The Darkling | Black Heretic

[@Cilyra]

I also paint 🎨 IG : instagram.com/cilyraa/ Twitter : twitter.com/cilyraa

[@tillie3545]

Seems like the 12 year old me who had a massive crush on Prince Caspian never left.

[@Arinka375]

Have exactly the same feeling🤣🤣🤣🤣 Anyway, how is it possible to choose “good boy Mal”, literally just cute boy, over Ben Barnes?? All he’s got to do is appear on screen and the heart is pounding and breathe is taken away🤩❤️

[@guadalupetorres]

SAME

[@echa9446]

mine too!! MASSIVE HUGE crush it was borderline insane (and creepy)

[@HeartofFlame]

Saaaaame! Like where the hell did he go to turn into this spicy 🌶 man? I’m really happy to see him in movies again, he is such a great actor.

[@Arinka375]

@@HeartofFlame correction: he’s always been spicy🔥🔥 or it is just me growing up with him since Prince Caspian times)))

[@Nina-im6zl]

The “fine, make me your villain” GOT ME BLUSH SO HARD

[@echa9446]

the pit of my stomach stung a little when hearing him say this 😭

[@Nina-im6zl]

@@echa9446 HAHAH FR-

[@jasminkrieger8228]

I know something better haha fear me love me do as i say and i will be your slave jareth to sarah or saya i truly wanted you but you lied Tanya i regret ever Meeting you arthdal chronicles

[@slytherink7859]

SAME 😭

[@CanadaGoose14]

Samee

[@Muzik2hruRain]

I read the books, and generally the book version is better than live action. But this particularly is completely opposite. Ben Barnes completely portrays the complexity of his character, Aleksandr suffered so very much which made him do anything and everything to protect his country, his people. His ancient wisdom and passion is difficult for people to understand who hasn't seen the world the way he has. Kudos to Ben, to bring forth so many layers in so little scenes.

[@aryanemarques2089]

Exactly, this is why I like aleksander as a character so much, he has so much depth and complexity. Ben barnes portrayed him wonderfully

[@oceansands1737]

Agreed the show showed more complexity to his character than the books. The books mostly showed us his villainous side Like mal in the books tbh is an asshole 😒 not a fan but maybe the show will change opinions on those two characters

[@mikenotic8430]

Can I just ask, what does he do later in the books that’s so bad? I’m really curious. I don’t plan on reading them

[@zoroark9635]

@@mikenotic8430 mass murderer, pokes the eyes of his mother out and stuff like that

[@mikenotic8430]

@@zoroark9635 does he ever redeem himself? Don’t tell me if he dies or not though

[@MyBloodSingsForYou]

We'd be living or dying in total fucking darkness if I was Alina. My willpower is shit. 😂

[@ReginaFilangee83]

BEST comment...made my day...thank you for that!

[@sophiainthebuilding]

Honestly, same lmaooo

[@serbiangirl4701]

My willpower is usually good, but l would be weak for the Darkling😭

[@fanofmanythings7717]

Same

[@alicet126]

When I see a mr. tall dark and handsome who’s also a bad boy, my brain has left the chat

[@stayathome7143]

BEN BARNES NEED TO SEE THIS OMG YOU CAPTURED HIS CHARACTER'S ARC PERFECTLY!

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much !!

[@michaelaong1174]

Hi can you please explain to me his character arc because I'm really confused about it therefore, I can't appreciate the show enough

[@JTZombiE]

