The Vampire Lestat season 3 episode 6, titled "Montreal," ends with a surprise final scene that surprised critics and viewers. The episode centers on Lestat, played by Sam Reid, narrating from Montreal as he promotes his failing album The Failures, which the recap notes received a 3.1 out of 10 review and barely charted. The hour stages an intimate, emotionally devastating conversation between Lestat, Louis played by Jacob Anderson, and a third character whose presence proves both surprising and upsetting. The episode presses on the series' larger throughlines, including Lestat's music having contributed to the vampire apocalypse and wounds already visible on Louis and Armand. Reviewer and commentators singled out a climactic sequence involving Claudia as especially powerful and said the finale contains a clear explanation for the shock ending. Showrunner Rolin Jones previously told the reviewer AMC considered holding back the finale because the season contains a structural "magic trick," and the episode places pieces in place for next week's final hour.
