My take on 3x05 infamous Kliss.
1. First of all, if this is the take they decided to keep, let's just imagine how the discarded ones were, and shiver everybody.
2. Seriously. Chris and Darren have no chemistry at all. They're awkward, they can't look in each other's eyes without seeming so totally out of place I actually feel embarrassed for them, and every time they're close the only feeling I get is that they would prefer being anywhere else, with anybody else, doing anything else. They have great chemistry when they "hang out" together on screen, they rocked as friends last season, but kisses? Nay.
3. Anyway, bad casting is of no excuse for portraying a kiss so badly. And that's basically their fault. I mean, it happens, I mean having to work with and kiss an actor even if you've got no chemistry at all with him, but this is absolutely of no excuse for delivering to the audience such a poor performance. Chris doesn't even kiss him on his mouth really. What does it even mean, why are you kissing him on his cheek?! I swear to God, I don't like Klaine, but seeing this kiss portrayed like this enrages me so much. This is just unprofessional, poor and pathetic.
4. RIB, if you actually notice the actors that are supposed to kiss are just not working right, stop them. Having kissing boys on TV is not mandatory. It's better if they don't kiss, if when they kiss this is what we get.
5. About kissing boys on TV: srsly, next time I hear somebody actually saying this kiss is good 'cos "at least they're two boys kissing on TV and that's HUGE, that's something you don't see", I'm gonna cut a bitch. Where did you exactly lived during the last twenty years, when guys actually started to kiss on TV, in every single show and movie, like there was no tomorrow? First, let me introduce you to my Queer as Folk DVD collection. Then, if you want, we can talk about huge, knowing what we're talking about.