Liz's Instant Glee-Cap - 5x08 - Previously Unaired Christmas

[liz_in_progress]

So, like, it's eternally April or May 2013 in Lima and New York. But tonight it's... Christmas? I have no earthly clue. Well, I have some thoughts and emotions on this whole time warp thing, but I'm going to try to set it aside and just focus on tonight. Let's see what absurdity Glee has in store, shall we? (For the record, I was very largely un-

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[grlxplr]

I feel so out of sync. I laughed more at this episode than I can remember at any other in a long time. My eyes sprung out, I gasped and I shook my head but generally, I went right along with the program. I loved the music, the song in question is Mary's Boy Child, it's one of my favorite Christmas songs. There are so many ways this episode should have offended me but I suppose I am so beyond taking this show seriously I am buffered from it? Or, maybe my little devil won while my angel was busy dancing with Angel Blaine. I don't read tumblr and I try to avoid any spoilers so I had no idea what was coming, or that there would/could be controversy.

The set up really left me viewing this episode as completely out of time and in no way reality (or canon). What is your take on it? DO you think any of this actually happened in canon Glee? I guess that filtered everything for me in a way that made people safe and if a beloved character got tied up it was in the commission of a crime, not a sexual act. That in no way condones the action but it makes it very different to me. I probably have more thoughts but I should watch the ep again first, I'm new to online discussion, new to fandom and not knowing if I'm missing protocols, I sincerely don't want to risk offending, and apologize in advance if I have.

Agreed on the tree decorating scene, my only thought about this season's version of singing while decorating was surprise at how long it took them to get to Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree.

I really appreciated reading your take on it. You write well, recapping is hard to do in an interesting way and you make it look easy.

[liz_in_progress]

I agree that it is totally AU, not canon at all, for a hundred reasons. (Not least of which being that Sue actually said so at the beginning of the episode.)

I am new to Fandom-with-a-capital-F as well, but this is probably the most love-it-or-hate-it episode I've ever encountered. Some people loved it in its cracky, fourth-wall-breaking, tongue-in-cheek, flip-the-bird glory. Some people found it offensive or triggering for all kinds of reasons (non/dub-con sexual situations in particular).

Personally, I don't begrudge anyone their opinion, whether or not it lines up with mine. Tumblr is a freaking minefield right now, though.

(And I love the image of your shoulder-angel doing the Motown moves with Angel!Blaine. Ha!!)