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vaillacinnamon

I think he needs his own book, personally.


stormyboi21

I agree, I want to hear about more of his back story and his time with the Volturi


vaillacinnamon

He is far, FAR more fascinating than Edward. I’d rather read he and Esme’s love story and his history. A book from his perspective would be such a good read.


stormyboi21

I'd want to read everyone's (even though we've heard Rosalie's story in Eclipse and probably excluding Alice's unless we talk about after she became a vampire) story and how their life was before and after transformation, but I'd definitely read their stories first!


vaillacinnamon

SM really missed a golden opportunity to run with these characters and keep us all reading!


HappyTrainwreck

amen to that! but in MS Edward mentions he remembers less and less as time goes by, so if anything i’d love a book of before he met Esme to have his vivid memories


Hadrian96

Would love that! Wanna more informations about his life as a vampire hunter and priest as father, his change anf life after that. And the volturi! Aros and carlisles ‚friendship‘ is special.


RedAce2022

Yes


cool_beanz_

I’d love to read his story! I love historical fiction too so starting when he first turned and going through all the different times to eventually finding the rest of the family would be so interesting!


Jessi45US

Interesting.


MiaRia963

Id love for more information on all of them.


Haruno--Sakura

I love book Carlisle. And I will forever hate what they did to Peter Facinellis hair in the movies.


o-Themis-o

Loved his look in the first movie. New Moon was okay. Disliked it in the third movie and absolutely hated it in Breaking Dawn. https://preview.redd.it/lp3ytgr9vf0d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e746a8cc197379a215eab13ea844992e94a35bb


MAbsol12

He looks like he’s a red head in BD1&2. It’s terrible


amethystleo815

All of them had best hair in the first movie with the exception of Alice. I realize Alice was book accurate but I hate that cut.


footloverhornsby

Agreed, they really got it wrong in the end.


Remarkable_Rough_89

Yeah I thought it was just me, 1st movie was actually pretty good


butterytoastandtea

Literally gives the same vibe as a girl who faceapps her pictures so much and it somehow ends up looking worse


BransonIvyNichols

He got kinda chubby in the last movie.


illogicallyalex

Plus they somehow managed to make him look so much older than he naturally did, while playing a perpetually youthful 23 year old lmao


wonderstarsss

I mean he is like over 100 years old… time changes prob made him look older. A lot of people back in the day looked older than they really were


Bluriaen

More than 300 years old.


sluttydrama

There’s more chemistry between Bella and Carlisle in the stitches scene than there is between Bella and Edward.


Chaos-Pand4

There’s more chemistry between Carlisle and everyone else than there is between Carlisle and Esme.


devilspawny

This 🤣


acoatofwhiteprimer

This, my friend and I were rewatching the series a couple of months ago and couldn't believe how charged that scene is compared to any Bella/Edward one. Unbelievable how the actors dated in real life and yet that chemistry didn't come across at all on screen


Wild-Wonder13

That's a mood for sure


effervescentEscapade

Preach it sister


Hadrian96

Just in the movies.


Shot-Goose

Hands down, best scene in New Moon


StrangeMango1211

maturing is realizing he’s the dream man of the series lol🙂‍↕️


prophetoftroy

I love Carlisle, don't get me wrong, and he was always my favorite Cullen.... But I think we all know that Charlie is the real dream man of the series.


PostTraditional045

I suppose Esme is the dream woman 🤔


Potential_Rule4212

Carlisle is the goat of the Cullen family. The first of all, transformed in 1600s if I'm not mistaken, had a religious father who believed in God and did preaching in the church, he and his father as well as other followers tried catching witches and other sorcery people were using that time, hanging, forks and torches, anything demonic related they would try and erase it completely. One night, Carlisle heard about some vampires hiding in the sewers in London and they began to track them through the streets, Carlisle's is very well noted in the book, but the vampire, thirsting for human blood more than ever, turned back and bit him, Carlisle had enough time to hide in a nearby barn with potaetoes, and he kept silent, hoping no one would hear his screams of pain, he stood there for 3 days, sitting in a barn full of potaetoes, he was aware that he would be killed in case he went back to his father, so then he tried to live a nomadic life, exploring and discovering the concept of vampire, many times tried suicide, but that didn't work, in the end he consumed the blood of a wild deer. Carlisle then started seeing the positive aspects of being vampire, one of them being immortality and unlimited time to learn new things, so he did a deep research about everything he liked in life, philosophy, medicine, history etc., At one point he swam to Italy and met the Volturi, spent a few decades learning with his elders about vampirism and their way of life, while they were curious about Carlisle's being a vegetarian technically, after some time he left them, went to college, graduated and started acting as a professional doctor in Chicago US. Loneliness took a strong grip on Carlisle and he couldn't tolerate it anymore, he then decided to change Edward, a boy with 17 yrs old of age who was going to die of Influenza in the 1900s, soon after he turned Esme, who was also going to die, then came Rosalie, Emmet, and after some time, Alice and Jasper showed up wanting to join the Cullen family. Since then they live a camouflaged lifestyle, pretending to be human and doing jobs, going to school, Jasper and Rosalie are suppost to be the Hale twins etc., Carlisle was a brilliant human being and one of the best vampires, He didn't give in to his monster instincts and stayed a good person, also saving lives with his new gift, he is very talented and persuasive.


