That’s just it: it’s read about, spoken about. That sort of than can happen and I can accept that as a story element that adds tragedy and pain to a character. That’s fine, even good. What I saw of Astarion’s story as visually presented on screen didn’t seem particularly gratuitous (except when Raphael showed up at one point) or at the character’s expense.
Better not read anything about Astarion then
That’s just it: it’s read about, spoken about. That sort of than can happen and I can accept that as a story element that adds tragedy and pain to a character. That’s fine, even good. What I saw of Astarion’s story as visually presented on screen didn’t seem particularly gratuitous (except when Raphael showed up at one point) or at the character’s expense.