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One of the things Anne Rice was very good at was when she introduced a character in a book who was seen in a certain manner, only to introduce their POV in a later book that would either turn the previous characterization in its head or would give it more depth (or maybe both).
The most famous case is, of course, Lestat, and also Armand, I would say. These are the best ones, and the ones most talked about.
I wasn’t expecting this in the books about the Mayfairs but it was a nice surprise to see she did it with Julien. We only knew him by the Talamasca archive and outside sources, so it was very entertaining to read him narrate his life.
It added more depth to him, even if I think he mostly downplayed his most monstrous acts (with the exception of Katherine’s rape, this was truly atrocious and even more so in his own words) but it was ver interesting to see how he saw himself.
I liked to read that he and Lasher had a more tense relationship since Julien had the (rightful) suspicion that if Lasher ever realized his desire of being flesh it would be his family’s ruin. But tbh I don’t believe Julien when he says he never loved Lasher. I think he didn’t want to love him since he knew how dangerous he was, but I don’t think he could help it. Lasher was his lifelong companion, lover, confident, a being who could read his thoughts and that gave Julien everything he wanted, and even if he downplayed it in his own narrative, in the Talamasca file it was clear the had a lot of fun together.
And also, Lasher is the kind of being who enjoys being adored by his witches, so if fear and hatred where the only things he got from him I don’t think Lasher would have let him live such a long, fullfiling and happy life and I don’t think he would have remained so close until the end if this were the case.
Adding to the point of Julien minimizing his bad deeds, I love how he goes “I was a little drunk with power” when he started to give names of people for Lasher to kill because like,
This is sooo petty, this is a Hannibal-like kind of pettiness in reasons to commit murder
When youāre stuck in a meeting with Head Office but all you can think about is your hereditary enemy.
If I learned one thing from Good Omens and the Ineffable husbands (and Iāve learnt many things) itās that you always have a choice. A choice to be who you want to be, a choice to be with who you want to be and a choice to create your own side
One of the things Anne Rice was very good at was when she introduced a character in a book who was seen in a certain manner, only to introduce their POV in a later book that would either turn the previous characterization in its head or would give it more depth (or maybe both).
The most famous case is, of course, Lestat, and also Armand, I would say. These are the best ones, and the ones most talked about.
I wasn’t expecting this in the books about the Mayfairs but it was a nice surprise to see she did it with Julien. We only knew him by the Talamasca archive and outside sources, so it was very entertaining to read him narrate his life.
It added more depth to him, even if I think he mostly downplayed his most monstrous acts (with the exception of Katherine’s rape, this was truly atrocious and even more so in his own words) but it was ver interesting to see how he saw himself.
I liked to read that he and Lasher had a more tense relationship since Julien had the (rightful) suspicion that if Lasher ever realized his desire of being flesh it would be his family’s ruin. But tbh I don’t believe Julien when he says he never loved Lasher. I think he didn’t want to love him since he knew how dangerous he was, but I don’t think he could help it. Lasher was his lifelong companion, lover, confident, a being who could read his thoughts and that gave Julien everything he wanted, and even if he downplayed it in his own narrative, in the Talamasca file it was clear the had a lot of fun together.
And also, Lasher is the kind of being who enjoys being adored by his witches, so if fear and hatred where the only things he got from him I don’t think Lasher would have let him live such a long, fullfiling and happy life and I don’t think he would have remained so close until the end if this were the case.
Thank you @nasnyys for this wonderful drawing of one of my favorite moments in the Vampire Chronicles! ā¤ļø
@thefairylights Rosanna, you have told me how much you loved the flying scene at the end of QotD, so hereās Loustat, happy and in love, flying together. Thank you for being a wonderful friend!
sometimes watching star trek is like “how did this shit get approved” and it’s 45 minutes of the most homosexual activity you’ll ever see on screen that probably barely got past the censors and sometimes it’s like “how did this shit get approved” and it’s 45 minutes of the worst writing you’ll ever see y'know
Iāve been thinking about Cortland today (in the books tho I guess this maybe could apply for the show maybe) but, was Cortland envious of the relationship his father Julien shared with Lasher?
From Julienās pov, my understanding is that he didnāt want his children from his legitimate marriage to get involved with the witchy bussiness, even sending them to study far away. Yet Cortland was very involved, to the point he was the one stealing bones from coffins to make the cursed Mayfair dolls, and the one who went around poisoning people to protect the secret of the family, which tells me these things were very important to him. I wonder even who told him about those things, Mary Beth or Julien, but iām more inclined to think it was Mary Beth.
But my point is, all the Mayfair witches from all generation were women, with the exception of Julien, the only man Lasher ever showed his favor, and Cortland was his son, splitting image of him, but Lasher never showed him any care.
I mean, if Julien wanted someone dead, all he had to do was whisper the name and Lasher would do it. Cortland had to go through all that trouble of poisoning people. And even dying, bedridden in his last days, Julienās lover claimed he saw Lasher and Julien having sex. In his last days, Lasher threw Cortland down the stairs and hit his head. The difference is very notable lmao maybe it did stung that even after years protecting the legacy he was never shown any special favor.
Forgot to post this one part yesterday:
That settles it, then, it was definitely Mary Beth the one who taught Cortland about the witchy stuff. Also, Julien really saw his children with some very intense rose-tinted glasses lmao
