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openingyourselfuptojoy2012-04-10 09:57 pm
GLEE IS BACK! (3x15 Excitement, Spec, and Liveblogging Post)
WE'RE BACK, EVERYONE.
GET EXCITED.
(In light of the fact that I can't do any gifs for you right now, I expect to see a giant gif party in the comments when I wake up tomorrow morning. Do not fail me, comm. Do. Not. Fail. Me.*)
As follows, we're also back to normal posting schedule this week--so this is both our final speculation and excitement post before the episode starts, and our liveblogging/flailing post.
As we're still easing into working out what systems works, things may change in the next few weeks, but for now here's the set up we'll try: I will set up a comment thread for last minute spoiler-talk (MAKE SURE YOU NOTE WHAT SPOILERS/ELEMENTS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE COMMENT HEADER, PLEASE, as always), and one for crazed gif party excitement.
When the episode starts you can do your liveblogging comments in their own threads, and narceus or I may set up specific discussion/character threads after the episode to ease post-ep discussion.
Then, after that, there will be two other posts--speculation on the new trailer, and another "Give Me All Your Gifs" post.
I hope that makes sense to everyone. Everything should go smoothly, but don't hate us if it doesn't! We'll also set up a thread at the end of the evening/liveblogging for you guys to comment on what worked or what didn't for future reference.
And now, let us get thoroughly and absolutely cray!
*I'll still love you if you don't. But you probably should anyway...
SPOILERS + SPECULATION
Just remember to always tag! :)
The Whitney Houston Tribute Episode
Also Blaine is secretly a sassy, independent black woman and I love it.GIF PARTY + GENERAL EXCITEMENT
(And, of course, keep any spoilery stuff out of this thread in the interests of our more spoiler wary member ahemMEahem)
:D
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Also, some info as stolen from tumblr:
"As of 9:28 am
The GleeOnFox video of STIUTK on YouTube has 4,753,621 views
The Big Brother Sneak Peek has 1,136,894 views
The iTunes rankings are:
177. ISS
139. HLW/Rio
132. Fighter
64. STIUTK"
/proud mama feelings.
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But it will also be super awesome fun times, and as soon as I get back (or maybe tomorrow, if I get back at 2am) I'm going to watch the new episode!
And it's such a special occasion that my partner, who HATES Glee, has even offered to watch it with me!
I can't wait!
LIVEBLOGGING THREAD HERE
Threads for particular themes will be made in the main post, not under this subheading. Anything at all that you like is allowed here, as soon as you think it.
(Remember, if you want to say something that refers to another, future episode, feel free, just tag your comment header!)
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And here we go
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Quinn, you are in bright yellow. I don't believe it.
no subject
/CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP
POST-EPISODE FREAKOUT: QUINN
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Artie tries to build disability community and mostly succeeds, but he doesn't really listen when Quinn says that she'll probably walk again and all I can think about is Dream On.
Don't really know what to make of Teen Jesus.
Rachel just feels so guilty and Quinn is incredibly mature and level-headed about it--it wasn't Rachel's fault that Quinn wasn't paying attention.
I don't like that Quinn is comparing the pain of living in Lima with the pain of temporarily losing the use of her legs. She'll still be able to dance at Nationals and attend Yale using the wheel chair. Not that I blame her, because this is a lot to process and for the most part, she's reacting far better than anyone has a right to expect. :)
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She's plastering on a great big smile and an inch-thick armor of positivity that kind of screams 'denial', given what we know of how Quinn's dealt with things in the past. She's dealing by not dealing. None of this is real, all of this is a phase, none of it counts--and when Artie tries to suggest that it might count a little bit more than she wants it to, she does not deal with it.
I think what gets me is just, how much we see Quinn smiling in this episode. She's in a wheelchair. It's hard. It sucks. Anyone might be expected to be grumpy, or lash out, or be something less than 100% charitable to all of their friends and God and the entire universe, but Quinn's not doing any of that, even a little (until the skate park). Which is what leads me to suspect that there's rather more acting going on here than she'd like to admit.
