I felt oddly dissatisfied by it all - I really wish they hadn't rushed the bisexuality thing, because that's just what it felt - rushed. I liked that Blaine stood up for himself and called Kurt out on being a hypocrite (which he WAS), and I also liked that Rachel felt like she could get any guy she wanted just by snogging him (poor Kurt! She was so selfish in that cafe scene!), but Blaine's sudden 'nope, gay' sort of felt like an omg we've run out of time shitshitshit moment. It felt like deleted scene territory, yknow?
Also, blocking - I wish Kurt had been sitting next to Mercedes at the party during that duet instead of her being all by herself! I get that it was because he felt really lonely with Blaine being all Rachelisawesomeyo, but Kurt! Mercedes is right there. That was a bad directors choice, I think
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It really did feel as if something had been cut from the storyline. When I saw there were only two minutes left of the episode, all I could think was 'how on Earth are they going to wrap this up properly?' Answer: they weren't.
I didn't even notice Rachel's dress at first, but the more I rewatch the Blaine-Rachel duet (and I have rewatched it a lot) the more terrifying it becomes. RACHEL. I HAVE NO DRESS SENSE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN I CAN RECOGNISE THAT THAT THING IS HIDEOUS.
I kind of really want to see fic now where Kurt stole Rachel's dress during their tidy-up session, whisked it away and burnt it. Because, omg, he really, really would. It was so bad.
Yeah, I just sat there and stared at the screen like it was all a big joke. I'm inclined to believe that Kurt was just freaking out a bit at the prospect of losing Blaine once and for all - to Rachel, no less - but still. Glee tends to be completely insensitive and get away with it at times, but damn.
I'm inclined to believe that Kurt was just freaking out a bit at the prospect of losing Blaine once and for all - to Rachel, no less
I can see that, which is why I'm not holding it against Kurt himself; I am holding it against the writer, because bisexuality is a much-misunderstood thing and needs to be treated carefully. Challenging what Kurt said would have been great; both leaving it unchallenged and having Blaine go 'oh, okay, not actually bisexual after all' at the end has some very unfortunate implications.
Ahahaha, yes, I thought so. I didn't think what I was saying was a point you'd missed; I just... inexplicably felt the need to make your own point at you, apparently. I need only the flimsiest of excuses to start rambling.
Ian Brennan, this isn't the first time you've written characters inconsistently for the sake of a joke or for drama. I don't approve.
Seriously. SERIOUSLY. The man is just... not allowed to do this any more.
I love the Kurt/Rachel friendship but feel like it SHOULDN'T have survived. She was regressed s1 Rachel (thanks Ian) and she was just... terrible. And Kurt was genuinely good to her. God. This episode was so problematic for me.
Rachel really was a dreadful friend in this episode. I'm amazed Kurt was so nice to her in the final scene. He would have been well within his rights to break off his friendship with her, but I'm so glad he didn't. ONE OF MANY THINGS ABOUT THIS EPISODE THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE, BUT AT LEAST IT'S A POSITIVE THING THIS TIME.
(Sudden thought: 'I bet Ian Brennan wrote the episode in which Jesse egged Rachel.' Checked. Of course. I was wondering whether I'd missed something, because that scene seemed to come out of nowhere to me; all I'd missed was the writer's name, apparently.)
I love all your points and I want to second all of them! And I feel your pain re: characterisation.
Ian tends to write all of my least favourite episodes. I don't dislike all his episodes, but those I dislike are all his.
But I loved so many bits and pieces of this episode. In fact, I actually loved most of it: the party, Rachel in general, weepy Santana, Schuester's drunk marking, etc.
Ahahaha, Schuester's drunk marking was delightful. A+ FOR ALL. There were many things I adored about this episode, so it's a shame that it simultaneously annoyed me immensely.
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Also, blocking - I wish Kurt had been sitting next to Mercedes at the party during that duet instead of her being all by herself! I get that it was because he felt really lonely with Blaine being all Rachelisawesomeyo, but Kurt! Mercedes is right there. That was a bad directors choice, I think ( ... )
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I didn't even notice Rachel's dress at first, but the more I rewatch the Blaine-Rachel duet (and I have rewatched it a lot) the more terrifying it becomes. RACHEL. I HAVE NO DRESS SENSE WHATSOEVER, AND EVEN I CAN RECOGNISE THAT THAT THING IS HIDEOUS.
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I can see that, which is why I'm not holding it against Kurt himself; I am holding it against the writer, because bisexuality is a much-misunderstood thing and needs to be treated carefully. Challenging what Kurt said would have been great; both leaving it unchallenged and having Blaine go 'oh, okay, not actually bisexual after all' at the end has some very unfortunate implications.
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Seriously. SERIOUSLY. The man is just... not allowed to do this any more.
I love the Kurt/Rachel friendship but feel like it SHOULDN'T have survived. She was regressed s1 Rachel (thanks Ian) and she was just... terrible. And Kurt was genuinely good to her. God. This episode was so problematic for me.
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(Sudden thought: 'I bet Ian Brennan wrote the episode in which Jesse egged Rachel.' Checked. Of course. I was wondering whether I'd missed something, because that scene seemed to come out of nowhere to me; all I'd missed was the writer's name, apparently.)
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Ian tends to write all of my least favourite episodes. I don't dislike all his episodes, but those I dislike are all his.
But I loved so many bits and pieces of this episode. In fact, I actually loved most of it: the party, Rachel in general, weepy Santana, Schuester's drunk marking, etc.
It's just the mis-steps that tainted it a bit.
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