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Book!Louis v Show!Louis (ft. Movie!Louis)
[A/N: I initially posted this as a reblog, but i feel like i went off on a couple of tangents so I'm just going to make an original post about it]
Oooh ok so I have a lot thoughts on this. For context tho, I'ev watched the show and movie, but I've only read the first book (the og iwtv novel) so pls bare with me if i get any facts wrong.
I think Book!louis (BL) and Show!Louis (SL) are a lot more similar than people realise. I think most show fans hate on don't actually hate on BL,,, they just hate that he was a glorified slave owner (yes it was the 1700s but u can see why it makes ppl uncomfortable). BUT in saying that, fans who geniunely dislike BL for his other characteristics, like his emo-ness and catholic guilt and philosophical tangents,, i think its a little strange because SL is pretty much the same in that regard??
I think it's harder for viewers to realise on screen because yes SL does appear more expressive and obviously we can't hear SL's thoughts like we do in the books, but even just from his narration to daniel, a lot of his actions and relationship with his loved ones reflect that. I also think that also deal with their traumas pretty similarly and have similar unhealthy coping mechanisms. They can sometimes very super impulsive and reckless when provoked. They think they deserve to be punished, they think they are damned. And obvs their reaction and antagonizing over vampirism is basically the same.
I think really the only difference between SL and BL (besides, ya know, the race/work/time period) is that BL feels the need to mask his sadness and inner nature and present to society in a certain fashion,, whereas BL wallows in his misery pretty openly (well at least in comparison to SL). This may come from the fact that SL is a Black man from the early twentieth century and has a family to care for as well as lots of expectations, wheres as BL doesn't really have any of that -- well we, ok technically he had close familial relationships but we're not really shown much of that in the book. We are introduced to him in mourning and distanced from his family,, we never really get to see how his life was like before that. In the movie, we are even introduced to Brad Pitt's louis very publicly showcasing his sadness and lack of will to live by putting himself in a fight, so to speak.
I think that's why I really enjoy reading SL-centred fanfiction because they explore his thought process through the stuff that happens in the show and it aligns so much with BL!!
Anyways,, i guess my point is,, BL and SL are actually pretty similar!! love to read. love to mope and ponder on the moral failings of life! Love their loved ones SO much but can never voice it out loud. catholic guilt. both would be entertained watching paint dry. lowkey dickmatized
anyways i love Louis so much as a character and I'm so glad to see another adaption of him -- and yeah i'll say it, I do prefer show louis more but only really because of Jacob Anderson + the intersectional portrayal of Blackness and how it impact's Louis' character, + getting rid of that whole white slaver owner spiel (not saying that SL had a totally innocent job btw but damn idk why anne rice went with the plantation thing like,,??) -- anyways yeah main point is that I love Louis and he isn't boring in any version and all adaptations of him are more similar than ppl realise.
#iwtv#interview with the vampire#amc iwtv#louis de pointe du lac#tvc#i just love louis so much omg#i could go on about my beautiful bbg for ages#i think ppl#both show and book fans#are blinded by appearance-level difference#and don't realise that show louis is actually a very good adaptation#and BL and SL are in fact quite similar#book louis#show louis#vc#the vampire chronicles#vampire chronicles
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Louie de Pwant du Lock
#hey do you wanna hear about my toxic ex#me? im jus an innocent lil baby#book louis#louis de pointe du lac#the vampire chronicles#iwtv louis#interview with the vampire#tvc fanart#iwtv fanart#louis fanart
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Requested by @silvervinespiderwebs! Book Louis in sweater!
#requests open#my art#vampire chronicles#the vampire chronicles#louis de pointe du lac#tvc#book louis
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#that shit broke me ok#i can't stop thinking about claudia and everything she means to the people around both from the books and in real life#this impossible afternoon sunlight#my art#fanart#iwtv#amc iwtv#claudia#iwtv claudia#claudia de lioncourt de pointe du lac#iwtv louis#louis de pointe du lac#iwtv lestat#lestat de lioncourt#interview with the vampire
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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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LOUSTAT + their respective book covers
#*#iwtvedit#iwtv amc#iwtv#interview with the vampire#loustat#louis de pointe du lac#lestat de lioncourt#the vampire lestat#the vampire chronicles#usergayppl#sheisraging#userclara#usermickey#userairam#tusertha#adaptationsdaily#toxicgaysource#iwtvsource#userbbelcher#useraurore#usercallie#usertj#i actually like how this came out. i started at the books the whole time to make sure it wasn't too off
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Daniel's memories of Alice being memories of Armand
Daniel first mentions Alice in episode 2 of season 1. He's served a dessert that he mentions he ate after asking his first wife Alice to marry him in Paris (a city significant to Armand). Why are Louis and Armand serving him something that would remind him of Alice? Hmm. He goes on to describe a unique physical trait she had:
I remember finding this a weird detail when I first watched this scene. But after the scene of Armand taking off his contacts to reveal his vamp eyes, I feel like it could be a reference to that. This still felt like a stretch but the proposal scene from today's episode convinced me.
