Nonetheless, I think Kneecap makes a valid point that the story bends over backwards for Gale and seems to put as much effort into boxing Karlach in. I had not considered the potentially problematic parallels that Kneecap highlighted before reading that post. Can't we call learn something from each other's perspectives?
Not only that, if you look at the journal and compare her questline to the rest of origin companions... it's just laughable. You don't even scroll. Everyone can get their good ending, Wyll can become a duke and Shadowheart can live well with a romanced Tav - she literally gets a sweet scene with Tav discussing their future. 'Bad endings' my buttocks, to say the least.
Astarion, granted is a vampire so it's to be expected for him to burn under the sun and i've actually seen Astarion fans complaining about his ending being shown as a 'joke'. Yet, he gets a nice scene with Tav and he's alive as since he got his revenge which is what he wanted the most. Karlach wanted to live in her city. She didn't get it.
And she lives in pain for the rest of her life. Karlach can go to Avernus with two friends (or lover) to fight for new life. Not fairy tale but quite on point with the rest of the companions. So yeah, we still have a choice about Karlach and she can become mindflayer which is unique thing for companion
