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On Glee this week, Tina goes from freak to freakier, and things get all serious about homophobia.
Uh oh. Snare drums plus Figgins’ office means trouble… So who’s in trouble this week? It’s not the glee club, it’s Tina! Yaaay! Is this the episode where we get to learn about Tina Cohen-Chang finally? I hope so, cause the recap before this I kept confusing her real name with her character name. Speaking of names, I wanna know what the “Cohen-Chang” is about, don’t you? Hopefully, we’ll find out, but in the meantime, Figgins gives her the hard to believe ultimatum that if she doesn’t ditch her goth look, she’ll be suspended? Huh? Yes, she looks like she’s giving tours of the Haunted Mansion, but come ON guys! I believe in ghosts but THIS is hard to believe.
Is the room getting LONGER or does Tina just look like an old timey widow in mourning? (Say in deep scary Haunted Mansion voice.)
Here’s another thing that didn’t seem of this world- The Hummels’ place having MORE bathrooms than bedrooms. (Has anyone ever heard of a place having two and A HALF bathrooms and only TWO rooms?) The Hudsons are moving in with the Hummels, and Finn and Kurt have to share a room! Although, probably like most of the gay boys that watch the show, (glays?), I love the idea. I just wish there were a way to make it a little more believable. And Kurt, easy on the color palate jokes, big guy…
Shue’s homework assignment? Lady Gaga, cause they are concerned that their rivals, Vocal Adrenaline, will be playing with their “disco sticks,” and exploiting the theatricality that Gaga requires. This assignment will also somehow help Tina find her new look. Start collecting as my inanimate objects as you can, Tina, honey…
Mercedes, Quinn and Rachel sneak into a Vocal Adrenaline rehearsal to do some reconnaissance work but uncover something more than they expected… Rachel’s mom. Rachel figure’s it out when Shelby Corcoran, the coach of VA, sings Bab’s “Funny Girl,” and is lured by her voice like one of those cartoon hands that waft from an apple pie on a window sill. Don’t get too excited though, cause Shelby starts to freak out that maybe she’s done the wrong thing and tells Rachel she’ll “I’ll call you,” emphasis on the quotes…
Finn tells Shuester he’s tired of always doing what the girls wanna do and that he refuses to do Gaga. Shue thinks that’s a valid concern, so Finn joins Shue in his office to watch a little YouPorn…
Things get serious when a couple a jocks push Kurt and Tina around for expressing themselves a la Lady Gaga. Aside from the witty banter, this lil’ scene was actually kind of scary. And even more so cause it’s exactly what would have happened in real life. It was satisfying to see Kurt stand up for himself and Tina. Although, I’m not sure THAT would have happened in real life.
“I’m gonna stab you in the eye with my shoulder, bitch!”
In glee, the girls and Kurt struggle to sit in their GaGa gear. (Brittany’s was my fav.)
“We were at the beach. Everybody had matching towels.” (In deep yet effeminate Spreschgesang.)Then they try to dance as best they can in those same costumes for a Lady Gaga ”Bad Romance” numba roma a ah ahhh. And, wowee wow! Did they sound nasty! Nasty in a Gaga way.
The same meat heads that gave Kurt a hard time give Finn some gruff for drawing on his face in the boys bathroom. Poor Finn, he’s so straight he can’t even get close to his lips to put on some lipstick.
Rachel shows up to a KISS “Shout It Out Loud” number by the boys with improved Gaga Gear made by her mom. This was some firey fun and Puck sounded great. (Although his arms looked better. )
Guess which one is Artie.
The meat heads throw Kurt around a little and he asks Finn to do something about it. Finn’s all insecure about the whole thing and when Kurt tries to give him a moist towelette, Finn slaps Kurt! Kurt gets so mad he kicks over a CHAIR! That’s like murdering someone in gay!
Shue talks to Shelby cause he wants to know what her intentions are with Rachel. Shelby confesses she wants her baby back, baby back, baby back, not a teenager.
Kurt tries to call a truce with Finn by redecorating their room but Finn gets mad and calls everything “faggy.” His dad hears and kicks Finn outta the house after the most wonderful, adorable, vindicating soap boxing ever. I wanted to take off Burt’s hat and kiss him right on his sweaty bald head… I have to admit, I use the word fag in jest but that’s cause I can… A phrase like “that’s so gay,” doesn’t offend me until someone aware of my sexuality apologizes for saying it, and even then, that will only elicit a roll of the eyes… After this though, I just may very well have a change of heart. If one word has a weighted value, and context is the way that we determine that value, then I say we’re borrowing on bad credit… So maybe until things change, I should call people out, even if they think they mean well. (And myself for that matter.)
In glee, Puck feels bad for telling Quinn he wants to name their kid Jackie Daniels, so he has the boys join him for a Kiss’ “Beth What Can I Do” apology. Then he asks if they can name her Kettle Two. Not reallllllly! He wants to name her Beth and says he’d like to at least be there when she’s born before they give her up…. Awww. Puck, you’re so sweet, and you sounded even sweeter!
Shelby and Rachel say good bye and decide to admire each other from a far with a Lady Gaga “Poker Face” duet. Which I liked more than the original, y’all! I’m not sure that a song about sex and gambling quite says what they wanna say to each other, but you could see the pain and joy in their faces. And that my gleeloveds, is ACTING.
In glee, the giant black bow on Santana’s head is starting to smell a little cause they’ve been wearing the Gaga gear for the whole week! Shue asks why when the old goth Tina comes into class and tells everyone she scared the living shit out of Figgins in an undead fashion. Who knew Asian vampires were the most vicious of all vampires! But where’s Kurt and Finn?
