what the hell, people

lestat: what if there was a great female vampire who was immensely powerful but needed me? what if she was made of stone so she could never leave or say something cruel or sit up or go anywhere without her keeper (me) her caretaker (also me) her child (me!!)? what if I showed her things that were interesting and exciting to me and she responded in ways I could construe as approving? what if the only thing I knew about her is that she is the progenitor of us all and I had no choice but to devote my life to caring for her and keeping track of her nightmarish fragility that could doom us all even though she has never asked for it because (again) she can't speak or protest?

"I like yaoi because it's free of heterosexual dating mechanics" ppl when the larger more masculine boy takes care of and protects the smaller feminine one.

i'm gonna keep banging my useless "7 episodes isn't enough" drum here. i'm really struck by the way bringing Louis & Daniel & Armand (and frankly even Lestat's relationships with everyone else) forward seems to necessitate Gabrielle receding really significantly. You could argue that this is a skill issue on the part of the people writing the show. You could also interpret it as how Lestat experiences Gabrielle, as this kind of all-encompassing, suffocating presence that blots out nearly everyone else in his life. But I wanna argue that it must have been so challenging, nearly impossible to give Gabrielle and her relationship with Lestat the depth they give characters in S1&2 while also giving as much screen time as everyone else did all in 7 episodes.

damn, I really need someone to put together all the references in this bloody show. vampire Fabio? sure Rolin ok.