13) Syril Shows His Loyalty
Syril Karn’s increasing obsession with Cassian almost undoes him when, having been interrogated by Dedra and rebuked for his aid, he shows up to stalk her on the way to work. It’s an incredibly chilling scene, where even someone as routinely pathetic and looked-down upon as Syril has been up this point becomes a dangerous threat, blinded with infatuation to the fascist cause he sees Dedra as the symbolic form of. Once again, that pang of sympathy with her, despite knowing what a horrifying person she is, makes for a compelling, gutwrenching moment.
