He thinks Tav is degrading himself by being with him. WITH HIM. He's right, because life with decadence, he's not a fairy tale prince "and he knows that's what you want." Also shows his insecurity and hurt self-esteem during the years of slavery, not that "Tav is being humiliated, disrespectful, lower". He wouldn't be saying "we" and a bunch of other stuff if that were the case. I think narcissistic-dominant-obsession with a vampire is more complicated than that. Are we talking about the post-breakup dialog when he became a powerful vampire Lord and was rejected? I'm surprised he's not hissing. (although my Tav has already been punched in the face, why should I say anything)
Just because he looks at everything as power and control doesn't mean he has to tell Tav to take a knee all the time. Well it's just a cheap thing. What's next is writing on the board "I'm yours" 100 times. Ridiculous. Power is not shown just by kneeling - in general this is exactly my complaint. Why is there no such thing before the ritual with him since he's prone to it? It's not revealed. My second complaint.
For the Lord romance, there are answers for the power couple, too. For a power couple, equality isn't necessary. The dynamics will be more complicated. A lady was not equal to her Lord and could not ler go in medieval, and when that Lord is a vampire all the more so. But my Tav has already been poked in the face, lol. The very attitude of having an affair with Mintara is different - adding a frightened face to a kiss with her.
What Larian was trying to say was in EA when Astarion was a slave trader. What we're seeing now is that Larian wants to sell.
Originally Posted by DarkAngelBeckons
It does not fit how the character was the entire game nor does it fit the VO of the character. Just my opinion.
I absolutely agree. The kiss that was Karlach's, is fitting Kiss with a bite, quite, kick in the face is debatable, Tav looks - just awful. The knees are a joke, from someone who doesn't understand dominance, pure fanservice. And since Astarion has such kissing tendencies I want to explore them before the ritual. Maybe with a spawn to relax him if that's the kind of kissing he likes.
