Hello y'all!! Episode 3 has finally been reuploaded, and Episode 7 is on its way tomorrow!! Thank you so much for hanging in there with us!! 🥰😍😇 Episode 3 [REUPLOAD]: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Fd7EWe2g5V0.html Full Playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLT4zSPMBAGjv9gykx5keA36fUb3foC6_o
I really appreciate what you said about viewers liking a villain as long as their evil deeds isn't directed to characters we like. This happens all the time, even most recently with Daemon in HOTD!! Luv the episode and your reactions but wish they come in earlier as the episodes are released.
The slapping montage had me laughing my ass off 😂, also I must say Daniel is incredibly brave to slap Louis like Daniel my guy you do know that is still a vampire right Lol
The above the cloud's scene is so grotesquely beautiful, it broke my heart. But this what we signed up for, a toxic, abusive, codependent dark romance about two vampires. Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson performances are just jaw dropping.
I'm glad some people gets it. Lestat has always been horrible and toxic. Lestat has always been abusive as well. Abuse doesn't mean just physical. And saying that "well, at least he never hurt Louis" as an excuse is just horrible. I'm glad they went this far because it really shows the hypocrisy of the fan base and how people don't take emotional abuse as serious as physical abuse.
You can show the toxicity of your couple without degrading a character that has never physically harmed Louis nor Claudia. Making it a DV case was insulting and downright homophobic considering they upped the gay undertones of the story only to make their endgame couple a DV case that doesn't fit the character nor story. The son becomes the father trope is tiring and annoying
@@fembrucewayne1904 Disagree. That character deserves to be "degraded". He was always been an abuser and a murderer. Again, emotional abuse is NOT better than physical abuse. Abuse is still abuse. Lestat doesn't became better because he never touched Louis. What he did in this episode is just the physical manifestation of what he does. Lestat has always harmed them, period. How is it homophobic? There are plenty of gay people that are vile and disgusting. Gay people can be part of an abusing relationship. We've seen even more toxic and problematic straight relationships in media as well. These characters are also murderers who kill innocent people. Doesn't matter how bad or guilty they feel, they are not good people. Books, movie, show. Doesn't matter.
@@fembrucewayne1904 they had physical fights on the first book. And Lestat has always been a bastard on the books, doing terrible, TERRIBLE things. The only difference is that in the show he's older, more powerful and less human.
Love the slapping montage. The ending song is by Charles Manson - remember when Daniel said he wrote a couple of good songs, but he was still him? I can't wait for you to catch up and watch the finale.
Y'all won the internet with that slap, lol. I loved Claudia's arc in this episode - she had a psychotic break, ran off and got better on her own, which I'm sure triggered Lestat's narcissism all the more. If Claudia had returned broken and damaged, Lestat would've snarked and shown her to her room, but she came back better and stronger. Lestat needs to be needed, which is why Louis is perfect to him, beautiful and damaged and needing Lestat. As a book reader, the change to physical violence was very jarring/upsetting, but, on reflection, it has made me think of how tolerant we can be of emotional and psychological abuse but then draw a line at "wife-beating." The show kinda threw it back in our faces with abuse is abuse, and if you want to ship this toxic messed up Gothic romance you're going to have to take the real bitter with the sweet. And, whoa, was that a risky creative choice.
Yeah. The number of people I saw claiming Lestat was never abusive in the books and they were unhappy the show took that turn with this episode made me sad to realize it really was necessary to stop apologists. Even now there are people excusing it as this not being the real Lestat since "he never hurt Louis in the books."
Claudia went on a killing spree as a way of saying that all humans died with Charlie. Which meant she doesn't care about humans anymore and sees them as nothing but food. The second reason was that she was trying to create a companion for herself, but dues to how small her body is there is not enough blood to make another vampire on her own.
All of Claudia’s victims were people she was trying to turn. She wanted them as companions, but just like book Claudia, she can’t make her own vampires. I guess she kept body parts to remember the victims who she thought was good enough to attempt to turn immortal.
I love the spirit in which you review this show! I love the books, but I have to set some of it aside to enjoy this reimagining. Anne Rice's vampires are sex and violence, which is problematic. Add in racial issues, and it is hard to tell this story without triggering real trauma. That said, I think the show runners are doing an excellent job. You feel all the emotions, and that's what IWTV does so well.
The speakeasy scene: "Old buddy" Tom is running for the state House of Representatives. He called our vampires to meet him and discuss contributing to his campaign. When it dawned on them that Tom had lured them out for cops to raid their home and for the police chief to observe them, Lestat froze the room and marked Tom, while Louis did the same to the police chief as a warning to both: You don't know who you're fucking with. p.s. Did y'all notice that when Lestat is smoking leaning against the pole outside his townhome, Louis is above him smoking on the balcony?
