This blog post covers Season 1, Episode 3, titled "Is My Very Nature That of a Devil?" Originally aired on October 9, 2022, this episode marks a pivotal shift as Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) grapples with his dual identities as a Black man in Jim Crow-era New Orleans and a newborn predator under Lestat de Lioncourt’s (Sam Reid) chaotic tutelage. The "Animal" Diet and Moral Crisis
The episode opens in 1917 with Louis attempting to reclaim his humanity through a moral feeding code. He proposes preying only on the "morally corrupt," but the experiment fails when his conscience wavers. Instead, Louis resorts to a "diet" of animals—feeding on cats and rats—which leaves him physically weakened, irritable, and disconnected from his vampiric power. Lestat mocks this choice, famously comparing a non-killing vampire to a "fish that doesn't swim". Watch Interview With The Vampire S01E03 720p WE...
In a chilling reveal, Lestat admits he followed them to the woods and watched the entire encounter, fueled by a hypocrisy that allows his own affairs while begrudging Louis any emotional connection. The Breaking Point: Race and Retaliation This blog post covers Season 1, Episode 3,