"I previously never believed in love, let alone the idea that someone's actions could be representative of the harsh intensity with which they loved me. I thought it was all a sham, the proverbial wool pulled over the eyes of sheepish, young girls. How could all actions made in the name of 'love' not come from self-interest and from wanting to get into my pants? But now I know. I'm pretty sure it was during the combination tiny-Skank-step and nunchucks when I first knew: Josh Foo. I love you, too. If anything, I love you TOO much." - Kathy Foo, 2006
"I better get upvoted for this...
(wait for it)
PSYCHE! My bad just kiddin’. I don’t give a care, brohams and brohettes. Have a nice week and I’ll see you on tha …. wait for it… FLIP SIIIIIIIIIDE!"
I've got a question for werttrew if he shows up:
As resident Videogum Secretary/Historian/Journalist whatever, what is the highest rated post of all time? I'm not sure I've ever seen one as high as 209 before. But I could be wrong.
I don't know about it being too soon. The CS suites are pretty much made to skip versions. The CS3 investors should be shelling out the money right now.
I like this newer, happier your Steve Winwood. Still able to voice your TGrace dissension and keep it Monster Family Friendly! You get an A+ in my book, even tho I know you don't actually give a care.
Let's recap:
1) Hitler was homosexual
2) He surrounded himself with homosexuals
3) The Nazis only persecuted effeminate homosexuals
4) Regular Nazis aren't ruthless enough
5) Homosexual Nazis are the MOST ruthless.
Five matching, ridiculous statements! Looks live we've got ourselves a...
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Ooh that would be interesting! And a little sting to Rachel too. There could be some good conflict there since she gets Finn. Maybe? At least more than Kurt does.
You're right on with the younger demographic thing. I guess when I was that age, though, I wanted to be treated like an adult. I would have wanted an answer to my awkwardness. Granted, I was watching foreign films and making the best friends:
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I tend to agree more with Hausfrau here, but I still think we're overlooking a very important detail. The whole conflict in this situation is seated in being character driven. There's the whole history of Kurt having a crush on Finn and always wanting to show his feelings more than he feels he can. Then Finn is struggling with A) his identity as a Gleetard B) his mother's new romantic searchings (which incorporates a whole slew of personal issues in accepting Kurt's dad as even a possibility of a father figure) C) moving in with a new family without a discussion of how it affects him and D) his knowledge of Kurt's crush and his loss at what to do about it.
Now, this is a great setup. There's tons of great dramatic resolution that could be made from this, but I feel the writers took a really cheap and easy way out that doesn't actually do justice to the characters. When things finally come to a head, when all of Finn's frustration culminate in his admittedly horrible outburst, he isn't given fair treatment at all. His statements are attributed to homophobia both casually (Kurt's dad) and knowingly (Kurt). We don't deal with his father issues, we don't deal with his mother moving on. His issue with Kurt is only patched up. He still knows nothing else about maturely dealing with Kurt's crush. His identity issues are sort of answered when he sticks up for Kurt, but that's only if his identity issue was focused around "looking gay" which is ridiculously simplistic and I think there's a lot to be said for simple peer rejection, but I digress.
My point is, the resolution to this episode does a lot to send a message, as Mr. Hausfrau said, and that's cool. Get all Seriousgum in a sitcom, but at least do justice to the complexity of the characters YOU CREATED. This has kinda been my issue with the whole show since the winter break. Major plot issues are developed and "resolved" or discarded within 2 episodes. Have some faith in your character arcs, Glee writers, and stop jumping spastically to every uber-dramatic tension situation you can think of.
My favorite part was Tom Papa's stunning definition of a good marriage: "Just find someone you can sleep next to for the rest of your lives you guys!" Is it legal to marry a body pillow?
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