Glee: Finally Opening the Box Scene

So, we’ve been given the gift of the box scene, after an amazing $13,000 raised for charity by the fandom, led by Teej and Heather. And reading that scene now that we’re done with… Read More →

Glee: Why I’m Not Worried about Kurt and NYADA

Just like many fans, I was shocked by Kurt’s rejection letter from NYADA. But honestly, I was kind of pleased about that plot development as well as Finn’s rejection letter. It was a… Read More →

Glee: We Don’t Need No Education

So last night we learned, finally, that three of the nine seniors are going off to college (Mercedes at UCLA, Quinn at Yale, Rachel at NYADA). As Emma said early in Season 3,… Read More →

Glee: 6 Reasons I Love the Halloween Bit in “Props”—and One Reason I Don’t

  It’s an actual comedic moment for Blaine and Kurt (and Darren and Chris). When have we had any of those? We’ve had heart eyes, playful banter, angst, comfort, dorkiness . . .… Read More →

Glee: Controlling the Narrative

“Controlling the narrative” is a phrase oft-heard in politics, and in contemporary campaigning, it’s probably the most important strategy. If you lose control of the narrative you’re trying to get others to internalize… Read More →

Glee: Where Dinosaurs and Cave People Lived Together in Peace

It’s time to dig into some of the themes from “Prom-asaurus” (oh, that’s kind of an awful pun). Given the episode’s focus on couples going to a dance, I’ve noted a resurfacing of… Read More →

Late to the Games: Katniss, Truman, and Controlled Environments

In one of my classes we recently worked with Peter Weir’s film from a while ago now, The Truman Show. It’s an awesome Jim Carey film created in the days of early reality TV.… Read More →

Glee: Self-Sabotage and a Continuation of the Hippo Motif

Some quick reflection on “Choke,” everyone; hope you enjoy. I still might put together something on the Coach Avengers that was “John Madden, Black Sue, and Original Recipe Sue,” which was so, so… Read More →

Glee: Klaine—Not So Effing Perfect After All

You don’t know what it’s like being your boyfriend. So says Kurt, during one of three teary-eyed Blaine scenes in “Dance with Somebody.” As I continue to think about the episode, what strikes… Read More →

Glee: Where Disco Is “Vintage”

The 1790′s will never come again. Childhood was big. People would take walks to the very tops of hills and write down what they saw in their journals without speaking. Our collars were… Read More →

Glee: Baggage, “Emotion Tornados,” and Cray-Cray

Throughout “Big Brother,” we see Blaine walking with his messenger bag, only to remove it conspicuously during “Somebody That I Used to Know,” when he’s finally unloading his emotional baggage. Aside from the… Read More →

Glee: I Might Forgive You—I Just Won’t Know for Sure until April 10th!

The Glee universe, in part, revolves around people doing stupid things to each other, on the one hand, and the victims of those stupid things being forgiving, on the other. And there are… Read More →