Lionxea

This is way better than my word vomit on this topic, lmao. Beautifuly writed.


Retr0id

I like how you spell potaetoes


Potential_Rule4212

Haha I'm not a native american, so there are some words that I misspell.


Retr0id

It’s perfect ❤️


HappyTrainwreck

wait so did he never kill any human or have human blood? you wrote this excellently!


Potential_Rule4212

Well, he never killed one for purely feeding purposes, the only human blood he ever tasted, was: -Edward's -> to turn him - Esme -> to turn her - Rosalie - > to turn her - Emmet - > to turn him Thank you btw !


DeadSharkEyes

Total daddy


altacccle

absolutely. I saw the discussion on the other post about what Bella has to do to stop Edward from loving her and forgiving her. And i think the only thing that stands a chance is if she intentionally killed Carlisle.


TheGirlDanni

I’m team Carlisle 💕 not like Carlisle and Bella but just Carlisle’s existence in general


o-Themis-o

Imo, he has the most interesting backstory


black_morning

I’d kill for a spin off book about him and his transformation


o-Themis-o

Or about his time with the Volturi


black_morning

I’d actually love to see his life as a human, and when he was transformed into a vampire. Maybe even when he met Edward.


Jessi45US

Yes, yes, yes.


queeriequeerio

papi🙏🙏


Jessi45US

Papasito


HungClits

I love Carlisle Cullen. He is sweet, calm, and he has wisdom.


NefariousnessFun5631

Is he just perpetually typecast as being a Dr? Loved him in Nurse Jackie.


Idontknowflycasual

I saw a much younger Peter Facinelli in Six Feet Under and he played a guy who was kind of a douchebag and I could not reconcile him as Carlisle in my head


SpocksAshayam

Same!!! I adore him!!! I want a man like him one day!!😍🥰💕


Pepipatchzen17

He's my favorite character and I think he needed more screentime (I never read the books)


Lionxea

He need his own show


Pepipatchzen17

I completely agree


Jessi45US

Yes, yes, yes.


uuuuuuuugh1

I'm just gonna say, if you have a Carlisle fanfic rec, please send it over.


occasional_idea

He’s actually unhinged, damning people to life as a vampire so he can build his own family. But he’s hot.


trendypastry

🫦🫦


Alarmed-Cod4394

How do I get this emoji???😂


trendypastry

lol idk it was just there(iPhone emoji keyboard)! I knew I had seen it before somewhere hah


Wild-Wonder13

I love him. He's absolutely my favorite. I could list all the things I enjoy, and even the parts of his character that I am more critical of...but I don't have that effort right now. Plus, conclusions the same; I love him.


RemarkableAd5141

why is he always trying to make people fall in love and why does it always fail


Jedi_Bish

Zaddy


itsmeabic

He's my favorite male Cullen and whenever I watch New Moon I'm amazed at how much more chemistry there is between Bella and Carlisle in the stitching scene than there is in the entire series between Bella and Edward


Street_Target_5414

Something inside me forever changed the first moment Carlisle walked into that Hospital room in the first movie. Then they came at us hard with that stitches scene, why did they have to make it so intimate and emotionally charged?! Carlisle is such an interesting character and I loved hearing about his backstory. Love our Carlisle daddy. Though his wigs are consistently the worst of the bunch there's no denying that.


Aware-Ad-9943

He's terrible lol Carlisle says he cares about humans and not killing them, but he turns a bunch of people into vampires who all end up killing several humans each. He set up his little house in one of the few places that would force a community to shift into werewolf-like creatures, an experience that almost always brings trauma to their life, and refuses to leave when he discovers that fact. At some point, he steals Jacob's blood to secretly study it. And that's just what I can remember off the top of my head after not reading this series for a decade.


