Glee thoughts
Sep. 15th, 2011 07:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
osprey_archerI finally got around to watching the first few episodes of the second season of Glee (yes, I fail as a fan). I have kind of a love-hate relationship with Glee, and the problem is that actually watching it brings the hate side of my feelings to the fore.
When I haven't seen Glee recently, the parts that stick in my mind are the musical numbers and the touching moments and interesting and complicated character dynamics. (Glee characters aren't deep, except maybe Kurt Hummel, but they are vivid and distinct which is almost as good.)
When I watch it, I realize that I remember Glee this way because I've blocked out of my mind the many, many incidents which hit my embarrassment squick. At least once every episode I'm out of my seat, walking away from the screen to defuse the pain.
For a show that is so very much against bullying, Glee finds humiliation surprisingly hilarious.
Also? Will Shuester is the worst teacher ever. What kind of numbskull sits there and listens, unspeaking, while his students verbally flay each other?
Okay, yes, I realize that it's a dramatic necessity that he act like that - otherwise Glee meetings would be on topic and boring and not involve the members singing their deepest and most obnoxious feelings at each other - fine, I'll accept that if the show will only stop insisting that Shue is an amazing teacher. Couldn't we just de-emphasize his role altogether? He's boring!
When I haven't seen Glee recently, the parts that stick in my mind are the musical numbers and the touching moments and interesting and complicated character dynamics. (Glee characters aren't deep, except maybe Kurt Hummel, but they are vivid and distinct which is almost as good.)
When I watch it, I realize that I remember Glee this way because I've blocked out of my mind the many, many incidents which hit my embarrassment squick. At least once every episode I'm out of my seat, walking away from the screen to defuse the pain.
For a show that is so very much against bullying, Glee finds humiliation surprisingly hilarious.
Also? Will Shuester is the worst teacher ever. What kind of numbskull sits there and listens, unspeaking, while his students verbally flay each other?
Okay, yes, I realize that it's a dramatic necessity that he act like that - otherwise Glee meetings would be on topic and boring and not involve the members singing their deepest and most obnoxious feelings at each other - fine, I'll accept that if the show will only stop insisting that Shue is an amazing teacher. Couldn't we just de-emphasize his role altogether? He's boring!
