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* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Blaine, so much. |
* [[Lonely Rich Kid]]: Blaine, so much. |
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* [[Love Hurts]]: For Blaine, romantically and otherwise. |
* [[Love Hurts]]: For Blaine, romantically and otherwise. |
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{{quote|''You make me better. You make me better, and now you're going to leave, and I have this--stupid feeling that you won't come back. Because no one '''ever''' comes back to me, Kurt, especially not someone like '''you'''.''}} |
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** [[It Got Worse|It gets worse]] in ''The Princess'' and ''The Harpy.'' |
** [[It Got Worse|It gets worse]] in ''The Princess'' and ''The Harpy.'' |
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** And ''The Cat.'' |
** And ''The Cat.'' |
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* [[May-December Romance|May-September Romance]]: Besides Kurt, at least two of Blaine's past love interests are older. Jeremiah's [[Vague Age|older]], Terry works for UPS while Blaine's still in school, and the guy in ''The Princess'' is implied to be older since Kyle puts so much emphasis on Blaine being sixteen. {{spoiler|Alex is older, too.}} |
* [[May-December Romance|May-September Romance]]: Besides Kurt, at least two of Blaine's past love interests are older. Jeremiah's [[Vague Age|older]], Terry works for UPS while Blaine's still in school, and the guy in ''The Princess'' is implied to be older since Kyle puts so much emphasis on Blaine being sixteen. {{spoiler|Alex is older, too.}} |
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* [[Meaningful Echo]]: Not exact echoes, but: |
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: Not exact echoes, but: |
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{{quote|'''Kurt to Blaine:''' Can you stay here for a while?<ref> He's literally asking Blaine to stay with him.</ref> ([[Cry Into Chest|Blaine does]].)<br /> |
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'''Blaine to Kurt:''' Would you want to stay with me?<ref> He's asking if Kurt would stay with him at Dalton, given the choice.</ref> ([[Foregone Conclusion|Kurt wouldn't.]])<br /> |
'''Blaine to Kurt:''' Would you want to stay with me?<ref> He's asking if Kurt would stay with him at Dalton, given the choice.</ref> ([[Foregone Conclusion|Kurt wouldn't.]])<br /> |
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'''Blaine:''' I wanted him to stay with me.<ref> The reason {{spoiler|he slept with the first guy he dated.}}</ref> [[Break the Cutie|(It didn't work.)]] }} |
'''Blaine:''' I wanted him to stay with me.<ref> The reason {{spoiler|he slept with the first guy he dated.}}</ref> [[Break the Cutie|(It didn't work.)]] }} |
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** [[Played With]] in ''The Princess''--after Kurt talks about how crazy [[Papa Wolf|Burt]] would go in Blaine's situation, Blaine's mother ''doesn't'' take {{spoiler|Blaine losing his virginity}} very seriously. |
** [[Played With]] in ''The Princess''--after Kurt talks about how crazy [[Papa Wolf|Burt]] would go in Blaine's situation, Blaine's mother ''doesn't'' take {{spoiler|Blaine losing his virginity}} very seriously. |
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* [[Nakama]]: The New Directions. The Warblers are also close-knit and [[Shipper on Deck|care a lot]] about Kurt and Blaine's relationship. When Blaine implies that his situation with Kurt has happened before (with even worse consequences), they're rightly pissed. |
* [[Nakama]]: The New Directions. The Warblers are also close-knit and [[Shipper on Deck|care a lot]] about Kurt and Blaine's relationship. When Blaine implies that his situation with Kurt has happened before (with even worse consequences), they're rightly pissed. |
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{{quote|'''Nick:''' We need to find that bastard and rip his fucking ''kneecaps'' out!}} |
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** They also set up [[Hero Secret Service|a buddy system]] to keep track of Blaine once David {{spoiler|realizes Blaine is getting stalked.}} |
** They also set up [[Hero Secret Service|a buddy system]] to keep track of Blaine once David {{spoiler|realizes Blaine is getting stalked.}} |
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** Wes and David {{spoiler|''force Alex to kidnap them'' because they won't leave Blaine alone}}. The other Warblers are {{spoiler|helping the police look for them.}} |