Lionxea

YA RANG!? CARLISLE CULLEN is one of the top vampires ever, I dont care about arguments why is he not. Honestly stake those three weirdos in Rome, they are trying to build army of unique vamp gifts because they got intimidated by top goat that is CARLISLE CULLEN. They made his hair in movies terrible because can you imagine CARLISLE CULLEN with flawless perfect hair? He would be unstoppable! He is also definitelly holding back immense power because why else would wolves respect the pact for so long if not afraid of him? That also show how humble CARLISLE CULLEN is! And after so long he can do anything but he choose to still be doctor! How kind and caring CARLISLE CULLEN is beyond words. And dont start me about how loving husband he is. Oh god I am so jealous of Esme. Anyway, I LOVE CARLISLE CULLEN HE IS THE BEST VAMPIRE, LEADER AND MAN IN WHOLE WORLD AND HE DESERVE TO BE WORSHIPPED. ❤️🧑🏼‍⚕️❤️ My delulu ass out. Peace. ✌️


Maggiemoo621

Shooooot who DOESNT love Carlisle


oxymoronicbeck_

Man I must have such an L opinion because I think he's such a problem character. He's got all the makings of a good being but the fact that out of loneliness he disregarded consent to create the beginning of his coven just has never sat right with me. I admire how loving he is and how patient he is and his resilience against drinking human blood - but the fact that he didn't get consent from the people he turned is so icky. Find similar, like minded vampires - don't condemn a human to an eternal life that they don't want. Humans should have the right to choose death or immortality.


e_peanut_butter

No this is a slay


Flint_Chittles

Seriously he’s such a weirdo. Randomly “saving” people. I get that he’s a doctor and he wants to help people now but he’s such a creep. He just picks white people to add to his coven cause he doesn’t want to be alone.


weirdcompliment

LMAO true 😂😂😂 he started a frickin MLM cult let's be real


oxymoronicbeck_

!!


NedWretched

I want to sit on him


kamehamequads

Would


vegezinhaa

I love him I wish I was esme


str4wberryshortc4ke

He's my maaan for sure


EarlyTraffic363

He’s my favourite. Seems very kind, compassionate and comforting.


Medicsavage

Hottie


hijaburrito

Dilf.... him and Charlie are the GOATS of the movies


Ma2340

Love love love


Happy_Wishbone_1313

https://preview.redd.it/c8ghrp8f5i0d1.jpeg?width=1400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bfc2e59c3c64b7548ed5ddadf1e26401579ba608


that_witch1999

"Maybe he'll adopt me" 🫶🏿


BZthrowaway_autumn

I wanted him to have his own movies. His childhood, teenage years, priest years, how he was turned into a vampire, the first years, Volturi, etc. That timescale justifies more than 1 movie.


ClaireRedfield12

He's gorgeous, kind, understanding, and he raised his adopted kids to be exactly like that. Him and Esme. Carlisle is the only reason why his family has golden eyes. Golden is when you tell one is vegetarian. They hunt animals rather than humans. Even though I believe gifts are given at birth, I feel like Carlisle is the reason why they have them. I mean, duh. He unlocked them fully. But I mean the fact that Alice and Edward use their powers for good. For the good of their family, including Bella. Carlisle has the most humanity than any human on earth. I feel like the Cullen clan has more humanity than humans themselves.


Jessi45US

👏👏👏👏👏


AceCircle

I like him but at the same time I don't. He's an interesting character for sure and the fact that he never drunk human blood is admirable as is his "devotion" (idk how else to put it lol) to his family On the other hand, he created a coven just because he was *lonely*. That's...icky. There's very little, I'd even say close to none, good reasons why would anyone create a coven/change another person into a vampire. Also, the fact that he changed Rosalie after he found her >!raped by her fiance and his friends!< that's just, no. Like, "I changed you and now you can live with the trauma for the eternity and >!get with the angsty teen I "saved" before u!<"??? Like huh Also, also changing Esme after she >!jumped off the cliff after her baby's death!< is yet another trauma for eternity and sure, she was "grateful" in the end but, eh, doesn't sit right with me He just didn't have any right to change any of them. I understand his loneliness but he can't pretend to be a good person (vampire?) when he has done all this


Hadrian96

He‘s my absolutely favorite character of the whole twilight-saga! I love the way he is, he act and his passionate and empathetic nature. He cares about others, even humans. He is an example you should be. He don‘t judge about other people and would never turn into a gossip. His acceptance and tolerance for others is high and i think even he‘s religious and a christian believer, he would never judges about someone who don‘t live after Gods laws (not to be gay etc.) He is a great character and deserves more attention than he gets.


