New New York
I really loved this episode.
[Spoiler 5x 100, ND, NNY]It had everything I want, just the right amount of non-reality and reality plus Elliot aka the voice of reason. And Mercedes! Is it wrong that I smiled through the entire Klaine fight? And that I kept yelling at Artie to carry his backpack in front (and to keep one ear our from his headphones)? Sam FINALLY cut his hair. I wanted Mercedes to live with Kurt. And, finally, where the hell does Artie live? Oh well, two out of SO MANY GREAT things ain't bad at all.
I was (and am still) ambivalent, at best, after the 100/New Directions episodes and if I think about it, it's still crazy that the Glee club is gone. However, when presented with tonight's shiny pretty episode with so much of everything I like (Klaine, being realistic and presenting as more of a real couple than I think, ever; no self-awareness Rachel stopped in for a quick hi, and then got back on the train; flustered Blaine finally showed up; Kurt singing all over the place; Elliot; MERCEDES! but I digress) I am so back in. Even before tonight's episode I was sadly coming to terms with it's demise and got over my irrational craziness (oddly, seeing the reaction to the HIMYM finale kind of helped).
New New York didn't seem to have a lot of subtext. It was rather overt in it's messages (a belief of which I will very likely be disabused soon, once I read others reaction/analysis) and I was just so glad to receive them all. There isn't a lot here for me to dissect in order to understand, so not too much to say except:
[also spoilery]edited to add the obligatory reaction reaction:
They didn't move in together so much as Blaine moved into Kurt's place, which we later learn came about via assumption and not consciously. Blaine, not knowing which way is up and clinging to Kurt. Kurt who just recently got his bearings and was just beginning to own his space now feeling now utterly usurped by Blaine who as stated is feeling a bit rudderless and tried (albeit unconsciously) a shortcut piggy-backing on Kurt rather than finding his own footing. Left alone, that is a recipe for resentment and decaying respect. Being so darn (sincerely) in love makes up for a lot, but not forever. Their relationship was cut off at the knees at a critical point and to a degree the boys need to return to that point to pick up the pieces, and grow from there. I have a lot of thoughts on how the boys are navigating this period of their lives which are of course colored by my own relationship while in my early 20's but I do think they're handling it just fine. Of course, I could go on, and on but I'll leave it with: I don't doubt for a second that Klaine is endgame, the show indicates it, the characters indicate it, my heart wills it. I think they simply got engaged too soon with, as far as we know, Kurt still being a bit unresolved as to the particulars of why he feels so committed to Blaine. I don't see it as "what does it mean that they are engaged but not ready to live together" rather more like letting their relationship catch up to being ready to be engaged.
The timeline this season is still a bit of a mind twist for me. I found myself going back and forth tonight between thinking are were watching last fall or this coming fall...? I settled on last fall, based on the thought that time would sort of fast forward through spring allowing Glee time and 'real' time to sync up by the beginning of next season.
I am so in love with season 5.
[Spoiler 5x 100, ND, NNY]It had everything I want, just the right amount of non-reality and reality plus Elliot aka the voice of reason. And Mercedes! Is it wrong that I smiled through the entire Klaine fight? And that I kept yelling at Artie to carry his backpack in front (and to keep one ear our from his headphones)? Sam FINALLY cut his hair. I wanted Mercedes to live with Kurt. And, finally, where the hell does Artie live? Oh well, two out of SO MANY GREAT things ain't bad at all.
I was (and am still) ambivalent, at best, after the 100/New Directions episodes and if I think about it, it's still crazy that the Glee club is gone. However, when presented with tonight's shiny pretty episode with so much of everything I like (Klaine, being realistic and presenting as more of a real couple than I think, ever; no self-awareness Rachel stopped in for a quick hi, and then got back on the train; flustered Blaine finally showed up; Kurt singing all over the place; Elliot; MERCEDES! but I digress) I am so back in. Even before tonight's episode I was sadly coming to terms with it's demise and got over my irrational craziness (oddly, seeing the reaction to the HIMYM finale kind of helped).
New New York didn't seem to have a lot of subtext. It was rather overt in it's messages (a belief of which I will very likely be disabused soon, once I read others reaction/analysis) and I was just so glad to receive them all. There isn't a lot here for me to dissect in order to understand, so not too much to say except:
[also spoilery]edited to add the obligatory reaction reaction:
They didn't move in together so much as Blaine moved into Kurt's place, which we later learn came about via assumption and not consciously. Blaine, not knowing which way is up and clinging to Kurt. Kurt who just recently got his bearings and was just beginning to own his space now feeling now utterly usurped by Blaine who as stated is feeling a bit rudderless and tried (albeit unconsciously) a shortcut piggy-backing on Kurt rather than finding his own footing. Left alone, that is a recipe for resentment and decaying respect. Being so darn (sincerely) in love makes up for a lot, but not forever. Their relationship was cut off at the knees at a critical point and to a degree the boys need to return to that point to pick up the pieces, and grow from there. I have a lot of thoughts on how the boys are navigating this period of their lives which are of course colored by my own relationship while in my early 20's but I do think they're handling it just fine. Of course, I could go on, and on but I'll leave it with: I don't doubt for a second that Klaine is endgame, the show indicates it, the characters indicate it, my heart wills it. I think they simply got engaged too soon with, as far as we know, Kurt still being a bit unresolved as to the particulars of why he feels so committed to Blaine. I don't see it as "what does it mean that they are engaged but not ready to live together" rather more like letting their relationship catch up to being ready to be engaged.
The timeline this season is still a bit of a mind twist for me. I found myself going back and forth tonight between thinking are were watching last fall or this coming fall...? I settled on last fall, based on the thought that time would sort of fast forward through spring allowing Glee time and 'real' time to sync up by the beginning of next season.
I am so in love with season 5.