Glee - General Discussion

[mizuryuu]

I have to say that as much as I want to support Kurt, I have to say that Kurt's dad was in the right... I am pretty sure that no parent would be happy that someone that their child has romantic feelings for had spent the night in their child's bed...

[jjose712]

But his dad was a lot less worried when he found Kurt with Britanny in the same room

[Bonobochick]

As mizuryuu stated, ROMANTIC feelings

[Zathras]

Hmm. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet. Sounds ... interesting. I'm curious exactly how it all unfolds to prompt that article.

[jjose712]

Feb 23, 2011 18:46:15 GMT -5 Bonobochick said:

As mizuryuu stated, ROMANTIC feelings

If my memory didn't fail, Kurt and Britanny were kissing and on the bed when he found them.
In my opinion was not the romantic part of catching Blaine on his son's bed (totally clothed) what annoyed him.

And of course Burt has a point, but i don't know why he didn't react the same way the other time

[Brechtje]

I think when he found Kurt with Brittany, he knew this was Kurt searching for something and that it did not really meant something. I actually think Burt had every right to be upset with Kurt. No parent wants their child to have sex under their roof.
If I were Kurt, though, I would definetly have brought up the Brittany fiasco. (Or say what my ex-boyfriend said to his mom back when we were 16, "the only thing you're preventing is us literally SLEEPING next to each other. If we want to have sex we'll do it without a sleepover" ;D).

On the other hand, the Brittany fiasco also made me dislike Kurt's reaction towards Blaine and Rachel. He had that thing with Brittany going on a year ago, why wouldn't Blaine be allowed to experiment a little?
But oh, so many things were wrong about that conversation.
Kurt should've let Blaine figure things out without calling him out on it, but Blaine really upset me when he compared Kurt to Karofsky.

But boy, Darren blew me away yet again, as ever. I'm pretty sure I'm going to faint when I see him live at the O2 arena in London!

[jjose712]

Well, Kurt wasn't with Brittany because he thought he could be bi, he was with her because he wanted to be the son his father wanted, and i think his reaction has to do with the fact that he like Blaine.
I hope the show drop this stupid storylines that can make real damage on the characters, and start to improve in the continuity of the storylines, because right now i'm more interested in Karofsky than in Kurt and Blaine

[LadyArmand]

Kurt wasn't experimenting. He knew he was gay, he accepted he was gay. What he was doing with Britanny, was trying to get his father's attention and gain his approval because he was jealous of the attention he was paying to Fin at the time. To Kurt the attention his father was paying to Fin was like telling him that's the kind of son he wished he had. Fin and Burt have alot in common not the least of which being they're striaght. Kurt wanted to be part of that so he tried to twist himself into a shape he thought would be more acctable to his father.

And while Burt was right in theroy about not wanting Kurt having a sleep over with someone he might have romantic (sexual) feelings for I think Kurt had a point to. Which is that while Burt has always been very supportive of his son and accepting of his homosexuality. It appears to Kurt that he only accepts it in theroy and not in practice.

[Zathras]

Finally got around to watching it.

Wow, Blaine comparing Kurt to Karovsky was asinine. I'm okay with the idea of Blaine questioning his sexuality, but the way the whole "questioning" thing was handled and wrapped up in the last 2 minutes was pitiful. I can't really take Glee seriously (they don't seem to take themselves seriously, either), and this theme certainly didn't help. It's entertaining in its own way, but I doubt I'll find serious drama here.

I loved Kurt's "Blaine is the first in a long line of conflicted men that you will date that will later turn out to be only the most flaming of homosexuals." ;D

As I haven't watched very many eps of Glee, I can't comment on past history. Based mainly on watching this ep, I think that, while both Kurt and Burt had some valid points, they both came off very poorly in that scene. As a father, I wouldn't expect Burt to be happy with Kurt having a guy sleep over in his bed, despite the fact that nothing happened. Kurt had a point about how Burt approaches his being gay, but he didn't really come across very well in my mind.

[Nitty]

Awww! They are precious.





I cannot wait until Tuesday!

[aliceg]

Just watched the new episode!! Tell me again, why aren't Blaine and Kurt together?? It just seems odd, because it is obvious they both fancy each other but it feels that the writers are keeping them apart just for the sake of it!!

^^Thanks for the pics, they are totally adorable!!!

[flippav2]

this episode was mixed for me- I'm still bemused as to why they keep allowing guest stars to dominate, but that's just my personal gripe I guess. But many things to love this time:

loved that we finally heard Kurt sing again (I mean, I LOVE and adore Darren, I'm a Starkid from way back, but I've truly missed Kurt!), and all the stuff between them was spot on today (although I'm not convinced Blaine loves Kurt, but he obviously cares deeply)

LOVED Kurt's dad talking to him, that was wonderful and I might have even got a bit teary...

and Santana and Brittany got me teary too- for the first time ever I felt sorry for Santana- that was very brave of her to open up (and big brownie points to GLEE for keeping those issues of fear of peers at school at the fore)...

[aliceg]

^^ it is intriguing that you don't think that Blaine likes Kurt in a romantic way because I have always thought that something would develop between the two. Or maybe that is just my wishful thinking.

All the press associated with the couple was that they would eventually become romantically linked, eg, the pics that nitty posted. But that isn't transpiring into the storyline.

[AG]

I used to want Blaine and Kurt to get together too, but I think they dragged it out too long and I lost interest. But now it really makes me appreciate what a beautiful friendship they have and I kind of don't want them to date at this point...

Also, Kurt definitely needs to sing more - I missed his voice so much.

[jjose712]

I think we need to wait till they get apart, that will be the U turn of their storyline.

