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Riona ([personal profile] rionaleonhart) wrote2011-02-23 02:42 pm

Don't You Want Me?


So! 'Blame It on the Alcohol'.

Ian Brennan, you are forbidden from writing episodes dealing with serious issues ever again (see also the Kurt-Mercedes storyline in 'The Substitute'). The frustrating thing is that it could so easily have been fine. All you needed was a little scene at the end to repair the Kurt-Blaine friendship and deal with the comments Kurt made about bisexuality! You can't have a character go 'BISEXUALITY ISN'T A THING' and then not address it at all, especially if the character whose sexuality-questioning inspired that comment eventually concludes that he isn't bisexual after all. Really, now.

Also, I'm not sure Blaine would be quite insensitive enough just to go 'YEP, I'M DEFINITELY GAY, SEE YOU' after Rachel kissed him at the end (and, come to think of it, he was uncharacteristically insensitive in accepting Rachel's invitation of a date without at least apologising to Kurt, given that lovely scene in 'Silly Love Songs' where Kurt maturely laid out his feelings; this episode would have made a lot more sense had it come before that one. Up until now, what we've seen in Blaine is a character who tries to be sensitive and, when he fails, generally does so because he's clueless, not because he's thoughtless). Ian Brennan, this isn't the first time you've written characters inconsistently for the sake of a joke or for drama. I don't approve. Seriously, when I'm trying to get a handle on characters for fanfiction-writing I am frequently forced to pretend your episodes don't exist.

However! There were things I liked enormously about this episode.

- Rachel sang an ode to her headband. She sang an ode to her headband. I love you, Rachel.

- Blaine made a weird possibly-flirtatious 'you're so tall' comment to Finn and Finn's expression was priceless.

- BLAINE MADE OUT WITH RACHEL. HE KISSED HER AND THEY DREW BACK A LITTLE AND THEN HE WENT BACK IN TO KISS HER MORE FULL-ON AND BROUGHT HIS HAND UP TO CUP THE SIDE OF HER FACE AND IT WAS HOT, GUYS, IT WAS REALLY REALLY HOT look I can't help it if I'm shallow and have a thing for kisses that contradict a character's sexuality.

- I am sad that Blaine did not sing 'I Kissed a Girl', because it would have been hilarious. BUT THAT'S OKAY, BECAUSE HE AND RACHEL DRUNKENLY DUETED AND HE PULLED THE MOST DELIGHTFULLY RIDICULOUS FACES. I'M A LION RARRRR. (This was also quite hot. Blaine, I am here if you ever feel like questioning your sexuality again.)

- Blaine waking up in Kurt's bed and being all tousled and confused. Basically, a lot of the points this episode won in my eyes are based on the fact that Blaine is really attractive and my reasons for enjoying Glee aren't terribly deep.

- Although the ending wasn't everything that I wanted it to be, Rachel going 'I JUST HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH A GUY WHO TURNED OUT TO BE GAY THIS IS SONGWRITING GOLD' was hilarious (and made me feel a bit better about Blaine being so weirdly flippant in his 'yep, I feel nothing for you' reaction to the kiss).

- The Kurt/Rachel friendship survives intact! I was really worried about this, because their friendship is one of my favourite relationships on Glee. They are still friends! Kurt didn't want to see her get hurt! Rachel kissed him on the cheek! Oh, you two ♥.

So, ultimately, mixed reactions to this episode. On the one hand, I really didn't like the way it handled a serious topic; on the other, there are parts of it that I wish to rewatch endlessly. I suppose I shall rewatch those bits and lose my irritation in my delight at Blaine's I'M A LION face. I still love you, Glee, but please restrain Ian Brennan's arms whenever he looks like he's about to stray near anything remotely serious.

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