That would have been sort of hilarious. I wouldn't have said no to an entire hour of Blaine and Rachel drunkingly making out whilst Kurt flails around in increasing distress, I have to admit, which is possibly slightly cruel of me.
You can't have a character go 'BISEXUALITY ISN'T A THING' and then not address it at all, especially if the character whose sexuality-questioning inspired that comment eventually concludes that he isn't bisexual after all.
IT WAS SO RUBBISH. It could have been a great opportunity to explore prejudice against bisexuals in the gay community, but no.
Here (only if you're interested, obviously - well, it'll be there even if you're not interested, but you know what I mean) is the lionface duet, which is much less saddening. Blaine's ridiculous facial expressions! (Although I should warn you that Rachel is wearing quite a distressing dress.)
Especially because that prejudice is something that is still a HUGE THING! (Bafflingly so. It is disconcerting and kind of weirdly amusing to have someone confidently assure you that your sexuality is not real...)
XD Those are indeed ridiculous--and yet still strangely attractive--facial expressions. I think someone needs to take that video, take the sound out, and put in the sound of a baby lion going "rar!" every time Blaine makes that face.
You can't have a character go 'BISEXUALITY ISN'T A THING' and then not address it at all, especially if the character whose sexuality-questioning inspired that comment eventually concludes that he isn't bisexual after all. Really, now.
Ugh. Having a character go "Bisexuality isn't real!" and having them shown to be wrong can work if done right, but when a show looks like they're confirming that idea, it's not good.
Exactly! I spent the entire episode expecting Kurt to be properly called out for saying that at some point (his exact words were '"Bisexual" is a term that gay guys in high school use when they want to hold hands with girls and feel like a normal person for a change'), but alas it was not to be. (I'd probably have been less optimistic had I known at the time of watching that the writer was Brennan, who is responsible for most of the Glee episodes that tick me off.)
I'd be really interested in seeing how Glee would hold together if one were to rewatch it whilst skipping every Brennan episode. There'd obviously be gaps in the plot, but I think it might still be able to maintain more of a sense of continuity than it does now.
Yeah, the whole Kurt/Blaine/Rachel thing kind of ended weirdly and abruptly. They were all kind of dicks in this episode, which usually I don't mind because they're teenagers, but it felt less... intentional or something here. The whole 'bisexuality isn't real!' thing is kind of not ok, but I would have accepted it as Kurt being hurt and dramatic if there had been any indication that we were supposed to think it was bullshit.
On the other hand, there were a lot of really fun scenes. And Blaine waking up in Kurt's bed! Will and Bieste being BFFs! Also, I loved the kitchen scene between Kurt and Burt, which isn't much of a surprise. I can't help but feel that the whole 'hey dad, how about you go learn about gay sex now' thing was some kind of a revenge, which Kurt will probably really really regret later on.
(My reasons for Glee are also not deep. I've accepted that it's kind of a stupid show, with some moments of utter brilliance. I'm pretty sure this comment is rambly as hell and makes very little sense, but oh well.)
They were dicks. Writing-wise, I didn't mind it in Rachel's case, because, although I do love her, she's always been quite selfish and thoughtless, but Blaine was dickish in ways that didn't seem to fit with his established character so far, and Kurt's dickishness, as you say, needed to be addressed as not okay and wasn't.
But, yes, parts of the episode were a lot of fun! (Oh, I love the Kurt-Burt relationship so much. Burt doesn't really know what he's doing, but he tries so hard, bless him. He said he watched Brokeback Mountain, and I bet it was because he was trying to understand his son better, which is an adorable thought.)
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I am so sad now. :(
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Here (only if you're interested, obviously - well, it'll be there even if you're not interested, but you know what I mean) is the lionface duet, which is much less saddening. Blaine's ridiculous facial expressions! (Although I should warn you that Rachel is wearing quite a distressing dress.)
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XD Those are indeed ridiculous--and yet still strangely attractive--facial expressions. I think someone needs to take that video, take the sound out, and put in the sound of a baby lion going "rar!" every time Blaine makes that face.
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Ugh. Having a character go "Bisexuality isn't real!" and having them shown to be wrong can work if done right, but when a show looks like they're confirming that idea, it's not good.
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On the other hand, there were a lot of really fun scenes. And Blaine waking up in Kurt's bed! Will and Bieste being BFFs! Also, I loved the kitchen scene between Kurt and Burt, which isn't much of a surprise. I can't help but feel that the whole 'hey dad, how about you go learn about gay sex now' thing was some kind of a revenge, which Kurt will probably really really regret later on.
(My reasons for Glee are also not deep. I've accepted that it's kind of a stupid show, with some moments of utter brilliance. I'm pretty sure this comment is rambly as hell and makes very little sense, but oh well.)
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But, yes, parts of the episode were a lot of fun! (Oh, I love the Kurt-Burt relationship so much. Burt doesn't really know what he's doing, but he tries so hard, bless him. He said he watched Brokeback Mountain, and I bet it was because he was trying to understand his son better, which is an adorable thought.)
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