This is now officially my favourite scene ever
Variety’s Best TV Performances of 2022: Pairs Edition Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid (Interview with the Vampire, AMC)
Stepping into the iconic Anne Rice roles of Louis and Lestat must have been, at the very least, incredibly intimidating. But in AMC’s refreshing twist on the original novel, Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid rose to the occasion with unforgettable style. Reid unleashed hell as the perpetually hungry Lestat, prowling the screen like a lion waiting to pounce. Anderson, portraying a Louis of decidedly different roots than the one Rice first wrote, gave one of the year’s point-blank best performances, as ferocious as it was viscerally wounded. As Reid and Anderson embody Lestat and Louis, it’s all too easy to understand why millions remain so invested in this romance, vicious and doomed though it is.
You dance that close, you ought to be married.
Black hair appreciation on IWTV
AMC's Interview With The Vampire does such a great job showcasing the beauty and versatility of black hair. These are some a few of my favourite black hair appreciation moments on the show:
- Louis' many hairstyles throughout the decades, inspired by the real hairstyles black men wore during those time periods.
Bonus points for them styling Jacob's real hair instead of using cheap looking wigs like some other tv-shows do.
- Mama Du Lac's fro and Grace's updo at her wedding.
- Claudia putting a headscarf in her hair before bed. I also love the use of hair – her transitioning from cute plaits to sophisticated updos, to show that she has matured from a little girl into a young woman.
- An honourable mention also goes to Lestat playing with Louis' hair during an intimate moment, something that we rarely get to see on screen.
Who would you “ship” your character with?