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Glee is a show about a magical land where rainbow people sing and dance their feelings while everyone watching just wants to give a cheerleader a hug.
Now dance monkies, dance with your words for my amusement!
Now dance monkies, dance with your words for my amusement!
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both of these things happened in the same episode
each one of those is so monumentally retarded that for both of them to happen in the same episode made me stop watching the show
Also, even money has Gay-Hulk(TM) committing suicide or shooting up the place sometime this season.
And Sue.
Yes, that was necessary.
I think it's more than possible to view this show in a light manner and STILL find a lot of the plot points to be monumentally stupid.
I really don't get how anyone can watch this shit seriously or jokingly.
Only stupid people think watching Glee means they can instantly sing.
Although I'm of the opinion, personally, that almost anyone can *learn* to sing if they put in genuine time and effort; even if they never turn into Pavarotti.
Why does everyone feel the need to use Disney like its a curse word? I don't understand having such a negative view of the world that everything is seen through the lens of disdain and hatred.
I didn't find this recent episode so bad...and there was no Sue. I'm not sure if this is a coincidence.
One thing though...and I know that trying to figure out and/or maintain consistency with the ages of the kids is futile, but Ohio's age of consent is 16. So, Blaine is younger than that?
Also, the Gap kid likely has a good case for a lawsuit...he was either fired for something beyond his control, or because the performance outed him as gay.
My issue is that it goes all the way back to the pilot. I was expecting that instead of this show being a musical show, I thought it was going to be a show with music. Mainly, I expected the singing to make sense in a context. They're singing because they're in a Glee club. That makes sense. As time went on, it has had several episodes that were more similar to thing I thought it was originally trying to make fun of. It was probably wrong of me to cast my desires of having a show that's a giant subversion of High School Musical, which I felt it was presented as in the pilot, but it has gone back and forth on whether or not it wants to be that.
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I can see where you're coming from.
Pilots usually only bear a passing resemblance to the actual show several seasons down the line. Glee has found it's profitable niche now Fox would, frankly, be stupid to lose all that revenue simply to subvert our popular culture a little bit.
I think its just one song instead of a whole show and I think it's specifically making fun of blondie's haircut.
But his hair makes me want to attack him with a pair of clippers.
As to the show, I think it aspires to be a lot of things. It wants to be poignant and dramatic, it wants to be silly and fun, it wants to be some form of magical realism. All of these are worthy goals. But it tries to do them all at once, or in sequence with terrible pacing.
Wacky shows removed from all realism are cool. Look at 30 Rock - that world is completely bonkers, but it has a remarkable internal consistency such that everything makes sense in the context of the show. The Office is another good example, especially at mixing different styles. The show can be subtle, or it can be wacky, or it can be serious and moving, and it blends them all together well (or at least it did in its prime).
But Glee is just... the only example I can think of off the top of my head is the breakdown that Asian Chick had in the middle of her performance this past ep. That was just out of the blue. She has never before showed that sort of loss of control, she has never appeared that emotional, there was no set-up for that to happen, it was just she started singing and then sobbed her ass off and everyone was all O_o That sort of thing could have been pulled off well. It could have made sense. It could have even resulted in a dramatic Serious Moment if that was the goal. Instead it was out of left-field, even by the standards of the show, and so it was just weird and awkward and not funny or moving or anything.
And the show does that sort of thing a lot.
But it has some nice music, so I will continue watching it. And when there's a good episode with good story elements, I will consider it a bonus.
I would take you up on that challenge.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvmIzxO0-n4
I rarely output genuine effort for free, sirrah.
Just ask my wife about our sex life for verification.
This moment of TV made me feel more awkward than when sex scenes come up when I'm watching a movie with the parents.
Isn't the overemotional breakdown bit part of My Funny Valentine? I'm pretty sure I've seen it played that way before.
She also tells him when PYT is finished that she's so in love she might cry.
But guys! The show didn't actually suck! The characters were still flawed, but they were either self-aware of their own flaws or else behaved in a way that was consistent with those flaws, and they reacted to the flaws of the characters around them! The story was good, and it didn't gloss over its own complexities! The musical numbers were entertaining, and they were generally well-performed! The dialog was decent! The acting was better!
And maybe it's just because I really enjoyed that kick-ass BLT I made during the first act when the back-to-back voice-overs made me flee to my kitchen, but I actually might go so far as to say that this episode not only didn't suck, but it was actually generally good. I'm hoping that the long break allowed the cast and crew to maintain this level of quality throughout the rest of the season.
The secret, by the way, is to dredge the bacon through dark brown sugar and chili powder before you fry it.
Also, even if all the other remaining good aspects of the show were to vanish, I would continue to watch as long as they continue to have episodes with Harry Freaking Potter.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBSZKgeSNmw
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS
this is pretty catchy
Not that he can't sing or anything, from a technical standpoint it's good, I just, you know, he sounds like he's 10. How does someone sing about indecisive lovers when his testicles haven't dropped yet? I'm not feeling any emotional authenticity behind the lyrics.
She's hott as hell?
Honestly this is one of the most realistic things they've done. She's incredibly cute and he never even got any action with her this first time around. Any red-blooded straight boy would immediately forget about all past actions and jump that cooch at the earliest possible chance.
I'm genuinely glad they decided to stop writing his character like a girl. All this hemming and hawwing and all the "hurt" and "feelings" talk was waaaay over the top.
It came out of nowhere and makes no sense.
This shit's fine when someone like Puck does it, 'cause he's that kind of guy. But nothing at all has happened to make Finn want Quinn again. Nothing at all.
But I still can't stop watching because I think four or five of the castmembers are adorable.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
What? He's lying to Rachel, he just wants Quinn.
How is this not realistic? Finn is finally doing what he wants to do now that he has the social status to back it up. He obviously still has a thing for Quinn and senses blood in the water with Bieber-hair.
It's a smart move, finally one to admire from him.
Eh, I disagree -- as someone whose girlfriend cheated on him in college, my experience is that it'll give you some pretty serious trust issues and you'll be much faster to find or perceive fault in future girlfriends until you've sorted through all of that baggage. Objectively, yes, you're right, it's several orders of magnitude different, but in terms of how human beings work, that seems reasonable to me.
Also Finn's a horrible human being so there's that.
I was talking about how he hasn't let go of the fact that Rachel cheated on him to make him jealous, but has seemingly forgotten that Quinn (and, really, Mercedes, Tina, and Kurt) tried to trick him into raising a baby who wasn't his.
https://twitter.com/Hooraydiation
I'm saying he's over it and just lying to Rachel. Using it as an excuse not to be forced to get back together with her so long as he has an itch to scratch with Quinn.
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Heavy on the hotness that is the amazing Brittany and tons of Sue-sational comedy.
Not sure how to read the new Finn. Still seems too stupid to figure out how to manipulate a shallow teenage ex-cheerleader but apparently smart enough to manipulate a shallow teenage diva? Confusing.