Having seen the new full AA kisses now, I have to say, I think Larian has gone too far in the opposite direction now. I think it's particularly bad with the kneeling kiss, the other two are okay (except for the smile after AA pushes Tav away when they try to kiss him again, that was a bit unnerving).
I understand there has been a lot of backlash, and the OG expressions were also this level of goofy, but I truly think a neutral expression (or, at least, neutral-er than this) was the solution for people's different RP. I think because Astarion's animations haven't been changed at all but now Tav reacts to some of his more questionable (not really very negotiated, if BDSM) gestures so gladly it's kind of somehow creepier than the previous version, and I like horror but I'm not sure that was the intention with this fix.
The gif Larian posted to their highlights where Tav has a mildly coquettish raised brow looked much, much better and more fitting. That gif was promising but then the scene itself was disappointing.
I am aware this has been a recent issue on the forums, so please mods let me know if I should edit my post and remove it, and I'm also going to ask users if they can avoid turning it into the debates we've seen, as I believe opinions regarding on the kiss' expressions have already been tread at length here these past few days.
On a more positive note, (mild spoilers for the evil endings)
it's really cool that origins get some unique lines, I like that.
EDIT: I'm going to keep my post up because I don't think it's fair I don't get to express feedback I care about if I don't want this kind of debate to happen, but please, I believe it's been made clear a good chunk of AA romancers prefer the new set of animations already. Let's not go down this road again : (
