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#that's what iwtv is for louis (though as a novel it is not a hero journey. as a tv series - yes!)

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I would love to

while IWTV the series is very very similar, thematically, to IWTV the novel, one of the largest changes is they type of story that is being told. as a novel, IWTV was a way that AR coped with the death and loss of her child. she's stated in her autobiography and biography that in IWTV, she was Louis, her husband Stan was Lestat, and her daughter Michele was Claudia. this was, primarily, how she dealt with these factors: that her husband became domineering and controlling in the face of an uncontrollable situation (Michele's sickness and eventual death), that she became passive in the face of that same situation, and that Michele grew up far far too fast, was a little adult in a child's body by the end. in turn, IWTV the novel is written as a letter of grief, and the interview portion of the novel is meant to pose as a warning. we see some of this in the 1973 interview in the show, but it's heavier in the novel. in the show, Louis barely gets through the story when talking to Daniel before Daniel interjects with the "Give it [vampirism] to me!" while in the book Louis gets through the entire story before Daniel finally goes, "Is that it!? That can't be it! Make me a vampire!" but one thing is very consistent which is Louis' anger at Daniel's request. he's so upset that that is what Daniel takes from the interview. this was to be a warning! not an encouragement.

the show doesn't work in this same manner though, especially (obviously) the 2022!interview. from the first scene of Louis and Daniel together in the living area of the penthouse, we learn this isn't the same. Daniel asks what has changed, and Louis says, "the world...me...and I, too, find the tapes lacking...truth and reconciliation." this interview, the show, is not a letter of grief, it is not a warning: it is an adventure, a search for truth.

the hero's journey has a general format that it follows. because the hero's journey has existed since the very beginning of storytelling, there are a lot of deviations, but the general format is as follows: - the hero has some kind of call to an adventure or journey - the needed aid - the first threshold where the hero goes into the unknown - the willingness to change - the trials of transformation - atonement - apotheosis - the achievement - refusal - the final fight and rescue - the crossing back on the threshold - freedom to live this is exactly what Louis goes through in IWTV. - he has a call to adventure (the need to uncover the truth and the interview itself is the journey) - the needed aid (Daniel), the first threshold (the beginning of retelling the interview with more nuance) - the willingness to change (the first time Louis is confronted with questions ("Was it raining, Louis?" and the realization on Louis' face that he doesn't know things as well as he maybe thought he did)) - the trials of transformation (the interview continuing and more things coming to light) - atonement (the s1 finale and what it reveals about Armand and about Louis' memories) - apotheosis (the truth is revealed in the season 2 finale) - refusal (Louis doesn't believe it at first (this is very very very brief in the show)) - the final fight and rescue (the final confrontation with Armand, the shaking of hands with Daniel) - the crossing back on the threshold (going back to New Orleans and Lestat and them talking about Claudia) - freedom to live ("I own the night")

in a simpler way, the hero's journey is this: a hero who goes on an adventure or a journey, is successful said adventure or journey, and is subsequently changed or transformed. TVL as a novel was always a hero's journey, one told in a very interesting way given that Lestat's largest mental transformation comes at the very beginning of the story, but - as I said above - there are deviations to the journey given how old the general idea of it is. but I think it's incredibly wonderful that the show made Louis have a hero's journey as well! it's part of how he's allowed to have so much more depth than he does in the novels, because we do see him transformed so fully by the end of IWTV. book!Louis isn't changed by the end of the interview. he never wanted to be changed, never searched for anything. but show!Louis goes on such a journey, one we get to take side by side with him, and we leave with such a thorough understanding and appreciation of what he went through to get there.

#<3 !#i hope this makes sense #i just really really really like this aspect of the show so much

jaz sinclair and london thor by david amaya

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@bucketfullofocs for the masquerade ball! ( + optional outfit reference and invitation )

GOING ALONE WAS THE BETTER OF TWO CHOICES; it was either put himself out there and find a plus-one, terrifying, or just show up and hope for the best. lucifer was trying to blend in as best he could, glad to see others in extravagant outfits so it was easier than expected, so there would be no questions of where he'd been the past years. it was risky attending, but he was able to fly under the radar so far. he was looking for a good view of the rumored upcoming performance when he spotted bright pink hair to his left through the crowd, immediately recognizing the person despite her mask due to her other features. "aya?" he called over, genuinely surprised to see her at the ball. lucifer made his way over before lighting up seeing he was right, and it wasn't some random sinner with the same hair and antlers. thank goodness, a familiar face. "i had no idea you'd be coming? oh it's me, by the way," he grinned as he removed his half mask ( as if the voice and permanently crimson cheeks showing underneath weren't a dead giveaway ). "you look great!"

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