TVL/IWTV S3 is the trial that Rolin Jones, the showrunner never got to direct in s2. Anne Rice's text demanded that Louis de Pointe Du Lac remain alive and so the reimagined Louis, now a creole character, was not lynched for the enjoyment of the white audience at the TDV. But Rolin Jones, judged Louis guilty of being too loved for a Black character in Hollywood and the IWTV IP being recognized as part of Black media and thus opening up uncomfortable conversations about systemic, social and cultural structures that maintain and enforce white supremacy. And hence Louis the character has to be humiliated, dressed down, beheaded and finally branded. I suspect this was always Rolin's vision with the trial at the end of s2, only now it has been exacerbated by a desperation to put an end to all of those conversations mentioned previously.
There is an unprecedented amount of anger directed at previous two seasons for debating racism-abuse-misogyny and misogynoir; it is the anger at IWTV for becoming larger than it was ever supposed to be, and for not falling into colorblindness. It is an anger at the fandom- especially anger directed at black fans for accurately identifying the character of Lestat with white patriarchy. This demanded a rectification and thus such an identification was swiftly made obscure to re-instate the goodness and innocence of Lestat's "Whiteness". For this, the character of Armand came in handy. It is Armand, a character of South Asian descent we are to see as truly ghoulish, who from what I have heard, has admitted to taking great pleasures in directing the lynching of LouClaudia. Lestat? Well Lestat remains innocent as he always ought to- so much so that there's no ghost!Claudia sitting at the table demanding answers. The Gothic ghost has already done its job- through a perversion of the Gothic genre- in establishing that Lestat is more hers than Louis ever was, on account of blood. Also the white parent was never so abusive actually, it was all the machinations of the black daughter, to lead Louis astray. So no Claudia!ghost to torment the co-lyncher and Armand becomes the ghoul who butchers the black body and brands his initials onto the black body, like a slave master.
However does this mean, that Louis gets to finally hit back at one of his abusers, even when Lestat and his whiteness get absolved? No. Louis De Pointe Du Lac must apologize for not being properly sympathetic to the Armand's CSA. When and where that happened? I won't know, but since this is the season's artistic vision, so it must be so and the butchered Louis must beg Armand's forgiveness. And Daniel? He published the book without consent? Well, Louis De Pointe Du Lac lapped up all the delicious gossip Armand had collected while stalking Daniel for 52 years, so I guess anything goes now.
Back to Lestat's whiteness and goodness- I have heard that Paul, Louis's dead brother comes in a sort of divine vision to console Lestat. Does this make sense? Even a day ago there was much dilemma within the fandom about what drove Paul to suicide- this death that frayed Louis at his edges, did it truly have nothing to do with Lestat's influence? Well now in Rolin Jones artistic vision, this has become a silly question, when in almost as an act of divine intervention, it is this very Paul who comes to comfort Lestat. So once again Lestat has been absolved. He has no monstrosity in him, and whatever there is, is not on his account but is because of the blood of Akasha- a primordial vampiric mother, played by another Black actress. How is it that every ghoulishness of Lestat can be explained by the blood and yet the ghost of Claudia still chooses to tug on this blood forged bond, rather than affirm any connection to her Black!parent? Even when it was Claudia who had previously expressed a deep anxiety over Lestat being her maker? Well, all of this can be explained if we see this season as the unmaking of all that IWTV ever was. It is the season of unmaking of Louis de Pointe Du Lac and Claudia, and reinstating of Lestat and his whiteness as central to a Hollywood production. The status quo has been successfully re-established and all is well. And according to Rolin, finally those who didn't like the previous two season can now breathe easy.
In s2 we saw the TDV violate the minds of LouClaudia and confuse them, thus making them unable to defend themselves in their sham of a trial. Finally in s3 the trial has reached its conclusion at the hands of Rolin, Hannah et al. Reviewers will play their part- much like the vampires who brought the charges against LouClaudia; any anger from the fandom at this blatant display of anti blackness through the recentering of whiteness will be dismissed and be called ungrateful, absurd and malicious. By the end of it all Louis De Pointe Du Lac has been beaten down and made to fall silent; except for offering apologies he now says nothing. His daughter is dead and has confessed to her own crimes of driving the cudgel. The playing field has been evened, with whiteness being front and center once more- the problem of Claudia and Louis has been solved. This is a happy ending.
