wasteland

thinking about armand’s pattern of choosing partners who bring about the demise of his world over and over. him allowing lestat to break apart the coven and reconstruct it into the theatre des vampires, allowing louis’ refusal to join and allowing himself to be pulled away, and while we haven’t seen him “choose” daniel yet we have seen daniel’s investigation break him and louis apart (keeping with the pattern trust and believe i hold armand responsible for ever single one of louis’ thoughts he tampered with and every lie and manipulation he’s told).

need to lestat to possess my body the same way he does sam reid this weekend

hello! to any librarians or Gothic scholars out there, i’m looking for some good nonfiction books about Gothic Romance. i have a good list of Gothic fiction from ann radcliffe to tananarive due but i’m looking for something to supplement those readings to gain a better understanding of the themes, structures, and historical contexts. also any research papers that you love are always welcome and thoroughly appreciated! this is just a special interest it’s not for any form of academic research so whenever someone may stumble upon this feel free to answer :)

jacob anderson big brown eyes thank you jesus

listen i know the bear lost steam story-wise rapidly and season four while unquestionably cinematic is not exactly... yeah, episode 10 'Goodbye' is absolutely phenomenal to ME. it is so well acted and shot on a techincal level but it feels like this episode remembers what the show was once about and shows the ways in which Sydney especially has been woven into the fabric of The Bear and the Berzattos and thought things still remain 'unsaid' brought voice to the connection between Syd and Carmy in a way that has always felt like a second, smaller elephant behind Mikey. It's the first time we really see them argue, we get to see all of the understandings they hold for each other with Carmy knowing about Shapiro all along and Sydney always holding space for Carmy's trauma in response to his actions. The overlapping of "you're my partner" and "you're my friend" and the understanding that they are somehow inbetween and above these terms for their relationship. The 'want' and 'need' of it all. Ayo also does such a phenomenal job in physical expression as Sydney is standing behind Carmy out of focus as him and Richie talk, you can see just how much she is drinking in Carmy being honest and emotionally vulnerable and how it helps her to the point of acceptance in the course of just one conversation. Even the infusion of the comedy through Syd's failed cigarette smoking is showing the level of comfort they have developed for her to not be embarrassed because Carmy isn't her idol Carmen Berzatto he's a friend and a partner and a menace that she can be pissed at and say so. It's also such an amazing showcase of Richie's growth and Ebon Moss-Bachrach was throwing down but there's also been consistent plot lines showcasing that. I could say so much more but for the disappointments I have there is so much I see in this show that I will always love.