The chaos in 2020s cannot justify their adaptation of Lestat. The 80s were not entirely rosy either; we might even romanticize that era now. It was the Cold War era, when America's investment in Vietnam yielded no returns, and the American economy was under pressure in the early 80s. Anne Rice would not use Lestat to express pessimism about society; she would create Akasha as a critique of radical feminists, and she would have Marius express disappointment in humanity. Lestat would turn a suicide into a goal he actively pursued, and it was this positive attitude that made him stand out. He's a hedonist, but he also takes accountability for all his folly.

rolin pls share more of your thoughts on these books—that way I’ll have even more reasons to dislike you.

(tv mystically catching fire 5 minutes into it)