Lestat is a just a terrible character with little charisma or heart. He is too violent ( and Iâm not just talking about the stupid drop) in season 1; basically function as a narrative device until the very end of season 2; and he is passive, pathetic or a bully in season 3. I will never understand the love people feel for him. He is the epitome of a Mary Sue â even his failures are ultimately portrayed as emotional wins and for what?
Moreover the shows decision to add trauma to his backstory in season 3 is so ridiculous. Itâs nothing but an attempt to make him more sympathetic since he is such a raging narcissist and psychopath. If they want us to like him, why not make him genuinely nicer in some way? No, instead just have him abuse Louis and Claudia, cheat on Nicki, cheat on Louis, insult and devalue Armand as well as sexually objectify him, a former child sex slave who was groomed, bully and disrespect Daniel after he (or his people) HIRES him to set the story straight, and not just murder but torture humans (for funsies). Yup, heâs a real winner. Eye roll. He can call Armand soulless all he wants but he is the one who is soulless.
Armand, for all his flaws, is a far more interesting and a far more likable characterâeven cutting off Louisâ head, I still think he has more of a moral compass and is far kinder in every conceivable way. And donât tell me heâs a liar who killed Claudia. Donât care. Lestat intended to help kill Louis and Claudia too when he returned to Paris for the trial. He is GUILTY and yet the show and Louis completely absolve him of his crimes. I honestly do not understand how people ship Louis and Lestat. From season 1 I have never seen an ounce of romance from either one, just cheating, manipulation, lust, and violence. What is their love even built on?
I am just so sick of all the love and praise heaped on Lestat for no reason. Other than how sam looks, tell me what is appealing about Lestat? What do you really like? I also canât stand how most Lestat fans (stans) who love him have this extreme hatred for Armand and Daniel, and honestly even Louis to some degree. I will continue to hate Lestat despite the show and Lestat fans insisting I just donât understand how amazing and darling and beautiful he is. Just like Lestat fans love to say they wish Daniel and Armand would just die, I wish Lestat would die. Obviously that wonât happen, heâs a Mary Sue and Anne Riceâs self insert, but good lord, he sucks.
















