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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are now watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He's on thin ice. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that the only solution is running away, especially if they're doing this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to an expensive private school. Burt and Carol don't even have the tuition money for Dalton themselves. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too, and tuition for a private school can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far. And if he's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are now watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He's on thin ice. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that the only solution is running away, especially if they're doing this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to an expensive private school. Burt and Carol don't even have the tuition money for Dalton themselves. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too, and tuition for a private school can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far. And if he's Kurt's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are now watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He's on thin ice. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that the only solution is running away, especially if they're doing this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to an expensive private school. Burt and Carol don't have the tuition money for Dalton themselves. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too, and tuition for a private school can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far. And if he's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are now watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He's on thin ice. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that the only solution is running away, especially if they're doing this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to an expensive private school. Burt and Carol don't even have the tuition money for Dalton themselves. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too, and tuition for a private school can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far. And if he's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He'd be foolish to keep bullying the Glee club. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that the only solution is running away (Especially if they're doing this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to an expensive private school). Plus, Burt and Carol don't seem to have the tuition money for Dalton just laying around. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too, and tuition for a private school like Dalton can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far. And if he's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are now watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He'd be foolish to keep bullying the Glee club.He's on thin ice. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that the only solution is running away (Especially away, especially if they're doing this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to an expensive private school). Plus, school. Burt and Carol don't seem to have the tuition money for Dalton just laying around.themselves. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too, and tuition for a private school like Dalton can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far. And if he's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He'd be foolish to keep bullying the Glee club. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that gays are weak-willed and cowardly, and that the only solution is running away. Especially when Kurt has been doing a great job averting that so far. Not to mention, Burt and Carol don't seem to have the tuition money for Dalton just laying around. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too? I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He'd be foolish to keep bullying the Glee club. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that gays are weak-willed and cowardly, and that the only solution is running away. Especially when Kurt has been away (Especially if they're doing a great job averting that so far. this bullying storyline for the kids watching. Not every gay teen can go off to mention, an expensive private school). Plus, Burt and Carol don't seem to have the tuition money for Dalton just laying around. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too? too, and tuition for a private school like Dalton can easily equal a new house in a couple years. I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far.far. And if he's that worried about his safety, show him taking Karate lessons or something. Let him take his protection into his own hands rather than hiding behind the straight boys.
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* Quinn and Sam got engaged. Now I get that's it's just a promise ring, so no need to point that out. But the fact that Sam got down on one knee and asked the girl he wasn't even officially dating yet (which also made no sense continuity wise but I concede) and had only known for 6 weeks and said that one day he wanted to marry her was just bizarre. And that Quinn, who is typically one of the most level-headed people on the show, agreed at the end was even weirder. Sam is a sixteen year old boy who went to an all boys school, he's not in love, he's probably just never had a serious girlfriend before! Plus that the scene before he did it involved him basically saying "I want to be popular more than anything" and that makes it seem like that's the only reason he's after Quinn. Plus previous statements from her make it seem like that's the only reason she likes him too. To top it off the way he proposed was way creepier than I think it was meant to be. Maybe they're trying for a whole CantBuyMeLove story for those two but if they are a proposal should have come much later.
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* Now I get that's it's just a promise ring, so no need to point that out. But the fact that Sam got down on one knee and asked the girl he wasn't even officially dating yet (which also made no sense continuity wise but I concede) and had only known for 6 weeks and said that one day he wanted to marry her was just bizarre. And that Quinn, who is typically one of the most level-headed people on the show, agreed at the end was even weirder. Sam is a sixteen year old boy who went to an all boys school, he's not in love, he's probably just never had a serious girlfriend before! Plus that the scene before he did it involved him basically saying "I want to be popular more than anything" and that makes it seem like that's the only reason he's after Quinn. Plus previous statements from her make it seem like that's the only reason she likes him too. To top it off the way he proposed was way creepier than I think it was meant to be. Maybe they're trying for a whole CantBuyMeLove story for those two but if they are a proposal should have come much later.
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**That's all true, but that still doesn't change the fact that a wedding is not the time or place to heap praises on someone besides the couple. That's ''their'' day. Social Grace 101.
