Astarion on other hand was supposed to be the evil character, but he is filled with silly humor lines, hand maneirisms and a voice directing that also pushes him a little over the top.
I wonder how much poor cutscenes add to that. With move to a more cinematic view, things would need to get more subdued... You dont have to make large, over the top gestures when the camera is zooming at your face. You don't have to oversell intent with voice, if there are face animations and gestures to add to that. Cinemanitcs are such a mess at the moment.
