Originally Posted by Anska
In Astarion's case it at least is a honest mistake. It is horrible, but no harm was meant. For me the biggest issue is, that there is no way to react to it. It's treated seriously elsewhere in the game but in this case, they just let it slide which makes it extremely creepy.

If you take Gale along, you force him into it, fully aware of how much hates it and he "dissociates" by sending his projection in and leaving. It probably wasn't the intent of the scene that I feel a bit proud of Gale and literally hate everyone else - apart from the Drow. They are ok, it's their job.

It's hard for me to understand how Astarion could be induced to do this, knowing his history, his trauma. He allows Tav to do this to himself because of his love for Tav, himself thinking, I guess, that "there's no harm in it", putting on a mask as if everything is fine, "playing the seducer". I wish at least the Ascended Astarion would have behaved harshly with a Tav like the one in this video, ended the relationship and not allowed himself to be tortured...
A big respect to Gale! At least he's doing the right thing. Decent way out of the situation.

One life, one love - until the world falls down.