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Episode 7, I Could Not Prevent It, refers to the death of Claudia and

and it's unexpected, and what's revealed is definitely not expected.

It's a fake setup. It's presented as though it's an actual trial, with the

audience in the theater as the final jury.

I fell in and out of consciousness.

Jack's come off, your character's in a play.

Props in a play. I could feel a presence in the theater.

This is something that the audience and all of us, frankly, shooting the show,

had been waiting for for the whole season.

Monsieur, le start de l 'encore.

The start walking on stage is probably the most complex moment.

For Louis, there's a reason why Lestat appears as his subconscious.

There's a comfort that he finds in him.

But to actually see him in the flesh, I think there's a mix of, like, he doesn't

know if he's really there. And I think it's like fear, excitement, fury, and a

bit of relief.

It's a big deal for Louis and Lestat to see each other again.

It's their turn to hurt.

For us, Jacob and myself, it was a lot to do with what's their connection even

when they're not looking at each other.

Love has always been difficult for me.

But I think as soon as he looks at Louis and as soon as Louis looks at him, I

think he knows it's all over.

The accused raised up his hand and took your face in them with a kiss of

acceptance.

Lestat has now lost himself in the memory.

Facts! And then there's this homophobic comment which snaps him out of it.

Where lies their disgust now?

It's just another element that pushes him further and further into

I hurt the one.

I hurt the only one.

Doing it again.

Hurting you again.

So today we have a five and a half, six page scene, which is the climax of the

trial in which we find out whether Claudia...

Madeline and Louis are condemned to death by the Paris Coven. Ladies and

gentlemen of the jury, I ask you to set aside your mortal biases and remember

that we are monsters.

Hottie's always been a defiant character.

Good.

And so we wanted to give her that if she's going to die in this way.

In front of a live audience, burned to death on stage, we wanted to give her

some moments of defiance before she goes out.

You dropped him like an egg from an airplane.

For Claudia, in the beginning it's terror, and then it's just straight

from then on. Anger at Louis, anger at Lester, anger at Santiago.

We poisoned him.

I confess him.

He's not dead.

He's standing right here in front of us. Can I cry and say that I'm sorry,

Claudia?

Madeline is out of it and not really aware of what's happening.

Claudia is all too aware and still so defiant.

She never begs. She never gives any ground. She knows that she's right.

Will you renounce the accused you sit with and join our coven?

Madeline picks Claudia, and that is all Claudia's ever needed to hear is to be

put first.

So in that moment, it's acceptance of her circumstance.

And my immortal companion is Claudia.

My coven is Claudia.

What say you for the vampire Claudia?

Guilty or not guilty?

Guilty!

Even till her death, she's a fighter.

May I ask the court for a final request?

One thing about Claudia that I really love is she will always give it her all.

I now know all your faces.

And you'll always get her all.

If there is an afterlife, I'm going to come back and f***ing kill all of you.

For Claudia, it's a promise.

It's not a threat, it's a promise. She has Lestat's blood. If they do anything,

it's come back with a vengeance.

You saved Louis.

Yes. But not her.

I could not prevent it.

Claudia's death represents Louis' last connection to this world.

This is hard.

This is a striking and painful episode.

When Claudia protects Madeline in that moment, it's out of sheer love.

Louis feels deeply responsible for her. It is his biggest regret that he

couldn't save her.

It's the thing that's haunted everyone.

The fact he couldn't protect her, he couldn't keep her alive.

Like a big part of Louis' acceptance of the gift and of his nature is knowing

that Claudia really did embrace it.

She was a brilliant vampire.