More Michael thoughts
You know, sometimes I think, "This show is stupid. They can't possibly mean this. All the meta is just some nice, happy accident."
Then I see screenshots like this, and I can't help but think that, no, those bastards know what they are doing. They know what they are doing, and they are trying to get the most gut wrenching response out of me.
Because I want you to take a look at this screenshot, and tell me it doesn't look like Blaine just got the shit beat out of him. Or that he was just shot. Or raped. Or any multitude of horrible things.
The slushy with rock salt was just to have an excuse for why D Criss won't be in for the next two week.
But these images? They're there to show you how this could have gone. That somewhere out there, a gay boy takes a hit meant for his boyfriend and bleeds out onto the pavement because of it.
In fact, I'd argue that the rest of the episode surrounding this subplot is about that. It's West Side Story all over again. Two gangs (show choirs) are fighting each other, and until they let go of their hatred and their need for revenge, neither of them can move forward. If New Directions got Sebastian arrested without the Warblers knowing the truth, then the Warblers would have wanted revenge against ND, and then ND would want revenge, and it's just...it's cyclical, alright? Unless ND was willing to be the bigger man--no matter how much it hurts, Artie--the cycle would have continued.
Chino wasn't arrested for killing Tony either, folks.