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Laura's thinking about Glee again ...
Sep. 28th, 2012 10:13 amSo, last night's Glee ...
I didn't hate it.
Okay, seriously, there is no way on earth that I could hate an episode that opens with a Blaine voiceover and continues through Darren Criss dressed as a "don't sue us" version of Robin and then on into him wearing a wizard costume. (We all know that I started liking Blaine when he started becoming a weirdo.) Between that and the popcorn during the Skype date, and I think Blaine has completely assimilated into McKinley.*
I also had to come to grips with the fact that I am a dirty old woman, because Kurt in that scarf and boots outfit, Sam in the suit, and Blaine in that coat during the party ... um. (Fans self.)
There was a parallel I found kind of interesting, structure-wise. Remember how, in season 2, the race for Prom Queen was a major subplot, and then in season 3 they wrapped that same plot up in, like, one episode? In season 3, the class president race went on forever, and this season ... done in one. So what's going to be the long, drawn-out plot for this season?
I love the idea of Kurt's horizons expanding (and it's interesting to me, because Rachel is still on the same track as she was in high school, down to the boy drama--I think in some ways, Kurt's moving into the adult world first out of any of the rest of the kids we're currently seeing. I'd love to see him talking to Mercedes, who was supposed to be going out to California and starting a job, too). I like that someone finally pointed out to him that, a. dreams can change and it's okay if they do, and b. he's talented in more than one area. I also loved how he sounded with Sarah Jessica Parker. Make them sing more! Wait, make Blaine, Kurt, and Isabelle sing together!
On that note: more Blaine and Sam as friends! The nice thing about Glee's erratic characterizations/continuity: I really wasn't fond of Sam last season, but I might end up liking him a lot this season. Beyond the time he spends in a suit, that is.
The overall theme I keep seeing is people leaving "home" and negotiating their lives away from the familiar, but also how the people who are left behind negotiate being left. And while I can see why Brittany and Blaine** feel adrift, Will Schuester, you schmuck, you're a teacher. Kids graduate, you moron, and you have to focus on the kids you have right there with you. I feel that Will's character is consistent in that if it makes me think you are the worst teacher ever, that's what he's going to do.
All of that said ... holy cats, there was one decent song out of that entire episode, and it sure wasn't "Celebrity Skin." Who the hell came up with the idea to cover Hole? I had high hopes for "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," but it really didn't work for me. (Oddly, like "Womanizer" last week, I liked it when I heard it online ahead of time, but then in the episode it didn't thrill me at all.)
Also, there were some eye-bleedingly ugly outfits in this episode. Dear god, why did they put Kurt in that weird painted suit? What was Brittany wearing during the debate?
Why the hell do I care about Rachel and her two boys at the same time thing ... for the fifth or sixth time? Can she get a new storyline?
My current theory is that Finn will become the substitute/replacement glee coach (and that'll be hilarious in a number of ways), and then discover some sort of affinity for teaching.
*Now we need to assimilate Marley and Jake so they can stop being a normal CW teen romance show that's been shoehorned into Glee
**So how many of the things that Brittany wants is Blaine going to get?
I didn't hate it.
Okay, seriously, there is no way on earth that I could hate an episode that opens with a Blaine voiceover and continues through Darren Criss dressed as a "don't sue us" version of Robin and then on into him wearing a wizard costume. (We all know that I started liking Blaine when he started becoming a weirdo.) Between that and the popcorn during the Skype date, and I think Blaine has completely assimilated into McKinley.*
I also had to come to grips with the fact that I am a dirty old woman, because Kurt in that scarf and boots outfit, Sam in the suit, and Blaine in that coat during the party ... um. (Fans self.)
There was a parallel I found kind of interesting, structure-wise. Remember how, in season 2, the race for Prom Queen was a major subplot, and then in season 3 they wrapped that same plot up in, like, one episode? In season 3, the class president race went on forever, and this season ... done in one. So what's going to be the long, drawn-out plot for this season?
I love the idea of Kurt's horizons expanding (and it's interesting to me, because Rachel is still on the same track as she was in high school, down to the boy drama--I think in some ways, Kurt's moving into the adult world first out of any of the rest of the kids we're currently seeing. I'd love to see him talking to Mercedes, who was supposed to be going out to California and starting a job, too). I like that someone finally pointed out to him that, a. dreams can change and it's okay if they do, and b. he's talented in more than one area. I also loved how he sounded with Sarah Jessica Parker. Make them sing more! Wait, make Blaine, Kurt, and Isabelle sing together!
On that note: more Blaine and Sam as friends! The nice thing about Glee's erratic characterizations/continuity: I really wasn't fond of Sam last season, but I might end up liking him a lot this season. Beyond the time he spends in a suit, that is.
The overall theme I keep seeing is people leaving "home" and negotiating their lives away from the familiar, but also how the people who are left behind negotiate being left. And while I can see why Brittany and Blaine** feel adrift, Will Schuester, you schmuck, you're a teacher. Kids graduate, you moron, and you have to focus on the kids you have right there with you. I feel that Will's character is consistent in that if it makes me think you are the worst teacher ever, that's what he's going to do.
All of that said ... holy cats, there was one decent song out of that entire episode, and it sure wasn't "Celebrity Skin." Who the hell came up with the idea to cover Hole? I had high hopes for "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," but it really didn't work for me. (Oddly, like "Womanizer" last week, I liked it when I heard it online ahead of time, but then in the episode it didn't thrill me at all.)
Also, there were some eye-bleedingly ugly outfits in this episode. Dear god, why did they put Kurt in that weird painted suit? What was Brittany wearing during the debate?
Why the hell do I care about Rachel and her two boys at the same time thing ... for the fifth or sixth time? Can she get a new storyline?
My current theory is that Finn will become the substitute/replacement glee coach (and that'll be hilarious in a number of ways), and then discover some sort of affinity for teaching.
*Now we need to assimilate Marley and Jake so they can stop being a normal CW teen romance show that's been shoehorned into Glee
**So how many of the things that Brittany wants is Blaine going to get?
