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sapphicslovewillgraham · 9 days ago
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‘Of course I hated him for the lies he told about me. But the love was far greater than the hate. He had shared the dark romantic years of the 19th century with me, he was my companion as no other immortal had ever been.’ — The Vampire Lestat 
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moondustinfj · 1 year ago
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"I fell fatally in love with Louis.."
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"..who seemed in his cynicism and self destructiveness the very twin of Nicolas.."
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"..He had Nicki's grim intensity, his rebelliousness,
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..his tortured capacity to believe and not to believe, and finally to despair.."
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"Yet Louis gained a hold over me far more powerful than Nicolas had ever had.."
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"Even in his cruelest moments,
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"Louis touched the tenderness in me.."
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"..Seducing me with his staggering dependence."
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ultrapoppet · 4 months ago
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Where are my Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid narrated audiobooks AMC??? Do what Amazon does and throw a bunch of money at them right now.
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foolish-neko · 4 months ago
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Because series made me to think about this canon again
For years, I was confused about how to feel about Armand's book backstory.
Like. He's from Kyivan Rus', BUT at the same time from 15th century. Kyivan Rus' was feudal monarchy that existed from probably IX (at least we assume so, because it was mentioned under that name in 852, tho it's not popped from the air, you know) to 1240. From ~1240 to 1349 the country was Rus' Kingdom. After that, Ukraine was splitted between Poland, Lithuania and Moldavian principality. Tho, Ukrainians were called Ruthenians (Latin name for former nation of Kyivan Rus') up until 19th century. I've read Beauplan's and Merimee's works about Ukraine, and they call Ukrainians both Ukrainians and Ruthenians.
SO.
When was Andrii (yes, this is how you would pronounce Ukrainian variation of Ανδρεας or Andrew)? He was Ruthen from Kyivan Rus' or he was Ruthen from 14th century Rus' Kingdom? Or he was even later? Book says he was born in 1481. So, later. A lot later.
We also know that he was kidnapped and enslaved by Mongolians. Mongolians entered Kyiv in 1240, it was a 13th century, not the end of 15th.
AND I HAVE A THEORIES.
Vampires live very long. So, probably it could be a mistake. Maybe Armand is simply older. Maybe he was around in 1240. He was just a child back then. Probably centuries later he was like 'yeah that Mongolians they sold me... so... it was... um... 15th century... yes? no?' Maybe it's just miscount. And then he never bothered to fix that.
The book is written by Daniel if I remember correctly. Perhaps Armand was like 'dude I was in orthodox Christian church I didn't know what year it was, I almost forgot my name and appearance in the catacombs under Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra'. And Daniel asked Marius when he met Andrii. And Marius... Well, if you are around for 2 thousand years, you can remember things incorrectly. So, Daniel, who is American and know nothing about history of Ukraine, and Marius who maybe knows something about Kyivan Rus' because it was a huge and powerful country back then just made that. They counted and assumed that it was 1481. And it was wrong.
Armand is a liar. How we can know that his real name is Andrii? Maybe he had a friend who's name was Andrii and Armand stole it. Maybe he was Taras. Or Bohdan. Or Oleh. How we would know? And maybe he never saw Mongols. How we would know? How would Daniel know? Maybe it was just his grand grandmother who told she saw Mongolians and how they burnt Kyiv. And little Andrii (we can say he was a weirdo all along) was just 'wow I want that! how cool it would be!'. And then he was kidnapped. And assaulted. And sold as a slave. And little weird Andrii just wanted a little comfort in his misery and a cool story. And when Marius asked how Andrii was captured, he made up this cool story about Mongols. Maybe in reality it was something more... Common. Dark and common. Everything could happen. Maybe he was sold by his parents, and he denied it. Maybe it was abuse in that church. Maybe he ran away from church and somehow ended up on the slave market.
Actually, I tend to 3rd. Isn't it a western movie where little talented boy paint so beautifully that Prince Michael (Mykhailo II of Chernihiv I assume) orders one of his icons, but on the way he and his father are interrupted by Mongolians. Also, it was said that Andrii suffered an amnesia due to his trauma caused by life in a brothel. He even starts to learn how to paint from the start, like he never knew how to paint before. So, was he at Lavra at all? Was he an icon painter? We would never know. He could just go to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, point at some old icon and say he drew it.
