TV DeathRay Archive

“I know you’re lonely, but you’re not alone.” – Rachel

Now that’s how it’s done.

The latest episode of Glee, ‘Duets,’ offered a nice mix of music and heartfelt storytelling — exactly how I like my Glee. Fewer recycled plotlines/hidden pregnancies and more character development, yay!

In this ep, Mr. Schue assigned the glee club to perform duets, and turned it into a competition — the prize being dinner for two at Breadstix. (Who knew bottomless breadsticks were such a draw?) The kids went after the prize with gusto, and some of the duets actually end up advancing the plot, yay again!

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“I don’t believe in God, Dad, but I believe in you, and I believe in us. That’s what is sacred to me.” – Kurt

Wow. Based on the first few minutes, I wasn’t sure I’d like this episode. Finn saw Jesus in his grilled-cheese sandwich and started praying to “Grilled Cheesus.” Cue my eye roll. However, I was proven wrong. Glee’s third episode of its second season was poignant and powerful, with a moving performance by Chris Colfer (as Kurt) and a couple of heart-wrenching songs for good measure. It was definitely the best episode of the season so far, and perhaps one of the best of the series, even if it occasionally felt like a “very special episode.”

This ep took on a topic that could easily become cloying or preachy, but luckily wasn’t — God. When Kurt’s father had a heart attack that left him in a coma, the glee kids reached out to him through prayers and spiritual songs about trusting God and asking for help. Kurt flatly told them that he didn’t believe in God, and his speech about why he didn’t resonated extra loudly considering the recent, tragic string of suicides among gay teens: “(God) makes me gay and then makes His followers go around saying it’s a choice, as if I’d choose to be mocked every day of my life,” he said.

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“It’s a Britney Spears sex riot!” – Sue Sylvester

I know I probably shouldn’t have liked ‘Britney/Brittany,’ the second episode of Glee’s sophomore season. I’ve never been a huge Britney Spears fan, and I didn’t like the Madonna episode last season as much as others did because I thought it strained to create a plot around the songs, and the contrivances were distracting (although Sue’s “Vogue” was all kinds of awesome).

Still, I admit it: I liked this ep. Maybe because I think Brittany (Heather Morris) does a better Britney than, well, Britney. Maybe because Santana (Naya Rivera) and Artie (Kevin McHale) got solos. Maybe because of John Stamos. What can I say? Don’t judge me.

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