I don't really know what this is anymore.

The dedication, the attention to detail was amazing.

They worked with screenwriter/linguist Florin Lăzărescu to make Nosferatu's lines in the Dacian language?? Hello? There's not much to work with anyways because only a few words survived into modern Romanian but the commitment to reviving an ancient dead language just to have Bill Skarsgård speak it was crazy.

And while we're here, the accurate boyar clothing and wool hat and crazy moustache for Orlok!!! Yes, maybe it's a reference to Vlad the Impaler but I'm glad they chose that. He's nobility!

The peasants' traditional clothing and hairstyles!!!

Hiring actual Romanian and Romani actors in speaking roles! (Side note the old lady that warns Thomas not to visit Orlok is a very sweet woman that showcases many good recipes on TikTok and I'm so proud of her @bunica.gherghina).

Not to mention the traditions! The dances! It's so important to me that they went back to Romanian folklore to represent what vampires were supposed to be and blended it so beautifully into the popular culture. But I wasn't expecting them to also add in the folklore on magic and the occult! The Strigoi and Solomonari mentioned??? In my lifetime? Man I haven't been this excited in so long.

And the church scenes, too! Orthodox Christian churches (which can look just as creepy as Gothic style cathedrals, as you all now have seen) and accurate clothing for the nuns and the priest! I didn't really know I needed that old nun calling Nicholas Hoult "puiule" until now thank you very much.

here’s the real truth. there are eight million people in this city. and those teeming masses exist for the sole purpose of lifting the few exceptional people onto their shoulders. you, me? we’re exceptional.

♫ Am I dreaming or did you just kiss me You don't know it but you already miss me ♫

couldn’t find a multi chaptered fic angsty enough that addressed the effect the words my life started when i met you in the woods had on will & will’s absolute self sacrifice tendencies with the will getting vecnad but telling nobody trope in it.

a) he’s coming back to himself, more in tune with himself, being more emotionally open/aware etc in the way he was in s1

or

b) he’s trying to conform again, repression to the max since eddie’s gone as a leader (no safety) trying to blend in again, scared ! etc