After seeing the power Armand has with the word 'rest', I have no doubt that the writers have adapted what happened in one of the books and have moved forward Louis's heart stopping and thus his separation from Amel... What I don't understand is the implication that this will have on all of this
(So - as I and others theorized, too? 😅)
In the books the vampires are connected by Amel's tendrils - the silver cord.
Louis calls it that.
The show established it in 1x07 already, I talked about that literal ages ago (and even theorized it might come in for the fight and drop back then):
(Part 1) What do you think of the 'vampire bond' thing? At first I thought it was just a BS excuse Louis invented rather than admit he truly
Amel's seat is in the brain, but the connection is hooked to the heart of the vampire - when that heart stops long enough, the cord is severed.
Louis figures that out in the books, because it happened to him, that is also the reason why Amel cannot "go into him" anymore.
This is crucial for the arcs of the later books. Because it will separate the spirit Amel from the survival of the vampires. It will disconnect them from the "core".
And so they cannot "all be killed" by someone attempting to kill the core anymore.
I have a feeling that this exact setup will be crucial for later, when Raglan will likely (imho) steal the core (when it's in Lestat's body after Akasha). And the vampires will have to figure out how to make sure how to survive with the threat of the Talamasca or Raglan pulling the proverbial plug at any time.











