tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post6415940191230601802..comments2023-09-17T04:55:58.450-04:00Comments on DR SHE BLOGGO: The RBI Report: "Yes/No"DR SHE BLOGGOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03247285649344958174noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-14375219793554236832012-02-07T15:50:53.524-05:002012-02-07T15:50:53.524-05:00At this point I'm just getting tired of Will a...At this point I'm just getting tired of Will and Finn. I'm not even annoyed anymore, I just want them out of my screen.<br />i<br />This episode was okay. Compared to the rest of the season it was great. They didn't screw up (I'm looking at you 3x06, 3x07), they were just boring and cliche. I don't think we can ask more of the show at this point.<br /><br />Favorite moment - the first time I saw you. Great editing, emotionally satisfying and simply stunning. Wish the whole ep was like that.Tristanhttp://google.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-28357176094143319292012-01-22T18:04:26.243-05:002012-01-22T18:04:26.243-05:00To me, Yes/No has been the best episode so far thi...To me, Yes/No has been the best episode so far this season and it was fantastic to see a well-balanced storyline between the kids and adults because like it or not, the adults are part of the cast as well and each of them deserve storylines as much as the kids. <br /><br />Anyway in regards to Will & Emma, Will is the reason I watch this show and Wemma are my favorite couple. It didn't strike me odd at all that Will revealed to his kids that he was proposing because they ARE a family like he said and let's face it. This is television and a musical. It's not gonna be realistic. I found Will & Emma's storyline the most realistic of this episode. I don't think Fix You was meant to be taken literally. It was just to show that Will wants Emma to get better so that she could enjoy life to the fullest and live life for HERSELF without anything holding her back. He doesn't want her better so that she's not holding back in their relationship. <br /><br />And I think I'm one of the few that think Will was right to have the conversation with Emma that he did. Granted, his choice of words were probably not the best and while Emma's parents are jerks, they did raise some valid points. What if Emma and Will had a baby together and Emma's OCD stopped her from caring for their child? That's not fair to them OR their future baby and Will had every right to make sure that they were 100% certain that marriage was the best thing for them. <br />And I'd also like to say I don't neccesarily see what's wrong with Will proposing to Emma and vice-versa. Some people are traditionalists and I don't see anything sexist about it since the woman has every right to propose just like the man. I just don't think Emma proposed because she was afraid Will wasn't ready for marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-75900249164074136922012-01-22T08:18:40.068-05:002012-01-22T08:18:40.068-05:00"So according to Finn Hudson not only is a so..."So according to Finn Hudson not only is a soldier who suffered from PTSD a loser..." - You could at least try and think about this from Finn's perspective. His idealized image of his father (owed largely to "mother of the universe" Carole, by the way), was completely destroyed, with him being told that his father was a man who was dishonorably discharged (a real low blow, writers, just unnecessary), and died from a drug addiction. What else is Finn supposed to think about this man? Can you really blame him for feeling resentful of his paternal parent at that point? His image of his father was the only thing he had that was beyond reproach, and it was robbed of him in a very thoughtless way. You can criticise the writing of this scene, but if you had been in Finn's position, can you honestly say you would have reacted significantly differently? How is someone who grew up with such an idealized image of his father supposed to think of the real man as anything other than someone who abandoned his family, when he found out the sordid (and I use that word quite deliberately) truth about him? <br /><br />I have to say as well, Carole's whole approach was irresponsible at the very best. What the hell did she think she was doing telling him this in a goddamn classroom, in front of goddamn Will and Emma? That brings me to the purpose of that scene. At first it looked like it was going to be about Finn having his motivations for joining the military questioned, which would have been good, THEN it careened into crudely portraying joining the military as a "BAD, TERRIBLE THING" for Finn, and then they just piled on the misery from there. Carole essentially told Finn that he would end up like his father if he joined the military (well done, Carole, really nice work). What's also frustrating is that it's quite likely that they won't be a word mentioned about this whole sorry business from hereon. It will be another one of those things conveniently brushed aside. <br /><br />But on the other hand, what I'm doing here is asking Glee viewers to try and to see things from Finn's perspective for once, and try to empathize with him in that sense, and I should realise that that is just far too much for some...