(Ep 3) - Let's talk “Interview With The Vampire” ~ With FoxTaco, SpooksWithMina & FrankFreezy

Man, I wrote out some thoughts and my PC restarted and lost it. I was super stoked to hear from Mina, thanks for the introduction to her Frank & Taco! I've been a loooong time fan of Anne Rice - going back before the original IWTV movie. I read the books as a young 9 y/o in 1992/93. I completely echo Mina's thoughts about loving how fresh this take is while keeping the essence of these characters alive - the end result of some of these storylines end up where us book readers know what's up, but the journey along the way is so new and riveting. I friggin' love this modern take on IWTV. I've been following this project since Anne Rice shared that her Vampire Chronicles IP have been picked up by AMC+ for a series. I was SO intrigued by the casting of Black actors for Louis and Claudia, and yet it made so much sense for the place setting of New Orleans. Then it made me wonder how they were going to tackle Louis' character, but learning they were bringing the story forward into the early 1910s Jim Crow era, learning more about Storyville, had me so excited to see this new take on this story. It was clear from the start this wasn't going to follow the books or the earlier movies, and I was 100% here for it. It is also what brought me to Taco & Frank's reaction content. I'm a PoC, I'm Indigenous and queer. I was super curious how folks in the Black community were reacting to a queer bi-racial vampire tale. The fact this show has been so accepting of queer identities and normalizing it, would have made Anne Rice so proud if she were here today. She would have fallen completely in love with Sam Reid. And reality is - it's always a choice to consume more content from other PoC's. It gives me the opportunity to learn other perspectives and learn more about other cultures. Love this community, love this show. Let's fucking goooo!

Fun conversation, guys! In the books, Daniel gets turned a few years after the interview with Louis, and that's an interesting part in itself, that we may or may not see in a form or another at some point in the show. But yeah, in the "Interview with the vampire" book he's just a story framing device. The "fun" stuff from 2x05 are new for the show.

🍅🍅 For Mr Taco.

super excited for this, friends!

I was so excited to get the notification about this earlier today! Loved the conversation and can't wait for part two

I absolutely loved all of Mina’s contributions about how the book is different from the show. Spot on! 🙏🏿 I didn’t start reading the books until after I watched season 2. Nobody asked, but for anyone like me who is interested in reading the books but worried you won’t like it as much as the show (😆), it was much more enjoyable when I thought of the books as supplements to the show rather than as source material. There’s a lot about the books that I don’t like that the show completely transforms, but the core feeling, the essence, of both are very similar and compatible. It’s really interesting how the writers ensured that the show’s tone would be consistent with the books’. It’s also a lot fun to read and notice which aspects of the text the writers saw as beautiful and important for the adaptation. Also, to see what was (and wasn’t) used in the show, which passages were used as episode titles, which quotes were used as dialogue and by whom, etc. 🤓👍🏿

Loved Mina’s perspective as a book reader !! I haven’t read the books either and it’s so interesting to hear about the differences ! About the vampires’ morality, a line that I love in the show is from Rashid, who tells Daniel, that he’s unfairly applying human morality to otherworldly beings (something along the lines of this) I think it fits especially older vamps like Armand, he is SO old, a whole apex predator with superpowers, of course his sense of morality is on a whole other plane 😭 Excited for a part 2 !! 🍅🍅🍅

Ohh this will be a treat to watch before TVL!! Thank you Frank, FoxTaco and Mina :D Also I’m curious, will you be reacting to TVL Frank?

dropping this before i go on a mini-road trip omg yesss can't wait to iisten!

always love hearing your thoughts about this show, and really enjoyed what Mina and Foxtaco had to say too. very much looking forward to your reaction to the upcoming Vampire Lestat season. ps - I was lucky enough to go to the concert this week in nyc and it was AMAZING.

I've watched ALL your reactions to IWTV. Very much looking forward to The Vampire Lestat reactions.

Mina’s reflection on the song Lestat sang with the soldiers is so real 😆 I actually found there’s an interesting history behind the song for anyone curious about it! https://x.com/lestatsthrussy/status/1926696541001044276?s=46&t=pN76NZU2cKyBhRHD2rDFaQ

Really like that you're doing these crossover video discussions! Thanks for working so hard to coordinate with the diff time zones. 🙂

Frank what exactly do you mean when you said “we know what they got going on” pertaining to people that do not like Louis. I very much enjoyed this conversation and have watched yours and foxtaco reactions.

I'm confused. Lestat killed Louis' entire family? Maybe I missed something in the discussion or I misunderstood the question. I'm always balancing my judgment of characters as best I can, but that is not a factual statement about the show.

Hi Mina! Excited to see you in the conversation!!!

"They're so cleannnn!" Oh, Frank, yes. Those slow shots of them walking are to die for.

8:21 it was Louis that said that about racism in France to Daniel, not Lestat.

Thanks for thisssss. Y'all gotta see that other season 2 Rollin Jones edit trailer 🤌🏾

Episode 3??? Did you do two previous episodes??? How did i miss that???

Jumping up and down from excitement right now oh my goddd!!!!