Duets

Well this episode was...ok. It had ok music, it had an ok storyline, it had an ok show. There were some amazing things of course. It's Glee. They will have amazing parts. So unlike the other posts, I will start off with the amazing parts.

First off, the only reason why Sam and Quinn won was because Rachael and Finn were the only ones not to vote for themselves. If it were for talent, obviously Mercedes and Santana would win. Mercedes is the best singer in the group. For creativity, it would have to go to Kurt. The two-faced performance was ingenious. Creepy, mind you, but genius. I enjoyed it. But if I had to pick a winner, it would be Tina and Mike Chang. Mike FINALLY had a song. We can't really assume he has a bad voice because he had to have one in order to make that performance work. But he is a DAMN good performer. The choreography, staging, and charm was entrancing. My favorite performance of the show. He really needs more camera time.

It's about damn time Glee has given Kurt a song that makes him happy. I was so tired of the writers giving Kurt such a difficult time. Now I understand that the gay community is having troubled times right now and they need the world to see what they are going through, but I feel like it is our duty to show them that none of them are alone and that life isn't as hard as it looks. Giving Kurt so much pain doesn't send that message. The last song with him and Rachael was very nice. Although we have ended 3 episodes with Rachael, I thought this performance was right for the occasion. And showing Rachael's good side was nice to see as well.

I'm really starting to like this Sam character. He can really sing. The writers are desperately trying to show girls that he's attractive since every other scene has him with his shirt off/in the shower. And since he's gay (I am assuming that, but it's obviously true), he's one of the few that doesn't fit a stereotype, which is what this show needs.

Ok. On to bad stuff. What the hell was that first scene with Santana and Brittany? Although it was nice to watch, it was really surprising. I felt like this did absolutely nothing for the plot of the show. Were they trying to make each other jealous by choosing different duet partners? Are they lesbians? Are they just practicing? I have no clue.

Where's Sue? She wasn't in this episode. Has that ever happened? Why leave her out? She brings so much humor to this show. And this show was NOT funny. I was waiting to have a big laugh, but it never happened. That's not entirely true. The last duet between Rachael and Finn was pretty funny. But that was the only place I openly laughed. Most of the time I just thought, "Oh. That was kind of funny. But I'm not going to waste my time opening my mouth to laugh at this mediocre joke." Hopefully the writers don't become dependent on her to give slapstick laughter since there are other ways of doing so. It was ridiculous for her not to be in this show.

Finn can't sing.

The storyline was...ok. I mean, it did move along the story. It gave a proper introduction to Sam. It gave more depth to Rachael and Kurt as characters. It didn't do much after that. Coming off of such a deep show last week would probably be a variable in this situation. Last week's storyline had absolutely nothing wrong with it. This one was just kind of boring.

So that's it for this episode. Really bummed that there won't be a show for another two weeks. But worth it for The Rocky Horror Show theme. And Sue will be in it (Thank God). Until next time =)

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Rsmitty