Glee

Bree's a beeyotch.

Artie and Kittty are so sweet it's giving me cavities.

Agreed, Nurse Penny and Sam need to cool it down. Even if Sam failed a year somewhere down the line and he's older than the other seniors by a year, it's still creepy.

I loved Adam Lambert's character and I hope he sticks around. Also really liking Demi Lovato, from what we've seen of her.

And is it just me, or did Chord Overstreet's (Sam) abs get really ripped since the Rocky Horror episode?

In all fairness: "We're going to film you in a loincloth," is enough to make most guys hit the gym.

I really thought it couldn't get any worse than the puppet theatre tragedy that was last week.

Then we get to the "previously unaired" Christmas show, supposedly too controversial for last year (though still missing Brittany) in which Santana plays Mrs. Claus for a mall and permanently warps every child placed on her lap, Stripper Santa hog-ties Kurt, then robs the flat, and Unique appears as a very pregnant Virgin Mary, in blue sequined gown, to belt out "Love Child" while Wise Men Marley and Tina sing back-up and Ryder delivers the baby on a science room table. All so Kitty will realize that she's not too slutty to play the part of Mary herself.

Can we please just get a Christmas show that hangs a lantern on the fact that there is both a Jacob and a Marley in the group, with Sue making a perfect Scrooge, already?

Why do I torture myself with this show. WHY??? *dramatic Tina Cohen-Chang exit*

Huh. I haven't watched since "The Quarterback." Have 4 episodes in my queue. And I realize that I don't miss it at all. Guess that's it for me; going to delete the eps without watching and stop recording the show. I'll check in here to see how the series is doing. I hope everyone who's still watching continues to enjoy it, or be entertained by it, or get something out of it that has them keep watching.

Yeah, the last two episodes were... I don't even have words. To be honest, the level of sexual content, especially in the Christmas episode, makes me so uncomfortable I may give up watching entirely. (I write erotic romance. Sexual content is not something I generally have an issue with.) The show's gone off the rails.

It's on hiatus until February; maybe by then they'll have their act together and the show will be watchable again. One can hope.

I was also happy to see Quinn and Puck (you'll like them in the next ep, too, Sage ) Other than that, Glee's a mess, and they're getting rid of their most talented cast-member: Wade / Unique, as she's still in high school and won't be going to NYC.

Tina's dream sequence was cute, and Becky walking the stage at graduation was a real "moment," but beyond that, the show's barely even trying to maintain the illusion of plot anymore. The deterioration is both stark and sad.

The "baby video" nearly makes up for it, given the stratospheric nostalgia factor (they have seriously wrung all the value out of their license to perform "Don't Stop Believin'"). It's another moment on par with Shuester's proposal to Emma, where even Sue's playing nice. The only one missing is Bieste.

(I think the ??? moment of the week comes from Brittany's high school graduation, which comes after half a year at MIT...)

Can someone explain to me why the banner on the stage read McKinley High Class of 2013? *so confused

I was glad to see Puck and Quinn again. The whole episode had an underlying sadness for me, though, without Finn.

Sage said:

Because in a rare moment of continuity, the producers remembered they made the 2012-2013 school year last for 2 seasons.

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Haha. Okay. That makes sense. Thank you, Sage.

What is this continuity of which you speak??

The episodes since the series returned from hiatus have almost made me remember why I used to like this show. They *feel* more like the older episodes to me, if that makes any sense. The camaraderie among the characters (and cast) is back, and the plots seem a tiny bit more logical and appropriate for the time slot and younger viewers.

Cyia... if I recall right, Brittany didn't actually get a graduation because of the way MIT snagged her, so, as the dialogue stated, Santana pulled in a favor from Sue to allow Brittany to go up on stage and receive her diploma with the other graduates. She'd already graduated, I think (or MIT made it appear as if she had), but this was her being allowed the ceremony of it.

