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well i didn’t want to ASSUME the guy who has fangs and weird eyes and is constantly making strange cryptic comments about blood is a vampire. That would’ve been rude.

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~Upon arrival at the convent~

Dracula: RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FANGS OUT DICK OUT! I'M GOING TO SCARE EVERYONE BECAUSE I'M BIG SCARY VAMPIRE

Agatha: Big scawy vampire? Want blood treat? Like a good little boy?

Dracula: Waitwaitwait-

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Agatha Van Helsing in a nutshell 😂

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Sorry not sorry 😂

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Dracula, 2020, dir. Jonny Campbell

SE01E01 The Rules of the Beast

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There is one more thing in the ending of ‘Dracula’, which probably seemed so obvious to me that I almost never said it. The point is that the final scene, the moment with sex, represents not only the expression of Dracula's feelings but – perhaps most of all – Agatha's own desire.

It's hard to explain. We saw those understandable coincidences (which are never coincidences, especially in Moffat's writing) in other episodes where Dracula drinks someone's blood. Just drinking blood is one thing, especially in order to satisfy physical hunger. Here we are not talking about hunger at all, and not about the process of drinking blood as such. We see two people between whom a very specific dialogue is going on. Very precisely and openly spoken one. A dialogue in which the words are so carefully chosen that no one is left in doubt about what we are witnessing.

Someone has already noted that of all Dracula's victims, only Agatha sees him in her dream, and more than openly in the finale. And we, I hope, will talk about this again. But it is important to remember that Dracula ‘gets’ out of his victims their secret thoughts and desires, something that they may not always admit to themselves.

Remember the conversation between Agatha and Jonathan? Jonathan is obviously ashamed of his dreams about Mina. This is clear from Agatha's words. If Jonathan had been ashamed to talk about these dreams, she would have said so, ‘There is no shame in sharing this with us. It is not only what you did in Dracula's castle that is important, but also everything you thought about and what you felt, right down to your fantasies and dreams.’ She literally says this when they return to her question about whether he had sexual intercourse with the Count. And then she suddenly drops her usual pragmatic tone and begins to talk about dreams as heaven in which we can sin without fear of being punished.

I think this is the same pragmatism, only in relation to something else – ‘stop being ashamed of your dreams and tell me about them.’ Agatha sees perfectly well who Jonathan is, and she understands perfectly well that if he decides that talking about something is wrong or ‘undignified’, he will never tell – even if she threatens to cut him into pieces. Therefore, she, like a smart investigator, uses reasonable tactics that will help her counterpart talk.

Jonathan's dream and its meaning are clear to Agatha precisely because she is looking from the outside. She doesn't notice her own infatuation with the Count – until she stumbles upon Mina's shocked look in response to the words that ‘Dracula is the best among vampires,’ and immediately corrects herself – ‘the most successful one.’ She can see a situation, though: Dracula gives the victim what he wants. And Moffat and Gatiss want us to remember this. Then this will be repeated several times, but not as clearly as with Jonathan.

In this context, by the way, Zoe's reaction is interesting. Dracula, just like with Agatha, is quite frank with her and, unlike other victims, drags Zoe ‘to his home.’ But there she reacts like everyone else – immediately manifesting her desires. ‘You are killing me?’ And, just like with the others, Dracula gives her what she wants, ‘It doesn't have to hurt.’

But let's return to Agatha. From what we've seen, it's clear that the ending is a gift for her because that's what she wanted. Whether she realized it or not, whether she thought it was normal or unacceptable, she wanted to make love to him. And he wanted it too.

That's why the ending is so harmonious. And so even those who don't like it conceptually often can't stop rewatching this part.

Such is the power of art.

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As I said before, what is obvious is often not noticed. Dracula's confession in the second episode (‘Agatha, you're exquisite’) seems so natural that we don't think what it's about.

And it is about expectations and reality, from three sides, – Dracula, Agatha, and the viewer.

Agatha expected that when she offered herself to Dracula, she would be torn to pieces. Instead, she received a chandelier, a wine cellar, an interesting conversation, and an admiring look. There may be something else, but they don't show it to us.

But there's something much more important. When Agatha realized what was happening and where she really was, Dracula stood up and suddenly made this confession. Doesn't anything about it seem strange to you?

Yes. He talks about her. The psychopath and narcissist (as the viewer expects him to be) would be talking about himself. He would celebrate the victory. If Dracula were who he wanted to appear and who, perhaps, up to a certain point he believed himself to be, he would say something like the following. ‘You were here with me. You loved it. You ate out of my hands. You couldn't take your eyes off me. If I wanted, you would have allowed me everything.’

But he says something else. He talks about how beautiful she is. And thereby reveals both his personality and the secret of what is happening between them, and the degree of his confusion in the face of his feelings and the woman he fell in love with.

It's incredibly beautiful.

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I love this woman 😂😂😂

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We miss her too. From Dolly's Instagram

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Happy Valentine’s Day with our favourite couple!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

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Claes Bang as Dracula

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So when Jesus rises from his grave everyone rejoices and it becomes a holiday but when I, Count Dracula-

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"Bob's in the fridge. Took a bit of... Folding"

😂😂😂😂😂

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Not my art but how cute is this????

#🥺🥺🥺🥺 #these two are so interesting to me #i'd love to be a fly on the wall during their conversations #i wouldn't be able to keep up but it'd be fun to witness

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I actually love how Claes' Drac isn't wholly conventionally attractive, even when he is at his youngest. Yes, he's got shiny black hair and a great statue and god his voice. But with his casting you still have him clearly looking like a fifty year old man, with soft wrinkles and all. He's got a widow's peak, his nose is kinda wonky, and his teeth are so messed up and i love it.

I'd much rather have him look like this than a twenty year old glimmer and glitz teenage angst vamp boy. Gives him character, seasoning and style.

#yep!!! i find the 'unattractive' attractive #way more so than photoshopped unrealistic unrecognisable figures

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If dracula busted inside you he'd call it a screampie or some shit

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Claes Bang as Dracula