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Apr. 11th, 2012 03:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sherryillkSo Glee...
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I'm not sure what to say about this episode. This episode that I waited seven freaking weeks for. SEVEN WEEKS. And the worst part about this whole thing is that I didn't love it. It wasn't crazy amazing. I'm not quite sure it was even good, overall...
I think back to last year and how there was a big hiatus between Original Songs and Born This Way and how Original Songs just blew my mind away, mostly because up until that point, I had been slowly coming to the realization that Kurt and Blaine as a couple probably wouldn't come to be and probably shouldn't since they didn't seem to work. So it was a HUGE surprise when Blaine kissed Kurt. My mind was blown and then we got that beautiful Somewhere Only We Know in Born This Way and though Blaine's scenes in that episode were few and short (mostly that song and the "I gotta gay" Lima Bean scene), it was still good.
This episode...probably could have done with a little less Blaine or more substantial Blaine moments because even though it was a Blaine centered episode, there was surprisingly very little about actual Blaine. What did I learn about Blaine in this episode? He has a brother and he's jealous of his brother. Wow.
For the most part, even though Cooper was a bit of a self-absorbed ass the entire episode, it still seemed like Blaine was the one who was making too big of a deal about it all. I mean, sure, it's probably resentment built up in a lifetime, but still, this is his brother? Is he surprised at how Cooper is, still? So a lot of Blaine's acting out seemed a lot of the Glee PTB telling us he has a bad relationship with his brother rather than actually showing us why. We kept see the explosions, and they seemed out of place because we have no idea how they were started so it makes Blaine come off seeming really immature.
It didn't help that that whole Fighter song compounded that feeling. Oh my god, I didn't realize it was possible for the aired version with visuals to actually make me like a song less but that one sure did it. And even with the shower scene, weirdly misplaced by the way, it didn't save it for me. If anything, it highlighted how weird and awkward the entire thing was. The whole exchange before the song where Blaine is taking with Cooper? Some of the worst line delivery I've ever hear Darren say. And that's saying something because he only manages to sound believable half the time to me anyway. All that fangirling over Darren's exposed body was something I expected but still, it's a bit weird to me because I'm not attracted to Darren. Muscles actually put me off a guy and Darren's a lot more muscle-ly than I thought he was. That, and I hate curls, which is why I've always gravitated towards Blaine's look rather than real life Darren who is scruffy and curly. So Darren/Blaine showering? Didn't help.
I did enjoy the Duran Duran mashup though, even though I didn't like how it sounded on Friday and the fact that I wasn't a fan of either songs before didn't help. But it was not bad watching Blaine and Cooper go at it and at each other through the song. In the end, it was just like any other overly autotuned song Glee has done before. Dancing, well, Matt Bomer had his moves a bit smoother but Darren has always had the problem of focusing a bit too much on the footwork and forcing things. It was a lot better when he had his back turned and I couldn't see his face concentrating on his dance moves. And I loved how as soon as Kurt's attention was focused on Cooper being directly in front of him, Blaine did a double take and immediately jumped on the piano to divert his attention back to himself. Classic!
Of course, I ADORED the whole locker/Margaret Thatcherdog scene. LOVED LOVED LOVED!!! Best acted scene for Darren of the entire episode and you know I love the scenes that enforce the feeling that Kurt and Blaine are dating as opposed to be in the same proximity with each other. I could have done with more scenes with Darren communicating with people, not just Kurt but at least we got another one with Cooper at the end of Somebody That I Used to Know. That was pretty good actually but I didn't like how it went down. It's like everything between Blaine and his brother was swept under the rug and instantly better. Not to mention all that stuff about how Cooper thought Blaine was better than him? UGH.
Okay, I get it. Glee is really pushing Blaine as being this awesome amazing guy who is going to grow up being this amazing, versatile star. Please stop ramming it down my throat now. I love Blaine. I really love Blaine. I probably irrationally love Blaine considering the way his character has been systematically assassinated since Teenage Dream. I even like him more than I like Darren Criss. So you don't have to constantly work at making me love him because I already do. And everyone else like me, who love Blaine will continue to love Blaine. But all those people who hate him? Not helping! Three songs in one episode. Constant affirmation of his talent. Oh my god, I get it and you can stop now. Even Cooper, whose personality I actually love (fanon!Cooper was so annoying -- was there anyone who wrote him not as a Gary Stu? Ugh, if I read another "Blainers" from one of those so called authors again, I'm going to throw up), seems to be bowing down to him.
And Darren stopped acting during that scene and Blaine became Darren for a brief moment. It worked. Kinda. I guess I'm forgiving of it more because we don't get to see much of Blaine's personality show up and at least that had a bit of character in it. And I totally knew Darren would have a problem with saying "Screw Optimus Prime." Like my brother said, in every group project with guys, in picking nicknames, one person will always want to be Optimus Prime. For boys, Transformers seems be major. I will never understand but I'm still aware of it.
And thus this ends the big major Blaine episode. That didn't even seem to scratch the surface of Blaine. Overall, disappointing. It was watchable, but this doesn't even make my top Blaine episodes, which sadly seems to be the way of this season. Even The First Time failed to really make an impression me and this episode was the same way.
I'm starting to think less is more because last season, where Darren had maybe one or two scenes as Blaine made me so much more excited, so much more pumped than anything that's happened this season. Sure, I was continuously disappointed by how few scenes there were of Blaine but somehow, I'm just tired now. I just have one request for the rest of this season. Can I at least get some more gay kisses? If you aren't going to flesh out Blaine's character this season, can I at least get some more boy on boy loving while Kurt is still at the same school as Blaine? Please? That would make things a lot more bearable.