** Wes and David {{spoiler|''force Alex to kidnap them'' because they won't leave Blaine alone}}. The other Warblers are {{spoiler|helping the police look for them.}} |
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* [[One of Us]]: A lot of readers are tropers, and some have read ''[[The Last Unicorn (novel)|The Last Unicorn]]''. |
* [[One of Us]]: A lot of readers are tropers, and some have read ''[[The Last Unicorn (novel)|The Last Unicorn]]''. |
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* [[Papa Wolf]] / [[Mama Bear]]: Greg, Burt, and Carole, in a strong contrast to Blaine's parents. Emphasized in ''King Haggard,'' where Luke asks Greg why he didn't find out {{spoiler|Blaine got kidnapped}} until hours later. |
* [[Papa Wolf]] / [[Mama Bear]]: Greg, Burt, and Carole, in a strong contrast to Blaine's parents. Emphasized in ''King Haggard,'' where Luke asks Greg why he didn't find out {{spoiler|Blaine got kidnapped}} until hours later. |
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{{quote|'''Greg:''' I didn't call you because [[Parental Substitute|I was looking for Blaine]].}} |
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* [[Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality]]: Obviously Kurt, but David reveals that Blaine has "chivalrous panic attacks" about pushing Kurt too much. Both are (un)motivated by a host of insecurities, played for dramedy. And we've found out that {{spoiler|Blaine's not a virgin, which makes all of the jokes sound horrible now.}} |
* [[Paralyzing Fear of Sexuality]]: Obviously Kurt, but David reveals that Blaine has "chivalrous panic attacks" about pushing Kurt too much. Both are (un)motivated by a host of insecurities, played for dramedy. And we've found out that {{spoiler|Blaine's not a virgin, which makes all of the jokes sound horrible now.}} |
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** Later, we see Blaine get uncomfortable listening to [[Spring Awakening|"Touch Me"]]. He also takes ''lots'' of [[Shower of Angst|cold showers]] to deal with his feelings, and he can barely talk about it to anyone. |
** Later, we see Blaine get uncomfortable listening to [[Spring Awakening|"Touch Me"]]. He also takes ''lots'' of [[Shower of Angst|cold showers]] to deal with his feelings, and he can barely talk about it to anyone. |
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* [[Sex Equals Love]]: [[Reality Ensues|Not necessarily]]. [[It Got Worse|It gets worse]] if you try to ''invoke'' it. |
* [[Sex Equals Love]]: [[Reality Ensues|Not necessarily]]. [[It Got Worse|It gets worse]] if you try to ''invoke'' it. |
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* [[Shipper on Deck]]: ''The Warblers,'' dear god. We have Wes to thank for "[[Duet Bonding|Candles,]]" by the way. |
* [[Shipper on Deck]]: ''The Warblers,'' dear god. We have Wes to thank for "[[Duet Bonding|Candles,]]" by the way. |
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{{quote|'''David:''' We need to subtly change his goal from transferring back there to staying with Blaine. ''[[Beat Panel|(beat)]]'' At Dalton.}} |
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* [[Ship Tease]]: Jeff and Nick. They're almost always together, there's a reference to Jeff and Nick being the subject of Warbler bets, and considering Nick got hauled into counseling and won't tell anyone ''why''... |
* [[Ship Tease]]: Jeff and Nick. They're almost always together, there's a reference to Jeff and Nick being the subject of Warbler bets, and considering Nick got hauled into counseling and won't tell anyone ''why''... |
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** In ''The Butterfly,'' a stoned Nick accidentally falls in the swimming pool and somehow mistakes Jeff for [[Batman]]. [[Lampshade Hanging|Nick then remembers his last name is Grayson.]] [[Subverted Trope|And worries that "Bruce" will whoop his ass for cursing so much.]] |
** In ''The Butterfly,'' a stoned Nick accidentally falls in the swimming pool and somehow mistakes Jeff for [[Batman]]. [[Lampshade Hanging|Nick then remembers his last name is Grayson.]] [[Subverted Trope|And worries that "Bruce" will whoop his ass for cursing so much.]] |
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** The Warblers are actually somewhat calm in Nikos, considering {{spoiler|three of their members got kidnapped.}} It's only when Kurt finds out that the [[Mass "Oh Crap"]] is unleashed. |
