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doesn't lestat rape a woman in tale of the body thief? saying this in the most good faith way possible but you seem to really count armand forcibly drinking lestat's blood against armand but don't acknowledge that lestat is also a rapist.
I didnāt say that. I said that the justification was bullshit.
All vampires take what they want.
Besides: Magnus āonlyā took Lestatās blood against his will in the books too and yet it was clearly called rape.
Follow my drift?
I had a thought while watching the episode. This felt a lot like a filler/buffer episode to me. Almost like they did not want to give proper reasons and 'save' it for the next season so that they could bring these actors back. Like I had genuinely thought that this episode might complete Armand's arc. But it was all very nonsensical and it kinda made me feel like that was done on purpose so that Armand would have a storyline in s4. I was also disappointed about Daniel's character. We didn't get a proper reason for his actions either other than he was jealous or resentful of lestat. No explanation for Alex too.
Most of it just made very little sense. Especially as a finale episode.
Ps. I don't know if it's just me but part of me is glad that we got the episode today so I didn't have to wait another day for the finale just to be disappointed.
No, I totally share that feeling š
And I agree, it felt like a filler. Was executed like one as well. As said in my "thoughts" post, it could have been a great 4x01.
But as a finale? mhhh.
I have a question because I haven't seen any mention it but the trial was contested? Or the drop? Like we theorised they would?
The drop happened. That has already been established. The outside and what happened before it will come into play later, I think.
The trial... still open.
And still nothing about the trial. At this point I'm convinced they are going to say Lestat actually crossed the ocean for vengeance (spurred on by evil mummy) and changed his mind when he saw Louis. I know they're playing the long game but this is genuinely something that should have been wrapped up in 2x8.
Yes. I agree. That is why I called the reveals in 2x08 weak back then.
Little did I know they could ... top that.
Armand torturing out of Lestat why he will never love him the way he wants or be with him would have workedā¦ soooooo well to get into their history
Cannot fathom how they thought it made sense to give that plot to loumand
Me neither. I have a nagging feeling they wanted to clarify some things about Loumand and what Armand did, but... geez. What a way to fuck it up.
Lestat dropping Louis
Lestat killing his family
Lestat seemingly having more to do with the trial
Lestat involved in Nickiās death
Lestat and Armand book canon dynamic erased so he just seems like a bitter ex
Iām sensing a pattern here and Iām not sure that I like it
Ya think?
(This is not meant as harshly as it may come across. Just sarcasm speaking.)
For claiming to have Armand as her favorite character, HM sure does love to ignore his canon dynamics with the lead characters of the show
Not to be harsh , But you can tell that Louis is not any of the writers favorite characterš
I don't even think that's true. But: What annoys me, and I just said this on a private discord, but what annoys me MOST is that... they made this Louis more. Made him into a fully fledged character, powerful in his own right. Still has all the recognizable characteristics from the books, but not as passive, a lot grittier. I LOVE this Louis.
AND THEY JUST DO NOT KNOW HOW TO WRITE FOR HIM.
They regress him into grief.
They re-appropriate other characters' dynamics for him. Other characters' events.
But they do not know what to actually do with him outside of other characters arcs and dynamics.
And that sucks. Big time.
Jacob is the saving grace for this Louis.
But they really have to learn to write for who they created there.
Soooo were all the upside down shots this season purely for aesthetic? Or did I miss some kind of explanation?
No.
I mean, the meaning of the shots themselves were explained for example here:
š¬ 0Ā Ā š 7Ā Ā ā¤ļø 40Ā Ā·Ā In cinematic language, a shot being upside down usually symbolises that the world in which the story takes place has just
But... they did not make much more of it, imho.
On the bright side thereās still a possibility of the loustat pre concert kiss next seasonš«
Yes. That is definitely on the "pro list" :)
Dude all of these posts have me so nervous and not even excited to see the finale like I guess my standards are too low but??? This show has been so much fun to watch and I love both series so muchš
Well. For what it's worth, I DO hope you have a blast watching.
Seriously.
My feelings keep fluctuating, but there is a part of me that is relieved they didnāt just shoehorn in the lesmand of it all.
Bc I know they could have taken a very different route and rushed things for the sake of trying to cover all the major facets of Lestatās dynamics from tvl. So I am ultimately glad we didnāt get some truncated version of them. I just wish we could have found time throughout the season to properly establish some things bc Armand beheading Lestat and that going nowhere feels like a missed opportunity to me.
Itās been a while since Iāve read TVL, and Iām honestly glad I didnāt reread before watching this season bc I think it would have made me frustrated with certain changes. But from what I remember, Iād say the two most important dynamics from the book are gabistat, (which they essentially dedicated this season to) and lesmand.
Perhaps this is just a massive cope to deal with my disappointment, but Iām wondering if they wanted to give that dynamic a bit of breathing room, so they essentially pushed all of it to s4. Then again, thereās the Akasha of it all so idk
The thing is though, it would not have been "shoehorning".
The whole season (apart from Gabriella and her relationship to Lestat) built up to "did they did they not", and what the history between Lestat and Armand actually was, and then Armand starts dishing out against Lestat and then.... that just falls flat?
Maybe they pushed it to s4.
Could be. I doubt it, because as you said, Akasha is coming in then, but... could be.
Not a good decision though, imho.
I'll just be honest and say all the slave references made me very uneasy
Not to take away from your feelings here (or your take), but this wasn't something new. The show used that in season 1 already, but against Lestat there.
I think what makes many people (not saying you per se) feel uneasy this time around, is that it is NOT aimed as an accusation at Lestat.
A few of my moots (lestat fans) deactivating, everyone just fighting on all fronts, what a sad scene :( what a hiatus this is gonna be
For what it's worth, I'm not going anywhere.
If Lestat is kidnapped by Akasha during the concert... how could he talk to Louis "after the concert".... š¤š¤š¤ maybe they talked but only after Akasha's death... I have no idea x)
I mean, yes, canonically they (all) talk after Akasha is dead.
On Night Island.
why does the music sound like disney church wedding bells? šš
