"Glee Season 3" Is this a Victory Lap or a Used Sweater?

     When I think of Glee, what I think makes a good season are characters you like, actually sharing the screentime characters have, and most importantly, good and iconic covers. And while Glee continues to struggle with making show tune ballads stick without any of the context, and the Sue-Will dynamic continues to shift like a ball of putty the writers like to squish, season three is good. As someone who continues to watch this show almost as a guilty pleasure, I have to admit I do relish watching these all of these characters I've grown so attached to finally reaching the mountaintop that is high school, only to realize that they have no idea what comes after.

    Let me say, that honestly this cast of Glee is almost perfect. I don't think there are many additions or subtractions I would do. I mean I didn't really like any of the new characters introduced, but honestly Joe wasn't as bad as I thought he would be. Of course at first I really hated Sugar and Rory, but even they grew on me, though I think that has to more do with them mostly being sidelined by the time the season started ramping up towards its big finale. You know who I appreciated seeing more this season though? Coach Beiste. Look, as someone who only kind of liked Ken Tanaka at first, I was a bit skeptical, but at this point I'm fully convinced that Beiste is a much welcome addition to the Glee cast.

    Oddly enough, I think that feeling of hopelessness, of not knowing what to do like Finn Hudson kind of resonated with me. I mean obviously I'm out of high school, and I know I'm in my right program in University, but I'd be lying if I didn't start having those feelings of "what am I going to do once I get out of here?" again. I'm not saying Glee really helped with any of that, but at the very least I could relate to it. Also on a side note I feel like they never acknowledge that there is an age difference until this season. Like to be honest I thought they were all the same age. Though I'm not complaining because having a completely new season with no characters I knew would kill me.

    On a side note can we finally have a discussion on how hit or miss Glee is on social issues. Like I genuinely do want to find out what they're thinking through all of this, everything. The writers of Glee are fearless, in the sense that they're willing to tackle any and all issues even if in today's climate I guarantee you most writers probably wouldn't touch it with a ten feet pole just so they could keep a job. And while that is commendable, sometimes you just come out of issues asking, "is this really the show to do social commentary?" , especially when part of what makes it funny is so hilariously bigoted and out of touch the show feels at time with it's random bouts of racism or stereotypes. Like with Coach Beiste and her domestic violence case, it was surprisingly nuanced and I felt like they handled it well, but then sometimes you'll be like, "why can't they be like this for everything else?"

Final Score: 81/100

    Look, I think this was a fitting sendoff to all of the characters. Like I'm going to be honest I was cheering the whole time when the entire cast finally sang We Are The Champions together. I mean I had a giddy smile on my face as they finally emerged triumphant as national champions. It felt good for the New Directions to finally get the respect they deserve. I'm currently watching season four of Glee so if you want a sneak peek into what I think, well I'm only on episode two so the transition isn't as jarring as I thought it'd be.

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