And Chris is simply the best male singer of this show, by far

[megala89]

I've been having really mixed feelings about Glee lately. I think there are really great elements of every episode, like the santana/brittany and kurt/blaine/burt storylines last night. The problem is that there's always way too much going on for me to really appreciate any of it. They need to learn to focus on just a couple stories per episode so they don't overwhelm their viewers so much. I also think having guest stars like Gwyneth who take over the entire episode is really annoying, because I really don't care about her character and I would rather they keep it simple and work on developments for the characters I do care about.

That being said, I agree that they've dragged the Kurt and Blaine story out too long and are really in danger of ruining it. But, I also agree that things may change when they're separated. It's inevitable that Kurt will eventually go back to McKinley and it will be really interesting to see how that effects their relationship. Maybe this is wishful thinking, but I just really want Blaine to miss Kurt and realize how much he loves him. What I really think they need right now, though, is to have some fun. I feel like all of their conversations are so serious and I just want to see them being teenagers. They should just spend all of their time singing flirty duets

[Nitty]

I don't think the writers are ruining Kurt/Blaine at all by dragging out their romantic relationship. After seeing how horribly all of the other couple's relationships have been handled, I'm actually really relieved that the writers are letting them build their friendship before throwing them together. They're allowing them to grow so that when they do date, their relationship will be one that will last. It's kinda crazy to me how everyone is so impatient; Kurt and Blaine haven't even known each other for that long.

[Zathras]

Yeah, Burt sitting down and having The Talk with Kurt was very nice . Kinda weird that Blaine of all people was the one to prod Burt into it.

I tend to think a Kurt/Blaine pairing would work well. They get along very well, and the Baby It's Cold Outside duet was incredibly flirty ;D. It doesn't bother me too much that they're taking their time going anywhere with it (assuming it's actually going anywhere ).

Santana/Brittany was good and bad at the same time. I liked that Santana opened up so much to Brittany (and put aside her b*tchy edge for a while), but it kind of seemed like Brittany didn't quite get it. This is probably going to sound harsh, but Brittany seems a little too dumb for her own good.

Mar 9, 2011 15:08:30 GMT -5 megala89 said:

The problem is that there's always way too much going on for me to really appreciate any of it. They need to learn to focus on just a couple stories per episode so they don't overwhelm their viewers so much.

Heh. Seems to me there are good sides and bad sides to that style. I remember when I first started watching The West Wing years ago, I thought that carrying so many stories in parallel (and jumping between them) was hard to follow , but I got the hang of it after a while. Glee kind of does the same thing. It helps advance a lot of stories and characters without letting any of them stagnate for weeks (like some other shows do), but it limits the storytelling time for any individual scene and can make it feel a bit rushed. I dunno, it must be hard to manage such a large ensemble cast.

[LadyArmand]

I didn’t think it was weird at all that the writers had Blaine be the one to prod Burt into giving the talk to Kurt. We saw that after Burt saw Blaine asleep in Kurt’s bed he was very uncomfortable with the actual sexual part of his son’s sexuality. The comment he made to Kurt about Brokeback Mountain also showed that while he’s very supportive of his son, he’s still uncomfortable with the details of his son’s sexuality. He would rather not know. But in deciding to not know the details, he’s left his son uneducated and vulnerable. Blaine right now is more privy to what Kurt is thinking in that regard. He also sees how uncomfortable Kurt is about the subject. Kurt is a romantic and that can get him taken advantage of at least and really physically and emotionally damaged at worst. And even if it’s not undying love yet he does care a great deal for Kurt and doesn’t want to see him get hurt. Or worse get involved with someone just who will use him because he doesn’t know any better. I think the writers wanted to show how deeply Blaine cares for Kurt and that while he admires the bond between Burt and Kurt he also might be a little jealous of it. He knew he had to find out about sex on his own, but knowing what he does about Kurt and Burt he understands that for Kurt to find out what he needs to know it would have to come from Burt, because Kurt wasn’t going to go looking for it on his own.

[Bonobochick]

Tom & Lorenzo's review of the latest episode "Sexy": tomandlorenzo2.blogspot.com/2011/03/glee-s2e15-sexy.html

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[megala89]

That review was interesting. It was like the exact opposite of what I thought (other than the Santana/Brittany stuff). I thought the stuff with Burt/Blaine/Kurt was great and the stuff with Gwyneth was a little boring. I think that's probably just because I don't really care about Mr. Schuester and his love life that much anymore.

[Nitty]

Mar 10, 2011 15:19:38 GMT -5 megala89 said:

That review was interesting. It was like the exact opposite of what I thought (other than the Santana/Brittany stuff). I thought the stuff with Burt/Blaine/Kurt was great and the stuff with Gwyneth was a little boring. I think that's probably just because I don't really care about Mr. Schuester and his love life that much anymore.

Ditto. I loved Gwyneth the first time she was a guest, but this time, I was so bored.

And the stuff the reviewers had to say about Kurt/Burt/Blaine? - so off the mark IMO. The talk that Burt gave Kurt my favorite scene of the episode.

[aliceg]

Mar 10, 2011 16:37:19 GMT -5 Nitty said:

And the stuff the reviewers had to say about Kurt/Burt/Blaine? - so off the mark IMO. The talk that Burt gave Kurt my favorite scene of the episode.

I absolutely loved the talk too. It gave another dimension to their relationship. It is weird when two people watch the same film/movie and have two completely different views about it!!

[LadyArmand]

Okay so I missed like the first like five or six minutes of Glee tonight. When I turned it on it was towards the end of Kurt singing Blackbird. Can someone tell me what the hell happened to make Blaine all of a sudden "get it"?

[Zathras]

Lol, I'd like to know that, too. I just caught a moment or two, and it looked interesting . I'm going to have to wait until it's up on Hulu to watch it, though.