#god I love how this one turned out but idk what happened to Maxwell. nobody ask

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I don’t think the survivors ever think about the After much. If you get out of the Constant, what then? What happens when you’ve left the monsters behind but become monstrous yourself?

And I think Charlie, having been fully turned into the Night Monster and consumed by revenge, would have the worst time. Worse still because the one person who gets it, who is equally monstrous, is also the person who’s condemned her to being monstrous in the first place.

Having to get used to a new body, scarred by shadows, stained by the horrible things you’ve done, must be… rough, to say the least.

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miasswier’s ultimate glee ranking: no 67

67: Dance With Somebody

Written by: Ross Maxwell Directed by: Paris Barclay

Overall Thoughts: This is a bit of a hard episode to rank, which is why it’s close to the middle. I have to take into account how much I used to love this episode, because I used to love it a lot. It’s also one of the few episodes in which Kurt and Blaine are allowed to actually discuss their issues, where we’re shown open and honest communication between our boys. That being said, watching this episode knowing what’s coming in “The Break Up” is… really frustrating. I also have quite a few issues with Sam and Will in this episode, hence it’s lower rating despite having Kurt/Klaine as an A plot. At least Quinn, Rachel, and Santana pull it up a little bit.

What I Like:

Kurt and Klaine are the A plot! This is a really rare occurrence on this show, and it is really invigorating to have Kurt and Klaine on my screen the most during this episode.

As frustrated as I am by how the whole Chandler thing goes down, it is nice to see someone appreciating Kurt for once (though please don’t read this as my feeling like Blaine doesn’t appreciate Kurt, because I know he does – the show just… doesn’t really let us see it very often)

Santana and Rachel! I really do like their friendship, and I’ve always lowkey (and highkey lbr) shipped Pezberry. It’s a nice little subplot.

Rachel’s face when Quinn and Joe are singing.

Even though I think it’s literally insane that Kurt wanted to go to Glee instead of having sex with Blaine, I do think it’s pretty cute that everybody else has the same idea and decides to show up anyway. I love scenes like that, where you genuinely get to feel the friendship and comradery of the club.

That whole scene in Emma’s office, which goes from absolutely hilarious (“I only use lotion on my hands! It looks weird if a person just has tan hands!” “Well, Kurt, wouldn’t you love Blaine just as much if he didn’t have tan hands”) to heartbreaking in seconds. One of my favourite Klaine scenes, to be honest.

“Why does mine say drink ‘til she’s cute?”

Klaine actually getting to deal with their problem and get to the root of what’s causing it and then addressing the issue and dealing with it. Which leads to…

That awesome scene at the end where Blaine sends Kurt a sext in the middle of the day and Kurt promises that he told Chandler to lose his number. I love that scene so much! Glee so rarely showed us couples actually moving on from their fights and making an effort to deal with what happened.

The scene between Burt and Kurt! Dang I missed that man.

I really do enjoy the scene with Quinn and Joe at the end when Quinn tells Joe she would never ask him to give up his faith for her, because she likes the idea that there’s something that can’t be lost. I also kind of like that they didn’t label themselves as boyfriend and girlfriend since they didn’t do much more with them after this episode; plus it shows that two people can like each other and it doesn’t always mean they have to go out and be in love forever. Sometimes two people just… like each other. The end.

Scully from Brooklyn Nine Nine!

What I Don’t Like:

Will is a little bitch baby in this episode. First of all, he kisses Emma to make her agree with him, instead of listening to her arguments, which is gross and also proven ineffective since they end up having the argument anyway. Secondly, he’s an asshole to that wedding planner who is really trying his best? And who Will hired in the first place? Thirdly, he puts his future wife’s emotional and mental wellbeing aside so that his fucking students can attend his wedding?! What the literal fuck?!?! Like, does nobody else think that’s weird?!?!? He wanted to change the date of his wedding and have it at a fucking campground because he was worried his teenage students wouldn’t attend it otherwise?!?!!?!?!?!!?!? OH MY GOD.

