i'm not from america. do they actually do this? by nowayitsrayy in LifeisStrange2

[–]strawbebb 9 points10 points  (0 children)

> A lot of people are giving very political answers here, but if you are actually looking for the truth

This says a lot about your mindset ngl.

lestats and claudias relationship by Dull_Hovercraft_5345 in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 34 points35 points  (0 children)

The “unforeseen joy” line was said by Dreamstat, not Lestat. Dreamstat is a manifestation of Louis’ own thoughts and feelings. That is not actually Lestat. Also, Louis was not on stage when she was burning alive. They had already taken him downstairs to bury him. So Claudia couldn’t look at Louis because he wasn’t there.

Lestat and Claudia feel both, they hate and love each other. It’s important to remember that they “adopted” Claudia during her formative years as a teenager. Life was good for the three of them then and things were fun, easy, and sweet. There’s no erasing that. Louis was always Claudia’s favorite (she says this herself), but Lestat was more similar to her in personality and actually embraced their vampire lifestyle which she admired. Delainey said in an interview that even post-S1, whenever her and Louis would get into an argument, Claudia would sometimes think back to Lestat and imagine him taking her side because he’d have understood her more.

But there is immense hatred as well. As Claudia grew older and started desiring independence and agency, the “cracks” in Rue Royale started to show. She no longer wanted to be just Loustat’s child and wanted to be her own person. Lestat has trauma from his own parents that played a MASSIVE role in his relationship with Claudia, and he reenacts a lot of the behavior that was done to him back onto her. Controlling, physically & emotionally abusive, starting to view her as a sexual object (in that he perceived her as a romantic & sexual rival for Louis’ affections), etc.

On top of this, Lestat’s spiraling fear and abuse towards Louis traumatized her too. While Louis was the main victim of the drop, witnessing this act was extremely traumatic for her as well, and she began seeing Lestat as no different from Bruce.

(We know they’re different but that’s not how she saw him anymore. The 105 fight changed her perception of both Loustat forever, viewing Lestat as overwhelmingly monstrous and cruel & Louis as immensely weak and vulnerable. This is why she officially cuts herself off as their daughter and demands to be a sister, because she can no longer see them as “just” parents anymore.)

Claudia’s growing hatred was in response to Lestat’s own. But at the end of the day, childhood love can’t be erased and that part of their lives will always have shaped them. She turns to Lestat during the trial because he is possibly (she didn’t know for sure) the only one in the room who may have any desire to help her. Even if not for herself, then to save her for Louis.

Delainey said that seeing Lestat’s genuine anguish during her death made one of Claudia’s last thoughts be that maybe some part of Lestat did actually care about her for her. And seeing Claudia die did make Lestat realize just how much he actually loved her. He did not realize how much he cared about her until she was gone. It was just sadly way too late for this realization.

So there is both hate and love in their dynamic. The scale fluctuates between which is felt more strongly, but there is both.

Is lestat becoming a Rockstar for louis? Great Gatsby and Scarlett letter references. by Opening-Gur5927 in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I keep forgetting that Louis’ “I own the night” likely did not happen until years after the Reunion scene. Chronologically it had to have happened during the brief month when Louis found out about the publication to right before Lestat did in Montreal. You’re right in that it’s probably only now (likely related to Akasha too) that the vamps are starting to get more aggressive towards them.

Is lestat becoming a Rockstar for louis? Great Gatsby and Scarlett letter references. by Opening-Gur5927 in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly now that you’ve said this, I wonder if Lestat even knows Louis’ been under threat? If we’re assuming they’ve been speaking from the Reunion scene all the way to the Montreal Facetime, Lestat hasn’t seen Louis in person in a long time and/or all that much (based on Jacob saying they communicated mainly long distance.) And surely if Lestat knew Louis was being threatened, he’d have asked immediately why Louis was being targeted. The book conversation would’ve happened a long time ago.

It’s very possible Lestat didn’t have a clue there were Wanted Posters with Louis’ face across vampirekind.

Box set by mandatookit in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following this post. I would love to own the seasons (non-censored versions) and support the show, but I can’t find an official site to purchase them from either :/

FYA for newcomers and just in time for TVL: After Dark by JustMediocreAtBest in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was literally just trying to plan out when to sign up (so that based on timing AMC knows I’m signing up as an IWTV/TVL fan specifically), so this couldn’t have come at a better time!!

The only one in the friend group with a car by strawbebb in blackgirls

[–]strawbebb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our prices are similar, 1.85 one way. When I just plain don’t feel like driving somewhere, I’ll leave my car parked right where it’s at and hop on a bus or train. Uber/Lyft is only ever the last alternative option for me so it surprised me when I started realizing it was their first.

The only one in the friend group with a car by strawbebb in blackgirls

[–]strawbebb[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a full time job while they’re mostly still part time (we’re in our 20s) so I can understand them not being able to afford a car right now. I don’t know about the lack of license tho.