"Don't Stop Believing" is just WRONG without Cory/Finn... I cried when Kurt took his part in the first verse. (Though I also marveled a bit at Chris Colfer's tenor, since he usually sings higher than that.)

I seriously hope the writers figure out a way to keep Unique on the show. The fact that Alex Newell on Glee Project was told he would only get 2 episodes as sort of a consolation prize for not winning, and yet became the breakout from that Glee Project season and ended up being quite a popular character should tell the showrunners something.

Couldn't help myself. I had to see what they were setting up for the "grand finale" season.

This was a 2-parter. The songs were some of the best I've seen on the show. (Take Me On was especially well done.) But at this point, the show should just release itself as a "sing-a-long" direct to DVD show or something. I've long-since stopped caring about the plotlines, DVRing the night's show and only watching the music, and actually sitting through the entire 2-hrs last night made me remember why.

Spoilers abound, though I doubt anyone's avoiding them, so --

Rachel moves home. Her TV show's a flop. It's a live-action parody of Glee, with Rachel moving in with her gay bestie only to find out that caricatures of the regular cast have been living the best friend's apartment for years - including Carrot Top as their "Artie." They got episode, offended everyone from PETA to NAMBLA (Yes, that was an actual "joke" on the show.) and got pulled after their pilot episode.

Jeff Goldblum was apparently unavailable to make an appearance because when she goes home in disgrace, her other dad announces they're splitting up. She's welcome to stay as long as she wants, but the house is up for sale due to the pending divorce.

Kurt follows her to Ohio because he's bummed that he's the only one who showed up for their "lets always be friends / meet here in a year" meet-up. He's kicked Blaine to the curb, but realized that it was a mistake and determined to get him back. Too bad Blaine is now dating Karofsky.

Sue has removed all arts from McKinnley as the principal (former principal works at Starbucks now. (Scores are up, body mass indexes are down!) She keeps the students in shape with daily weigh-ins, shaming them into "the pigpen" and routinely releasing dogs to chase them down the hall. She's basically the Trunchbull at this point.

Mr. Shue is now leading Vocal Adrenaline. Blaine's been put in charge of the Warblers (he's flunked out of Nyada, so it's cool), and after donating what remains of her one-episode salary to the district, Rachel is given permission to restart The Glee club. All she has to do is rip out the multi-million dollar computer lab Sue had built in the choir room. Kurt decides to stay an help because he needs a work study credit for Nyada. NYC performing arts schools routinely okay single credit projects in Ohio, I guess.

The show has cleaned house. The only remaining "new" kid is Kitty, as Sue had all of the other glee-students forcibly transferred to other schools. No Puck Jr. No Marley, and greatest tragedy of them all - No Wade. They dumped their greatest asset to keep the reincarnation of Quinn.

Even though... wait for it.... wait for it.... wait for it.... Quinn's back! And she brought the entire original cast (save Mike Chang, who presumably laughed in their faces when asked to return to high school) with her. Puck's in the Navy, wearing his uniform, but he's still got time to march the old gang through a meeting of the McKinnley High Tea Party Club (yeah, that was a "joke" too.)

So you've got the oldies, one middle child, and the "new kids."

1. "Dalton Girl" whose dad and uncles were Dalton alums, so psyched to carry on the tradition that they sued the school to make sure their only daughter/niece could attend. She wasn't allowed to sing with the Warblers, though, so she told her parents she wanted to transfer out of her prestigious private school and go to public Ohio high school. They said "Sure thing sweetie!"

2. Headphones Boy; a.k.a. "the fat kid." He's the misfit who just transferred from Chicago. No friends. No interests. He's just "the voice" Rachel keeps hearing through the vents in the choir room. They track him down to the library where he's loudly singing in the stacks while no one cares.

