A beginning and an end…
Glee
YAY, it’s back! LOVE this show. But like my friend Sarah, I have to admit that I enjoy this show for the novelty of it. I love the musical numbers, get a kick out of the whiplash-inducing storylines (Rachel/Puck, Rachel/Finn, and now Rachel/Jesse), and adore the snappy dialogue (“Did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?” – oh, Brittany) — but I’m not totally invested in any of the characters. I love them, sure — how can you not love Rachel’s self-absorbed ambition or Puck’s cockiness? I just don’t feel connected or protective of them the way I do with other characters.
As far as the episode…
— Is it just me or did (almost) everything that happened in Sectionals get bumped back to “normal?” Sue and Emma are back teaching (Sue I understand but what happened with Emma?), Finn and Rachel aren’t dating, and Brittany and Santana are scheming with Sue again. Like I said earlier, storyline whiplash. But for some reason, this kind of back and forth doesn’t bother me with this show.
— I like Rachel/Finn (though not enough to officially ship them) but I wanted to knock some sense into both of them! I get the feeling that Rachel only likes the idea of Finn (he’s popular, cute, sings). She doesn’t actually know him. I mean, I know it’s in her personality to be overly enthusiastic about things but Finn *just* found out his best friend and ex-girlfriend slept around behind his back. Cut him a little slack! Not that Finn is any better going out with Brittany and Santana. OMG, these two.
— I’m so torn about Will. I want to like him but he makes the absolute worst choices. Like… MAKING OUT WITH SHELBY WHEN HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND.
— I’ve never seen or heard Jonathan Groff in anything before and I thought he was great! It’s nice to finally have Lea Michele sing with someone who’s actually her vocal equal (sorry Cory). Too bad his scheming was totally projected in that one look he shared with Idina Menzel’s character. This show is so predictable.
— Loved seeing more Mike Chang! Maybe they’ll actually develop his character a little bit this season? If not, I’d be happy with more dancing. 😀
Can’t wait for next week’s Madonna episode!
Ugly Betty
I haven’t watched the last 2 seasons of Ugly Betty (it got a little too over the top for me) but I loved it once upon a time so I wanted to see how it all ended. There were many storylines that I didn’t understand (Amanda and her father, Wilhelmina having a boyfriend in jail, etc) but whatever, I still enjoyed seeing the characters get their happy endings. And yes, I totally cried at the end when Betty says goodbye to her family before leaving for London. Waahhhh.
Back when I watched the show, I DID NOT even think of Betty and Daniel as anything other than friends but after all the hints of Daniel’s feelings in this episode, I totally got on board that ship. When Daniel signs Betty’s contract release form, his quiet sadness about her leaving seriously killed me. I totally forgot how great Eric Mabius is.
And their final scene! It worked for me as an acknowledgment of the possibility of a future relationship. Their flirty banter, awkward hug, and Betty looking back as Daniel watches her walk away… well, that was all just icing on the cake.
Finally, loved the final title card. Just… BETTY. Perfect.
At this point, I watch more for the cute singers and the singing. I do really like Sue and I’m kind of invested in her character, but not the way I do in more normal TV shows I guess.
ITA with you on Glee. I try to ship Finn/Rachel but they make it so hard!
This comment’s a bit late, but…here goes anyway…
SO HAPPY Glee is back! That spring premiere sure had to pack in a lot of storyline…setting up new developments (introduction of Jesse, Will & Emma dating, Finn and Brit & Santana?!) and all. I was overall pretty happy with the premiere…I know it’ll just get better as the storylines evolve.
Finn annoyed me because he was so wishy washy, and now he lost out on his chance with Rachel…at least for now. I know you didn’t post about it yet, but in the Madonna episode, the duet of Borderline & Open Your Heart that Finn & Rachel do together was really cute…really kinda won me over a bit as far as being a Fichel fan. 🙂 I was a total Puckleberry up until now…and actually I still kinda am, but I’m at least more open to Fichel now. They had really good chemistry during that song in particular.
I was surprised too that they didn’t even TRY to explain why Emma is still working at WMHS…I mean, she SUBMITTED her resignation in that last episode! Hello?
Jesse…hmm…don’t quite know what to think of him. I do think he’s totally trying to use Rachel to screw over New Directions, but I also think as time goes on, he’ll actually start developing real feelings for her. But that move he made during the Madonna episode…geez! Didn’t expect that one! The 13th member of New Directions? Without any opposition from Will?! That’s just not right.
I was pretty happy with Ugly Betty’s finale too. I was a bit disappointed that Betty & Daniel didn’t have a proper goodbye scene while in New York! To me, it’s so unrealistic that she didn’t even TALK to him before she went to London! Yes, they had their moment in London, but it wasn’t the same…by then the “moment” had passed. I was never a big fan of Betty & Daniel becoming romantically involved…always felt they worked best as friends.
Sorry…that was kind of a long comment! 🙂