​@@michaelaong1174 So basically, centuries ago in a unified Ravka, King Anastas hired Aleksander Morozova (the Darkling) as his military advisor. After winning several wars for the King (such as the Border Wars against Fjerda and Shu Han), the King feared Aleksander's magic and his growing power, and was paranoid about Aleksander launching a coup to seize control over Ravka. So, King Anastas set a bounty on Aleksander, and paid anyone that would bring him in dead or alive. In addition, the King issued an order to the Ravkan Army to hunt down and capture or kill all known Grisha in Ravka. After feeling deeply betrayed and broken after losing so many fellow Grisha to the King, including his partner, Luda, Aleksander devises a plan to make his own army; an army of Grisha, in order to fight back and take back their rights. However, Aleksander also wants to *create* an army that can do his bidding completely, so he dives into the dark web of magic that is merzost; the power of creation and abominations. After a brief confrontation with the King's army, Aleksander demonstrates his new power in merzost and unleashes torrents of shadows, thus creating the Shadow Fold. Centuries later (around 400 years) Alina Starkov's gift is revealed: the power of light. Alina becoming the Sun Summoner had been the only beacon of hope for Aleksander in hundreds of years, so he sort of gets obsessed with Alina and her power, and seeks to take advantage of her power to finish what he had started all those centuries ago. Aleksander goes from a powerful Grisha and overall brilliant person to a power-hungry monster who manipulates Alina in order to seize her power of the sun in order to control the Shadow Fold and expand it to consume any land he wants to destroy it, and ultimately, finally create his own, controlled army with merzost. Hope that clears things up! :)

[@michaelaong1174]

@@JTZombiE OH MY GOD, this is so much more than I expected, THANK YOU SO MUCH. ngl I did not expect anyone to reply in my comment. Thank you so much for your efforts it means a lot I'M STILL SHOOK

[@sylviesaint-vilus3627]

@@michaelaong1174 Girl, what can tell you go read the book for yourself that's what I did cause believe what people told you here cause they have their own opinion about the Darkling

[@minimini0123]

(Since we're all talking about 'unpopular opinons' here's one): Regardless of whether Aleksander is broken, has a history, has soft spots or not, the decisions he chose are strategical. He knew that West Ravka would kill them on the spot, he understood how the Fold could be used to his advantage. Therefore, even if he were morally evil and inhumane, you cannot deny the fact that he makes a strong and powerful leader. His motives aren't that complicated to understand. It doesn't take some sort of sad pitiful backstory to explain his choices.

[@aryanemarques2089]

Yes I agree with everything you say, he is a competent leader, general and strategist. It's sad for me that most people don't seem to see it, to understand the reasoning behind his actions and intentions, regardless if they are morally ethic or not, they are effective.

[@veniceangelidelacruz2988]

FINALLY, AN OBJECTIVE AND RATIONAL POINT OF VIEW. Which is also true and factually so.

[@nene1951]

I also understand his actions , he is not Evil evil , he just wants power to protect his people and he takes the wrong route to achieve it because he sees no other way ....I just don't understand how people are shipping him and alina???

[@darkling_04]

@@nene1951 i would guess maybe bc of the books? the first one made readers fall in love with him sm (md included, but i definitely don't ship them) and ig ppl just sticked w that ship

[@elonaackerman4163]

That’s why I love his character. He is understandable as a human and as a leade

[@kennaflores5169]

Unpopular opinion: Aleksander isn't actually evil, he is a broken man who has lost so much by the hands of humans and he wants revenge. "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" - The Dark Knight

[@faithlee4936]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

[@mayagender8968]

I agree. He has the right intentions because he wants to save his people and help them, but how he’s doing it is wrong. He’s letting his darkness control him which is making him do terrible things and he can’t even see it.

[@kennaflores5169]

@@mayagender8968 eh I mean we all have our morals. I can justify him in Shadow and Bone and if you think I’m biased, well he played Billy Russo in The Punisher and I didn’t like him there. I couldn’t justify his actions. Haven’t read the books of Shadow & Bone but based on what I saw in season 1 the Darkling’s mother said “You made them afraid, so he (the king) wanted you to feel afraid”. The Darkling: “I won a war for him”. His mother: “and by doing so you started a war on us”. By hearing this we can sum up that humans used Grisha just like they use anyone till it’s convenient and then they started fearing them being more powerful than the human race so simply started hunting them like rats. So yes, Aleksander has my blessing.

