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Is it just me, or is AMC promoting Season 3 way more aggressively than they ever did for Seasons 1 and 2? Suddenly, there are ads everywhere. TV spots, billboards, social media campaigns, interviews, you name it. It’s honestly hard not to notice the difference. I remember when Season 1 dropped, and unless you were already in the know, you could’ve easily missed it. Even Season 2, despite the growing fanbase, didn’t get nearly this level of attention or marketing push.

So what’s changed?

Well, here’s a theory: maybe it has something to do with the fact that the lead character this season is white. (I LOVE SAM REID AND THAT IS DEFINITELY NOT HIS FAULT OR INTENTION) It’s hard to ignore that the previous seasons featured Black protagonists and narratives centered on Black experiences. Stories that are often, unfortunately, undervalued by mainstream media unless they’re tied to trauma or tokenism. But now that the show is being led by a white character, AMC suddenly seems a lot more invested in pushing it to a broader audience.

It feels like the network sees Season 3 as a “safer” or more “marketable” entry point, which is disappointing but not exactly surprising. The quality of the earlier seasons was just as high, if not better, so the lack of earlier promo love makes me feel a little suspicious. I‘m not saying that it‘s bad, I just wished they had this energy from the beginning.

I think that those who believe that Madeleine is a creep and that her relationship with Claudia is strange and predatory are also those who believe that people with disabilities should live their entire lives alone.

HEAR ME OUT!

"Sometimes, a suicidal person in the days leading up to the act will just blurt out "I love you" to family. It‘s sort of like a goodbye." -JJ criminal minds

Before Paul ended his life, he went to Grace's wedding and made sure she was loved and taken care of. And before he walked off the roof he told Louis he wanted Louis to settle down (get married next) and that he loved him. Poor Paul was so mentally ill he probably thought about ending things longer than we think.

You know what really got under my skin? The way Louis tried to frame it like both he and Claudia were responsible for Armand finding out about Lestat’s murder. Let’s be real, Armand didn’t read our minds, he read his. Claudia had nothing to do with that.