The most exciting moment of this episode for me ...

[wowbright]

... was when Kurt found out he was a finalist for NYADA and Burt said "Who's gonna tell Blaine? Let me do it!"

If your dad thinks about your boyfriend as quickly as you do when you get good news; if your dad is as excited as you are to share it - well, your boyfriend is part of the family. My headcanon about Blaine and the Hummels is canon.

The second most exciting moment of the episode for me was when I got to Skype to anxioussquirrel that Sebastian is "sexist, racist, homophobic, and cisgendernormative." He's not just asinine; he's a total ass.

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[likeasouffle.livejournal.com]

YAAAAAY! :D

Ok, I remember the racism (relatives in prison, pinata, blah blah blah), the sexism (I don't want you to see me make a girl cry), and the cisgendernormativism (I didn't recognize you, you're wearing BOY clothes for once), but what was the homophobia? I must have missed it.

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

In 3.8. "Gayface" as an insult.

[likeasouffle.livejournal.com]

Ah, right!

I have decided I'm ok with Sebastian being the worst possible person he can while still being believable as someone who could exist in real life.

Also OMG THAT EPISODE WAS AWESOME! I'm so pleased. :D

[mimiheart.livejournal.com]

Sebastian is a douchebag.

I... need to get on skype. I only chat with Jude now on gmail chat, and I'm lonely.

Blaine is totally one of the Hummels.

I really could have done without about half of this episode though. (Go see my really long rant in Weeds' journal under yours.)

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I'm on gmail, too. Wowbrightlj. Sometimes I watch the show live and sometimes watch it later. It's nice to chat the show; I have no RL friends who watch Glee. Even my mom, who introduced me to the show, has left it for NCIS (crime shows are her first priority always).

I saw your long rant and I approve. :)

[mimiheart.livejournal.com]

I'm mimiheart9.

I rarely watch it live, I work Tuesday nights and get home about halfway through. (And certainly not in time for the east coast feed.) I'm just talking general chatting during the week. Actually, next week's ep I'm home for because Tuesday's classes have been cancelled and moved to Sunday.

[nidea.livejournal.com]

Eh hem. Unless you're saying "...who watch Glee in real time" in which case yeah, you're probably right.

[mander3-swish.livejournal.com]

ME TOO ME TOO!!!! that was spectacular! i love that Burt loves Blaine so much!

re: seb...you forgot douchebag.

but i loved the rest of the warblers during B or W :)
shit, now just thinking about it, it would have been way more awesome if Niff and some of the Warblers had come to visit Blainers during 'Ben' rather than Finchel (except for Finn's presentation of the eyepatch movies...loved that!).

ps, if you haven't seen them, there are some hilarious blaine as a pirate doodles floating around

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I'll need to look for the doodles. Alas, I am afraid of Tumblr so it may be a while before I find them.

Re: douchebag. When I really want to insult someone, all the insults seem wanting. Like, I called him an ass, but asses on humans can be glorious, and asses the donkeys are adorable. And who did a douchebag - the literal, not metaphorical, kind - ever hurt? Meerkat is problematic, because I like meerkats. They eat scorpions, you know.

Thought it was weird that they didn't change "Ben" to "Blaine", but that probably had to do with the rights they could get to the song. I actually appreciated that it was Finchel in "Ben" - Finn needs to be making up for his earlier jerkiness toward Blaine, so I liked to see him making an effort.

[mander3-swish.livejournal.com]

here's some:

[bloodfever.livejournal.com]

You know Burt pretty much rides the carousel on problematic, up one week down the next, but THAT WAS. AWESOME. I may have seal-clapped.

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I kind of like Burt riding the carousel on problematic. It's like a real parent does. :)

[seanmegansean.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with both of these. I was so excited about this ep (seeing as it was supposed to be my last) and I felt really let down. I enjoyed Wanna be startin something and Scream (epic), and found Black and White rather cute. The rest I fast forwarded, either not interested or second-hand embarrassment. I've officially given up on watching whole eps :( And I can't even say I feel like rewatching the Klaine bits. What is the world coming from?

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

Well, at least it will enable you to make a cleaner break from Glee, right?

I thought the Kurt bits were strong, but the Klaine bits not so much. Someone else pointed out this morning, though, that whenever Glee puts a very strong focus on a couple's relationship week after week, it usually means that couple is headed for a train wreck. So I will stick to fic for more of my Klaine moments.

