Darren Criss/YMMV

• Actor Shipping: Shipping him with Chris Colfer is quite popular
• Alternative Character Interpretation: His Harry Potter. See page quote.
• And the Fandom Rejoiced: His initial casting on Glee.
  • Later, the news that Darren's going to be making his Broadway debut playing J. Pierpont Finch in How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.
• Crowning Music of Awesome: "Teenage Dream", which sold more in iTunes overnight than "Don't Stop Believin'"... which had topped the Beatles in sales.
• Dead Horse Music Genre: "Baby, It's Cold Outside".
• Ear Worm:
  • Half of AVPM and AVPS, but most notably "Get Back to Hogwarts", "Granger Danger", "Not Alone", "Harry Freaking Potter", and "Stutter", all of which he wrote.
  • On "Human", "Don't You" is particularly catchy.
  • On Glee, "Teenage Dream".
• He's Popular Now He Sucks: Naturally, plenty of this to be found around the internet.
• Ho Yay: With some of the other members of Team Starkid and with Chris Colfer.

"Damn Darren, I need a cigarette now!"

• • Also with Max Adler.
  • And Chord Overstreet.
• Launcher of a Thousand Ships: If Harry, Blaine, or Darren himself has paid attention to them or is friends with them, he's been shipped with them.
• Memetic Sex God: Exhibit A ^{[dead link]}
  • Except that Tumblr is now passworded. Boo.