[@vivmadmaxx66]

So true also in dark knight famous quote "when you stare too.long in abyss it stares back at you or something so. Cant hate him he is hurt all alone and needed companionship because all are scared of him except morher and ge hope Alina would help good intentions but dark

[@haraldslusis656]

When Kirigan said that he’s been fighting this war for so long and has buried so many he wasn’t lying. Later in the series, his mother asks Alina if she believed him because he put up another one of his emotional stories and lies. That right there is one of the reasons why Kirigan became the Black heretic. Even the person who was closest to him, didn’t share the struggle to save Grisha and thought that it was all about power to him. So he realized that the only way for survival is to become so powerful that none could stand in his way because he couldnt get their understanding and compassion. He chose to be feared rather than loved. Ironically - He became exactly what they thought he was all along.

[@olalala439]

oh man i am gonna simp for Ben Bernes all over again... and I am not complaining to be honest

[@bans3147]

The truth is he was not hungry for power when he created the fold Alina.He did it to save the Grisha.

[@aryanemarques2089]

True

[@evettwalsh2016]

He was not as monstrous as he portrayed himself to be. I absolutely loved him

[@internetwarcriminal4004]

Exactly!!!! OMG I can't stress this enough

[@FivePotter]

ikrrr

[@fionarahl9399]

I'm way too old to fangirl like this but...

[@mjmanso1]

Me too but... 😁

[@violetblue7454]

Shush, no one is too old to fan girl over something they love. :)

[@nansyraccoon7095]

Same...

[@m2255-e3n]

@@violetblue7454 Agreed

[@ongogablogian71]

I would be like " okay who are we killing now" the second I learned who he is. I am not a strong woman.

[@ndl9845]

Saaaame

[@kat8366]

fr id be like "ok cool lets go for world domination" LMAO

[@apaperlover7246]

No no, that’s not weakness, that’s committing to an idea, it has nothing to do with the fact that he is hot as hell, if he is right he is right

[@Kamila-eb9pz]

Yeah I'd be like: Let's take over the world togheter babe 🖤

[@gutspillage]

And I'm not a strong guy. But what can you do. Not gonna oppose the most powerful man in the world.

[@-Sameen_shaw-]

i can't hate the darkling 😒 Ben Barnes is amazing man 🌼

[@mayagender8968]

Ikr. I only love the darling because of Ben 😏

[@-Sameen_shaw-]

@@mayagender8968 i read the book after the series. The Darkling is terrible villain in the book but i still can't hate him because i always dreamed of him as Ben😂

[@kebbiew.8359]

He's a Villain but why cast Ben & Netflix dropping these threads?....its probably why many want to see more Darklina: 1. Alina's blue scarf blew towards the Darkling EP1 (hope he has it !) 2. They form a unique light bubble when the Darkling is visibly upset EP4 3. Their makeout foreshadow have more chemistry on the wall than Malina EP5🤣 4. Actual war room makeout session hotter than the book!🔥 EP5 5. The Darkling killed the Fjerdan/Conductor/Zlatan EP 1/6/8 to protect Alina (Kaz luckily escaped Ep6!)

[@-Sameen_shaw-]

@@kebbiew.8359 my english is not good enough i hope i understood you right 😅 I think Darkling could have been a better person in the book but everything was there to make him a worse person 😕 I think the author wants to show an alternative story that is not in the book btw ben barnes wants Darklina and he insists for darklina ✨ He was kinder to Alina than he was to other people in the book but he was still a very bad guy 😅 he said to Alina in the book 'I will take everything you love from you until you have no one to take refuge but me' he was better person in the first book that's why other seasons scare me 😅 i mean i hope the series will not be like a book 😅

[@jinnymaenimae5443]

Same as u

[@EL-ISS]

Man the Darkling and the rest of the Grisha could have been an amazing asset to kingdoms. One of the best "villains" I've read about and watched in a while. If you can even call him a villain, just a man who wanted his people safe and to be left alone, instead they kept pushing him, just because they feared his power.

[@majmak9604]

I so completely agree! I wouldn't call him a villain. All of his choices were made to protect his people with the information and resources he had. It makes everything the "good guys" do SOOOOOO frustrating, especially in season 2.