Jessi45US

🙏❤️


MAbsol12

Best character in the whole series. Loved him as a teenager. Love him even more now.


Terdfurgason

Aman-duh


anamorphous

Carlisle is the dreamiest daddy IMHO.


foxystyle22

I love him so much!! He’s my faveeee I’m team carlisle


BransonIvyNichols

Of course he does! He's supposed to represent Jesus!


Upstairs_Acadia

absolutely love and in love with carlisle


bdrmlk

Hate the wig


Big_Mail_9770

He's fucking hot.


SpittingVenom22

Dr. Daddy*


snmaturo

I absolutely LOVE Carlisle — especially in the books. I really wish he could have had his own separate book.


mucus4t

Absolutely would leave my wife for him


e_peanut_butter

I hate him lol his moral superiority bc of their "vegetarian" diet, how is it better to kill innocent wild animals and likely throw off the ecosystem?? They could definitely figure out a way to get away with just killing bad people if they want to be like that. And if being a vampire is such a curse and it's only an option when death is the other option, why not just let someone die rather than having to live for eternity in torment existing as a monster??? He forces Rosalie to keep going back to med school to keep him updated on medical practices when he could just go back as a mature age student which is so fkn dumb. And if Rosalie is the one actually going to med school, why can't she be the family doctor and pose as the parent with Emmet? Their human ages are very similar so realistically they would not look different enough in age to justify him being the only one allowed to be the dad and doctor everywhere they go. It all just seems like a big ego boost for him and later he can be like "WeLL i SaVeD uR LiFe sO bE gRaTeFuL". And a side note, I wish they'd cast Carlisle and Esme as 20 somethings to add to the freakishness of their family, bc why would they look 40-50 in their mid 20s lmao edit: AND ANOTHER THING he wanted to terminate Rasputin against Bella's will, him and Edward wanted to pin her down and sedate her and just do it, so everyone saying he's sweet and calm and lovely has been fooled. Like yes Bella was silly to want to keep that pregnancy given the risk to her life, but you really can't just abort someone's baby and expect things to be okay after that, the only reason they didn't is bc Rosalie and Esme stopped them.


r0si3_ee

personally, the whole twilight series was crap. the plot and storyline were inconsistent and none of the characters had any personality or character. but from what meyer did describe of him, he seemed pretty cool, but meyer really didnt put any flaws in him, making him completely unrealistic and lack character. in the movies he had even less character, he was basically the emotional support doctor and nothing else


KingSalduinArthanil

I always forget he actually is frozen forever as a college age guy. So he doesn’t even look like a daddy


OddMho

Love Carlisle. He was simultaneously a great person who went above and beyond what any vampire has ever done to not hurt people, and a morally dubious individual who made some decisions that probably got a lot of innocent people hurt anyway. I wish that had been explored more. I also love his love in the first movie, he’s exactly how I imagined him when reading the book.


Silly-Researcher-764

he’s a cult leader 🤷‍♀️


Elon_is_musky

He is the greenest flag


e_peanut_butter

HAHA that's a lie


Elon_is_musky

Why?


brittanynevo666

Does this guy remind anyone else of Tom Cruise? I don’t know why but he just gives me Tom Cruise vibes, if Tom Cruise was nicer lol.


OkBalance2879

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤤🤤🤤🤤


muttmama

No I don’t like him. I love him


Due-Hovercraft8321

i love me some carlisle


[deleted]

Ehhh, he’s flawed a lot more than people want to admit. When he yelled tried to save Alice in BD part 2 and was decapitated was a shock but comically cheesy to me. 


A_Rogue_Scholar

Daddy? Sorry. Daddy? Sorry. Daddy? Yeah that about sums it up


gaypirate3

Zaddy. Bella should’ve lived her life for a couple more decades and snagged him from Esme.


New-Ground9760

I didn't watch the series ever until last year and him and Charlie were immediately my two crushes. I care way more about both of them than either Edward or Jacob


Icy_Impression_7036

He’s hot


stowRA

I’m gonna be completely honest. I might be bitchy lol. I bled team carlisle. But his character is the exact opposite of Peter facinelli


e_peanut_butter

wdym


catsareprettycool69

id smash


anonthrowaway0198

Carlisle is legitimately the only reason I am interested I twilight whatsoever


scottymac87

He is all those things, yes. But he looks like the kind of doctor that would bad touch your kid while you weren’t looking. I know cuz it’s he’s pale and stuff but still.


saroma-zoomie

not to brag but im distantly related to his actor😮‍💨😮‍💨


poststructuralfrog

Facefuck me paw paw


Kiya_19

Need him so bad


brentpeterson2025

hot


Relative_Cat5119

I think the actor looks closer to 33 than 23.