Or maybe some part of the story is true and some - isn't. I would speculate that Armand had an education. He wasn't a son of a hunter, no. He knew about Mongols. He knew who was the knyaz in 1240. But in 1481 Yurii Paz was knyaz. Mykhailo would be long dead by that time, obviously. So, how would little poor Andrii Ivanovych from 1481 know who was knyaz back when Mongols burnt Kyiv?)) A hunters son could not, he would not have an education, he would not know how to read or write, so history? Oh no, no way.
So, simply, we do not know who is Andrii. Is he Andrii at all? Was he born in 1481? Was he even 17 when Marius was thinking he was? Was his father a hunter named Ivan? Was he an icon painter at Lavra? probably yes and Ann Rice just didn't research enough
I just was thinking about it for years since I have read Vampire Armand. All these years I was wondering how he end up stolen by Mongols in 15th century...
Tho, it would be hilarious to see Armand's icon in Vampireverse Lavra. Imagine that. By the way, Lavra still have catacombs (I was there on tour). Maybe in Vampireverse some of Andrii's friends are there. Literally, their mummies as saints. He would arrive in Ukraine, in Kyiv and like 'oooh let's go see my old friends'. 'Look, Daniel, this is Marko, I knew him. Oh, and this is Illya, he looks better now, actually'. And then he would see his icon. And like... You know how it feels to see your artwork after some time. It's just not that good anymore, you know. You can do better now. Yes, this is how he would feel. It was a masterpiece in 1490s, he painted it for a year and a half. And now he can draw photo-like detailed art on his graphics tablet.
If you read this, thank you for the attention! Love you!
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enjoltrwolfstar · 3 months ago
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Rip Lestat De Lioncourt you would have loved 2024 tumblr
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bookbarf · 10 months ago
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I just started listening to the Queen of the damned audiobook because even though I didn’t have a great time rereading interview and Lestat, I figured I would at least read the third one which used to be my favourite… and i shit you not, it starts with the equivalent of “hey guys, it’s me ya boy Lestat” 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
This is going to be a long 20 hours.
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kaelio · 2 years ago
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Since we know iwtv is adjusting the timeline to make it work a little more smoothly with the modern update, this is my personal theory for where we are: pre-QotD (I think QotD would be weird to do as a flashback honestly, and already one thing that's been said suggests it hasn't happened yet), where Louis has seen Lestat in a fucking state but knows he's still technically existing in New Orleans, and has since set off to the west coast*. And Lestat either does or doesn't know he's alive (which is to say, around this point). But I don't think the TVL reunion has happened in any form yet.
*of all angsty things in iwtv I think you could make this decision among the most angsty. Because this Louis has far more reason to blame himself for how things turned out than book-Louis. This Louis could have either chosen Claudia (killed Lestat For Real) or chosen Lestat (in any number of ways, letting Claudia go), and in waffling and not doing either, killed one and—for all he knows—permanently crippled the other.
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cruelnemothesis · 4 months ago
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moondustinfj · 1 year ago
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What he's saying:
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innerloverwonderland · 3 months ago
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iwtv amc has strayed so far from the source material of the books it feels impossible to compare the two, yet i also don't think all the changes were positive, i started the second season and i'm not enjoying it as much as the first one
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cryptocism · 4 months ago
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"just as I did, in 1983."
you'd never know my favourite parts of the show are the fucked up insane bits when my first instinct is to draw the cheesiest thing imaginable
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blood-lettiing · 6 months ago
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intro post!
iwtv side blog for those not interested in the gibberish of my main 😭 (@before-what-god)
pronouns are he/they, im a minor dont be a freak
!!! i am bad at tagging !!! i will do my best to tag spoilers for season two but forgive me if i do not!!!
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cloudabserk · 1 month ago
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the fact that iwtv on amc managed to create an incredible compelling character such as louis out of the husk of a soul that was presented in the books is honestly amazing. tv show louis is my best friend. book louis watches paint dry for fun and i would hit him with a car.
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sonofcelluloid · 29 days ago
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Book Armand: I’m only desired for my perceived boyish innocence which I very intentionally play up, but I despise everyone who falls for it. Such is my fate.
Book Daniel: Wow I look at you and see some type of freakazoid as yet undiscovered by science. An abomination, if you will.
Book Armand: stalking you stalking you stalking you wear this necklace iloveyouiloveyouiloveyou
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queenoftheimps · 4 months ago
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Had the absurd thought 'wouldn't it be funny if, in-universe, Todd in the Shadows did a video dissecting Lestat's music?' and then remembered that he's IRL friends with noted vampire expert Elisa Hansen/Maven of the Eventide
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ronanxing · 3 months ago
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heartbreaking: the worst vampire you know just became a rockstar
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