do you know where the wild things go?

The thing is, I've always found Lestat to be a bit of a loser, but in season 1, his loserdom was more endearing than annoying. It was balanced by enough charisma, charm, magnetism, and genuine vulnerability to give him the emotional depth that made him compelling. More importantly, he was entertaining. Even when he was being awful, he was still fascinating to watch. In the Vampire Lestat, though, I find his loserdom very off-putting. The writers have stripped him of everything that made him compelling, interesting and fun to watch. He comes across as immature and emotionally stunted. He acts like a manchild, and I just find that deeply unattractive.

ALSO re: what buck did in mother's day, you can tell that his choice to give himself (his self) up for eddie and chris is calculated and not a mindless self-sacrifice because buck is NOT the type to force himself to be the sacrificial lamb for eddie if he knows it would make a situation worse. we saw this in brawl in cell block 911, where buck was willing to leave eddie alone (even if he didn't like it) if he understood that THAT was the best way of maximizing their safety. buck made the decision in that basement stone cold knowing that it was the most logical thing to do. doesn't make it any less of a sacrifice, or any less revealing of how important the diaz boys are to him, but it WAS a canny decision.