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LaVonte as Prince: I feel like this one just makes sense he is the political front at the moment and he also has all of the buisness experience and has the vision. Also traditionally Ventrues tend to be Princes due to their ambitions.

Hj as Seneschal: The Seneschal is the one working closest with the Prince and helps with the business end of things and promotes the Princes vision. I think this role is perfect for HJ as we already know how close he is to LaVonte. I also dont think HJ would be Prince as his behavior seems too erratic and not to mention his social stats aren't as good.

Madelaine as Harpy: Harpys are like the social force and keepers of information. Since Madelaine is very effective at socializing and also making people fall for her, she would likely be the best for this role.

Zaeth as Keeper of Elysium: The keeper is the one responsible for protecting the Elysium and also setting up meetings with the Prince. Since Zaeth is currently in his responsible era I think he would fit this role nicely.

Mitch as Sheriff: The sheriff upholds the rules of the Prince and the Masquerade. Mitch was made for this rule given the whole justice thing and I think would he the best for the title.

Vesper as a Hound: Hounds are basically deputies appointed by the sheriff. I think she works for this as she and Mitch already have the superhero sidekick duo thing going and thats why I put her in this role. However, I do hope that by the end she views herself as more then a sidekick and to be her own hero if that makes sense.

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The protagonist of The Shining is Jack Torrence. (Yes he's framed as bad but he is driver of the plot, he is who the movie mainly follows, he is who's emotional journey is important, he's the character with the most agency). The protagonists of Hill House are Hugh and the Crain Siblings, Hill House's very own Wendy and Danny. (Though you could argue that if there is one protagonist it is Steven, either way the point stands). Hill House is much more interested in focusing on the survivors than the perpetrator of violence in the story.

That's not to say it's not interested in Olivia Crain. Just like the Shining it gives plenty of time to explore and even empathize with the attempted family annihilator. Both haunted places fed into fears and flaws already present in the parents they choose to manipulate. BUT the motivation is so different! Jack already had broken Danny's arm. He wanted to kill his family because they were annoying, a burden on him, and would not fall under patriarchal demands. Olivia loved her children and wanted to protect them, to keep them safe forever. Ultimately it is still an act of violent control but comes from an extremely different place.

And like, both productions had some extremely long and difficult shooting days, and while everything we know about the Hill House long takes were that they were hard, there is also emphasis put on care for the actors and crew. Meanwhile Steven Kubrick and Jack Nicholson tortured Shelly Duvall and made her do hundreds of takes for no reason other than to torment and exercise control over her. I don't think it's a coincidence that the behind these productions were such different experiences when they had different opinions on what was interesting and should be prioritized in their story.

I also think it was really smart to bring in Mike Flanagan for Doctor Sleep, the sequel to the Shining ABOUT Danny Torrence and in my head this was because someone also saw these connections and how well executed Hill House was but I digress.

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