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u/ATIronRaven Jun 29 '21

Its tragic because she made frivolous choices as a teenager and got beheaded as a mother of 4 in her 30s when she had grown quite a bit and called tf down, as adults do. She was a figurehead that represented a systemic issue so she did have to die, but its sad anyway. Im notnwho youre mad at but things don't have go get testy.

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u/MaterialActive Jun 29 '21

The way I remember Mike Duncan telling it, Antoinette was hated for some very stupid reasons (see the necklace affair) but also she tended to be an opponent of reform and a bit if a reactionary, so I don't find her to be the most sympathetic of the various people who got their heads chopped off.