Louis asks Daniel what Alice said when he proposed to her and Daniel suddenly has a memory of Armand from the past.
The timing of this memory as he's being asked about Alice can't be a coincidence. He looks at Armand in confusion. And when he finally admits that she said no. It's ARMAND who replies that she wanted to say yes.
Why would Armand know this? Why would he feel the need to tell Daniel this after seeing him looking wrecked by the memory?
And then there's Louis' remark about Daniel feeling more comfortable holding Alice's hand in Paris than in America:
Earlier in the episode, Louis talks about Paris being less racist than America. I think this line is about him thinking Paris is also less homophobic than America.
It's not the first time Louis hinted at Daniel being bi or gay.
I don't think this memory is about Daniel literally asking Armand to marry him. But pretty much the equivalent when you are a human in love with a vampire. He probably asked Armand to turn him so they could spend eternity together and Armand said no.
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#daniel molloy#armand#louis de pointe du lac#devil's minion#armandaniel#daniel x armand#havent read the books#saw a lot of confusion about the proposal scene#so i thought i would lay this out
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— The Tale of the Body Thief
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE | 2.08
#iwtv#interview with the vampire#iwtv amc#lestat de lioncourt#louis de pointe du lac#loustat#iwtvedit#iwtvsource#tvedit#*#the next line of this being 'i didnt do it' so it doesnt happen in the book... but here#louis initiates it. so it does
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iwtv ships + book quotes
#iwtvedit#iwtv#interview with the vampire#loumand#loustat#danstat#lesmand#armandaniel#louis de pointe du lac#lestat de lioncourt#armand#daniel molloy#I KNOW that not all these make sense out of the context of the books#and i'm only three books in there may be Juicier Quotes later but i'm working with what i've got so far#also many of these are edited for brevity or tying together two sentences from opposite sides of a paragraph#let me cook!!!!! they're all direct quotes just lightly arranged for impact#basically my point is: vampire polycule REAL!!!!!!#they're all in love with one another. wanting and inviting one another. planning and imagining futures together.
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Interview With The Vampire – 2.01: What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned
#interview with the vampire#cinematv#filmtvcentral#userthing#smallscreensource#dailyflicks#userstream#tvarchive#filmtvtoday#usersource#tvedit#usertelevision#userbbelcher#pocedit#iwtv spoilers#userrobin#usermandie#usergiu#oh louis she can read you like one of your beloved books#1k
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people are missing out on the fact that Armand is clinically insane. like that is a human brain that was forced to live for 500 years. he was trafficked, stuck in cults, abused beyond imagination. he man isn't just toxic, he's lost it
#technically he should have been gone with his coven but#thats why coven were here for btw#tv show#book#iwtv#armand#interview with the vampire#amc#character#louis de pointe du lac#lestat de lioncourt#vampire
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picture this. you're sitting in bed all tucked up ready for your husband to join you. you have your pjs on all cosy. ipad is out you're doing some mindless scrolling before turning in for the night. hubby comes in looking fine as hell and and looks at you with his beautiful eyes and is like hey the geriatric journalist we have staying in our house bullying us is bringing up some stuff for me. do you mind if i read my daughters journal that you've taken away from me for my own good <3 and you have to be like. oh sure honey bun. of course baby. anything for you <3 meanwhile alarm bells are blaring the ipad screen is shattering in your grip because his daughter reeeeeally didn't like you and oops you kiiiind of sort of killed her and he doesn't actually remember that so ha ha oh dear what to do!
#i haven't read the books btw but from context i've gathered she didn't like him and he was responsible for her dying??#but correct me if i'm wrong (don't i think i'm funny)#interview with the vampire#louis de pointe du lac#the vampire armand
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Louis + Leather?
Lestat definitely put him in his 👀
#vamptember#louis de pointe du lac#my first vamptember post#loustat#vampire chronicles#book louis#Doodle#might edit this later#my art
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#interview with the vampire#iwtv#lestat de lioncourt#louis de pointe du lac#claudia de pointe du lac#claudia de lioncourt#Claudia#interview with the vampire amc#loustat#interview with the vampire book#unholy family#the unholy family#lesdaughter
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#shoes#Prada#louis vuitton#aesthetic#expensive taste#rich wife#old money#dior#love#garden#house#books#rich
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i like how armand and lestat talk about “calling” each other like they just talk all the time on their vampire radio. anyway ipad to ipad communication
#interview with the vampire#iwtv#armand#lestat de lioncourt#iwtv fanart#no i didn’t make up the succubus thing lestat calls him these things in the books. and of course armand doesn’t think louis is ugly he’s#just trying to annoy lestat
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