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"And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else"
Interview with the Vampire episode
Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 8
Directed by	Levan Akin
Written by	Rolin Jones
Featured music	Daniel Hart
Original air date	June 30, 2024 (2024-06-30)

"And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" is the eighth and final episode of the second season of the American gothic horror television series Interview with the Vampire, an adaptation of Anne Rice's novel of the same name. Written by series creator Rolin Jones and directed by Levan Akin, the episode first aired on June 30, 2024, on AMC, and received critical acclaim.

Plot

Freed from the coffin by Armand, Louis sets the Theatre aflame, kills the vampires of the coven, with Sam the only one to escape surviving, and saves Claudia's diaries. He reunites with Armand and they meet Lestat in Magnus's old lair, but Louis only "kills" him symbolically by choosing Armand for the rest of his life. In the present, the interview ends there, but Daniel, having been sent Armand's original script for the trial, reveals that Armand was the director of the trial and that Lestat, not Armand, had saved Louis from receiving a death sentence. Louis fights with Armand but leaves him and Daniel behind in the Penthouse. He travels to New Orleans and meets Lestat; the pair finally reconcile. Some months later, Daniel, turned into a vampire by Armand, has published the interview as a best-seller book, openly saying that all is true, although it is implied that no one believes him. Back in Dubai, Louis hears the telepathic rage of vampires around the world demanding his death but calmly dares them to come for him.

Production

Writing and filming

"And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" was written by series creator Rolin Jones and directed by Levan Akin.

Casting

The episode stars Jacob Anderson as Louis de Pointe du Lac, Sam Reid as Lestat de Lioncourt, Assad Zaman as Armand, Delainey Hayles as Claudia, Ben Daniels as Santiago, and Eric Bogosian as Daniel Molloy. The recurring cast includes Suzanne Andrade as Celeste, Esme Appleton as Estelle, Jake Cecil as Gustave, Christopher Geary as Samuel Barclay, and Bally Gill as Rashid.

Reception

Ratings

On linear television, an estimated 0.291 million viewers watched "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" during its first broadcast on AMC, with a 0.05 ratings share. This was a 17% increase in viewership from the previous episode.

Critical response

The episode was met with critical acclaim. On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, it holds an approval rating of 100% based on four reviews, with an average rating of 9.8/10.

Manuel Betancourt rated the episode with an "A".

External links

• "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" at IMDb