I will defend Antonio 5ever, so I respect you (and others) for defending actors in roles that others disagree with.
You have a valid point, and I actually rather like this production still is he wearing red velvet?? (I think it’s velour but it counts!)
…and yet, we also have Lee Pace…
I liked the idea of the druids not letting him cut his hair. Something about that felt like another means of trying to break him, by taking away his ability to even choose his own grooming, they were trying to chip away at his sense of self, the better to give himself over to what they wanted him to be for them.
Maybe part of why Marius was drawn to rescue Armand from the brothel is that he could relate to the frustration of imprisonment, though his own abuse was very different from Armand’s.
So… There are
more than 300 people following this blog, and that’s unexpected and frankly amazing!
I know I
don’t interact much, not because I don’t want to but half the time I don’t
have anthing relevant to say, or I’m too “tired” to write in English (I think my
lazy brain is born tired…!). I’m always scared to make mistakes, and
afraid to be misunderstood *even if it’s always a risk whatever type of
communication is it*, so it takes me quite a while when I write something… which
inevitably ends up weird and full of mistakes haha. It’s easier to post silly
stuff, I guess it’s for me the best way to communicate with people! Everytime
you like, or reblog, I’m really glad to know I made someone laugh. *Oh gosh,
that’s so cliché! But I swear it’s true.*
Anyway,
thank you so much! I hope you’ll continue to enjoy whatever will be posted
here.
Sexual styles and history vary so much depending on the ship, whether they’re mortal or immortal, the age of the character, and so many different factors…
What your really asking is about relationship dynamics, the balance of power, the level of dependency on eachother, the amount of trust, how often they’re even in the mood, etc. All those things fluctuate over time.
Lestat wanted to answer this in a snarky way but I’ll try anyway:
Lestat
Style w/ mortals: He’s always enjoyed taking the Little Drink while snuggling after sex, or during. This is how he can get away with having innocent blood now and then, as a treat. He tends to top.
Style w/ Louis: In the past, he would have to get Louis so worked up with foreplay that he’s completely begging for the D, or blood, or both. Currently, Lestat loves it when Louis takes control and bosses him around.
History: There’s fanon out there that suggests he was sexually abused as a child, well into his teens. I think that would help explain his difficulty in learning how to love properly, as he comes across as overly sexually demanding (like literally throwing himself on Louis), at least in movie!IWTV.
Louis:
Style w/ mortals: Louis doesn’t have sex with mortals (except one OC that I won’t mention YET AGAIN) bc he doesn’t get that close to mortals. But he does get crushes on them occasionally, like Babette Freneire.
Style w/ Lestat: See above. In the past, Louis was conflicted in his feelings for Lestat, his first (or second) male lover, and would prefer Lestat to be the aggressor, and then punish himself later for enjoying it. Currently, Louis especially enjoys calling/sexting Lestat during business meetings and getting him painfully turned on.
History: There’s fanon out there that suggests Louis had one male lover before Lestat, but for the most part, his sexual history was just getting drunk and sleeping with prostitutes. He had issues equating sex with love, it took him a long time to learn it, and is now very comfortable with expressing his feelings sexually.
Armand:(I really should leave this to the Armand and Daniel RPers)(BUT I CANNOT LEAVE A QUESTION UNANSWERED IT IS A PERSONAL FLAW)
Style w/ mortals: Armand doesn’t have sex with mortals unless he’s sharing them with Daniel. Armand wouldn’t kill these, he makes sure they get home safely.
Style w/ vampires: I would imagine that Armand was a generous lover with Louis, almost always the one to initiate. Currently he can be a bossy bottom, and likes it when his lovers initiate.
History: he was in brothels as a mortal, and it took him some time to learn to trust others. Marius was his first loving relationship, and Armand was rebellious then, seemingly unable to accept gentleness, because of his past.
Marius:
(I really should leave this to the Armand and Marius RPers)(BUT I CANNOT LEAVE A QUESTION UNANSWERED IT IS A PERSONAL FLAW)
Style w/ mortals: Marius has occasionally slept with the models he paints. He is always in control of anything that happens.
Style w/ vampires: Marius has occasionally slept with the models he paints. He is always in control of anything that happens.
History: We don’t have much canon support for Marius’ sexual history, but he did have a long term ship with Pandora in which he was unable to get it up on their wedding night but y’know, performance issues, it’s not uncommon. One out of five…
I think it’s true that everyone in the fandom has, at some point, had a massive crush on Louis.
Psssst we know that, Louis.
I do think Louis was a gateway drug for alot of fandom ppl. It’s his story at first. I read the books in order and I’d recommend doing it that way, even tho it’s not necessary. TVL really is a response to IWTV, and part of the charm of that book is Lestat’s joy at breaking open the floodgate to release all the forbidden answers to all the burning questions Louis had in IWTV. I loved Lestat more knowing that alot of his bastardness in IWTV was frustration that he was sworn to secrecy, and couldn’t risk putting Louis, Claudia, and himself in danger by telling them any of it at that time.
I think this varies from person to person in the fandom, and some ppl despise Lestat, and have from whatever book they started in. Like the movie itself, he’s not for everyone and doesn’t have to be.
My gateway drug was Claudia, and then Louis, and then Lestat. How crazy that the antagonist of IWTV ends up being, very quickly in this series, the lead and clearly the protagonist? As the series shows, he’s not wholly an antagonist to Louis. It wasn’t so black and white, as it is in real life, there were misunderstandings and gray areas.
That’s a good idea for a reason she walked out. But I did the math, under the cut, and POC women made up 19% (5 of 26) of the on-screen kills, that’s if she watched an entire hour to include all of them.
I bet the whole mess with Yvette was the actual tipping point. It’s just shy of 30 min into the movie.
I was going to do a post of just the kills, but it was getting to be wayyyy too long, so I just skimmed the whole movie and took a tally. 25 kills total.
– caucasian men: 5
– caucasian women: 7
– children (all were caucasian): 7
– POC women: 1
– POC men: 1
– possibly biracial women: 4
– possibly biracial men: 0
– person who dies during their shipping to Europe: 1
I-want-my-IWTV 