What I’m Watching: Glee

Glee: Season 1, Episode 9 “Wheels” (C)

This wheelchair stunt is only the latest in a series of very bad ideas from Will Shuster. It’s a stunt that seemed so utterly ridiculous that it won’t do much but waste time, and it’s very likely that scrounging up all of those wheelchairs cost a fair amount of money which could have been put towards the handicap-accessible bus for Artie. The wheelchair number was an even more poorly-conceived idea, and wasn’t anywhere near as interesting or moving as Artie’s solo rendition of “Dancing with Myself,” which still went against the theme of characters performing only in rehearsal or while performing. The fact that Finn got a job as a result of his being in a wheelchair is sure not to pan out well, though the show likely won’t follow it through or dwell on it again in the future. The fact that Rachel helped him to get it certainly shouldn’t help get Quinn on his side, and Puck really does seem like he’s interested in putting forth the effort to help Quinn raise their child. Finn is too dumb to ever pick up on the existence of their relationship, and I’m curious who will be the first to discover it accidentally (probably Rachel). Finn’s enhancement of the baked goods is a bit too reminiscent of the “Vitamin D” episode from a few weeks ago. Singing portions of “Defying Gravity” was fun, but how could it not have been? It might have been better to feature a little bit more of the song since it’s really an incredible song, and the show always thrives when its characters are singing. Seeing a softer side of Sue hasn’t won me over in the past, but it was much more well done in this episode, and probably ranks as the high point.