Blaise’s Plan on Cruel Intentions TV Show Explained

Warning: Spoilers for Prime Video’s Cruel Intentions TV show.

THE Cruel intentions The TV show isn’t just about Caroline’s (Sarah Catherine Hook) plan and bet with Lucien (Zac Burgess), but also Blaise’s (John Harlan Kim) plan, which involves the president of his fraternity. Based on the 1999 film by Roger Krumble and the 1782 novel Les Liaisons Dangereusesby Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Cruel intentions introduces a new group of rich teenagers who know no limits when it comes to getting what they want and benefiting themselves. Front and center are half-siblings Caroline and Lucien, who agree to a bet involving the vice president’s daughter, Annie Grover (Savannah Lee Smith).

Caroline wants Lucien to seduce and sleep with Annie so they can convince her to join her sorority, Delta Phi, thus saving her from an anti-Greek movement on campus. Lucien is part of Delta Phi’s sister fraternity, Alpha Gamma, which also goes through its own problems in Cruel intentions. Part of the fraternity is Blaise, social president of Alpha Gamma, who takes new president Scott Russell (Khobe Clarke) under his wing, but it’s all part of his own plan as he’s going through some personal problems.

Why Blaise makes Scott fraternity president

Blaise needed Scott to be president of Alpha Gamma

Cruel intentions begins with a brief flashback to the last spring dance hosted by Delta Phi and Alpha Gamma, in which the latter’s potential new clients went through some horrible “initiations.” Among them was Scott, but he was hit in the head and passed out. Scott’s injury put the fraternities at risk, but he made a full recovery and returned to college. Now back, Blaise took Scott under his wing to help him adapt to Alpha Gamma and more, and they ended up becoming lovers.

When Alpha Gamma vice president Blandsman (Zeke Goodman) shared his plan to become president, Blaise acted quickly and, with the help of CeCe (Sara Silva), got some personal and embarrassing material to blackmail Blandsman. Blandsman retreated and Blaise convinced Scott to become president of Alpha Gammawith everyone agreeing. Scott was different from the rest of the Alpha Gamma members in that he was kinder, but also very naive and not very intelligent, which made him very easy to manipulate. Under the guise of mentoring him, Blaise had complete control over Scott, and after making him president, Blaise also had control over the fraternity.

Blaise took full advantage of the fact that Scott wasn’t the brightest crayon in the box and constantly made him sign checks and receipts. Blaise explained that these were necessary purchases for the fraternity, but Lucien, treasurer of Alpha Gamma, discovered the truth: Blaise was embezzling fraternity funds. Scott felt understandably betrayed by Blaise, who later came to his house to speak with his father, Congressman Russell, who had promised Blaise a job after he graduated.

Congressman Russell was very angry with Blaise, so Blaise tried to blackmail him by telling him that Scott was gay – but to his surprise, Scott was there, as he had just talked to his father about what Blaise did at the fraternity and that he he’s gay. Blaise was later kicked out of Alpha Gammaand now he is also a liar and blackmailer in the eyes of Congressman Russell.

Why Blaise Needed Fraternity Money on Cruel Intentions TV Show

Blaise was experiencing financial problems

Blaise didn’t embezzle fraternity funds just because – he had personal reasons for doing so, although that doesn’t mean what he did was right. At one point Cruel intentionsit is revealed that Blaise’s parents owe the college moneyand unfortunately, Beatrice Worth (Brooke Lena Johnson), the leader of the anti-Greek movement, learned this. Beatrice blackmailed Blaise so she could infiltrate Lucien’s party, but never revealed anything about Blaise’s financial situation.

Even Scott himself told his father that Blaise had taken the fraternity’s money because he needed it, and then Congressman Russell decided to pay for everything Blaise had taken from Alpha Gamma’s funds. Blaise may have the money he needed, but he no longer has the fraternity, Scott, and a job after he graduates..

How Blaise compares to Blaine in the 1999 film Cruel Intentions

Blaise is the TV show’s equivalent to the movie’s Blaine

Blaise is the TV show version of Cruel intentions‘ Blaine, played by Joshua Jackson – but Blaise had a bigger role in the story than Blaine. In the 1999 film, Blaine is Sebastian’s friend (and marijuana supplier), who occasionally has sex with the school’s football star, Greg McConnell, a friend of Annette Hargrove, the target of Sebastian and Kathryn’s bet. Blaine helps Sebastian set Greg up so he can blackmail him into convincing Annette that Sebastian is a good guy, all so he can win the bet.

Blaise, on the other hand, works for his own benefit and his actions have no relation to Caroline’s plans and her bet with Lucien. Blaise was given a purpose and goal in Cruel intentionswhile Blaine had nothing in the movie other than helping Sebastian blackmail Greg. It remains to be seen what Blaise will do now without the brotherhood if Cruel intentions gets a second season.