Glee

[Sunbaby]

Heh. I was totally expecting him to get the "tonight thank God it's them instead of you" line and I was completely surprised that he didn't.

[MrsOldManBalls]

I didn't like that episode. Can't put my finger on why.

[aquakmj]

Maybe because they sang "Do they Know it's Christmas?" to a bunch of homeless people? I mean really?

[petitesuite]

And also because it sucked? But especially the homeless people thing, because WHAT THE FLYING FUCK.

[kostgard]

Dec 14, 2011 11:23:54 GMT -4 aquakmj said:

Maybe because they sang "Do they Know it's Christmas?" to a bunch of homeless people? I mean really?

Seriously! I kept waiting for one of the homeless to yell, "What the hell do you mean 'thank god it's them instead of you'? IT IS ME, YOU ASSHOLES!"

[NappingAthena]

I watch Glee on the DVR now and "Rate" it based on how much of it I have to fastforward through. Taking into account the fact I really fucking hate most Christmas music, and therefore didn't listen to much of the songs-this ep was still massive fastforwardfull for me.
Also, for crying out loud, you have at least one gay man and at least one lesbian on the writing staff, but you can't write Kurt having a personality other than "really freaking gay"? Really?

[LAX]

What was the point of Do They Know t's Christmas in the homeless shelter?
Dear Homeless people, Do you think you have it bad? At least you're not starving in Africa. Here, have some turkey that's been sitting at room temperature on a television set for the last few hours. Merry Christmas.

I think the television show had the potential to be silly good fun in the tradition of silly fun shows of the past, but there was something that simply wasn't working for me. Part of it might have been the fun seemed to have been sucked right out of the room the moment Rachel walked on the set. It could have been the song choices. It might have been the knowledge that we knew from the beginning that there would have to be a very special message where everyone would see the light, abandon their artificial good times and get their asses down to the homeless shelter. It spoiled the fun waiting for that shoe to drop.

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Dec 14, 2011 12:40:45 GMT -4 kostgard said:

Dec 14, 2011 11:23:54 GMT -4 aquakmj said:

Maybe because they sang "Do they Know it's Christmas?" to a bunch of homeless people? I mean really?

Seriously! I kept waiting for one of the homeless to yell, "What the hell do you mean 'thank god it's them instead of you'? IT IS ME, YOU ASSHOLES!"

Did the Glee kids at least point at them during that line, with triumphant smiles on their faces? Because that's totally how I imagine that scene right now Maybe I should watch the episode after all.

[save lilo!]

I'm watching it now and there are a lot of "WTF?" thoughts in my head.

[mmmkrimpets]

"Do They Know It's Christmas" is one of those contains a stupid lyric songs that brings the WTF every time I hear it like Jason Mraz's"It's our godforsaken right to be loved loved loved" godforsaken, really? or We are the World's "God has shown us by turning stones to bread" 8 years of Bible classes and twice a week chapel at an uber religious, conservative school (thanks mom and dad!) taught me that Jesus (not God cuz any fire and brimstoner will tell you there is a distinction) did in fact NOT turn the stones to bread. Anywho this song has the line "there won't be snow in Africa this Christmas time" Um, say what? Unless I have missed something like snow is really money, cocaine, milk, starvation, poverty, grain or something else that has lyrical gone way over my head in a Send in the Clowns way, Africa a big ass continent of what 50 or so countries, gets its fair share of snow every year in certain areas and people ski and snow angel to their heart's content so WTF does the lyric even mean?