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I'm not sure what to say about this episode. This episode that I waited seven freaking weeks for. SEVEN WEEKS. And the worst part about this whole thing is that I didn't love it. It wasn't crazy amazing. I'm not quite sure it was even good, overall...
I think back to last year and how there was a big hiatus between Original Songs and Born This Way and how Original Songs just blew my mind away, mostly because up until that point, I had been slowly coming to the realization that Kurt and Blaine as a couple probably wouldn't come to be and probably shouldn't since they didn't seem to work. So it was a HUGE surprise when Blaine kissed Kurt. My mind was blown and then we got that beautiful Somewhere Only We Know in Born This Way and though Blaine's scenes in that episode were few and short (mostly that song and the "I gotta gay" Lima Bean scene), it was still good.
This episode...probably could have done with a little less Blaine or more substantial Blaine moments because even though it was a Blaine centered episode, there was surprisingly very little about actual Blaine. What did I learn about Blaine in this episode? He has a brother and he's jealous of his brother. Wow.
For the most part, even though Cooper was a bit of a self-absorbed ass the entire episode, it still seemed like Blaine was the one who was making too big of a deal about it all. I mean, sure, it's probably resentment built up in a lifetime, but still, this is his brother? Is he surprised at how Cooper is, still? So a lot of Blaine's acting out seemed a lot of the Glee PTB telling us he has a bad relationship with his brother rather than actually showing us why. We kept see the explosions, and they seemed out of place because we have no idea how they were started so it makes Blaine come off seeming really immature.
It didn't help that that whole Fighter song compounded that feeling. Oh my god, I didn't realize it was possible for the aired version with visuals to actually make me like a song less but that one sure did it. And even with the shower scene, weirdly misplaced by the way, it didn't save it for me. If anything, it highlighted how weird and awkward the entire thing was. The whole exchange before the song where Blaine is taking with Cooper? Some of the worst line delivery I've ever hear Darren say. And that's saying something because he only manages to sound believable half the time to me anyway. All that fangirling over Darren's exposed body was something I expected but still, it's a bit weird to me because I'm not attracted to Darren. Muscles actually put me off a guy and Darren's a lot more muscle-ly than I thought he was. That, and I hate curls, which is why I've always gravitated towards Blaine's look rather than real life Darren who is scruffy and curly. So Darren/Blaine showering? Didn't help.
I did enjoy the Duran Duran mashup though, even though I didn't like how it sounded on Friday and the fact that I wasn't a fan of either songs before didn't help. But it was not bad watching Blaine and Cooper go at it and at each other through the song. In the end, it was just like any other overly autotuned song Glee has done before. Dancing, well, Matt Bomer had his moves a bit smoother but Darren has always had the problem of focusing a bit too much on the footwork and forcing things. It was a lot better when he had his back turned and I couldn't see his face concentrating on his dance moves. And I loved how as soon as Kurt's attention was focused on Cooper being directly in front of him, Blaine did a double take and immediately jumped on the piano to divert his attention back to himself. Classic!
Of course, I ADORED the whole locker/Margaret Thatcherdog scene. LOVED LOVED LOVED!!! Best acted scene for Darren of the entire episode and you know I love the scenes that enforce the feeling that Kurt and Blaine are dating as opposed to be in the same proximity with each other. I could have done with more scenes with Darren communicating with people, not just Kurt but at least we got another one with Cooper at the end of Somebody That I Used to Know. That was pretty good actually but I didn't like how it went down. It's like everything between Blaine and his brother was swept under the rug and instantly better. Not to mention all that stuff about how Cooper thought Blaine was better than him? UGH.
Okay, I get it. Glee is really pushing Blaine as being this awesome amazing guy who is going to grow up being this amazing, versatile star. Please stop ramming it down my throat now. I love Blaine. I really love Blaine. I probably irrationally love Blaine considering the way his character has been systematically assassinated since Teenage Dream. I even like him more than I like Darren Criss. So you don't have to constantly work at making me love him because I already do. And everyone else like me, who love Blaine will continue to love Blaine. But all those people who hate him? Not helping! Three songs in one episode. Constant affirmation of his talent. Oh my god, I get it and you can stop now. Even Cooper, whose personality I actually love (fanon!Cooper was so annoying -- was there anyone who wrote him not as a Gary Stu? Ugh, if I read another "Blainers" from one of those so called authors again, I'm going to throw up), seems to be bowing down to him.
And Darren stopped acting during that scene and Blaine became Darren for a brief moment. It worked. Kinda. I guess I'm forgiving of it more because we don't get to see much of Blaine's personality show up and at least that had a bit of character in it. And I totally knew Darren would have a problem with saying "Screw Optimus Prime." Like my brother said, in every group project with guys, in picking nicknames, one person will always want to be Optimus Prime. For boys, Transformers seems be major. I will never understand but I'm still aware of it.
And thus this ends the big major Blaine episode. That didn't even seem to scratch the surface of Blaine. Overall, disappointing. It was watchable, but this doesn't even make my top Blaine episodes, which sadly seems to be the way of this season. Even The First Time failed to really make an impression me and this episode was the same way.
I'm starting to think less is more because last season, where Darren had maybe one or two scenes as Blaine made me so much more excited, so much more pumped than anything that's happened this season. Sure, I was continuously disappointed by how few scenes there were of Blaine but somehow, I'm just tired now. I just have one request for the rest of this season. Can I at least get some more gay kisses? If you aren't going to flesh out Blaine's character this season, can I at least get some more boy on boy loving while Kurt is still at the same school as Blaine? Please? That would make things a lot more bearable.
