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    Image of kityglitr kityglitr
    11/20/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    Normally, I'd be right there with you in hating all the schmaltz, but I've had a rough week and Glee seems to give my psyche just what it needs to feel better. I was so ready to burst into tears by the time they sang the Bill Withers song, I didn't care that it was cheesy (and yes, Mercedes is a force to be reckoned with, truly). Broke my heart. With rainbows. Unicorn infested rainbows. With Neil Patrick Harris on top. You guys, this show is the best.
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    Image of MessiahsHandle MessiahsHandle
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    Wow, Glee went there last night! There were more than two times when I nearly fell out of my chair...the father-daughter scene...ouch! that's some pretty raw stuff....(Finn's mom rocks! tho...) and the suzy pepper - rachel encounter in the bathroom....did she just summarize my love troubles in two lines or less?
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    Image of Hiroine Protagonist Hiroine Protagonist
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    If this show made Quin suddenly decide to get an abortion - I'd gay marry it.
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    Finn's mom being so kind and loving, in contrast to Quinn's awful parents, was unexpectedly moving.

    Still, I'm feeling worse and worse for Finn- he's having so much pressure put upon him, and he's clearly a good-hearted guy, if not bright. Yet the writers dragging out this story arc where Quinn still hasn't told him the truth is getting harder to watch. I liked Quinn's archetypal mean girl Cheerio persona, but the more it drags out it's just sadistic towards Finn.

    I get the strong feeling that the pregnancy gimmicks (Quinn and Terri) were melodramatic devices written before the show was a hit, on its own strong merits- they're sort of overkill and unfun, especially Terri's ludicrous plotline.

    Glee just has a good fun heart, I really enjoy it for its unironic joy in music, its earnestness. That's why they're geeks I suppose, the lack of snark. But that's what makes the show so enjoyable too.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    11/19/09

    @Baroness: Agreed with all of the above. And the added dash of absurdity and sarcasm alongside the earnestness is why it works so well. And maybe a teeny tiny cynical streak. Which is why grown-ups adore it!
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    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    Ditch the bitch and make the switch--

    It takes a geigh to summarize Glee well, and that's an example. Thank you, Lovely Brian!

    But at the end of the episode, we felt like we got our money's worth without her.

    Speak for yourself! I was missing my Jane Lynch like it was a vitamin I'd forgotten to take. Fortunately, watching her show Fiddy how to fluff throw pillows on Conan was almost enough.
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    Image of intime intime
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    I loved, loved, loved this show, but almost starting gagging when Finn started singing "Your Havin' My Baby." The fact that Quinn seemed to like the song was reason alone for her parents to kick her out of their house!
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    Image of secretagentman secretagentman
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    I did cry at the ending but *Frankenteen did a horrific job with
    " I'll Stand By You", which made me find the Chrissy Hynde version and listen to it ten times.
    Babygay Kurt is begging for heartbreak.
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    Image of KikiCanuck KikiCanuck
    11/19/09

    @secretagentman: "Zombie-I'll Stand By You" really just made me want to hear a Mercedes-led "Mystery Achievement." Consider this the beginning of my letter-writing campaign.
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    Image of AngriestGeek AngriestGeek
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    This was soooo much better than last week for so many reasons. Progress in the pregnancy storyline, Emma and Terri returned with their crazy and most of all RETURN OF THE VOICEOVERS! Yes, Sue was missing, but that's it.

    And how can he have a history of teen girl crushes, but not one boy?
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/19/09

    In reply to Glee: Don't Stand So Close to Us
    Come on, you didn't enjoy any of the inspirational music? Man, that is bleak. I cried from "I'll Stand By You" (which I unabashedly love) straight through "Lean On Me" (which I will somewhat abashedly be purchasing on iTunes). All in all, very much enjoyed last night's episode, except for the reminder that Will has still not seen Terri's stomach which requires such a suspension of disbelief that it makes me want to kick the wall and leave scuff marks like I did as an angry child.
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    Image of willwriteforfood willwriteforfood
    11/19/09

    @DahlELama: Yeah, I'm right there with you. She's now, what, five months along? And he's NEVER seen her nekkid? While living in the house with her? I'm just going to try to ignore that plotline and concentrate on the kiddies. And I got teary at Lean on Me too. How could you not, after the scene with Quinn crying her eyes out, begging her father to be her dad again? Anyone who didn't is a cold-hearted bastard.
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    11/19/09

    @DahlELama: Agreed. I know we only tune in for the song and dance stuff, but that storyline is hopeless. A man who has not seen his wife naked in (what is it - four?) months is unlikely to have knocked her up in the first place. The writers are insulting the audience.

