Blaine Anderson [Character Study Tribute]

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Hello,
It's been a little while since I last posted a full video. I had to take a short break to focus on 'real life' stuff but hopefully I'll be back with more now :)
The first time I heard this song cover by Darren Criss for the episode, I felt like this was the perfect song for Blaine. I know they used it differently in the episode but the way Blaine performs it is telling. There's anger and vulnerability and the lyrics are also about his life.
I id not use the full song for two reasons, first one because of the copyrights (we never know) and second because it's too long and we don't have enough clips to fill the entire song. I wish we had but well maybe we'll get some developpement for Blaine in episode 15 (we getting a big brother for him after all).
So this is basically my take on all the things Blaine has said in the past episodes about his past with bullying, the bashing at the Sadie Hawkins dance and his relationship with his dad (it's only one of the many headcanons I have so...)
I kept the editing simple because I id not feel it needed flashy effects or fancy colorings.
I hope you'll enjoy watching.
Cynthia
xx
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Song: Cough Syrup by Young the Giants, cover by Darren Criss
The show that must not be named
audio and clip manipulations using scenes of Queer as Folk

[@edidancer4life]

this was soooo beautiful perfect for the role of Blaine

[@kenpodoll]

This is absolutely gorgeous. I hope you'll continue with it as more scenes become available to us!

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@HanaKimiCali86 Thank you so much for taking the time to comment Yeah, well with how he's been angry lately, I think it should inspire more videos like these. I do love happy puppy face Blaine, but Darren is such an amazing actor and he really brings a depth to the character.

[@sandymg]

That was just wonderful. What a great reworking of the song. And such strong points. Impactful and very well done. Excellent vid.

[@manatee0524]

PERFECTION.....Just no words other than...."you move me...." Thank you!!!!

[@HanaKimiCali86]

This was seriously beautiful and really heartbreaking. But I love you editing, as I always do and I love seeing more and more serious Blaine videos on YT. Seriously, amazing job.

[@Burocracyhater]

Oh. My. Gosh. This was simply the best. Can't wait to see more of your works!

[@vickyy518]

I just saw this on Tumblr and just HAD to subscribe to you for making this wonderful tribute.This is soo amazing!You are awesome.Yes.

[@hito2hito]

i literally cried when i see this... if only RIB really make his character development properly and have those back story, i think it's gonna tear me up.... wow.. good job on editing btw..

[@EditsByLyra]

OMFG.... This is AMAZING!! *___* You're always so skilled when it comes to voiceovers, video structure (the overall order of the clips), etc. This is so moving!♥

[@KatMEW93Productions]

this is so amazing. to me, u captured not only the development of blaine but also of klaine's relationship xx

[@MlleFantineJavert]

...I was shaking. Brilliant, brilliant, brilliant character study, and of course your vidding technique was flawless as well. From the moment the song was released, I could just feel the frustration and the desperation and the sheer...claustrophobia (that's not exactly the word, but that's the feeling it triggered for me), and that's really coming from somewhere deep inside him, and you pulled it all together and let it burst out. Flawless.

[@ThePiratewife]

Ooooh it's beautiful. I love Blaine. And it's so heartbreaking to imagine what he had to face, fills my heart with sadness. But I also want to hug him. *O* Congratulations, this video is amazing!!

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@KatMEW15 Thank you. It was mostly supposed to be about Blaine but then again, Kurt is a really important person in his life and so I had to show how he gave him courage and love

[@JensenAcklesFan14]

This is so so beautiful I love how you used the scenes with him singing it really made the video even more beautiful ♥

[@VEEEROH]

I love Blaine SO MUCH. And this video, omg.. :(

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@fairuzachan Thanks for the comment Hun Erm... Blaine's dad has not been casted yet (as far as I know) the guy in the tweet pic is a vocal coach on set who jokes saying he's Blaine's dad because of the resemblance but he's not playing his dad. So far, only Cooper is confirmed for B's family

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@xUltravioletLights thank you, glad you enjoyed :)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@AbstractDreamss thank you, happy you enjoyed watching

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@12StrawberryxCream Thank you for taking your time to comment, I always appreciate it when people do that instead of just reblogging without letting me know what they thought

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@Tribute0427 thank you, that's a great compliment

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@JadeyyElizabeth Aww thank you for taking the time to add a comment here, I always appreciate it :D *blushes* i really don't deserve this praise, it's Darren who is amazing, go praise him instead ;)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@vickyy518 Thank you for both taking the time to time to comment and for subscribing :)

[@JadeyyElizabeth]

This just came up on my Tumblr.. shtxuyjakunzssfml You are freaking amazing. I swear to god this is one of the best videos I've EVER seen

[@AngelicMouseGirl]

Amazing and wonderful. I cried a little even.

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@hannahspanner13 Wow, this has to be one of the best compliment I've had in a long time! I think, I owe it all to Darren's acting, he's so inspiring as Blaine and it just flows when I vid for him thank you so much for your amazing compliment !

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@rachiefish Thank you for the great comment, I really tried to show his emotional journey and this song was just the perfect opportunity to do that. Plus, Darren's incredible acting during the performance was really inspiring, I just had to make a video about it ^^

[@jankisu02]

omg, i literally cried over this. when my brother saw me he thought i got hurt or someone died. omg this is so great, this is amazing and i can't explain how much i love this. you did a fantastic job with this. i love Blaine but this just made me love him even more. he is so strong, facing all that but still standing firm, i love how that shows in your video. god, Blaine is such an inspiration and you did so well in showing that. congrats, dude, you are awesome!

[@AbstractDreamss]

This is just.. amazing. I love it.

