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Interview with the Vampire has new and returning characters, shocking betrayals, and emotional reunions and emotional reunions that build toward an epic season finale.

Interview with the Vampire season 2, episode 8, "And That's the End of it. There's Nothing Else," is non-stop drama as Louis faces the aftermath of the most devastating twist yet—the Parisian vampire coven kills Claudia and Madeleine, Louis' new fledgling, after a dramatic trial where Louis, Claudia, and Madeleine face charges of breaking sacred vampire laws. Louis faced Armand's betrayal, reuniting with Lestat, and losing Claudia in the penultimate episode. In the season finale, Louis deals with the consequences of this ordeal in both the past and present, setting up Interview with the Vampire season 3.

What Happened After The Grand Trial? Interview With A Vampire Season 2 Ending Explained

Louis De Pointe Du Lac Goes On A Vengeful Killing Spree After Claudia, & Madeleine Éparvier's Deaths

The season 2 finale of Interview with the Vampire features Louis' first hours after losing Claudia, while in the present, he revisits the memory to heal and move forward. Louis loses his last family member, Claudia, whom he treats like a daughter and a sister. Louis also loses Madeleine, his first and only fledgling. He is hurting and has nothing left to lose, feeling only rage and destruction because of his grief. Louis kills almost the entire coven, sparing Armand because he saved his life, and Lestat so that he lives knowing Louis is with someone else for eternity.

After Louis releases all his rage, he has nothing left except his grief and Armand, knowing the only thing he can do is try to live. However, it is entirely based on a lie because Daniel uncovers a blistering truth about Louis' memories, forcing Louis to reconcile with losing Claudia and Madeleine again. Louis' personal reconciliation leads him to confront his life as a vampire for the last century, vowing to live authentically, moving forward in the face of a new and unexpected betrayal from Armand.

Was Armand & Louis' Relationship Ever Real?

Armand Toyed With Louis' Memories

The biggest plot twist of Interview with the Vampire season 2 finale is Daniel Malloy's discovery that the real villain is not Lestat De Lioncourt, but Armand, Louis' partner. Their entire relationship is built on a lie. Armand tampered with Louis' memories from the very beginning to paint Lestat as an evil villain and Armand as Louis' savior who only betrayed him once. Louis only forgave Armand because he believed Armand was helpless during the trial and only had enough power to save him. However, Lestat is much more complex than Armand made him out to be.

Furthermore, Armand directed the play and planned to kill Louis along with Claudia and Madeleine; it was Lestat who saved him. Louis and Armand's relationship turning out to be false mirrors the truth about Armand in the season 1 ending of Interview With The Vampire. Both season finales reveal a life-changing truth about Armand. The plot twist also reframes the entire trial, since Lestat recounted his point of view, which did not match Louis's memories. Now that Louis knows Armand altered his memories, Lestat's version of their relationship is closer to the truth.

The Real Lestat De Lioncourt

Lestat Is Not The Evil Ab Louis' Tainted Memories Made Him Out To Be

The truth about Armand also indicates that Lestat de Lioncourt is not the terrible person the narrative painted him to be. Louis and Lestat's relationship was not abusive; it was just mutually toxic. Louis resented Lestat for turning him into a vampire, while Lestat resented Louis for refusing to accept his circumstances. Their relationship was certainly not healthy, given that they were both awful and violent toward each other. However, their romance cannot be simplified as a matter of ab and victim. Lestat's apology in Interview With The Vampire even illustrates Lestat's complex feelings about Louis and their relationship.

Lestat is an imperfect, manipulative man who has difficulty loving people and allowing them to love him in return.

Of course, Lestat is far from perfect and has wronged Louis in many ways, but Louis has also grievously hurt Lestat. Lestat is an imperfect, manipulative man who has difficulty loving people and allowing them to love him in return. Claudia could not accept it, which is why an irreparable rift grew between them. However, despite their frayed dynamic, they still loved each other. Claudia's final look at Lestat in Interview with the Vampire illustrates that, regardless of what happened between them, Claudia still sees Lestat as her father.

The season finale shows that Lestat reciprocates this familial love as he fiercely defends her when rehearsing the trial. Furthermore, Lestat breaks down over the devastation of losing Claudia and living with that pain for the next 70 years. Her final look continues to haunt Lestat, and he genuinely regrets not being a better father to her. Lestat is just as torn up about Claudia's death as Louis is, proving that Armand's falsification of Louis' memories does not represent Lestat at all—he is a broken vampire mourning his child, just like Louis.

Why Does Louis Go To New Orleans?

Louis & Lestat Reconcile

After Louis de Pointe du Lac learns the truth about his memories, he immediately travels to New Orleans to confront Lestat about Paris. It is a defining moment for Louis as he apologizes for not appreciating the vampirism Lestat gifted him. Louis also needs to hear the truth directly from Lestat because it confirms that, despite their messy and toxic history, Lestat still loves Louis. Both men finally grieve together for the daughter they lost, signifying another turning point in their relationship. This scene contrasts their reunion in Paris, which is filled with hatred, vengeance, and resentment.

Their embrace portrays that it may have been over 70 years since they last saw each other, but their love has endured and will continue to do so.

Louis and Lestat's reunion in New Orleans is an emotional moment that built up all season, and it was well worth the wait. They can finally let go of the past now that Louis knows the truth. Although it is also painful when Lestat asks about 1973, the year Louis tried to commit suicide, their reunion is full of honesty and vulnerability. Louis and Lestat are unafraid to show their raw emotions. Their embrace portrays that it may have been over 70 years since they last saw each other, but their love has endured and will continue to do so.

Do Louis & Lestat Get Back Together?

Louis & Lestat's Future Is Unknown

Despite Louis and Lestat's emotional reunion, it is unclear whether they will get back together. The teaser trailer for Interview with the Vampire season 3 suggests that Lestat becoming a rockstar will be the season's focus. However, there are no details regarding Louis and Lestat's relationship. Louis heads back to Dubai while Lestat prepares for his tour, but things are looking up for their romance. Their relationship must remain ambiguous, so Louis can finally live as a vampire freely and truthfully, without any complicated entanglements. It would be a great bonus if they find their way back to each other.

The Real Meaning Of Interview With A Vampire Season 2 Ending

Louis De Pointe Du Lac Is Finally Free

The season 2 finale of Interview With The Vampire comes full circle for Louis de Pointe du Lac. The end of season 1 suggests that Louis is free of the evil in his life, Lestat, but season 2 proves that it is much more complicated since Armand tampered with Louis' memories. For the first time since becoming a vampire, Louis is ready to live after healing from his toxic relationship with Lestat and the devastation of losing Claudia. Louis acknowledged his own toxicity and is now ready to be a vampire without any outside influence.

Louis even tells Lestat that he is "companion enough for [himself]," indicating that he does not need to rely on anyone to live a happy and fulfilled life. Regardless of what Louis chooses to do next, it will be entirely his decision since he is free from Armand's entrapment. Louis de Pointe du Lac can finally be a real vampire on his own . It will be interesting to see how Interview With The Vampire depicts where Louis goes next, but this ending is the perfect opportunity to shine the spotlight on Lestat in the next season.