#i think Rolin just wants critical acclaim and accolades because the show has started to become a darling amomg critics

[bitchywillgraham]

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.