Rotem Rusak

Beloveds! What a truly incredible journey it has been this season with The Vampire Lestat! For me, it started even before the series released, when, in a bid to make up for the lost time before I discovered the show, I was fortunate to get to speak with the incredible Assad Zaman about one of my favorite characters to ever grace our screens, Armand, and catch up on some of my lurking questions.

From there, it was a whirlwind of incredible moments, everything from being totally transported at the live Lestat concert to manifesting the right amount of mayhem at the pre-season junket, which somehow just gave and gave, to diving into the episodes themselves!

I am so grateful to have spoken to Rolin Jones, Hannah Moscovitch, Mark Johnson, Daniel Hart, Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Delainey Hayles, Joseph Potter, Damian Atkins, Jennifer Ehle, Sheila Atim, and, of course, Eric Bogosian and Assad Zaman, and to have been able to share all of their incredible insights with you. A HUGE thank you to AMC and their fabulous PR team for all the opportunities and time.

And brings me to my, finally. Finally, there has been no truer pleasure than being welcomed by this beautiful fandom. It’s no secret I’m a DM gal, but it was my privilege and honor to see my work have impact and mean something to a community that I love. It’s been so much fun to be the Armand Apolo— Understander ✌️— in the room. Thanks to you all for making my pieces so successful and letting me do what I love. I’m so glad my questions and work landed with you. You are truly, my beloveds. 😈

What a fabulous and fascinating four months!

Until next time,

Ro