Glee 1x14 Hell-o
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exsequarOh Glee.
Let's start with the awesome, which is YAY THEY'RE BACK SINGING TO MEEEE. Such amazing song choices! When Lea bust out into Gives You Hell I was SO DELIGHTED. Her voice is so wonderfully versatile, and my enormous crush on Lea continues unabated. Even Cory put out a great piece - it sounds like he's been training, and they're finally letting him sing in his range, so it sounded good! Hello Goodbye at the end was sweet but not overwhelmingly awesome - I would have been more affected if it hadn't been in all the promos, because man, I LOVE that song! But the faaavorite, of course, is LEA AND JGROFF SINGING LIONEL RICHIE UNFFFFFF. Their voices complement each other SO WELL, and it was delightful to see Lea finally meet her talent match. It's so clear that they've worked together for ages - there's such an easy chemistry there.
Which is why it fucking sucks that his character is already an asshole. I mean, who didn't see that coming, but I was hoping I would get pleasantly surprised!
I should know by now not to expect that from Glee. What I got from last night is this: people are SHITTY to each other. People are selfish and stupid and cruel. When Finn AVOIDED GIVING ARTIE A HIGH FIVE, i was so shocked I just gaped. Is Artie still "uncool" just because he's in a wheelchair? He has proved himself to be by far one of the coolest members of Glee, yet Finn's being a shit to him? Whatever, tiny moment, but it was so horrifying. Ugh. Then let's not even talk about Will cheating on Emma at the drop of a hat. I dont care if he stopped, he was still making out with that woman super enthusiastically. (Aside: IDINA MENZEL IS AWESOME.) Will's response to the fact that Emma is a virgin was SO AWFUL. He looked almost disgusted! WHAT AN ASSHOLE. Like - seriously?!??? I thought maybe dating the sweetest person on earth would help him be slightly less assholeish for a little while, buuuuut no. Instead she just gets the blunt force of it. Gross.
Don't even make me talk about the club of old maids - obviously being fat is shorthand for ugly and unwanted. Sue's underhanded tricks always make me vaguely nauseous, but that was one of the worst. I do find it kind of pitifully hilarious how people try to insult Rachel for her looks, because they have to make up the most ludicrous things - boyhips? Hahaha. Because, um, hello, you cast a STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS WOMAN to play this supposed reject. If it wasn't so funny, I'd cry.
I really wished by this point they would have found a balance where people screw up but they're ultimately decent human beings. Instead, we get whammied with cynicism every damn week. This show HATES HAPPINESS, which is pretty ironic, obvs. Eh.
I ain't gonna stop watching, because the music is like CRACK, but I still register my complaints. Which have been there right from the start.
Now off to rewatch the musical numbers. GLEE I WISH I KNEW HOW TO QUIT YOU.
Let's start with the awesome, which is YAY THEY'RE BACK SINGING TO MEEEE. Such amazing song choices! When Lea bust out into Gives You Hell I was SO DELIGHTED. Her voice is so wonderfully versatile, and my enormous crush on Lea continues unabated. Even Cory put out a great piece - it sounds like he's been training, and they're finally letting him sing in his range, so it sounded good! Hello Goodbye at the end was sweet but not overwhelmingly awesome - I would have been more affected if it hadn't been in all the promos, because man, I LOVE that song! But the faaavorite, of course, is LEA AND JGROFF SINGING LIONEL RICHIE UNFFFFFF. Their voices complement each other SO WELL, and it was delightful to see Lea finally meet her talent match. It's so clear that they've worked together for ages - there's such an easy chemistry there.
Which is why it fucking sucks that his character is already an asshole. I mean, who didn't see that coming, but I was hoping I would get pleasantly surprised!
