Ok am I stupid or did we never get an explanation for “Armand told the truth”??? Like there were multiple times this season where characters asked what it meant and I don’t think we ever got an answer
We’re not supposed to get an answer, this is meta to mock the show fans who’d say Armand lied about everything, when the fans get confused about it, it’s like these characters who are also confused about it, like pay attention to Armand for 5 min and you’ll know he’s a much more terrible liar than Lestat, pay attention for a little more and you’ll figure out what’s a lie and what’s a truth he’s telling…
walk with me for a minute: IWTV x The Great Gatsby crossover
Nick: Claudia (I’m not 100% on this one)
—> this also wouldn’t really allow for any Natsby subtext but idk
Jordan: Madeline (only with Claudia as Nick, again I’m not totally convinced)
Gatsby: Lestat
Daisy: Louis
Tom: Armand
Myrtle: Daniel
Like COME ON Loustat having this long lost love, Loumand being in a toxic relationship where they’re both cheating, LESTAT THROWING LAVISH PARTIES JUST LIKE THE MARDI GRAS BALL
Anyway I’m going insane over this somebody validate me please
walk with me for a minute: IWTV x The Great Gatsby crossover
Nick: Claudia (I’m not 100% on this one)
—> this also wouldn’t really allow for any Natsby subtext but idk
Jordan: Madeline (only with Claudia as Nick, again I’m not totally convinced)
Gatsby: Lestat
Daisy: Louis
Tom: Armand
Myrtle: Daniel
Like COME ON Loustat having this long lost love, Loumand being in a toxic relationship where they’re both cheating, LESTAT THROWING LAVISH PARTIES JUST LIKE THE MARDI GRAS BALL
Anyway I’m going insane over this somebody validate me please
Ok am I stupid or did we never get an explanation for “Armand told the truth”??? Like there were multiple times this season where characters asked what it meant and I don’t think we ever got an answer
I’ve been having a lot of thoughts about Gabistat so here’s my little ramblings <3
Fair warning: I have not read the books, so I’m working off of what I know from the show and other people’s analysis
Going into TVL, I knew Gabistat was going to happen, but was not prepared for how grossed out I was at the first couple of episodes. That said, as time has gone on, I still absolutely hate the ship and think it’s nasty and abusive, HOWEVER I’m coming to understand why it happened, and what it says about Gabi and Lestat’s characters.
Mutually, both Gabi and Lestat find solace in each other as the only people who respected one another in their mortal lives. Gabi, who was put in an arranged marriage and forced to have kids she didn’t want, and Lestat, who was physically abused by all of his other family members, naturally gravitate toward each other for comfort. That’s normal. What’s not normal is how that relationship developed.
From Gabi’s perspective, Lestat is everything she wishes she could have. He has autonomy and authority in a way she never could, at least as a mortal. This also connects to her gender, as her dressing masc (in the books) allows her to express that autonomy when she is perceived as a man.
From Lestat’s perspective, Gabriella is the only person in his mortal life that he could turn to for comfort. When she took advantage of him, he dismissed it because if she left him, he wouldn’t have anyone else.
Also, as a side tangent, I think Lestat’s relationship with Gabi was the beginning of his hypersexuality. The wires for “connecting with another person” and “sexual attraction” got crossed in his brain in way that they’re not supposed to. Because the most important person in his life wanted sex from him at an early age, Lestat believes that’s all he’s good for.
Anyway, this might not make sense. But the TLDR is that as much as I hate Gabi and Lestat’s relationship, I think I understand it.