Is Glee, dare I say it, losing it’s charm?
A few months ago I wrote a blog about the new love in my life Glee.
The show was so fresh and fun. It appealed to all my loves: 80s music, Broadway, and even Lady Gaga.
So far this season, there have been some promising moments…
But otherwise… the second season is not looking too good.
The inspiration for this blog was an article on Movie|Line. It mentions how Glee has been toning down one of its breakout stars Jane Lynch, yet somehow it hasn’t been detrimental to the show… Everyone loves Sue Sylvester but she’s getting a little repetitive.
Glee is falling into a trap. Every character has a persona and they can’t break out of it. Sue is always disapproving, Rachel is always annoying, Finn is always whiny. Everyone is playing their character. It’s boring. They’ve all become one dimensional. There is no fire beneath them- they’re just either the good guy, the aspiring star, the mean coach, etc. Where’s the character development?!?
There have also been a problem with the choice of episode. The highly anticipated Britney/Brittany episode fell flat. “I’m a Slave 4U”, “Baby One More Time,” and “Me Against the Music,” were all just taken straight from the original video. The great thing about Glee is their spin on the original. Like how bout:
Beautifully done- it’s a copy but it’s clever! But where is the spice in Glee’s “Baby One More Time” scene? There’s no creativity. It seems like they just did the Britney episode to check it off their list.
Their story has been coming second to their theme of the week. They’ve been continuing with certain story lines and keeping other in the dark. Sunshine Corazon was definitely someone I wanted to see more of. It would have been a good conflict between Rachel and her. I even really like Sam, but they kept him hidden till the fourth episode! And Emma, one of my favorite characters (!), has barely been featured this season. And what’s her storyline… John Stamos is her boyfriend? I love John Stamos, probably more than the next person, but I could care less for his character. He’s more smug than charming, and his rivalry with Mr. Schuester is pretty lame. Mr. Schue has been falling flat too. He’s always been essential to the story, but this season he’s just taking up space, and not contributing.
With shows like these it’s very crucial to keep it crisp and fun. I’m worried that this show won’t become one of those with a great first season and then it just loses it. It’s starting to become staged. It used to be so organic and soo good…
OK OK, I’m done ranting now. BUT after all my worries.. I’m hopeful it’s going to get better. The episode I was looking forward to all season is happening next week. Drum roll please. Get ready for it…
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!! Beyond excited! looks amazing [note the Sue Sylvester pumpkin :-)]
So yes, it’s been a little drab this season, but I put my faith in Glee, and I know it’ll make me proud!
(ooo) she bop 