[@lailakhan8892]

Aleksandar isnt evil at all, he made the right decision by expanding the shadow cause on the other side they were about to kill everyone including the sun summoner but maybe shadow is the only thing protecting both borders.

[@jasminkrieger8228]

Yepp so i dont blame him

[@ElmKyh]

Anti hero basically

[@mjg1708]

Just listening to him, one of the few educated actors , he’s brilliant and should be getting more roles

[@m2255-e3n]

Agreed. We need more Ben! 😍👌

[@kebbiew.8359]

Ben Barnes is showing every bit of humanity that you don't see in the books for a villain. It’s kind of heartbreaking as he has an 'agenda' to save Grisha and a powerlust. 100's of years of pain has made the soft Aleksander disappear and then there are those special moments when Alina brings him back (his balance). Like when he was explaining the Ravka threats and got enveloped in emotional darkness in episode4 and Alina touched him/cancelled out the darkness and they were engulfed in a light bubble. She mirrored what he had said in an earlier episode without even realising it - 'You are not alone!' (For immortals thats a bid deal!). God he looked so relieved like he wanted to cry from so many years of pain -being close to someone finally who can be by his side. 🖤 Another example in the 'make me your villain' argument where Alina firmly stood her ground but made it clear in a very queen-like stance how they could have had a future together. She placed his hand on her chest as a reminder and you could see a glimpse of the old Aleksander reignite with her touch and the sadness and regret appear in the Darklings eyes.🖤 Alina is his equal and he has been in love with her all along. But like most fantasy dramas its PROBLEMATIC. lol!

[@jasminkrieger8228]

Thats why hes so bitter in the end that she didbt choose him

[@jasminkrieger8228]

Cant blame her through mass masacre Not a thing

[@jasminkrieger8228]

She heared his mothers warnings

[@jasminkrieger8228]

I mean they killed his hapiness in the past he loved

[@jasminkrieger8228]

He Lost so many by hands of others everyone would turn out bitter in the war hes tired of it but i saw worse doctor who war timelord and he didnt turned out like the Darkling the doctor didnt wasnt consumed by revenge he was tired of war

[@LucidHorizons]

The two dislikes are Zoya and Mal.

[@uvlightt]

i literally feel so bad for him especially after reading the short story “the demon in the wood”

[@kayleehouston8264]

Chills. This man already owns my heart and this just made it 10 times better, oh my God Thank you 😍

[@leadelmond8141]

Ben Barnes is suuuch a good actor ! *I need help, i can't stop myself to watch videos about him !!*

[@BlueFandom__W_SJ]

Watch Marvel's Punisher series, he's really good. He is a villain there as well ^^

[@leadelmond8141]

@@BlueFandom__W_SJ yess it's on my list !

[@rel9432]

I wonder how Alina would react upon knowing that the people from the other side of the fold were already planning to kill them in the first place?

[@bome8625]

Poor Ben. Always getting his handsome face cut up :')

[@alicet126]

i know right? I’m always saying “not the face”. I guess it’s bc the other characters are too jealous of his hotness

[@TheSolarium18]

The darkling is basically magneto for grishas

[@nolongeractive1998]

Holy sh*t this video was amazing. The whole progression of the story telling. I love how u used his back shot when they were talking about the "black heretic" then revealed his face after Baghra said "Aleksander IS the Black Heretic." We knew who he was, yes, but it made it so much better. And the music! It was wonderful. The voiceover over other shots to parallel it. *chefs kiss* AMAZING! One of my favourite edits for sure.

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much, this is so kind ! ❤

[@Estaaaas]

OMG. This is stunning tribute! And the music you chose is just epic.

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much !

[@ariadnaerenu4348]

I still having the hope that he is not bad. He’s just a broken man, he need someone who understands to him, someone who can be by his side and I believe that he is in love with Alina because she is the person he needs.

