I wrote this on discord today;
"The thing is, if we assume it really is a brainwash story, there are only two ways I can think of they can take it once you cancel the brainwash, both are bad:
The Shadowheart after the brainwash is a completely new character, and the old one is just an undesireble perversion. This is the more interesting option, but I honestly doubt Larian will have the balls to do it, and it means that if you like current shadowheart too bad.
The other option is that new Shadowheart will be the same but with minor alterations. It is lame lazy and doesn't make sense, so I'm assuming this is what we'll get.
Either way what these options have in common is that they create a redemption arc without redemption. You just flip a switch and she's good."
agreed, i can't see how she's going to suddenly have a different personality. I'm assuming it will be the same snarky SH we know but with dialogue changed to reflect her "transformation". There's no other way they can do it to satisfy people. Can you imagine if she just completely changes personality half way through? You'll have everyone that likes the snarkiness angry, and everyone that hates the snarkiness will hate that it took so long for her to change. It will be the worst of both for everyone.
