[mikexfaisty]

*gnawing at the bars of my enclosure*

[nalyra-dreaming]

They need to just leave the drop alone.

They are already making Louis look bad with the lying and now to add “context” or whatever to the worst thing that happened to him in a season where we won’t get to hear his thoughts on it doesn’t seem right. 

I know you hate bringing up Lestat’s abusive behavior but the drop IS abuse and to have that be recontextualized in favor of another character makes it look like the writers are trying to downplay the pain it caused Louis. Imagine they did the same with Gabi or Magnus about their behavior towards Lestat. I don’t think you or many other people would like that because it does seem like a way to minimize the impact.

It’s not about what I like?!

Or what you think.

This is what will happen.

It’s been set up, Sam hinted, they’re going there.

End of story.

[cbrownjc]

This has always been one of the big problems with this fandom.

None of what some of us are predicting will happen is because it is something we would like to happen.

What we want has nothing to do with it!!

What you, anon, want has nothing to do with it!!

IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THE STORY IS GOING TO DO! BECAUSE THE WRITERS HAVE BEEN SETTING IT UP TO GO THERE SINCE SEASON ONE!!! HELL BEFORE SEASON ONE BEGAN FILMING THIS WAS ALWAYS THE PLAN!!

AND THAT IS IT!!

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT YOU THINK.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ANY OF US THINKS!

YOU CAN'T STOP IT.

NONE OF US CAN STOP IT.

IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

IT IS GOING TO BE THIS WAY. WHETHER YOU, OR ANYONE ELSE, LIKES IT OR NOT.

So honestly? Stop trying to negotiate this.

Even if such a thing had been possible (which it wasn't, btw), it is too late now.

It was clear from Season 1 that they were going to once again revisit the fight and drop in both Season 2 and Season 3. And what they are going to do to give more context about it was hinted at all the way back in Season 1 as well.

The. Show. Was. Always. Going. To. Do. This.

And attacking people who figured out the show was going to do this back during Season 1 (which @nalyra-dreaming did, BTW!) by saying it was something they wanted to happen, or would like for it to happen, was never what was going on. Either then or now.

It was just being able to see clearly what the show was doing. And what it was always setting up to do. Period.

If you are angry about this, you should have been angry at the writers of the show back during Season 1.

Not that they would have changed what they were setting up to do, but maybe they would have better understood the mistake they made in not even just hinting more about the context and clarity they are about to do now with all of this.

And the fact that this was all allowed to sit for four years, instead of just one year, as would have been the case if IWTV hadn't been split into two seasons, is also a factor with all of this as well. (Not that I think Rolin Jones cares how fandom is going to react to it, of course. As said, he and AMC have long been prepared for people to drop the show.)

Anyway, the main point is: stop trying to put things like this on the people who've correctly been predicting the show was setting up to do this. Those who saw it coming, who knew this was coming, and have been saying so for years now, were people who were able to see the forest when it came to this, not just the trees.

And it was never about liking for it to happen or wanting it to. Because it is not, and never has been, about that, and was only about that the show itself was signaling it was going to do it. And has been doing so from the start.

Some of us saw that. Some of you didn't.

And, even though it was pretty much always impossible to have it changed, it is for sure too late to do so now.

And that's it.

[godfreysteel]

Bill Skarsgård as Roman Godfrey and Landon Liboiron as Peter Rumancek HEMLOCK GROVE (2013-2015)     ↳  1x02 ― The Angel.

[mimi-dracula]

I sincerely doubt I’ll get much engagement here, but I’m gonna do it anyway. Okay so…

For those who are fans of Hemlock Grove, how would you, personally, have preferred Season 2 and 3 play out, plot-wise?

I’m writing for it and it’s almost impossible to think of a way in which I maintain the creepy, cheesy, romantic, old-school vibes from Season 1.

[xxgothchatonxx]

Well, for me I think season one had the most coherent storylines, if that made sense? Like all of them coming together fit well into one main season story. So, I think the other seasons just needed more focus. And more time on Roman and Peter's dynamic - which wasn't underdeveloped by any means! I love their dynamic and Bill and Landon's chemistry was fantastic! But that's the problem. I think those seasons, especially three, needed more of them.

Then again, I haven't seen this show in ages, especially seasons two or three, so I might be misremembering.

[iusedtobecharming-deactivated20]

Do we have a franz kafka diary entry for july 1st, i want to know what he thinks!!!

[rehearsing]

happy too tired July everyone

[xxgothchatonxx]

So, I've been thinking about Assad saying that Armand wants someone to fully understand him, and also the various teases of Armand going full-gremlin mode by the end of the season. And I think I might have an idea where this would lead Devil's Minion in this show.

My mind immediately goes to one of the most iconic sections from the Devil's Minion chapter in 'Queen of the Damned':

Daniel stared hard at the creature before him, this thing that looked human and sounded human but was not. There was a horrid shift in his consciousness; he saw this being like a great insect, a monstrous evil predator who had devoured a million human lives. And yet he loved this thing. He loved its smooth white skin, its great dark brown eyes. He loved it not because it looked like a gentle, thoughtful young man, but because it was ghastly and awful and loathsome, and beautiful all at the same time. He loved it the way people love evil, because it thrills them to the core of their souls.

I definitely think this show is building up to this revelation. I'm not expecting to hear Eric say this word-for-word but I can see some kind of version of this happening. Maybe seeing Armand in full, unhinged, evil gremlin mode, and Daniel just gazing at him in pure adoration. Ok that might be a bit too far for this season, but I really believe what these writers are setting up is Daniel's love for Armand's monstrous side. Not in the "oh I can see the good in him, I can ignore the bad stuff" sense - I mean loving all of Armand, including the horrific side. (And Assad has said, I do understand why other characters in this story would not want to love Armand! He hasn't given them many reasons to!)

