Being born into a Buddhist family, what Paarthurnax's line of overcoming one's nature through great effort is practically a tenant of its philosophy. I was already shifty towards this iteration of the Blades, being their straight-up dumbest iteration yet, but that line alone assured that I would never align with them.
There's a minister in central Africa who once was a warlord who was forced into a warband as a child. And rose up the ranks using brutality and when he was starving he even cannibalized his enemies. But he's repented and he tries to do good in his community with charitable efforts and physically rebuilding. If a mass murderer like Ted Bundy suddenly came out and said I have changed I only want to help people now and shows the difference of behavior, it's still a complicated decision on how to interpret their supposed Redemption.
Can you guys do more Elder Scrolls content? Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind & Oblivion if there's anything left in those games to cover. If nothing is left I understand that.