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[paranoiahaven]

I love how the trick-or-treating scene implies that not only do the neighborhood adults and children feel comfortable interacting with Lestat on a nightly basis (despite his eccentricities), but that Lestat has made an effort in becoming such a member of the community. Like, bro was going full Regina George, but he had the decency to pause, go out and buy candy, and answer the door for trick-or-treaters. And not just any amount of candy, but a full-on bucket.

I like to think the neighborhood children view him as like a crazy uncle. Like, "Yeah, that is our neighbor Lestat. We've never seen him outside during the day, Mom swears she saw a coffin being delivered to his apartment, and I'm pretty sure I heard him sobbing into his pillow the other night. But he plays some sick piano bars and gives out the on-brand candy, so he's cool."

[fandom-geek]

#also like we hear one of the band members going ''is that our neighbor?'' after he burst into their rehearsal #like they KNOW who he is #he didn't leave candy out on the stoop #he grabbed the bucket and opened the door and was fully prepared to give candy out despite his turmoil #it just so happened that well. the children weren't in typical halloween costumes #but somehow were tailored to his current fears and struggles #like if they were dressed up as like a cowboy or alien or whatever he'd probably have been nicer #probably

[stinkysweatysnails]

louis narration: “i was never gonna be a natural, i was never gonna savor the aftertaste, i was a shame-ridden second, a fumbling, despondent killer.”

lestat narration (hour long coke rant): “louis lied i do NOT have a bob and i never threatened claudia and armand is boring and ugly and vampires do actually piss and we fuck 24/7. and my thighs are awesome. insert labubu and lululemon reference. and i want one billion followers. and i am banging my mom.”

daniel: (㇏(•̀ᵥᵥ•́)ノ)

[8nin]

do you guys ever like forget you’re interested in something until you start engaging with it again and you go “oh wait i’m like crazy crazy about this yeah”

[nonbinary-wrath-month]

The reason why so many of y'all's feminism sucks is because you still believe deep down in your hearts that there are only two kinds of people in the world: precious, ethereal, fragile dollthings called "women", and violent, lustful, rage-fueled apes called "men". Until you throw that idea away, 3rd-grade-tier "girls rule boys drool, girls are princesses and boys are stinky :(" is as feminist as we'll ever get-- and I hope it's obvious that that's lightyears away from the bare minimum of where we need to be.

[numbersareimaginary]

Really nice seeing queer kids out in the world. Like, omg we exist and they feel safe to exist in public and and and!!!

[numbersareimaginary]

LETS HEAR IT FOR LESBIAN TEENS WITH BLUE HAIR AND PRONOUNS

[natalieironside]

There's always a moment of intense cultural whiplash whenever I realize I'm talking to someone who thinks "legal" and "illegal" are meaningful categories and ascribes innate goodness to following the law. It's like meeting a space alien.

[sailor-moon-moon]

The thing that’s so fun abt Daniel and Lestat hanging out sex drugs and rock n roll style is that they’re both such fucking FREAKS but like in such different ways. Daniel’s favorite hobby is (was? Will be? TBD) cucking his boyfriend and drinking each others blood but Lestat has foursomes in elevators and sex dreams about Jesus Christ and also actual sex with his actual mom so he probably has Danny boy beat there as only few do but also Lestat we must remember is from 18th century France and does LSD One (1) fucking time and loses his shit so bad he nearly falls over like 5 times gets his shit rocked and then reveals his vampirism to a bunch of corporate drones, oopsies!! Happens king, we’ve all done embarrassing things at work parties, meanwhile Daniel “not new to this but true to this” Molloy (“this” being recreational drug use) who has probably used crack pipes in ways most of us could only dream of and is presumably on the exact same drugs as Lestat not only manages to Not get his shit rocked but to stay sharp enough to continue to grill Lestat about his childhood trauma. GOD this duo is fantastic.

[hinasho]

Thinking about the contrast between the finales of 1x01 and 2x01 vs 3x01. How for the first 2 seasons they end on a promising note. Meanwhile in this 3rd season, it’s a foreboding one.

The purpose of the 2022 interview is Louis wanting to learn the truth. He wants to examine his family, how he ended up losing them all, and how he came to be where he is. He’s not aiming to lie, he wants to show vulnerability and, above all, get better. The whole point is self improvement.

Whereas with Lestat, the purpose of the doc/recordings is the direct opposite and is to run from the truth. He doesn’t want to do self reflection or reveal genuine vulnerability. He’s not trying to get better, he’s trying to feel better. He’s not seeking self improvement, he’s seeking self satisfaction.

And so like, 1x01 and 2x01 end with Louis and Claudia respectively in places of vulnerability. Louis’ at one of his lowest points after Paul’s death, Claudia after Daciana’s, and the episode ends with them being comforted by the person they currently trust most in the world. It’s genuine displays of affection and family and love. Louis’ journey across these 2 seasons is one that will ultimately end on a positive or at least bittersweet note.

But with 3x01, Lestat is also extremely vulnerable and at one of his lowest points, so he calls out to his last resort of comfort. His mother, who he believes may be the last person he can trust most. But the tragedy is that this is just not true. The episode doesn’t end in affection and family and love, it ends in assault.

