dani

it’s crazy how much people are using the “unreliable narrator” excuse to justify bad writing and pacing. there was no need to do so in the first and second season because everything flowed perfectly, the characterisation made perfect sense, every little scene had weight and narrative consequences. no devil’s minion isn’t incredibly rushed because lestat doesn’t care about them. it’s bad writing. no, louis didn’t completely ignore claudia’s terrible state in the afterlife and simply went on to flirt with lestat because lestat is an unreliable narrator. it’s bad writing. no the flashbacks aren’t two minutes and very cheaply made because lestat doesn’t want to focus on them. it’s bad writing. open your eyes!!!

i think laura palmer and the vampire armand would be good friends if given the chance

don't forget all the evidence of past devil's minion now. notice how the earliest date armand brought up for the stalking was 1990? if you didn't want to even confess your love to a man you think hates you until you had made "profound amends", only to do so accidentally because you have such a difficult time keeping your composure around him, would you proceed to tell him something you're certain will make him hate you even more? there's no way armand's expecting daniel to take "we were together and in love for 12 years and then i erased it all from your memory" well, especially after he was so upset about armand erasing just six days. it's much safer to distance himself, to make daniel think he was only watching him from afar. then, after all that, he immediately tries to make himself useful to daniel as both his maker and a source of information. he doesn't trust daniel to want him around, and he already feels like the situation is spiraling out of control. he's just trying to keep one hand on the reigns—the same way he always does

one thing i find strange about TERFism and trans-criticism is how much of it is just attractiveness politics. it seems to be the leading talking point. sure, make your points on sexual dimorphism or biological sex differences (which any normal trans woman is fully aware of already, mind you. the average transsexual is not claiming she’s experiencing period cramps lol) but so much anti-trans discourse seems to just be “well you’re ugly so you’re not a woman and i feel unsafe.” which seems…. so counter-productive to your movement. trans women, like any group of people, are nowhere near exempt from criticism, but what is the point of putting so much emphasis on such an empty and invalid viewpoint? so much of feminism seems to hark on how men only respect women they find attractive, yet the majority of your breath is spent on here pointing out physical characteristics that you seemingly think invalidate someone’s identity. how does having broad shoulders, a wide jaw, and a five o’clock shadow somehow equate to being a predatory rapist? it’s a mindset i’ve never understood. obviously it’s prevalent outside trans discourse, people just generally seem to equate ugliness with evilness, but you would think a group of individuals who posture themselves steeped and rooted in theory and academics wouldn’t weaponize such a vapid and vague talking point. (not to say only terfs do it, your average Internet Man absolutely loves to dunk on the fuckability of any given trans woman at any given same, but….. fork found in kitchen.) idk, i’ve just always found it odd. like i’m sorry but i just don’t buy into the idea that you’re supposed to be reasonably terrified of someone in a public bathroom because you think they’re ugly. i think you might just be an asshole.

i’ve seen people apply that “144 years and you’re still louis the pimp paying a whore to sit in a room and talk to you” line to lily, regina, daniel, daniel again, etc but never armand. which like. obviously armand holds a tremendous amount of power in the relationship. but sex work was kind of his job for his entire human life and i do think that informs their dynamic. they both kind of fall into these roles because it’s easy & comfortable for them.