One of the takeaways I had from season 1 was how unsafe women are even when having the dark gift. For Claudia to reveal herself to Madeline by saving her and for Madeline to not be afraid was so powerful. Found safety with each other. A full consent to the dark gift, no withholding...
When the Talamasca guy says " if I could swap bodies with you...." , it's an easter egg- a nod to The Tale of the Body Thief- book 4. 😊 Louis can block his mind to Armand. I have been wondering about Daniel and maybe his Parkinsons is preventing anyone from reading him. And surely Rashid either is a vampire and blocking or the Talamasca has given him something so he can't be read. Just guessing 😂 Armand and Louis are in their Sub/Dom era because that is what Armand is used to. 😊 Armand was indoctrinated into the lifestyle by his maker , Marius , so being submissive is part of his nature. And Louis has slipped back to his pimp days . 🤔 It works for them.
I really enjoy your reactions! I have to disagree with one thing, though -- you compared Louis with his "face down in the coffin" remark to Lestat -- Lestat never treated Louis like a piece of meat. He adored him, romanced him. He was never crude or violent. I am SO looking forward to your reaction to the end of this season! It's a BEAST!!
So grateful to finally have this episode's reaction, and yes, Albert, everything really IS getting more intense with each instalment! 😅 I think it's a testament to how well these characters draw us in that, even when we've been shown evidence of their ability to manipulate, lie, sacrifice others or let pride dictate their actions, we WANT to believe there's at least some truth in what they're telling us happened in any given situation! To feel disappointed in ones we root for, and almost sympathetic towards those we have thought irredeemable, is part of why I love this show so much - we're watching immortal beings long for human attachments and fall prey to human vices, while navigating the grim prospect of knowing their longevity puts immeasurable strain of any relationship that they try to nurture! Spellbinding and tragic, in equal measure! Loved your discussions, as always, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the remaining chapters! 💚💙
43:00 that's a super unfair take to absolve lestat while criticizing armand and louis for the exact same things. a false, unreliable narrator is NOT a liar. all of these characters see events through the coloured lenses of their trauma. all of them are false, unreliable narrators. yes, that includes lestat's perspective on things in the book as well. if louis is a false narrator in the ivtw book because of his lapse in memory and the trauma he endured, what's making lestat a more reliable one in his book? certainly not because he appears the most in the chronicle. think claudia's diaries are somehow the authoritative truth because they're written corroboration? nope, think again. even she is biased. she's biased towards louis for their shared ethnicity. she's also a vat of constant teenage hormonal chemicals that exaggerates and exacerbates everything.
like, may I remind you that lestat has a track record of lying by omission? could've told louis about his cloud gift but he didn't. could've told louis about the sun the night he turned louis, or stopped louis from running out into the daylight but again, he didn't.
One of the takeaways I had from season 1 was how unsafe women are even when having the dark gift. For Claudia to reveal herself to Madeline by saving her and for Madeline to not be afraid was so powerful. Found safety with each other. A full consent to the dark gift, no withholding...
hola chicos gracias x reaccionar se que estan ocupados pero ojala no se demoren tanto con el cap 7 y 8 se viene mucho drama
When the Talamasca guy says " if I could swap bodies with you...." , it's an easter egg- a nod to The Tale of the Body Thief- book 4. 😊
Louis can block his mind to Armand. I have been wondering about Daniel and maybe his Parkinsons is preventing anyone from reading him. And surely Rashid either is a vampire and blocking or the Talamasca has given him something so he can't be read. Just guessing 😂
Armand and Louis are in their Sub/Dom era because that is what Armand is used to. 😊 Armand was indoctrinated into the lifestyle by his maker , Marius , so being submissive is part of his nature. And Louis has slipped back to his pimp days . 🤔 It works for them.
I really enjoy your reactions! I have to disagree with one thing, though -- you compared Louis with his "face down in the coffin" remark to Lestat -- Lestat never treated Louis like a piece of meat. He adored him, romanced him. He was never crude or violent. I am SO looking forward to your reaction to the end of this season! It's a BEAST!!
He was never violent?! 😂 He dropped him from 1,000 ft in the air. I pretty much agree with you on the rest of it though.
So grateful to finally have this episode's reaction, and yes, Albert, everything really IS getting more intense with each instalment! 😅 I think it's a testament to how well these characters draw us in that, even when we've been shown evidence of their ability to manipulate, lie, sacrifice others or let pride dictate their actions, we WANT to believe there's at least some truth in what they're telling us happened in any given situation! To feel disappointed in ones we root for, and almost sympathetic towards those we have thought irredeemable, is part of why I love this show so much - we're watching immortal beings long for human attachments and fall prey to human vices, while navigating the grim prospect of knowing their longevity puts immeasurable strain of any relationship that they try to nurture! Spellbinding and tragic, in equal measure! Loved your discussions, as always, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the remaining chapters! 💚💙
43:00 that's a super unfair take to absolve lestat while criticizing armand and louis for the exact same things. a false, unreliable narrator is NOT a liar. all of these characters see events through the coloured lenses of their trauma. all of them are false, unreliable narrators. yes, that includes lestat's perspective on things in the book as well. if louis is a false narrator in the ivtw book because of his lapse in memory and the trauma he endured, what's making lestat a more reliable one in his book? certainly not because he appears the most in the chronicle. think claudia's diaries are somehow the authoritative truth because they're written corroboration? nope, think again. even she is biased. she's biased towards louis for their shared ethnicity. she's also a vat of constant teenage hormonal chemicals that exaggerates and exacerbates everything.
like, may I remind you that lestat has a track record of lying by omission? could've told louis about his cloud gift but he didn't. could've told louis about the sun the night he turned louis, or stopped louis from running out into the daylight but again, he didn't.