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Thinking it through again... from what I can tell, Quinn's veneer of happiness gets increasingly frayed throughout the ep until she can barely manage her conversation with Joe. The sole exceptions, I think, are the skate park and the steep ramp scenes, where she seems genuinely joyful.
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(Quinn never wore yellow in S1, though her mother did, every time. She's worn almost nothing else all of Season 3).
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Quartie. Quartie.
Write all the fic, internet. Do it.POST-EPISODE FREAKOUT: BLAINE
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- Blaine you woobie you.
- Who on earth are the Anderson parents and how on earth did they screw those boys over so much?
- ~incest~ vibes. Strong incest vibes. Was not expecting to feel so many of them. That hug at the end was hella long.
- stolen thought from tumblr:
“I just learned to walk three years ago”
RACHEL BERRY WON HER FIRST DANCE COMPETITION WHEN SHE WAS THREE MONTHS OLD BLAINE ANDERSON, YOU ARE A SLACKER.
sadly, he probably feels like he is.- the best way Blaine knows how to express his emotions is through song.
Okay I'm done for the moment. Maybe. Rewatch time!Re: POST-EPISODE FREAKOUT: BLAINE
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Maybe I can use the six hours of "would you like fries with that"ing to think some more -_-
POST-EPISODE FREAKOUT: FINN
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Good on him for pointing out the exact reason why his relationship with Rachel is so unhealthy. Finn needs to be reminded often that he's allowed to want things to himself, and Rachel "wants everything too much".
Case in point: Finn wins Rachel fourteen stuffed animals playing Skee Ball. Fourteen. It's either Rachel needing repeated confirmation that Finn loves her, or Finn spending a lot of money (where the money=dreams) to make Rachel happy. Oh, and Kurt takes one, so that leaves Rach with Unlucky Number Thirteen.
Oh, and Finn's proposal for their life in California is pretty solid.
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Totally didn't think of this! Good point!
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POST-EPISODE FREAKOUT: SUE
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...Sue's question about boy-nipples is a surprisingly good one.
We didn't need to see Sue's reaction to "your baby has irregularities", right? (It also makes sense because Sue's up there in years and her sister had Down's Syndrome...)
Oh, hey, I hate Roz Washington.
Sue continues to be offensive: She refers to Klaine as "ladies" even though she knows that's hurtful and gets David's race wrong. She is also on to Samcedes.
Uh... I don't know what to make of Kurt requesting help from Will. That was very odd.
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Don't think we needed to see Sue's reaction, no. I...part of me wonders if Sue isn't a bit happy about this. I suspect it's rather complicated, and nothing that reaction scene would really have shed light upon.
See, I take Kurt's request for help as a sign that Kurt has no problem playing his teachers one against the other. He'd never email Sue if Will was going off being awful, but that's because Sue is unpredictable like a kraken: once summoned, you never know what it's going to destroy. Will can pretty predictably be counted on here to march in and try to tone Sue down. Who's right or wrong doesn't particularly matter, just, Will can do what Kurt wants done.
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POST-EPISODE FREAKOUT: ANYBODY ELSE
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Mike thinks that Footloose and Footloose 2012 constitutes a marathon.
Rory and Sugar are an item.
I can't deal with everyone's reactions to the Master Class.
Quinn and Artie are both wearing VERY blue-dominant outfits during the ramp scene.
Sue sings along to Hungry Like A Wolf/Rio.
Will is no longer capable of smiling or positive emotion.
I may be mistaken, but I think Mercedes stays behind when everyone else boards the coaster (and Sam sits with Puck).
BRAD GRINS AND FIST-PUMPS WHEN SUE THROWS MERCEDES' (BABY) CELL PHONE INTO THE CHAIRS. WHAT THE HELL.
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