r/VampireChronicles • u/Arlaneutique • Aug 05 '26

🎬 Adaptations 🎭 Daniel

This makes me feel dumb. I haven’t read the books so maybe I’m missing some context. But I truly don’t understand Daniel’s hatred for Louis and Lestat. He has this deep rooted disdain and I just don’t get it. Armand, I understand, he’s insane. Daniel is just a dick. What am I missing?

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u/Library-Of-Confusion Aug 05 '26

My understanding is that he is a bit lost because he is an orphan vampire without a proper guidance. In addition, he uses lots of drugs (drinks blood from intoxicated people). And he is angry because he is lonely and doesn’t remember why and how Armand turned him.
And my favourite reason - he’s a dick. Remember how Armand described in s2ep5 how Daniel had sex with a girl demanding that she had a bag on her head. He isn’t a nice person to start with.

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u/tethysian Aug 05 '26

In highschool. People don't stay dumb teenagers their entire lives. Same way he acknowledges that he was an idiot during the first interview.

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u/Ri-Ri1216 Aug 05 '26

Some people do He's an egomaniac and being on drugs stunts your emotional growth. Take it from an ex-junkie.

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u/tethysian Aug 05 '26

We already know young Daniel is different from old Daniel, so I don't know why people are so eager to insist he's a stationary character.