Dear Glee

Dear Glee

I have never been to an alcohol anonymous meeting but the way I hear it; everyone starts with a “Hi, I’m (name) and I’m an alcoholic”. So Hi, I’m....let’s call me Hinged this time around and I’m a Gleek aka a Glee fan. Yep; I love me some losers singing covers in what I recently discovered was autotune. Just kidding; about the losers part. I live in Kenya and here our Glee clubs actually known as Music clubs are rockstars. Kinda like Vocal Adrenaline but all over the size of Illinois or something. I’m not blind to the possibility that some schools treat their music clubs like Glee but I’m pretty sure they aren’t as bad or repetitive as they are on the show which pisses me off. Hence, Dear Glee.

I love season one of Glee. Finally, a show about music in America that had nothing to do with getting voted off and a little comedy plus it was the antithesis to High School Musical. Good stuff but never really thought it would go past season one. Why? Because it was only good for season one. I knew if season two was given a green light there were only two ways it would go; WTF or FTW (colossal fail or colossal win). Turns out...I’m on the WTF line.

Seriously, what the hell is season two? It’s like the writers decided to throw out all their talent and lazy back on all the music thrown their way. I mean my God men, just because Katy Perry let you use her songs doesn’t mean you thug her video too i.e. the fireworks gig. Where the hell did that come from anyway? There were tons or at least two other scenes it would have worked with but no, you waste it on Rachel feeling sorry for herself because Finn cheated on a colleague with his ex girlfriend. Seriously Ryan Murphy; that’s not only a douche move; it’s just plain boring.

This season should have explored relationships further that weren’t in focus in season one like Tina and Mike (who share a name. Talk about Google-fail Murphy/Falchuk) and Artie dealing with school as a paraplegic and Puck and his wannabe-not-really-delinquent self. Mercedes and her Ephy (Dreamgirls) status.

Instead, they throw in a sexual harassment as a first kiss, chickening out as a solution; a new all boy school; another Glee club member (who couldn’t be anyone’s competition hence not a threat to anyone on the Glee club) a random wedding and girls being unable to do anything but lie down while the men do everything (superbowl game). The only good thing they did in season two was bring Biste in but even that is tainted by her lack of confidence in anything but football and unflattering shorts.

Dear Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, you may never read this but it needs to be out there or else I’ll just bore people who don’t even watch it with my griping (thank goodness for blogging).

Season two; thumbs down.

Faithfully;

Hinged.