rock in a way. We're very curious to see what the future holds for this daring television adaptation of Anne Rice's vampiric universe.
