Agree 100% with your analysis of Marcel and Klaus. "Appreciates" might be the best way to put it. If I thought Klaus was capable of respecting anyone, I'd say I think he respects Marcel. And I don't feel like the show throws that around lightly.
It astonishes me just HOW EFFECTIVE Elijah's external trappings are in setting up expectations in the audience, to the extent that so many people feel betrayed by the fact that he's a flop. He's tall, presents in a conventionally masculine manner, is super-strong, and has a certain superficial gravitas, and...thus he must be an effective power player? I mean--this is just fascinating to me, TBH.
YES. If anything, they should be an indicator that he's less of a player, since obviously he doesn't have to try so hard and develop any of those skills.
Ahhhh OK I think you've started to win me back around to Hayley/Elijah! I was really enjoying it up to around 1x05, then my interest dimmed a bit for some reason--but I love what you say here about Elijah confusing her with Celeste and Klaus, a;dlksjgoiej!!!!!!
eeeeexcellent! I was really excited and impressed by Elijah's ambivalent fever dream response to Hayley.
It astonishes me just HOW EFFECTIVE Elijah's external trappings are in setting up expectations in the audience, to the extent that so many people feel betrayed by the fact that he's a flop. He's tall, presents in a conventionally masculine manner, is super-strong, and has a certain superficial gravitas, and...thus he must be an effective power player? I mean--this is just fascinating to me, TBH.
YES. If anything, they should be an indicator that he's less of a player, since obviously he doesn't have to try so hard and develop any of those skills.
Ahhhh OK I think you've started to win me back around to Hayley/Elijah! I was really enjoying it up to around 1x05, then my interest dimmed a bit for some reason--but I love what you say here about Elijah confusing her with Celeste and Klaus, a;dlksjgoiej!!!!!!
eeeeexcellent! I was really excited and impressed by Elijah's ambivalent fever dream response to Hayley.
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