This week’s episode of Glee is one of my favorites! Why? Because it delivered laughs, tears and solid performances – along with cohesive storylines that actually built on previous installments and provided legitimate character development.
TV Fanatic: Heck, “Furt” even concluded with an intriguing cliffhanger. When was the last time that happened?!? Overall, with one exception, this was one of the best episodes in show history.
Let’s get the negative out of the way: you won’t find a bigger Sue Sylvester fan on the planet than yours truly, but the entire concept of this character marrying herself was simply… stupid.
It didn’t make a lot of sense, it wasn’t very funny and it was a waste of Carol Burnett as Sue’s mother. I wish the show had come up with a better way to incorporate this great guest star, as opposed to burying her within such a disappointing B plot.
Now, on to the good stuff…
I’m not the only writer who has been critical of Glee for delivering stand-alone episodes that were more focused on delivering a message than a storyline that felt organic to the show and the characters we grew to love last year. At times, the students have felt like pawns in installments that served as tributes to major artists or PSAs regarding Topics of the Week.
I gave “Never Been Kissed” a poor review, for example, because I thought it was a contrived attempt to simply tackle the current, tragic issue of bullying.
But “Furt” made me glad to take those words back. It continued the angle of Karofsky harassing Kurt, making this into the first real development of the season that lasted beyond one episode and led to a major consequence: Kurt leaving William McKinley.
This opens up a number of intriguing possibilities, as the group will actually be competing against him at Sectionals, while also making good use of Blaine and ensuring more of Darren Criss next week.
So what do you think?
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