[@jasminkrieger8228]

This is a saya and Tanya repeat in arthdal chronicles hmm jareth and sarah hmm buffy and spike hmm daphne and Anakin revan and bastilia hmm Belle and rumple at last kylo ren and rey repeat so that so many times

[@jasminkrieger8228]

I know so many pairings like that

[@citrasa3775]

i guess he is truly in love with Alina.. its kinda obvious in the books.

[@kickinblue]

Heathcliff syndrome

[@beautybeast7777]

they did the best the most the greatest decision when they cast Ben Barnes as Alexsander

[@SharonLinfromTaiwan]

This is phenomenal work! Made me teared up. Aleksander is so complex and his back story as portrayed in the show really makes me think a lot about trauma and healing. AMAZING!!!!

[@AlexMooWoo]

I totally love Darkling and felt all of his pain, his rage and would justify any action he would do (probably thanks to his portrayal as handsome dark man). My opinion is based on the show alone, since I didn't read the books yet. Although I have a feeling that books often do not go to deep into villains and show us mainly protagonist's perspective, so it may be harder to build a connection with a character. But, what I've got from Darkling's portrayal in the show. He was a boy, protected by his mother, who was a powerfull grisha and even burned villages for him. Then he turned out to be a powerfull grisha himself, much more advanced in using small science than the rest of his people. He was used by kingdom and in the wars he fought he lost his lowed ones. How much loss and betrayal a man can stand? After he was betrayed and his loved one died, he only wanted to protect his people. I've got a feeling that when Aleksander started to show the power, it made his mother afraid of him, she stopped trusting him. And all he wanted at that point was to save grishas. And the only way he found, being in this all alone, was to use the merzost. He created the fold and slowly started loosing himself. The fear he awoke look to work, therefore Darkling used it to still protect grishas. Grishas were feared thanks to him, valuable for the king, but still used by the kingdom and not really respected. Darkling was right about taking the kingdom over, sometimes there is no other way. This show perfectly (at least in the 2 seasons) shows, that world is no fairy tail, where the good and love always wins. It's a dark place, where evil decisions need to be made sometimes. Where the ones with power run the countries. Alekasnder took it on himself. I believe, that when he found out about Alina, he truly hoped she could save him. But being betrayed over the years, even by his own mother, he couldn't trust her. He chose the evil path, I believe he knew no better. And he was right about it. Here's comes the true villain of the story, in my opinion, Darkling's mother. When Alina started to have some feelings to Aleksander and he might have some for her, Baghra took her away from him (in the meantime even having her trusted grishas, working behind her son's back). Then Alina tried to use seduction on him and I believe he really hoped she may still have feelings for him- yet she tried to destroy him. Betrayed once again. Final betrayal, when his mother, trying to save Alina, killed herself and cut his hand off. While he was truly broken loosing her, she showed no such feelings towards him (not to mention she didn't feel regret when she killed her sister and I dare to say she didn't feel it when she came back to her grave). By the end, left all alone, broken, betrayed over and over again, when he fought his final battle with Alina, he was in ave of her powers and he was ready to once again became a villain. He protected her and warned her that there's a price to be paid for such great power. Once again, this is based purely on the show and not the books. I'm currently reading them (and already don't like first-person narrative, since I don't like Alina), so I may change my opinion.

[@naikhemanta]

Hell yeah.. I love darkling.. Ben is so amazing.

[@Immy17]

His death scene in the books makes me Corey every single time.I know he’s a. Easy mass murderer but when there was only the books I loved him and he will always be my favourite character nobody can change my mind

[@embielle8783]

Heck yes! I feel like I just watched an awesome trailer for his movie or mini series! Netflix, can we get more Darkling backstory and more Ben Barnes please and thank you! 🙌🏾💕 I know I’m not the only one who has rewatched all 8 episodes only to fast forward till he’s back on screen…🤷🏾‍♀️🤣

[@aryanemarques2089]

I'd love to see more of his backstory

[@garimakumari1806]

Wow he's just marvellous! 😍😍😍😍 Seriously the way he played this role... He made me fall with the Darkling. And ofc himself 🤭 Can't wait for another season.

