#specially on TVL and TVA so far

[adamnablelittledevil]

BTW, my new user is a reference to the "it was not differentiated or defined this love, but only love" quote from The Vampire Chronicles books because I love it so much.

[thecactifindahome]

Hey, thanks for the offer. 🙃 So, Armand and TVA are my favorite character and book respectively and I wonder which other books he plays a big part on so I can look forward to reading them (I've read TVL, TQOTD, TTOTBT, MTD, TVA and Merrick so far)? Plus, I know Anne initially wrote Armand as an antagonist and saw he was more than that on the Devil's Minion chapter, but I'm also aware she went back and forth with people and stories, planned deaths and then changed her mind etc, so I wonder if Armand falls back into that antagonist role or if he remains a friend/ally to other characters (specially Lestat who he has an even longer history with)? Or is a "things ultimately end well, but there expect more conflict and angst down the road before they do situation"? And does he ever meet Bianca again? I enjoyed them so much on the book and apparently he saw her again centuries later, but wasn't sure? I know she becomes a vampire, so I hope they interact some more. P.S. Answer how you want because I know this got too long. 😅 And I don't mind spoilers! And thanks for the help. 💗

I'm happy to! :D

Pandora: Armand mentioned very, very briefly

Blood and Gold: It goes over the Venice era so he's definitely in that part, and has a super quick presence at the end.

Merrick/Blackwood Farm/Blood Canticle: The Armandless zone. Merrick is the only one of these three that has relevance to non-Lestat returning characters.

Prince Lestat: Not a main character, but he's there and he's talking to people! Things are happening in his house 👍

Realms of Atlantis: Also not a main character, but his appearances are memorable, lol. He does something plot relevant and things are once again happening in his house.

Blood Communion: Has a monologue that makes me so sad I feel ill 🥰

Armand is never the villain again, and frankly in the Prince Lestat trilogy I sincerely think he's the only character who's not ass-deep in denial. He's the voice of reason and that makes characters uncomfortable. Amel is so obviously evil it's hilarious and Armand was correct to say so. I also think that he was correct about the clones, I did not buy what that lady was selling.

Bianca is prominent in Blood and Gold! She also makes appearances in the PL books, and there’s clearly some kind of drama going on with her, Armand, and Marius that Lestat doesn't care to investigate beyond 'huh, that's weird' because Lestat hates me personally.

[mademoisellebianx]

Fun! Who are your favorite characters and why? So which books have you read? Have you read any of the New Tales or the Vampires and/or Mayfair Witches? 🙃 Speaking of smaller characters, I loved Flavius on Pandora. I heard he appears on the last trilogy and I'm looking forward to seeing him, my fave (Armand), his kids and apparently some new names. 👀 Specially female characters, what I can never get enough of. But I also know how messy Anne with balancing characters, so I'm not trusting her that blindingly. 😅

My faves are, in no particular order, Nicolas, Santino, Eric, Mael, Maharet, and Jesse. For main characters, if I had to pick a favorite, I'd have to go with Armand and Gabrielle.

Nicki is such a sad, tragic character who is also full of darkness and I really loved how he contrasts Lestat in TVL - I instantly fell in love with him. Santino I think is an interesting character who I used to dislike because of his several crimes but when he was featured more in TVA, I started to warm up to him after reading how he was like at the earliest stage of cult indoctrination as a young vampire in B&G, I was fully on board with his character and was hoping to read more about him. Eric is just a funny little guy to me, I don't know why I gravitated towards him in QotD but I did - maybe because he's supposedly so old and strong but he just kept shitting himself the whole book. Mael I absolutely love given how…"no chill" he is, like, he's always so angry plus I love his dynamic with Maharet, Jesse, Avicus, and Marius. Maharet is an absolute banger of a character - I love how strong and powerful she is. I love her to bits! Jesse is also a fun character. I enjoyed reading her POV in QotD and she made me give a fuck about The Talamasca even for a while lol.

I haven't read Pandora yet (I will someday) and I don't think I would ever read the Mayfair Witches lol. I did read Blackwood Farm and Vittorio the Vampire (wc is the first Anne Rice book I ever read). Since it was the first book I've read, I don't really remember much of it except that I loved Vittorio and Ursula and Florian.

