#iwtv ask

[sunray-sunray]

I'm not in the loop with the whole IWTV thing, but with the posts I've been seeing since yesterday I'm intrigued. Could you explain?

First of all, I'm glad you liked the posts @bookwormsontherun (although right now I don't know what posts you're referring to exactly), I normally try to not post too much of one topic but rather a good mixture of my interests :>

So, what is IwtV in general: Originally the movie IwtV from 1994 and the series that started in 2022 are the TV-adaptations from the book series "The Vampire Chronicles" by Anne Rice. IwtV is the title of book 1 and the plot of season 1, but they decided to stick to the title on further seasons too. Although they changed a few things in the series (the biggest fear of every reader), like the time frame, skin colour of a few characters and some locations, it turned out really good.

What is it about: Generally there isn't only one plot, because nearly every book has one of its own. The element or in this case the person who is connecting everything is the vampire Lestat (the blonde guy you probably saw in a post). In book 1 and season 1 + 2 Lestat's love Louis tells us how he experienced meeting him, getting turned into a vampire and then living with Lestat. A huge turning point is when there comes the tragically young vampire girl "Claudia" into the picture - she is in different ways very important to both of them and also a eternal memory of the author's daughter who died very young. Louis tells all of that to the reporter Daniel, who is recording it. Later on everything gets turned into a published book called (guess what) "Interview with the Vampire". 😄

Naturally the vampire community isn't very fond of people who are running around, telling the whole world about their existence. So this will be a upcoming problem to solve in the future season(s).

A person I have to mention too, is the vampire Armand, the former leader of the Parisian coven and a former lover of Lestat. I think in the series his part seems a bit changed, because now his relationship with Louis is much more visible. We see scheming, lying, gas lighting, anger and fear of loss issues, but also a sad backstory and a deep need to be loved.

In the upcoming season 3 the focus will be on book 2 "The Vampire Lestat" and maybe book 3 ("The Queen of the Damned"), where the point of view changes into Lestat's perspective. He gets his chance as a widely known rock star, publishes a book of his own (can you guess the title? 😂), meets very old and important people, and puts a few things right, which Louis said in his book.

Why would I recommend the books and the series: First of all because the writing itself is beautiful - the chosen language and the detailed descriptions of places and thoughts paint you a picture of the world the characters live in. Also don't expect a plot full of fast action, detailed sex scenes or joke after joke. It's not that. You come across questions about life, love, death, loss or your place in this world, and sometimes you need to look closely and think about things twice, before you can fully grasp the intention of a scene or chapter. But I like that - nowadays we are living in a time, where everything has to be fast and beautiful cinematic shots or descriptive things are not as important as before. Also with all the streaming platforms we are faced with a huge amount of series and movies, where everything needs to be evermore bigger, sexier or more brutal to survive. But in the case of the Vampire chronicles the fandom base is already there and pretty big, so they don't have to fight for every breath and are able to show us scenes, which are beautifully made, but with less action.

Secondly- the longer you read, the more you understand the characters and their decisions, which can be very complex or chaotic. Also it gets more and more apparent, that you can't trust just one perspective - you never know what the absolute truth is (if there is any, because everything is told from a wholly subjective view).

Thirdly: Anne Rice is an early example of writing about other sexual orientations than heterosexuality in a way that reached many people in quite a short time span (the 1st book was published 1976). This gets clearer and clearer in the later books and it's very interesting to see how the author is able to show you things without going into detail.

Fourthly: The cast and the producers are huge fans themselves, so they want to put as much of the books into the series as we do, which is great. For example they sometimes used the lines from the books word for word and if you know them it's beautiful to recognize them while watching :3

I hope this helps, thanks for your question! 🤗

[secretdazedragon]

your iwtv drawings are SO GOOD, so moody & evocative!!! i esp. love the intense expressions that're always on the characters' faces ❤️ (+ may i ask what draws - heh - you to lesmand in particular? is it a ship you find esp. interesting, or is it an aesthetic/style thing?)

Thank you, I appreciate it! I'm glad you like them c: And yes, I find their relationship/dynamic really interesting, and I can't wait to see how the show will portray it But tbh I don't favor them to others, I always change what or who I am fixated on, I suppose I drew them lately bc I couldn't find too much new content about them when I was looking so I made some

[cryptocism]

that half-blank, half-apocalyptic look

"i can b ur angle or yuor devil" etc etc "get a man who can do both" etc etc

obsessed with this vamp i think he should get to do whatever he wants forever

[hallowvamp]

[armandsfangs]

I need a devil's minion kiss where it starts with old daniel making out with armand and then the camera spins around them 360° but after it passes the back of armand's head it's young daniel and they briefly break apart so that armand can shove him down on a bed and the camera does another rotation and it's old daniel again and so on

[deadrlngers]

Armand + looks through season 2 for @aarmand

[umulata]

- Babe. My beautiful angel. My darling nightmare on legs. What the fuck. Is that.  - Do you like it, beloved? I designed this myself  - Wow, hm 

((happee birday @hummingbee-o0o) (i hope you'll appreciate the tears and blood that went into this horror))

[ainosgarden]

How else could you explain his hand feeding the audience? How words came out like canaries, summer fruit in the dead of winter? They were all in love with him. He had that effect on everyone.

Lestat as Harlequin in style of Art Nouveau theatrical poster

[fearwakes]

Interview with the Vampire 1.04

[whatisthiswitchcraft]

first of all yes let's talk about the fetishization of youth but secondly if Daniel Molloy doesn't get dicked down next season we ride at dawn

[platoapproved]

armand + laws, customs, & rituals

[kanjichris]

[fascinationstreetmp3]

Bartering with desire. Is that what makes you fascinating?

[barnespls]

Would love to see vamp Daniel covered in blood !!!!!

Messy fledgling! 😩

[sophsun1]

Interview With The Vampire – 2.05: Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape

[brawlingdiscontent]

The queen of reading bitchily:

(Reading is what? Fundamental)