    Same goes for Finn believing he managed to impregnate Quinn when he's never had sex with her.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/19/09

    @registered: I actually have much less of a problem with the Finn storyline; the more I interact with or read stuff written by teenagers in America, the less hope I have for their future. At dinner, however, it did seem a little too glaringly obvious when she didn't pipe up with the same "we didn't have sex" as he did.
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    Image of pureblarney pureblarney
    11/19/09

    @DahlELama: Well at least the writers had a conversation along the lines of "Oh shit-- they're married, aren't they? Make something up about a skin condition!" I mean, it still gives me a headache, but it's not quite as ricockulous as it had been.
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    Image of lilyHaze lilyHaze
    11/19/09

    @DahlELama: Teens are told a lot lies to prevent them from having sex. Some abstinence only courses teach children that birth control is basically ineffective. An alarmingly large amount of people are very ignorant of STDs (particularly when it comes to non-vaginal sex).
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/19/09

    @lilyHaze: Yes, hence my previous statement about why I find the Finn storyline more believable than the other one.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/19/09

    @pureblarney: Yeah, it was definitely a step in the right direction, but she's been "pregnant" for waaay too long for that to satisfy me.
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/19/09

    @DahlELama: Just seeing Terri gives me hives and blisters on my stomach too. She and her storyline are by far the worst thing about this show, which I've grown awfully fond of.
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    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    11/19/09

    @Baroness: It's a shame, too, because back when I used to watch Boston Public, Jessalyn Gilsig was one of my favorites, and I even liked her on Heroes. Now, I've just become accustomed to cringing when she's onscreen.
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    Image of disproportionate response disproportionate response
    11/12/09

    In reply to Glee: Dancing with Ourselves
    <---closet glee fan

    mike o'malley has been just incredible in the series. and last night, maybe the most genuine of the performances #glee
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    Image of naugahydeinplainsight naugahydeinplainsight
    11/12/09

    @disproportionate response: All the attention goes to the kids, but yeah, he works for me as Kurt's dad. #glee
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    Image of cocodevaux cocodevaux
    11/12/09

    @disproportionate response: he conquered the aggro crag that is my heart. #glee
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    Image of ArmCandy ArmCandy
    11/12/09

    In reply to Glee: Dancing with Ourselves
    Goosebumps ALL OVER the place.

    1. Goosebumps watching Kurt defy gravity. He is either a much better actor than we've given him credit for, or that was very real to him.
    2. Goosebumps watching the Glee club truly collaborate on a number, raising Artie's profile and giving so many people (Tina!) solos in one number.
    3. And definitely goosebumps (and tears) watching SMS read to her sister. Amazing. #glee
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    Image of Adah Adah
    11/12/09

    In reply to Glee: Dancing with Ourselves
    God, I didn't even notice until reading this recap, but what really made this episode great? No Terri, no Emma, no retarded football coach. If only they were sacrificed all the time to make room for Puck scenes. #glee
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    naugahydeinplainsight promoted this comment Adah was starred Adah was unstarred
    Image of EndangeredRed EndangeredRed
    11/12/09

    @Adah: Yes! I hate those story lines so much. And yes I did IMDB Puck just to make sure my fantasies are legal. #glee
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/12/09

    @Adah: I'd love it if Terri left a note that she was joining the French Foreign Legion, or was abducted by aliens. Schue would have 30 seconds of grieving, then the show proceeded without ever mentioning her again. #glee
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    Image of BrookGlen BrookGlen
    11/12/09

    @Adah: Beautifully said. The past few weeks have been rough, for I could not give one but two shits about Emma and her ridiculous love triangle. I was beginning to worry that the writers had lost their footing.

    I've got plenty of grown up scandal in my real life. I just want to see the children sing about their plight to survive high school. #glee
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    Image of The_Lovely_Miss_Bronx The_Lovely_Miss_Bronx
    11/12/09

    In reply to Glee: Dancing with Ourselves
    I enjoyed the episode as always, but Kurt stole my heart. Not so much for the sing-off -- it should have been between him and anyone but Rachel, because vocally, she's untouchable -- but for the scenes between him and his dad. Love, love, love them both.

    Artie's story was good, but I didn't get him rejecting Tina -- smelled like a plot device rather than a plausible reaction. Hmmm . . . what else? The Quinn/Puck interplay is sexy (I would be all over that him like a rash), it was great to get a break from Terri and her fake belly, the show needed more Rachel, Mercedes should be required to do at least one full-length solo in every episode, we needed more Will and Emma, annnnnd . . . Sue MF Sylvester made me cry when she read that story to her older sister.

    All in all, a beautiful episode. Ryan Murphy is my new hero. #glee
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    Image of Awesome X Awesome X
    11/12/09

    In reply to Glee: Dancing with Ourselves
    Team Quinn, indeed. She's grown on me. #glee
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    Image of Baroness Baroness
    11/12/09

    In reply to Glee: Dancing with Ourselves
    The idea that it was one of Rachel's dads who made the phone call has me chuckling immodestly.

    "Freak!". Sue MFS made me spit-take with that line. And then sold me on the compassion with her sister, movingly. If only Baywatch hadn't "taken a different direction", all our lives might have been different. #glee
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