Glee: Puppet Master (S.5, ep. 7)

Glee aired on Thanksgiving so if you were expecting a holiday themed episode I'm afraid that was not the case. Instead Glee took on making an episode featuring puppets. Other shows have tried incorporating puppets, one that immediately comes to mind is Community. The difference (among many) between Glee and Community is that Community has talented writers and Glee does not. Community makes fun of cliches and is known for doing the weird and succeeds. Glee is most likely copying other shows in attempts to come off as creative and original.

Nothing about this episode was original. 

Blaine is apparently a control freak and the rest of the Glee kids have had enough. So they basically shunned him and he went to sit in the back of the choir room. There was a gas leak which made Blaine hallucinate that his Gleemates were puppets and they apologized and continually complimented Blaine on his awesomeness and genius.  

You see this episode has already been done before. Remember the first Britney Spears episode? The one where the Glee kids kept going to the dentist to basically get high? This week's episode is basically the same except instead of awesome Britney songs there are puppets. 

After his hallucination Blaine proceeded to make a puppet of his fiance, Kurt. Sue inevitably confiscated the puppet calling it creepy. She was right, it was creepy. The interesting thing about Blaine is that he is a rock star at making puppets. He not only made incredibly well made puppets but he also made the Glee kids and the New York kids their own puppet versions of themselves in less than a week. These were not finger puppets either, they were full sized puppets. 

See? Like for reals, where did he get the time to do this???

I understand Glee is not realistic and full of stupid but c'mon! 

At least Sue was there to comment on the absurdity of the show. She definitely has been crossing the fourth wall. She pointed out the craziness of how often the Glee kids visit New York and Lima. When Mr. Shue asked Sue for more money for the Glee budget Sue says no because just a few weeks ago when Glee did the Gaga/Perry episode they were able to have insane props, one of which was able to swing Artie...while he was still in his wheelchair around the stage. That must have cost $1000 for that specific prop alone! Aha! I like how Glee is at least aware of this particular absurdity. 

Jake Puckerman had a significant part this episode. He continued to play the sexual field by hooking up with almost the entire cheer leading team. Jake also had a hallucination in the choir room. This time it was him in the remake of the music video Nasty  by Janet Jackson. Puckerman Jr. also went through a pregnancy scare with Bree (the girl he cheated on Marley with). WE'VE SEEN THIS ALREADY GLEE! Remember the original Puckerman and Quinn? 

Stop repeating story-lines! For serious!

Sue Sylvester had a sad part in this episode. She was mistaken for a man and tried to become more feminine. However, she was not doing the make over for herself...but for a man. The only real empowered character of the show got butchered in this episode. It was disappointing. Anyone who confuses Sue for a man is crazy and incredibly nonobservant. 

There was a New York story line but it was short. Kurt was trying to book his "band" gigs. It's a cover band that stars Kurt, Santana, Rachel, Adam Lambert, and Demi Lovato. (Adam Lambert plays a guy nick named Star Child, and Demi Lovato plays Santana's girlfriend)

Miraculously Kurt was successful in booking this band. 

I wish I lived in the Glee universe where failure is nonexistent. Wouldn't it be nice to never suck at anything? Where all dreams come true? 

This episode was pointless and it was 100% filler material. Nothing real happened, it was mainly hallucinations, and the things that did happen (Kurt's success in booking his "band", etc) were really not that important. 

It also skipped over what happened last episode like it never happened. Nobody mentioned the weird stares between Sam and Rachel. Are we going to later see it play out? Or was it just sloppy writing?  

The songs of this episode were pointless as well. Ugh! See below. 

-Into the Groove by Madonna....Sung by Kurt, Rachel, Santana, Star Child, and Dani (Imaginary performance)

-You're my best friend by Queen...Sung by Blaine Anderson (Hallucination)

-Nasty/Rhythm Nation by Janet Jackson....Sung by Jake, Bree, and Marley (Hallucination)

-Cheek to Cheek by Fred Astaire...Sung by Sue and Shue (Hallucination)

-The Fox by Ylvis...Sung by All the Glee kids and New York kids (WTF?)

WHY? Why did they have to perform The Fox? It wasn't even a hallucinated performance! They actually did it. It had no value to the story. Again...purely for profit of Glee song downloads. 

Remember when they covered Gangnam Style? UGH....this show is painful to watch. 

If I had to name the best song I would do Cheek to Cheek because it featured no puppets and no horrible 80s clothes. 

What did you think of this week's episode?

Did you love or hate the puppets?

What was your favorite or least favorite song?

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How I met your Mother "Bedtime Stories?" (s. 9 ep. 11)

How I met Your mother has writers that are gifted. This episode was silly but my mood sure was lifted. Rhymes in this episode were had everywhere, it may have been absurd but it kept me in my chair.

The story took place with Marshall in the lead. Getting Marvin to fall asleep was the goal indeed. Only rhyming would keep young Marvin from crying. Marshall told three stories to keep people from dying.

The first story was about Ted. Ted met a girl and wanted to get her into bed. The girl asked Ted out to dinner, and all the while Ted was hoping he'd end the night a winner. She said she used to date a Yankee's player. Ted had to know right then if he even had a prayer. She showed a picture of the man but to Ted's dismay, the man, Ted's friend, with Barney did she lay.

