SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers from “Toronto,” the third episode of “The Vampire Lestat,” now streaming on AMC+.
Don’t say Lestat de Lioncourt never gave you anything. He just doesn’t let you keep it.
In the third episode of “The Vampire Lestat,” AMC’s rebranded continuation of “Interview With the Vampire,” aspiring rock star Lestat (Sam Reid) finally sits still long enough to give hungry journalist-turned-vampire-turned-documentarian Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) a real interview with intense depth, vulnerability and even a few bloody tears. It is a soul-beating sequence forLestat, who unspools the long-teased story of his fledgling and first love, Nicolas de Lenfent (Joseph Potter), whom he turned into a vampire only to watch him crumble under the weight of the dark gift.
It’s an admission that leaves Molloy salivating over what he thinks he’s pulled from the unknowable Lestat (more on that later), and it’s something series creator Rolin Jones believes is among the show’s greatest achievements.
“Basically, we just wanted to get the fuck out of the way for Sam,” Jones tells Variety. “I think it is, of all the episodes of all the seasons, just an illustration of what Sam can do as an actor. This is his finest hour in the whole show.”
