Darren Criss, who plays gay student
Blaine on the Fox musical-comedy Glee, has suggested that his
onscreen romance with Kurt (Chris Colfer) won't necessarily end with
graduation.
Speaking to TV
Guide, Criss said the show's plans to graduate some original
cast members, including Kurt, should not be seen as a final farewell.
“This goes back to the beginning of
the season where everyone was in a huff about people graduating and
leaving, but I don't think it's a matter of saying goodbye so much as
it is about moving on,” Criss said. “It's about having a
departure point and having grown into another person from the person
you were when you started high school.”
Criss added that Glee creator
Ryan Murphy “is a big believer in the idea that high school is a
machine where you come in as one person and you exit another.”
“This last season is more about
growing and learning new things and being a new person and bringing
that to the next step in your life. I don't think it's a hard-fact
farewell per se as it is a cathartic change and the beginning of a
new chapter.”
Speaking directly about the onscreen
relationship between Blaine and Kurt, Criss said the show was
preparing to address their future together: “That's coming up for
sure.”
“Those are the biggest stakes for
Kurt and Blaine and that's something they're about to learn to deal
with,” he said, then added that he has “no idea” what's in
store for the couple except that “it's going to involve music.”