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one really annoying thing about this american world cup, apart from the extra ad breaks, is they keep showing us fucking celebrities during the game. who gives a shit that beyonce is in the audience. also the dumbass half-time show theyre planning for the final. US culture is such celebrity obsessed ad-riddled garbage.
commentators here are just constantly mocking the fact that there will be a fucking half-time show at the finals, the "hydration" ad-breaks, and also that tickets to the finals cost around €4500,-
if the world cup was supposed to be like a sportswashing excercise for the USA, it has backfired pretty well. First the racist treatment of officials, players and fans by immigration, then the ridiculous open vindictive cheating by the USA by refusing visas for the Iranian team, and then the open corruption of Trump calling up the Fifa to make them cancel that red card for the US team.
A truly pathetic revelation of its national character by the USA. Mexico and Canada have been enjoyed and appreciated by all involved, in contrast.
lol, the Dutch national broadcaster isn't pulling any punches, calling out the corruption, racism, sportswashing and cheating by Trump, including bringing up the Epstein files, discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community, and the ICE murders of immigrants. As I said, the USA really used this World Cup to show itself to the world.
Translated article under the cut:
A day before the World Cup final, New York is covered in a thick layer of smog from Canadian wildfires, turning large parts of the northeastern United States gray. A symbolic conclusion to a World Cup that became a celebration of magnificent football in packed stadiums, but was also marked by extreme weather, human rights violations, and political interference.
FIFA critic Jules Boykoff doesn't have to think long about the question of what stood out most for him outside of the sport: "The reversal of that red card, following political pressure from President Donald Trump. I think that will go down in history as one of the biggest controversies in World Cup history."
With a single phone call to FIFA boss Infantino, the president managed to overturn the automatic suspension of American star player Balogun. "You really have to see that as a message to a domestic audience: that he is a strong leader who can keep international organizations in line. He can bend FIFA to his will."
The political scientist calls it sportswashing : using sport for political gain. Boykoff: "Trump does that more than any other modern American president." He believes this cannot be seen in isolation from the upcoming parliamentary elections. "His base is dissatisfied with his war on Iran; there is disappointment regarding the Epstein files. He wants to show that he is still in control."
Many not welcome
A Somali referee who was denied entry, players detained at the border, fans denied visas: the list of absentees was long. "This is a World Cup in a place where the world is not welcome," says Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch (HRW). "While the Haitian team played at the World Cup, hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the US lost their temporary residency status."
"You cannot judge this World Cup without looking at who is missing," says Lily Dong Li Rosengard of LGBTI rights organization ILGA World. "The LGBTI community is conspicuously absent because many people do not feel safe coming to the US."
"A visa is a privilege, not a right," says Andrew Giuliani, Trump's 'World Cup chief'. At a press conference, he tries to counter the criticism. "We have proven that you don't have to choose between welcoming millions of international visitors and keeping citizens and visitors safe," says Giuliani. "Americans fell in love with the World Cup and the world fell in love with America again."
There were fears beforehand of ICE operations during the World Cup. As far as is known, arrests did not occur around the stadiums. But according to Daniel Noroña of Amnesty International, the World Cup thus became a distraction from what was happening off the pitch. "Because deportations, arrests, and the unjust and cruel immigration policy simply continued."
Protest against ICE
A few kilometers from the stadium where the final is being played, protests have been ongoing for months at a detention center run by the immigration service ICE. There are concerns about food shortages and access to medication. Detainees also have hardly any access to a fair trial, says Noroña.
According to HRW, 55 people have died in ICE detention centers so far during Trump's second term. There have also been fatalities on the streets. "Just last week, two fathers were shot by ICE while on their way to work," says Worden.
Just enjoy
Fans of Argentina and Spain have their own opinions about it. "That red card… if our president called, Infantino wouldn't answer," says an Argentine fan.
"He's an asshole, or am I not allowed to say that?" says a Spanish supporter. "I don't think it should be a factor," says another Spain fan about everything that happened off the pitch this World Cup. "We should just enjoy our final, and go for our second star."
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