Marcian Tobay

Context matters for a lot of what you're saying. Some of that I'm like "Yeah, you're right" and I concede. Let me nail the ones that stick in my craw:

1) Multiple people playing a single role: We have no idea why that's done. It may be explained, it may not be. Perhaps it's a plot point that the two ladies both wanted the Columbia part.

2) Characters that hadn't even shown up in the story yet: Again, we have no idea why this is done. If you knew Glee better, you'd know that the direction and scene setting (Just Will watching them from the back of the auditorium) is the traditional closing of the episode. With that in mind, my theory was this:

"The school shuts down the show, nothing goes as planned, and the kids/Will lose out. The kids are hurt, but Will is completely and absolutely crushed. Attempting to cheer Will up, they perform this number to show him how much they appreciated his efforts to put the show on. They choreograph the number without anyone's help in order to show him that they are still dedicated to future projects."

and for extra measure...

"One of the reasons the show was shut down was after Brittany/Tina argued so much over who got to play Columbia. In an act of restitution, they split stage time during this scene."

Are those what happened? I have no idea, but they're what happens when I opt to give them the benefit of the doubt. You didn't. Using your prediction that the thing you haven't seen yet won't fit your expectations is a bit disingenuous, assuming I have any idea what that word means.

Badly blocked and poorly delivered I can go with. I hated the way the shots were cut*, and it wasn't my favorite number.

Still. Kurt as Riff-Raff.

Also, I need JCSS on my iTunes. Like... yesterday.


Yes, we get the kids are moving with the back music during Magenta's solo. Please stop cutting away to show that... PLEASE!

One musical number of a show that has had over a 100 musical numbers... presented entirely out of context... formed your judgment for the entire series?

I'm guessing that "Wasn't initially interested" or "doesn't have a lot of free time" also factored in a bit.

Edit: I think the direction in that scene was terrible, but it's Ryan Murphy. Try one of the more subtle episodes, like Duets.

You're wrong on point #1. The rest are valid. I'm pretty sure I'm the only one here who doesn't hate him. I'm a weirdo.

I've never run a draft before! Time to get my hands dirty.

Kingdom Hearts gets amazing when Daredevil, Jack Sparrow, and Sora set up a Tri-Attack.

I didn't like some of their song covers, but that performance was extraordinary. They totally knocked it out of the park. And Brittany/Columbia!

Edit: And an amazing inside joke for both the Elbow Sex and Artie's blocking during a certain moment. They put a lot of nods to the hardcore Rocky fans in that video, but I can't explain them all in polite company.

Yeah, there was some very non-subtle male fantasy fulfillment going on with those photos. Finn's utterly uninteresting while Quinn and Rachel are sexualized far past the already ridiculous degrees in the show. Annoying, but a can-of-worms on these forums.

Yes, all that because I love you.

My favorite response yet.

Another note I want to point out: In the 4th movie, there's a scene where Indy and Mutt are in Indy's friend's office. While Indy's being awesome, Mutt is delivering a character-establishing monologue. In it, he explicitly states that he finds historical stuff fascinating, understands it, and can hold his own. He then clarifies that this passion of his is rarely relevant, even if it is there.

While I can agree that it would be weird if Mutt suddenly started doing Indy-class puzzle solving, it was established that he could. The audience just quickly forgot, because that brief monologue is never relevant to the movie. You see, apparently when you establish a vital part of a character, you neither need to validate it or make it relevant. >.>

But yeah, the character was written to be able to do those things, but the director forgot to actually cement that.

As someone who does like Mutt, that mistake in particular annoyed me about the 4th Indy film.

I've been told I can be rather condescending and passive, so I'll be straight forward here...

To everyone that worried that Disney would ruin Marvel: Remember when I told you that Disney knows what they're doing and will only make things better with this move? I told you so.

My complaint as well.

I think the show did a good job of highlighting that Brittany operates on such a completely different level than other people that she's all alone in her eccentricity. It was a bitter sweet moment to see that she makes no efforts to be anything but herself, but that is someone people don't really like.

Yeah, it was totally true love! She thought that he was cute and asked him to work on a project in their after-school club. It's totally a deep enough relationship for him to take a step that he had been holding sacred for years... >.>

Dude's a jerk.

Understandable as in I understand why a character would do that, but if you're the type of person to lose your virginity to someone on what barely resembles a first date, you're not really the type of person to champion some grand respect for the sanctity of sexuality. Both behavioral codes are fine with me, but for heaven's sake, pick one.

No matter how you feel (and this thread's going about how I expected), they did establish that "Indiana" is a nickname that could fluidly be passed down to Mutt.

Just pointing that out. Other than that, I can totally see your point on this.