But the Guardian isn't exactly evil though, is it? The initial resistance from your companions ends up being unjustified and inconsequential. The Guardian already tells you everything you need to know about the tadpole and mindflayers in the second dream. The only reason the Guardian is perceived as evil or viewed with suspicion to begin with is because people go into the story with expectations they have from the early access.
The Guardian ends up being a pretty cool guy, but even someone with no experience with EA (my GF) thought the Guardian was so obviously evil she was surprised to discover otherwise. He/She gives off tons of red flags to the point that the twist (he's a good guy) is an actual twist.
