Glee: Third Party Intervention

Lately I’ve been thinking about Kurt and Blaine and the ways they relate to and communicate with each other, partly because 1) we’ve been given an interesting contrast this season through Sam and… Continue reading →

Glee: Doing It

In “I Do,” a wedding happens, but it’s just pretend. Of course everyone else is pretending, too, living under illusions of various kinds— which are reflected in the many mirrors or mirror-like images… Continue reading →

Glee: Fire-Breathing Dragons

They say that true divas aren’t really mortal. They’re more like the Loch Ness Monster, or Sméagol. Divas walk and they talk and they breathe . . . brilliance. The glamour shots from… Continue reading →

Glee: The First Time Script’s Cut Klaine Duet

While there are a lot of interesting differences between the script we got from The Box Scene Project (and fans’ donations), the one moment I found the most curious to write about is… Continue reading →

Glee: Snowball Effect

Can’t you just support me? —”Big Brother” Remember this? It wasn’t that long ago that Blaine spent so much time by himself. By way of contrast, here’s some of what we saw in… Continue reading →

Glee: Another 50 Shades of Blaine Fiction

Late summer of 2012, I’d put together a post about fan fiction primarily centered around Blaine, focusing on the aspects of his character writers tended to gravitate towards. Since then another 9,049 works… Continue reading →

Glee: Stepping out from the Shadows

As we begin 2013 and approach a new batch of Glee episodes, I’ve been thinking about my recent Blaine-in-the-shadow-of-Kurt post and how really, the concepts of being a shadow—a shade—of someone else extends to many… Continue reading →

Glee: Blaine, Shadows and Marley’s Ghost

As we move further into Season 4 of Glee, I am reminded of a moment from Disney’s Peter Pan, which I haven’t seen in ages. The moment I’m thinking of? When Peter loses his shadow. That… Continue reading →

Glee: The Phone Call, the Gigglesob, and the Fire’s First Spark

The night “Thanksgiving” aired, I wrote a quick meta post (before heading off to bed) on the cinematography of the phone call scene between Kurt and Blaine. Since then I’ve been following some… Continue reading →

Glee: Words of Advice

When so many of the glee kids’ and young adults’ stories this season are about dealing with new circumstances—particularly those surrounding making it on your own (or making something of yourself or the… Continue reading →

Glee: 10 Things I’m Thankful for This Season

This week it’s “Thanksgiving” on Glee. So, look: when it comes to giving thanks, it’s my nature to be sort of . . . the glass-half-empty type, the Debbie Downer, the eye-roller. In fact… Continue reading →

Glee: It’s Not Right, Blaine—But It Makes Sense

While you might not have seen Blaine’s behavior coming in “The Break Up,” it shouldn’t come as a complete surprise, right? Let’s take a quick look back at Blaine’s history dabbling in relationships… Continue reading →