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* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He'd be foolish to keep bullying the Glee club. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that gays are weak-willed and cowardly, and that the only solution is running away. Especially when Kurt has been doing a great job averting that so far. Not to mention, Burt and Carol don't seem to have the tuition money for Dalton just laying around. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too? I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far.
* Doesn't Kurt's transferring to Dalton COMPLETELY contradict the moral of "Never Been Kissed"? It doesn't even seem necessary. Karofsky almost got expelled for his bullying. People are watching him at school, at home, and on the football team. He'd be foolish to keep bullying the Glee club. '''Kurt fucking won.''' He didn't have to go anywhere. All this does is [[UnfortunateImplications send a bad message]] that gays are weak-willed and cowardly, and that the only solution is running away. Especially when Kurt has been doing a great job averting that so far. Not to mention, Burt and Carol don't seem to have the tuition money for Dalton just laying around. They had to spend their honeymoon money which they'd been saving for awhile. What are they gonna do next year and the year after? Especially if they're buying a new house too? I acknowledge that Kurt might have the understandable fear of being not only physically but sexually assaulted, but I think even Karofsky knows not to take it that far.
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*** And the fans are developing an habit of making Kurt wrong by default. Yes, Kurt and Mercedes are BFFs. but they're not each other ONLY friend. Mercedes has also both Tina and Quinn, but no one seems to blame them for neglecting Mercedes. [[FridgeBrilliance Could it be that Mercedes was actually feeling out because all her friends were getting in relationships?]]
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*** Working backwards: A death threat ''is'' verbal abuse unless it is ''very obviously'' used teasingly between friends. The internet turns people into assholes, that's what we call GIFT. Quinn and the others did NOT have a point when they were cyber-bullying Rachel, her voice is spectacular. Sue, while a bully, is also as close to a regular villain as the show gets, as well as being both insightful and genuinely funny. She gets immunity from the fans because she's so cartoonish that it really doesn't matter what she says. It doesn't hurt that Jane Lynch is just so damn likeable. Puck is not especially "cool" [[DracoInLeatherPants but he is attractive,]] which is where that comes from. Kurt being thrown into a dumpster is funny both because of how nonchalant ''he'' is about it (he practically helps them), ''and'' how nonchalant the other guys are about Schue walking past them. It's the same principle that makes the old Looney Tunes shorts with the wolf and the sheepdog so funny; they're going to do unspeakable things to each other throughout the day, but are chummy towards each other after the whistle blows. It's so absurd it makes us laugh. The fact that you can point out that the kids sometimes show that it gets to them proves that the show ''doesn't'' "make light" of bullying. Also, you're misusing "glorifying." It doesn't give the bullies cart blanche, but it ''does'' matter that the kids just ignore them, because if you ignore the bullies they lose. Haven't you seen the PSAs? Karofsky's issues turned out to be a little deeper than most bullies, but we didn't know that until very recently. Being accepted is a factor in their wanting to be popular, but it's also the major driving factor behind ''everyone'' desire to be popular. Come on, who ''didn't'' felt like an outcast in high school? It's typical high school behaviour. Parental defenestration is something very different from high school bullying. Don't get me wrong, neither of them is a good thing, but they are very different (although I thank you for allowing me to use the word "defenestration" in an actual conversation). And finally, I have a weird thing about names. Some people need to be called by their last name, and some need to be called by ''both'' their first and last names together (and not to differentiate between people with the same first name, just because). Calling Karofsky by his first name just seems wrong to me. It would be like referring to the characters of House by their first names. There's nothing really ''wrong'' with calling him Dave, I just don't think it fits his character very well (might also have something to do with playing a character named Dave with the complete opposite personality for a drama project in high school, but that's only a little bit of it).
