tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post1930318919434923566..comments2024-03-29T09:13:52.064-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Glee: TheatricalityBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-29540400484208317832011-06-06T00:17:14.739-04:002011-06-06T00:17:14.739-04:00I dont agree with what you said about none pf the ...I dont agree with what you said about none pf the songs having relavace to the plot line or adding anything to it, i think Beth did and i think that was the best moment in the whole episode, with everything Puck said to quinnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-34877960289198839052010-07-02T21:48:02.786-04:002010-07-02T21:48:02.786-04:00Hey Great review Serena. Have to agree with you on...Hey Great review Serena. Have to agree with you on most of the things you said. This episode was severely lacking an kind of point. And Sue (How great would it have been to see Sue recreate one of GaGa's videos? Sue doing Telephone would be hilarious.)<br /><br />I really didnt enjoy Bad Romance Poker Face. Bad Romance sounded exactly like the original. And Poker Face sounded exactly like the acoustic version that Lady GaGa performed (this one if you arent familiar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSO27ZqpM0Y)Prestonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36254452515333354312010-06-20T23:36:46.825-04:002010-06-20T23:36:46.825-04:00Must say I am with Serena. Parts of this ep were g...Must say I am with Serena. Parts of this ep were good but as a whole? The whole plotline with Rachel and her mom went way too fast to be real. A bond is not formed in 2 dates, sorry.<br />Their Pokerface was great tho. Didn't like the other Gaga song so much and had issues tying them to the plots. It felt like the plots were more written around the costumes :P<br />Major props for the scene with Tina the vampire.. ehh daughter ;) and Riley in a showercurtain (but really, a bright red showercurtain? Who has those? lol)<br /><br />never thought I'd say this, but I missed Sue! where was she?<br />(and now I am gonna wash my mouth with soap..or actually, fingers)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05768193497402672979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-69794008346883567432010-05-28T02:41:13.881-04:002010-05-28T02:41:13.881-04:00Damn i'm supposde to be a rock fan but the Gag...Damn i'm supposde to be a rock fan but the Gaga songs beat Kiss bit time in this episode. Too bad we didn't hear Paparazzi but my favorite two Gaga songs were included. :)<br /><br />As for Finn/Kurt: apart from the language he used i agree with Finn. Kurt is acting like a creepy stalker. Someone should call him out on it and soon.<br /><br />So they swapped ep 21 and 20 to get more ratings out of a Gaga episode during sweeps?Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-42656136318909882662010-05-26T22:41:10.739-04:002010-05-26T22:41:10.739-04:00BTW, I cannot believe I left off my favorite quote...BTW, I cannot believe I left off my favorite quote of the night: "Asian vampires as the most vicious of all the vampires."Serena + Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676817343327371251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-38761760000564064642010-05-26T21:55:23.176-04:002010-05-26T21:55:23.176-04:00Serena,
I totally see what you're saying about...Serena,<br />I totally see what you're saying about the plot line. As "Ask A Ninja" said about Pirates of the Carribean 2, it's like they took a whole lot of plot lines, shoved them into a shotgun and fired.<br /><br />However, the Kurt/Finn/Burt scene made me cry as did the last rescue scene, something Glee hasn't done in a while. And I went and got the songs from this episode, something I haven't done since the Home episode.<br /><br />I would have also loved for them to do 'Telephone'!<br /><br />Also, Serena, if you're ever in Portland, OR, we have some kickass vegetarian food. Shoot me an e-mail and I'll buy you the best chicken salad sub you've ever had. ;)<br /><br />Topher Darlingtopher darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03975242320282969525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-83845754313132745592010-05-26T20:57:56.509-04:002010-05-26T20:57:56.509-04:00I liked this episode, too, but still agreed with a...I liked this episode, too, but still agreed with a lot of what was in your review, Serena. Even though I really liked parts, and therefore liked the episode, it did feel rather disjointed.<br /><br />And the Rachel/Shelby thing felt very rushed. Not Rachel discovering her mother. I bought that completely, but Shelby's turn to "I can't do this" came too quickly. Almost immediately, in fact. I liked the ultimate explanations for why she and Rachel couldn't maintain the relationship (from both sides), but I don't feel like it was really earned after a "dramatically" staged discussion in the theater. It needed a bit more to get us to that point.<br /><br />And while I loved the Burt/Kurt/Finn scene, I also thought it was completely ridiculous that it only came about because the two had to share a room. A house with 2.5 baths would have at least 3 bedrooms, probably more like 4. Plot contrivance!<br /><br />I liked the Bad Romance number, but I've never heard the original (gasp!). I'm familiar with Lady Gaga as a personality, but not her music. So it worked for me. Especially Santana's parts. They really need to start using her more. She's got an amazing voice and I've loved the last few songs that have featured her.