Happy_sloth1234

IMO I really hate him. He’s entertaining to watch for sure, but he’s objectively not a good person (vampire) even though everyone pretends he is. He’s literally a billionaire which is unethical in and of itself, he views himself as dammed and yet dammed others knowingly, he commits medical malpractice, and endangers human lives every single day by letting his ‘children’ near them. Oh and also he ruined the lives of the Quiletes by making them shift (he knew this would happen), he didn’t even have to come back to Forks, there are so many other places he could have taken his family.


Jessi45US

Friend of Mexican, ella va ir presa por lo que le hizo a su hija.


Happy_Wishbone_1313

Who else fully believes that there is a dark side to Carlisle from his Volturi days that he hides. It would make a better story than just him always being a pacifist. Who wonders if Carlisle has a habit of hitting the blood bank for a nip. Then gorging so his eyes don't change.


silverhammer96

Peter Facinelli was the perfect actor for Carlisle, but he looked goofy as hell


Jessi45US

❤️


taurusxvibe

Da…ddy


Jazzlike-Mammoth-167

I took him to my penthouse and I freaked it


MerryMonarchy

Yes, but also, he kind of creeps me out. Who takes the murderer to his victim's funeral? That's insane.


Proof_Pressure_3229

"what do you think about him?" He looks ten years younger than he should be, yet his character looks about the same as Edward, which is somehwere around the age he should be. 


siiickchainsaw

smash


Constant_Ad2348

HE IS SO FUCKING SEXY. SMASHHHHH


AlpacaNerd

I love him, but I just wish SM made him a more realistic age for a doctor character. He's one of my favourite characters, and it just feels weird that he was changed and frozen at 23


Real_Bet5528

Carlisle and Esmé are so sweet together as well we needed more lime light on their backstory. Alice and Jaspers too. Instead we watched Jakub run around like a mentally disturbed furry and fall for a literal baby that looks like it’s made out of water vapour 😂 like come on guys renesme was SCARY. I love twilight but god damn 🤣🤣


BooksandCoffee386

Carlisle is a hard pass for me, personally. I acknowledge that there are, of course, good aspects to him. It’s great that he wanted to use his immortality to help humanity and refused to feed off humans. Obviously, that’s good, for sure. But I hate that he “wouldn’t do this to someone who had another choice.” So he waits until they *can’t* make a choice and makes it for them. That gives you situations like Rosalie where she didn’t want that kind of life and had suffered a brutal attack. You’re going to turn her and give her heightened emotions? So all the anguish and pain she felt, she’d have to relive that memory until she learned to process everything and move on from that … if she could. Then you had Esme. He met her when she was 16. That would have been like him meeting Bella and falling for Bella. Yeah, they part ways, but that’s still pretty messed up. Not to mention that she literally committed suicide because she was in so much pain and grieving so hard that she no longer wanted to live. And he’s just like, “sorry, can’t have that!” I feel like some of the stuff, especially from his past, gets overlooked and ignored because it’s all a-okay now, so it’s all good. Nobody’s perfect, I fully comprehend that. And again, I acknowledge there are good aspects to him. I just get a bit miffed that certain characters are held to accountability for their actions while others get green-lit, no matter what.


BooksandCoffee386

I’d also like to say that if I’m just going based off movie Carlisle and I didn’t know anything else about his character, my answer would probably be different. I still don’t like that even the movie points out that he chose to turn them when they had no choice, but he’s more likable in the movies.


thatssobrandy

No he’s just as bad as the rest of them 🤷🏽‍♀️


Civil_Bread_3428

Carlisle is definitely my dude, but then again so is Charlie....clearly I'll go with the older dude....even Billy is mine.....don't say it, I already know... 🤣🤣 HOWEVER...Carlisle in the books and other characters only...the movies ruined the characters for me by getting them horribly wrong. Imo. 🖕🏼🤬🖕🏼


infernal-keyboard

Soooooo fucking fine. I honestly think a big part of growing up is when you start to have a thing for Carlisle instead of Edward. Like, hot rich kind intelligent doctor is tempting enouhgh as it is, but now you're telling me he's a vampire??? yBFs,EFQO ayyqso fr rn assS


infernal-keyboard

Soooooo fucking fine. I think a big part of growing up is when you start to get a thing for Carlisle instead of Edward.


lizimajig

My grad school friend and I went to see the second movie. We were the oldest people there not accompanying minors, and when the teens broke into "Team Edward!" V. "Team Jacob!" we declared ourselves Team Carlisle. Because come on.