#none of this makes sense im in a fugue state and was up till 3

[loumandivorce]

the way this episode is an inversion of the books is sooooo.... the recontextualization of the entire 1970s interview, louis' angry insults against lestat that are a lie even in the original books but now set against s1 come off as even more of a clutching desperation to rewrite the truth... armand asking louis if he wants lestat to find the book in a store and hunt him down just like what happened in the original chronicles, this time told to his burnt out body and empty eyes, a childish fantasy that might never come to fruition. the book line about how lestat likes to hunt young boys, so louis hunts young boys, so armand hunts young boys. lestat lestat lestat lestat claudia lestat lestat. it functions as an analysis of the novel itself: louis skirting around the truth, unable to reconcile with the part of him that loved lestat, maker and nothing more. this episode masterfully bridged the gap between the show and the books in a way i don't think has ever been done better