“Bad Reputation” – Glee

This is a tough episode to write about. It wasn’t a great episode, but it wasn’t bad either. I enjoyed all the musical numbers, but I disliked the plot. Glee has so much ridiculous junk: this week it was the Glist, Sue’s viral video, singing in the library, an alcoholic teacher, etc. For the most part, it isn’t funny, although I imagine some people might think it is. What’s really strange is how the ridiculous stuff is juxtaposed with completely serious stuff. Sue is usually a completely ridiculous character, but every once in a while, she has serious moments. Her scenes with her sister seem completely inconsistent with Sue’s character. I appreciate the attempt to develop the character, but it’s just so strange. Why even bother trying to make Sue human if 90% of the time she’s just going to be ridiculous. Quinn’s serious scene was better, although I’d like to see her do something other than be upset. I understand that it’s tough for a teenager to be pregnant, but every Quinn scene doesn’t have to be about her being sad and lonely. That’s one of the big problems with Glee: everything is just a contrivance to get where the (director, producer, writer) wants to go. They don’t develop characters to make them more realistic; they develop characters because it leads to a punchline or a song or this week’s serious moment. As I’ve been saying all along, Glee is worth watching for the music. But that’s about all it’s good for.

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