My approach to watching Glee is just enjoy the parts I enjoy and blatantly ignore the parts that make me want to punch things. I enjoy the parts I like enough to just... pretend the other stuff isn't going on. Everything going on is completely insane, including both the stuff and enjoy and the stuff I don't... so... I just let it all happen.
My heart constantly breaks for Kurt. I know exactly what it's like to be terrorized at school both emotionally and physically and have absolutely no one care, from teachers to admin to your parents. It's... uh... no fun. But I basically need him and Blaine to be in love RIGHT NOW. I don't even like the song Teenage Dream and I was so charmed by the number.
Also, it is Unpopular Opinion time here, but I didn't hate Will's pity kiss. My first kiss was 100% pity kiss (in front of basically everyone I knew, too, which added to the fun) but I've always been sort of thankful for it because it loosened me WAY the hell up with regards to that sort of thing. So I thought what Will did was sort of nice? BUT I AM REALLY STRANGE AND I FULLY ACCEPT THIS.
We are going through this right now and so far the teacher is taking this seriously. The incident report moves to the school administration today so we will see what happens there.
I was not happy about the pity kiss. But it made me think that I'd love to see and actual relationship between a pretty boy character and an unconventional love interest. I doubt Glee would go there, but still.
Also, it is Unpopular Opinion time here, but I didn't hate Will's pity kiss.
I actually kinda agree with this. Will played a role in hurting Bieste, a friendly acquaintance, very deeply. And even though the kids had the thoughts, and even though Bieste herself repeatedly asked Will what was going on before he told her, he bears some responsibility for her pain at that point. And they have a relationship of at least mutual respect with possibly budding friendship.
So I think Will was acting from multiple motives, some of which are less admirable than others.
My heart constantly breaks for Kurt. I know exactly what it's like to be terrorized at school both emotionally and physically and have absolutely no one care, from teachers to admin to your parents.
I agree with most of this, but I have to defend Burt. If Burt knew what was going on, he'd teach Sarah Palin a thing or two about being a mama grizzly. But Kurt has tried to shield him from knowing about verbal abuse since the beginning. And now, with Burt recovering from his heart attack, Kurt is even less likely to upset him with word that words have escalated to body slams.
As far as the private school went, I dismissed it as the unreality of musicals. I was more thrown out of the moment when Kurt and Blaine could visit each other's schools so casually. And put me in the category of those who want Kurt and Blaine to have some kind of relationship. Kurt needs someone in his life (as friend, mentor, or boyfriend -- any one will do) who Gets It.
Though I fear the Carovsky situation will end very, very badly for at least one of Carovsky, Kurt, or Blaine.
Oh, I wasn't meaning to refer to Burt there. I was referring to my parents, actually. I was just meaning to say that, yeah, sometimes everyone around really does fail to notice what is happening in your life.
My confusion, zuisa.
Oh, and I did like most of the music. Though, as others have said above, "Livin' on a Prayer" is not a good song for Rachel. And how do you get from "Stop! in the Name of Love" to "Free Your Mind"?
That was quite a musical leap they had to take there. But I enjoyed all the numbers immensely.
And am still LOLing at the image of Sue setting off her confetti cannons.
I do kinda want a confetti cannon now.
They are insane fun.
I was in a production of The Producers once, and at the end of Springtime for Hitler we had these GIANT confetti cannons shaped liked real cannons and I got to ride one out onstage and set it off. Of course, the hydrogen cartridge was really finicky and I was in constant panic mode, trying to set that off and still sing.
To bring this back on topic, though, our confetti cannons were not quite as magnificent as Sue's.
NOBODY NEEDS CONFETTI CANNONS!
(says the lighting tech whose job it was to sweep up after confetti cannons and fake snow and whatnot. who got in trouble once for snowing less deliberately in order to lessen the sweeping.)
