Emeraldine

Win this deadly game

All the central text is taken from Akasha's monologue in 3x5 - a little's been omitted but it's all in the correct order; except for the last words which should come first in the context of the monologue.

SAM REID as LESTAT DE LIONCOURT The Vampire Lestat (2022–)

i can't remember who the op was but i read a fat shane post where he ran and ilya watched and i thought yes!! then i lost the post🙇

annoying her dad the way she has to!!

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She, she, she, it is she It is often she. And in the old songs and in the long nights, she holds him in the softness of her arms, in her arms that are open, in her arms that are wide, that are open, that are always, that must always be open. And in the old ways and in the old laws, this was arranged. All this was arranged. And who arranged it? Did Amel? And in the long nights, and in the soft dark, she is (???) and that is the answer And that is what it means to be loved. That is why she lies limp in the straw? It is Amel. It is always Amel. It is often she (???) Into the land where the dead are kept, where the dead are worshipped And why in the dark? And why (???)? And why still here? And why still here as the millenia unfold And why the days without number? And what am I for? What is this for? And what should Amel do with it if not to answer? And why are they throwing stones? And why is she curled on the ground? And why is it wound around her throat? And why must she (???)? And why must he break her? And why with his fists? And in my eyes is desire, and why is it desire? How can you know it's desire if my eyes must be lowered? And if you are alive, then so am I And the old songs and all the long nights are lies told by old gods And why am I offered, when none of us, wants to be offered And why does he tell her what God has said? And why Amel in their mouths? And why must my voice be smooth? And why must I sing so low? And why is she kept? Why must she be kept? And why in this place must she be kept? And what does it mean if you are not asked? And what does it mean if you are not answered? And what is it to see and to know, but to be told You have not seen. You have not known. And why is her tongue cut out? And why is her death prolonged? And when will it stop? And who will stop it? And why must they, must we, must I, must he, must they, as the millennia, unfold? Why the girl curled? Why her eyes lowered? Why on the side of the road? Why limp in the straw? I am the girl! I am the god! I am the voice! I am the song! I am the night! And I can answer! I can arrange it! I can say rise, and I can say speak! And I am her! And I am she! And I, I, I, I am the answer! (text in cursive is what I heard or found online - what could not be heard/found is marked with question marks)

Like, people getting worked up about this on THIS show is just... mind-boggling.

Heated Rivalry Season 1 Episode 2 - "Olympians"

It’s like someone who believes marriage is the end goal and that means they were successful in love. That they don’t need to do anything else after tying the knot. It feels much safer to think it that way than think of the many ambiguities ahead.

I hate the fact that they're right.

This might be one of those gothic tropes that goes “You only want me because someone else is interested in me…or are you…?”

I’m thinking that Lestat is denying the impact of Nicki’s love and his relationship with him because it’s tangled up in the abuse that he suffered at the hands of Gabrielle. He calls Gabrielle his great love and implies his first. Taking those titles from Nicki has caused his hallucination to mock him for it. I think that Gabrielle’s continued presence in Lestats life right now is what is causing Nicki to linger. As Lestat hopefully begins to untangle the abuse he’s suffered from Gabrielle, maybe we will see him have a reckoning with his love for Nicki.

Nicki lingering in the show might be part of that. But then again, these ghosts ain’t done haunting just yet. Oh no no no no…

If “Lemuel” is one of Khayman’s many disguises, it wouldn’t be that unbelievable. He’s in another century under a new identity. Probably a bit emotionally unavailable due to his constantly fluctuating mental state. And it would still make him relevant to the plot since he’s a big part of the crew that takes down Akasha.