GLEE : The Great Debate - Part II

David Karofsky, Sam Evans, Blaine Noname.

This has been an ongoing internal debate for the past several weeks. Combining spoilers, pre-series interviews with cast/crew, and subverted scenes/reactions from the show itself, I have decided to finally weigh in on what my brain has dubbed 'The Great Debate, Part II' It's Part II because Part I is in My internal debate as to whether or not Sam Evans is indeed gay. I'm going to weigh in on that in one sentence, "Sam Evans is indeed a homosexual character. If not, he is definitely bisexual. Period."

This said. Accepting the fact that the show is currently casting for four new male characters, at least three of which are possible recurring roles, and that interviews with Ryan Murphy, who is notorious for misleading his audience with regards to character reveals in this series so far (see also: "Idina Menzel will not be Rachel's mother"), has stated that in this current season there will be three new gay characters revealed and that one of them will be playing the role of Kurt's boyfriend, I am confident in ranking the three existing options in order from most-likely to least-likely.

1: Sam Evans. i know, I know nobody wants to believe that the golden boy is the gay one. Considering in-character statements made, reaction shots to Kurt's performances/situation/lines, tell-tale blocking and confusing character history, I am confident that he is the most logical choice, barring the revelation of a new option in the second half of the season with this current casting rush. Plain and simple, his reactions to being flat-out asked about his sexuality, his defense of Kurt, his intentional ambiguity when asked about his past, his experience at a mysterious all boys boarding school (ahem dalton), all signs point to yes. Furthermore, his near-constant obsession with his insecurities, and his immediate devotion to Quinn suggests that he has something to hide, and that he is willing to go to whatever lengths to hide it entirely.

2: Mystery New Cast Member: Described on the casting roster as follows:

MALE (18 - 20s; any ethnicity) - 18 or over to play high school. he is a football player who is takk. He should be a good-looking, well-built jock. LARGE CO-STAR, RECURRING

With Murphy's assertion that Kurt's boyfriend will be a football player, this seems like the next likely ideal. All things considered, I still rank Mystery Boy above the other two because of show canon, and future character development.

3: David Karofsky. This was originally my first pick, but while evaluating the other three options, I decided against it. I don't think Kurt has it within him to forgive the bullying and let this be a real possibility. Granted, I would be very pleasantly surprised if it did happen. I have wanted this from the beginning and I think it would add a stark, stunning new level of storytelling to the series that would be genuinely refreshing and engaging. Not to mention be a very close mirror to my first real relationship, and several other itneractions of my past. Realistically though, Karofsky will transfer away from WMHS before the end of the season, and won't return. His character, while remarkable, is neither important, nor essential in the grand-scheme of things.

4: Blaine Noname. If the character doesn't have a last name by his third appearance/reference, he's going to disappear without much effort eventually. They only gave Brittany a last name because she was promoted to primary cast. They had every intention of her only being a throw-away one-off character. If Blaine was intended to be the boyfriend, he'd have that story carved out already. if I'm proven wrong in this regard, I will be genuinely surprised, and I won't consume white chocolate for a year in repayment for my stupidity. He and Kurt will kiss. He and Kurt might even have some sort of simulated/suggested sexual experience. That is as far as it will go. I personally think that Murphy is going to use Blaine to make a point of the fact that just because two characters are gay does not mean they are going to be dating.