Crying over Ninjas and comics

deliriously ripping open the sexy fishnet tights of a beautiful woman named bag of mandarins

i can't express how absolutely important it is that when you make an edgy, brooding, badass character who's tough as nails and good at fighting and whatever, you HAVE to give them at least one reason to become completely helpless and pathetic. you have a panic attack quota to fulfill.

waiter! waiter! more characters grieving something they can't even remember please!

Just a reminder that the writers' room is not all white and that the actors are people of colour who have years of experience in both acting and writing. They're not puppets being forced to say lines, they are a part of the creative process. We have seen them be uncomfortable with certain things, and we have seen that that discomfort was intentional and later addressed. Sam was so angry at the way Magnus was potrayed at first that he threw his laptop, only to then find out it was exactly how he was meant to feel, because the truth was later revealed to be much worse than what Lestat was pretending. Same with Louis reading the diary - Jacob was uncomfortable, Delainey was angry, and that came to head in the last episode. These actors have a say in their lines, they give feedback, they are not just standing on marks and reciting lines.