Because one very clear (and fascinating) difference from the book version is that Daniel had no idea what Armand did to Claudia until the second interview. Whereas in the book version, he very much knew what Armand was capable of (well, not all of it cos Anne didn't come up with all of that yet) and still fell in love with him. So, my guess is (if Daniel doesn't remember the past DM stuff this season cos) that Daniel will discover the true extent of Armand's monstrous nature... and love it. He will love it the way people love evil, because it thrills them to the core of their souls.

Again, not sure if it will be like that this season. Because I (and others) have guessed that since this season will be going full gremlin mode for Armand, exploring Devil's Minion in a lot of detail in this season would probably be very confusing. (And very muddled- there's so much happening already!) But I think that if there is more focus on or even just a hint of Daniel loving that darkness in Armand, that might balance it out. Of course the gentler moments from the book version will be there. But there's also got to be the darker moments to truly be a Devil's Minion story.

[afternoonblues]

The Sheep Detectives (2026) dir. Kyle Balda

[ankle-beez]

sheep detectives is finally out on digital which means i can show you guys one of the funniest movie scenes of the year so far

[anglaised]

the desire to pretend white women are simply always victims and groomed into fascist movements instead of being willing participants is by design, u have been taught ur entire life that white women are dainty angels that have to be lead and protected and no harm they do is fault of their own, thats why u think literal nazi women are just confused harmless babies, it’s designed that way on purpose

[sinsegyes]

[x]

[veryintricaterituals]

[callisoapy]

THEY DID IT AGAIN AHHHH

IM FREAKING OUTTTTTT

[pagets]

Not a production, an actual trial with definitive sentences of death.

Interview with the Vampire ★ The Vampire Lestat 2x07 "I Could Not Prevent It" 2x08 "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" 3x04 "The Devil's Road"

[alethialia]

At a time when Netflix is getting roundly criticized for forcing its shows to treat the audience like we have all of two brain cells to rub together, The Vampire Lestat is out here volleying everything from 70s gay references to 1700s Dutch Republic references at the speed of light while saying, "You don't get it? Well, that's a fucking you problem."

And I love that for us.

[xxgothchatonxx]

I could definitely relate to that breakdown. It's what happens when you've been holding something in for so long, acting like everything's fine, that you're over it, you're totally in control, but then something just triggers an absolute explosion of emotions and you just let it all out. But it feels awful. You feel awful and gross, it's just hell experiencing it in the moment. Sam has proven in The Newsreader that he is just phenomenal at portraying a brutally realistic emotional meltdown scene, and this haunting by Magnus was just as painful to watch. But I appreciate just how much Sam let his emotions go for this scene, because it needed to be like that.

I loved your whole post and especially this, but the entire thing. Sam Reid is unbelievable at playing all these layers of Lestat and the total emotional agony he's experiencing and sometimes able to suppress better than others.

Thank you, nonny :)

Oh yes, Sam is just incredible in this role. This entire cast is an absolute blessing and truly make the show as phenomenal as it is. A character like Lestat is such a difficult one to work out the balance for because you don't want to go too wild but you also don't want to underplay it either. But Sam knows this character inside and out, and this season in particular is just such a master-class of acting from him. Even though those scenes are so hard to watch due to the subject matter, Sam's acting is always something I look forward to. He's not afraid to really go there, even if it feels uncomfortable to watch, and I love him for that.

So, again, thank you for this message, nonny :)

[britsonmars]

Okay so wow

[xxgothchatonxx]

One part about Sam Reid's performance as Lestat this season that I am in absolute awe of is how he portrays Lestat breaking after reaching the point where he can no longer hide the truth of just how much trauma he's suffered. But also how that varies depending on the dynamic he's working with.

Take his breakdown in the car with muse!Magnus. I have never been a victim of SA (and my sympathies are with anyone who has suffered from this and was triggered by this storyline) but I could definitely relate to that breakdown. It's what happens when you've been holding something in for so long, acting like everything's fine, that you're over it, you're totally in control, but then something just triggers an absolute explosion of emotions and you just let it all out. But it feels awful. You feel awful and gross, it's just hell experiencing it in the moment. Sam has proven in The Newsreader that he is just phenomenal at portraying a brutally realistic emotional meltdown scene, and this haunting by Magnus was just as painful to watch. But I appreciate just how much Sam let his emotions go for this scene, because it needed to be like that.

But then there's Lestat's attempt at confronting Gabriella about the abusive nature of their mother-son relationship in the flashbacks of the most recent episode. With Magnus, Lestat knew the horror of that assault from start to finish. But with Gabriella, that incredibly toxic relationship was definitely something that he slowly started to realize as he got older. So that moment was him finally getting the courage to try and confront her about it, but there's also these conflicting feelings because despite all of this, he does still love her. He does still want her in his life. With Magnus? Yeah, there's none of that. Of course there's the feeling of abandonment but they didn't have any kind of relationship prior, during, or after that assault. Gabriella is his mother. A terrible mother but she's always been in his life. (When she's actually there, at least.) So it is a more restrained emotional release but it's still heartbreaking. Actually, I'd call it exhaustion. If the meltdown about Magnus was an explosion, his confrontation to Gabriella was exhaustion.

I can't exactly say these are scenes I want to replay over and over again. But I truly admire just how much emotional variety Sam is putting into these scenes, making them extremely effective to watch.