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Glee – “The First Time”
“The First Time” November 8th, 2011 There is something very effective about “The First Time,” a poignant piece which uses the backdrop of the performance of West Side Story to tell three parallel stories of romantic love moving to another … Continue reading
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Glee – “I Am Unicorn”
“I Am Unicorn” September 27th, 2011 When “I Am Unicorn” ended on what I guess we could nominally consider a cliffhanger, I was sort of stunned. See, in order to have a cliffhanger you need to have a narrative, and … Continue reading
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Glee – “Prom Queen”
“Prom Queen” May 10th, 2011 Ian Brennan has always been the Glee writer most interested in embracing the series’ meta qualities, but there are two moments in this week’s episode where he goes one step too far. First, Sue’s list … Continue reading
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Glee – “Original Song”
“Original Song” March 15th, 2011 The most problematic scene in “Original Song” had nothing to do with original songs. It was the deliberation between the judges at Regionals, as three ridiculous stereotypes joined together to tell a series of lifeless … Continue reading
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Glee – “Blame it on the Alcohol”
“Blame it on the Alcohol” February 22nd, 2011 “We take our craft serious.” By the time students reach high school, afterschool specials are a laughing matter. Of course, simultaneously, the subject matter of those afterschool specials becomes infinitely more serious, … Continue reading
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Glee – “Silly Love Songs”
“Silly Love Songs” February 8th, 2011 “I need more than just a song to get my juices flowing.” There are various reasons why “Silly Love Songs” has been pretty universally praised, and pretty universally considered to be a much better … Continue reading
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Glee – “A Very Glee Christmas”
“A Very Glee Christmas” December 7th, 2010 Generally speaking, the most difficult question for Glee to answer is “Why?” So many of its stories seem to have no connection with ongoing events that if you keep asking why precisely it’s … Continue reading
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Glee – “The Substitute”
“The Substitute” November 16th, 2010 “Are you on anything? Because this is trippy.” “The Substitute” is terrible, except that it’s sort of great. Every moment stands on the precipice of being terrible, predicated on tenuous connections to our reality. And … Continue reading
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