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-3876324652248899882012-01-19T17:24:56.284-05:002012-01-19T17:24:56.284-05:00I am oh so very tired of Glee's continued plot...I am oh so very tired of Glee's continued plots about "what it means to be a man" and "becoming a man" and "how to be a man". It's sexist. The only time we've heard someone reflect on what it means to be a woman was in the Madonna episode and that wasn't about living up to some assumed responsibility or standard regarding ones gender - it was about oppression.<br /><br />Why the assumption that manhood is some kind of sacred gift that must be honored or achieved, while womanhood apparently just happens? Why can't we see any of the female characters wondering if they're enough of a woman or wanting to prove their femaleness?Alicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-87171824708221651812012-01-19T15:03:51.012-05:002012-01-19T15:03:51.012-05:00I'm still not totally sure what to think of th...I'm still not totally sure what to think of this episode, but I can say that after a succession of truly awful episodes and bungled handling of characters (the Christmas episode gets a pass for being mostly silly fun), I looked at the prospect of an episode pairing Becky with Artie, and braced myself for the worst.<br /><br />However, it ended up being the highlight of the episode. For all of Glee's sins, Becky is something remarkable: there has never been a better, more positive portrayal of a character with Downs syndrome anywhere on television. However, it seemed like for a long time, Becky had simply been "there", showing up for the odd scene with Sue, and not getting anything in the way of development or exploration. I was so happy that this episode gave us a look inside her head and revealed a couple of surprising (though not inconsistent with what we've already seen) character traits. When the prom episode paired Becky off with Boy With Downs Who We Created For The Purpose Of This Scene, complete with that weirdly patronising and dismissive "There's someone for everyone" line, I was convinced this was all we'd ever see of Becky and romance. I'm glad the show decided to take heed of its own message and ultimately give Becky equal treatment in this regard.<br /><br />I really think pretty much everything about this plot thread was satisfying. Becky's internal voice, while I was originally not sold on it, actually set up one of the themes pretty well: the difference between who people perceive Becky to be and who she really is. Sue echoed my own feelings on Artie ("You could do better") but I found that I gained a little respect for him in this story, and I liked that his precise reasons for turning Becky down weren't made explicit. I was even satisfied with the fact that the relationship never got off the ground, though that's mostly due to my doubts that the show would be able handle it appropriately in the long term. I think this episode might be Lauren Potter's biggest role in the show so far, and she really surpassed herself in the acting department. The writers need to give her more to do.<br /><br />Also, my wife (a Santana fan to the core) was overjoyed when Santana proved to be the only member of ND to judge Becky not as a fragile "other" but based on her actual experience of her - "a sly, conniving bitch!"<br /><br />Not much to say about the rest of the episode, mainly concentrating as it did on Finn and Will (bleh). Though I agree: the swimming coach was amazing. Interesting to see Will walking on water, as well: isn't that usually Finn's department?Amazoness! Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956986529728513773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-81595814507671090292012-01-19T03:08:15.038-05:002012-01-19T03:08:15.038-05:00Protip: if you're going to analyze a subplot a...Protip: if you're going to analyze a subplot about disability, you might want to use terms that are not outdated and offensive. We aren't "handicapped," we're "people with disabilities" or "disabled."<br /><br />"But honestly, I don't even know if it's acceptable to say that both Artie and Becky are comparably handicapped, considering their differing situations."