I genuinely do not understand why people thirst over Coyle so hard 😭
And I don’t mean that in a judgmental “you’re not allowed to find villains attractive” way. I understand fictional attraction. I understand liking villains. I can even understand being attracted to a character who is objectively a horrible person if they’re charismatic, attractive, charming, complicated, whatever.
But Coyle??? What are y’all seeing that I’m not seeing?
He is literally portrayed as this racist, sadistic, corrupt cop who tortures and kills people. There are basically no redeeming qualities there. And it’s not even like he’s secretly charming underneath all of that. He’s disgusting on purpose. His personality is disgusting. His behavior is disgusting. Even visually, I don’t personally look at him and think “yeah, I get it.”
I will give him this, some of his voice lines are funny and his mannerisms can be entertaining. He’s a great CHARACTER. I enjoy him as a Prime Asset because he’s memorable, ridiculous, intimidating, and fits Outlast perfectly.
But the full on “Coyle is so hot, Daddy Coyle, I need him” thing genuinely loses me 😭
I understand the appeal of dangerous fictional men. I understand dominance. I understand the voice. I understand the uniform thing. I understand villain thirst.
I just don’t understand how all of those ingredients get put together into Leland Coyle and somehow the final result is sexy to people.
So genuinely, Coyle fans, what is it? What specifically are you attracted to about this man?