Don’t get me wrong, unlike other Pinoy Glee fans, I’m not in it for Charice Pempengco. I’ve been watching Glee even before the talented Filipina became part of the musical-comedy’s cast, thanks in part to Naya Rivera.
Cheerleaders aside, Glee’s tunes are so catchy and ear-friendly (with emphasis on New Directions rendition of Madonna and Journey songs) no one can blame you if you start turning into a Gleek yourself.
Moving on to the new season, I can only provide my insights to parts of the show I actually saw. But before I start babbling, here’s a quick recap of the 1st episode of season 2 (SPOILER ALERT…for the uninitiated).
Tuning in to ETC at 9 p.m. (which happens to be a rerun since Jack TV televised the season 2 premiere at 4 p.m.) welcomed me to a scene where Finn (Cory Monteith) gets ousted from the McKinley Highschool football team.
In order to maintain his popularity, Finn auditions for the Cheerios, the school’s cheering squad, but gets a ‘no’ from the infamous Cheerios coach Sue (Jane Lynch).
Quinn (Diana Agron), Finn’s ex-girlfriend, appeals to Sue and gets the head cheerleader position returned to her.
Rachel (Lea Michele), pulls a prank on a Glee Club hopeful, Sunshine (Pempengco), and loses the Filipino to New Directions’ bitter rival, Vocal Adrenaline, in the process.
Sue and Will (Matthew Morrison) still hate each other. Santana (Rivera) and Quinn get into a cat fight. Artie (Kevin Mchale, not the Boston Celtic legend) lost his girl to a fellow Gleek and just like before, New Directions is a mess. Just when things are starting to look up after Puck (Mark Salling) and Finn reconciled last season, McKinley’s Glee Club is still in a funk.
I pretty much covered majority of the stuff you’ll probably hear from the next episode’s narrator, so on to my thoughts.
Prior to the show’s airing, Jack TV released trailers and advertisements hinting that Quinn would be getting head cheerleader-ship back. I didn’t expect it to actually happen, thinking that it was nothing but hype. It turns out there’s no false advertising here because the Cheerios Queen is indeed back on her rightful place in McKinley Highschool. But what impressed me was how she clawed her way back on top.
Last season, Quinn battled with the struggles of unwanted pregnancy: she was disowned by her parents, lost her true love in Finn and became nobody from somebody. After giving birth, a sexy Quinn shows up in season 2 and uses her disadvantages to her advantage. And mind you, she didn’t beg Sue to approve her return. She simply cited that she can give funding to the Cheerios because there are religious groups that are willing to spend money on girls like her so they could get back on their feet.
Call it clever, call it crafty, call it resourceful, but that just shows Quinn is still the same witty bitch from Season 1.
I also like the way the show touched the issue of young people going under the knife when Sue scolded Santana for getting a boob job. To further understand, take it away Jane Lynch:
“A person that has to pump her naughties full of gravy to feel good about herself clearly doesn’t have the self-esteem to be my head cheerleader.”
With so many young people having confidence issues nowadays, it’s good that a widely seen show like Glee reminds the youth that they shouldn’t immediately turn to medical procedures to address the problem. Ironically, didn’t Charice get some Botox treatment for the show? Maybe Sue should start talking some sense into Corazon.
Talking about Charice, well, what can I say? She got more lines that I thought she would.
News of Filipinos getting into Hollywood is nothing new, but most of them end up doing cameos if not, uttering a few words. Charice, on the other hand, hit the big time with this one. Since Glee demands so much song numbers from its cast, Charice is very much welcome to the show. And as episode 1 implies, it looks like she’ll be playing an important role in the series.
I’m starting to think that since she’s been pirated by the opposition, Corazon might be taking the place of former Vocal Adrenaline leader Jessie St. James (Jonathan Groff), who from my understanding, was a senior in Glee’s previous season, and shouldn’t be part of Vocal Adrenaline’s roster anymore. Don’t worry guys, this ain’t a fact. I’m just doing some fan fiction here.
Artie finally lost Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) to Mike (Harry Shum Jr.), but the two Asians have been doing lots of dance numbers together in the past, so we already know it was coming.
And though I didn't get to see a lot action from Puck-zilla, the Will-Sue feud made my day. And with Coach Beiste (Dot Jones) getting into the mix, expect more fun out of Glee.
Unexpected twists and enjoyable story development makes Season 2 a must-watch. With audiences left craving for more, Glee is definitely as good as advertised.
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