In regards to Lestat's apology to Louis, I commend Sam Reid because he really dug deep. What I saw going on in Lestat was something I saw happen to a friend of mine.
My friend grew up in an abusive household with a father that beat him and his mom to hell and gone and my friend, who had a temper, absolutely refused to become physically abusive with their partners, no matter how difficult they treated him. His biggest fear was becoming his father.
I think back to the dinner scene in season 1 where Paul asked Lestat about his relationship with Jesus. I remember what he said. Do you know what that kind of upbringing can do to a person? Then I remembered Lestat talking about how he was turned. Again a very traumatic thing. In fear for his life, then only to be left alone, neglected. He didn't want anything to do with being a vampire. What does this do to a person?
Fuck being a Lestat apologist. He apologized without making excuses and owned up to it. But what he really had to face is that he, in that act of violence against his lover, became like his father. He broke Louie like his father broke him.
So yeah that was amazing on Sam Reid part because in that moment, during that confession, I didn't see the adult sexy vampire man. I saw an upset boy.
I love that Claudia was there to slap away his words. One must never forget what happened, and as we all saw by now Louis will wallpaper over the worst of things to give it a better look and that would have done no one any good. Not him or Lestat.
And it's good that he understands that forgiveness for that is undeserved even if it was to be given anyway. He had that throat slit coming and he knew it. I guess he just wished it took.
