Re: 5x16 "Tested" Watch & Discussion thread

[Kurt addict]

I am still in love with the press up picture, his slim waist broad shoulders and his back whoa need to fan myself here, but that picture of him in fencing gear is beautiful I just don't know how he can look so different in the scenes, when he was dressed as the sailor he looked like he was 12! And really cute

[YaoiChick]

Chris is magic and can work any scene that's how   

[valkeakuulas]

I know Chris made Kurt look exceptionally handsome and sexy this episode but why do I feel embarrased liking it. I mean I get that gif of him doing pushups and those spartan fighting scenes, so do go ahead and admire away. Am I getting too old to slobber over half naked guys? Or half naked Chris?

What is wrong with me?    All I keep thinking is that that camo pattern in his briefs prevents us from seeing proper contours and I don't know whether to feel sad or happy about that?

[fantastica]

^ honey, don't over-analyse too much. if you like something enjoy it. no need to feel embarrassed about it. we are all human. human beings are imperfect.   

[Glorfindel]

I'm normally not drooling over shirtless scenes either, although I usually enjoy seeing the happy craziness and participate by reblogging some posts on tumblr.

But that nicely toned tummy combined with the fighting scenes in this episode is imo really hot (it's seeing those muscles at work so to speak, like watching a ballet), if only because it's such a nice display of how good the Puberty Fairy has treated Chris, and not to forget how much Chris himself must have labored to get that body.
It's another acknowledgment of how hard he works and how dedicated he is to honing his craft.



Apparently the rating numbers I posted earlier are incorrect (they are last week's numbers). Here are the right ones:

8:00 p.m.
Viewers: 2.64 million (#4), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#3t)
8:30 p.m.
Viewers: 2.26 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#4)

[tanita_mors]

is the trim ok ??? do i need to shrink the gif more ???

also karen, why does it say "Bruce" underneath my avatar ????

[fantastica]

^ oops, i don't know what you did but the avatar looks butchered. maybe instead of shrinking it (resize it down) you can see if you can cut off the sides w/o resizing? the avatar can be long, just not too wide. the width right now is perfect. thanks for trying. don't know this bruce thing. maybe he's the one who is messing up w/ your avatar.   

[Glorfindel]

^Huh? It looks perfect to me now? Thanks, Ivana.   
And oh my, does Chris look good and hot in that gif. Pissed-off Kurt is so sexy.   


According to someone on tumblr who did some fencing a while back Blaine was doing some not-allowed moves, dirty tricks so to speak, while Kurt did nothing wrong when retaliating. So no wonder Kurt was pissed off.  

[Ranwing]

I definately got a sense through that whole scene that Blaine was trying to reassert his alpha status with Kurt by pushing him around. Kurt started off the class angry with Blaine and was steadily getting angrier as the class went on. When Blaine was punching the padded shield that Kurt was holding, it was pretty clear that he was using a lot more force than was called for, as if he was actually hitting at Kurt and Kurt ending up flinging Blaine back. Then when they were fencing, Blaine went for the dirty tricks when Kurt started off their duel on a more assertive footing. It's no wonder that by the time they were done, Kurt was thoroughly pissed off with him.

[fantastica]

klaine relationship is so unhealthy i can't imagine it being salvageable. i hope that means the writers are on the way to permanently breaking them up. btw, i am impressed that the writers are writing blaine in a consistent way. he's definitely an asshole.

[Jellyrolls]

 

is the trim ok ??? do i need to shrink the gif more ???

also karen, why does it say "Bruce" underneath my avatar ????

Bruce is your rank on this board.  I renamed some of the ranks after my April fool's joke

[Ranwing]

 Don't feel bad, Ivana... just noticed that I'm Bruce too.  

[fantastica]

Jelly is an attention whore!   she is turning into blaine.   

[Jellyrolls]

I thought people would be happy with the rank of Bruce. After all, Bruce gets to put his loving arm around Kurt, and Kurt cuddles against him.

[Jellyrolls]

Jelly is an attention whore!    she is turning into blaine.   

Hell to the no. I am nothing like Blaine.

[brisallie]

Love your avatar tanita if stares could kill, Blaine would have been dead now.

I just found these gifs and I remember how much I loved this scene.  I won't mind to see more comedic from these two.

[tanita_mors]

I thought people would be happy with the rank of Bruce.  After all, Bruce gets to put his loving arm around Kurt, and Kurt cuddles against him.

oh, well, when it's that Bruce, i like it. completly forgot about the boyfriend pillow.

[fantastica]

i also forgot the boyfriend pillow.   

[Jellyrolls]

I shall never forget Bruce!  I am the original Kurlow shipper!