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*** I use Dave instead of Karofsky due to the fact that Dave is so much easier to type. If I use his last name, it becomes a case of having to look it up every single time or trying to remember not to copy anything else so that I can paste it. To me, it doesn't matter if the ones being bullied take it that seriously or not. A person shouldn't have their physical automony disrepected without a very good reason nor should they be verbally belittled. I once read about a girl who was thrown through a window by her father; she didn't think it was a big deal, but most people correctly realised it was. I'd also argue that while the kids are good at shaking the bullying off, there have been signs that it does get to them and that their desire for popularity is more due to the fact that the popular kids aren't put through the things they are. As far as glorifying bullying, well, I think the fact Glee tries to present most cases of bullying as either funny or as something that isn't a big deal does in a way glorify it. I've read message boards and recaps where people talked about how funny Kurt being thrown into a dumpster was, how cool Sue and Puck were, and how Quinn and the others had a point when they cyber-bullied Rachel. Bullying is a bigger deal than many people are willing to realise and admit. I also believe that jumping on a death threat, which, many people in healthy relationships are guilty of, rather than actual physical and verbal abuse is odd and a show of bad priorties.
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*** My point is coming across badly, but: I do understand Dave's threat was wrong. I have no problem with Kurt taking it seriously and being written as terrified. It wasn't a joke or a spur-of-the moment fit of anger that will soon be forgotten. He has hurt Kurt before and was threatening even more harm. However, it angers me that many people either find the bullying funny or are apathetic to it but get so worked up over something that, devoid of proper context, is frankly mild. Dave wasn't even touching Kurt; he didn't threaten to rape, waterboard, and kill Kurt by [insert gruesome method]. He said, paraphrased, "If you tell anyone, I'll kill you." I've been complaining about the show's attempts to trivialise, minimise, and at times, glorify bullying ever since it came out, and I feel that people should have been more condemning of Dave and the other bullies long before the threat was ever uttered.
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*** My point is coming across badly, but: I do understand Dave's threat was wrong. I have no problem with Kurt taking it seriously and being written as terrified. It wasn't a joke or a spur-of-the moment fit of anger that will soon be forgotten. He has hurt Kurt before and was threatening even more harm. However, it angers me that many people either find the bullying funny or are apathetic to it but get so worked up over something that, devoid of proper context, is frankly mild. Dave wasn't even touching Kurt; he didn't threaten to rape, waterboard, and kill Kurt by [insert gruesome method]. He said, paraphrased, "If you tell anyone, I'll kill you." I've been complaining about the show's attempts to trivialise, minimise, and at times, glorify bullying ever since it came out, and I feel that people should have been more condemning of Dave and the other bullies long before the threat was ever uttered. uttered.
*** Before I start, let me get something clear: Glee has NEVER glorified bullying. The only sympathetic character who regularly bullies people is Puck, because he feels like the world has given up on him and stopped paying attention, a form of social bullying itself. And Artie's helping him move on from that anyway. Now that that's out of the way, the reason the show has never condemned bullying in the past is because the characters have usually just shrugged it off. Finn's initial problems with Karofsky and the plot of ''Theatricality'' notwithstanding, the glee kids never seemed to care about being slushied etc. past the fact that it meant they were unpopular. Kurt himself was so nonchalant about being tossed in a dumpster early on that his only concern was for his jacket and/or bag. However, this season has made it clear that [[ItGotWorse it's getting worse.]] Karofsky is specifically targeting Kurt, and his bullying has become much more brutal in nature. People are latching on to the threat because it's one of the very few things he's actually ''said'' to Kurt. His abuse is almost entirely physical, so the one bit of ''verbal'' abuse that Kurt actually takes seriously and is scared of is easier to talk about because you can say more about it than "Karofsky threw Kurt against the locker even harder than usual that time." You say that people should have been condemning Karofsky (I refuse to use his first name) since the beginning, but it's difficult to really do that when he a) appeared very irregularly (only three episodes in the first season), and b) the other characters either didn't care or (in Finn's case) stood up to him. No one EVER said that what he was doing wasn't wrong, but his victims mostly ignored him, so the audience did too. The first time anyone even ''considered'' the idea that Karofsky might not be so bad (which, for the record, I find ridiculous) was when he kissed Kurt. It was in the very next episode that he issued the now-infamous death threat, so I really don't know where you got the impression that people were trivializing, minimizing, or glorifying Karofsky's actions. I hope I've made myself clear that, for the first two, it was because he was seen as little more than a pest, and for the last that it never happened to begin with (until the FanDumb saw ''Never Been Kissed'').
