tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post394556408956937785..comments2024-03-29T06:56:12.797-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: Glee: The Spanish TeacherBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-10849208904022732872012-02-15T17:28:20.780-05:002012-02-15T17:28:20.780-05:00Will is turing into Chang more and more with every...Will is turing into Chang more and more with every passing episode. Is every non-Latino spanish teacher on tv a fraud?<br /><br />I was watching an old episode of Chuck with Lou Diamond Phillips and I was witing for La Bamba to be on the soundtrack. It wasn't. Then I saw this ep of Glee and no La Bamba here either. ;)<br /><br />No Ricky Martin song? Seriously? Wasted opportunities.Patrykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662838711958747484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6368767672119976362012-02-12T13:27:41.962-05:002012-02-12T13:27:41.962-05:00Celtic Marc: "You cannot watch Glee for stori...Celtic Marc: "You cannot watch Glee for stories, nor character development. You can only watch it for the music."<br /><br />Exactly. I've felt this way about the show for a long time, but I think this episode was the worst I've seen in a long while. As someone who works in education, I just could not believe the story that Will doesn't speak Spanish. There is NO WAY that he would be in that job for as long as he was when he can't understand the most basic of phrases. This just ruined the whole episode for me. If I had a dollar for every "Oh Come ON!" I said in the episode, I'd be a rich woman.Dr. Alicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-17561247583896269252012-02-12T09:29:35.835-05:002012-02-12T09:29:35.835-05:00Liked the episode quite a bit, good use of Ricky M...Liked the episode quite a bit, good use of Ricky Martin and Santana's smackdown of Will was warranted as well. Not the best but certainly interesting though.shawnlunn2002https://www.blogger.com/profile/14242367250345323622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-63944576753765682552012-02-10T20:08:52.626-05:002012-02-10T20:08:52.626-05:00Wow
I can't really add anything here since I ...Wow<br /><br />I can't really add anything here since I agree with both the review AND the comments....<br /><br />You cannot watch Glee for stories, nor character development. You can only watch it for the music. And this is what exactly the show will be remembered. <br /><br />And yes Iago, Santana is simply spectacular !Celtic Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-8672831275098772782012-02-10T11:09:29.170-05:002012-02-10T11:09:29.170-05:00AfterElton and AfterEllen have started a new Glee-...AfterElton and AfterEllen have started a new Glee-based drinking game: take a drink every time a member of staff does something inappropriate/unprofessional, finish the drink if that act is also a crime. This gave me a beats of a hangover this episode.<br /><br />Take Will out (please, please take Will out) and this wasn't a bad episode: the music was enjoyable and the story engaging.<br /><br />The problem is Will: I'm struggling to watch Glee whilst a character so unpleasant is in a leading role. I've said before that in the real world Will would be barred from working in schools as he's a danger to children. Now it turns out he's a fraud too - a Spanish teacher who can't speak Spanish and doesn't understand the culture. He was incredibly stupid to provoke a confrontation with Santana in public and, even worse, to lose it. Santana was spot on in her criticisms of him.<br /><br />Now it seems they're adding bullying the mentally unwell to his repetoire with the way he treated Emma. The guy just has no redeeming qualities any more. Sue, for all her monstrosity, believes in giving people a fair chance. Emma, who was royally messed up by abusive parents, is a genuinely warm and caring person. Bieste is just awesome. What nice things can you say about Will?<br /><br />Other stuff: Santana was awesome (again - it's becoming my Glee mantra), Kurt was lovely and mature, Tina was missed.Iagonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-25789642257364083712012-02-10T10:17:36.091-05:002012-02-10T10:17:36.091-05:00I'm with CrazyCris. I absolutely hated the La...I'm with CrazyCris. I absolutely hated the La Cucuracha stereotype stuff, but then I realized that that was the point and the episode immediately got better. Although as you said, Harry, they could have chosen much better Spanish language songs. <br /><br />It's true that they've never done anything with Will's primary job as a Spanish teacher, and I liked that Ricky Martin got the job, Emma got tenure, and Will apologized and did the right thing. In truth, pamphlets that wacky would indeed fly off the shelves. <br /><br />I am completely turned off by the idea of Sue having a baby. I think she should adopt a special needs child with Downs, like her sister and Becky. Maybe that's where they're heading.<br /><br />This had to be a tough episode to review. Great job, Harry. But then, you always do a great job, Harry. :)Billie Douxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-57575300516978546742012-02-10T05:57:55.194-05:002012-02-10T05:57:55.194-05:00hmmm... well I guess the English language doesn...hmmm... well I guess the English language doesn't lack the requisite words... sorry 'bout that! :p<br /><br />PS: I did enjoy Ricky Martin's new Spanish teacher and I hope we get to see more of him! But next time with some <i>real</i> latin tunes! ;o)<br /><br />PPS: LOVED that Emma's the one who got tenure! Shiny! :o)CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-26297309627818197822012-02-10T05:55:59.589-05:002012-02-10T05:55:59.589-05:00The English language lacks the requisite words to ...The English language lacks the requisite words to express how much I disliked this episode... so I'll move on to Spanish: ¡vaya mierda!<br /><br /><i>VERY</i> disappointing, I'm 100% behind Santana's criticism of Schuester. I couldn't believe the Spanish teacher could barely string a phrase together in Spanish!!!<br /><br />As for the songs... well the cucaracha gets a pass because it's supposed to be spectacularly awful to make a point about Will. But the others? Seriously, there are MUCH better choices out there! Gloria Estefan has whole albums out in Spanish (with better songs than that one). Ditto Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin and Shakira if they wanted to go with Latin names that the American public would recognise. Then there are some great Chayanne numbers, and hey! if they wanted "duende", Miguel Bosé actually has a song that's called that! More groups that sing catchy songs in Spanish: Mano Negra, Los Rodriguez, Bisbal, Mecano... the list is a mile long!<br /><br />The Gipsy Kings' Bamboleo is A LOT of fun to dance to and the lyrics are about living your life the way you want and didn't really meld well with Hero imo, plus they cut both songs down to something really short, felt more like a preview of the song.<br />Isla Bonita: inappropriate dancing? Weeeeeell.... perhaps for an American audience, that's how most Latin dances are danced, up close and personal! Plus with Santanna being a lesbian and my knowing that Ricky Martin is gay, inappropriate didn't even cross my mind.<br />A Little Less Conversation just pissed me off, Santana totally spoke for me! I've been upset since forever about stereotypes (for many countries) and this struck a nerve.<br /><br />Loved that they made Prof Martinez Chilean! Nice change from the usual Mexican/Cuban/Puerto Rican stereotypes!CrazyCrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17512240982215608638noreply@blogger.com