[Georgette888]

Do you have a list anywhere of the levels and post requirements? Would be nice to know what I'm aiming for. *g*

[Jellyrolls]

Do you have a list anywhere of the levels and post requirements? Would be nice to know what I'm aiming for. *g*

Nope. You'll just have to watch for the change in your rank

[ColferInspired]

“Kind Of Condescending” could be Blaine’s next superhero name”
—  

Jodi Walker, Entertainment Weekly

[ColferInspired]

“Kurt doesn’t want to let his own confidence erode Blaine’s. Oh Kurt baby, that’s not how this works. I get why you think that, but you should never have to shield your own light so another person can shine.”

—	Dana Piccoli, The Backlot

[valkeakuulas]

“Kurt doesn’t want to let his own confidence erode Blaine’s. Oh Kurt baby, that’s not how this works. I get why you think that, but you should never have to shield your own light so another person can shine.”

—	Dana Piccoli, The Backlot

This is a lovely pointer from her. Kurt tends to fend off his own needs for others more than use the selfish route. I don't think he's done that since S2.

And I can't understand why someones...well you know who I mean, can say all the time that Kurt is selfish and doesn't give back. Sure he isn't buying jewelry, bells and whistles for the people who he loves but surely that is not the only version of showing love?

[ColferInspired]

While Blaine has been gaining the Freshman 15, Kurt has been packing on a healthy lifestyle and Blaine suddenly realizes his fiancé is the new hotshot in town. Let’s just say, he does not handle it gracefully. He gives an extended narrated bit that’s supposed to imply that he understands why everyone wants to jump Kurt’s bones now, but mostly ends up sounding condescending regarding Kurt’s newfound popularity. (“Kind Of Condescending” could be Blaine’s next superhero name…and you better believe there will be a next superhero.) He of the Cheese Powered Mustache says he’s not comfortable with people seeing his fiancé as a sexual object, but what he really means is that he’s jealous of the sexual object his fiancé has become.

Over with everyone’s two favorite hopeful child grooms, Blaine is making Kurt a dinner consisting of only cream-based dishes, either because he’s still trying to level the chubby playing field, or because he’s just craving some potatoes au gratin. Trying to begin getting Blaine back on track physically and mentally — but after Blaine has already cooked everything — Kurt tells him they can’t eat all that and they should walk to their movie and grab salad on the way instead. The thing about Kurt these days is, while he frequently still says he loves Blaine and wants to be with him, he doesn’t really seem to have all that much fun with him anymore. He has even less fun when he opens Blaine’s computer to look up movie times and finds Frat Boi Physicals staring him in the face, when they haven’t been physical themselves in over a week. That is what we call an abrupt adult transition.
Kurt leaves in a fury of fitness and hurt, but the two still have to be together the next day in Stage Combat class, where all the craziest sh-t goes down. With a very angry face, Kurt whispers that he’s not still angry about the porn site while the teacher tells them they’ll be doing some hand-to-had combat today. Blaine tells him they need to talk about it and Kurt, bless him, levels him with a stare and says, “Sometimes, I think we talk too much.” Cue “Love is a Battlefield” with bow staffs! We haven’t had a fully structured choreographed number like this since Cassandra July, and I will happily accept the Game of Thrones prop additions. I thought Darren Criss and Chris Colfer’s voices harmonized perfectly here, in addition to some on point lyrcis: “We are young” – that’s true! “No promises, no demands” – that is less true! A
I was flying high on adrenaline until the two were asked to fence and really went after each other. I thought it was Kurt getting aggressive with Blaine, but later, Kurt confronts Blaine about why he came at him so hard in class. Then, things take a really foreboding turn. Blaine basically says that for the first time in his life he feels like he’s losing, and with Kurt being so much stronger and in command of his own life now, he feels like the power dynamic in their relationship has shifted. He liked when they first met and he had to protect Kurt and now he feels like he doesn’t need him anymore.
Kurt takes all this in – the idea that Blaine only ever liked him because he was weaker than him, and a pretty strong implication that he has only recently begun to notice that he’s a physically attractive man – and tells Blaine that maybe it is a contest. Maybe that’s how it has to be with two guys. But he wants them to always be equals in the race and he needs to know when Blaine is feeling insecure. Blaine is scared that Kurt will keep getting stronger (red flag!!!) and realize he doesn’t need him anymore. Kurt assures him that will never be the case and they sweetly hug it out in their stylish sweaters. I mean, I guess, but that all felt like a REAL base-level irreconcilable difference.
-Entertainment Weekly http://tvrecaps.ew.com/recap/glee-season-5-episode-16

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