*** Before I start, let me get something clear: Glee has NEVER glorified bullying. The only sympathetic character who regularly bullies people is Puck, because he feels like the world has given up on him and stopped paying attention, a form of social bullying itself. And Artie's helping him move on from that anyway. Now that that's out of the way, the reason the show has never condemned bullying in the past is because the characters have usually just shrugged it off. Finn's initial problems with Karofsky and the plot of ''Theatricality'' notwithstanding, the glee kids never seemed to care about being slushied etc. past the fact that it meant they were unpopular. Kurt himself was so nonchalant about being tossed in a dumpster early on that his only concern was for his jacket and/or bag. However, this season has made it clear that [[ItGotWorse it's getting worse.]] Karofsky is specifically targeting Kurt, and his bullying has become much more brutal in nature. People are latching on to the threat because it's one of the very few things he's actually ''said'' to Kurt. His abuse is almost entirely physical, so the one bit of ''verbal'' abuse that Kurt actually takes seriously and is scared of is easier to talk about because you can say more about it than "Karofsky threw Kurt against the locker even harder than usual that time." You say that people should have been condemning Karofsky (I refuse to use his first name) since the beginning, but it's difficult to really do that when he a) appeared very irregularly (only three episodes in the first season), and b) the other characters either didn't care or (in Finn's case) stood up to him. No one EVER said that what he was doing wasn't wrong, but his victims mostly ignored him, so the audience did too. The first time anyone even ''considered'' the idea that Karofsky might not be so bad (which, for the record, I find ridiculous) was when he kissed Kurt. It was in the very next episode that he issued the now-infamous death threat, so I really don't know where you got the impression that people were trivializing, minimizing, or glorifying Karofsky's actions. I hope I've made myself clear that, for the first two, it was because he was seen as little more than a pest, and for the last that it never happened to begin with (until the FanDumb saw ''Never Been Kissed'').
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*** My point is coming across badly, but: I do understand Dave's threat was wrong. I have no problem with Kurt taking it seriously and being written as terrified. It wasn't a joke or a spur-of-the moment fit of anger that will soon be forgotten. He has hurt Kurt before and was threatening even more harm. However, it angers me that many people either find the bullying funny or are apathetic to it but get so worked up over something that, devoid of proper context, is frankly mild. Dave wasn't even touching Kurt; he didn't threaten to rape, waterboard, and kill Kurt by [insert gruesome method]. He said, paraphrased, "If you tell anyone, I'll kill you." I've been complaining about the show's attempts to trivialise, minimise, and at times, glorify bullying ever since it came out, and I feel that people should have been more condemning of Dave and the other bullies long before the threat was ever uttered.
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* Entertainment Weekly says that Kurt is one of the most socially relevant characters on TV in years. Apparently you can only be a socially relevant gay character in this day and age is if you're a greatly exaggerated CampGay. Cue head on wall.
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**** Already happened as Hulu is a joint venture of Fox, ABC(Disney), and NBC. That said, there probably still won't be big ticket Hulu only stuff and generally, Hulu tends to get things on a huge delay anyway so that first-sale markets (TV, concerts,etc) get their goodies first.
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**** Pretty much every TV show will have several episodes that focus on one character. It doesn't make them a BlackHoleSue.
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** Agreed. Statistically, there are probably several gay guys at McKinley, and not just on the cheerleading squad. The key word in situations like these is "openly".
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** I think some perspective is needed here. Kurt is a sixteen year old boy who is being systematically bullied violently, emotionally and in a way that resembles sexual harrassment. To say that crying is 'weak' and 'uke' and to imply that he somehow needs to be stronger is pretty insulting and victim blaming. Also, Kurt got nearly NO positive reinforcement last series outside of a few specific characters, whereas people like Finn got half the series dedicated to how awesome they are and how sad their girlfriends lying to them is and how the club literally depends on them. This series, it's his turn to have people go actually, Kurt, you're part of our family too. They're just spreading it around a bit.
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** That's always bugged me about him. His character is so passive most of the time. It seems like every episode, someone is either defending him or making some heartwarming outreach to him. But the number of times he's actually done that to someone else are way fewer.
