It could be worse, they could be presenting clearly evil values as "misunderstood," or "try to see from their perspective," and play towards sympa- OH WAIT!!

Note: I have no issue with alternate perspective antagonists with nuanced justifications. Just don't present true evil as "nuanced or misunderstood."

Also, inb4 "says the guy that said 'Light Yagami did nothing wrong.'"

It could be worse, they could be presenting clearly evil values as "misunderstood," or "try to see from their perspective," and play towards sympa- OH WAIT!!

Note: I have no issue with alternate perspective antagonists with nuanced justifications. Just don't present true evil as "nuanced or misunderstood."

It could be worse, they could be presenting clearly evil values as "misunderstood," or "try to see from their perspective," and play towards sympa- OH WAIT!!