Taylor Swift has discovered a brand new rival: Lestat de Lioncourt, aka the fictional vampire first penned by Anne Rice and at present performed by Sam Reid in AMC’s Interview With the Vampire.
For context, over the weekend AMC launched a primary clip of the upcoming third season, whereby Lestat turns into a rockstar (as he’ll within the third season; extra on that beneath). The little teaser confirmed Reid as Lestat sitting down for an interview and customarily appearing like a little bit of a diva. Reid is already masterful because the theatrical Lestat, however this brief video exhibits simply how good a rockstar Lestat actually us.
Right here’s the place issues get enjoyable. In a since deleted X put up, a fan juxtaposed pictures of Lestat on this clip with a few of Taylor Swift in her “Clean House” music video, with the lyric “I’ve obtained a protracted record of ex-lovers, they’ll let you know I’m insane” — a reference to Lestat’s poisonous relationship with Louis, which fuels the primary two seasons of the present.
After which, as a result of that is the web and X within the yr 2024, some individuals obtained mad.
Now since that is the web and X in 2024, so it’s completely potential that the one that responded with a passionate protection of Taylor Swift was trolling. Nevertheless, that didn’t cease individuals from taking that and working with it, as a result of the concept of Lestat beginning a stan warfare on X was simply so rattling in character.
It additionally helped that Taylor Swift serendipitously performed “I Don’t Wanna to Dwell Ceaselessly” as a shock tune at her most up-to-date live performance. Discuss timing (what if I instructed you she’s a mastermind?).
Personally, I feel we must always pit fictional characters in opposition to celebrities extra typically; that is what web rage ought to be used for, really.
The third season of Interview with the Vampire goes to observe The Vampire Lestat, the second guide in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles sequence. It’s all about Lestat as a rock star, as a result of, yeah, in fact Lestat would grow to be a rock star. It additionally opens with two absolute banger paragraphs, whereby Lestat describes how scorching he’s, as one does. It’s giving Ebony Darkness Dementia Manner of My Immortal fame.
I’m the Vampire Lestat. I’m immortal. Roughly. The sunshine of the solar, the sustained warmth of an intense fireplace — these items may destroy me. However then once more, they won’t.
I’m six toes tall, which was pretty spectacular within the 1780s after I was a younger mortal man. It’s not unhealthy now. I’ve thick blond hair, not fairly shoulder size, and slightly curly, which seems white beneath fluorescent mild. My eyes are grey, however they take up the colours blue or violet simply from surfaces round them. And I’ve a reasonably brief slender nostril, and a mouth that’s effectively formed however just a bit too huge for my face. It may look very imply, or extraordinarily beneficiant, my mouth. It at all times seems to be sensual. However feelings and attitudes are at all times mirrored in my whole expression. I’ve a constantly animated face.
Reid recites the primary paragraph of this in its absolutely over-the-top glory within the trailer, which bodes effectively for simply how wonderful this new season can be.
Oh, and in case you had been questioning… sure they did launch the total in-universe tune with a super-extra lyric video.
Your transfer, Taylor.