Loustat at the altar & Louclaudia in the truck have Louis either receiving or giving consoling words. Lestat asks Gabi for help, desperate and clearly scared, and Gabi says nothing. She offers nothing. Well, actually she does worse than that, she takes and proceeds to assault Lestat.

I think about Louis, drenched in sweat and grief, reaching to kiss Lestat first out of appreciation and love. I think about Claudia, still fragile from loss, reaching to hold Louis’ hand first out of the same. Meanwhile, Lestat is covered head to toe in wounds and is the picture of violence and pain and yet it’s Gabi who reaches for him first, beckoning him for a kiss. In his vulnerability, she takes.

I was surprised the episode ended on such a disheartening, tragic note, but I think it’s to emphasize that where Louis’ arc across S1 and S2 ended in something close to positive, Lestat’s arc right now will be a downward spiral where things will only get worse for him from here on out.

The whole thing feels like an inverse of the interview, where there’s a hopeful tone underneath all the wreckage. But with just this first episode, it feels like there’s only more destruction to come.

[high-in-the-tower]

Armand who had always been defined by his physical beauty and youthful appearance, who has been denied autonomy and personhood his entire life + unlife due to this fetishization, now baring a scarred face thus freeing him from the constraints of perfection as he enters an era of healing, understanding, and letting go of the past. He is now more than his appearance. He has always been.

[slinkiezz]

but also Armand scared because his beauty is the thing that’s defined him for so long and once it’s taken away what’s left but the rot?

[blank-page-rewrite]

"it was raining" "never fucking happened" "im not a harlequin" i need 30 more mins of lestat reacting to iwtv book

[ghostontape]

The fact that basically the first scene of Lestat’s self-directed narration of his own story involves him coming in his pants untouched onstage…. And then the whole digression about sex in the elevator…….They’re really going all in on the hypersexuality and I’m so here for it this is gonna hurt so bad

[god-i-love-opossums]

if a child showed up to my door trick or treating on Halloween dressed as my dead daughter I would lose my shit too

[byedisaster]

Lestat: "no mention of scars on my chest either. Hair stopping way above my shoulders. And just for the record, no ticket pocket of mine ever had his initials inscribed on them"

Lestat trying to poke holes in Louis' credibility to reclaim his own sense of self. See, I'm not like this! See, he got it all wrong!

In some ways, Lestat is a 200 year old baby putting his music into the world for the first time. And why is he putting music out?

He's scared. Who is he? What if he really threatened Claudia on the train? What if he was a stutterer as a child? What if, what if?

At the end of the day, I don't think it matters to Lestat or Louis about the scars, the hair, the ticket pocket. I think this season will be the journey to an emotional truth. Who is Lestat (is he more than just his Failures?)

[audible-smiles]

I have no damn idea why everyone on here is shaking their head disapprovingly about Lestat & that other guy misgendering the they/them vampire...I'm fully hooting and hollering about it! TWO new character roles (Russ and Dee) specifically for nonbinary actors (Elise Bauman and Amaka Umeh)??? and that was an entirely accurate depiction of how the general public dismisses nonbinary identities entirely and even the queer people who are polite to your face about it don't actually take you seriously. I think it's pretty clear that the show is trying to open up the space that will allow them to deal with the unhinged Queen of the Damned gendercide plot (and possibly, in my wildest dreams, also tackle Gabi's complex role as an emotionally neglectful parent who both experiences and perpetuates sexual violence while embodying Anne Rice's favorite crossdressing-as-escape-from-social-misogyny trope) without throwing transgender people completely under the bus. I don't know if they'll actually pull it off, but this is exactly the kind of thing I would expect them to do if they were thinking about these issues on purpose. the first two seasons featured homophobia and racism so heavily they were practically their own characters, so I think it would be a genuinely bizarre choice not to depict transphobia in The Gender Issues Season...

[ultfreakme]

Lestat disrespecting pronouns makes complete sense. Lestat is a misogynist and has a billion layers of internalized racism. His scope of empathy is confined to his own identity. He will challenge homophobia and any criticisms against his identity and choices but he won't do the same for others.

Like we saw that man dismiss Louis' very valid anger at the white businessmen in Storyville. He didn't lift a finger to actually help in a meaningful way, and when Louis killed Fenwick(?), his reaction wasn't to reflect on why Louis chose him of all people to kill. He thought Louis had gotten around to killing, which is blatantly not the case. Lestat did exactly what he did with Louis; say surface level things and commentary while not behaving any differently. That is literally the root cause for why his relationship with Louis fractured.

He loves Claudia but it's the same with her too, he never saw how her race and her previous experiences as a human impacted her ability to trust and function in the world. I know the whole train interaction is being challenged as a complete lie, but something Lestat did made Claudia feel like he saw her sexual assault as trivial.

Lestat in pop culture is a queer icon, a symbol due to how much he deviated from that time's norms. But in-story he was still rather, I don't wanna say conservative but, more conforming than you'd think.

[w1ckedgal]

This is so funny because both Lestat and Dee are SO taken aback by this ☠️☠️

Like BITCH. Wtf do you mean.

Baby Jenks you're my idol.

[and-fishing-equipment]

rip lestat's cunty bob 💔 1910-2026 debunked but not forgotten