I loved Baby Its Cold Outside. Although I have a different view of it since I read someone refer to it as " kinda date rape-y ", which I can kinda see. (whitefonted as to not ruin for other people)
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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 - Dec 07, 2010 7:54:52 pm PST #3478 of 8624
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Fred Pete - Dec 08, 2010 3:35:03 am PST #3479 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
Vortex, I'd call it more seduction than date rape . Especially with the choreography. I was more bothered that the whole scene screamed "contractual obligation."
If Karen Carpenter were still alive, I'd demand that she do a guest spot to sing a duet with Rachel. And no "Poker Face" this time!
Brittany/Artie feels far more genuine than Finn/Rachel ever did. Although Brittany's personality seems to be shifting from "dumb blonde" to "naif."
Jesse - Dec 08, 2010 4:00:28 am PST #3480 of 8624
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The actual song totally is! She's all, "What's in this drink? I feel kind of funny... I guess I'll stay after all..." Total roofies.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 08, 2010 5:43:54 am PST #3481 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
It was written for the songwriter's wife in the 40s and she considered it their song, which kind of dispels the drugging-an-unwitting-victim aspect for me .
Plus, in my head I always hear Dean Martin singing it and my assumption is Baby ended up being far less inebriated than he.
brenda m - Dec 08, 2010 6:03:49 am PST #3482 of 8624
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Yeah, while I think you certainly can take the lyrics that way, it feels to me like a more modern interpretation that isn't necessarily justified by the context.
Ailleann - Dec 08, 2010 6:17:29 am PST #3483 of 8624
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I always interpreted "what's in this drink" to mean that it was strong. I'm pretty sure that was a far more common meaning when the song was written.
sumi - Dec 08, 2010 6:20:10 am PST #3484 of 8624
Art Crawl!!!
Yeah, that's how I've interpreted it too.
Fred Pete - Dec 08, 2010 6:35:48 am PST #3485 of 8624
Ann, that's a ferret.
There can also be a fine line between seduction and date rape . And agreed that if he drugged the drink , he falls on the wrong side of the line .
It's also worth mentioning that, when the song was written, date rape wasn't really recognized .
Jesse - Dec 08, 2010 6:58:46 am PST #3486 of 8624
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, sure, I don't think it's literally true, but STILL.
kat perez - Dec 08, 2010 10:23:49 am PST #3487 of 8624
"We have trust issues." Mylar
I loved that episode of Glee just for singing the song from the Island of Misfit Toys. Oh and because Brittany can't tell the difference between elves and slaves. (Me either! I was just saying to someone the other day that Santa, as portrayed in that holiday Rankin Bass classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a total prick. He's abusive to the elves. He discriminates against the differently abled. He forces wanna-be dentists to stay in the closet and he runs a toy ghetto)
I also loved Becky as the reindeer dog. That whole Grinch storyline was weird, yes, but gloriously weird and Sue is my total hero for going full out with it.
My least favorite part (aside from Schue who is my least favorite part of every episode) was Baby, It's Cold Outside. Love the song and loved Kurt and Blaine singing it but it totally felt shoehorned in to the episode. The Finn/Rachel was OK only because Finn didn't get to say much and they broke up.
All in all, I really liked it. I wonder how a 13 year old would've reacted. This was a long way from A Very Shrek Christmas or whatever passes for X-mas specials these days.