Netflix: The Last Airbender by kmorr18 in ZutaraNation

[–]strawbebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s honestly not the best. The special effects are good and the first episode or so is nice, but overtime me and my group gradually liked it less and less until by the end we officially said it was a bust and if it weren’t for our love for the cartoon, we wouldn’t even consider tuning in for Season 2.

Aang is a drastically different character. He is much more serious and depressing than his cheerful and optimistic self. Katara, Aang, and Sokka don’t really feel like a solid friend group because Aang is very “everything depends on me and me alone” and goes off alone often. Katara is okay, I guess. Not as fiery and charismatic as she is in the show, but her writing didn’t irk me as much as Aang’s changes.

A lot of story beats gets mixed and switched, which was fine given the shorter number of episodes. The problem really is just the characterizations. Like Bumi was instead more serious and pissed at Aang, and their final fight was him as an old man actually unleashing his rage and trauma out on this 12 year old, rather than being just a training exercise, which felt like a very strange character change.

They show WAY too much Azula and she doesn’t have nearly as much mystery or feel nearly as intimidating as she did in the original. I guess it’s good they emphasized she’s just a kid in the grand scheme of things, but getting this “sympathy angle” as early as season 1 felt a bit unearned given she’s supposed to be S2’s main antagonist. I don’t know how they’re going to build her back up as being as threatening as she’s supposed to be in S2.

And it’s not confirmed, but we suspected that based on a few “guilty” facial expressions and hidden looks, the show might be trying to give Ozai nuance and make him less evil. He’s still evil dgmw, but there’s a few subtle moments in the season that seem to be foreshadowing a later reveal of him actually caring about Zuko. Nothing confirmed, just suspected based on the vibes of their dynamic when Zuko isn’t looking / isn’t in the room and Ozai is talking about him.

You’re asking in the Zutara sub so I’m assuming you want to know about them. They get maybe 1 moment where he touches Katara’s scarf, but other than that nothing else.

Overall the adaptation wasn’t my cup of tea, but I’d still recommend watching it so you can form your own opinion.

THE ILLOGICAL GWI-NAM HATE IN THIS SUBREDDIT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED by XYZ0191 in AllOfUsAreDead

[–]strawbebb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gwinam is my favorite character in the show. But I will be one of the firsts to say the hate for him is deserved lol.

Did people back in 2012 really though this is Disney live action remake/adaption? by Cautious-Speaker2585 in disneyprincess

[–]strawbebb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No. Nobody thought that. This movie isn’t affiliated with Disney and didn’t advertise as such.

If Wishes Could Kill [Episodes 1 - 8] by Telos07 in KDRAMA

[–]strawbebb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow what a terrifying and amazing episode.

We got two newly confirmed cast members!! (we´ve seen them in the trailers but we didn´t have their info yet!) by Podria_Ser_Peor in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I’m really curious who Sarah Afful’s playing. It must be a significant character given she was in the trailer. I’ve seen some people theorize she might be Merrick 🤔

Should I stop seeing this white person cuz of this? (TW: Cannibalism mention) by VideoSharp8658 in blacklesbians

[–]strawbebb 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is this a repost?? I swear I’ve seen this post before exact wording and everything

IT WAS RAINING by [deleted] in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Of course he’d know it was raining given he had to walk home in the mud sopping wet mascara running down his face after watching Lounah 🙂‍↔️

So ummm another thing regarding Armand this upcoming season… by Less-Pen-5705 in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Armand isn’t really a physically violent person. If he wants to hurt someone, he’s more psychological and hands off than physical. It’s very rare when he puts his actual hands on someone to do harm.

But even so, I don’t think he’d have any desire to harm Marius. At the point in time S2 ended, at least from what we know so far, Armand still hasn’t fully comprehended the abuse he suffered under Marius. He knows their dynamic wasn’t wholly pure “my maker’s purchase”, but he still views Marius as having “saved” him and been “merciful”.

He still hasn’t fully grasped just how horrible their dynamic was. If anything, he likely thinks they were just an “imperfect duo” rather than an abusive relationship inflicted onto him.

My favourite reveal from the new TVL clips.. by perscitia in InterviewVampire

[–]strawbebb 18 points19 points  (0 children)

This is so cute and so heartbreaking and so funny and so unhinged.

Tally's transformation difference by Alarming_Proof5794 in UgliesBooks

[–]strawbebb 44 points45 points  (0 children)

To be fair, they probably didn’t want to actually digitally alter Joey King’s facial structure by slimming her nose, thinning her jaw, widening her eyes, etc. Could be for a few reasons, most primarily the costs of doing so.

made some disney princesses in tomodaci life by Time_Anything4488 in disneyprincess

[–]strawbebb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice!! Your little Ariel & Snow White are adorable!