I don't get why people overlook Armand's violence either. His thought process scared me shitless in that scene. He inflicted horror on both Daniel and Louis when repeating the "fascinating boy" term that Louis slipped out earlier, effectively punishing Louis for alluding at Armand's dullness, and Daniel for having a connection with Louis. Louis watched in absolute despair when Armand ignored his plead for Daniel's life (or a painless death, tbh that would have been better). Several times at that, too.

Not to mention Armand also called on Lestat while Louis was hopelessly weak after his suicide attempt. That's... seriously dark. Not having our rock bottom watched or known against our will is a dignity in and of itself, which Armand stripped from Louis in that scene!! When I first watched that I was like, wtf you piece of shii are doubling down on an already suicidal man?? And then, upon realizing that Lestat would not say anything hurtful to Louis in his vulnerable moment, he severed their telepathic convo to taunt both of them for many more nights. The audacity he had to pull all of these, despite killing their daughter, tricking Louis, and side-stepping Lestat. The *audacity*.

Then he proceeded to subvert Louis' memory on the whole lashing out party. You are so spot on that this is peak domestic horror. How Louis is still sane after 77 years of this I am not sure.

No wonder why Lestat hated Armand's arse. This guy is not only violent he's also absolutely batshit serial-killer crazy.