You know, maybe it's because i woke up feeling SJW, but i kinda wish the companions had had their genders swapped. Don't get me wrong SH is my favorite one and Lae'zel is just a bit too 100% all the time, but i get the feeling the strong independent shtick wouldn't have been a thing if the two most outwardly hostile companions had also been the only males among them.
Maybe the genderswap would have lowkey made Astarion tolerable too, who knows.
Bruh Astarion and Shadowheart are the only companion I have no complaints about. BUt yeah, I agree on Laezel, she is a dude with titties.