** The Warblers are actually somewhat calm in Nikos, considering {{spoiler|three of their members got kidnapped.}} It's only when Kurt finds out that the [[Mass "Oh Crap"]] is unleashed. |
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* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The Warblers, who use a profuse amount of [[Precision F-Strike|Precision F Strikes]]. |
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: The Warblers, who use a profuse amount of [[Precision F-Strike|Precision F Strikes]]. |
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{{quote|'''Brandon:''' We're about to serenade a ''complete fucking stranger.'' |
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'''Nick:''' Yeah, I vote in favor of fucking that. |
'''Nick:''' Yeah, I vote in favor of fucking that. |
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'''David:''' According to what I learned in Psych, inexplicable crying means that something's been fucked over! }} |
'''David:''' According to what I learned in Psych, inexplicable crying means that something's been fucked over! }} |
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* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: {{spoiler|Alex, from ''The Butterfly'' onwards.}} |
* [[Stalker with a Crush]]: {{spoiler|Alex, from ''The Butterfly'' onwards.}} |
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* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue|Three Scenes, Two Dialogues:]] ''The Princess'' jumps between three different scenes (denoted by '''then, now,''' and '''later''') and two dialogues. The first scene is what happened to Blaine a year earlier, while the second and third scenes are about Blaine telling Sarah and Kurt about it. |
* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue|Three Scenes, Two Dialogues:]] ''The Princess'' jumps between three different scenes (denoted by '''then, now,''' and '''later''') and two dialogues. The first scene is what happened to Blaine a year earlier, while the second and third scenes are about Blaine telling Sarah and Kurt about it. |
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* [[Title Drop]]: In ''The Hunters.'' |
* [[Title Drop]]: In ''The Hunters.'' |
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{{quote|'''Sarah:''' Hunting the unicorn--the way you are, just looking for it--that means you're trying to [[Meaningful Echo|make yourself better]].}} |
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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Blaine, physically ''and'' emotionally. |
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Blaine, physically ''and'' emotionally. |
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* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Blaine is a gay hapa<ref> half-Asian</ref>. Terry Hanari is also a gay Asian. |
* [[Twofer Token Minority]]: Blaine is a gay hapa<ref> half-Asian</ref>. Terry Hanari is also a gay Asian. |
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** They try to change Kurt's ringtone to a "[[The Power of Love|Love overcomes all]]" song ([[Aqualung]]'s "Brighter Than Sunshine"), but accidentally change it to a sad song (Augustana's "Boston"). Kurt's just confused. |
** They try to change Kurt's ringtone to a "[[The Power of Love|Love overcomes all]]" song ([[Aqualung]]'s "Brighter Than Sunshine"), but accidentally change it to a sad song (Augustana's "Boston"). Kurt's just confused. |
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** They hack Blaine's Facebook to send Kurt a marriage request and [[Refuge in Audacity|a five-page poem]]. As gay marriage is still largely illegal in the US, it's a sore spot for Blaine. |
** They hack Blaine's Facebook to send Kurt a marriage request and [[Refuge in Audacity|a five-page poem]]. As gay marriage is still largely illegal in the US, it's a sore spot for Blaine. |
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{{quote|'''Jeff:''' Thank god we didn't get the rings.}} |
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** They lock Kurt and Blaine [[Ten Minutes in the Closet|in the closet]]. Their motive isn't even recognized, since it's such a standard prank. |
** They lock Kurt and Blaine [[Ten Minutes in the Closet|in the closet]]. Their motive isn't even recognized, since it's such a standard prank. |
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