you and me and the story

like it is supposed to feel jarring and insane. it is supposed to feel like lestat has been violently submerged in modern young people trends and culture and is now repeating all the new words he learned like a beautiful fresh baby. but because the book is from 1985, all I think is oh interesting huh I didn’t know that slang term even originated in the 80s how vintage how retro how lestat wow he’s so embarrassing aw aw so cute.

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And everything else is a type of distraction that Lestat WANTS us to be distracted by.

In previous seasons, Danny Molloy talks about how Louis uses third person "him" or "one" when he's trying to distance himself from his actions. Danny is good at catching this stuff!

Lestat is a master of DISTRACTION. Look at the visual difference in the third season (a naked woman showering in the background of a shot, switching from documentary style to colour, time skips, so much modern slang it's almost hard to understand).

Danny repeatedly throughout the episode asks Lestat if he was a stutterer as a kid. (the repetition also kind of mimicking the act of stuttering). He's hammering him. Don't get distracted! Stay on point (both Danny and us, the viewer)!

And what happens at the end of the episode? Lestat stutters as he sees his mother; and it looks like we're going to start delving into his childhood. That's where the pain is. That's where the story is.

Despite being in the middle of a massive crash out, Lestat got candy for the trick or treaters (and looks momentarily devastated (to me) upon seeing the little claudia)

Lestat’s memories are like “Louis. stuff. Louis. other things. Louis. Louis. Louis.” and I said YEAH

I KNOW there’s gonna be switheroo shenanigans with the Lestat body double.

Lestat erasing the part of the text to his mom saying he was struggling and needed support and turning into just a vaguely suggestive “it’s been too long”. They’re going to gut me like a fish

Genuinely shocked, scared, and kind of delighted that they’re doing full-fledged Queen of the Damned

Noah Reid I am so happy to see you kissing a man on my television once more. Reid on Reid action