the darkling | how villains are made 

Bruh his character build up is so intense and the actor is great at this roll hope we get a season 2 soon

the darkling video to end all darkling videos. the way you added such complexity!!!!! stunning!!!!

DARKLING SUPREMACY 👌🏻

Omg Louis as little Darkling is everything!!!!

And he has such a good backstory that shows how he got to be a villain and that his intentions were good 🔥 And yes, I totally want Darklina even though he is toxic and manipulative 😅

Oh my gawwwwwd This song was made for him What an edit **fans self**

comparing to the book, Ben Barnes brought so much complexity to the Darkling, OMG. In the books he is just a greedy bastard who is good at pretending at first but this.. THIS IS REAAL DEAL

Darkling is amazing character 😭 😭, he needs more exploring, to understand how amazing he is! This video tho showed how complex he is :(( poor boy just wanted to save Grisha from murderers:((

Y E S I WAS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO USE THIS SONG WITH HIM AND I’M GLAD IT WAS YOU CAUSE YOUR EDITING >>>>> i loved how you matched the voiceovers with the scenes of his younger self and alSO the “fine. make me your villain” FITS SO WELL I WAS SCREAMING

I freaking love him and I will do anything for him. WHAATA MAN. WHATAA CHARACTER. Thank you ben barnes for existing

I've been thinking about this casting for young Aleksander for years! I'm so happy you decided to include it in your videos. it really fits in my opinion and the choice of music is chef's kiss

Ben Barnes is the ideal Darkling!!!

this is absolutely PERFECT with the voiceovers and flashbacks. amazin song choice too, you really captured his motivations and journey perfectly

The fact that you casted young Louis Partridge as young Alexander Morozova is a great choice. Awesome edit!

THIS IS BRILLIANT

OMG YESSS I’ll never get tired of your shadow and bone edits! Wow, this was so BEAUTIFUL! I love how you dedicated a whole video just to the Darkling! 😂 You just said POWERFUL in like eight languages. The voiceovers, transitions, IM IN LOVE! ❤️🥺

what a genius idea, this video is just perfect!❤️

I HAVE NO WORDS OMG! USING PIERO FOR HIS YOUNG SELF IS ACTUALLY SO CLEVER. YOUR BRAIN>>>>>>

This is by far the most stunning video centered around the Darkling I have seen! Honestly, I am in awe. Can't wait to see what else you create, you have such an amazing talent (and very selfishly I kinda hope for a Darkling / Mary Stuart crossover).

My God I have chills down my spine. You chose the perfect song as a background for Darkling scenes. Never heard it before but I am going to play it on loop from today and envision Darkling. Your Video Mix is haunted, hopelessly chilling, full of agony and vengeance. Same as Darkling's life. The most complicated character I've had the fortune to see on television and ofcourse played by the magnetic Ben Barnes. So it's magnificence upon magnificence. I was having withdrawal symptoms after watching Shadow & Bone. I think I am ruined for another show right at the moment. Nothing seems to look watchable after seeing Darking & Ben Barnes. And man your Video just ruined me for another Video Mix. I was looking for a Video Mix with only Darkling scene like an addict hungry for a fix and you just made my wish come true. You fixed me darling. You captured the Darkling's agony so beautifully that I am bawling my eyes out. My heart is in tatters because I know the end well yet I am still hoping for some light in Darkling's life. Keep on rocking and making more video mixes. Muaaah!

My jaw just hit the floor 😲😲 this is breathtakingly beautiful and so well put together 😍😍

Masterpiece. Just a masterpiece. I don’t have any other words.

WHOAHHH this is a masterpiece

CHILLS💎Literally chills hun, this is absolutely perfect baby!!

I swear I watch this at least once a week, it's just magnificent

THIS IS SO FREAKING GOOD

This is so amazing hun! Haven’t watched the show but it’s captivating to watch as ever. ❤️

truthfully, the reason I don't ship Aleksander with Alina because of how intense Aleksander loves so I *just know* that he still loves his previous lover.

Your style are so unique. I could recognize a edit of you at the first very second, I swear.

