Glee 104 Preggers
Oct. 6th, 2009 01:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
noracharlesAnother enjoyable and very funny episode. So much was going on I could barely keep up. Rachel, I still love you most of all, but Sue is too awesome for words.
This episode, Kurt had a storyline! Kurt, you haven't won me over yet, you're still a bit too impassive and affected for my taste, but I did cheer for you, and cry a bit when you once again showed your enormous courage, and came out to your dad. Yay Kurt!
New storylines:
Kurt kicks ass!
Quinn is pregnant, but this storyline is all about Finn and Puck? Oh, Puck, you're a jerk, but your vulnerability and neediness when you fear Finn might love Quinn or Kurt more than you does humanize you. You have a cute smile, and I look forward to seeing you in the show choir. But show, you suck for making Quinn's problem all about the guys.
Sue continues being awesome, now on local TV! And now she has even more motivation for destroying the show choir.
Sandy is back in school! There can never be too much Sandy. I loved his sexy kimono, showing off his sexy toned legs. And of course, the pristine pastel sweater casually and elegantly slung around his shoulders.
Old storylines:
Ken and Emma are still dating, still awkward around each other.
Terri is still faking her pregnancy, now with Kendra's "help", and a different plot to get a baby.
Finn suspects that Kurt has feelings for him. I can't think he figured that out for himself, it must have been Puck's comments that put the thought in his head.
Puck liking the MILFs gets a mention.
No news on Quinn and Santana vs. Sue. No Howard.
Bechdel tests:
Not a very good episode for female characters and characters of color. The percentages of female characters and characters of color with dialogue continue to be good, but there were only two conversations between women, only one of them not about a male. Once again, no conversations between characters of color.
Female characters:
Sue had a major storyline, the same as always: winning, but this time her TV job is in jeopardy if she doesn't sabotage glee club!
Rachel and Tina had a minor storyline, as they both wanted the same solo, but they were really just pawns in the game between Sue and Will.
Quinn nearly disappeared out of her own unwanted pregnancy story, when it was all about Finn and Puck's relationship, but she did have the only female to female conversation not about a male when her story intersected with Terri's.
Characters of color:
Mercedes was barely in the episode, and Santana not at all. Howard was also not there.
Tina had a solo! Not much of a story, though.
Figgins has beautiful legs and surprisingly powerful stomach muscles, but he was just a pawn in the Sue vs. Will game.
No storylines for characters with disabilities.
This episode, Kurt had a storyline! Kurt, you haven't won me over yet, you're still a bit too impassive and affected for my taste, but I did cheer for you, and cry a bit when you once again showed your enormous courage, and came out to your dad. Yay Kurt!
New storylines:
Kurt kicks ass!
Quinn is pregnant, but this storyline is all about Finn and Puck? Oh, Puck, you're a jerk, but your vulnerability and neediness when you fear Finn might love Quinn or Kurt more than you does humanize you. You have a cute smile, and I look forward to seeing you in the show choir. But show, you suck for making Quinn's problem all about the guys.
Sue continues being awesome, now on local TV! And now she has even more motivation for destroying the show choir.
Sandy is back in school! There can never be too much Sandy. I loved his sexy kimono, showing off his sexy toned legs. And of course, the pristine pastel sweater casually and elegantly slung around his shoulders.
Old storylines:
Ken and Emma are still dating, still awkward around each other.
Terri is still faking her pregnancy, now with Kendra's "help", and a different plot to get a baby.
Finn suspects that Kurt has feelings for him. I can't think he figured that out for himself, it must have been Puck's comments that put the thought in his head.
Puck liking the MILFs gets a mention.
No news on Quinn and Santana vs. Sue. No Howard.
Bechdel tests:
| Episode | Speaking characters | Female characters | F-Bechdel | Characters of color | R-Bechdel |
| 101 | 19 | 8 (42%) | Pass, 2 out of 3 conversations | 6 (32%) | Fail, 0 conversations |
| 102 | 21 | 11 (52%) | Pass, 6 out of 8 conversations | 6 (29%) | Fail, 0 conversations |
| 103 | 26 | 12 (46%) | Pass, 4 out of 8 conversations | 9 (35%) | Fail, 0 out of 1 conversation |
| 104 | 21 | 10 (48%) | Pass, 1 out of 2 conversations | 5 (24%) | Fail, 0 conversations |
Not a very good episode for female characters and characters of color. The percentages of female characters and characters of color with dialogue continue to be good, but there were only two conversations between women, only one of them not about a male. Once again, no conversations between characters of color.
Female characters:
Sue had a major storyline, the same as always: winning, but this time her TV job is in jeopardy if she doesn't sabotage glee club!
Rachel and Tina had a minor storyline, as they both wanted the same solo, but they were really just pawns in the game between Sue and Will.
Quinn nearly disappeared out of her own unwanted pregnancy story, when it was all about Finn and Puck's relationship, but she did have the only female to female conversation not about a male when her story intersected with Terri's.
Characters of color:
Mercedes was barely in the episode, and Santana not at all. Howard was also not there.
Tina had a solo! Not much of a story, though.
Figgins has beautiful legs and surprisingly powerful stomach muscles, but he was just a pawn in the Sue vs. Will game.
No storylines for characters with disabilities.