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Seems like the only one who understands, and cares about, Lestat's character is Sam. It's just disheartening. Rolin said he wanted to join this project to adapt TVL, but he doesn't seem to understand Lestat at all nor do I think he cares that he's getting things monumentally wrong.

If your actor is constantly confronting you over things you're getting wrong then shouldn't you pay attention to that and do something differently? During one of those 2024 SDCC interviews, Assad made a joke about making Rolin fix the scripts and Rolin said he heeds the actor's opinions and will change things in the script upon their feedback...

Not sure I agree with Rolin there when Sam purposefully improvised that line during the Magnus monologue (without asking the writers), he said he did it the way he did so they were less likely to cut it out because it was in the middle of the scene. Isn't that a huge red flag on Rolin and the writers? Why does Rolin continue to ignore this?

Honestly, while it's sad to say, I think this will be the make it or break it season for me. If they don't do TVL, Lestat, and his relationships with Gabrielle, Armand, and Nicki justice then I don't think I can continue. As much as I love this show and adore this cast, idk if I can do it if they make more monumental mistakes.

Hello! I'm a different anon. I just saw your Daniel Hart post. When you were talking about the red flags, I was aware of all those except the agency and Levan's comments? If you're okay with explaining those, I'd greatly appreciate it! Thank you!

Hey!

Sam spoke about agency in Autumn's video (the outtake video), at around 9 minutes:

It's heavy on hints and spoilers though, fair warning.

He speaks about how, if the show actually made one of them the "villain" (wrt the trial and surrounding events), it would take away the agency... which is, if you know the books... not how it went. To put it that way. Lestat didn't have "agency" in the books, he was tortured and used for the trial.

(Same goes for the "metaphorical tower push"... I sure hope they just... cannot talk about that, because that would take away so much?! And for what?!)

The other thing I talked and referenced the sources of here, hope it's okay if I link it because there's more to it:

That, too, plays into it all.

So yeah, there were a few red flags, and they are... piling up.

But, as said before - it is what it is now. they made choices, and those do and will continue to carry repercussions.

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Just watched the recent Daniel Hart interview and I can't lie, I'm rather disheartened. Saying that "Come to Me Again" was an insight into Lestat is confusing because Dreamstat is Louis, he's an insight into Louis not Lestat. Lestat wasn't even there.

But, I'm most disheartened hearing Daniel say that Rolin was grilling him over the story behind "Long Face" and the reasoning behind each lyric only because Sam would ask what the story/reasoning behind it is. Shouldn't the showrunner want to know these things for himself since he's the showrunner?? He only asked Daniel because Sam, an actor, would want to understand it?? Shouldn't the showrunner want to understand it too???

I'm genuinely confused because Rolin has said that he signed up to adapt the books for AMC, because he wanted to adapt TVL. The reason Rolin signed up for all this was to adapt TVL, so why is it that the only person seemingly looking out for this character is Sam? An actor who is not the showrunner and has barely any power (if any) in the writer's room.

Idk. I'm disappointed and disheartened and apprehensive, but I guess I shouldn't be surprised after everything the writers have done and things that have been said.

I'm still incredibly excited for S3, but yes, I am very nervous. At least I feel comforted in knowing that Sam will be amazing and he will do everything he can to do right by this character regardless of what the writers try to do.

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kayascodelorio's 3.5k celebration 💌 for @emisfritish (insp.)

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 1.02 › After the Phantoms of Your Former Self

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It's wild to me, because Lestat even says:

"When you sentence them for their crimes, you sentence me too."

If he wanted to be there and wanted this trial to happen, why would he have said they should sentence him too?? People are just being purposefully obtuse because they hate him. It's tiring.

Adding to that last post, I never understood how people couldn't see that Lestat didn't want to be at that trial. I thought it was clear just from the shot of him in the dressing room. Then there were so many clues during the trial that Lestat was not in control, both in Sam's performance, and his interactions with the other characters. We also see his look of horror when Claudia dies, and we learn that he is the one that he is the one who saved Louis. We also have the flashback to the rehearsal where we see how angry he is about this trial. "You have no idea of Claudia's strength!" What more do people need?

Yeah, I know.

The thing is that certain subset will never see the show as anything other than Lestat The Big Bad™, and that’s just how it is unfortunately thanks to the skewed portrayal from S1.

You could have every single character break the fourth wall and turn to the camera to literally spell out what is happening and that it’s not on Lestat, and there would still be those idiots screeching “lEsTaT mAniPulAtEd tHEm iNtO sAyInG tHaT!”

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there's something very cute about these hairstyles on her, I'm obsessed

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CW: BLOOD

”I’m a fierce vampire trapped in the body of a little girl.”

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People can like or dislike whoever they want, but I've noticed a growing subset of show only fans - that don't know much or anything about the books - that want the show to be a clear-cut good vs evil story. They want this to be like Blade or Underworld or Twilight where the "good" vampires (or vampire hunters) go after the "bad" vampires and there are consequences. I'm sorry to break it to those fans, but this is Anne Rice. This is peak gothic horror with only morally gray characters.

I think these fans are going to be very shocked going forward. Shocked when we get to see a more nuanced and fuller picture of Lestat and Armand, when Loustat becomes endgame, etc.

Also, saying Lestat was worse to Claudia than Armand is wild. Armand was behind the trial and her torture and death. Not sure if we'll find out about this later like we do in the books, but Armand literally chops off Claudia's head and sews it onto an adult woman's body. But, yeah, Lestat was worse to her... okay 💀

is it really that serious

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he buys her outfits and dresses her up like himself

the bows and the wolfkiller coat. that’s his princess <3333333

this part from book lestat dressing up Claudia like a doll

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You know you can always come here if you're in need, son.

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Louis at the Azalea Hall

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"Can you do the fang thing again?"

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I think without my mom’s approval… I’d like to believe I will be okay. I think I’ve spent a lot of time trying to supplement that love. –Jerrod Carmichael

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The queen of reading bitchily:

(Reading is what? Fundamental)

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baby kitten

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For IWTV S3, if they incorporate the music videos Lestat has filmed in the books, I hereby have the one (1) and only valid idea who should be cast as music video!Armand:

The actor or the character, I don't care, because it would be the funniest casting gag in the world!