SPECTACULAR ✨ I’m so impressed by your edits I can’t!!

Well I guess I have a new favourite character. I liked the series on Netflix so much that Im gonna read the books soon. Wonderful edit!

Seing Darkling as a child is such a good idea, I love it !!! Amazing edit with a beautiful song, it's magical! Well done ♥

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE HIM SO MUCH

THIS IS SO PRETTY!!!!! wowwee i love it

I think I am from the lucky ones that I have watched the Medici so I know which character you used and I have to say that is a brilliant idea 😉 I always have a tendency to dark characters so ofc Darkling is my top favorite. Incredible video ❤

INCREDIBLE 🙏🖤🖤🖤🖤 I love Darkling so much🖤🖤

THIS IS WORK OF ART YOUR HONOR

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!! You have shown his story so well, and i’ve never loved and also been scared of the Darkling more. AMAZING EDIT!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️

this is gorgeous, stunning, and gives such an exemplary backstory as to how the world pushed him into the role of villain when all he wanted was to create a safe haven for his people. i love that you included the line where baghra states that none of them are as strong as "the summoners" - so it really does fall to them to protect their people - and louis is perfect as a fancast for young ben, not to mention this is the darkling's song - he owns it. it's a little disappointing that the writers chose to go the route of the books and shunt the darkling into a villain role instead of giving him the redemption he deserves - the fold was created out of grief and despair and desperation since he knew that even surrendering himself to their armies wouldn't guarantee his people's safety, so he had to transform the army into otherness and the fold was a consequence of that - ever since, he's just been doing what he feels he has to in order to keep his people protected; that even though he's whispered about with the terms darkling and black heretic, he shoulders that burden of being seen as someone to be feared when really he's been isolated and abandoned and hunted (not only because he's a grisha, and one of the most powerful grisha at that, but even as a child, they wanted to kill him to use his corpse for an amplifier) - darkling deserves to either get redeemed, or at least understood, if they go the book route OR I'll take him finally getting alina to see his side and the two rule together bc canon? what canon?

i almost combusted this is SO good

I think him and control by Halsey would be amazing

this is one of my favorite edits ever🤩

Wow! so perfect in every way!

OMGGGGG love it ❤️ and the scenes mix so welll

He is amazing, my fav character 🖤

I AM SCREAMING THIS IS SO GOOD WTF BESTIE YOU BROKE MY HEART BUT ALSO AJSHSKAKSJ HES SO AMAZING I LOVE HIM

THIS IS SOOOO GOOD OMG

Oh my god, brilliant edit, perfect song! I love it so badly 😍

I’ve been waiting for someone to make a video with this song. I immediately thought of this song when I saw him.

This is brilliant

ohhhhhhh myyyyyyy, this is incredible.❤️

Really love your editing always Endless love for u and also waiting another editings

Perfect!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼♥️♥️♥️✨✨✨

I love everything about this edit. The emotion rises on its own so well you have identified Aleksander. His fate breaks my heart. Thank you for this montage, I hope there will be others J'aime tout dans ce montage. L'émotion monte toute seule tellement tu as bien cerné Aleksander. Son destin me brise le coeur. Merci pour ce montage, j'espère qu'il y en aura d'autresssss

This is so beautiful!!

I have re-watched this video for an unhealthy amount of times lol.. Love the edit❤

With footage of the "Medici" haha.

This is perfect!!

louis as young aleksander yes plssss

This is incredible!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Wow! This video is so good, all his story.. amazing!

Louis as young darkling would be great hehe

OMG LOUIS AS YOUNG ALEKSANDER??? Yes

oh wow this is amazing!

Damn it’s soo goood

OH MY GOD

This is AWESOME!

AMAZING 🖤

He still acts so much like Caspian lol

My favorite evil 🥰🥰🥰

this is absolutely brilliant. loved every second of it! by the way, could you please tell me which episode is 0:47 from? I swear I saw it the first time I watched the show but now that I'm editing it I can't seem to find it, and if it wasn't for this edit I would have probably believed it was a product of my imagination

omg what's the song!!