[@maryxstuart]

Stunning! Love all the scenes you chose

[@Cilyra]

Thanks a lot ! ❤

[@pavlinaambrozova4185]

The combination of the single scenes and the music is well chosen. I have seen videos about the Darkling from others on KZbin, but yours is the best. Thank you for your work.

[@ratliffsbear]

this is art

[@len1061]

This edit is soooo good! Kudos! And Ben Barnes as the Darkling is such a good casting, right? Can't wait for him to wreak more havoc in season 2!

[@oishey.83]

Watched the series yesterday He was the best part for me, eager to see more of him

[@kaylyn2198]

One of my favorite adaptations from the books was that we got to see the Darling's past. It really added a part of his character that I can't hate. I will never condone his actions but knowing he was once human gives so much more to who he is now and just how far he has gone away from who he was.

[@jasminkrieger8228]

A price for surviving sad to see

[@jasminkrieger8228]

He turned into something he hated the humans for long

[@jasminkrieger8228]

A eye for eye alina loved him in some sense but the mother warned her not a future with him

[@aryanemarques2089]

Have you ever read the short novela on his past called "the demon in the woods"? It's sooo good

[@m2255-e3n]

@@jasminkrieger8228 I've always wonder why Alina didn't question Baghra about Aleksander's past?

[@The-Yellow-Man]

Just finished season 2. I admit I had higher hopes for the direction they took Kirigan. He could have been more in control, but he sort of ended up just a sad child marching down a total collapse. It’s a very sad story, one that was only ever going to end sad.

[@silverrose9172]

Honestly Ben carried the whole show i swear he's the only actor who shows emotions on point the rest they all radiate beginners acting ,i mean there should be more about Alexander they made him seem like secondary character, he deserves much better.

[@JoyaLewisTheMusician]

This looks cool! “Follow” gave me chills!!! I guess I should watch the show lol

[@atiasanjida7732]

After Adam Driver's Kylo Ren, Ben Barnes' Kirigan is my favourite dark side character. Can't decide who fits more as Sirius Black, Ben or Adam!!

[@madistellarxx7302]

Haha I catch myself by rewatching your video over and over again! The Darkling has so many shades! Perfect Video :)

[@gtaipan7422]

Alexsander is not always a villain, he is a victim twisted by an evil used by both humans for slaughtering his own kind and the evil he accepted it to overcome him with every way for searching for knowledge and power enough to save them from extinction. I sympathize all about him; the loss of his Heartrender, his solitude, his fear, his hatred, his suffering, all of it. I can only wish characters like himself finds a way for a better life, so they could finally live peacefully. I cannot bear a thought of someone who lives for so long who is cursed with all such negativity because of whom they had lost and how many continued to be slaughtered, kidnapped and tortured. I believe compassion saves lives, no matter how trapped we either of us may feel or thought the part of ourselves dies with the people we adore so much. 😢💔

[@parveenimtiaz8399]

He is just so perfect can’t imagine him dying in the end want him and alina to be endgame sooo bad….y cast such a perfect man to give a ending like that they have so much chemistry…Beautiful edit❤️👍🏻

[@jasminkrieger8228]

I dont want him to die but the book says different she marries the other dude in the books because hes differnt in the books crueler at what he is here

[@sixeyesgojo]

i just know that the writers will raise our expectations about alina and darklings relationship and then end it like nothing happened and there was no chemistry between them, i beg u, dont ever do it, dont ruin the ship like the way vampire diaries did with klaroline, i cant take it anymore

[@lela3267]

I see no Dislikes and it should stay that way because this is a masterpiece.

[@gaby0189x]

Ahhh the best darkling video!!! So well put together!!!

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much !! ❤

[@lalafromcebu5267]

He's such a sad dude tho, his mother doted on him and made him proud of himself, but when she found out what he's capable of got scared and gave up on him. Alina, which he catches feelings for and for a hundred years finally having potential of being his equal, left and despised him as well. In the end he is always alone. Having such great power scares people into leaving you, not bothering to understand or try to weigh your truths and reasons. So damn unfair when they antagonize you as well. People stick to whatever is comfortable, for whatever they think is safe and familiar of. Now it's Alina's choice if she wants to give herself the chance to see him, to truly see him, but dare she mind that all of Aleksander's actions, all his defenses and blows as a reply and result to these assumptions, would not be his fault at all.

