tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post2233939961942173704..comments2023-12-20T11:32:15.997-05:00Comments on Billevesées: ‘Glee’-nalysis: Blame It on the BlaineWilliam V. Madisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-44918004422661960492011-03-16T20:12:10.244-04:002011-03-16T20:12:10.244-04:00One tidbit I noticed in the credits of the most re...One tidbit I noticed in the credits of the most recent episode: Chord Overstreet <i>(Sam)</i> is still listed as a guest star! (Of course, so are Harry Shum, Jr. <i>(Mike Chang),</i> Ashley Fink <i>(Lauren, Puck's current love interest),</i> and Darren Criss <i>(Blaine)</i>, plus of course Bill A. Jones <i>(WOHN's Rod Remington, judging at Regionals)</i>)<br /><br />Another random tidbit: Max Adler, the actor who plays Karofsky, is active with <a href="http://www.ItGetsBetter.org" rel="nofollow">ItGetsBetter.org</a>.Lincoln Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14625854358421443659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-19388980713022595802011-03-16T19:43:21.058-04:002011-03-16T19:43:21.058-04:00Loved your essay! And I completely agree about Rac...Loved your essay! And I completely agree about Rachel's dads. Of course, they seem to be invisible, so I guess that's the explanation. :) But, seriously, we even had a scene where Mercedes and Kurt were hanging out in Rachel's bedroom. One would assume Kurt had at least said "hello". But there's probably not enough room to introduce two *more* characters to the show!Kristen Dennisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-35863033611255700182011-03-16T17:16:09.665-04:002011-03-16T17:16:09.665-04:00Haven't been watching since the Superbowl (and...Haven't been watching since the Superbowl (and I was flirting with an old bf during that episode, which I watched in a sports bar), but your logic is unassailable (as usual), Bill. I, too, have wondered where the heck Rachel's dads have been all this time, especially when we've actually met her mom. Whom have they in store for us -- Bill Clinton and W Bush? (and why did we only get thirty seconds of Cheyenne Jackson, huh?) But the one I'd like to see LOTS more of is Brittany (sp?). I think they ought to give her the waltz from Gounod's Mireille, at the very least.John Yohalemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-5320417703526676402011-03-16T17:08:35.061-04:002011-03-16T17:08:35.061-04:00Bill,
This is one of the morensightful critiques o...Bill,<br />This is one of the morensightful critiques of Glee going.<br />Story editing by test market. Blaine's Katy Perry cover was the season's real "game changer." It sold more than any other cover. <br />Rumor has it that Chord was originally brought in to be Kurt's love interest, but he tested so well with Diane. There's even a scene at Beadstix where he is about to reveal a big secret. I can't even remember what his secret is - dyes his hair? - felt like a last minute revision. It's hard to imagine they hired him for his current lack of storyline.<br />I think they wanted to push they want to push the gay narrative forward, and a gay kid falling in love with and getting to have his best friend is just that. It's light years from Jack and Ellen. I just wish Kurt's dad's sex talk hadn't sounded like what you'd tell a daughter.<br />tdtomdiggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00111160013301699535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2455126179375366490.post-42752514045523656122011-03-16T14:55:15.730-04:002011-03-16T14:55:15.730-04:00A nagging thought omitted from an already-long ess...A nagging thought omitted from an already-long essay: <i>Glee</i> has missed a valuable opportunity to provide Kurt with other mentors — namely Rachel's "two gay dads," who thus far have been seen only in a photograph in Rachel's locker. Especially in recent episodes, as Kurt and Rachel have become so friendly, it's almost inconceivable that her fathers wouldn't offer advice and support. <br /><br />The consensus on the Internet is that the producers are waiting for some all-star stunt casting in a Very Special Episode (graduation?), but that strategy is coming at a price.William V. Madisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18120331095634473021noreply@blogger.com