this went through quite a few stages and is made of multiple parts originally intended to be individual pieces. Originally Daniel was going to be the popup but I decided I liked Claudia there a lot more (her text in the text box is "the blood is bad here" flipped and repeated)
“When he’s in his element, he becomes warm and golden….That’s why when Lestat finds him, it’s like a moth to a flame. He glows in this gritty world.” - Carol Cutshall in Variety
Rewind the Tape Ep 1: Fave Looks
As is the fave of many a folk who have good taste, I love the first suit above. The pearl pin.... 🤭 The warmth and how it perfectly fits those big brown doe eyes. -rip brown eyed Louis-. I'm so mesmerized by him.
But in general, aside from thee suit, I love all of the golden, brown, and amber tones Louis wears throughout this episode and what they were trying to convey with this color palette. As Carol said, the story revolves around Louis. He is our sun. ☀️ Our Golden Hour before the sun sets and night falls.
You can read more of the article Carol features in here.
so it looks like perhaps madeleine gets turned by both louis and claudia this time, and she is their fledgling. it's an interesting change in a lot of ways, not least because of all the previous emphasis of the bond between maker and fledgling. it's unclear to me how much of the bond is real vs louis just using that to cope with the fact he was still able to love lestat, in spite of everything. but it's interesting to think how splitting that between he and claudia might allow him to maintain that thread - of course it wouldn't be the same split three ways, right? and what would that mean for things like makers not being able to read their fledglings' minds? would that apply to both louis and claudia? was that part of the appeal to claudia or an unfortunate side effect she put up with so as to still be involved in the making? given how makers are often compared to parents, it also in a weird way makes louis and claudia co-parents, further making it harder to fix just one label like parental or sibling to their relationship.
The fact that Jacob gave us this stellar performance in EPISODE ONE is mind blowing to me. Fresh out the gate with greatness like this is insane to me. Every word uttered was like a knife through my chest. I did not cry, but this scene chilled me to the core. It's both beautiful and stressful, and Jacob Anderson, the man that you are, will always have a place in my heart for this scene alone. Everyone actor should watch this as a study guide for what acting is!