I should know by now not to expect that from Glee. What I got from last night is this: people are SHITTY to each other. People are selfish and stupid and cruel. When Finn AVOIDED GIVING ARTIE A HIGH FIVE, i was so shocked I just gaped. Is Artie still "uncool" just because he's in a wheelchair? He has proved himself to be by far one of the coolest members of Glee, yet Finn's being a shit to him? Whatever, tiny moment, but it was so horrifying. Ugh. Then let's not even talk about Will cheating on Emma at the drop of a hat. I dont care if he stopped, he was still making out with that woman super enthusiastically. (Aside: IDINA MENZEL IS AWESOME.) Will's response to the fact that Emma is a virgin was SO AWFUL. He looked almost disgusted! WHAT AN ASSHOLE. Like - seriously?!??? I thought maybe dating the sweetest person on earth would help him be slightly less assholeish for a little while, buuuuut no. Instead she just gets the blunt force of it. Gross.
Don't even make me talk about the club of old maids - obviously being fat is shorthand for ugly and unwanted. Sue's underhanded tricks always make me vaguely nauseous, but that was one of the worst. I do find it kind of pitifully hilarious how people try to insult Rachel for her looks, because they have to make up the most ludicrous things - boyhips? Hahaha. Because, um, hello, you cast a STUNNINGLY GORGEOUS WOMAN to play this supposed reject. If it wasn't so funny, I'd cry.
I really wished by this point they would have found a balance where people screw up but they're ultimately decent human beings. Instead, we get whammied with cynicism every damn week. This show HATES HAPPINESS, which is pretty ironic, obvs. Eh.
I ain't gonna stop watching, because the music is like CRACK, but I still register my complaints. Which have been there right from the start.
Now off to rewatch the musical numbers. GLEE I WISH I KNEW HOW TO QUIT YOU.
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Date: 2010-04-15 03:48 pm (UTC)The good parts first, yes? LEA MICHELE OH GOD I LOVE YOUR VOICE PLEASE TO BE SINGING WITH JGROFF FOREVER. I really really REALLY hope he's not a complete douchebag and ends up feeling something real for her. This is Glee, though :/ I am Team Rachel, all the way. She's an inconsistent character but I can't help feeling for her. She's absolutely believable and makes you care for her, sometimes I go "oh, honey, NO" but I'm still rooting for her because I think she's ultimately a good person and it seems like she feels too much sometimes. I understand why people don't like her because there are times when I don't like her but I still love her. Does that make sense? Also firmly in the good parts of Glee camp? BRITTANY. OH GOD I LOVE HER SO MUCH. Her deadpan deliveries. WHY AREN'T WE FOCUSING MORE ON THESE CHARACTERS? Kurt's faaace when Finn was singing, HILARIOUS! I loved Idina Menzel a lot! I can't wait to listen to her sing because it's going to be AMAZING. I liked how every single person in Will's life was telling him to stop moving forward and take some time to figure himself out. That advice thing you did with Finn, buddy? TAKE A LOOK AT YOURSELF.
Which brings us to the bad parts of Glee! WHAT THE FUCK, WILL? He's always had asshole-ish tendencies but this episode brought it to a whole new level. His reaction to Emma and his thing with Idina Menzel's character were both ridiculous! Although I loved how she handled things LIKE A GROWN-UP. Finn ignoring Artie was kind of heartbreaking. I was all :DDD SINGING! \o/ and all of the sudden :((( I don't get it. Sue also seems so over the top at times, but I understand that's part of the fun, it just seems so unfounded at times. Why would she devote so much time to destroying something that won't even make a dent in her own life? The glee kids are still outcasts, the cheerios are still at the top of the high school food chain! OH GOD WHY ARE WE HAVING ALL THESE SERIOUS THOUGHTS ABOUT GLEE?
I'm holding out hope for the next episodes, Kurt getting a boyfriend and Mercedes getting a love interest PLUS A LADY GAGA EPISODE, but I recognize the problems the show has and I'm kind of disturbed by it. I don't know how long they can keep up with the formula of being cutesy and fun and being all acid and sarcastic at the same time. They have to make the characters sympathetic eventually, right?
Phew, see? Thoughts! ♥