The following contains spoilers for Interview With the Vampire season 2, episode 7
Summary
Interview With the Vampireseason 2 star Delainey Hayles explains Claudia’s last look at Lestat in aSan Diego Comic-Conpanel.IWTVseemed finally to have given Claudia the companion she sought in Madeleine, until the show cruelly pulled the rug out, when she, Madeleine and Louis were captured by the coven and placed on trial, with Lestat returning to serve as a witness. Season 2, episode 7 ended in shocking fashion, with Claudia found guilty, and sentenced to die by being exposed to the sunlight, her eyes turning mysteriously to her creator Lestat in her final moments.
Speaking at an SDCC panel at whichScreen Rantwas present, Claudia actor Hayles gave insight on why her character looks to Lestat as she is brutally consumed by sunlight, explaining the feelings going through the tragic character in her final moments of life. Check out her remarks below:
“I was trying to understand whether it was hatred or her needing this help… I realized that she was in so much pain that it was her looking to a dad for help… it’s very sad, but that’s what it is.”
Claudia’s Last Look At Lestat Was A Perfect Ending To Her Story
A vampire condemned to exist for eternity trapped inside the body of a child, Claudia was a tragic character from the very first. Her quest to find other vampires, seeking a companion besides Louis, who she knew would always belong to Lestat, led her to Europe, and ultimately to the coven. But acceptance still did not come, as the coven humiliated her, forcing her to portray a pathetic version of herself on stage, to the delight of audiences, but the disgust of Claudia.
It seemed clear that Claudia was always doomed, but there seemed at least a sliver of a chance that she might make it when she found Madeleine, convincing Louis to turn her into a vampire. Armand and the coven would not let Claudia have happiness, however, forcing her and Louis to stand trial for their crimes against vampire law. The return ofLestatonly added to Claudia’s suffering, as she was forced to relive the turmoil of her existence.
Interview With the Vampirehas been renewed for season 3.
Hayles’ insight into Claudia’s character – that she would, in the end, look to Lestat not as her tormentor, but as her parent – further drives home the tragedy of what she was.Interview With the Vampireseason 2wrapped up Claudia’s tortured story in masterful fashion, delivering one gut-wrenching moment after another, right up until that poignant and heartbreaking last look.
Interview with the Vampire
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Based on Anne Rice’s novel series that began in 1976, Interview with the Vampire is a gothic horror fantasy series that explores the life of Louis de Pointe du Lac through an interview with a journalist. Told through flashbacks of Louis' life during the interview, the series examines Louis' relationship with the vampire that turned him, Lestat de Lioncourt, and a teenage girl named Claudia, whom he turns. The series is the first of Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe media franchise.
