Interviews

The night before the start of each Hunger Games, Caesar Flickerman hosts an interview with each of the tributes. He asks them about their life back home, time in the Capitol so far, training scores, and reaping. He is noted to try to help all the tributes through their interview. The interviews are in order of districts with the female preceding the male tribute. The main purpose of the interviews is to show the rest of the Capitol a little about each tribute and figure out who to bet their money on. There is always an interview with the tributes before each Hunger Games, and another with the victor after the Games are over.

74th Hunger Games
Each of the twenty-four contestants were given an interview. Some of the noted ones were:


 * The girl from District One, Glimmer, was very beautiful and 'sexy' as Katniss notes. Katniss also notes that her mentor probably didn't have much trouble thinking of an angle of approach to make herself seem a good bet


 * The boy from District Two, Cato, was noted as a monstrous, ruthless killing-machine.


 * The "fox-faced" female from District Five was sly and elusive.


 * The crippled male from District Ten was very quiet.


 * The girl from District Eleven, Rue, was very shy saying her best strategy is she can't be caught in the arena. She was dressed in a gossamer gown complete with wings making the Capitol in awe of her.


 * The boy from District Eleven, Thresh, was very huge and attempts to answer the questions given with a yes or no, Katniss says she would bet her money on him.


 * Katniss Everdeen was very nervous and couldn't think straight during her interview. She won the Capitol over by showing them her outfit and twirling around making her look beautiful.


 * Peeta, the male tribute from District Twelve, automatically wins the Capitol over with his looks and sense of humor. He reveals that he has had a crush on Katniss, his female counterpart, for a long time.

After the 74th Hunger Games
Peeta and Katniss both appear for the after-Game Interview. They have been told by Haymitch that they must act as though they are in love. Due to their heroic "berry scene", the Capitol is angry at them. Their stylists (Cinna and Portia), prep teams, escort (Effie Trinket), and mentor (Haymitch Abernathy) are all introduced. Katniss is dressed as an innocent young girl with a yellow dress like candleligh to draw attention away from herself. They show the whole Hunger Games, which is especially hard for Katniss. When President Snow gives the crown to Katniss he gives her a look of scorn and she knows that he will be out to get her.

Victory Tour
To wrap up the victory tour there is an interview with Caesar. During these he asks how the victor/victors are doing. During the interview in Catching Fire, Peeta proposes to Katniss.

75th Hunger Games
Katniss had her dress transformed into a mockingjay during these interviews. Peeta confessed they had been married in a District 12 wedding ceremony on their own, and also said that Katniss was pregnant.