History Series / InterviewWithTheVampire2022

* The70s: One scene in the sixth episode is set in 1973. [[https://twitter.com/Immortal_AMC/status/1644384960667582464 A behind-the-scenes snapshot from Season 2]] posted on the official Immortal AMC Twitter account confirms that it will continue Louis and Daniel's first interview storyline in [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/e1ddf54c674d59351280a8ff1b5999a7/cbb293eb06d810d9-98/s12800x1920/d6b63bde32487782e913483f2872f4916aa31bee.jpg this decade.]] Luke Brandon Field (who portrays the young Daniel) appears in [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8urky0?playlist=x84or8 a Season 2 20-second TV spot]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m51s the extended trailer.]]

** [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8urky0?start=13 In a Season 2 20-second TV spot,]] part of the bookshelf in the library of the Dubai penthouse is destroyed, and numerous shards of glass land on Daniel.

* PlayingWithFire: After Daniel drops the 1973 cassette tapes of the first interview into a trash can, Louis lights them on fire with his vampire abilities.

--->'''Lestat''': I had planned to make a new life for myself in St. Louis. That was to be my destiny. And now I know I was right. Only it turns out the saint is not a city, but a handsome man with a most agreeable disposition.

** During the honeymoon phase of their relationship, Louis (a lapsed Catholic) felt a religious-like reverence and adoration for his lover Lestat.

** In the second episode, we learn that Lestat's nickname for Louis is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to the first episode where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]]. Furthermore, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8wg2nc?playlist=x84or8 in a 5-second Season 2 TV spot,]] the hallucination of Lestat greets Louis with "''Bonjour mon amour''" [[note]]"Hello, my love"[[/note]], and because this manifestation of his ex-lover is based on Louis' subconscious, it suggests that Lestat had referred to him as "''mon amour''" when they were together.

* {{Househusband}}: Louis is the "feminine" partner in the MasculineFeminineGayCouple dynamic that he has with his boyfriend Lestat, so his role within their household is fairly similar to a traditional housewife. Louis is extremely devoted to their vampire daughter Claudia, with a doting parenting style that could be described as "motherly," and raising her is the greatest joy in his life. The fifth episode suggests that their townhouse becomes a MessOfWoe after Claudia abandons them because Louis is too depressed to do any housework ("...ignoring all other duties of the role Claudia once mocked me for -- the unhappy housewife"). In the seventh episode, after Lestat kills a man with blood cancer, he orders Louis to tidy up ("Clean up the mess and come to coffin").

** [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8o6qd2?playlist=x7zezf The unedited version of the "Family Portrait" promo]] (it's in full color instead of sepia-toned, there are no close-ups, and there is no BackgroundMusic) was filmed in slow-motion to illustrate the otherwordly nature of the vampire family.

** In the second episode, we learn that Lestat's nickname for Louis is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to the first episode where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]]. Furthermore, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8w7c6o?playlist=x84or8 in a 5-second Season 2 TV spot,]] the hallucination of Lestat greets Louis with "''Bonjour mon amour''" [[note]]"Hello, my love"[[/note]], and because this manifestation of his ex-lover is based on Louis' subconscious, it suggests that Lestat had referred to him as "''mon amour''" when they were together.

* TantrumThrowing: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m48s In the extended Season 2 trailer,]] a wrathful Louis throws a cup of blood at ''The Storm on the Sea of Galilee'' painting by Creator/RembrandtVanRijn that's hanging on his dining room wall.

** In the second episode, we learn that Lestat's nickname for Louis is "Saint Louis," which is a CallBack to the first episode where Lestat explains that he originally intended to start a new life for himself in St. Louis, but ended up staying in New Orleans because he experienced LoveAtFirstSight when he saw Louis. He also calls Louis "''mon cher''" [[note]]the masculine form for "my dear" in French[[/note]] multiple times, and once Claudia joins their family, he calls her by various pet names like "''ma petite''" [[note]]the literal translation is "my little one" (feminine form), although it can used as the equivalent of "my sweetheart"[[/note]] and "''ma chérie''" [[note]]the feminine form of "my dear"[[/note]].

* ApplianceDefenestration: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmfMte3L4A&t=2m31s In the Season 2 First Look Scene,]] on the upper floor of the de la Croix mansion, a chair is thrown at a closed window (presumably by a vampire while attacking a human) and the glass shatters on impact.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEmfMte3L4A&t=1m40s In the Season 2 First Look Scene,]] the Parisian vampire Armand converses with Louis mostly in English except for when he responds to a compliment with "''Merci''."

