It’s not factually false. If he had the strength to save only one person, that person could have been Claudia. That’s factual. When you say he didn’t save her because he only had the strength to save one person, you’re saying the same thing. He didn’t choose Claudia & he could have if he wanted to.
That is different from the fact that If he had chosen Claudia, it would have been out of character. Because come on, it’s Lestat we’re talking about here.🙃😂
Lestat being able to save one of his family & he chose to save Louis is basically like saying water is wet. The fact that we know who he would choose to save is a sign of good writing. It was a decision we all saw coming. It’s part of the tragedy of Claudia’s character & the circumstances of how she was made. Lestat never wanted her for her. He made her for Louis & she & Lestat have always known that. And he’s never chosen her once. Not in birth & not in death.
Not all fledglings are equal.
Remember this scene? Where Lestat tells Louis his purpose is to enjoy himself with fondness? This is not the same feelings he has towards Claudia’s existence. She was made to make Louis happy. So he was always going to choose Louis.
It’s not a criticism that Lestat chose to save Louis & chose not to save Claudia. You don’t have to get defensive about it & defend Lestat. He did what we expected of him. I personally love how messy, twisted & darkly romantic it is. Because of course Lestat would choose to save Louis, his companion heart.🥺
Both of her parents failed her from the moment they chose to make her a vampire. They didn’t know her from a homeless man on the street. She wasn’t made because they fell in love with her & she consented to them to making her a vampire. She was made for selfish reasons & her story played out in a way that reflected that.
Also, Louis’ story is not one of choosing Lestat over Claudia, but more of being asked to & being forced to choose between two people he loved at diffident times in their lives. Both Claudia & Lestat constantly kept asking him to choose between them while he tried to just keep the family together & make it work. After he took Lestat back is a great example of this. And so is the scene when Claudia is pleading to him to go with her & Lestat freaks out, thinking Louis was gonna choose her & leave him. But Claudia is a child. Their child. Children have the right to expect their parent to choose them over their partner. Parents shouldn’t be fighting for the attention of their partner with their child.
Another great example is the murder of Lestat. Louis didn’t really want to murder Lestat. But he also wanted to free Claudia from Lestat’s tyrany & make Claudia happy. So he agreed to the murder plan. Of course he couldn’t bring himself to burn his body. But he spent all that time in Paris fully believing that he killed Lestat. Which means a part of him thought Lestat wouldn’t make it even when he gave him that small chance.
I think it’s clear as day that if Louis had been given the choice, he would have asked Lestat to save Claudia instead of him the way most parents would. But he also understands & knows just as much as us the audience that if Lestat had the power to save one of them, that Lestat would choose him. He just thought for the longest time that Lestat was in cahoots with the coven to kill Claudia. But the moment he realized that Lestat wasn’t part of it & that it was Armand that orchestrated it all, he was more willing to forgive.
Basically, i don’t think Lestat’s choice needs defending. I don’t think many fans are serious when they claim they love gothic horror & fucked up characters because they’re always trying to reframe all the fucked up & dark elements of the show into something more sanitary.
What I will defend is that of course he would choose to save Louis. It’s madness to expect anything different from Lestat after we all we’ve seen & know about him.🤣
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