So I finally read the You Look Like Death comic and absolutely loved it!!
I especially loved this variant cover for one of the issues and was inspired to redraw it with S1 Klaus from the show! I hope you like it, it was a lot of fun to make :^)
You know the funniest thing about letting Klaus have curls in season 3 is that all that tells me is that Klaus took the time to straighten his hair for the first two seasons :)
Anyway I’m never going to forgive them for cutting that scene in 2x10 where Klaus was supposed to be conjuring up ghosts and asking around about Ben.
I’m assuming they probably cut it for time, or for pacing reasons. But yeah, I remember prior to season 2 coming out I was checking the IMDB cast lists to see if I could make any theories. There was a girl, a little child, I don’t remember her name credited for only episode 10 with her character only listed as “Ghost Girl” then on August 1st of 2020 Justin and Robert did an interview with IGN where Justin mentions they cut the scene of Klaus conjuring ghosts to try and find Ben. He mentions it roughly at the 4:15 time stamp if you wanna click right to it.
So we have this kid who is no longer credited as appearing in episode 10, we have Justin mentioning the scene was scripted and shot, with Rob also confirming in that same interview that the scene would have happened in 10. And most notably after the 2x10 flash back of Ben’s funeral Klaus is laying in Elliot’s bed looking incredibly forlorn.
If there was ever a point in this episode where that scene of him searching for Ben, it would have only fit with this moment. Klaus is alone, presumably sober enough (we see on the farm that he manifests ghosts to catch him), and also when he ends up getting in the car with Viktor his first question is about Ben.
He couldn’t find it in him to do anything else — the voices, the ghosts, they were always there. They tormented him every day of his life, they tore him apart bit by bit until there was nothing left of him but a silhouette of a broken child.
And he silenced them all. Dave. He silenced them with his lopsided smiles and the way he held hands and the way his eyes lit up when he was excited. He silenced them with his jokes that were so horrible they were funny, with this light that just seemed to chase away all of Klaus’ shadows. He chased away the darkness. Every little thing he did finally gave Klaus the allusion of happiness he’d always craved.
Until it faded, and he was left with a body, the memories and all the voices he’d tried so hard to keep at bay.
And so he laid upon his lover one last time, holding him as if he were trying to squeeze the smallest bit of life out of him.
Diego INSISTS on wearing his stupid leather suit despite the fact that they’re going to Florida
Vanya goes on all the kiddie rides with Ben while Klaus, Diego and Five head straight for the Tower of Terror
Allison is busy taking photos of anything and everything they find
Ben begs for a Mickey balloon but Klaus bumps into it and it floats away
Ben’s crying so hard that Klaus promises he’ll buy him a churro later
They collectively buy every kind of junk food that is offered to them
Vanya is the designated Bag Holder™ whilst the others go on the big rides
Allison stays with Vanya because she refuses to let anything happen to her hair
Ben and Luther are most excited for Animal Kingdom ;)
Klaus and Allison (and even Vanya) are looking forward to meeting the princesses
Five spends the whole trip complaining that “we should’ve gone to Universal”
They spot Kenny and his mom and Five makes a run for it
Klaus takes tons of photos in front of the big castle captioned “I’m home bitches”
Klaus spends about half an hour talking to Cruella De Vil about fashion
Vanya ends up talking to Cinderella a whole lot
Allison makes fun of the others for how excited they are when they meet the characters yet she gets all flustered meeting Tiana
Luther has a loooong conversation with Gaston
“People just don’t get us, y’know?” “I hear ya, Lugger”
Klaus wanders off so much that they group threatens to buy him a leash
Klaus’ response? “Kinky”
Vanya insists on buying every souvenir they come by
Luther is literally the only one worrying about the budget the rest are just blowing through it
Klaus proceeds to wear his Mickey Ears for the next month and a half
“THIS PLACE IS EVEN BETTER THAN DRUGS” *a mother turns her child in the other direction*
Klaus is smiling through the entire experience and Vanya is too
Klaus also gets tired within their first twenty minutes of the park
“I told you NOT to wear heels, Klaus” “Beauty is pain”
Vanya carries around SPF 100 wherever she goes
Luther ends up piggybacking Klaus half the time
Ben slaps anyone anytime they swear because “the children”
Klaus gets so warm he ends up dunking his head in the fountain
Some way or another Klaus ends up being chased by security guards while Mickey Mouse gives him a disappointed look
“I need to piss” “we’re on a fucking rollercoaster”
Luther has to sit out on a lot of rides cuz he can’t fit in the seats
“Hey! Five! It’s you!” *Five glares as Klaus points towards Peter Pan*
“I am nothing like you, you freeloading little pixie. I’ve saved the world, I’ve done things that your tiny brain couldn’t even begin to comprehend. I am superior to you in every way.” “Can you fly?” *Five growls*
In the end Vanya is literally red from burns and they all have to drag Klaus onto the plane to leave
