Like everyone else Karlach really resonated with me and I echo pretty much everything others have already said.
#JusticeForKarlach!
Alright, stop bumping repeatedly without any responses, they're not going to change it based on how many posts you spam. We get it, you don't like how it ended.
What's the harm in trying, though? The current way the game handles the ending shows some indications of not being quite as carefully made and polished as the rest of the game, and Karlach's end in particular is a rushed mess that attempts to create a "tragic end" without the necessary buildup.
It's a bit of lazy story telling (probably done by necessity due to the time limits involved in creating Karlach) in a game that is otherwise done really well, which is why it stands out. But it just does not feel as well written as the rest of the game. You don't care and that's perfectly fine. You don't have to. But some of us do care and who are you to tell us we shouldn't?
And yes, I use the word lazy here. Not because Larian is lazy, but because that's what it is when you just pull the trigger on a plot device that you've constantly indicated that it is within the character's means to solve. It is on par with a Star Trek show dumping a red shirt out an airlock just to show how serious a situation is. It's a shameful end to Karlach, but frankly it would have been a shameful end to anyone. Imagine if Gale's condition had just gone off moments before his resolution? Imagine if Shadowheart thinks she's going to finally be fine but then all the mucking with her mind gives her an aneurysm? Those endings would be entirely comparable with Karlach's present ending, and they would be just as much BS.
If Karlach's end is to mean something then there has to be the right buildup for it. At present that buildup is not there. Effectively it just becomes a "screw you" moment, where the game punish players for caring enough to help her.