<br />Artie and Becky's impairments might be different, but they both know what it's like to navigate environments constructed for able-bodied people and face ableism. They have a culture in common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-42985712004639953692012-01-18T22:57:28.129-05:002012-01-18T22:57:28.129-05:00I hate Finn Hudson. I really do. He was mostly j...I hate Finn Hudson. I really do. He was mostly just an irritating douchebag to me prior to season 3, but recent events has pretty much irrevocably turned me off of his character completely. However I do think I understand where Finn's proposal is coming from. While the writing and editing of this particular storyline isn't particularly well done (not news in the Glee world), I do think there is just enough to imply that Finn feels somewhat lost in terms of both his future and -eyeroll- his manhood. So he clings to the one thing that's solid to him - Rachel. With all this talk of love and marriage and future, he jumps at the first opportunity which can provide him all three in a neat little package. That this package is actually another person with aspirations and dreams of her own doesn't actually matter much to him in the wake of his "woe is my life" episode. I cannot get over how selfish and shortsighted Finn is, or how he just never learns. RACHEL, FOR THE LOVE OF ANYTHING SACRED, SAY NO.<br /><br />I also agree with you concerning the army storyline - I felt it should have been dealt with more weight than just a way to prove one's manhood. I've known several people who've chosen to enlist after high school for various reasons - lack of funds for college, lack of direction for their future, family "tradition," childhood dream/resolve - but never to "prove he's a man." It would've been very in character for Finn to enlist for any of these reasons besides "manhood" (although in all seriousness, if he can't handle Santana, how in the world would he ever get through basic training?) and be a much more real and compelling plotline to follow. It's also pretty insulting how Finn automatically labeled his father a loser. Carol says outright that the war changed him, "broke" him, and nobody thought to perhaps explain or even bring up the possibility of him suffering from PTSD? Another big fail on the writer's part.<br /><br />So according to Finn Hudson not only is a soldier who suffered from PTSD a loser, but outing a teen in a homophobic environment before she's ready is for her own good. Way to set the world straight, white knight Hudson. Really, we're supposed to cheer for this guy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-20307809385895851872012-01-18T14:33:37.519-05:002012-01-18T14:33:37.519-05:00Fin dad is like Lucy Choosy just out of left field...Fin dad is like Lucy Choosy just out of left field really for no reason. What next we find out that Rachel dads aren't gay or that Tina isn't Asian?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-14502110284241889342012-01-18T11:55:58.733-05:002012-01-18T11:55:58.733-05:00So, next week Rachel is going to say yes, so Finn ...So, next week Rachel is going to say yes, so Finn can have a Future and in the process obliviate what was left of her story, subsuming it into the Finnstory. And that's how they'll keep her in Lima next season, as Finn's pep squad. <br /><br />But thanks for your continued analysis of this train wreck. At least things still work in my head thanks to you, even if canon has imploded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-70916888939534472152012-01-18T10:03:50.987-05:002012-01-18T10:03:50.987-05:00Wow, you hit my feelings about the Finn story righ...Wow, you hit my feelings about the Finn story right on the head. Why was Carole telling him this in front of everyone? Why did Finn take this terrible story of PTSD, drugs and death as automatically being a loser? Doesn't Carole count for anything? Ugh! Ugh! Ugh! What happened to his father was horrible but it makes him a victim, not a loser. Incidentally, I'm really tired of the writers taking pieces of other character's stories and handing them to Finn. Sam's body issues? Finn. Santana abuse and it hurting, Finn. (which gave us Sam's glorious reaction to her welcome back speech so I forgive it) uncertainty about the future and the drive to do something special: Rachel and Kurt's only continuing story this season hijacked by Finn. "Loser" dad? Sorry Puck but Finn took your three year build up storyline, just like that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-60146203689806592612012-01-18T04:37:14.358-05:002012-01-18T04:37:14.358-05:00And I too am sick to death of the whole 'what ...And I too am sick to death of the whole 'what it means to be a man' dialogue. Enough beating the dead horse. They could have used the time they wasted on Finn with a longer Wemma discussion of her OCD (it would have been more interesting to know what kind of behavioural therapy she's doing and whether Will has been to any counselling sessions with her). Then they could have used Rachel's flawless rendition of 'Without You' to support a montage of Wemma interactions that reveal how they support each other.Martinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605697110092867344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1583232612899692330.post-9164239821915033172012-01-18T04:17:26.963-05:002012-01-18T04:17:26.963-05:00Agree with you on all points. I mainly watch Glee ...Agree with you on all points. I mainly watch Glee for Emma Pillsbury so I'm pleased to read you think she's under utilised too.Martinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01605697110092867344noreply@blogger.com