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@lupe33potoum I'm not sure if 'sweetest' would be the word I'd use... but thanks for commenting ^^

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@JensenAcklesFan14 Thank you It was a challenge to overlap the scenes with the peformance since I did not chose the same bit they had in the episode but I'm sorta happy with how it turned out

[@InspirationxStrikes]

Thank you yeah... B has such a good and interesting backstory, it would be really moving if they gave it more screentime...

[@fairuzachan]

Just watched this on my tumblr dash (-> sidhwen there). SO BEAUTIFUL! You did a great job! We had a little chat about Blaine's brother before (he's supposed to come in April?) - let's hope they give us lots more backstory and stuff with his (whole) family! :) (I think it was you who I saw a promo pic posted by - Blaine, his brother and his dad - OMG, the latter's clothes!! Now we know where Blaine gets his style from... - IMO he wants to be like his dad/wants his approval by looking like him...)

[@HanaKimiCali86]

@InspirationxStrikes I completely agree, and hopefully there is even more character development for him to come!

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@edidancer4life Thank you, glad you think so :)

[@fairuzachan]

@InspirationxStrikes XD oh I really got that wrong then didn't I! LOL Well! Thanks for clearing that up ;) Their style-resemblance really was uncanny :D That's the thing with captions - they can be totally fandom/headcanon but might seem legit (as it did for me that time) XD (I think I can usually tell it apart... but lately I didn't get EELG news elsewhere, and I just took this at face value ;) Or maybe I just didn't look closely enough...) Anyway!!! Great Blaine vid! :)))

[@crossdaysable]

I love you!! This is P-E-R-F-E-C-T.

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@VEEEROH Oh I love Blainers too thanks for the comment :)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@MlleFantineJavert *hugs* Thank you so much for this comment ! The song is really powerful and Darren's cover is so intense, you just feel all the emotions while listening to it. But when we saw the way he acted Blaine performing it, I was just stunned and gosh it's even more intense. They really need to focus on Blaine soon because I want to know what's in his mind, why he sang this song the way he did.

[@alcsar]

Me pone de buenas...

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@kenpodoll I kinda have this rule of not using the same song twice... but if we get more developpement for his character, there are plenty of songs in my playlist that I could use for a longer video :) I already made one last year after 'Prom Queen' aired, it's on my tumblr 'embrace-is-love- to the song 'hanging by a moment' by Lifehouse

[@InspirationxStrikes]

wow thanks !

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@justbrit17 Thank you, glad it did :)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@HanaKimiCali86 I really hope we'll get more developpement, Darren can act, give him good material RIB !

[@alcsar]

haha that was spanish. It was suppose to post ur video automatically on FB and TT but I didnt realize you had to approve my comments first, so it didnt work. NP, loved the video by the way.

[@InspirationxStrikes]

a ok, yeah, I dod the 'approved comments' forst because I don't want any comments to contain the name of the show (for copyright reasons) thanks, glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@superbronxbabe thank you !

[@InspirationxStrikes]

Thank you so much Honey ! It's been a while since I tried my hand at a video like that and I was not too disappointed with the end result ^^ *hugs*

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@sandymg Thank you, I just really wanted to do something for Blaine with this song since we did not get anything in the episode

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@Acardia17 Thanks ! THIS! I just want some focus on him. Darren is such a wonderful actor and they could give this to him, he'd kill it ! I always look to see if there are other video like these but most of the time I foind either the fluffy Klaine ones (I love them and make them too but well) or the parodies... so yeah, just wanted to show a more serious side of Blaine I guess

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@animemaniac22895 Thank you! *sighs* me too... hopefully they'll realize soon all the potential there is with his character Can't wait to meet Cooper, I really hope he ends up being supportive, Blaine needs someone who loves and accepts him completely, someone other than Kurt and I truly hope it'll be Cooper.

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@PositivityGleek Aww, there's no shame *passes tissues and hugs you* Thank you for the compliment ! Yeah, it really is one my fave as well. I try not to listen to it too much though, can't cry all day, right ?

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@AngelicMouseGirl thank you *passes tissues*

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@hito2hito Aww *passes tissues* Yeah I so want them to just give him focus and tell us more about him, show us how he coped, who was there to support him (please make his brother be supportive) I just really need them to finally developp his character properly. Thanks for the compliment of the editing :)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@jankisu02 Oh no *hugs tight* *passes tissues* It really infuraites me when sometimes I see people say that he's a coward or that he's so weak and not good enough for Kurt. I can't even imgaine why they'd think such a thing, yeah he made mistakes, he's scared, or insecure but he's also human. That's why I love his character so much, he has so many layers and flaws but he's also really strong despite what he might think of himself. He truly is an inspiration and Darren's acting is just so good

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@janamarie1997 for copyright reasons, I already lost my account twice, I'm not taking any risks

[@jamiezie97]

@InspirationxStrikes okay thanks :)

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@ThePiratewife Thank you :) I really love him too, he suffered through so much and I just ache for him thinking about it... We all want to give him a hug, come to the fandom Blainers, we'll make it better

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@manatee0524 best comment :) thanks ^^

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@cesarhandy I'm sorry, I don't understand. what language is this ?

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@nycitynygirl09 I love him so much ! Kurt was always my favorite but Blaine is quickly become a faborite too. I really can't wait to meet Cooper, gosh, why do we have to wait 7 weeks ???? D:

[@vickyy518]

@InspirationxStrikes :D

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@alittlelambD *helps you getting back up* *passes tissues* *hugs you* I'm so sorry, do you want some cookies too ?

[@InspirationxStrikes]

@JoliPetitCanard *gives you a new heart* I'm so sorry, *hugs tight* can I make it better with cookies?

[@InspirationxStrikes]

Thank you ! Aww you're sweet, better head to my tumblr page if you want to see more vids, that's where I post the G ones when I can't on youtube ;)

[@crossdaysable]

@InspirationxStrikes: spanish.