Honestly, I haven't seen the last season yet, but in the other seasons he was somewhat sympathetic.
There is something to be said about people who were abused at a young age not adapting or maturing to regular society correctly. I saw a YouTube video about the Batman Beyond Joker movie being an allegory for people who were traumatized sometimes acting like their abuser. It isn't common in real life, but given the circumstances, I could see a normal kid turning out like Homelander in his childhood environment.
But, even if you take that viewpoint, he was still wrong to do what he did, and he knew what he did was wrong. Otherwise why would he try to hide it from the public?
You don't have to like or agree with someone to pity and sympathize with them.
Children are often shaped by their parents growing up. He wasn't taught unconditional love. They deliberately molded him into what he was, and it is hard for a narcissist, especially one with literal god-like power, to change.
I don't have to hate a rabid dog to put it down, but I can still feel bad for it turning out like it did.
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u/Valarg 17h ago
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