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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 – “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 – “Sexy”

“Sexy” March 8th, 2011 Earlier today, TV Squad posted a piece from friend of the blog Ryan McGee about the role that continuity plays within serial narratives, which was actually partially spun out of a conversation that Ryan and I … Continue reading

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Glee – “Comeback”

“Comeback” February 15th, 2011 There is nothing wrong with Justin Bieber. Maybe it’s just my Canadian pride, but the kid is inoffensive to the point of being sort of charming. Especially recently, given his playful send-ups of his celebrity on … 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 – “Special Education”

“Special Education” November 30th, 2010 The performance episodes of Glee have been pretty universally strong: both “Sectionals” and “Journey” avoided relying purely on spectacle, delivering episodes which consolidate season-long developments. The first episode confirmed that New Directions could survive without … Continue reading

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Glee – “Never Been Kissed”

“Never Been Kissed” November 9th, 2010 Hype is Glee’s currency of choice, for reasons that make a lot of sense: they want to sell downloads, they want to trend on Twitter, and so I understand why they released the full … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: Glee – “Audition”

“Audition” September 21st, 2010 I want you to imagine that “Audition” was, in fact, an audition for Glee as a television series: if this were the show’s pilot, what show would you imagine it to be? The series’ actual pilot, … Continue reading

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Season Finale: Glee – “Journey”

“Journey” June 8th, 2010 “Life only really has one beginning and one end – the rest is just a whole lot of middle.” In his attempts to inspire his Glee Club to achieve despite the nearly insurmountable odds placed before … Continue reading

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Glee – “Funk”

“Funk” June 1st, 2010 I focused a lot last week on the show’s unwillingness to embrace its continuities, and while I hate to be repetitive “Funk” runs headfirst into the same problem: airing out of order (originally intended to air … Continue reading

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