One thought I had was that Astarion's sexuality is very much tied to control and power plays.
And then when he doesn't ascend he seems to forget about this side of himself. Or purposefully represses it.
Originally Posted by Marielle
I would love to be able to hug Astarion more often
How about a hug from Astarion too?
Originally Posted by Marielle
When Tav rejects Halsin right away, Astarion doesn't react or say anything about it, although there could have been dialog in that case too, since Astarion noticed Halsin's feelings. In my game it looked as if Astarion didn't care about all other companions in terms of their possible encroachments on his beloved, he is not interested in it at all. Faithful Tav also deserves additional lines.
Yes, that dialogue should be there too. He was clearly bothered by Halsin ogling Tav and he would have noticed a change in his face.
Originally Posted by Marielle
Also, it would have been great if Astarion had shown himself to be protective of Tav and responded aggressively to Harleep's "offer", and ideally picked a fight with him himself without waiting for Tav to do so.
He could give him the Petras treatment.
Originally Posted by LiryFire
Hot News February 2024 - The Ascended is not a different person, the same person, same Astarion. (which was obvious enough, but still) He hid his evil part under a goofy mask - his VA said, he played him that way. He's showing all his problems. He becomes honest about all his desires, especially his evil desires. That's exactly how I felt. The big Astarion inner evil train is coming. And that's the problem we can't explore the evil of Astarion before the ritual in Act 3, see it. Only the Ascension reveals it to the player.
I found the actual footage of the Spawn vs Ascendant lines from the VA:
Also, since I've seen posts where people were not sure if Ascended Astarion actually loves Tav, the game confirms he does indeed, and he even still has feelings for them if they are a MF.
