#potentially Armand will be pushed by Daniel's crowing to say more about his history with Lestat than he told Louis during that time period

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Thinking about the implications of the shift from season one having each episode structured around a single interview session, to the premiere episode of the second season containing two partial sessions and reference to another that happened off screen. Previously, almost every scene in the show occurred between the moments Daniel prepared to conduct the interview and the conversation immediately following the end of a recording. Each of these sessions focused on an identifiable chapter of Louis’ life, the delineation between which was further emphasised by the subtle changes to Louis’ framing and approach. As Louis begins to question his recollection and interpretation of events however, so those neat boundaries have started to erode. Now, recollections of his and Claudia’s search for old world vampires spill over three sessions, one of which the audience is only aware of due to Daniel making an impatient remark about how meandering it was (“And I want to thank you, Louis, for yesterday’s eight hours on how to avoid the sun and torpedoes while cruising the Mediterranean war theatre.”). The effect of the conversations and passages of time between sessions meanwhile has been brought to the forefront, positioning it as, if not more, important than what is being discussed during the interview itself. This more organic and uncurated structure seems to be a tentative promise that Louis may be able to find something in his recollections that will allow him to grow, but also serves as an ominous warning of the danger that these memories pose for Louis.