I've only seen what three(?) episodes of The Talamasca and i can without a doubt say there is no way that Guy isn't Quinn Blackwood
Spoilers for the following ahead:
The Vampire Lestat (book and possibly show)
Talamasca: The Secret Order
The Queen of the Damned (TVC Book #3)
Blackwood Farm (TVC Book #9)
Quinns supernatural experiences
Quinn is heir to the old Blackwood family in Louisiana, and his life is haunted by the spirit Goblin who is revealed to be his deceased twin. Correct me if I'm wrong but ghosts up until The Talamasca releasing haven't been mentioned (I only watched like three episodes of The Mayfair Witches.) The arguement could be made they're making reference to them to set up Claudia in The Vampire Lestat but to mention it so early into The Talamasca says to me it could be setup to its own narrative.
He becomes a Vampire and Goblin begins to feed off of his Vampiric blood. We know essentially nothing about Guy so far except for his search for his mother. However a lot of people on tiktok have been making comparisons between Devilsminion and Guy/Jasper's relationship. Yes I see the similarities however with how hard they've been hinting at Devilsminion in TVL press I don't think they'd go and recycle the material on these two. I still see Guy eventually being turned and I think the inevitable conclusion is Guy finding his mother and in turn learning about his family. (It would be fair to assume that his fathers surname could be Blackwood since we already know his mothers maiden name.)
The ghost-twin/parasite he'd be carrying could both explain how he's able to hear peoples thoughts in the first place but also explain why The Talamasca has such a interest in him in the first place. If they really thought he could just hear peoples thoughts I don't think they'd go around testing him the way they are.
The Talamasca's mission fits Quinn's situation
The Talamasca is essentially a secret order that monitors, documents, and sometimes intervenes with supernatural occurrences (vampires, witches, spirits).
Quinn’s entire existence is tangled with a ghost who is literally his twin, and his vampiric existence is bedevilled by that ghost. That’s the kind of anomaly that The Talamasca might track, catalogue, or even attempt to contain. This would also explain why they're so set on keeping Guy in the dark about his abilities. If he was just a Witch or some other well documented and researched supernatural being they'd say that but they clearly have no clue why Guy can do what he does.
There is even a mention in the novel that The Talamasca is “off-limits” for Quinn to hunt or meddle with, which suggests the Talamasca is aware of him. For example, in the fandom summary: “the rules” include that the Talamasca is now his enemy and hunting in New Orleans is forbidden. The idea of Guy making enemies feels like where this season is going it's possible with how episode three ended that yes he's just lying to Jasper so he can get in. However the summary of the show at least on the service I use to watch it says Guy becomes "obsessed with Vampire Jasper" I think this language along with some of the lines in the show like "I'm not your boy" is what draws people to make comparisons with devilsminion but I think this hint to obsession more gives us the context clues to assume Jasper will turn him eventually. Especially already knowing Jasper isn't opposed to turning people the way Armand is.
From that, one can posit that Quinn’s transformations and ghost-issues placed him on the Talamasca’s radar.
Narrative opportunities
If AMC is intent on expanding the universe of witches and vampires into a global secret-spy-thriller format — then a storyline involving Quinn isn't farfetched. Alongside this we also have the point of The Vampire Chronicles having so many characters that AMC creating new ones feels unnecessary.
Sending him out to do this mission searching for the 752 also feels more realistic when you take into account it's clearly supernatural in nature somehow. They'd see Quinn as both a risk (because Goblin is unstable) and a resource (because his lack of knowledge about this would perhaps make Goblin less powerful(?) As well as explaining why they're going to such an extent to keep him away from his mother while still trying to keep tabs on her when they know the way to draw her back is to get Guy to try and make contact).
Quinn’s relationships with other major vampiric figures (e.g., Lestat de Lioncourt) and his entangled family legacy fit the kind of high-stakes gothic world that The Talamasca series is exploring.
Objections & how to deal with them
Objection: The original novels do not explicitly show Quinn as a Talamasca operative or formally under their employment. Rebuttal: That’s correct — One can argue that he could become affiliated or observed by them, even if not described in the novels. We also already know that AMC is making major changes to characters and their arcs while keeping true to the source material with their core story.
Objection: The Talamasca’s depiction in the new show seems more spy-thriller oriented, whereas Quinn’s story is more gothic/horror. Rebuttal: The main Interview with the Vampire series is a gothic horror. Using Quinn in The Talamasca actually makes more sense this way to bridge the two shows together.
Objection: Quinn is firmly in Louisiana/Old South milieu, whereas the new Talamasca series has Guy coming from New York. Rebuttal: We already know Guy was split from his birth family and adopted so this really has no basis in my arguement. Quinn’s Southern U.S. roots are still able to come in with the introduction of Guy's mother to the narrative.
ANYWAYS Guy isn’t just any character; he is Quinn, finally stepping into the AMC universe. And I'm here for it because the Blackwood Farm is one of Anne Rice's best imop and seeing Quinn on screen is something I need.
