I find them more tolerable than most probably. But, even I don't want to juggle all of them.
Most of all, Lae'Zel I can't get invested in and Gale... I don't even know. The more often I play the game, the more something about him raises my hackles. I fear Dragon Age may have honed my "instinctually suspect the freaking mage" instinct. There's more comfort without Gale in camp. Yet, he's also seemingly Larian's lore dumping ground. I don't quite believe nothing bad may happen if he solves his problem on his own
Oh yes, Dragon Age made me weary of mage companions, especially, If they like cats ( or flying cats).
I agree about Astarion, I find it hard to find a reason to not kill him. First he attacks you with a knife and then he tries to bite you in your sleep - I mean WTF?
