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I...didn't like last night's Glee. :/
Usually, I'm willing to let this show get away with the flimsiest of plots to string songs together. But last night's plot was threadbare, not just flimsy. It was entirely disjointed and weirdly paced. The beats just felt off. I mean, the long scenes with Artie in Sue's office were........SO POINTLESS. SO. POINTLESS. Sue, I feel your pain and frustration, you deserve better than that.
Quinn has gone from wholly unsympathetic to wholly sympathetic to wholly unsympathetic in the course of two seasons. It's sad. She learned nothing from having a baby and they're mangling her character so hard. Dianna Agron deserves better than this.
Also, she's looking older, noticeably so. Hmm.
Sam's hair just looked greasy and horrible and hnnnngh.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Shut up, Rachel. Only now I'm adding Shut up, Jesse to that as well. Shut up, Rachel. Shut up, Jesse.
But I think the big thing I really, really hated last night was the crowning of the prom king and queen.
Because it wouldn't happen like that. Any good principal or educator would, upon seeing that name as prom queen, not read it aloud. They would cover, they would lie, they would pick somebody else based on the next runner up. They would NOT do that. For fear of being sued for promoting hate speech. Because that's what that was, Kurt nailed it on the head. (And I find it terrible story-telling that the only people we've EVER seen bullying Kurt are Karofsky and what's-his-butt. Soooooo...two people, and they're the "overwhelming write-in vote?" I don't think so.)
AND THEN.
ICING ON THE CAKE.
After poor Kurt is humiliated and has a sobbing breakdown in the hall (where was Schue? Why was he not there to support his kids? To maybe give Kurt a bit of a hug and some ass-kicking words?), he then goes back into the gym, gets crowned...
And tells Karofsky to come out right then.
Now why the hell would he do that, Kurt? He just saw you being tormented. He just saw what happens to people who are out. It wouldn't make a difference, it'd just hurt Karofsky even more. You say you see his pain, Kurt my love, so why can't you see how fragile that poor boy is right now? You are strong enough to survive that blow. Karofsky is not.
Still totally over that storyline, by the way, but if I were writing these episodes, that's what I'd be angling for.
Also, Burt disappointed me last night. And Blaine. Kilts are MANLY. I see big macho burly Scots wearing kilts all the time, and they are amazing. There was a perfectly straight boy at my prom who wore a kilt and he got ALL the pussy. Kurt in a kilt is awesome and Burt and Blaine need to do a bit of reading up on them. (The only way that would have been better was if Kurt was in the Fraser tartan but he's unlikely to wear that bright of a color at a formal. It kinda looked like he was in the Mackenzie tartan. Sorta. It wasn't ever really lit properly for me to see it. But with a last name like "Hummel" he's not really allowed to WEAR the colors because he's German, but what the hell now I'm just nitpicking.)
Now, onto the biggest disappointing and angering moment of all. While I knew they were covering Friday, I'd hoped I'd be able to block it out somehow. Not hear it. Confession time: I never watched the original video. I never did. I can't, because of how easily I'm earwormed. I've mentioned this before: for some reason my brain is wired to remember music. I hear a song once, and I might not remember the words, but I'll sure as hell remember the tune. FOREVER. This is why I can't stand rap; I'm waiting for the melody line. Hell, it took me a while to get up the courage to listen to the Bed Intruder song because I was so afraid of having that in my head forever. So when everybody said "GOD THIS FRIDAY SONG IS HORRIBLE UGH" I avoided it. Because I didn't need that song in my head forever.
And now it is.
I hate you Ryan Murphy.
Everything in this episode felt like Glee fan fiction, and I am disappoint.
...All right, there were some things I liked.
Brittany's prom dress was perfect. Brittany was perfect. Blaine's song at prom was perfect. Becky having a prom date was AWWWWWWWW worthy. Mercedes having a moment of loneliness made me ache, because lord I've been there, and she sold that perfectly.
