I agree with what you're saying, for the most part. I think that, although Ms. Pillsbury sorted out - as we all knew - that the "grilled Cheesus" was not actually responsible for Finn's good fortune, the coincidence was too highly probable to include without it being attributed back to God/faith.
I also think that due to Finn starting small and only "working his way up" through a gradually dismantled wall of disbelief, there was no time left for him to put 2 and 2 together between his cautious prayer testing and his reality check in Ms. P's office. Plus this is the same kid who thought he got Quinn pregnant... So I'm not really surprise at his lack of foresight.
Finn's part of the story was mostly used for comic relief to balance out this episodes's very emotional parts and Glee is supposed to be a comedy so it's no wonder they went for an over-the-top cheesy storyline(pun intended
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And also I want to add to the OP's point of view. Finn praying for Burt's recovery and Burt actually waking from his coma would be the answer to Finn's prayers and that was not the storyline arc that the writers were going for.
IMO, Finn's storyline was a slow and gradual disillusionment from his initial overzealous enchantment with the miracle Grilled Cheesus, and his realization that sometimes you do or do not get what you pray for, and that your prayers should never be concentrated on selfish reasons. The writers were telling a separate story about religion. At least that's how I understood it.
And of course Finn not praying for Burt does not mean that he didn't wish for Burt to get better or that he didn't care about Burt. He was holding off tears in the hospital for god's sake.
The criticism about Finn is similar to the criticism that Rachel got in the last episode. Rachel got a lot of flak for being too obsessive about her boyfriend, but actually the point was that in the end Rachel did realize that she was being too controlling and that she had to allow Finn to fly for them to make it as a real couple. But she got busted just for the former part, and the point that she did learn and grow somehow got overlooked in the fandom.
The lesson of this episode for Finn, I think, is in his realization that he shouldn't use his religion or his powers of prayer for selfish motives. But the last part somehow got buried under all the emotion.
Some people may not like how the writers are hitting us over the head with the "Lesson Learnt This Week" kind of episodes but that's the topic for another discussion.
I never even realized this until you kind of mentioned it, but Finn was kind of the only one in the whole ep to respect Kurt's wishes about not praying for his dad.
well, hilltopsheep pretty much hit the nail on the head. So. Finn (and I'm going to say Will) as a character never gets the leeway other male characters get in terms of 'un-perfect' behaviour. He pretty much gets criticism every ep for everything he does, so I'm not surprised really. He SHOULD have prayed for Burt don't get me wrong
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I do agree that Finn’s part in the storyline was used for humor, but it was a bit more than that. Each of the characters brought a different perspective on religion, faith and prayer to the story. Kurt is the non-believer but has faith is in his father and their relationship, for Mercedes, church and God is an important aspect of her life and she takes comfort in it, Rachel seems to turn toward song, and Puck believes in God, prays, goes to Temple and of course is proud of being a Jew (and yes, his religious take on life can be a little skewed - after all God did want him to get into Rachel pants
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I also think that due to Finn starting small and only "working his way up" through a gradually dismantled wall of disbelief, there was no time left for him to put 2 and 2 together between his cautious prayer testing and his reality check in Ms. P's office. Plus this is the same kid who thought he got Quinn pregnant... So I'm not really surprise at his lack of foresight.
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IMO, Finn's storyline was a slow and gradual disillusionment from his initial overzealous enchantment with the miracle Grilled Cheesus, and his realization that sometimes you do or do not get what you pray for, and that your prayers should never be concentrated on selfish reasons. The writers were telling a separate story about religion. At least that's how I understood it.
And of course Finn not praying for Burt does not mean that he didn't wish for Burt to get better or that he didn't care about Burt. He was holding off tears in the hospital for god's sake.
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The criticism about Finn is similar to the criticism that Rachel got in the last episode. Rachel got a lot of flak for being too obsessive about her boyfriend, but actually the point was that in the end Rachel did realize that she was being too controlling and that she had to allow Finn to fly for them to make it as a real couple. But she got busted just for the former part, and the point that she did learn and grow somehow got overlooked in the fandom.
The lesson of this episode for Finn, I think, is in his realization that he shouldn't use his religion or his powers of prayer for selfish motives. But the last part somehow got buried under all the emotion.
Some people may not like how the writers are hitting us over the head with the "Lesson Learnt This Week" kind of episodes but that's the topic for another discussion.
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