[@HJMEdits]

Another classy piece of enjoyment, keep sharing your vision !

[@Cilyra]

Thanks !

[@torig8785]

What the hell this is incredible

[@fabee9317]

OH MY GOODNESS! This is made so beautifully! This is a masterpiece 😭☀️🌘🖤

[@Ilovehertjes]

I HAVE CHILLS!! What a phenomenal tribute to the Darkling's arc so far! Not that I had any doubt that you could do him justice, but I'm still blown away by just how incredibly well edited this is and how you connected his past to his present. Amazing job! ❤❤

[@stayathome7143]

YES I LIVE FOR YOUR EDIT!!!! IM SO TIRED OF LOOKING AT THOSE THE DARKLING EDITS WITH EXAGGERATED FILTERS

[@poseiidon725]

I already loved his character before but this video makes me love him even more.

[@shadowmarvel0737]

You are so right Ben Barnes did a fantastic job so much so I want him and Alina together rather than Mal and Alina I just think the stuff with him and her was phenomenal acting he is the darkling and I'm so glad there's going to be a season 2

[@gutspillage]

He fell in love with her and she could have channeled that love to make the world a better place. Short sighted silly girl prefers to run in the mud instead! Oh, you poor boi.

[@Oshin_Life]

This is isn't Disney. He was super toxic for her.

[@sirensbane17]

His "love" is twisted and toxic. You don't try to enslave people you love.

[@elifsuylmaz4726]

That was AMAZİNG. No words

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

The first time I ever saw Ben was as Prince Caspian. It’s interesting to note how the Darkling is a dark reflection of Caspian, a omen of who he could have become without the aid of Aslan and the friends of Narnia.

[@Slow11ferrets]

Wtf why is this edit so epic 😭

[@thetruthhurtssoooooo9890]

Let me just say this .... Ben Barnes is a wonderful specimen of the human male species 😉🤣

[@eventplanner461]

In all honesty, if I lived for 100s of years and watched all my people get slaughtered repeatedly, I'd be a tyrant too. It's torture to have to watch the people you love be born, grow up, get killed and repeat the cycle all over again. I can't really blame him for abandoning peaceful means if those peaceful means didn't work for centuries. And in the grand scheme of things, all people will come to pass, so he most likely doesn't care about a few casualties because they are inevitable. In hindsight, his cruelty makes sense. But then again I'm biased because...Ben Barnes 😍

[@6cyanide622]

I just wanna join him on his journey and be his queen- I'm fine with a bunch of people dying (not literally but in book verse yes)

[@zowho]

Genius 😭 so well put together

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much !!

[@heyitsannabeth]

This is AMAZING!

[@christina4012]

These videos are frightening good 🥺❤❤❤

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much !

[@Misplaced776]

This is breathtaking. Incredible editing!!

[@LucidHorizons]

Thank you for sharing. One of the best edits I have seen. Great job!

[@franklin1559]

Beautiful, I love the track you chose, suits perfectly

[@stupidbunnysuit6883]

God, Ben Barnes is so hot... what do I care if he's evil. I would reign the world with him and be his dark empress any day. Sign me up. lol.

[@BlazeinAugust]

I'm pretty sure I make up like 10% of the views. I've watched this sooooooo many times. Every time YT recommends it to me, I press.

[@Cilyra]

Haha thank you so much for watching ! 🖤

[@BlazeinAugust]

@@Cilyra no problemo. I know I'm going be contributing to that view count for a loooooong time!

[@lela3267]

You just summarised it in one video. I'm so in love with the details you inputed here. ❤️

[@BlueFandom__W_SJ]

This is perfect! Love it! ^^

[@apurvajha2912]

This was beautiful.

