“You’re so afraid of getting called geeks, or losers, or gay, that you settle for being nothing.” -Puck
Glee is trying to ruin me. How is it possible for me to love and hate a show much? The show defies coherent story telling, but yet is somehow strangely engrossing. Why? How can this be? I’m not even sure if the show is self aware any more the way The OC was when it was on. Glee has several things working in it’s favor, and several things it needs to fix if it’s going to become a great show in my eyes.
Glee has heart. This can’t be denied. I applaud the show for sticking up for homosexuals and the bullying they receive. This is a rampant problem in high schools today and the show brings great awareness to that. The line about bullying being born out of ignorance is all too true. I applaud the show for it’s devotion to the fact that the arts needs to be supported. Theatre, dance, and music training and education in schools provides so many skills for a students success. The issues Glee is tackling are extremely important, but I feel it’s getting lost in the production.
Glee is splitting it’s focus entirely too much. There’s no way Karofsky(who did a mighty quick costume change after losing the Super Bowl to be on the show...still don’t get it...he looks like Ben Rothlisberger) should be getting more screen time than Kurt. The wirters are going to need to figure out a way to get Kurt back to McKinley. I do not think the show is as successful with him at the other school. It makes for sloppy transitions and silly reasons for members of both teams to get together. Is the show about high school issues, or is it about a Glee club trying to win Nationals. I know it can do both, but right now I think it’s failing.
The Sue Sylvester story line was wildly thrown together. Sue’s character works better when she’s operating as a regular individual who is evil, not a devilish cartoon character of herself. Sue would immediately be fired, and sued. Her story lines are played out. Sue hates the Glee club. Sue tries to sabotage the Glee club. Sue is unsuccessful. We are going to need her to do something important or else she will become useless in the plot. This is a huge problem, because the show can’t get rid of one its best stars and perennial award winner. Thus it will the water down the narrative. Though I was especially happy to hear a Dallas Cowboy burn on Glee. In case you missed it, Sue won “Loser of the Year” beating out a fairly funny list that included the Cowboys. Nice.
However, sadly, that was about the only thing the writers got right about football on this show. My suspension of disbelief only goes so far. I forgive the fact that we never see the Glee club rehearse and yet they deliver perfect musical numbers. I forgive the fact that Sue has assembled the most talented group of cheerleaders any squad has ever seen, but what happened in the football game was atrocious and was actually distracting. 5 guys and 4 girls, all in Glee club, lined up to play the championship game and were only down 17 at the half. Mind you, this is a championship game that you could lose the game before and still play in. Then there was the ridiculous play to end the game where the zombie football players started saying, “Brains” so much that it distracted the QB and he couldn’t handle the snap (THAT HE WAS TAKING FROM SHOTGUN?!!?!) to ice the game and McKinley picks it up and wins the game and all is happy, right?
Wrong. The football team and glee club still appear to be on the rocks. This plot point actually made me happy because it would be ridiculous to assume to that years of hate and bullying could be solved by one song and dance. So at least that felt genuine. Maybe Glee was trying to take advantage of being aired right after the Super Bowl and decided to go with a football heavy episode. Let’s hope this is never the case again.
The music in this episode was just ok. I’m always happy when it’s not a themed episode or one where it’s just one artist because I think the show works best when the songs advance the story. The first song “Need You Now” was a perfect example of that. However, “Bills Bills Bills” sung by The Warblers was a scramble to just get another song in that had Kurt in it. And it was glaring that the writers needed to remind us that there was a regional competition still at stake. I bet that since it aired directly after the Super Bowl there was a lot of first time viewers. Sadly after that episode, I don’t think a lot of them will be sticking around.
Other Thoughts:
-When did the football team get good?
-Chord Overstreet needs to get his roots in check.
-When Coach Bieste was telling Will Schuster how much winning means for a city and how it changes everything all I kept thinking about was Green Bay winning the Super Bowl. Well timed.
-The show needs to bring back Emma! The Will and Emma love story is one everybody enjoys!
-Interested to see the dynamic of Quinn still being in love with Finn. Those teens have been awfully forgiving up to this point. I don’t know if certain friendships could survive more betrayal.
Brittany line of the night: “I don’t want to die yet. At least not until One Tree Hill gets canceled.”
Kurt line of the night: ““Blaine and I love football. Well, Blaine loves football. I loves scarves.”
What are your thoughts?
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