#devil rambles

[heartfullofleeches]

Dismissive Yans/Readers are becoming yet another favorite of mine. Something real classy about folks who just don't give a damn about the world Working on some hcs for the Yan, but I just thought of a scenario based on one point in there where Dismissive Reader is asked by their Yan for a sip of their soda - and seeing the desperation in their eyes, reader straight up spits the drink back into the can and passes it off or just spits directly in their mouth. They don't mind that the creep keeps the can as a luck charm, but they're a bit saddened they didn't get to finish their drink even if they did contaminate it with their own saliva. Yan buys them as many drinks as they desire so long as reader saves a little for them at the bottom of the bottle

[cain-apologist]

If your left-hand path isn’t informed by leftist ideology it’s not sexy. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry you had to find out this way.

[upslapmeal]

me hearing the Beatles sing in The Devil's Chord

[dejasquietplace]

vergil finds that he can rely on his other half for some things (like uncomfortable social situations)

[serpentarius]

I wonder how many of Armand's victims have actively fought back during his "easeful death" speech the way Daniel did.

Daniel's interruptions may be small — not loud or flailing or aggressive — but they're impactful. And while Armand remains composed throughout and continues his practiced monologue without wavering, I'd say for the first three quarters of it he's talking at Daniel. He talks over him, but not really to him. Not until the very end.

Daniel rebuts with:

"I don't want to rest."

"I like my life."

"I have a thing happening in the city."

"I'm a bright young reporter with a point of view."

He's trying so hard to cling onto life. He doesn't want death, even if it is an easeful one. Armand cuts that last interjection off with a "ssh-ssh-ssh," which makes me think this might be a point where Armand's patience is tested. Because things aren't going the way they perhaps normally go when he gives this speech! Daniel isn't begging for death! He's resisting!

And so then, Armand says "rest" a lot near the end of the speech, which we know by this point is an indicator of him controlling bodies. He says, "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay. It'll feel like a bath. Rest. Like honey on your tongue," etc, and maybe this is Armand struggling and fighting harder to get Daniel into the state of obeisance that he wants in his victims. The speech hasn't been working as intended, so he has to rely more on his methods of control and hypnosis.

And finally, after all this, you can see the moment when Daniel finally falls into the trance. It's after a lot of effort on Armand's part, and after he's resorted to his cheaper tricks.

So, if we do get a past Devil's Minion arc, I can see Armand fixating on the fact that Daniel was able to resist the pull and performance of Gentleman Death for an impressive amount of time. That despite all the words Armand said to him, he still longed for life.

Maybe this is what makes him fascinating.

[anthurak]

So with everything we learned and saw in Episode 4 from Angel, Valentino, Charlie and Husk, here’s a little theory on how the Hotel crew saving Angel from Valentino might play out. Particularly in how Husk’s status as a former Overlord may factor into things.

Because I have a hunch it’s actually going to be Husk, rather than Charlie who gets fed up first and goes out to make a real attempt at getting Angel away from Valentino, given everything we saw between Husk and Angel in this episode. Specifically, Husk aims to lure Valentino into gambling for Angel’s contract.

Now that raises the question of what exactly Husk could gamble with. I see two possibilities:

Option One, Husk full on bluffs Valentino that he still has substantial power as an Overlord and has been hiding it all this time, tempting him with more souls and power. And as we’ve seen most notably in Episode 2, Val in kind of a massive fucking idiot, so I could see him actually falling for this. Essentially, Husk gambles with nothing, save his own soul, for a chance to save Angel.

Option Two, Husk actually gets his power BACK from Alastor. Specifically through fulfilling some mysterious, nebulous condition Alastor set up for him. It could even be that this is what sets up Husk to gamble Val for Angel’s freedom. Alastor returns Husk’s power as an Overlord because he’s curious as to what Husk will do with it now. Which we see, is putting it all on the line again for a chance to save Angel.

