Glee: Should Have Quit While It Was Ahead

Uuuughhh, this show...I can't tear myself away from it.  I used to love it.  Then I got a little bored with it, but kept watching.  Then I watched it mostly for the trainwreck it is.

Now I just watch in hopes that there'll be a good song or two and that Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) will do something awesome.

Best part of Glee.

I don't really have anything to say about the plot of Glee, because it's just about high schoolers (and now college kids) singing about their feelings.  Every plotline has been done before, so the only thing remotely fresh about it is when they cover pop songs for no damn reason other than the fact that they're popular right now.

I haven't seen this episode yet, but I can't wait to shoot myself after watching it.

And I fucking love Gangnam Style.

Glee clearly peaked in its first season, when it was still more of a comedy than a drama.  Now, Ryan Murphy is just trying to cram all the social issues he can into each episode: transgender identities, eating disorders, and bullying are the hot topics this season (though bullying is one every season).

There is hardly any continuity and even less consistent characterization on this show.  Characters drop who they are completely just to sing a song that might make some money if people download it on iTunes.  Lesser characters go ignored completely, sometimes not even showing up in the background of episodes, only to appear later with some forced plot so we can pretend that they matter too.

But when you bring older characters back to watch the high school's musical and they have a dream sequence where they're the stars instead of the new kids, it's pretty goddamn clear that the writers will be forcing Lea Michele and crew on us for seasons to come.  I don't have anything against these actors or their characters; it's just depressing from a storytelling standpoint--and, I'd imagine, for the new stars who are struggling to make an impact on the show.

Usually this is the part where I'd recommend that you watch the show, but after watching "Glease," I'm not even going to bother.  You're welcome.  This isn't even a guilty pleasure anymore; it's just guilt.

Now to download the next episode.  I continue in a dark spiral of abominable writing, shitty characterization, and mediocre acting.  Wish me luck.