Nirraart posted today a great short that further shows how ridiculous the kisses are and how they even contradict what Astarion says about Tav: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dTYZg4eJjvU.
Same. There's one thing I don't understand. In Act 1, we see that Larian has very good writers. I still love act1. But I don't understand what happens to them in act 3. Why, at the very end of history, such manipulations are used... children, violence, victims, SA.... But really well-developed ideas are simply cut out. In general, during EA, I thought that Astarion’s story would be like “crime and punishment” and not “only a victim” - Spawn “Abuser” - Lord. Now with these animations, Larian has simply simplified the Lord into an abuser. And yes, all this is contrasted with caring with a bit of slight dominance....
