AMC'S Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Actually THIS is the Best Episode Yet

Welcome back savory inferiors!!  The Vampire Insiders are coming in hot to celebrate the long-awaited premiere of Season 2 of Interview with the Vampire.  In today’s episode Joann and Kristina dive deep into what’s going on with our Wayfaring duo Louis and Claudia as, five years on from where we left them at the end of last season, they undertake a chaotic pilgrimage through war-torn Eastern Europe looking for other vampires. Our structure remains the same as last season but we’ve enhanced the “standout” segment and have added a new segment that tracks the progress of “Dreamstat” the Lestat projection who Louis carries with him, to Claudia’s consternation.  Below are some links to follow on Twitter (you may call it X) that we reference in the episode.  Thanks for coming to listen to us each week and welcome to those of you who are new to the series and new to the podcast.   For Saturday’s superfan talk on Instagram please follow @blackgirltalkfangs, @gorrei_vc, or @kristinagenx  Please follow us on Twitter: @vampire_insider and @kristinagenx @blacktress’ remarks about the official AMC podcast: https://x.com/Blacktress/status/1789844472303341982 A great discussion about Romanian Vampire Folklore by @MrieMoses https://x.com/MrieMoses/status/1790061634313990615

17 Maj 20241h 45min

We are less than a week away from the May 12 premiere on AMC and we can't wait! In this episode we are reviewing the reviews, discussing the cast interviews that happened during the premiere festivities in NYC, and general fandom hysteria. !!SPOILERS!! The press has been pretty open with spoilery information in their reviews, so please be aware we are pulling those threads. If you do not want to hear those, please come back next week for our first episode review. In this episode we refer to and analyze the following things. Interviews: https://www.tvinsider.com/1134084/interview-with-the-vampire-fan-questions-video-jacob-anderson-sam-reid-season-2/ Lyvie Scott for Inverse: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-review Kayleigh Donaldson for the Wrap https://www.thewrap.com/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-review-amc/ Meghan O'Keefe for Decider https://decider.com/2024/05/01/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2/

6 Maj 20241h 6min

In this episode, the insiders are making guesses about what is going to happen in each episode, based on the newly released episode titles available on Rotten Tomatoes. We are also trying to figure out what is the deal with Louis in the gravel-filled coffin (??) and we speculate a bit on a theory: what if Paul never died? Thank you for coming to listen to us each week, and if you'd like more from us, please follow us on Twitter @vampire_insider and @kristinagenx. We appreciate you sticking with us as we change things up and we are looking forward to bringing you more great content this year. Link to trailer we discuss in this episode: https://youtu.be/4wT4QihIavo?si=yWaxgeUwSE6mGXnG

30 Apr 20241h 1min

The Vampire Insiders have finally returned, albeit with an empty host chair. On April 2, 2024 we lost Marc Snediker unexpectedly to a brief illness. We are heartbroken, and miss him very much, but know that he would want us to carry on with the podcast. So here we are. In this episode, the remaining insiders are talking about Marc, what to expect for future episodes, and finally the thing that has Twitter on fire: The Jones Cut (also called the London Cut). If you have not seen it yet, please follow the link below and beware -- your mind will be blown. Thank you for coming to listen to us each week, and if you'd like more from us, please follow us on Twitter @vampire_insider and @kristinagenx. We appreciate you sticking with us as we change things up and we are looking forward to bringing you more great content this year. Link to Jones Cut: https://youtu.be/gEmfMte3L4A?si=WkB5An9AJs6CrBHu

22 Apr 202454min

The Vampire Insiders are speaking with IWTV fan @inkyblotposts (Twitter and Tumbler) aka Jo in the second part of our authorial intent episode. With her background in literature we thought a chat about authorial intent and how that plays out in the multiple levels of original text and adapted screenplay was in order, and we weren't disappointed. We have about 2 hours of material to share so this is the first of a two-part episode. If you enjoy us and would like to learn more about us, please follow us on twitter @marceatspeach, @kristinagenx and @vampire_insider. We love interacting with listeners.

22 Jan 202450min

The Vampire Insiders are speaking with IWTV fan @inkyblotposts (Twitter and Tumbler) aka Jo in this episode. With her background in literature we thought a chat about authorial intent and how that plays out in the multiple levels of original text and adapted screenplay was in order, and we weren't disappointed. We have about 2 hours of material to share so this is the first of a two-part episode. We're also bringing back fanfiction and today Jo will be reading one of her favorite fics, from author Poet to None, titled Black, Soft, Unearthly. It is outstanding and you can find the entire piece here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/43675447/chapters/109826500 Thanks for listening to us each week and if you want more of us please follow us on twitter @marceatspeach, @kristinagenx and @vampire_insider. We love interacting with listeners.

15 Jan 202446min

The Vampire Insiders are discussing an interview that Jacob Anderson gave to Entertainment Weekly (see link below). We thought it would be a good opportunity to talk a little about some of the crumbs of information that Jacob doles out in the conversation. We are nothing if not dedicated to analyzing any new kind of content we can locate. Find that interview here: https://ew.com/interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-jacob-anderson-interview-8417770 Thank you for coming to listen to us each week.  If you do like us, please share us with a friend and be sure to follow us on Twitter (x) @kristinagenx, @marceatspeach, and @vampire_insider.

8 Jan 202445min

The Vampire Insiders are discussing an interview that Kim Granito gave to a podcast called the Current (see link below). We thought it would be a good opportunity to talk a little about how AMC goes about marketing IPs with dedicated fandoms, and to dive into the subject of a new Immortal Universe property "Talamasca", how the Talamasca has already been portrayed in the witches, and where Night Island might fit into the whole picture. Find that interview here: https://www.thecurrent.com/current-podcast-amc-network-kim-granito-marketing-streaming Thank you for coming to listen to us each week.  If you do like us, please share us with a friend and be sure to follow us on Twitter (x) @kristinagenx, @marceatspeach, and @vampire_insider and @vampire_insider on TikTok.

18 Dec 202351min