It has been difficult to follow the episodes of "Glee" after the Super Bowl. USA Today's TV Critic Robert Bianco wrote an interesting review of "Glee" last Tuesday.
He said, "Yet sadly, somewhere around the time Kurt (Chris Colfer) exited the Glee club [at McKinley High School, and joined the Warblers]... the show seemed to lose its way and its balance. What had been a musical comedy with at least one toe dipped in real waters now seems to be an over-produced, overly Auto-Tuned variety show that exists merely to sell downloads of its covers..."
"Glee" used to be a show that advocate for minorities, or people with disability, which has made it different than any other shows. Nevertheless, today's "Glee" is nothing more than an animated jukebox.
The songs (Bianco called them "once the show's saving graces") were basically alright, it was the story that has become ridiculous and hence unbelievable. Audience may also find it shocking in the recent episodes that the Warblers and Blain (Darren Criss) simply dropped in a couple of acapellas in the middle of nowhere.
Sex education, alcohol awareness, homosexual love - just too much. It was almost like a hit-and-run attempt to carry these themes in a 45-minute episode. The overall story becomes irrelevant, episodes after episodes. For instance, Santana (Naya Rivera) is now in love with Brittany (Heather Morris), indeed classic.
Also, some plots are merely recycled ideas (Quinn, Rachel and Finn's rejuggling relationships).
It may be true that "Glee" has become one of those "too hot too fast" shows. With Holly Holiday's (guest Gwyneth Paltrow) comeback, "Glee" has shown a tendency to indulge in getting special guests to spice up their episodes. Let's just cross fingers that the producers are not thinking about doing so.
Not to forget - thanks Bianco for bringing that up - the nasty Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) whose character has become so intolerable. The latest episode showed Sue punching the drunk host at the Regional stage (adding to her history of pushing a teacher down the stairs, throwing students into lockers, attempting to fire Brittany off a canon, and so many more). Have not the producers thought about this question: What the audience are going to take away from those behaviors?
Most audience are not enjoying the violence and absurd incidents portrayed in "Glee." What some audience would like to see is the old "Glee" that makes their hearts beat (faster) when the cast uses music to define their feelings and character, the "Glee" that makes them feel connected to the cast's lives.
