Talk:Gaston/@comment-25097798-20141124000623/@comment-1672596-20141216002125

The main reason I disagree is because of the reprise, which really killed his believability beyond recovery levels (I mean, honestly, even with his jerkish behavior before the infamous Gaston reprise, the reprise basically was unrealistic because most bad guys simply cannot afford to do so, as it carries the risk of losing all the influence they attained if they basically blurt out enough details about their evil plan to have everyone not only deduce what he's planning, but also expose him as a total scumbag to everyone. Look what happened to Josef Stalin after his crimes were exposed post-mortem by Khrushchev in the Secret Speech for example. That caused his popularity to significantly decrease both in the West and even in the East. THAT'S why he simply cannot be realistic thanks to that scene. Maybe if they cut that stupid reprise out, he would actually be awesome and iconic).