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Even as their relationship is experiencing what could be a permanent shift, Claudia is still taking care not to trigger her traumatized father. “Claudia has a lot of trauma [because] of Louis and Lestat’s relationship, so when she argues with Louis, it’s never a case of her invading his space,” Hayles says. “When she argues with him, there’s always distance between her and Louis. She’s scarred from Season 1. No matter how angry she is, she’s never really in Louis’ face like Lestat was. She’s still caring for him. She saw what he went through. She doesn’t want to put him through that, but at the tail end of it she’s furious.”

she's referring to their argument in 2x04 (relatedly, the only s2 episode in which a Black writer, a. zell williams, receives writing credit) where claudia stands a distance away from louis as they argue

“If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there’s shouting after you, keep going. Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” — Harriet Tubman

Mean Girls (2004) // Conclave (2024)