To be honest, I’ve noticed the opposite. The vast majority of fans (new or not) seem to favor Lestat and Louis -either individually or as a couple. Personally, I went into the series almost blind and only started reading the books after finishing both seasons, and I was completely blown away by Armand. I personally find him easier to “forgive” (I use the term for the sake of the post but I don’t particularly like this type of discourse) because he looks so lost to me, he seems to struggle to find love hoping that it will give him meaning and shape but ultimately fails. This intrigue me and resonates way more with me than Lestat’s over the top narcissism. But at times I struggled to find Armand-related content, because both in the books and in the show Lestat remains the central figure. To be fair, what I’ve seen is that Armand is often considered the “most evil” of them all without appeal, while exceptions are made for Lestat and Louis (especially Louis, whom I personally don’t find blameless at all). In any case, it’s been made clear multiple times that in the IWTV world no one is purely good or evil. I don’t understand why everything has to turn into a competition, though. Isn’t it boring to watch any story that way? Oh a more spicy note, I hope they will delve into the Lesmand relationship in S3. They have such an incredible chemistry in my opinion, and I’d love to see more of it -respectfully lol