Where The Dreamers Lay

Sophokles, from Elektra (trans. Anne Carson)

Lestat's mother forced him to watch the witch burning to terrorize and silence him. When pressed, she claimed it was because she wanted him to escape Auvergne - even through fear if that's what it took. But there's a sinister undercurrent to that memory; why it keeps surfacing in Lestat's mind again and again throughout the season, whenever he's at his lowest. And he knows deep down: she also brought him there to silence him. To make him remember what happens to children who try to speak about their abuse.

But that day with Claudia, Lestat made her watch the body burn so that she could survive and protect herself. So that she would understand the reality of their hidden existence and how to evade the wrath and scrutiny of humans. He made her watch the body burn so that she could avoid pain like this in the future. He made her watch in hopes that that fate would never be hers.

it's well made, well shot, well directed, the music is interesting, the costumes are both thoughtful and subtly period accurate, the sex scenes are intentional and, again, accurate to what hooking up when you're like 18 actually feels like...the actors are of course attractive but they look like real people. the characters are varied and well fleshed out, the acting is really, really strong

so many shows and films shoot and then slot in whatever music kind of fits or could be licenced in the budget after time, but you can tell that the scenes in hr were shot with that specific music in mind. and the same intentional approach runs through the whole thing