“Hell-O” – Glee

I’d forgotten how bad this show is. The first half of the season ended on a high note (the sectionals victory) and ended some boring and annoying subplots (e.g. Terri Schuester). Glee improved tremendously over those first 13 episodes, and I think that tricked me into thinking it had actually become a good show. If “Hell-O” is indicative of how the rest of the season will go, then Glee is going to be uneven, sometimes fun, sometimes painful, always frustrating. “Hell-O” had a bunch of subplots – Rachel and Finn, Sue trying to sabotage the club, Schue and Emma – that received some time but not nearly enough. Or maybe too much. None of these plots were compelling. They’re unrealistic, boring, and just plain annoying. The music wasn’t even that great. “Gives You Hell” was good, and “Hello” was decent. But “Hello, I Love You” and “Hello Goodbye” were uninspired, and “Highway to Hell” was flat-out awful. This was not a great way to start the second half of the season. The music, at least, needs to get better. I can bear the boring/annoying/lame plots and jokes as long as the music is good. I’m hoping things get better quickly.

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