The Darkling | Fine, Make Me Your Villain 

Ben Barnes understood the assigment

I had to take a pregnancy test every time he's on screen.

Is it weird to be rooting for the darkling? The dude just wants his people to be safe. Relatable af

Its nice that ben barnes at least tries to understand the darkling even though he did terrible things. To me thats a sign of a good actor, being able to play the villan with the understanding of the person. You know where all humans and the evil inside us always has a story. They say the best villans have the best backstory and if an actor can understand that AND act like it thats the best thing

That was amazing. How can anyone not root for him? By all means king, ravish the earth.

Not to excuse The Darkling of any of his bad deeds, but Alina claiming he "killed her friends" because he created the fold is really hypocritical, she willingly put her cartographer friends in a mortal danger only to be with Mal. And then they died. So their blood were on her hands too

Ben Barnes didn’t just understand the assignment. He IS the assignment.

"Everything I did for Ravaka, to make Grisha safer" ...This is it..this is the reason HE IS NOT THE VILLAIN . I haven't read the books yet and I have no plan to do so but I am definitely enjoying the show and from the first season what I get is that his reasons are so right...he is protecting Grisha, I can't see his power mongering nature at all.

I can't even grasp how close the series is to the book, oh my lord. "Fine", he said with a weary shrug. "Make me your villain.", it's exactly like in the book, it's so epic, I can't 😭

Not me watching the "ben barnes" videos after binge watching Shadow and Bone on netflix...

This guy is basically Magneto and Vandal Savage rolled into one.

This is the edit to re-watch when you can't sit for another 8 hours just to see him in all his glory!!!

I rewatched this show three times just for him

I'm a Darkling stan ! Ben Barnes understood the assignment

Give him a Loki redemption arc or give me death!

I love darklina they are amazing and also nice edit 😊✨

I know I know good should always win bla bla, but once you will see those devilish eyes of Darkling you will always and forever be in his team #darkling

At 2:12, the only reason he destroyed the village was for Alina, because they tried to kill her. I truly believe that he is not all bad but just misunderstood and probably takes everything one step too far even when his intentions are good. He also truly loves Alina and no one can change my mind about that

I don't know why, but I have never loved a villain so much as him, I suppose it's because even though his action are wrong you can kind of understand where he comes from, sympathize with him and put yourself in his shoes, also the darkling's personality and presence is so strong and magnetic, for me he stole the show's attention and light. He was the most intriguing character, I know I'm supposed to hate him, but at least until now it has been impossible

This is excellent. People tend to portray him as either a lost little boy who was forced into his actions, or as a heartless sociopath. You did a brilliant job balancing the two, showing both his darkness and the humanity and emotion that drives it. Bravo.

I'm not sure how to describe the Darkling. A lot of his motives seem justifiable. From the beginning of his story, Grisha are being killed because the King is afraid of their power. And before he decided to devour that town in darkness, they literally straight up admitted that they were going to kill everyone on the boat. However, his methods are what really gets him labelled as an antagonist. He's definitely the means justify the ends type of guy. I know many wanna label him the villain but he seems more like an anti-hero to me. He's been fighting by himself for too long, I don't think he truly knows how to fight side by side with someone and try to come up with another way. I heard the book version of the Darkling is way worse, but at least in this series, I hope he does get a redemption arc because he still does make SOLID points and it would be so cheap to just label him the villain. There's a whole world out there that can be fleshed out.

“Anyone capable of love, is capable of being saved,” Caroline of The Vampire Diaries. Darkling is capable of love. He loves his people, and he loves Alina, no matter what people say or think about it, it's a fact. So there is hope for him ... and I hope the writers take this opportunity, instead of following Leigh Bardugo's frustrating, inconsistent, and problematic writing. That would be a waste, as they have gold in their hands with such a character, and a relationship like Darklina. If they don't end up together, no big deal, but at least I demand that the relationship continue to be properly exploited (season 1 at this level is much better than in volume 1), and a redemption for Alexander!

This was amazing! You really captured Darkling essence ✨

Maaaan how can you choose Mal over the Darkling what

IOANNA IM SCREAMING THIS IS SO GOOD?! AND THIS SONG IS SO EPIC?

You guys are talking about the Mal, Darkling, and Alina love triangle. I can't wait till you meet Nikolai. 🤭🤭🤭🤭

3:43 “Fine, make me your villain.”

I am siding with the so called villain for the first time. My Scorpio moon must be proud of me 💫✨

Wow, really great edit. You captured the character of the Darkling so well. And the way you matched up each scene to the music? Perfection!

Amazing video for an amazingly layered, complicated and beautiful character!! Ben Barnes just lights up the screen and I can't wait for more x

Ionna you talented genius

I love this phrase, and I love this villain.

The darkling : i have no army to fight yours so i shall remake yours as my own Meh : i love your accent say it again The darkling : submit to me ahhhhhhh Meh : i love it when you scream do it again

I've only read the books and bever watched the show since I don't have Netflix, but daaaammmmmmmnnn, Ben Barnes is a perfect fit for the Darkling

Me who only clicked because I was like: “iS tHaT pRiNcE cAsPiAn?”

