I hear you about your Finn/Shue assessment. On so many levels, they're both so focused on what they want that when other people poke their bubbles, you see this light go off. Like 'D'uh.' I can almost forgive Finn but then you see Puck who is seriously self aware and then I'm back to hating him.
When faced with Jesse (from VA), Artie, Mercedes and Kurt rightfully identified exactly what was wrong with the picture. And the bottom line is, it all still serves to give Rachel what she wants: ambitious boyfriend and now the perfect male lead for her. Problem is, everyone else gets it that they're a choir and not a Broadway show.
I think (or hope, truly) that Ryan Murphy et. al. are really sticking it to both of them. Everyone talks about how Kurt, Mercedes and the others are stereotypes but Finn and Shue are moreso: the dumb but caring jock and the caring teacher.
And yes, Santana needs to sing like WHOA. I read an interview the actress who plays her and she talks about who she is and what she wants. I need to find that again.
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Date: 2010-04-22 09:29 pm (UTC)When faced with Jesse (from VA), Artie, Mercedes and Kurt rightfully identified exactly what was wrong with the picture. And the bottom line is, it all still serves to give Rachel what she wants: ambitious boyfriend and now the perfect male lead for her. Problem is, everyone else gets it that they're a choir and not a Broadway show.
I think (or hope, truly) that Ryan Murphy et. al. are really sticking it to both of them. Everyone talks about how Kurt, Mercedes and the others are stereotypes but Finn and Shue are moreso: the dumb but caring jock and the caring teacher.
And yes, Santana needs to sing like WHOA. I read an interview the actress who plays her and she talks about who she is and what she wants. I need to find that again.
[ETA: Corrected my atrocious spelling.]