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mourn-and-watch · 8 months ago

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people get angry at solas' potential redemption because anders never received that kind of treatment but i think we really. shouldn't blame his writer for actually liking their character and giving him some depth and opportunities to take his arc in different directions depending on what players think of him. there are other people responsible for all the questionable choices in anders' writing and i think it's actually a good thing their approach to morally grey characters isn't a standard for the series anymore

#im saying this as self-proclaimed anders lawyer. and hepler's biggest enemy #if she used a character she was supposed to write as one of the party members and potential romantic interest to portray him as her toxic e #and make it everyone else's problem while also being ableist #it's not solas' writer's problem that they. do not do that. and actually put effort into portraying a central and also divisive character #as complex and sympathetic (for some) figure #idk i think it's just counterproductive. the thing about anders vs. solas treatment is that they were written by different people #and it showcases how much depends on writer's opinions and investment into the character they develop as well as their professionalism #because i think. projecting your own issues onto a character you're writing for a non-personal project is somewhat not professional #anyway. i will always mourn anders who could've been. and a story that could've been #but i also want to appreciate that there are other writers who do want to write complex characters properly #don't want to put main tags on this because this is somehow a vent post so. let it stay that way.

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