I think Lae'Zel is one of the best romances(Spoilers)

[Rain]

In my opinion she has some of the most drastic forms of character growth outside of Astarion in the entire game(Not counting Durge).

Initially she comes across as a racist, judgmental, killer zealot, but if you take the time to get to know her she becomes soft-hearted -- learns what it means to love and treats you as something precious to her that she would not live without.

She learns that there is life worth protecting. She sees you as an equal(this really hits home if you romance her as a non-Githyanki and depending on your choices has an extreme crisis of faith which, in my opinion, is worse than Shadowhearts.

She always tells you what she thinks; for good or ill. She is, ironically, incredibly honest.

She has the strength of character to make a truly brave decision to leave her entire life behind and not only that...she *asks* for you to be with her at some point.

I didn't like Lae'Zell at first and this was even at release before their animation/dialogue changes to make her more agreeable, but she quickly became one of my favorite companions and now I can hardly do a playthrough without Lae'zell in my group.

If you haven't really romanced Lae'Zell before then I seriously recommend it.

[warhorsenumber4]

Interesting, too bad I let Shadowheart kill her in her sleep.
Might not have happened if she wasn't so racist and judgemental from the offset.

[Occasum_Solis]

Funny. Imo her character dev. is kinda lame since she goes from Vlakith FK YEA to Orpheus FK YEA in about one long rest, without even showing or re-considering her whole world view. She turns herself from one Slave owner to another without even realising it - since Orpheus isnt the "hero in shining armor" if you know a bit DnD Lore ...

However her romance is one of the better ones and the Patch 5 ending with her is great. Still Minthara is was and always be the only BG3 Waifu for me

[Mike Garrison]

It turns out that Lae'Zel is actually the youngest of all the companions, only 19. This fits in pretty well, actually, with the idea that she thinks she knows everything at the start of the game, only to realize over time that really she still had a lot to learn.

[Popsicles]

She is easily the most interesting origin character. I find the rest to be incredibly bland. I wish they would have included some of the OG origin characters; Korgan, Edwin and others.

[seeker1]

Spoilers?

As I've said, I think all 4 lady romances have their plusses and minuses. However, Lae'Zel is the one who shows the most character growth (although this is true too without the romance, though it's less observable.) It's not just that she switches from Team Vlaakith to Team Orpheus. Frankly, everybody keeps talking about this lore on Orpheus ... I don't know it, I guess if I cared I might look it up ... from what I can see in the game, he is a pretty noble figure. Yes, he does seem a little ungrateful for being freed, and basically tells the player they should have just let themselves be slaughtered by his honor guard. But once we get past that, ... he's willing to sacrifice himself by becoming ghaik, for the greater good, or if he doesn't, he really offers great praise for the player at the end of the game.

But back to Lae'Zel, again, it's not just that she switches teams (and you don't WANT to see the epilogue for her if she stays Team Lich Queen Vlaakith) ... I find that she does grow far less xenophobic toward non-Gith throughout the game. Maybe most of all, of course, toward a Tav romancing her. But overall she does grow to respect the non-Gith peoples of this strange "Fay-Run" she's found herself in. She grows to admire other folks in the party like Karlach, even manages (possibly) to get over animosity toward SH. So yes, character growth.

In the Epilogue, it looks like she's managing to heal the feud between Githyanki and Githzerai, which again suggests tolerance may be growing in the Gith races, and who knows, once they get rid of this Lich Vlaakith, there could be some progress for many of them.

[God Queen 158]

I think Lae'zel's character benefits for having a straight forward premise that the writers never messed with from EA through launch. Potentially they softened her a lot to make this romance possible, but still - compared to the other characters, she hasn't changed all that much from how she was originally presented. Her story arc feels complete, demonstrates character growth, and she learns to bond in the end.

I also recommend keeping her on the Vlaakith path to keep her hardened demeanor, romance her, and then convince her to stay in Faerun. I've spent 3 years picking through old Githyanki lore and they don't need a martyr to save them. They are godless beings. The Orpheus lore is ridiculously stupid, and I hate the bizarre religiosity they gave the Githyanki. So I definitely recommend not letting her get involved with githyanki-jesus.