The second story was a tale about Robin. Robin was sad and was close to sobbin'. She went into a pastry shop looking drab and dreary. She was eating the tasty treats to stop from being teary. As she was eating a man spoke out her name, she turned around to her surprise to see a former flame. She was so happy to see his face and hoped he would mingle, but to her dismay she found that he was no longer single. In fact this man was going to get married, distraught was Robin so with his cake she carried.  Eat the whole cake Lily urged to Robin, so with a fork Robin went cake-bobbin'.

A story about Barney was the third of the night. A beautiful blonde entered the bar and captured Barney's sight. Lily scoffed and said there was no way, the beautiful blonde would never give him the time of day. So Barney told a tale about why that was not so. Nice story said Ted but I just got her number, bro.

How I met your Mother is a story quite unique, however most episodes as they are fillers can be quite bleak. But at the end Marshall was only 5 miles from the wedding location, so off by foot will Marshall walk to his destination.

I found this episode especially a delight. I personally can't stop rhyming and I see no end in sight. Two thumbs up I give for this endeavor. This episode though silly was certainly clever.


What do you think of the rhymes in the episode?
Is this another filler episode?

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Glee: "Movin' Out" Commentary (s.5, ep.6)

I have a love/hate relationship with the TV show Glee. Most of the time I hate it because it is just really bad but I still keep watching because season one was really good. I have hope the magic from the first season will come back. 


In "Movin' Out" the kids at McKinley high have another tribute episode, this time taking on Billy Joel. The kids deal with the upcoming graduation. It starts out with Mr. Schuester upset with Principal Sue Sylvester for not believing in the arts as an actual career. I do think Mr. Shue is ridiculous in thinking his whole glee club will become famous in the arts when it is incredibly unlikely but glee is also in a world of its own. (They say earth but I don't believe it)

Blaine and Sam take a mini vacation to New York to visit their friends (Rachel, Kurt, and Santana) who all live together. ***Reminder: Rachel and Kurt go to NYADA (a fictional dramatic arts college), and Santana is a waitress (actually they all work in the same restaurant that is Broadway themed so a lot of singing happens). Kurt is engaged to Blaine. Rachel is the lead in Funny Girl.***
Blaine auditions for NYADA, we don't get to see the audition but we are told it goes well. Sam goes to New York to have an interview at a college. This was probably my favorite part of the episode. Sam goes to Hunter College to have an interview and it is the most awkward interview of all time. He was clearly nervous and completely unprepared. A line that stood out to me as being awkwardly funny but totally inappropriate was him commenting on the interviewer's race. 

“So, you’re black. That must be interesting.” –Sam, (his Hunter College admission interview)

Then he subsequently asks if the interviewer knows Mercedes Jones (as if all black people know each other).

Since his college interview was a bust he decides to become a male model. Rachel enlists the help of a photographer from the play Funny Girl who takes professional pictures for Sam's portfolio. There is an attempt at being subtle in this scene that hints there might be something brewing between Sam and Rachel. 
Sam gets an interview with a top modeling agency. Tyra Banks guest stars as Bichette who interviews Sam. She says she likes him but demands he loses ten pounds first. 

Another big part of the episode was between Marley, Jake, and Ryder. In a previous episode Jake hardcore cheated on Marley so Marley broke up with him. Jake proceeded to be a total jerk by insisting that he can't be monogamous all because Marley wouldn't put out. Ryder, who has had a crush on Marley since he met her, immediately asks Marley out and she says not now. He then sings her a Billy Joel song and she agrees to a date. After the date Marley then tells him that she still needs time to get over Jake, which is understandable as it had been maybe a week since the break up. 

The final story arc was between Artie and Becky. Artie sings a song to Becky letting her know she has college options. It was a nice story full of plenty of feels. Becky decides to go to college and she has a heart to heart conversation with Sue, her closest confidante. Another funny line of the show was delivered by Sue during this conversation. Becky was afraid of hurting Sue's feelings by wanting to go to college, which Sue then said...“I don’t have any feelings, Becky.”  


Now onto my commentary. 

This episode wasn't that great, it wasn't bad, but still not great. I really do wish that the show would drop the high school kids and move permanently to filming only the New York kids. The McKinley story-lines have already been done and it feels old. Plus the characters are not very likable. Unlike the kids in New York where the story-lines feel fresher and the show can go in new directions (whoa!). 

I knew some of the Billy Joel songs but I am really tired of all the tribute episodes. I'm also really tired of singing songs just for the sake of covering famous songs. Glee is only doing it because it means mad profits off the song downloads. I would prefer it if they only sang songs that fit in with the stories. 

If you are curious about the songs of the episode, I have listed them below. 

Sam & Blaine, “Movin’ Out” 

Blaine, “Piano Man” 

Jake, “My Life” 

Artie, “Honesty” 

Ryder, “An Innocent Man” 

Kurt, Blaine, Santana, Rachel and Sam, “Just the Way You Are” (this song presented another not so subtle hint as a possible Sam and Rachel romance)

The stand out song would go to "Honesty" sung by Artie. He sang that song to Becky to convince her to check out colleges. It was a sweet moment. 

What was your favorite song of the episode?

What did you think of "Movin' Out"? How do you feel about the possible relationship between Sam and Rachel?

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