The money was too good. I got stupid.

Jayne ,'Ariel'


Comedy 1: A Little Song, a Little Dance, a Little Seltzer Down Your Pants

This thread is for comedy TV, including network and cable shows. [NAFDA]


Vortex - May 25, 2010 4:39:27 pm PDT #2567 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

My love for Kurt's dad cannot be measured. Really.


SailAweigh - May 25, 2010 4:39:29 pm PDT #2568 of 8624
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Go, Burt! That's laying down the law. I hope Finn paid attention.


SailAweigh - May 25, 2010 4:47:04 pm PDT #2569 of 8624
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

OMG, Puck is going to break my heart. Waaaah!


Matt the Bruins fan - May 25, 2010 5:50:51 pm PDT #2570 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Loved Burt and Tina tonight. I wish Kurt's reluctance to have Finn around and bonding with his dad had continued to outweigh his crush though, it would have been better if they hadn't thrown that storyline back to where it was a month ago. (And I much preferred the Finn who cheerfully and politely turned down what he thought was a prom invite from Kurt back toward the start of the show.)

I'm not sure why Shelby had to take that weird all-or-nothing stance on getting to know Rachel. She could have actually become a figure in her daughter's life without stepping into the role of parent.


SuziQ - May 25, 2010 6:54:53 pm PDT #2571 of 8624
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame

I'm writing up Shelby's all or nothing to being a casting issue. Don't know if that is true, just my feeling.

LOVED Burt. One of CJ's friends made a flippant FB comment and now I want to ask her if she is a Gleek and ask her what she thought of the episode. Don't know if she will get it, but it could be worth a try.

I have an insane love for Beth and loved Puck pulling that out.


kat perez - May 25, 2010 8:15:37 pm PDT #2572 of 8624
"We have trust issues." Mylar

I want Burt to be my dad, and I love my dad, but come on. Burt? Best dad ever!

Shelby's all or nothing stance made sense to me. She's a huge drama queen, just like her daughter, so of course she'd take the all or nothing approach. The Poker Face duet was fine and I liked that version more than the original, which I hate only slightly less than that disco stick song, but my word, Idina killed on Funny Girl. She is a wonder.

And I would totally be Puck's baby mama.


Laga - May 25, 2010 8:23:51 pm PDT #2573 of 8624
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

Kurt's dad just became my all time favorite TV dad.


le nubian - May 26, 2010 12:03:31 am PDT #2574 of 8624
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

The only problem is that while I LOVE Kurt's dad, Kurt needed a strong talking to himself for his aggressive pursuit of Finn. Finn was not right at all, but up until the epithet, I was empathetic.


beekaytee - May 26, 2010 1:42:56 am PDT #2575 of 8624
Compassionately intolerant

I'm with le nubian. I totally heart Burt for...well, everything. But the moving in was not handled very well and I'd expect parents to expect adjustment issues, under the circumstances. He's such a sensitive, do-right guy, I would have liked to see at least a suggestion of 'let's talk this out.'

But, this really did seem to be the all-or-nothing rejection episode.

I need to rewatch because this was the first episode that didn't really grab me at all. Perhaps it was mood related.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 26, 2010 5:42:30 am PDT #2576 of 8624
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Burt (and Carol) should have been a lot more considerate of Finn about all the upheavals rather than just springing these sorts of surprises on him as done deals. And they should have expected a lot of upset and friction as the move-in happened. But Burt didn't see the lead-up to Finn's (out of character) rant, he just walked in on his kid being hammered with angry hate speech. I think he did the best he could in the moment.

The adults really should have put the household consolidation off until both kids had time to get used to the idea, and logistics could be figured out so no one was in an uncomfortable living situation.