I think what is bothering me most about this promo cycle is:
Them using footage of the DV and teasing that Lestat is finally going to "set the record straight" (train scene, Rue Royale, etc.) it takes scenes that were supposed to carry real emotional weight and shape how audiences connected to Louis and Claudia's trauma, and frames them as things to be relitigated yet again.
And yes, I know, it's just promo,it's marketing. We don't know the full context yet.
(And I actually believe the season itself will most likely be about Lestat confronting who he is, what he has done, and how his own past shaped him)
But this still lands in an already polarized fandom and gives ammunition to people who were already looking for reasons to call Louis and Claudia liars.
When every major act of violence can be endlessly revisited through "wait for the next version" or "the truth is coming" the story starts losing emotional impact.
Audiences start thinking: "let's wait for version #3 before feeling anything"
At some point, that stops feeling like complexity and starts weakening the story.
And there is already a huge empathy gap in this fandom.
Lestat's pain, regret, and guilt get immediate sympathy, while Louis and Claudia rarely receive that same instinctive grace.
My concern is using this specific angle for promo when the season will likely explore guilt and accountability in far more interesting ways. When there were so many other ways to tease his perspective without making Louis and Claudia's trauma feel up for debate again.
Right now, it just feels like putting their trauma on trial again...
And what hurts me the most is not even just the clips/trailers .
It's watching people celebrate the chance to discredit Louis and Claudia before the season has even aired.
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