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Thoughts on tonight's episode:

The Good:
Sue's lines, Bieste's lines, Blaine's solo, the final song (but I enjoy the musical Hairspray)

The Bad:
Punk-rock Quinn, No more Sam, and is anyone else getting tired of the slushy joke?

The Result: Eh, we'll have to see. Typical introduction episode; shake up the cast a little, reintroduce everyone. Music felt a little meh (lots of musicals), but some of the dialogue was pretty good. Santana had one great line.

The next episode has Idina Menzel coming back

That's probably true But... she's "Wicked" good! I'd "Rent" her for a night, if you know what I mean

I mean I would have her serenade me all evening. She's a little old for my tastes. Plus her husband would kick my butt if I tried anything untoward.

Edited, Sep 21st 2011 4:36pm by LockeColeMA

You'd give her AIDS?

Silly me assumed that you two were straight.

Rocky Horror, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Producers count?

Oh yea, sorry. That was foolish of me to not include them.

Third episode was the best so far this season. I personally found it pretty emotionally pulling; lots of good themes coming out, especially dealing with the future, and pride, and a little bit with religion at the end. Still, good amounts of humor as well; the Ginger Supremacist part was HILARIOUS. Mike Chang did a fantastic job in this episode and skyrocketed up my list of favorite characters. Emma's OCD actually feels a bit more understandable now, and Mercedes actually did a great job with her role: she's absolutely correct at being overshadowed by Rachel, and yet behaved in a way that drove everyone off. VERY realistic performance.

Looking forward to seeing what happens next. Kinda disappointed that there was no immediate continuation of the Quinn storyline, but man is she back to being a bitch.

SpoilerNope. Checked online, and Amber Riley confirmed that she (Mercedes)'s not pregnant.

Good eye though! Honestly, that would have added more to the show, even if it's been done before.

Edited, Oct 6th 2011 10:59pm by LockeColeMA

Just saw on Facebook that a love interest for Beiste may be in the works!! <3 if that's true.

Edited, Oct 7th 2011 7:32pm by Belkira

Loved the most recent episode, but my only thought at the end...

SpoilerKurt is totally the catcher.

But I really enjoyed it, a lot more than the last episode. Bieste's scenes were actually my favorites. And best music goes to Billy Joel's Uptown Girl! Only part I didn't like about that was the random woman who appears at the all-boys' school. Huh?

Edited, Nov 10th 2011 8:03am by LockeColeMA

Spoilers ahoy
Edit: I figure I'll go a bit more into this, as A) I'm bored at work and my boss isn't in until noon, and B) It was a really good episode and apparently stirred up a lot of controversy.

Episode 5 was called "The First Time," and unsurprisingly centered around losing one's virginity. That's the first source of controversy, with the PTC already coming out before the episode aired to decry the omnipresence of teen sex on television. The second source was that one of the couples to have their "first time" was to be Blaine and Kurt. Oh noes, MALE gay sex! Nevermind that last episode Brittany and Santana talked about having a date where they took a bath together... sigh.

The episode I think is probably the best in season 3 so far; at the least, tied with "Asian F." The music was so-so, although Santana owned "America;" I hate her character, but tend to like whenever she sings. "Uptown Girl" was also good, but as I said before, it had a random woman show up... and honestly it just sounded like your run-of-the-mill a capella group without Blaine singing. The songs from West Side Story were interspliced very well. And the story itself just felt accurate and appropriate, even with the sad parts (Mike being disowned, Finn failing to be recruited).

As for the sex topic itself, I think Glee handled it fantastically. I was worried it was going to be like the Madonna episode, but it turned out really well; all the views on sex were aired (Quinn: Don't do it, Brittany: Forgettable, Tina: Amazing); and the worst of the images you get are kissing and close faces, while all clothing is still on. I'm not positive, but I feel like there was more Kurt-Blaine face-sucking than usual. Kinda went with the episode, I suppose. Oh, and I love that what's-his-face, who tortured Kurt for so long and switched schools, made a cameo and seemed to accept himself. That was good.

Anyway, next episode looks like it'll be mediocre. Not thrilled with the Puck-Rachel's mom storyline at all. And dodgeball? Has cheesy written all over it. Also, I don't care for Adele's music (sure, start the hate; I consider it overplayed and good, but not my style). But we'll see.

Edited, Nov 10th 2011 8:25am by LockeColeMA
Oh, and one more edit. The episode itself did little to advance the plot, but did a lot to deepen (pun not intended) the characters. I noticed that Rory, just recently introduced, is shown in one frame, and that's it. I almost feel like they wanted this episode before the last one, but could have gone either way.

Edited, Nov 10th 2011 8:29am by LockeColeMA

Ok, so bite me. I'm a sap. I really enjoyed the Christmas special this year. The music was pretty good, their in-special holiday special was great, they put the Christ back into Christmas, and it just made me smile.

Also, holy crap does Darren Criss outsing Chris Colfer. He's easily the best male singer in the show.

Wow, really Locke? Christmas is not the only holiday this time of year y'know...

Personally I found the episode downright boring. The opening number was cute, but the Christmas special was downright boring and incredibly cheezy. I get that they're trying to make it like the old school tv specials from the 50's, but damn.

Okay, fair enough. It's just that when people typically say "put the Christ back in Christmas" they start ranting about the war against Christmas and how Christians are persecuted and blah blah blah. I was just really hoping that's not where you were going with that comment, and I'm glad you weren't.

That's amazing, I have almost the exact opposite feelings (except with Damina McGinty, Celtic Thunder for the win!). I find that Colfer is a lot more stiff. For example, in the "Let it Snow" song, I found that Criss danced much better than Colfer. I can kind of see your point on Criss overacting; however, it could simply be because he's a straight man playing a gay one. Colfer (who is gay IRL) might be more comfortable acting as a gay teen because he was one; for Criss, it's likely a bit more difficult. I'm just guessing here; again, I don't see him as all that awkward, and I feel he's a better dancer and singer.

As for Puck, I love his character but I feel his voice is one of the ones that requires auto-tuning to the point where you can hear it (same with Finn). Kurt, Blaine, and Rory never have that issue; they have a ton of talent, or at least enough to not require noticeable fixing.

Watched the season finale. Recap:

First 5 minutes: HOLY SH*T SpoilerOh, he's still alive.

Final 30 seconds: HOLY SH*T SpoilerTotally saw that coming.

Not terrible, not wonderful. The most moving scene was with the dad crying over his son (you'll understand if/when you watch).