Y'know, this DA confession pretty much encapuslates something I've been thinking about recently:

Not just regarding Cousland, but with the DA protagonists in general. For example, when Hawke's mother died (to me) it felt like a bit of an anti-climax because Hawke didn't really react how you'd expect. Now, granted some players are going to want there Hawke to react differently depending on how they felt about Leandra etc, but I kinda wish that we'd been given the option for Hawke to break down as she passed away, or at least cry as he/she was talking to her.
Or like when Amell/Surana was leaving the Circle Tower again after saving it, it would've been cool to maybe get a cutscene of her/him looking over the destruction, because even if they hated the place, she/he still would've felt a little bad/horrified at all the mages (and maybe even some templars) they'd grown up with dead, etc. Or for a cutscene of Cullen in a bit of a state if you choose to go over and talk to him before leaving.
I'm kinda hoping that since DAI has implemented that dialogue wheel extension that informs you what the immediate outcome of each option is, perhaps during a particularly impactful scene we'll finally have the option to allow our protagonist to be emotional and cry, or lose control, or even be a stone cold bastard.