Just Start the Tape: An Interview With the Vampire Rewatch Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week on Just Start the Tape, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 1 Episode 1 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “In Throes of Increasing Wonder.” This series premiere introduces the titular vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac as he tells his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy. We are transported back to 1910s New Orleans where Louis meets the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt.

Discover why we consider this not only one of the best episodes of the show, but one of the best television pilots of all time. An episode so good, we had to split it into two. Part 2 drops next week!

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This week on Just Start the Tape, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam finish their revisit of Season 1 Episode 1, “In Throes of Increasing Wonder.” We pick up with the end of Grace’s wedding and the tragic events that follow. Discussions include why no one will ever forgive Lestat for the fate of our beloved Miss Lily, the scene that should’ve gotten Jacob Anderson an Emmy, and why we consider this episode one of the best TV pilots of all time. We end with our first edition of a segment called “Start Your Take,” where we have one minute to highlight details that didn’t make it into the episode discussion.

This episode discusses themes of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. For resources on suicide prevention, please visit 988lifeline.org.

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Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 1 Episode 2, “After the Phantoms of Your Former Self.” We join Louis post-vampire transformation as he adjusts to his new immortal life. Discussions include the mindful handling of race-bending Louis, the resulting intersectionality of Louis and Lestat’s relationship, and more, and Bobbi shares the catharsis of seeing a Black vampire depicted on-screen in this way. The girls share their hot takes in “Start Your Take” and collectively lose their minds over how much Lestat would love the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “The Trolley Song.”

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Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 1 Episode 3, “Is My Very Nature That of the Devil?” We pick-up several years since our last episode as Louis and Lestat continue to navigate their immortal life together, and all the challenges that come with living for eternity. Discussions include Loustat’s lack of communication, Lestat’s need for a friend, Louis’ ongoing struggle of self-acceptance, and iconic moments and line deliveries the girls (and the internet) obsess over. The girls share their hot takes in “Start Your Take” and gush over how refreshing it is to see a show truly respects the medium of television.

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Check out Martine Thompson’s article on Sinners and Interview With the Vampire for Elle:

https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a64593151/sinners-black-vampire-stories-film-books/

Episode Credits:

Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam finally meet their light, their redemption, their Claudia! They revisit Season 1 Episode 4, “The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding.” Discussions include Claudia, Claudia, and more Claudia. The girls cherish the good ole days when the unholy family was happy and chat about girlhood and coming of age stories on screen.

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Link to Kelli’s interview with Sam:

https://www.tvinsider.com/1188953/cast-of-interview-with-the-vampire-tv-series-season-2-lestat-rockstar-sam-reid/

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Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and domestic violence. Links to resources referenced in the episode below.

This week, we discuss one of the most difficult episodes of the series, Season 1 Episode 5, “A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart.” Claudia leaves home after the unhappy aftermath of Charlie’s death. When she returns, the family reaches a tipping point.

National Domestic Violence Hotline

Ujima

The Mental Health Coalition

Kelli’s interview referenced in episode: TV Insider

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Content warning: This episode contains minimal discussion of suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence (resources linked below). This week, we discuss one of the most nuanced episodes of the series, Season 1 Episode 6, “Like Angels Put in Hell by God.” Claudia, Louis, and Lestat explore and endure a new chapter of their family dynamic. Claudia and Louis begin to plot Lestat’s demise. 

National Domestic Violence Hotline

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The Mental Health Coalition

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It’s the Season 1 finale, “The Thing Lay Still,” and it’s the end of the unholy family as we know it as Claudia and Louis carry out the plot against Lestat in New Orleans. In Dubai, the truth starts to unravel. We look back on what this rewatch experience has done for us personally and as a trio and look ahead to our next season after a brief hiatus. The end, the beginning.

Links to Kelli’s recent interviews with Jacob, Sam & Delainey: https://www.tvinsider.com/show/interview-with-the-vampire/

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There was much ado about vampires at San Diego and New York Comic Con, so we’re back with a bonus episode to give you all our thoughts on The Vampire Lestat trailer. We’re joined by author Rose Dommu and critic Kaiya Shunyata as we react to the new footage, give our predictions for where the season will go, and discuss how we need sex, drugs, vampires, and rock n’ roll. Bang bang.

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They’re back! This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam dive back into the depths of the vampiric deep and revisit Season 2 Episode 1 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned?”

The story picks back up as Louis and Claudia traverse a war-torn Romania as they chart out their new life. Discussions include the contentious and complex relationship between Claudia and her fatherbrother Louis, Armand’s involvement (officially) in the interview, and the inner workings of human-vampire relations.  

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Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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