‘The Vampire Lestat’: Let’s talk about that auction

Interview with the Vampire is back with season 3, renamed vampire lestat In honor of the second book of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. As Lestat, Sam Reed moves from being an antagonist and supporting player in the previous season to this season’s courageous anti-hero. His eponymous novel delves into his pre-vampire past as well as his current ambition to become a rock star, singling out the secrets of his own kind – whether they like it or not.

next The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only – Live, The season 3 premiere features the episode “Detroit”, named for the city where most of its action takes place. But before the show gets to Lestat or his journey into sex, drugs and motherfucking rock ‘n’ roll, it starts with a curious auction.

A number of explanations are presented in very brief sequence. So, let’s dig into it slowly.

When is this auction scheduled?

The exact time is unclear. But based on the auctioneer’s description, we can assume after 2025, when The Vampire Lestat-led band The Vampire Lestat toured and recorded an album, which is currently on the auction block.

As Interview with the Vampire Set during 2022, the opening scene takes place years after Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Lestat were last seen. And it seems the time in between has been tough for Lewis, who limped to the auction with the aid of a cane. Her ex Armand (Asad Zaman) is blindfolded, with some scars on the back. There is no sign of Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian) or Lestat, but Raglan James (Justin Kirk) from Talamasca is present.

As the critics were given episodes one to six, I can tell you with confidence that this opening takes place after the events of all those episodes. As for episode 7? I couldn’t say.

What does the auctioneer say at the beginning Vampire Lestat?

In this highly confidential auction held in an aircraft hangar, the auctioneer begins by introducing the first lot.

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“Lot 1 of 2: ‘The Complete Works of The Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt’, including his 2025 self-titled album ‘The Vampire Lestat’.,’ Additional session tracks that were removed in the final assembly of the album, the original handwritten score, and private recordings by the vampire Lestat himself, including a song cycle in the classical style based on Baudelaire’s poem. Before starting the bidding, I take the following actions.”

Shocking the assembled bidders, the auctioneer sets fire to one of the lots. While the others walk away upset, Lewis smiles to himself. A consignment of burnt ashes is sold to a woman for one yuan, indicating that this auction takes place in China.

The auctioneer then continues:

“Lot number two, a music box curated by the vampire Lestat himself. A 1978 Ferdinando Maccani Corinto sideboard. Inside a Rosner & Sohn MOTT turntable with BeoLab 20 speakers. Two temperature-controlled wine cabinets, one containing a bottle of Niepoort 1863 Port wine, the other containing a lot of the blood of the curator himself. The upper level, a singular of ‘The Complete’ The vinyl pressing featured the works of Vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, as well as 111 albums of audio narrating the events of the 2025 album, its supporting tour, and the resulting global disasters, as narrated by Vampire Lestat himself. We’ll start the bidding at 50 million yuan.”

Where is Lestat?

There are a few clues in this scene, the first of which is the description that begins immediately after the auctioneer’s brief description.

Lewis, Armand and Raglan bid strongly on lot number two. But we don’t see who will be the winner. Instead, upon bidding, we hear a soft record scratch, as if the unknown winner is playing the first vinyl record.

Lestat’s voice is heard: “If you’re listening to this now, you must be a very privileged person. You could have fed a small country for years while they made way on the rubble. You bought my box instead. I like you already.”

This reference to the wreck and the auctioneer’s mention of “resulting global disasters” suggests Lestat recorded failures After the worst disaster. What kind of disaster? Well, Lestat says in this statement, “I’m not saying that the attempted extinction of the Y chromosome across continents was my fault. No, that would suggest a level of self-importance even I don’t believe in. But on reflection – yes, I have contributed.”

Lestat alludes to an attempted genocide, which fans of the Anne Rice novels may well assume was orchestrated by Akasha. The vampire queen passed over in Season 2 is added to the company in this season, played by Sheila Atim. But like Lestat, I’m moving on from things.

What conclusions can we draw from this vampire lestatIs the auction opening?

season 3 of Interview with the Vampire Will be reported in media res. Just like classic film noir Sunset Boulevardwhich centers on a rogue writer who pays a heavy price for the love affairs of a reclusive silent film star, vampire lestat It starts with the anti-hero explaining how we got to this grim place.

Is Lestat dead? Unlikely. However, with this discovery, it appears that there was a worldwide catastrophe that resulted in many deaths, especially of people with a Y chromosome. And while some familiar vampires, such as Armand and Louise, survive, their wounds still remain. As far as Daniel and Lestat are concerned, we’ll have to see and find out.

how to see: vampire lestat Premieres on AMC and AMC+ on June 7, with new episodes every Sunday.