Thread:BeholderofStuff/@comment-33286111-20180718045322/@comment-2059440-20180720104329

if the second film didn't exist they may narrowly work ass affable but since we count the sequels there's no way they can count as truly affable - whether or not Kevin provoked them they grew notably darker in the second film..

also even in the first film they finally break and threat to bite Kevin's fingers off (in fact according to legend Pesci actually did bite Culkin's finger and this caused a feud between the actors) - provoked or not they showed that they were willing to do some very questionable things.

they also have no qualms about robbing families and stores during the Holiday season, which is pretty low and shows they don't really care about others (for example in Justice League cartoon Ultra-Humanite embodied affable evil when he actively made a truce with Flash specifically to aid children because it was the Holidays.. on the opposite end we have Harry and Marv terrorizing a kid who they know is home alone during the Holidays, not exactly affable behavior).

also they worry about Kevin hitting their van because they are robbers, not sociopaths, of course they'd be concerned about potentially knocking down a kid - on a practical side they'd also fear attention if they knocked him down.. you get considerable attention if you hit and run a child and you get attention if you stay.. being wanted criminals they'd not be too keen on either options (both of which involve getting close with authorities (aka cops).)

when they are nice they are usually doing it to rob people, so they really aren't affable.. not purely evil or devoid of human traits by a long shot but ultimately they are criminals and criminals are not usually very affable types.. because crime is not an affable thing, especially robbery - which involves a lack of care for others (since robbery causes a lot of grief, trauma and so forth to individuals).