Glee 108 Mash-Up
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noracharlesMike and Matt are chopped liver. Finn can't sing a solo because he has something in his eye, Artie has to play the bass, and Puck doesn't like the song. So obviously Will has to sing it himself - Kurt, Mike and Matt aren't asked, but at least Kurt gets lines.
I liked Puck having a storyline this episode, even if there wasn't much to it. And I liked Sue's dancing with Will; I don't know much about dancing, but the choreography was more the same sex style than the traditional style, wasn't it? The zoot suit didn't look as good on her as her many designer track suits do, but I love the fact that she wore it. And the way she took Rod cheating on her was bad ass.
Other than that, there wasn't much to like in the episode. I was entertained, but I found myself enjoying costumes, make-up and extras in the background more than the main action. I'm getting tired of the Emma/Ken storyline, and the Finn/Quinn and popularity/slushie throwing storylines were boring and kind of dumb. I didn't think Kurt was cool for throwing the slushie in his own face; though I can respect him for wanting to save Finn from a beating, I hate that martyr crap. I didn't even like the glee club throwing their slushies on Will, though he did ask for it by telling Quinn it was all right if she had slushies thrown on her every day. Dumb ass.
Female characters:
Emma is still using Ken, but she didn't try to kiss Will or overtly flirt with him, so that's nice. But her feelings were just a mcguffin for the Ken vs. Will storyline. (Also, Emma doesn't know the train is just for church, you take if off before dancing. I find that very unrealistic.)
Sue had a date and fell in love. Yay Sue! It was an excuse to get her rivalry with Will out of the way for the Ken vs. Will storyline, but it did have some substance to it.
Rachel made out with Puck, but it was mostly about Puck's dilemma.
Quinn wanted to be popular again, part of the Finn and Puck want to stay popular storyline.
I'm not even sure if this episode passes the Bechdel test. There were no conversations between female characters, but there was Sue snarling at Quinn that she was off the cheerios. I gave it a "pass?"
Characters of color:
Ken is jealous of Will, and tries to sabotage glee club. And maybe he's also trying to give Emma an ultimatum, by asking her to give in on the song choice. I hope he realizes that he can't live with the way she's treating him and breaks it off before she hurts him too badly. Mostly this was set-up for the Puck and Finn have to choose storyline, and for Emma and Will have to dance and flirt storyline.
Another big second premise race-Bechdel fail. I found Will taking the solo from Mike and Matt particularly offensive and stupid. It doesn't even make sense: on the story level, he's their teacher, they're the ones who're supposed to practice singing; on the meta level, we see plenty of Matthew Morrison shaking his booty in the Will/Emma scenes, while Dijon Talton and Harry Shum are both smoking hot and we barely get to see them standing there out of focus in the background. I don't even think Matt has been officially referred to by name yet, has he?
Characters with disabilities:
Emma had the usual love triangle storyline.
Artie had no storyline.
Bechdel tests:
I liked Puck having a storyline this episode, even if there wasn't much to it. And I liked Sue's dancing with Will; I don't know much about dancing, but the choreography was more the same sex style than the traditional style, wasn't it? The zoot suit didn't look as good on her as her many designer track suits do, but I love the fact that she wore it. And the way she took Rod cheating on her was bad ass.
Other than that, there wasn't much to like in the episode. I was entertained, but I found myself enjoying costumes, make-up and extras in the background more than the main action. I'm getting tired of the Emma/Ken storyline, and the Finn/Quinn and popularity/slushie throwing storylines were boring and kind of dumb. I didn't think Kurt was cool for throwing the slushie in his own face; though I can respect him for wanting to save Finn from a beating, I hate that martyr crap. I didn't even like the glee club throwing their slushies on Will, though he did ask for it by telling Quinn it was all right if she had slushies thrown on her every day. Dumb ass.
Female characters:
Emma is still using Ken, but she didn't try to kiss Will or overtly flirt with him, so that's nice. But her feelings were just a mcguffin for the Ken vs. Will storyline. (Also, Emma doesn't know the train is just for church, you take if off before dancing. I find that very unrealistic.)
Sue had a date and fell in love. Yay Sue! It was an excuse to get her rivalry with Will out of the way for the Ken vs. Will storyline, but it did have some substance to it.
Rachel made out with Puck, but it was mostly about Puck's dilemma.
Quinn wanted to be popular again, part of the Finn and Puck want to stay popular storyline.
I'm not even sure if this episode passes the Bechdel test. There were no conversations between female characters, but there was Sue snarling at Quinn that she was off the cheerios. I gave it a "pass?"
Characters of color:
Ken is jealous of Will, and tries to sabotage glee club. And maybe he's also trying to give Emma an ultimatum, by asking her to give in on the song choice. I hope he realizes that he can't live with the way she's treating him and breaks it off before she hurts him too badly. Mostly this was set-up for the Puck and Finn have to choose storyline, and for Emma and Will have to dance and flirt storyline.
Another big second premise race-Bechdel fail. I found Will taking the solo from Mike and Matt particularly offensive and stupid. It doesn't even make sense: on the story level, he's their teacher, they're the ones who're supposed to practice singing; on the meta level, we see plenty of Matthew Morrison shaking his booty in the Will/Emma scenes, while Dijon Talton and Harry Shum are both smoking hot and we barely get to see them standing there out of focus in the background. I don't even think Matt has been officially referred to by name yet, has he?
Characters with disabilities:
Emma had the usual love triangle storyline.
Artie had no storyline.
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 |
| 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 |
| 107 | 18 | 10 (56%) | Pass, 5 out of ? conversations | 6 (33%) | Fail, 0 conversations |
| 108 | 16 | 7 (44%) | Pass?, 1 out of 1 one-sided conversation | 4 (25%) | Fail, 0 conversations |