Whichever way we get to it, we find Husk in a high-stakes card game with Valentino. And of course, Husk does the classic trope of NOT telling his friends or even the guy he’s doing this for what he’s doing to ‘keep them safe’ and all that. Of course, they do find out. Which will come into play later…

As for the all-important gamble; Husk actually does WIN legitimately against Valentino. However, because Valentino is… well, Valentino he welches on the deal and attacks Husk, and perhaps a recently arrived Angel as well.

Now in the event that Husk was bluffing Valentino the whole time and is actually helpless against a fully-powered Overlord, this would be when Alastor, from afar, actually returns Husk’s own power as an Overlord as some offhand, magnanimous whim. Which of course now allows Husk to actually fight back against Valentino.

What ensues is a full and proper fight between Husk/Angel and Valentino, with all the requisite emotional drama of Angel and Husk admitting their feelings for each other and all of Valentino’s shittiness as a person coming out in force. Maybe like an mlm version of the Bees vs. Adam fight.

However, despite getting his power as an Overlord back, Husk ultimately turns out to not be as powerful as Valentino. Alternatively, perhaps he never gets his power back at all and we just skip to here from Husk winning the bet. Whichever way we get here, Husk and Angel are now at the non-existent mercy of Valentino.

Which is precisely when CHARLIE shows up.

And I imagine what ensues plays out in a flash. Like everyone is only just registering that Charlie has appeared when suddenly everything is on fire. We get only the briefest glimpses, perhaps only in silhouette, of the full-sized horns on Charlie’s head, the great leathery wings coming out of her back and the pitchfork in her hand before she has Valentino by the throat and the mothman starts BURNING, screaming in pain as he is consumed in hellfire.

Basically, I feel that after this episode we are going to see Husk be the one to step up first to try and save Angel from Valentino, given everything we saw between the pair this episode. But at the same time, I think the interactions between Charlie and Valentino, particularly Charlie starting to transform in rage, sets her up as the one who’s going to ultimately put Val down. Specifically via giving us a glimpse at Charlie’s true power.

And I do say glimpse because I imagine the full and proper reveal of Charlie’s ‘Devil Form’ is almost certainly going to be saved for when she’s forced to take on the likes of Adam and the Exorcists, the ones who have been set-up as proper antagonists to Charlie herself.

[iztea]

akiangel if they were in a sitcom

[knownoshamc]

Daniel doesn't even say anything funny and Armand is like this. Girl, can you be serious for one moment

[puppyeared]

(guy who has never played cotl) haha au time

[duckduos]

Sobbing rn WEEPING even

[devilsminionbby]

i’ve been rewatching through season 2 and i got to this scene where Armand explains how he let Lestat unleash his former coven from himself, and it got me wondering. perhaps Armand has allowed this second interview with Daniel to happen, in the hopes that Louis would remember things and finally come to the realization that their relationship has reached its end point?

over and over again in his past, when Armand has became bored and unfulfilled in his past ventures, he would never end things himself. he used someone else to do it, usually the person he wanted to be involved with next.

he used Lestat to essentially end the older Parisian coven, then got with Lestat and formed the Theatre des Vampires coven.

in the course of this season, we have seen how he is using Louis to drive a wedge between himself and the Theatre coven and we know how that will end.

now if he is tired of Louis, could he have allowed Louis to do the interview with Daniel, in the hopes Daniel would say the things Armand has been thinking but won’t say himself to Louis?

[heartfullofleeches]

Since Miller is me core y'all kissin on the Tom and Jerry bedset cause I just bought it. (Alien too but they probably have a sick ass space bed)

[cain-apologist]

Theistic satanism but not Devil worship. Demons are gods but of themselves? And don’t need your worship to know this. They’d much rather you worship yourself. The ones I hang out with anyways. I appreciate their approach more.

[oobbbear]

[kaleidoscope-ize]

David Dastmalchian is killing it!!

Photoshoot by Mike Ruiz

[huginsmemory]

Said with love of course. Companion post to this.