[@itsnafiah]

Can we all agree that Ben Barnes

[@devinmcgraw6355]

Ben Barnes makes me want to belong to the Darkling 😍😍😍

[@charlemagne30]

This is fantastic, must have taken so much time. Great editing. Really great job!

[@mariaclaracavalcante4664]

Tô indo comprar agora a trilogia dessa série por causa desse homem

[@sleepysiren9883]

HE IS THE MOMENT

[@IsuriniSirisena23]

Truly incredible edit on him!❤❤❤❤❤❤💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💗💗💗💗💗😍😍😍😍😍

[@kaelyn1]

this edit is soooo gooood !!!!

[@ambre_6258]

I got goosebumps throughout the whole video, this is a piece of art, thank you so much for this

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much !

[@ambre_6258]

@@Cilyra You deserve it and you're welcome hun

[@kalikso]

This was AMAZING 💕

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much!

[@HeidiBird]

THIS is why Darklina is so satisfying (and why it will happen): it's obvious that what drives Aleksander is bitterness, fear and loneliness. His love for Alina - once he has a quiet moment to reflect on what she said and what she means to him - will help him return to his more human self, opening the long road to forgiveness. I hope the show runners are aware that the redemption of the Black Heretic would be a much more satisfying arc than the age-old tropy dark-versus-light battle. Yawn.

[@chikkuz]

Absolutely stunning 🔥 and the music ❤️❤️... Kudos to you

[@Cilyra]

Thank you !

[@selwraith7840]

I love you

[@Cilyra]

Thank you so much for both comments, on this one and the crows ❤

[@selwraith7840]

@@Cilyra You're welcome, and continue with your masterpiece ❤

[@selwraith7840]

@@Cilyra When I'm still watching this I'm starting to wait for a Day you find Legend of the Seeker and create a powerful video of Darken Rahl 😈

[@vivmadmaxx66]

Wow when he said make me your villain and follow so hard to hate him

[@maiabravo2811]

omg such a piece of aRT. I loved it omgggg

[@lsporter88]

Superb editing.

[@pauldickinson3961]

Ben Barnes as Corvus Corax. Make it happen!

[@aimeewilson4505]

I hope this gets a million views cause this is seriously impressive. good job dude.

[@emmyzima5972]

0:46 my favourite shot of the show cause of how powerful he looks 😍 this is absolutely amazing, beautiful work 😊 If you or anyone else in the comments is making a Darkling or Darklina edit can they please make one with the song "Glass heart" by Sam Tinnesz and Tommee Profitt 😁 I feel like that song would be a perfect fit for them

[@lunarnodes728]

I have such a massive crush on him. . . 😭😭😭

[@markbolt7309]

General Kirigan is easily an original bad ass like Klaus....

[@aryanemarques2089]

Yep he gave me so much klaus vibes

[@j0rknee]

YES LOL

[@banegrey115]

I swear this series has reignited the crush I had on Prince Caspian years ago. Fml.

[@nicitta1993]

This video is a masterpiece, nothing like the aesthetics of complex human evil… I actually more and more think this is why this character is so compelling: he’s a perfect representation of the banal toxic masculine evil of our time… rooted in such human pain, but then the narcissism of righting perceived wrongs and gaining power over those that wronged you take over in a very toxic masculine way. Not to mention the way his evil is expressed through how he simultaneously relies on the women in his life making him larger than he is, as well as him resenting them and wanting to control them because they don’t need him, from his mother to Zoya to Genya to Alina… His evil is quintessentially misogynistic, basically. If Ben Barnes weren’t so damn beautiful he could almost be an incel lol

[@nomourners.nofunerals3395]

Awesome Vid...🤩 I am really excited for who they cast as Nikolai and Wylan... Nikolai kind of gave me 'Magnus Bane' vibes.

[@lucasferreira7420]

Darkling is the best character 🖤🖤🖤🌑🌓🔥

[@aryanemarques2089]

He is my fav character of the grishaverse 🖤

[@jasminkrieger8228]

Hmm in this series but i like rumple in once upon time better and saya in arthdal chronicles

[@jasminkrieger8228]

And dont forget loki