<br /><br />I also loved the last part with Tina threatening Figgins with her vampire dad. Hilarious!Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-79996544544195826992010-05-26T18:20:35.772-04:002010-05-26T18:20:35.772-04:00All - thanks for your feedback. Great hearing fro...All - thanks for your feedback. Great hearing from people. It seems like most of the blogosphere disagrees with me, so you guys are in the majority.<br /><br />I wanted to clarify a couple of things. I loved the Kurt storyline. I really liked the Rachel-Shelby storyline. I just thought the execution was poor. <br /><br />Last year, Glee dragged out the baby plots too long, and I think they are overcompensating the wrong way. Both storylines are emotional heavy hitters, and could have been mined for amazing acting and numbers. Devoting 1/2 an ep to each was not enough, for me. <br /><br />And again, the songs just didn't reflect the emotions of the characters. As I said, I don't mind if it's plot-lite, if the music tells the stories, conveys their emotions. Bad Romance could easily be my favorite song ever (not exaggerating), but was not suited for the situation. There are plenty of Gaga songs that could have been used to better effect.<br /><br />That's all :-)Serena + Pumpkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676817343327371251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-59711459478802167792010-05-26T18:00:45.381-04:002010-05-26T18:00:45.381-04:00I really enjoyed this episode and found myself smi...I really enjoyed this episode and found myself smiling alot. You didn't understand how Rachel found out it was Shelby - she heard her on the tape last week and when she heard Funny Girl she recognized the voice. Simple as that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-56404322199202455712010-05-26T17:51:20.170-04:002010-05-26T17:51:20.170-04:00I liked how they tackled Bad Romance. I think Kurt...I liked how they tackled Bad Romance. I think Kurt, Quinn and Santana really knocked it out but Rachel/Shelby were disastrous with Poker Face. Also if this was supposed to be a Gaga fest where the hell was Paparazzi, Telephone, Just Dance, etc?<br /><br />Finn can be an ass at times but I did like him taking a stand against those jocks with Kurt towards the end of the episode and the lack of Sue helped things but this was a weak episode.shawnlunn2002https://www.blogger.com/profile/14242367250345323622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-33618327242146804042010-05-26T17:11:22.977-04:002010-05-26T17:11:22.977-04:00I'm fairly certain that this episode was origi...I'm fairly certain that this episode was originally billed as episode 21, so I believe it was originally written to air after the next episode. I'm thinking that's why there was a sudden absence of Jesse and why some things were a bit abrupt (such as the Rachel/Shelby fallout).<br /><br />I do disagree though about the episode as a whole. I loved it. 'Bad Romance' was shaky during the Kurt parts, but Santana hit it out of the park and I'm glad she's getting more solos. The KISS song was fun to watch, especially with the girls jamming along, the 'Beth' number was fairly contrived, but again any number that showcases some of the lesser used talents, like Puck, are fine by me. 'Poker Face' was absolutely phenomenal as well.<br /><br />I think Shelby was demonstrating the second type of theatricality that she outlined - the small voice that shuts up a room and charms. I thought her performance was very captivating and charismatic, without being over the top (which balanced all of the crazy Gaga stuff).<br /><br />The Kurt/Burt/Finn scene was fantastic and I'm having trouble taking either side. Kurt has demonstrated a lot of stalker-like behaviors toward getting Finn into this position and in prowling him like he has lately, I'm glad Finn finally voiced how he felt. Now, it was an overreation and used totally uncalled for language, but it was a fantastic scene nonetheless.<br /><br />I really liked how Schu didn't have a big message. A lot of the past episodes have been Glee: An After School Special, and I'm glad that the ending didn't involve some big speech on his part about friendship and rainbows and love.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-31823251028728857892010-05-26T13:11:21.214-04:002010-05-26T13:11:21.214-04:00I understand how the creators of this show really ...I understand how the creators of this show really want to expose gay's rights. That's fine, but there's nothing wrong with Finn wanting to live in a room where he is comfortable. Kurt should know more than anyone to practice tolerance. Finn certainly did go overboard with the pejoratives, however, and deserved the reaming he got from Burt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-5398524771468749002010-05-26T11:08:31.639-04:002010-05-26T11:08:31.639-04:00I actually really disagree for the first time. I a...I actually really disagree for the first time. I agree that I don't understand Shelbe's decision but I thought that the Kurt/Burt/Finn scene was just incredible and wonderful. <br /><br />Plus the costumes were just perfect.Michael Colvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652603242977963534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-54212653513351945302010-05-26T04:11:55.779-04:002010-05-26T04:11:55.779-04:00Agree with you on this one. Only watched it a seco...Agree with you on this one. Only watched it a second time after first watching a soccer game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096192665833733662noreply@blogger.com