If you think that Victoria is evil or (as I’ve often seen) deserved to be sacrificed or hurt in LiS, you obviously…
1.) don’t understand what a three-dimensional character (or possibly even person) is or are unwilling to reconcile flaws with potential causes for said flaws.
2.) have absolutely zero idea what growing up in an emotionally neglectful/abusive household under unreasonable expectations can do to a child’s sense of self-worth, emotional development, and mental health.
3.) don’t understand the spectrum of behavioral responses that one can have to a low sense of self-worth and/or perfectionism.
4.) didn’t find or put together the clues that are available in LiS about Victoria’s family history.
5.) didn’t warn Victoria about Nathan or watch a playthrough where someone did, thereby missing all of her dialogue in the Dark Room.
6.) don’t see the vulnerability and desperation for validation/praise that her family never gave her in her dialogue during BtS.
7.) forget that she was 18 in LiS and 16 in BtS, thereby probably not understanding the extent of what her behavior could cause prior to Kate, after which (especially when talking to Max in the Dark Room) she shows genuine sorrow and remorse.
If you haven’t considered any of these or have and decided that it didn’t matter because Victoria Chase Is A Bitch™, I don’t want to see shit from you about Victoria “deserving” to die until you do. (Frankly, that’s a fucked up judgement to make anyway.)
