Originally Posted by
OverMaster
The 'I've always loved you totes but I've only ever been able to show it through abuse and contempt but in the end I show you with this final act I totes love you, how beautiful this is' trope has always been utter crap anyway and makes no sense from any sane viewpoint, desu.
Again, it's like the old chestnut of the villain who wasted most screentime mocking others sadistically and killing and beating others as cruelly as possible and then we're expected to feel bad for them because a last minute asspull before they die shows us they really loved everyone and wanted to save the world through destroying it, or similar nonsense.