3. Postmodern Gay. This is his actual title as given by the show. He's the football player, and makes his mark by using homophobic slurs at his other teammates, but it's okay because he's "totally gay." (Oh yeah, I forgot that Sam's now Biest's assistant coach.) The only thing redeeming about this dude is that he can shut Sue down, and does. He's supposed to be her ringer in the Glee club, but has so far refused, even though it's obvious that he'll join.

4. The Incest Twins; a.k.a Flowers in the Attic. Also their assigned name on the show. I think these two were a competitive team on the Voice because they look and sound familiar, but they're not really memorable. They're the requisite cheerleaders.

That's it. There are currently 4 Glee members. (Kitty refused to re-up because she's been abandoned by the Gleeks, including and especially Artie who hasn't spoken to her since graduation.)

And that's pretty much it. They stretched this mess to 2-hours of the 13 episode mini-season Glee's got remaining. Rachel's still supposedly working toward becoming a star on broadway, "her dream" which she trashed for the show that tanked. And somehow, all of the others originals are able to stay in town just to train the new kids because it's not like they've got other things to do or places to be. Even Becky's back.

And now my head hurts.

Watching this thing was like running a marathon just to see if you can do it. You kind of feel like you've accomplished something, but it's a slog you have to force yourself through, and in the end you're in a lot of pain and just want a cookie.

I submit Cyia deserves combat pay. Seriously, I thought Glee died years ago.

Wow. That sounds...wow.

I agree with the quality of ep1 vs 2 in the 2-parter, Sage. The first one wasn't bad, which is what made the second half such a disaster.


I went back to watching 90% of the episode in fast forward, which improved its quality quite a bit. It's still mainly Kurt and Rachel singing, though Blaine did get a number with Kurt. (Someone must have ponied up for the Alanis Morissette catalog this season.) The couple of scenes I stopped to actually watch made me teeth gnashy.

1 - Becky's boyfriend. She's got herself a new guy, one who is not special needs, and it was nice to watch the original Glee girls sitting in with Sue to grill the guy about his intentions. (Also having Santana finally call Becky on the attitude was an odd scene, but in character for both of them.

2 - Bieste. Stop torturing the woman, Glee. She's already been through the female coach drama, the never-been-kissed drama, the crush on Mr. Shue drama, and the abusive husband drama. Did you really have to give her the big "C" to go along with it? Did you ?

I honestly have been bored the last season (maybe last two seasons). But decided to watch this year since it is the last season. Curious how they will end it.

Cyia said:

2 - Bieste. Stop torturing the woman, Glee. She's already been through the female coach drama, the never-been-kissed drama, the crush on Mr. Shue drama, and the abusive husband drama. Did you really have to give her the big "C" to go along with it? Did you ?

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Did you watch the whole episode? Bieste doesn't have cancer. He realized he is transgender and is in the process of transitioning.

Satori1977 said:

Did you watch the whole episode? Bieste doesn't have cancer. He realized he is transgender and is in the process of transitioning.

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Oh! That's so much better.

No, I didn't watch any more of it after the cancer discussion with Sue. Bieste going into transition is a MUCH better storyline - one they should have tackled sooner (no coaching pun intended), IMO, because the dramatic steam has left the show. Either way, it seems like the character will finally be on the road to a happier life and that's what he deserves! I hate when characters get relegated to the role of long-time punching bag for all the bad stuff in a series.

But wasn't the Bieste character kind of great because she was always struggling to be seen and appreciated as a straight woman despite stereotypes? I get that transitioning is an important topic (and Glee doesn't shy away from any topic they can force into an after-school special), but I always thought Bieste's original messaging was pretty neat.

Have not seen any of the new episodes, though, so my opinion may be moot.

I did a little googling, and it looks like Beiste's name will now be Sheldon, instead of Shannon. I'm not sure why they chose that name, as it's pretty firmly identified with The Big Bang Theory right now, but they're set to have a complete transition done in a few episodes' time.

At this point, I think it's safe to say that Glee is just running out the clock. Tonight's show was one of the worst ever.