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** Am I the only person who felt like Kurt suffered from in-universe {{Ukefication}} this episode? It's understandable that the whole Karofsky issue would upset him and reveal his vulnerabilities, but it seemed like every other scene he appeared in had him crying or otherwise looking like a delicate flower to drum up sympathy for the character. Meanwhile a lot of the other scenes looked as if they were trying to play up his innocent CuteShotaroBoy look with the lighting and angles and expressions, which ends up being a bit creepy instead now that his actor looks [[{{Bishonen}} older]]. Plus the whole "Porcelain" comment? Unless it was supposed to be massive LampshadeHanging or sarcasm he's shown himself to be anything but. I like Kurt and I would be pleased that he's getting more screen time but not if they [[CharacterDerailment derail him]] from the snarky wit that made him entertaining in the first place in order to turn him into TheMessiah.
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**** I think they way Glee is going each season will have at least one major MarySue (or Character arc, depending on your point of view) of some fashion. In the first season it was Rachel (Kurt too, but for the most part the focus was on her). In season 2 it's clearly Kurt. Season 3 may choose to focus closely on another character and give them a ton of attention and development.
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*** I most defend Kurt and feel that the ND was awesome, but good lord the wedding was awkward and weird to watch.
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** While it was... well annoying, let's face it: It was completely in character. I was more annoyed that Mercedes wasn't invinted (or created the whole thing herself), dating a football player or not, she still suppose to be Kurt's bestfriend / FagHag.
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*** Sure he's a BlackHoleSue, simply because for the last 2 or 3 episodes every important plot point has been about him in some way. The world revolves around Kurt and that's all that's needed.
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**If you watch the scene again, Quinn's initial reaction is to point out the same arguments as you did. It's only later that she changes her mind about wearing the ring. To this troper, Sam definitely got carried away, but he's essentially trying to say that he's going to try and take their relationship seriously. Earlier in the episode, Quinn denies that they're dating (despite all evidence to the contrary), so her putting the ring on is essentially saying that she won't run away from relationships anymore, and is going to take it seriously too. As for the popularity thing, I saw it less as "Sam wants Quinn because he wants to be popular" and more "Sam wants to be popular because he doesn't think he deserves Quinn otherwise".
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* Quinn and Sam got engaged. Now I get that's it's just a promise ring, so no need to point that out. But the fact that Sam got down on one knee and asked the girl he wasn't even officially dating yet (which also made no sense continuity wise but I concede) and had only known for 6 weeks and said that one day he wanted to marry her was just bizarre. And that Quinn, who is typically one of the most level-headed people on the show, agreed at the end was even weirder. Sam is a sixteen year old boy who went to an all boys school, he's not in love, he's probably just never had a serious girlfriend before! Plus that the scene before he did it involved him basically saying "I want to be popular more than anything" and that makes it seem like that's the only reason he's after Quinn. Plus previous statements from her make it seem like that's the only reason she likes him too. To top it off the way he proposed was way creepier than I think it was meant to be. Maybe they're trying for a whole CantBuyMeLove story for those two but if they are a proposal should have come much later.
** Plus what happened to the Quinn and Puck storyline. Didn't he say he loved her in Journey? Why haven't they even talked since then?
** Plus what happened to the Quinn and Puck storyline. Didn't he say he loved her in Journey? Why haven't they even talked since then?
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*** Actually, no. Minor swearing in songs on the radio is really common. And it's a moot point anyway, because the Glee cast doesn't get radio play to begin with.
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*** The boy who is about to become her stepson is in the middle of a major crisis and you think she ''isn't'' going to run to his aid? If there is one thing we know about Burt Hummel, it's that his son is number 1 in his life. Accepting Kurt publicly and unconditionally is one of the greatest proofs that Carol loves Burt. As for the song and dance, Glee is a musical. That's the kind of thing the show does. If there's any way at all to fit a song in, the characters will do it.
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* Rachel to Santana: "You don't have a boyfriend on the football team, so gtfo." It's possible Rachel was still pissed at Santana for trying to claw her eyes out last ep, but that was still a cold thing to say when their primary concern was helping Kurt.
