What really annoys me about Glee at the moment is the way Finn is being dressed to look like Will, he is being put through the same doubts that Will went through about committing himself to Glee club and just as Will needed Emma to guide him, Rachel is used to guide Finn. The parallels between Will and Finn and Emma and Rachel have always been a key ingredient of the show but remaking season 1 story lines with Finn and Rachel being Will and Emma is boring, lacks imagination and seems cheap and cheesy. We already have Will and Emma - and we LOVE THEM. We want to see them. USE THEM!
The final scene of Dynamic Duets with New Directions all dressed in red tshirts and jeans singing 'Some Nights' to Finn in the auditorium was a scene that made me cringe. It was an attempt to replicate the final scene of the pilot where Will walks in on the kids singing 'Don't Stop Believing', a song that established unity and excitement for the series. A song that captured our attention, set the tone of the show, introduced us to Lea's vocal talents and hooked us into wanting to watch the show because it created an emotional tie between Will and the kids. Perhaps RIB have never heard of the philosophy that 'one can never step into the same river twice.' It means that things are constantly changing and even though we may be in the same place, we and our environment are in a constant state of change. Therefore, to try and replicate a scene is pointless; the characters have changed, the audience have changed and the context for the song had changed.Therefore the story telling should have changed!
This week in 'Swan Song' we had a replay of Sue taking over the choir room from Will. What's next? Marley gets a crush on Finn?
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