Flavius is one of the reasons why I wanna start reading Pandora! I heard he's a great character and, yes, he did appear in the Prince Lestat Trilogy! I'm still stuck at Prince Lestat because, without spoiling anything, I am devastated lol but I enjoyed Seth, Fareed, Benedict, and Rhoshamandes so far (definitely characters to look forward to - they're awesome!). Speaking of characters to look forward to, there's a very interesting female character in Blood and Gold who'll also return in the Prince Lestat trilogy. ;)

[gildatheplant]

I fell in love with the show a few weeks after it came out.

I discovered it on tumblr after some gifs came across my dash from episodes one and two...I was able to watch those two episodes in time for episode 3 to come out.

I've talked to people about it, but so far I haven't convinced anyone to watch it yet.

I'd call it an updated version of IWTV that manages to be really close to the heart of Anne Rice's original, while also exploring issues of race and sexuality that the original book only touched upon. I'd also emphasize how great the shift of time period is because the Jazz Age really isn't shown much in modern media, particularly vampire media, so it creates a really unique feel to the show.

Yes.

I read the book (the series up to and including TVA, though I can't remember if I went beyond that initially) about 20 years ago. After I watched the show I decided to try reading Prince Lestat, but quickly realized I needed to refresh my memory of the earlier books first. I've reread most of IWTV, and will be starting TVL and QotD soon.

My favourite change is the change of time period. Which is funny, because when I first saw the gifs and realized the time period was changed I was worried it would hurt the story. Instead, I found the change in time really made New Orleans stand out as something special- the music, the fashion, the people, the politics- in a way that it didn't in the books.

This one is incredibly tough. I'm going to say Jacob because he had the toughest job- in the wrong hands it's very, very easy to make Louis feel like a one-note character. The time period update and race change helped enrich the character for sure, but it's Jacob's performance that really sells it.

I've rewatched most of the episodes now, but I'm still trying to find time to rewatch the last episode.

Honestly not sure.

I can't really say until after I rewatch the last episode. Initially my fave was ep. 4 because it was the 'fluffiest' episode, but I'm less sure now.

Too many to choose from. Although I always get a kick out of Lestat's reaction to the opera tenor in ep.2 because, as a trained opera singer myself, his cringing reaction was the same as mine LOL

The entire soundtrack is amazing.

Rue Royale is so gorgeous and inviting.

Again, too many great ones to choose from. Claudia had several dresses that I would've happily worn, particularly her red dress from episode 7. I also love her purple outfit in the season 2 trailers.

I love the black and white photo/gif of the vampire family. If I could introduce Louis, Claudia and Armand to the work of an artist I would pick Canadian artist Emily Carr.

I'd be curious to reread A Doll's House. I actually performed in a comedic version of it years ago, but it's actually a very serious play and one that fits very well with season 1.

The killing of the tenor scene. Admittedly, I get why ep.2 is generally considered the weakest episode of the season, it's mostly an 'explain vampirism for the audience so we can get back to the meaty stuff' episode, but I do think the tenor scene is under-appreciated. It tends to be compared unfavourably to the equivalent scene in the film, but I think they're equally good, just different. The film goes for more straight up violent horror, while the show goes for a more subtle, existential horror. I keep thinking of how the tenor is ALIVE and listening while Lestat and Louis argue...and he's still alive long after the scene fades to black.

Impossible to choose. The dialogue was amazing.

Much like Jacob Anderson, I adore the 'dabble in fuckery' line

I'd have to rewatch the final episode before I can commit to one.

If I'm going strictly by season 1, I'd probably say Louis.

Fenwick. I get he serves a purpose, and he's supposed to be vile, but I was relieved when he died. I also find his death is the closest thing to a plot hole in season 1, as I can't imagine how Louis managed not to be a suspect for his murder, since he had a clear motive. The only thing I can think of is that Tom Anderson covered for him, but then it's never explicitly stated.

I'm assuming this isn't just about romantic relationships, so I'll say Louis and his mother. Florence is incredibly hypocritical and emotionally abusive towards Louis, it's hard to watch. Second least favourite is Grace and Levi...she just seems like such a beautiful firecracker and he's such a bland dud. In fairness, that's accurate to Grace's book husband though.

