#iwtv rant

Rolin has some real nerve having shit talked s1-2 and how s3 is SOO much better because “stuff actually happens” and then NOT delivering a better show.

I love TVL don’t get me wrong, but I’m agreeing with reviewers so far that’s it’s not quite up to par w s1-2 so far.

The story telling feels rushed at times, and it doesn’t let you sit with an emotional moment and feel its weight. My first reaction so the first two episodes of s1-2 were both filled with tears, me on the seat of my edge, feeling everything.

And yes I understand we’re supposed to be in Lestats head and he’s running from his feelings. But the story telling suffers from it.

Stayed away from Louis after dropping him from the sky which left him incredibly injured out of a profound sense of shame

Saved Louis at the trial, yes, but then left him to starve in ‘exile’

These are both situations where Lestat has knowledge that Louis is in pain and doesn’t check in with him. Many viewers can understand that Lestat can both care for Louis and his pain and yet be too human to rid himself of the shame of causing that pain and therefore withholding himself. However, when it’s Louis suddenly he must immediately divest himself of all pain to cradle Lestat. Louis is supposed to feel bad about publishing the book and causing Lestat pain and yet if that manifests in a way that isn’t groveling then it’s wrong.

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okay so i’ve seen people say that gender swapping antoine was “straight washing” or “unnecessary” well in this rant imma tell you how it all makes sense

firstly although louis does not (in the flashback or during the interview) say how he felt about lestat and antoinette being together they SHOWED it instead.

here you can see other people all around not paying any mind to lestat and antoinette being together because why would they care? they’re two white people, a man and a woman

louis and jonah are on the floor below where antoinette is kissing lestat but his attention is on louis. i also believe this was to show a type of power imbalance, lestat and antoinette are two white people being perceived as a hetero couple and are high above the ground where the two queer black men who cannot express any type of affection towards one another in public are seated

louis looked up to see lestat kissing antoinette while lestat is looking down on him and jonah, if louis was bothered by anything happening it’s not like he could say so because 1. lestat had just told him that he likes variety and had (not in exact words) told louis he was bisexual and 2. louis was a black man that couldn’t/didn’t want to be perceived as weak so if he wanted to express his hurt it wouldn’t be in public and honestly probably not even to lestat as he still doesn’t want to be seen as weak to anyone

i think they pulled a show not tell, they wanted to show the watchers the imbalance of power, the way that louis had to take jonah away from the public just to be with him but lestat could be with antoinette in front of everyone and no one would bat an eye, how that although it’s mentioned multiple times during the ep that people around them are aware of the nature of louis and lestat’s relationship it still wasn’t acceptable in society for them to be together in public like it was easily acceptable for lestat and antoinette