A few of the series I regularly cover here at TVS are on hiatus this week. In lieu of writing reviews of new episodes, I thought this would be a good time to take stock of where we’ve been this season and where we’re headed in the final string of episodes. In these posts I’ll … Continue reading The show about nothing — The problem with Glee’s second season
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Glee, “Sexy”
At this point, I have resigned myself to the fact that Glee is only going to produce episodes like "Duets" on rare occasions and the rest of the time, the series is going to be horribly messy, swinging from one extreme to another. As a viewer and "critic," watching Glee has become something of an … Continue reading Glee, “Sexy”
Glee, “A Very Glee Christmas”
If there's any series that should be able to integrate the overwhelming joy that is supposed to come from Christmas specials, it's Glee. The combination just seems so obvious, which is perhaps why I can't really say that I'll be too critical of this episode. But at the same time, there needs to be some … Continue reading Glee, “A Very Glee Christmas”
Glee, “Special Education”
Glee's competition episodes should be a big event. Of all the things the series does really well, it's big, celebratory moments. Those moments don't require any subtlety and instead the series can just revel in grand gestures, lots of smiles and soaring hooks. The wedding sequences last week we just wonderful, despite the angelic rendering of … Continue reading Glee, “Special Education”
Glee, “Furt”
Marrying the conclusion of Glee's "bullying trilogy" with an extremely fun celebration of a wedding is one of the weirder mash-ups the series has done over its run, but despite a number of issues -- doesn't every episode of Glee have a number of issues? -- "Furt" pulls things together in such a way that … Continue reading Glee, “Furt”
Glee, “Never Been Kissed”
On the surface, one could make an argument that Glee has always been interested in the bullying that happens in high schools -- or at least its fictional Ohio high school -- and so with the horrible outbreak of bullying-related suicides, particularly by homosexuals, the series seemed like the prime candidate to spread a "message" … Continue reading Glee, “Never Been Kissed”
Glee, “The Rocky Horror Glee Show”
I'll be the first to admit that I have not seen "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," the cult phenomenon that supposedly inspired last night's Glee. And I'd like to say that unfamiliarity helped me enjoy "The Rocky Horror Glee Show" instead of experiencing it as a fan of the film and being wholly disappointed. However, … Continue reading Glee, “The Rocky Horror Glee Show”
Glee, “Britney/Brittany”
It's easy to going into Glee's second episode dedicated fully to a specific pop artist with a critical eye. Focusing on another pop star in Britney Spears doesn't exactly ring true with Ryan Murphy's claim for a more personal Glee that focuses on the characters. And once the word came down that most of the … Continue reading Glee, “Britney/Brittany”
