Yeah its a redirection issue and scripts dont deal well with redirections.
Honestly, I always just click the share button and grab the embed code. That way some watch it without leaving and others can click the youtube icon in the video if they want to actually go to youtube.
iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2LAuzT_x8Ek" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>