Glee Season 3 Re-watch - 3x15 - Big Brother

[liz_in_progress]

Ah, "Big Brother." The guest star that launched a thousand fics. I don't remember liking this one much, but it's possible I've fallen in love with Cooper Anderson via fanfic. So let's see if I have any greater fondness this time through. (Again, another episode that I'm pretty certain I never re-watched.)

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[pene]

Somehow this recap was just lovely.

[liz_in_progress]

Aww, thank you!

[flaming_muse]

I'm so glad you enjoyed this episode more this time around! It's one of my favorite Blaine episodes. It makes me laugh and want to hug him, and Cooper is just hilarious, as are everyone's reactions to him. The whole cast makes me wiggle with delight. (God, Kurt and Rachel around Cooper. Kurt and Rachel.)

Blaine's a petulant, hurt little brother, but he really wants a relationship with Cooper. We learn so much about Blaine in this episode; it's a delight in that way, too.

Cooper is like all of Blaine’s weaknesses ratcheted up to eleven with a healthy dose of arrogance and delusion, without many of Blaine’s strengths. So yeah, Blaine is annoyed some of the time at Cooper stealing his spotlight, and yeah, Cooper might be the only person on this earth who consistently criticizes him. But then, it makes sense why Blaine reacts so strongly to it. Not just because he isn’t used to it, but probably because it touches on the very core of his insecurities: that he isn’t good enough. My opinion is that, especially at this point, Blaine’s

[liz_in_progress]

It's been almost two years since this episode aired, and I think I have fundamentally come to both understand and appreciate (and even sometimes adore) the extra bit of drama that comes with Blaine. And so the things that bothered me as over-the-top two years ago, now mostly just make me chuckle with affection. So now that I can get over that part, I can see the relationship dynamic that's actually really interesting.

God, I miss Cooper. :-)