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Welcome to week two of our recap series for The Vampire Lestat! In case you missed our first episode, you can watch it now on The Mary Sue\u2019s YouTube<\/a>. Every week, myself and Editor-in-Chief Rachel Leishman (AKA The Rachels, for short) get together to break down and discuss the newest episode of AMC\u2019s hit vampire series. And do we have a lot to discuss this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n For episode two, \u201cToledo,\u201d we jump in quickly with Lestat\u2019s backstory. Daniel Molloy has hinted at knowing some of it as he continuously rankles Lestat by asking him if he was a stutterer as a child\u2013something that Louis once told him.<\/p>\n With this season from Lestat\u2019s point of view, we are seeing things as he wants us to see them. One example is the wigs his family wears in his flashbacks. They seem to be purposefully bad, which is an insight into Lestat\u2019s feelings towards them. He\u2019s remembering them as he wants to, and he wants those listening to share that sentiment.<\/p>\n This episode takes an Oedipal turn <\/p>\n We are introduced in this episode to Lestat\u2019s mother, Gabriella (or Sophia, as she is going by in our current time). And yes, it is exactly what you are expecting if you are familiar with the novels. He and Gabriella are having sex, and yes, he is aware of what it looks like.<\/p>\n Look, we get it. It\u2019s part of the plot, and Lestat himself even goes so far as apologizing that he has to recount this for his listeners. It doesn\u2019t mean that we have to like it, though. Especially, as we discussed, the power imbalance of it all.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s trying to get somebody to hear him and like tell him no, that\u2019s not okay what she\u2019s doing to you. Even though you are her maker, that\u2019s still your mom, she should know better, and so I think it\u2019s very interesting his way of trying, in my opinion, to get people to hear him and help him is to just be like, \u2018It\u2019s fine, it\u2019s fine,\u2019 and you\u2019re like, no dude, this is not fine actually,\u201d Leishman said.<\/p>\n The similarities of Claudia and Lestat <\/p>\n The death of Claudia last season has left indelible marks on both Lestat and Louis, but for different reasons. In this episode Lestat mentions her after a feeding frenzy with Gabriella, but in a way that, as someone pointed out online, is a little mean. And it is interesting how he reacts to it.<\/p>\n Louis has always been the one to be the most affectionate towards Claudia in the show, treating her like a child or a little sister. But when it came to Lestat, he was more guarded, a little bit harsher. And we could see, as the show went on, that he and Claudia were much more alike than her and Louis.<\/p>\n It is something we discussed in depth in this episode because it is something that we both agree on, and is a plot point I would love to see explored more.<\/p>\n Said Leishman, \u201cI have always said I think him and Claudia are a lot more alike than she ever was to Louis.\u201d<\/p>\n I agreed. \u201cYou know, I think if circumstances had been different, it would have been really cool to be able to see Claudia become someone that\u2019s kind of like Lestat.\u201d<\/p>\n Make sure you tune in next Tuesday for our recap of episode three!<\/p>\n (Featured image: The Mary Sue\/YouTube)<\/p>\n