I love the complex relationship between Louis and Claudia. I love that the show went the father/daughter to brother/sister route. It's so much more tragic yet somehow more wholesome than their relationship in the book.

I'm gonna say Daniel and Armand. I can't wait to see them butting heads in season 2.

Not really.

Louis and Claudia. So I know my heart's gonna break. Runner up is Louis and Daniel, though I'm not 100% sure they're gonna stay platonic. In the book there were definite hints of Daniel having a crush on Louis, though in the show I can only see that being the case with past Daniel.

I would've liked to see a stronger bond between Lestat and Claudia. Yes, Louis is her favourite parent, but I feel her murder attempt on him would've had more impact if they'd built up the positive aspects of their relationship more.

Armand, Armand, Armand. Assad Zaman is so beautiful and so talented I can't wait to see him really sink his teeth into the character.

Theatre des Vampires. Specifically the trial.

The tower scene between Louis and Armand, where Armand tells him he wants him more than anything in the world. I also hope they use as much of the book's dialogue from that scene as possible because it's all gorgeous.

I'm trying to avoid making predictions LOL

I want to see Marius. I'm especially interested in seeing the relationship between Marius and Daniel, as I imagine it would be VERY different than in the books. There's no way bitter, cynical, old man Daniel is going to be as taken by Marius as young book Daniel was.

Can't think of one atm

I'm not sure how unpopular it is, but I think old Daniel will be turned into young Daniel somehow. I absolutely love Eric Bogosian, but I know they're planning to do at least 3 or 4 seasons of the show, and it'll get harder for him to film. I don't think it'll be a case of body switching either, I suspect it'll be his body getting younger. Yes, yes, I know vampires stay the age they are when turned, HOWEVER, there IS precedence for this. Gabrielle is described as returning to the fullness and beauty of her youth after Lestat changes her, and he was barely more than a fledgling when he made her. Armand is far older and more powerful, who's to say he can't rejuvenate Daniel?

This fandom is full of great meta.

I do read fanfiction, and I've read some great stories. While I tend to prefer stories that revolve around them being vampires, I have read some great human AUs as well.

There's a lot of great artwork out there, but I'd have to look up the creator's names. There's one artist who does some really phenomenal work where they make Armand look like a shadowy, flame eyed cryptid that I adore.

I've only completed one fanfic for this fandom. I got about halfway through a second one, but I got over-whelmed by how massive it was getting and haven't continued. I'll try to revisit it in the new year, or perhaps start a new one.

A year (and change) with our vampires: 2022/2023 in review!

When did you fall in love with the show?

How did you discover it or get interested in it?

Have you gotten anyone else to watch it?

Say you’re recommending the show right now, how would you pitch it?

Do you recommend the show to your IRLs? 

Have you read the book (before or after watching)?

If you read the book, what are your favorite changes from page to screen? 

Who’s your favorite actor? 

Have you rewatched the first season? 

What was your favorite episode of season one? 

Has your favorite episode remained the same since you first finished the season? 

What were your favorite moments of season one? 

What was your favorite piece of music from the first season’s OST?

Do you have a favorite set?

What were your favorite costumes? 

Do you have a favorite piece of art (book, movie, painting) that’s referenced or featured in the show?

Have you read or watched anything because it was referenced in the show?

What’s a scene you feel is underrated?

What was your favorite dialogue of season one? 

What was your favorite one-liner of season one?

What was your favorite monologue of season one?

Who's your favorite character? Why?

Who’s your least favorite character? 

What’s your least favorite relationship?

What’s your favorite (show) canon relationship? 

What’s your favorite relationship that isn’t show canon (yet)?

Do you have an ideal endgame?

What’s your favorite (platonic) dynamic? 

What’s a dynamic you would have liked to see more of in season one?

What’s a character you’re excited to see more of in season two?

What’s your most anticipated season two storyline?

Is there a specific moment or plot point you’re hoping to see next season?

What are some of your predictions for season two?

If you read the books beyond Interview, what’s a plot point or character you want to see in later seasons?

Share a headcanon of yours.

What’s an unpopular opinion you have?

Have you read any meta that completely blew your mind? Share with the class! 

If you read fanfiction, do you have any favorites? 

If you follow any fanartists, what are some art pieces you loved?

If you made any fanworks of your own, what are your personal favorites? Throw yourself some flowers!