Merciful Death

Is it completely understandable and justifiable why Claudia feels this way and that she's always coming second/is an afterthought? Yes, absolutely. Has Louis failed her and wronged her in many ways? For sure, right from her initial turning, rooted in his guilt (though this, like many things in the show, is complicated - she probably wouldn't have survived without it, and she also loved being a vampire).

more angry with Louis than Lestat!!!!

This is utterly out of line with everything we know about her character from her own words in the diary. Claudia hates Lestat. She killed him gleefully. She referred to him as the “massa” to her and Louis’ “slaves” (note here when she uses racially charged language she views herself and Louis on the same side!!!!!!). She calls Lestat a white devil. She says that he keeps Louis (and herself) in a box. I repeat, SHE MURDERS HIM. HAPPILY. She shows no love for him past the first half of 1x04 and even that is a stretch. Yes she is frustrated with Louis, she views him as holding her back and trapped in the past with Lestat’s ghost, but she consistently shows love for him. Once she’s escaped with Madeleine she comes back to see Louis even though it’s dangerous for her and the woman she loves!

There is no way not even in Anne Rice’s seventh hell that Claudia would ever position herself with Lestat against Louis.

That she would claim Lestat’s blood? The blood she viewed as so tainted she didn’t want a drop of it to be used in Madeleine’s turning, and would’ve preferred her abusive coven master Armand turning Madeleine rather than Louis in her ideal world? That she would throw Louis aside and instead claim Lestat as her patriarch goes against everything we know about her.

I (probably 517M) have been in conflict with ex-lover, enemy, and former coworker (260M). I will not exhaust you with every detail of our relationship except to say that it has been acrimonious, though significant to the trajectories of both of our lives.

Unfortunately, we are both in a rather narrow field, and greatly affected by each other's deeds. Recently, said former coworker has been making career moves which put our livelihood in great danger, and signal, possibly, the end of both of us.

I attempted to be the bigger person and communicate my feelings about said career choice. I did this with a personal and meaningful apology regarding past wrongs. In response, he suggested I kill myself and mocked details of my personal life, including our intercourse, to approximately 891 people while live on stage. This is irrelevant to my further actions, which were nothing but rational, but I note it as it holds some significance in the story.

Anyhow, my politely worded critique did nothing to change his plans, which he then accelarated. As I was out of other options, I released his sex tape (which, due to certain taboo material contained therein, was embarassing for him) and beheaded him, along with our ex-husband (as he was there). I believe this was the only logical way to proceed.

But what do we actually get to see on the show? How is framed? It's framed as Louis being wrong for publishing the book ("[the book] hurt him" here Daniel could have told him something like "so? He did what you said he did"). Louis is wrong for not calling Lestat when he was shot, he is selfish. Louis is sorry he reacted like that to Gabistat cause he's sick too! No one comments on it, there are no second thoughts.