Blaine Anderson in Sweat Dreams

This episode was a clear point of continuity when it came to the portrayal of Blaine. It not only gave a nod to his reaction to the shooting but it also emphasized several of his character traits.

• The aftershocks of the shooting

- Blaine was pretty much interacting with everyone in Glee and he touched quite a few. The contrast between this Blaine and last episode's Blaine who held himself at a distance and folded onto himself is so starkly clear that it shines more light on his reaction to the shooting.

- Much like everyone else, Blaine developed an adapting technique to work through the shooting. Blaine's method consisted of pushing forward and burying himself in work (something he did before when he tried to keep himself busy and focused on other things when Kurt moved to NY) He was going on like nothing happened despite him being clearly affected ( he literally ran into Artie in the hallway)

• Being a leader

- He was the one who called the meeting of the Glee club when he felt that Will's suggestion weren't good. He was the one who prompted them to brainstorm new ideas for the competition. He was the one who proposed the idea of taking Marley's original songs to Will. He was the one who took lead and started the failed conversation with Will, a conversation that everyone kept silent during and he ended up getting the heat of Will's 'disappointment'.

- Will clearly addressed Blaine as the captain of ND, not just as a member. While his comments to Unique and Sam criticized them for personal things, he held Blaine accountable for everything his teammates did and attacked him for allowing what was happening to go on (I'm not sure what he expected Blaine to do about Unique and Sam but that's besides the point)

• Being a people pleaser

- Indulging Coach Washington in something he clearly thought was stupid and crazy.
- Looking particularly upset when Will told him that he was disappointed and that what they were doing is unacceptable, even apologizing after Will told him that he was disappointed in him.

• Expressing vast musical knowledge

- Seriously, the guy knows the years the songs came out. Add that to the performer persona Blaine always assumes on stage, you get why he is the captain of ND.

• Being a teammate and a friend

- Listening to Unique explain what she was doing to enhance her boobs is a mark of a good friends, no matter what anyone tells me. He even looked interested, nodding his head along to her words.
- Praising Marley for her songwriting skills and encouraging her to go bigger and show her songs to the rest of ND and Will. Reaching out to accept the sheet music the second said that she just wanted to hear her song out loud.

- Showing concern for Becky, first glancing at her worriedly when Roz started talking trash about Sue and her baby. He seemed almost reluctant to call Becky Adult Baby Robyn during the pledge. He picked up on the fact that something was going on with Becky, something that the Coach herself didn't notice.

• Blaine and Sam

- While not being at his 100%, Blaine still showed concern for Sam, the fact that he was the only one who voiced concern about what Sam was doing speaks clearly of it.

- But he came to the conclusion that this is what Sam needs so he decided to be there for him, even if he didn't get it. If it was helping Sam, then Blaine was on board.

- Every single time Sam needed to summon Evan, he faked a phone call with the exception of when they were in the auditorium because Blaine gave him the excuse he needed. Blaine showed solidarity to Sam by this move, telling Sam indirectly that Blaine had his back. Blaine somewhat indulged Sam, which appeared in the way he looked at Unique after Evan disappeared behind the curtain.