It might not come as a surprise to many of you, but here at Nerdist HQ, we’re particularly interested in what The Vampire Lestat has in store for Armand, Daniel, and, of course, the romantic relationship between them, known as Devil’s Minion. Devil’s Minion is a romance that’s canon to the Anne Rice books. And so, after two seasons of meaningful gazes, surprise flashbacks, and one vampiric turning, eager fans have been patiently hoping to see the love between Armand and Daniel bloom in full force on our screens this year. But what does The Vampire Lestat have in store for DM? The showrunner of The Vampire Lestat, Rolin Jones, and stars Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian, who play Armand and Daniel, respectively, gave us a SLEW of insights. And these teases of what’s to come have us feeling pretty excited for the future of Devil’s Minion. You can check them out below.
Nerdist: We know the love between vampires can be many things. Or it can be one thing. As far as a romantic thing, where are Armand and Daniel (or Devil’s Minion) this season?
Rolin Jones: I think we’re in a very good place. That’s what I think. The old DM, right, has been hurtled at me right from day one at Comic-Con. When we were first coming out, even, and nobody had seen anything yet. People were coming to the microphone, going, “Where is this?” We have been writing it from the beginning. We are continuing to write it, and we’re right there now. And so, just like everything else, have patience; we will try to beat your expectations.
Eric Bogosian: Romantically? It’s problematic.
Assad Zaman: Problematic is the word. Problematic. It’s just problematic.
Eric Bogosian: We’ve come up with a lot of different metaphors for what it could be. One of the ones I like currently, that I’m sort of meditating on, is when you have a thing for somebody a long time ago, let’s say in high school, and then you run into that same person decades later, and you still feel that way, but they’re not the same person. They’re a different person. This is at the core of this whole show, and all the characters, the question of, “What is a person? A person is their history, or what they think their history is, and doesn’t everybody rewrite their own personal history? There is no objectivity. It’s this constantly changing thing, and definitely, Daniel is going through a changing thing in this season. How does a love manifest itself? Well, we’re working on that.
Assad Zaman: It’s a work in progress.
Nerdist: In the times between when we see Armand and Daniel overtly come together, do you think there were instances when Armand and Daniel were in one another’s orbits that we haven’t seen on screen yet?
Assad Zaman: It’s always possible. There’s a long 50 years between San Francisco and where we are. There’s always that possibility. Armand, his elaborate lies are often always laced with some truth. If you sort of listen to him, there’s something honest kind of coming out there, shrouded in manipulation and lies. And then in San Francisco, his fascination is real. His fascination with Daniel Molloy is real and way stronger than Louis’ fascination. And so then, why wouldn’t he?
Nerdist: Eric, outwardly, Daniel refuses to acknowledge his “transformational trauma.” But how do you really think he feels about Armand abandoning him to his vampirism?
Eric Bogosian: Well, it does start out with raw anger, but just as we saw when we ended the second season, there’s more to be learned when it comes to Armand; there is a lot more to be learned. As he learns it, he’s really put on his back foot. It’s something that just keeps moving along through the season.
Nerdist: What can you tell us about the Vampiric Bond between Armand and Daniel?
Assad Zaman: Well, from the perspective of Armand, things have shifted quite a lot since season two. He’s no longer part of the status quo of creating this world that he tried to maintain for so long, and he’s very much in a more vulnerable place and self-reflective and on a new mission to redeem himself in some ways and also explore what he did to Daniel and sort of trying to take… I’m struggling because I’m trying to say he’s trying to take blame, but he’s also not, because there’s always something else with Armand. But yeah, that’s where he’s at.
Nerdist: Eric, the show discussed Daniel’s sexuality a little bit in the prior seasons, but I think really confirmed it more as firmly in a queer place in The Vampire Lestat. I know we talked before about sort of the importance of representing queer generations that may have been a bit more lost on our screens. Did you think about that any more while you were all were creating this season?
Eric Bogosian: Well, I mean, Daniel and I have roughly the same timeline. So anything that has to do with queer stuff back in the ’70s has to be also rebellious if it has any sort of public aspect to it. He wasn’t in the closet. He was hanging out in gay bars. He’s not strictly homosexual, he’s kind of like everything. And that is also of the boomer ’70s. If it feels good, do it. That’s pretty much Daniel’s thing. So I think that is a part of Daniel is like he’s against the status quo. The status quo is a straight breeder world, and he’s always been ready to walk into any doorway and taste any flavor. And if it feels good, do it.
To that we say, Amen! The Vampire Lestat airs on AMC and AMC+, Sundays at 9 pm ET/PT and midnight, respectively.
Rotem Rusak is Editor-in-Chief of Nerdist. She is waiting for Armand and Daniel to finally get together so one of her canon ships can finally sail on The Vampire Lestat. Amen.
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