** The bisexual Lestat is a big fan of the opera, and he often takes his gay boyfriend Louis on dates to watch live performances. They've seen at least one play off-screen, which is ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' ("They'll seat us late, and we'll miss Nora's entrance with the Christmas tree"). Lestat also used to socialize with the Women's Opera Society. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvA4Vvdg-58&t=1m02s The Season 2 SDCC trailer]] reveals that he was the co-founder of the ''Théâtre des Vampires'', plus [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m29s the extended trailer]] shows that he was a PerformanceArtist during [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0IjdORWIAAuIRv.jpg the late 18th century.]]

** Similarly in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m29s the extended Season 2 trailer,]] Lestat's eyes are rimmed with eyeliner while acting in a play at a French theatre during the late 18th century.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m29s In the extended Season 2 trailer,]] Lestat performs onstage in a French play during the late 18th century, and he fits [[AlwaysCamp the camp stereotype for male actors]] because he's a flamboyant [[AllGaysLoveTheater bisexual]] DramaQueen.

* PeriodPiece: Although the FramingDevice takes place in 2022 (which is the same year the series premiered), the majority of the screentime consists of {{Flashback}} sequences that span over various decades of the 20th century: TheEdwardianEra, TheRoaring20s, TheGreatDepression, The40s and The70s. In Season 2, there are also past scenes set in the late 18th century based on clips from [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m28s the extended trailer,]] plus there's a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0IjdORWIAAuIRv.jpg poster for a French play dated 1795,]] which is in the middle of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (c. 1789-1804).

** The bisexual Lestat is a big fan of the opera, and he often takes his gay boyfriend Louis on dates to watch live performances. They've seen at least one play off-screen, which is ''Theatre/ADollsHouse'' ("They'll seat us late, and we'll miss Nora's entrance with the Christmas tree"). Lestat also used to socialize with the Women's Opera Society. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvA4Vvdg-58&t=1m02s The Season 2 SDCC trailer]] reveals that he was the co-founder of the ''Théâtre des Vampires''. [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0SjHs7WIAYbj03.jpg The poster for the play]] ''[[https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Triomphe_de_l%27amour Le Triomphe de l'amour]]'' lists Lestat as one of the actors, plus a [[https://64.media.tumblr.com/43e44814b90c70c22c2799c233288c6d/ef8b2d84336033a3-32/s1280x1920/28a55f06f39b5201eed8941a3d70f8d6a45bba78.jpg behind-the-scenes pic]] seems to confirm this.

* PeriodPiece: Although the FramingDevice takes place in 2022 (which is the same year the series premiered), the majority of the screentime consists of {{Flashback}} sequences that span over various decades of the 20th century: TheEdwardianEra, TheRoaring20s, TheGreatDepression, The40s and The70s. In Season 2, there will also be past scenes set in the late 18th century based on [[https://www.reddit.com/r/InterviewVampire/comments/14rm7yp/behind_the_scenes_photos/ snapshots taken on set of extras in period costumes,]] plus there's a [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0SjHs7WIAYbj03.jpg poster for a French play dated 1795,]] which is in the middle of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (c. 1789-1804).

** [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8urky0?start=13 In a Season 2 20-second TV spot,]] part of the bookshelf in the library of the Dubai penthouse is destroyed, and numerous shards of broken glass land on Daniel.

** Similarly in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m29s the extended Season 2 trailer,]] Lestat's eyes are rimmed with eyeliner while acting in a play in a French theatre during the late 18th century.

* OpenRelationshipFailure: Lestat and Louis are vampire lovers who plan to spend eternity together. Lestat initiates the open relationship because he believes "a little variety" will prevent their romance from going stale (never mind that they've only been together for barely six years when he makes this suggestion). Both men end up being very jealous about their partner's other paramours, although this is noticeably for different reasons: Lestat is jealous of Jonah as he knows Louis has genuine feelings for his OldFlame, while Louis is furious partly due to Lestat lying multiple times that his affair with Antoinette is over.

** In the second episode, [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8kzn3x?start=24?playlist=x7nyow a slow, melancholic version]] of Daniel Hart's "The Drum Was My Heart" is heard during the final two scenes, which has a lone violin for the melody and a piano for the bass. In 1916, this musical cue represents the end of the honeymoon phase for Louis and Lestat's CommonLawMarriage because cracks have begun to appear, while in 2022, the dessert is the same one Daniel had when he proposed to his first wife Alice, and his tone of voice while he's reminiscing suggests that he misses her (or at least misses how happy they were at the start of their engagement).

* FlippingTheTable: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1DNtxOO0DI&t=1m51s In the extended Season 2 trailer,]] a murderous Louis filps over his table where he and Daniel were conducting the interview in 1973, which knocks over the latter's portable tape recorder and a few beer bottles.