Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Interview with the Vampire Season 2 and light plot spoilers for The Tale of the Body Thief.
The big picture
- Raglan James first appears in
Interview with the vampire
Season 2, giving Daniel access to the Talamasca files. - Raglan James plays an important role in the Anne Rice books as the antagonist of
The tale of the body thief
. - Raglan James has a mysterious background and appearance
Interview with the vampire
Season 2 points to deeper connections within the Immortal Universe.
With AMC's Interview with the vampire Already halfway through its phenomenal Season 2, audiences have now seen many mind-blowing twists and turns that ultimately change the way they perceive the characters as well as the overall story moving forward. You can look back at Season 1 and see certain scenes that didn't seem that important at first now have a different and deeper meaning, like how the vampires Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Armand (Assad Zaman) treat Daniel (Eric Bogosian), both in the present and his fateful interview in the past. Another rather interesting thing that happens in season 2 is the appearance of a mysterious man named Raglan James (Justin Kirk). Although she's only appeared in one scene (so far), fans of the books surely know what a great character she is. Anne Ricethe vast universe. Given his role in some of Rice's books, it's safe to say that Raglan James is someone to watch out for.
Interview with the vampire
Based on the iconic novel by Anne Rice, it follows Louis de Pointe's epic story of love, blood and the perils of immortality as told to journalist Daniel Molloy.
- Publication date
- 00-00-2022
- creator
- Rollin Jones
- chastity
- Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Eric Bogosian, Bailey Bass, Assad Zaman
- seasons
- 2
Raglan James' journey through Anne Rice's books is a rollercoaster ride
AMC Interview with the vampire is based on a series of books by Rice, collectively named The Vampire Chronicles — i cconsidering it consists of 13 books, crossovers are more than likely going to happen as the Immortal Universe continues to grow on screen. In fact, he had already done that it happened thanks to the spin-off Witches of Mayfairwhich first aired in 2023 starring Alexandra Daddario. Also, with recent news from AMC, it greenlights another show set in the same universe, currently titled The Talamascait will only be a matter of time before certain characters appear in either show and interact with each other. He has an interview with the vampire has already given audiences a little tease of what it would be like thanks to the appearance of Raglan James in Season 2. Knowing about his rollercoaster of a story is important, as he has connections to many beloved characters. The question is: how important is the role of Raglan James The Vampire Chronicles?
Raglan James is first introduced to The tale of the body thief, the fourth book in The Vampire Chronicles, in which he is the Body Thief of the title. This book is narrated by Lestat (played by Sam Reid on the show), who is going through depression and doubts about her vampire nature, as well as Claudia (played by Bailey Bass i Delainey Hayles in seasons 1 and 2, respectively) dead. Along the way, Lestat meets a mysterious man named Raglan James. It turns out that James has psychic abilities and is apparently able to switch bodies with anyone – from humans to supernatural creatures. Knowing how fragile Lestat's mind is, Raglan takes this as an opportunity to ask him if he'd like to switch bodies for a day, just to change things up a bit.
This idea is something that Lestat's human friend David Talbot is completely against, revealing that he actually knows who Raglan is and his reputation within the psychic community. David explains it Raglan used to be a member of the Talamasca, a secret organization focused on keeping track of all things supernatural to maintain balance within the world. However, Raglan was kicked out of the Talamasca due to his kleptomaniac tendencies. Everything he has is stolen, even the bodies, so he's not exactly welcome in the organization anymore.
Despite David's unconditional advice, Lestat agrees to switch bodies with Raglan, though things turn sour when the vampire realizes that Raglan has no plans to return his body anytime soon. The body in which Lestat is trapped, he learns, is actually suffering from pneumonia, which almost causes his death. After an amazing recovery, Lestat enlists David's help to get his body back. In the end, with Raglan trying one last trick, the vampire kills the body thief, ending the character's rather chaotic journey.
Raglan James makes an appearance in Season 2 “Interview with the Vampire”.
Raglan James first appears in Interview with the vampire Season 2 in the episode “No Pain”, specifically in the opening scene. He approaches Daniel in a fancy restaurant in Dubaiasking about their interviews with Louis and Armand, and the reporter becomes curious because this mysterious man seems to know a batch about vampires and the supernatural world as a whole. Raglan does not reveal how he obtained this knowledge, leaving Daniel to theorize about who he works for (with his best guess being MI6).
Later in the same episode, Suddenly, Raglan gives Daniel extensive access to Talamasca's archive files to help with his interview, especially the files on Louis, Lestat and Armand, which changes everything for the journalist. These files later prove beneficial in “Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape”, as Daniel uses them to uncover the truth about what happened to him in San Francisco during his first (failed) interview with Louis.
Raglan James can only have one scene Interview with the vampire so far, but from what we have seen so far, it will be very important in the future. With the upcoming Talamasca series greenlit, airing on AMC next year, it's likely we'll learn even more about who this man is, as well as the truth about the secret organization he works for. In the books, Raglan is a powerful and intelligent man who uses his abilities for selfish reasons, and right now it is not clear what his motivation is to give Daniel all this information about the vampires he's interviewing. Hopefully, we'll get to see more of Raglan James in the future, either in future episodes Interview with the vampire or any of the shows that make up AMC's Immortal Universe.
New episodes of Interview with the vampire Season 2 premieres every Sunday and can be streamed on AMC+.
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