Armand and Daniel both being petty and trying to outcunt each other in every scene they have together like its the cuntolympics they really are the most bitter of exes. what they both dont know is that the greatest cunt of them all have yet to enter the stage: lestat de lioncourt
Daniel's memories of Alice being memories of Armand
Daniel first mentions Alice in episode 2 of season 1. He's served a dessert that he mentions he ate after asking his first wife Alice to marry him in Paris (a city significant to Armand). Why are Louis and Armand serving him something that would remind him of Alice? Hmm. He goes on to describe a unique physical trait she had:
I remember finding this a weird detail when I first watched this scene. But after the scene of Armand taking off his contacts to reveal his vamp eyes, I feel like it could be a reference to that. This still felt like a stretch but the proposal scene from today's episode convinced me.
Louis asks Daniel what Alice said when he proposed to her and Daniel suddenly has a memory of Armand from the past.
The timing of this memory as he's being asked about Alice can't be a coincidence. He looks at Armand in confusion. And when he finally admits that she said no. It's ARMAND who replies that she wanted to say yes.
Why would Armand know this? Why would he feel the need to tell Daniel this after seeing him looking wrecked by the memory?
And then there's Louis' remark about Daniel feeling more comfortable holding Alice's hand in Paris than in America:
Earlier in the episode, Louis talks about Paris being less racist than America. I think this line is about him thinking Paris is also less homophobic than America.
It's not the first time Louis hinted at Daniel being bi or gay.
I don't think this memory is about Daniel literally asking Armand to marry him. But pretty much the equivalent when you are a human in love with a vampire. He probably asked Armand to turn him so they could spend eternity together and Armand said no.