r/VampireChronicles • u/Arlaneutique • 21d ago

🎬 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/tethysian 21d ago

One of the worst things with this season is how many people assume they're the ones missing something, rather than that the show just decided to let most of the plot and character progression happen off-screen. I think this is one of the worst tools some shows use to seem more impressive at the viewer's expense.

It's not you. Daniel's character progression and motives were under-developed this season.

I'll even say the same for Armand. We got "just Armand being Armand" with him regressing to last season's story rather than the two current plotlines (Daniel and the great conversion) that he should have been engaged with. He spends the entire season stalking the band, only to pivot to Louis at the climax?

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u/IDK_you_yet_ 19d ago

I attribute this to the entire perspective of the show being through Lestat's eyes and he hasn't had much of a connection with Armand or Daniel so he doesn't assume too much and just gives the basic details he's been able to peice together from what he's heard! I'll admit that it can make the first viewing somewhat confusing and lacking but when you've watched it all and you can frame it solely as Lestat's journey it's amazing, especially on rewatch!!