Kurt is about to get his little butt kicked when Finn shows up in a dress to defend him. Then the rest of glang shows up too and they scare the mean fat meat heads away, for now… A slow clap from Shue brings us back to the lesson to learn…
Speaking of learned, we still don’t know what the “Cohen-Chang” is about in Tina’s last name, but we did explore the homophobe thing that still happens FAR too much in our high schools… Bravo, Glee writers. Ol’ BirschTalk has a big bag of flaming hot gay kudos coming your way.
The Pleather, I mean, End.
Thanks so much for sticking with me, my gleeloveds.
Talk at you next week!
Yours and everyone else’s,
BirschTalk
Glines O’ the Week (Only one “Glines O’ The Week” this week! In case you’re wondering I ONLY include zingers that make me LOL…)
- “My parents won’t even let me watch Twilight… My mom thinks Kristen Stewart seems like a bitch.” -Tina
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Wow, way to skim over the episode?
I just want to go back to the “Bad Romance” number and point out how amazing Mercedes was! When she belts out “I don’t wanna be friends”, my jaw dropped. That girl’s got a voice!
nashuaf, I think you’re actually referring to the actress who plays Santana, who is quickly becoming my favorite voice on the show. I can’t wait for her to get a solo.
Yes. I’m embarrassed to make that mistake. Santana was amazing.
I liked the fact that this episode wasn’t all about Sue Sylvester…who is fine in small doses, but annoys me when she takes over the show.
I love that Kurt’s dad is a real parent…one who puts his child above his own happiness.
nashauf, is there something else I missed that you wanna talk about, whiney pants?
I’m with you though, I love Santana. Her little riff in “Bad Romance” was great. Although she shone through more in “Boy Is Mine,” and “Like A Virgin…” I recently read something about how her and Mark Salling, the guy who plays Puck, are dating in real life. What a couple!
We could discuss the horrible acting at the end with the fake laughing happy ending, or that Rachel figures out that the coach is her mother from how she sung a song. I really enjoy the show, but some of the acting/lines were a bit too cheesy.
That said, the performance of Kurt’s dad was phenomenal, I’ve already complimented Santana’s singing, and Rachel’s original Ga Ga outfit had me giggling (especially with Kurt’s line, “we’ve got a jumper”).
I forgot to say thanks for the Rock Lobster reference
Happy to see I wasn’t the only one screaming in praise for Kurt’s dad!!! LOVE HIM!!! But, honestly, as a glay, I wasn’t too offended that he called that pillow “faggy”–the whole redecorate was pretty awful, and the privacy partition with the hole . . . I can see it would be awkward for a straight guy, as well as anyone who wasn’t diggin’ on the roomie getting a free show . . . I’m just sayin’–I knew he would come around tho . . .
I was little disappointed that they called this a Gaga epi, with only two songs . . . and I also couldn’t believe they did the whole, bluffin’ with my muffin . . . oh my . . .
Overall I think they are doing a good job giving the whole class moments to shine!!! Thanks Birsch!
I suppose I’m the only straight guy watching this show. I can’t even get Mrs. Itchy to watch it (that was at the beginning, when the storylines were truly annoying, they’re slightly less annoying now).
Anyway, the point is, that was a nice speech and all. But it’s not like there’s a huge jock audience who’ll suddenly see the light of day because of it.
I am glad that they’re reducing the Sue Sylvester character. She’s so completely annoying (see above: Mrs. Itchy).
And I’m glad to have more Santana time. Need more, of course. Much more.
Thanks for stereotyping me itchy. I’m sure my wife will be proud that I must be gay to watch this show.
I thought that was a horrible way to end the Rachel storyline! Her mother suddenly decides she wants a baby and not a teenager?! No wonder her dads moved the therapist into the spare room. They’re going to need it! Shelby should have thought about what she wanted before she got her student and Rachel involved! How selfish! And she didn’t even think about the consequences Rachel had. I did not like that.
I DID like Kurt’s dad standing up for him. He even said the room looked great! I’m wondering what’s going to become of him and Finn’s mom now. I don’t think Finn realized he was saying anything offensive personally against Kurt. He’s a stupid teen. But you could see it in Kurt’s face. I was SHOCKED at what he was saying. I’m glad it sunk in though and he realized it.
I just want Kurt to have to deal with how his own behavior affects people. Finn was shamed and stood up for Kurt, but…how did Kurt make amends to Finn? Finn wasn’t wrong when he pointed out how Kurt’s been behaving and manipulating the situation, and yet not a word from Kurt about how, maybe, he could back off, too.
As for Rachel, I’m just tired of her being the show’s favorite whipping girl. I understand she’s ambitious and that makes her “obnoxious” and “unlikable” but seriously, other than allowing her to sing the solos, after the rest of Glee tells her how much they hate her and she sucks, except when the guys want to hook up with her but not talk about it publicly, they all treat her like a pariah. Including Will on occasion.
I’m totes with Vallegirl-yes, Finn was totally wrong to make the slur, but what about the behavior that led him to lose it? Kurt has not been shy in his pursuit of Finn, and really, he has put up with a lot and handled it pretty damn well-for a 17 year old kid. A lesser guy would have punched Kurt already and called it a day.
Well, hey, nashuaf, nice to know I’m not alone then!
Did I also mention that we need more Quinn time? That actress just makes my ol’ heart flutter.
Sorry itchy. I’m a teacher with a pregnant wife. I see the “kids” as kids and a “pregnant” teenager just disgusts me. They’re pretty, but I could care less.
Well, I have no problem appreciating their beauty, if that’s what you mean.
And if you mean… well, hell, the actors aren’t high school, they’re all adults in the 20s. And a couple of these ‘kids’ are pushing 30. So let yourself live a little while you still can. ;-D
I agree. Kurt should have acknowledged his own behavior and agreed to back off too.