"Is there anyone alive out there" broke me. I had to pause the video. The inserts and edits are just so amazing. I dont know how you do it but it is a talent. 8:01 I turned cc on just so I could see snarkle fusses in print. It was too brilliant. I love how you both just saw the drop coming and were like "yep thats coming... yep it happened." The calm was beautiful to see. Also "Its called viewing problematic material. Its supposed to be a problem." Well worded. Got to say I dont think the rape was handled well in the show. For how little its utalized it doesnt feel necessary and how it is utalized really doesnt do much for the character or representation with so much of it being how others are effected/react. I feel like exploring her killing rather than that would have been better. Thank you so much for the reaction and sharing your thoughts!
I'm so glad yall said it. Nobody mentions it but the abuse while horrible was very important to show. He gets away with so much under the guise of love but abuse is where you have to draw the line becasue it's so visceral and tangible. It's clear evidence to show how bad of a person he is. It's not as much love as it's obsession. I feel like so many people hate that scene because of that but ofc also because it's abuse it's hard to see nobody wants to see that especially to characters they care about and especially since it's so real.
This is your most hilarious IWTV vid since Episode 3 (btw, what happened to that one?). I howled at your slap-happy Cotton-Eyed Joe & the Joker "Poor choice of words" clip. You're a pro. Grace cut Louis dead because she saw a monster who had taken the place of the brother she grew up with, and wanted him out of her life forever. Not only did Daniel compare Claudia to "Charlie Manson" in this episode, but the Manson song at the end is about a happy home ha ha.
This was so thought provoking and played on my heart strings and was chaotic.Louis sister leaving.Lestat almost killing Louis.Claud getting abused by that vampire.
Yea i wish they had more time for certain plot points. Also the timeskips can be confusing sometimes because YEARS went by, but for us it’s only been 5 minutes😂 Like in the 7 years that Claudia was gone, they showed NOTHING of Louis and Lestat, except from the fact that they stayed in the house. Also wish they’d show which year they are in everytime they skip a long period of time
Watching rn and just wanted to stop for a sec to type this. Narcissist isn't a synonym for abuser. This is a huge and harmful stereotype which is ableist to people with NPD. NPD does not make people abusers. Anyone can be abusive. Edit: I'm gonna put some hashtags on instagram which have info about this if anyone wants to understand more since that's probably better than just commenting that. #stopclusterbstigma #therealclusterb #actuallynpd
As someone who grew up with an emotionally abusive family, I have to say this episode was one of the most accurate portrayals of what it's like to be in that situation. I agree that they didn't have to necessarily include that, but I do appreciate the representation itself(oh how I relate to Claudia haha), and how it shows that queer relationships and families can be toxic too. Honestly, what I'm more worried about is how they're going to "redeem" Lestat and have him and Louis reconcile, when he is literally shown to be an abuser in this adaptation?? There's the possibility that this could be inaccurate because Louis is an unreliable narrator, and I've heard somewhere that this might have been from Claudia's perspective, but it's hard not to make it feel victim blame-y... I just really hope they don't fuck it up in season 2 lmao. (side note, I have NOT read the books, so sorry if I'm not familiar with their original dynamic)
Been loving yall's reactions so far, definitely my favorites of the folks I've watched! I love your discussions and enthusiasm for the show! Such a rough episode. Can't wait to see your next ones! (Also, ep 3 is missing? Did it get a copyright strike? Do you have any idea when it'll be back up?)
I'm not opposed to the domestic violence. Like it's lestat after all. And this is a toxic relationship about vampires. There's many toxic ships that i LOVE and it includes hitting and trying to kill the other person. But i am opposed to is HOW the writers handled this. It long, drawn out and so graphic. Not to mention, there were no hints of Lestat being physically abusive. An emotional manipulator? Yes. Having a temper? Yes. In fact, there are a lot of emotional manipulators who aren't violent. (And that's how they justify their abuse. As long as they don't hit ppl, it's fine) So i think the writers should've sprinkled in scenes where Lestat is physically aggressive to Louis. And then it leads up to this horrific event. Not all abuse scenes will have the exact same impact on survivors . So just because fans can handle emotional abuse, doesn't mean they can handle a long, graphic scene where someone beats their lover near to death for trying to leave them.
I'm contradicting myself here but I like the TV show a lot better than I liked the movie but I have to say I dislike Louie in the TV show more than I disliked Louie in the movie and I hate with a passion Claudia in the TV show I never hated Claudia in the movie Louie and the TV show to me does not know how to take ownership of anything that he does it's as if he has to share blame with someone else it's never him it's us or you never purely him at least the Louie in the movie took ownership of the things that he did
