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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 – “Rumours”

“Rumours” May 3rd, 2011 “Tell me why everything turned around?” “Rumours” never pretends that it isn’t an episode built around the songs from the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name: heck, early on Will pulls out the LP with … Continue reading

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Glee – “Born This Way”

“Born This Way” April 26th, 2011 Why? That is often the question with Glee, isn’t it? First off, why was this episode 90 minutes long? While I’m sure FOX would like to claim that it is because the episode demanded … 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 – “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 – “The Sue Sylvester Shuffle”

“The Sue Sylvester Shuffle” February 6th, 2011 Culturally, the Super Bowl is largely considered a spectacle: it is about the commercials, the pre-game festivities littered with celebrity cameos, and the idea of the entire nation tuning into the same event. … 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 – “Furt”

“Furt” November 23rd, 2010 In what was generally considered to be the “end” of the series’ bullying arc, Glee becomes self-aware. Its characters realize that they are in an after school special about bullying, and that they need to do … Continue reading

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