[fly-by reaction] Glee 2.22: New York
there's a lot to talk about in this episode. The rollercoaster feelings I felt towards the Rachel/Finn storyline, the complete bittersweet feeling that overwhelmed me during "For Good", Quinn's breakdown and the original trio supporting each other, the beautiful progression of Brittana, SAMCEDES, Will Schuester still goddamn leading New Directions, "I love you", the fact that Kurt's storyline and "Kurt Hummel's had a pretty great year" is a beautiful, beautiful example and message for all youth (specifically LGBT, but also bullied kids in general) to dream and hope about (the best "it gets better" there can be, imo), but...
there's just one thing that I really need to say right now
and that's
ALL MAH FUCKING CREYS FOR SUNSHINE CORAZON
all of them.
i can't.
that was the darkest moment in the episode.
I just
I'm tearing up right now even thinking about this scene. Charice isn't the strongest actor (seriously), but my heart hurts so much for Sunshine. This Pinay girl travels far from her home country dreaming of better things, and what she gets in an environment that makes her feel unsafe. UNSAFE. Fucking unsafe. Imagine Kurt having never transferred. I'm not saying their experiences were the same. But they were two kids in high school who felt unsafe.
Sunshine was (is?) going to the fucking Filipino Embassy to revoke her visa.
HER FUCKING VISA.
Do you know what getting a visa to the US is like for a person in a developing country? It's like fucking gold. It's something you dream about and want forever. It's a lottery and waiting for years and years. Illegal immigration? You bet the Philippines participates in that. Hosting a relative whose in the US for a month of vacation becomes two months then three then a year then several years.
And Sunshine was going (is going to) just give up her fucking golden ticket because she's so fucking unhappy in the States. and it all started because some spoiled little brat didn't like the fact that someone sang as good as her.*
I just.
I CAN'T GUYS
I CAN'T
oh my fucking god, this is making me so emotional.
i'm just so sad for her. (and now i desperately wish that we had gotten to see her story, even though Charice would not have been able to carry it.)
*I loved Rachel's apology. I thought they did amazing in showing her honest regret about what happened and that Sunshine accepted the apology. Still doesn't change the fact that she did something horrible.
EDIT: GUYS, GUYS SHE WAS SO UNHAPPY AND SHE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE AND I JUST CAN'T GET OVER THIS. SHE WAS SO UNHAPPY. OH MY FUCKING GOD. ACTUALLY CRYING NOW. HOW IS THIS SCENE AFFECTING ME SO MUCH.
EDIT2: EPISODE FINALLY FINISHED DOWNLOADING. I GIVE YOU DIALOGUE AND MAH CREYS.
[Rachel is an asshat]
Sunshine: What did I ever do to you to make you hate me so much? When I came to your school, I heard that the Glee club was where kids went when no one else would take them. A *safe* place. For some reason, you made me the only one who wasn't safe there.
Rachel: Where are you going?
Sunshine: To the Philippine Embassy. I'm going to beg them to revoke my visa and deport me back home. That's the only way I'm going to be able to escape Vocal Adrenaline.
(I really love how the writers took the crackhouse thing so seriously instead of a throw-away joke.)
there's just one thing that I really need to say right now
and that's
ALL MAH FUCKING CREYS FOR SUNSHINE CORAZON
all of them.
i can't.
that was the darkest moment in the episode.
I just
I'm tearing up right now even thinking about this scene. Charice isn't the strongest actor (seriously), but my heart hurts so much for Sunshine. This Pinay girl travels far from her home country dreaming of better things, and what she gets in an environment that makes her feel unsafe. UNSAFE. Fucking unsafe. Imagine Kurt having never transferred. I'm not saying their experiences were the same. But they were two kids in high school who felt unsafe.
Sunshine was (is?) going to the fucking Filipino Embassy to revoke her visa.
HER FUCKING VISA.
Do you know what getting a visa to the US is like for a person in a developing country? It's like fucking gold. It's something you dream about and want forever. It's a lottery and waiting for years and years. Illegal immigration? You bet the Philippines participates in that. Hosting a relative whose in the US for a month of vacation becomes two months then three then a year then several years.
And Sunshine was going (is going to) just give up her fucking golden ticket because she's so fucking unhappy in the States. and it all started because some spoiled little brat didn't like the fact that someone sang as good as her.*
I just.
I CAN'T GUYS
I CAN'T
oh my fucking god, this is making me so emotional.
i'm just so sad for her. (and now i desperately wish that we had gotten to see her story, even though Charice would not have been able to carry it.)
*I loved Rachel's apology. I thought they did amazing in showing her honest regret about what happened and that Sunshine accepted the apology. Still doesn't change the fact that she did something horrible.
EDIT: GUYS, GUYS SHE WAS SO UNHAPPY AND SHE DIDN'T FEEL SAFE AND I JUST CAN'T GET OVER THIS. SHE WAS SO UNHAPPY. OH MY FUCKING GOD. ACTUALLY CRYING NOW. HOW IS THIS SCENE AFFECTING ME SO MUCH.
EDIT2: EPISODE FINALLY FINISHED DOWNLOADING. I GIVE YOU DIALOGUE AND MAH CREYS.
[Rachel is an asshat]
Sunshine: What did I ever do to you to make you hate me so much? When I came to your school, I heard that the Glee club was where kids went when no one else would take them. A *safe* place. For some reason, you made me the only one who wasn't safe there.
Rachel: Where are you going?
Sunshine: To the Philippine Embassy. I'm going to beg them to revoke my visa and deport me back home. That's the only way I'm going to be able to escape Vocal Adrenaline.
(I really love how the writers took the crackhouse thing so seriously instead of a throw-away joke.)