u/NightOwlLurking

I was just re-reading QotD and i found this:
“You told God you would do anything if only he would make you good. […] You said you would suffer martyrdom; torments unspeakable; it did not matter; if only you were to be someone who was good”

Lestat has always been good. He always had such a kind soul. Yes, he might be impulsive and likes to challenge the rules just for the fun of it, but he never does it out of evilness.

He’s not perfect, but he is kind and forgiving to everyone he loves.

He likes to call himself “monster”, but I don’t think he’s as bad as he thinks he is. Yes, he’s not a saint but even humans aren’t perfect.
Most of the time, his heart was in the right place. And the times he impulsively hurt people, it was because of his fears and traumas and not thinking it through. He’s impulsive, not evil.

He’s more forgiving than most people. He forgave Claudia and Louis for trying to kill him, he didn’t hold grudge on Armand for dropping him out of Magnus’s tower and breaking his every bone, he took care of his father and brothers despite them abusing him all his life. He took care financially of everyone: he gave Nicki an apartment and the violin, he gave Armand Magnus’s place, he gave the Theatre des Vampires to the coven, he showered with gifts Gabrielle and Claudia. He’s always been generous.
Even Akasha knows not to hurt the ones he loves, else he would not forgive her.

P.S. I am not talking about the blood drinking part, as that is just a consequence of being a vampire and he doesn’t do it for fun. He struggles with having to kill people in order to survive. Cannot blame him for that.

I was thinking about the Lestat-Armand scene on the balcony where we had 2 versions: Armand’s version (where Lestat says that he loves him back) and Lestat’s version (“There is not enough room in this box for your desperation”) and was wondering if in season 4 we will get an answer which was real.
And then I realized that when we know for sure that Lestat lied (for example when he told Daniel that Gabriella died), we never seen the scene, we just hear Lestat’s narrative. While they show the actual scene in the carriage with a very happy and sane Gabriella (which of course is never discussed with Daniel).
Can this be on purpose? Like if we get to see the actual scene, we know it’s real (because Lestat would be a more reliable narrator than Louis), while if it’s just Lestat’s talking about it, it could be a lie?

Another example is Enkil. Marius says that Enkil was burned in the sun, but we see his skull smashed and leg broken.

Could that be on purpose? Do they go with the direction that Lestat is a more reliable narrator than Louis and Armand? Do we have any scene where we know it’s not real, yet we get to see it? Lestat seems to be very sure that the way he remembers it is the truth. It could be just his self-centered way, or it could be on purpose.

I know that in the interviews Sam and Jacob talk often about the fact that in first 2 seasons we get one point of view, and now things are different cause we get Lestat’s point of view. They never say that Lestat is the reality. But I wonder if they don’t do it on purpose that some scenes we get to see how things happened, while in others we just hear Lestat’s narrative (like for example Nicki’s actual death). Could this be on purpose? Or is it just because of budget restrictions? What do you think?

So in the “I bet” scene, Louis says that he heard the songs and Lestat says that the songs are not about him.
Then in episode 6 he admits that most of the songs are about him. But looking at the list, that it not true:

All Fall Down - about rockstar life

Long Face - is more about rockstar life, but I guess it could be talking to Louis.

Black Licorice - He tells Daniel is not about Louis, but about his first kill after meeting Louis in NO. Guess it could be a lie…

Why Do I Have To Feel - it’s about Nicki “I could sleep for a hundred years”

The Loneliness - About loneliness of the vampire, not a specific person

Your Biggest Fan - About Magnus

Plastic Fiends - about the modern times

Big Boss - Armand diss track

Hit The Lights - about Nicki, Daniel confirmed that it was written about Nicki and they didn’t find the right place to use it for Nicki this season so they suggested it could also work with Sophia.

Big Bad Wolf - this is about Louis, but it’s not a love song. 😅 he calls him a “cancerous jackal”

Le Petit Coup - he does mention Louis, but he talks more about Sophia “his old obsession” and how he will go and fu*k her.

Cabbage - mostly Gabriella coded, as that was the word she used

Stained Glass Eyes - Claudia

Brutal Love - only actual love song about Louis

Butterscotch Bitch - probably could be about Louis “pretending you actually love me” but again, he isn’t painted in the best light. Plus it could be anyone, cause Louis never pretends to love Lestat…that being the whole problem (Louis never saying that he loves Lestat)

So how are most songs about Louis? Gabriella and Nicki get the same amount (if not more) of songs.

I think that in a interview they talked about the line actually being that all songs were about him, and Sam pushed back cause obviously that wasn’t true so they went with “most”. But even “most” isn’t true. It’s like 3-4 at most, and 2 of them are in a negative tone. Brutal Love is the only romantic song. And that song wasn’t even yet written in the “I bet scene” (Louis first hears it when Lestat plays it on the rehearsal in episode 6), so when Louis said he heard the songs, which ones did he mean?

Did I miss anything?

L.E. How could i forget “When I Call Out Your Name” - which is obviously about Gabriella.

Do you have any good photos of Sam/Lestat that could make a good phone wallpaper?
Most of the photos I find aren’t vertical (?) enough to look good on the phone.
Thank you 🙏🏻