In a real world scenario like this, I would say that she would have stood a chance of making him see the light. But the half truths from his mother made that impossible. We can thank his mother for all of this. Just facts. Kids are a product of their parents. Yes I still blame him, but a catalyst was put in play and that was the king and the mother.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!! Thank you so much for making this edit, I love it

YOU KILLED IT! I mean the music's intensity matched that of the darkling scenes & dialogue 👏🖤 brilliant!!

The only people who are on Aleks level with the ability to change his ways are Baghra and Alina.(Or Luda if someone can raise her from the dead) Both A & B have great Grisha powers and annoy him but on an emotional level he won't kill them. They are his only emotional and immortal bonds. Reading 'Demon in the Woods' at the heart of Aleks story is loneliness and being vulnerable as a young living amplifier. In adulthood loneliness and political frustration eroded Aleks humanity over time. If Alina remained immortal & ALONE..... it is likely she would get just as jaded over time like Aleks repeating the cycle. If someone can show Aleks a pathway for Grisha to live without persecution without using his violent methods maybe there he can change? Regardless, there will always be Ravkans who will never forgive Aleks for what he has done in the past over all those 100's of years. For that there is always a price. So even though it would be great due to immortality to see Aleks & Alina as a pairing - working together, in my head a fitting finale would have been that both have died together to protect the Grisha. Then quotes from the book & show : 'you are not alone' ;'like calls to like' and that they were 'each others balance' would then ring more true.

*Hands down best Darkling edit video*

this was so epic like omg. this edit is everything i needed in my life right now, thank you!!!!!!!!!

Such a lovely video for such a tragic and complex character 🖤 also anyone else get magneto vibes from the darkling lol

Love this so much!💖💖💖💖💖💖❤❤❤❤❤❤ Aleksander, my love!💗💗💗💗💗💗💗❤❤❤❤❤😭😭😭😭💜💜💜💜💜

darklina>>>>

wow that was intense! 😭😍👏🏻

He is bad but he is so good at it

Literal goosebumps.

Real piece of Art😊 Amazing Video!

The main problem that could arise is that there are lots of helpless innocents who got caught up in the politics. It was mainly the King who was hunting the Grisha and the Darkling. But if the Darkling goes on his quest for revenge then it will definitely lead to war. War is always bloody and brutal. The Darkling will definitely want revenge for his losses. He will probably get carried away in his vengeance and cause lots of pain and suffering on all sides. Revenge is a hateful cycle that only wrecks havoc on all around you. Even your own team will suffer because of it. Of course, if he simply makes a new empire that is safe for Grisha then that is fine but what about the humans? What's to stop the Grisha from making their own powerful magical dictatorship and using humans as slave out of revenge? Cause that is how I see this ending if the Darkling wins. Obviously the humans do need some form of punishment for abusing the Grisha but there is no easy side here. Everyone has to find a peaceful balance to co-exist. You fall into traps when it's an us or them type mentality.

I see his point, hell, I'd join him...

this edit is everything

Him and the actor from Lucifer have the same vibes and yes I might have daddy issues

Very nice edit, you're really talented

Me not even regretting binge watchin it😭👥☠

Excellent edit. Thank you for sharing.

Wow this is very well put together great job

This is remarkable.

Still don't get why they had Bhagra give him a villainous backstory just for us to see how they actually attacked him in the nect episode

Eu amo Darkling e ele e Alina têm muita química. Espero que Netflix mude o final e a Alina fique com Darkling

This video is so good

“We’re Netflix and we make awful decisions 🙃” (canceling it before season 3)

No dislikes.. as it should be.

Good intentions, wrong way to do it... but damn I like this character

Amazing 👏🏼🙌🏼

Ben Barnes is completely gorgeous and incredible don't get me wrong, but if you genuinely ship him with Alina... I'll pray for you.

Music is overpowering the scenes, but great work!! 😄

If they kill him off...I cannot imagine the fan reactions....seriously, if you don't feel for him, then what's the point of art?

love this! any chance you can post your clips without the music overlay? I just want to enjoy Ben Barnes voice ;)

Mal who?

I didnt understand.. Why was he waiting for her when he didnt want the fold to be destroyed.. Why didnt he killed her them!?. That is the only thing confused me. He actually wanted the fold to expand🤷🏽

They're relationship is kinda like shipping Reylo

Uhm... Yesssssss

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Not you liking peaky blinders and shadow and bone and six of crows and marvel. I want to be your friend

I know Darkling is sexy and cool and all that, but... Guys. He’s still the bad guy. He’s a manipulative, selfish, and ultimately cruel man who craves power above all else. Whatever feelings he has for Alina, it doesn’t excuse what he’s done and what he’s trying to do. And more than that it doesn’t excuse him making her a prisoner and threatening the ones she cares about because he’s just that bad at rejection. That’s the point of Alina and the Darkling’s love story. It wasn’t meant to be, thanks to his choices.

Anybody ship Alina and Genya? Just me? Lol idk its just i don’t think she should be with Mal or the Darkling and if she has to have a romance it would be cool if it was with a girl and they like kickass and stuff lmao even Jessie said she’d love to see it 🙃

Him and the actor from Lucifer have the same vibes and yes I might have daddy issues