[verdandil.livejournal.com]

Burt probably considers to Blaine as his son-in-law in his mind; the boys are so married.

I don't like Sebastian per say, but I appreciate how straightforward he is as a villain. The writers ought to have him get punished for what he did; I was not satisfied with the lack of retribution, although I agree with Kurt for condoning violence. Only, the message it sends leaves me uncomfortable; I hope they fix this properly in the future episodes.

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I was disappointed in Kurt for tsk-tsking Santana's desire to go down legal avenues with this. I hope he discussed it with Blaine, first. And that they have a second copy of that tape.

Kurt, despite being a cynic, seems to have faith that everyone has a sense of guilt and humility somewhere deep inside, and that these things can be played upon to bring people to goodness, or at least to shame over their wrongs. He has so far been right, but I'm not sure he is in this case, and it could be a very dangerous miscalculation he's making.

[dareu2beme.livejournal.com]

YES!


And.. lol.. Sebastian is so much fun as a villian :P

[dareu2beme.livejournal.com]

OH and don't forget that we learned that Blaine keeps glasses in his bedside table so that he and Kurt can drink fancy drinks before and/or after their sexy fun times.

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

LOL. Who's going to be the first to reference it in their porn?

[needsmoregreen.livejournal.com]

Sebastian is a creepy, creepy, evil evil... person..., and so far the most legitimately villainous villain the show has had--but he's also the Male Santana, which means there is probably some kind of very upsetting backstory that has led to him becoming the most offensive character, like, ever. (even more offensive than Santana used to be or has been in the past.) And, of course, he goes to Dalton, so presumably he's had something awful happen for him to end up there. (Alternatively, the reason he's screwed up the Warblers so bad is because he's just there because he has a lot of money, and is the only one there who hasn't had to be bullied to end up there.)

Also, the way you've put that--Sebastian being, among other things, homophobic, when he's gay himself--makes me momentarily stop disliking and being very wigged out by him, and just makes me sad for him. ;___;

I like this thought about Burt and Blaine <3

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I figure lots of people end up at Dalton for no other reason other than they can afford it and their parents prefer it to public school. I've just assumed that about Sebastian the whole way through, and his father being a state's attorney contributes to that idea for me.

It's interesting; realizing that Sebastian is homophobic actually caused me to dislike him more. He's not someone who's homophobic because he lacks confidence in his sexuality (to all appearances), and once he gains confidence he'll stop being homophobic; it's because he's a judgmental douchebag. There is a real issue in the LGB community of judging other for appearing too queer (butch lesbians and campy gay men), and it bugs the hell out of me. This attitude might be partially self-hatred, but I think it's also "I wouldn't do things that way, so you shouldn't, either." It's the second sense I get from Sebastian, and I do not like it.

But that's how I interpret it. I could be totally wrong. Before yesterday, I was completely ready to get, at some point, a heart-rending backstory for Sebastian. Once I've calmed down, I may be able to be so again.

And how is he the captain of the Warblers when last year there was a council? Inquiring minds want to know.

[whiterose0328.livejournal.com]

That scene with Burt was one of my favourites. I was like "KLAINE IS SO MARRIED AND BURT EVEN KNOWS IT!!"

And I agree with you about Sebastian. He's douchey McDouche-face. (I don't want him redeemed, I want him to stay as a villain.)

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I'm with you there. I'm usually all for a good redemption story, but not this week :)

[echoing-seas.livejournal.com]

I know this is late with regards to this post, but I just read it and it makes me happy regardless. Also, I prefer to think of Sebastian when his characterization fit (like in this ep) as opposed to his complete turn around last week. So much whiplash...

[wowbright.livejournal.com]

I ♥ Burt.

I'm willing to see where they go with Sebastian. It wouldn't be completely unbelievable to me that this hit him so hard that he changes. (He may be enough of an ass that a serious injury wouldn't make him reconsider his life path, but a near-death that he didn't do anything to prevent may.) It also wouldn't be unbelievable if the guilt produces only a temporary change in his ethics, and then he slips back into his bad habits.

Even when I get character whiplash, I tend to adjust after a few episodes to whatever the writers want to present. My personality changed drastically multiple times when I was a teenager, so when that happens to the kids in Glee, it eventually strikes me as believable.