Glee 106 Vitamin D
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noracharlesI enjoyed this guest star free episode very much!
It was very funny, all the storylines were good, and most of the non-main cast members had plenty of lines. I had hoped that we would have been introduced to the new glee club members, but I guess the writers don't want to confuse the viewers or lose momentum with the storylines unfolding already.
Sue is co-director of the glee club!
Quinn tries to blackmail or maybe just beg money from Terri, but Terri is too greedy and self-centered to understand what Quinn was doing - or maybe she just knows Quinn doesn't want to risk pissing her off.
Finn explicitly admits he wants to be with Rachel, and he may start looking for an excuse to break up with Quinn?
Quinn is not doing anything to antagonize Sue, but I think Sue no longer trusts her as a cheerio or as a minion.
Britney hung out with Kurt and Tina last episode, and again this one she, Santana and Quinn were hanging out with Tina, Mercedes and Rachel when they weren't even practicing!
Bechdel test:
Female characters:
This was a great episode for the ladies. Lots of use of all the glee club members who've had lines previously, and the competition between the girls and the boys, as well as Quinn and Terri's pregnancies gave the women lots of opportunities to talk about stuff that matters to them, other than men.
Sue provokes a power struggle between Terri and Emma. I do feel a bit sorry for Emma, it must not be easy to have a love life when she's afraid of being touched, but what she's doing to Ken is just not right.
Terri gives pseudoephedrine to the students. I actually liked the moralizing by Rachel. She was tempted, but her honor won! Rachel, I love you.
Characters of color:
Another second premise Bechdel test fail this episode. I had hoped that we would get some dialogue, or at least names, from the new glee club members from the football team, if not actual storylines for any of them. Maybe next week. But we did see them performing, with some focus on the dancing of one of the new guys.
Ken is manipulated by Terri into proposing to Emma. Poor Ken. And Howard is ordered to buy pseudoephedrine by Terri and gets arrested! Poor, poor Howard. I was really glad to see him again, and it couldn't have been under funnier circumstances. They were both only in the episode as pawns in Terri and Emma's power struggle, unfortunately.
Characters with disabilities:
Emma had a major storyline, and it was again partly about how she lives with her mental illness. She is a bad ass, and usually never lets anyone or anything get her down or keep her from doing what she wants to do; however, she may have settled for a man she doesn't love, because he can accept a non-physical relationship and is a good person. Two very important qualities, and maybe enough for happiness, if/when she gets over her crush?
Will did not cure anyone's mental illness, substance abuse problem or stuttering this episode, yay!
It was very funny, all the storylines were good, and most of the non-main cast members had plenty of lines. I had hoped that we would have been introduced to the new glee club members, but I guess the writers don't want to confuse the viewers or lose momentum with the storylines unfolding already.
Sue is co-director of the glee club!
Quinn tries to blackmail or maybe just beg money from Terri, but Terri is too greedy and self-centered to understand what Quinn was doing - or maybe she just knows Quinn doesn't want to risk pissing her off.
Finn explicitly admits he wants to be with Rachel, and he may start looking for an excuse to break up with Quinn?
Quinn is not doing anything to antagonize Sue, but I think Sue no longer trusts her as a cheerio or as a minion.
Britney hung out with Kurt and Tina last episode, and again this one she, Santana and Quinn were hanging out with Tina, Mercedes and Rachel when they weren't even practicing!
Bechdel test:
| 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 |
| 105 | 18 | 9 (50%) | Pass, 4 out of 4 conversations | 4 (22%) | Fail, 0 conversations |
| 106 | 16 | 9 (56%) | Pass, 6 out of 9 conversations | 6 (38%) | Fail, 0 conversations |
Female characters:
This was a great episode for the ladies. Lots of use of all the glee club members who've had lines previously, and the competition between the girls and the boys, as well as Quinn and Terri's pregnancies gave the women lots of opportunities to talk about stuff that matters to them, other than men.
Sue provokes a power struggle between Terri and Emma. I do feel a bit sorry for Emma, it must not be easy to have a love life when she's afraid of being touched, but what she's doing to Ken is just not right.
Terri gives pseudoephedrine to the students. I actually liked the moralizing by Rachel. She was tempted, but her honor won! Rachel, I love you.
Characters of color:
Another second premise Bechdel test fail this episode. I had hoped that we would get some dialogue, or at least names, from the new glee club members from the football team, if not actual storylines for any of them. Maybe next week. But we did see them performing, with some focus on the dancing of one of the new guys.
Ken is manipulated by Terri into proposing to Emma. Poor Ken. And Howard is ordered to buy pseudoephedrine by Terri and gets arrested! Poor, poor Howard. I was really glad to see him again, and it couldn't have been under funnier circumstances. They were both only in the episode as pawns in Terri and Emma's power struggle, unfortunately.
Characters with disabilities:
Emma had a major storyline, and it was again partly about how she lives with her mental illness. She is a bad ass, and usually never lets anyone or anything get her down or keep her from doing what she wants to do; however, she may have settled for a man she doesn't love, because he can accept a non-physical relationship and is a good person. Two very important qualities, and maybe enough for happiness, if/when she gets over her crush?
Will did not cure anyone's mental illness, substance abuse problem or stuttering this episode, yay!