The scene between Joe and Sam makes me angry for several reasons. First and foremost: the girl they are talking about is Quinn. Quinn Fabray. Do I have to say it again? They’re talking about Quinn Fabray. Quinn would never ask a guy to compromise his faith to be with her (and, surprise! When Joe talks to her, she doesn’t ask him to! What a shock!). Also, this is captain of the celibacy club Quinn. Yeah, she had sex with Puck, but that was one time, almost three years ago. There has been no explicit canonical indication that she has had sex since. So… why exactly would she refuse to date someone if they didn’t want to sleep with her? Especially considering every boyfriend she’s ever had has tried to pressure her into sex before she felt comfortable with it? Second, the whole spiel Sam gives about how it’s impossible for men to avoid temptation is such a load of bullshit. Listen, there is nothing biologically innate in men that makes them unable to abstain from sex. They are not more hardwired to want sex than any other gender, they are just told by society that they should be. What about asexual guys? You’re telling me that’s impossible because how could a guy not want sex? What about men whose partners are asexual, or whose partners are physically unable to have sex? Is there just no other option for them but to cheat because they gotta get their rocks off somewhere? Or, hey, what about guys that nobody wants to sleep with? What are they supposed to do? Because I really don’t like the implication of “how are we not supposed to give into temptation” like dude that sounds super sketch. Ugh. I just really, really hate that scene.

Everything that happens between Kurt and Blaine pertaining to Chandler is really frustrating in hindsight because in “The Break Up” Blaine cheats on Kurt for the exact same reason as Kurt is ‘cheating’ (I know some people would consider what Kurt is doing to be cheating, but I know others wouldn’t) on him now. This is less a frustration with Blaine and more of a frustration with Glee. Here we have Blaine getting really upset that Kurt didn’t just talk to him about why he was unhappy and instead turned to someone else, and then in “The Break Up” Blaine does… exactly that? What?! WHAT?!?!?

This is so dumb but I find the line “It’s not right. But, it’s okay” so stupid like it doesn’t work at all and it was just shoved in there to introduce the song he’s about to sing which is SO DUMB ugh I hate that.

Songs:

How Will I Know: I do like this cover, but I feel like I don’t like it as much as the rest of the fandom does. It’s still a beautiful and melancholic song, though.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody: I love this cover! I’m not as big a fan of the actual performance, but that’s because I get so bored of choir room/auditorium performances after a while and season three is full of them. But seriously. This song. One of my favourite Glee covers.

Saving All My Love for You: I’m not that big of a fan of this song, to be honest. Also, side note, but why are so many Whitney songs about cheating, being cheated on, or helping cheat? Like, what’s the deal with that?

So Emotional: Another cover I really like! Again, the performance not as much, I find it kind of boring, but the song is absolutely killer.

It’s Not Right, But It’s Okay: An awesome Blaine power song! I fucking love it. My favourite moment is when he goes “Was it really worth you going out like that – tell me” and the shot switches from the fantasy sequence to the choir room and Blaine is staring at Kurt looking so angry IDK I just love that shot.

I Have Nothing: So gorgeous. Kurt solos are always amazing, but this one just takes my breath away!

My Love is Your Love: I love the combo of Mercedes, Artie, Kurt, and Blaine’s voices. I also love how everyone slowly comes into the auditorium to hang out even though they technically don’t have to. Also, Mercedes and Artie singing by themselves just to have fun is so cute.

Final Thoughts: There are quite a few things that really bother me about this episode, which is why it’s not as high as a lot of other Klaine-centric episodes. While they do deal with conflict in a relationship better than they usually do, everything that happens is really annoying in hindsight, and Will and Sam just annoy the fuck out of me. Still, these things don’t bother me enough to ever skip this episode, and I do still seek it out sometimes to watch as-is, hence it’s middle spot.