What I'm Watching: Glee

Glee: Season 2, Episode 2 “Britney/Brittany” (B-)

I'm all for stunt episodes, but when it comes to the writing on this show, I do have to complain for a moment. Having Britney Spears appear in the dreams of all the characters on this show is fine, but linking it to a hallucinogenic dental drug and positing that these characters have collective dreams just becomes silly. I will say that it does work for the show, and there's something I love about seeing Britney and Santana pop their headphones into their ears while listening to Britney as they're sitting in their chairs about to go into dental surgery. As a whole, however, this episode isn't fantastic. I was pleasantly surprised by the awesomeness of John Stamos, both as a boyfriend for Emma and an able rival for Will. I wasn't nearly as taken by Will's reaction to Carl's challenge to live life more freely, and his embarrassing performance with the group wasn't great. Rachel is seemingly increasingly selfish, and there's something about the imbalance of her selfishness and her talent this year that doesn't work; she's quickly becoming detestable. Kurt's insolence was a bit peculiar since it wasn't addressed extensively and isn't entirely common to his personality. It's also a strange occurrence when Sue doesn't even appear until about halfway in, and not necessarily a good one. Back to the Britney stuff, the performance numbers were pretty decent, and the show's cast is certainly capable of working together to create enthralling sequences. It's also always good to shine a spotlight on a less prominently featured character like the hilarious Brittany S. Pierce.