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Glee is back! I am inordinately excited.

My reaction to episode 2.11 of Glee can be summed up in one line, and it is this:

omg Karofsky ♥

Karofsky Karofsky Karofsky you are my favourite. I am in love. I want a great big storyline in which Karofsky and Kurt make up.

(I initially typed 'make out' there. Whoops. There needs to be a lot of progression in their relationship before I'd be comfortable with them making out. But I do now feel that I could eventually accept it, as opposed to prior to this episode, when I felt that an actual Karofsky/Kurt relationship would be an awful thing to happen.

Still a Kurt/Blaine 'shipper, though. I - I think.)

also I am finding Karofsky weirdly attractive this has never happened before

But yes! This episode seemed specifically designed to make me grin as much as possible, despite including an awful lot of a sport that makes approximately as much sense as Mornington Crescent to me. FOR EXAMPLE:

- BEISTE SAYING 'YOU'RE NOT GONNA TRY AND KISS ME AGAIN, ARE YOU?' BEST THING EVER. (Beiste in general was wonderful in this episode.)
- BULLY FOOTBALL PLAYERS FORCED TO BE IN THE GLEE CLUB BEST THING EVER.
- KAROFSKY HITTING THE GUY WHO WAS TAPPING ALONG TO THE MUSIC BEST THING EVER.
- THE WARBLERS BEING MASSIVE DANCING DORKS BEST THING EVER.
- RACHEL AND MERCEDES AND BLAINE AND KURT ALL HAVING COFFEE TOGETHER BEST THING EVER although it could admittedly have been improved by the presence of Quinn and/or Pokémon.

And then Will asked Karofsky to stay behind and told him he was actually a good dancer and oh my heart my heart. Max Adler is such a wonderful actor! So many subtle emotions flitting across Karofsky's face throughout this entire episode. FORGET ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STORYLINES; I JUST WANT THE DAVE KAROFSKY GRADUAL REDEMPTION SHOW.

Well, that's one of the more unexpected instances of a character SLAMMING INTO MY HEART LIKE A BULLET. I could not have predicted this, but I am not complaining.

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I just picture right now, all of them sitting there talking when out of nowhere, a Squirtle pops up. "SQUIRTLE!"

And they all stare at it in horror.

HALFWAY THROUGH THE EPISODE, A MASSIVE POKÉMON BATTLE BREAKS OUT WITH NO EXPLANATION. The Twitter reactions are a joy to behold.

;A;

I so need to catch up with Glee now. I've missed out on, like, two series of adorableness and Quinn/Mercades/Kurt giggles.

I encourage catching up! Although the Quinn-and-Mercedes friendship appears to have been rather neglected in the current series, which makes me a little sad.

I'M WATCHING IT RIGHT NOW

Will's face when Sue starts going on her rampage! I'm not sure why it amuses me so much but it does.

BEISTE SAYING 'YOU'RE NOT GONNA TRY AND KISS ME AGAIN, ARE YOU?' BEST THING EVER.

THIS THIS THIS. I just. She's actually amazing.

'I wish you could've seen it.' (O FORTUNA)

I love Beiste so much!

"...Looked kinda like that."

I'VE JUST FINISHED WATCHING THE HALF TIME SHOW BIT. KAROFSKY YOU ARE MY NEW FAVOURITE.

also, blaine knows about football! of course he does. in addition: I WILL PAY YOUR BILLS FOREVER BLAINE.

FORGET ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STORYLINES; I JUST WANT THE DAVE KAROFSKY GRADUAL REDEMPTION SHOW.
THIS!
I was annoyed when Kurt got screentime because it took away time from Karofsky.
I've always had a soft spot for Karofsky (which I've been unwilling to mention recently, considering the general feelings about him), but this episode! I felt so incredibly sorry for him all the time, and I'm such a sucker for redemption stories.
I want him to be able to sit down and talk to someone. Not Kurt, because he shouldn't have to do that.
Ideally, I want it to be Puck, but the show seems to want Finn to be the one.

Yeah, I just needed to rant because I love Karofsky, and I loved this episode.

I was annoyed when Kurt got screentime because it took away time from Karofsky.

Ahahaha, me too, actually. My main reason for excitement at Glee's return was the prospect of more Kurt and Blaine, but when the episode actually cut to the Warblers my reaction was '...oh, I'd forgotten about them. I was enjoying that storyline! Let's go back to that!'

Puck has admittedly made a lot of progress, but I'm not sure he would be the best influence on Karofsky. Also, it might help if Karofsky had someone to talk to who might have more of an understanding of his sexuality woes.

...perhaps Blaine?

PERHAPS GLEE IS GOING TO GO IN A BLAINE/KAROFSKY DIRECTION JUST SO THE WRITERS CAN LAUGH AND LAUGH AT ALL THE KURTSHIPPERS.

The ep definitely went a HUGE way to giving Karofsky some goddamned depth. The hockey team thing was silly, though. The Warblers and Blaine coming up with the ultimate solution due to his football fannishness was kind of a drop in, but a welcome one.

Gotta love Beiste. She makes me happy just appearing in the frame. Though my favorite Beiste moment remains the scene after Sue is made pricipal and she tells Beiste, who's in the middle of yelling at the team about proper use of athlete's foot spray, that she's killing the football program and without missing a beat Beiste says, 'well, who are your Cheerios gonna cheer for, Sue?" I love that Sue can't get one up on her. I love that she also doesn't want Will to kiss her again. I'd ship her with one of them but she can do so much better. Some adorably dorky science teacher?

I can't help loving Glee in spite and indeed because of its propensity for throwing ridiculous scenes in just because it can. The 'Bills, Bills, Bills' performance was entirely gratuitous, but the dancing was ridiculous and Blaine's expressions were ridiculous and therefore I forgive it with all my heart.

Ahahaha, yes, the 'who are your Cheerios gonna cheer for?' moment was a wonderful one! I love Beiste. (Hmmm, she really does lack 'shipping options.)

YES YES YES I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE SAID.

I can't decide if it's a good or a bad thing that you got me into Glee. I mean, I love it and it makes me happy like puppies and unicorns, but I'm not sure if I'm ashamed or not.

hold oooooon to the gleeeeee there will beeeee no shaaaaaame

I am a bit embarrassed with myself for getting into Glee, but it makes me grin endlessly, and I've had so much fun writing stupid AUs. I can't bring myself to regret it.

FORGET ABOUT ALL THE OTHER STORYLINES; I JUST WANT THE DAVE KAROFSKY GRADUAL REDEMPTION SHOW.

Are you me?! And we just haven't noticed yet?!

It is quite possible! I've certainly never seen us in the same place.

YES ME TOO, GOOD LORD.

I don't think it should come fast or easily or through Glee's standard modus operandi (ie a song and dance number or two) but goddamn, I really want Karofsky to pull his head out of his ass and become someone who isn't ashamed of who he is and doesn't feel like he has to make others the same.

If they do it poorly, it could set a catastrophically bad example, but if they do it right, HUGE POSITIVE MESSAGE. I really hope Glee does this one right. Max Adler is actually a damn fine actor and he could totally pull it off if they gave him the material.

Grab The Ball! Run! Throw! Tackle! MORNINGTON CRESCENT.

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