Other than that, though. FAIL.
Usually, I'm willing to let this show get away with the flimsiest of plots to string songs together. But last night's plot was threadbare, not just flimsy. It was entirely disjointed and weirdly paced. The beats just felt off. I mean, the long scenes with Artie in Sue's office were........SO POINTLESS. SO. POINTLESS. Sue, I feel your pain and frustration, you deserve better than that.
Quinn has gone from wholly unsympathetic to wholly sympathetic to wholly unsympathetic in the course of two seasons. It's sad. She learned nothing from having a baby and they're mangling her character so hard. Dianna Agron deserves better than this.
Also, she's looking older, noticeably so. Hmm.
Sam's hair just looked greasy and horrible and hnnnngh.
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Shut up, Rachel. Only now I'm adding Shut up, Jesse to that as well. Shut up, Rachel. Shut up, Jesse.
But I think the big thing I really, really hated last night was the crowning of the prom king and queen.
Because it wouldn't happen like that. Any good principal or educator would, upon seeing that name as prom queen, not read it aloud. They would cover, they would lie, they would pick somebody else based on the next runner up. They would NOT do that. For fear of being sued for promoting hate speech. Because that's what that was, Kurt nailed it on the head. (And I find it terrible story-telling that the only people we've EVER seen bullying Kurt are Karofsky and what's-his-butt. Soooooo...two people, and they're the "overwhelming write-in vote?" I don't think so.)
AND THEN.
ICING ON THE CAKE.
After poor Kurt is humiliated and has a sobbing breakdown in the hall (where was Schue? Why was he not there to support his kids? To maybe give Kurt a bit of a hug and some ass-kicking words?), he then goes back into the gym, gets crowned...
And tells Karofsky to come out right then.
Now why the hell would he do that, Kurt? He just saw you being tormented. He just saw what happens to people who are out. It wouldn't make a difference, it'd just hurt Karofsky even more. You say you see his pain, Kurt my love, so why can't you see how fragile that poor boy is right now? You are strong enough to survive that blow. Karofsky is not.
Still totally over that storyline, by the way, but if I were writing these episodes, that's what I'd be angling for.
Also, Burt disappointed me last night. And Blaine. Kilts are MANLY. I see big macho burly Scots wearing kilts all the time, and they are amazing. There was a perfectly straight boy at my prom who wore a kilt and he got ALL the pussy. Kurt in a kilt is awesome and Burt and Blaine need to do a bit of reading up on them. (The only way that would have been better was if Kurt was in the Fraser tartan but he's unlikely to wear that bright of a color at a formal. It kinda looked like he was in the Mackenzie tartan. Sorta. It wasn't ever really lit properly for me to see it. But with a last name like "Hummel" he's not really allowed to WEAR the colors because he's German, but what the hell now I'm just nitpicking.)
Now, onto the biggest disappointing and angering moment of all. While I knew they were covering Friday, I'd hoped I'd be able to block it out somehow. Not hear it. Confession time: I never watched the original video. I never did. I can't, because of how easily I'm earwormed. I've mentioned this before: for some reason my brain is wired to remember music. I hear a song once, and I might not remember the words, but I'll sure as hell remember the tune. FOREVER. This is why I can't stand rap; I'm waiting for the melody line. Hell, it took me a while to get up the courage to listen to the Bed Intruder song because I was so afraid of having that in my head forever. So when everybody said "GOD THIS FRIDAY SONG IS HORRIBLE UGH" I avoided it. Because I didn't need that song in my head forever.
And now it is.
I hate you Ryan Murphy.
Everything in this episode felt like Glee fan fiction, and I am disappoint.
...All right, there were some things I liked.
Brittany's prom dress was perfect. Brittany was perfect. Blaine's song at prom was perfect. Becky having a prom date was AWWWWWWWW worthy. Mercedes having a moment of loneliness made me ache, because lord I've been there, and she sold that perfectly.
Other than that, though. FAIL.