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Just finished The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, and I cannot stand how manipulative and cruel Coriolanus Snow is. Sejanus genuinely trusted him, believing they shared the same ideals about justice and fairness, but Snow saw him as nothing more than a pawn. Instead of helping, Snow used their friendship to gather intel, ultimately betraying him to the Capitol without a second thought. It wasn’t just selfish—it was calculated.
What makes it worse is that Snow knew exactly what he was doing. This wasn’t some heat-of-the-moment decision; he weighed the pros and cons and chose to destroy someone who cared about him to secure his own future. Sejanus was trying to do the right thing, and Snow twisted that innocence into a tool for his own gain. Watching him coldly deliver his so-called friend to his death was heartbreaking.
This prequel only reinforced what we already knew: Snow has always been ruthless and power-hungry. No tragic backstory can redeem the way he manipulates, betrays, and destroys anyone who gets in his way. Even knowing where his story ends, I’ll say it again—no amount of context could ever make me like Coriolanus Snow.
I am not sure we have seen the same posts. I have absolutely seen plenty of people say almost exactly what you say, "poor snow, such a victim, he is justified etc". I fully agree he's not a victim, and is very selfish, perhaps you actually misunderstood my comment because we are in agreement and yet you seem to be arguing with me
In the book and movie, I never felt bad for him. Even when he was a child he was self centered, self absorbed, self serving etc. Even when he liked other people it was always about how the relationship benefit him. Overall, The actor was cute though so in a movie everyone ignores all that I guess
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Genuinely, people write these things frequently on social media, am surprised people haven't seen these comments.