Against All Odds

Remember how a couple of days ago I was telling people not to be upset about AAO and how it just CAN'T be about Sam? Yeah, RIB just punched us in the face and as far as I'm concerned, ruined a perfectly good song that would have held a huge impact and message for the Klaine relationship.

I have so many problems with AAO and the talk after it that I don't know where to begin. That scene just upset me so damn much for so many reasons:

1. The song clearly talks about an established relationship that has hit a bump. The singer is in pain because he let his love leave and is yearning for him. He knows that the chance of them reconciling is slim but that a chance he's willing to take. So how on earth does this fit Blam exactly?
2. It is very angsty and emotional. Are we supposed to buy that Blaine's emotions for Sam are that strong when they have stressed a million time that it was just a crush? There is no way for Blaine to be feeling this deeply for Sam.
3. The lyrics can't be more unfitting. It is a song about not letting go. Why is Blaine singing this to Sam exactly? Why is he singing about hanging onto Sam when he clearly isn't doing so? In the auditorium conversation, Blaine was concerned that the crush would cost him Sam's friendship and he was relieved that this wasn't the case. He wasn't heartbroken that Sam didn't feel the same. He was just relieved that it's in the open and that Sam was okay with it. So why was he singing about hanging onto Sam again?
4. "You're the only one who really knew me at all", that line was the most upsetting for me. I LOVE Blam, they are my favorite bromance, hands down. But that line exaggerated their bond so much. Romantic relationship aside, Klaine were portrayed as best friends first and foremost and they've called one another "best friend" several times. It was a friendship that has been a constant since season 2. So sorry, but Sam isn't the one who really knew Blaine, Kurt is. Because no one knows Blaine better than Kurt.
5. The camera angles were maddening. They meant to cut from Blaine to Sam immediately to let us know that yes, Blaine is singing to\ about Sam. They could have easily just focused to Sam looking at Blaine, or made it look like Blaine was looking at the ND in general but no, they made sure that we all got it. It wasn't just Blaine singing about his emotions while looking at his friends. No, it was Blaine singing while looking straight at Sam as if singing to him. It would have been much better if Blaine was just singing and Sam misunderstood and thought it was about him. Why? Why would you exaggerate Blaine's feelings that much? It's a freaking crush, not a long lost love.
6. The setting was so similar to Teenage Dream and it hurt so freaking much. Because as much as I love Blam, Klaine have so much history that it felt like the writers are selling Klaine short by putting them in a comparison with Blam.
7. Why have Darren singing it live? I get why they did it with Teenage Dream, the emotions on Blaine's face and in his voice were impossible to portray through a recorded song but I couldn't find one single reason for doing it in AAO. Sure, it is an emotional song but the performance didn't have this mind-numbing, heartbreaking quality that existed in TD. So why the unexplained parallel?
8. The way Artie looked at Sam during the song, as if knowing that the song was about him. And Kitty shushing Tina afterwards as if she guessed it too. Glee was telling us that yes, the crush is so damn obvious that others noticed it. Another exaggeration.
9. Brittany was MIA during the performance. Can't have her here while having Blaine sing to her boyfriend, can we? Do they not realize how bad this looks? Even if Blaine had no intention of approaching Sam about the crush, even if the crush itself is so insignificant, singing a song like that to a taken man is bad taste.
10. Why on God's green earth would Tina put Blaine in such a tight spot? It was like she was forcing him to use Kurt as an excuse (which I also didn't like). It made no sense, especially since Tina actually knew about the crush. And to have Kitty of all people telling her to shut it. So basically, one of Blaine's close friends embarrassed him while the girl who stood up for him was someone whom I can't even recall him having a conversation with? Sure, Glee.

The sad part is I liked the episode very much. I liked the auditorium talk between Blaine and Sam and the way it was resolved. I liked the scene where Sam showed Blaine the Kurt art and the expression on Blaine's face. I liked all the bonding stuff between them. Kurt was priceless in all of his scenes and I loved all the little hints that Blaine still holds his heart. So why, Glee? Why take a song that screamed Kurt and make it about Sam?. And please don't tell me that Blaine was just projecting his feelings for Kurt onto Sam because that's not the way it looked. That's just our shipper hearts that had a collective heart attack when Blaine started singing to Sam. The song is beautiful and Darren did such an amazing job but the context ruined it.I have no idea what the hell they were thinking when they picked it but then, these are the same people who thought that 'Candles' was appropriate for a couple that just got together and 'Girls Wanna Have Fun' was the best way for a guy who just outed his friend to show his support for her.