I imagine part of his decision to cut funding for the theatre was due to the subversive messaging being pushed through such productions.

Either way, it strikes me as strange to criticise a character for being placed in an effectively unwinnable situation when that is precisely why Venat is being criticised for doing the exact same thing to the Ancients.

Each to their own, though, I suppose. Certainly there's plenty of in-game nations that I don't care for but I'm not going to try and hijack them for the sake of a 'message' or broken aesop.