Jan 15, 2022
if ALW did not want us to sympathize with Erik he should probably not have also made him look like Rudolph fucking Valentino and have better music than his rival
Counterpoint: ALW absolutely wanted us to sympathize with Erik because he had a vested interest in people sympathizing with the goblin-looking composer in love with the beautiful soprano who was played by the beautiful soprano he, a goblin-looking composer, was in love with? 🤔