Hey Misque :) How are you, doing better? First off, this is a lovely and oh-so-insightful recap of the episode. My feelings were expressed more like, "Kurt Blaine-sad. Me no likey." That's why you're the writer and not me :)
I thought I'd have strong feelings for this episode, and I do to some extent, but mostly I feel kind of numb. Bottom line, I can't believe they had Blaine cheat. I thought the spoilers were nonsense too, but in a way they made the revelation slightly less painful when it came because I don't think I would have picked up on the FB thing if I wasn't looking for it. You're right, Blaine is an emotional train wreck and I have a hard time reconciling ep4 Blaine with ep1 Blaine who sent his boyfriend off to NYC. Blaine is just so lost and broken now. Even in the episode he just seemed shell-shocked. I definitely think he's acquired a lot of self loathing in his quest to just feel something.
And poor Kurt. I won't rehash what you said about him because I agree with it all. At some point we need to see them talking about their issues. If Blaine had been able to tell Kurt what he told Sam after the election, and Kurt really heard him, maybe things would have been different - but that's obviously not the tale Ryan wants to tell now. I know the previews showed Kurt and Rachel at McKinley (more than likely for the musical) so maybe that will be the start of something for K&B. The fact that Kurt didn't break up with him yet gives me a teeny tiny glimmer of hope and that's what I'm holding on to. I would also like to state at this point that I know these are fictional characters ;) I blame Darren and Chris for making them resonate so much that we feel as we do.
I don't know how much you surf around fandom but this piece seems to be making the rounds and it's a really great (I thought) analysis of the ep and trying to understand Blaine's motivations. Actually, I remembered this as I read your reaction above and "companion piece" was my first thought. Apologies if you've already seen it: http://sunandrainfic.tumblr.com/post/32929561281/what-exactly-is-going-through-your-head-right-now
It's also interesting to me how Darren and Chris responded to the cheating storyline. Darren wrote that lovely letter to his fans thanking them for the last two years that had a "please don't be mad at me, this wasn't my choice" (which I firmly believe) undertone to it. Chris did that insider.com interview where he seems fine with the break up and "is excited to see what the future holds" for Kurt and "I just want to see him live and be his own person".
Whew, this is longer than I expected. I guess I had more feelings than I thought. :)
ep 4 well, I called that wrong...
I thought I'd have strong feelings for this episode, and I do to some extent, but mostly I feel kind of numb. Bottom line, I can't believe they had Blaine cheat. I thought the spoilers were nonsense too, but in a way they made the revelation slightly less painful when it came because I don't think I would have picked up on the FB thing if I wasn't looking for it. You're right, Blaine is an emotional train wreck and I have a hard time reconciling ep4 Blaine with ep1 Blaine who sent his boyfriend off to NYC. Blaine is just so lost and broken now. Even in the episode he just seemed shell-shocked. I definitely think he's acquired a lot of self loathing in his quest to just feel something.
And poor Kurt. I won't rehash what you said about him because I agree with it all. At some point we need to see them talking about their issues. If Blaine had been able to tell Kurt what he told Sam after the election, and Kurt really heard him, maybe things would have been different - but that's obviously not the tale Ryan wants to tell now. I know the previews showed Kurt and Rachel at McKinley (more than likely for the musical) so maybe that will be the start of something for K&B. The fact that Kurt didn't break up with him yet gives me a teeny tiny glimmer of hope and that's what I'm holding on to. I would also like to state at this point that I know these are fictional characters ;) I blame Darren and Chris for making them resonate so much that we feel as we do.
I don't know how much you surf around fandom but this piece seems to be making the rounds and it's a really great (I thought) analysis of the ep and trying to understand Blaine's motivations. Actually, I remembered this as I read your reaction above and "companion piece" was my first thought. Apologies if you've already seen it: http://sunandrainfic.tumblr.com/post/32929561281/what-exactly-is-going-through-your-head-right-now
It's also interesting to me how Darren and Chris responded to the cheating storyline. Darren wrote that lovely letter to his fans thanking them for the last two years that had a "please don't be mad at me, this wasn't my choice" (which I firmly believe) undertone to it. Chris did that insider.com interview where he seems fine with the break up and "is excited to see what the future holds" for Kurt and "I just want to see him live and be his own person".
Whew, this is longer than I expected. I guess I had more feelings than I thought. :)