The final two episodes of were an utter delight. They were gutting, true, but they were a spectacle to behold. Sam Reid, the actor who brings the vampire Lestat to life, talked to What to Watch about Lestat's journey in the last two episodes of the season and how portraying Lestat has been "incredibly satisfying.
" (FYI, .) WTW asked about Lestat's theatrical journey in season 2, beginning with playing the harlequin early on in the season and then seeing him give the performance of a lifetime at the trial in episode 7. "He's a good actor and he's very charismatic on stage when we see him playing the harlequin," Reid said, but he noted the first time we saw Lestat on stage it was also very traumatic.
"You're seeing the reality underneath it. Everyone's like, 'Lestat's the performer.' He's kind of a flashy clown, but actually in reality it's very traumatizing for him to be in this space.
It's very exposing and the worst things happen on stage." Regarding the trial where Lestat's fledglings, Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles), are being tried for their crimes, Reid noted Lestat "just doesn't want to be there in that trial. There's no part of him that wants to be there, but he's doing it because he has no choice from himself as well.
He can't be there. If he was given a choice, he would come regardless of the outcome." Discussing the mortal audience and the difference it made having humans watching the trial instead of other vampires, Reid said, "I think it's act.
