What do u think about the fandom of tpodg who glaze Basil about that “Dorian was corrupted (only) by Henry, Basil was the best for him?”? Lol
I wont speak much evil at all because i used to be of that line of thought too, I read the book when i was young and i really related to Basil, i wanted him to be a good guy so bad gang 🙏 It just fit to blame all evil on Henry because, i mean, he's the obvious answer.
My opinion now is that Dorian's problems started when he was born and never ended, he was handed abysmal luck (all the abysmal an upper class boy can get) at every possible turn. Basil treated him like an untouchable muse while simultaneously faning the flames of a desire he knew Dorian was completely naive to. Henry is despicable but at the very least you know where he's coming from. Basil's insidious, even through no bad intent. "i wanted to keep him all to myself" and " i felt jealous of every person you spoke to" while also keeping him at an armslength sounds wacky to me considering the context of their acquaintances 😔