The Glee Post Archive

Long ago, at ye olde bloggo, I wrote a lot about everybody's favorite candy-colored trainwreck: Glee.  So, for your convenience, find outlined below every post I've ever written about the show!  Screw tags - it's just easier to have it all in one place.

If you'd like to read the spec script I wrote in 2012, you can check it out here. 

RBI Reports (reviews for each episode under the lens of writing and direction)

SEASON ONE (Retro RBI)

1.01 "Pilot"

1.02 "Showmance"

1.03 "Acafellas"

1.04 "Preggers"

1.05 "The Rhodes Not Taken"

1.06 "Vitamin D"

1.07 "Throwdown"

1.08 "Mash-up"

1.09 "Wheels"

1.10 "Ballad"

1.11 "Hairography"

1.12 "Mattress"

1.13 "Sectionals"

1.14 "Hell-O"

1.15 "The Power of Madonna"

1.16 "Home"

1.17 "Bad Reputation"

1.18 "Laryngitis"

1.19 "Dream On"

1.20 "Theatricality"

1.21 "Funk"

1.22 "Journey"

SEASON TWO

2.01 "Audition"
2.02 "Brittany/Britney"
2.03 "Grilled Cheesus"
2.04 "Duets"
2.05 "The Rocky Horror Glee Show"
2.06 "Never Been Kissed"
2.07 "The Substitute"
2.08 "Furt"
2.09 "Special Education"
2.10 "A Very Glee Christmas"

2.11 "The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle"

2.12 "Silly Love Songs" 

2.13 "The Comeback" - 1 | 2 

2.14 "Blame It On The Alcohol"
2.15 "Sexy"
2.16 "Original Song"
2.17 "A Night of Neglect"
2.18 "Born This Way" 
2.19 "Rumours"
2.20 "Prom Queen"
2.21 "Funeral" - 1 | 2
2.22 "New York"

SEASON THREE
3.01 "The Purple Piano Project"
3.02 "I Am Unicorn"
3.03 "Asian F"
3.04 "Pot O' Gold"
3.05 "The First Time"
3.06 "Mash Off"
3.07 "I Kissed a Girl"
3.08 "Hold on to Sixteen"
3.09 "Extraordinary Merry Christmas"
3.10 "Yes/No"
3.11 "Michael"
3.12 "The Spanish Teacher"
3.13 "Heart"
3.14 "On My Way"
3.15 "Big Brother"
3.16 "Saturday Night Glee-ver"
3.17 "Dance With Somebody"
3.18 "Choke"
3.19 Prom-asaurus
3.20 Props
3.21 Nationals
3.22 Goodbye

SEASON FOUR
4.01 "The New Rachel"
4.02 "Britney 2.0"
4.03 "Makeover"
4.04 "The Break-Up"
4.05 "The Role You Were Born to Play"
4.06 "Glease"
4.07 "Dynamic Duets"
4.08 "Thanksgiving"
4.09 "Swan Song"
4.10 "Glee, Actually"
4.11 "Sadie Hawkins"
4.12 "Naked"
4.13 "Diva"
4.14 "I Do"
4.15 "Girls (And Boys) On Film"
4.16 "Feud"
4.17 "Guilty Pleasures"
4.18 "Shooting Star"
4.19 "Sweet Dreams"
4.20 "Lights Out"
4.21 "Wonder-ful"
4.22 "All or Nothing"

General Analysis

Gender and Glee:

MASTER POST: THE KICKOFF

PART ONE: MASCULINITY, MCKINLEY, AND GLEE

PART TWO: POWER, VILLAINY, AND CONSEQUENCE

PART THREE: EMPOWERMENT AND NARRATIVE CHOICE

PART FOUR: FEMINISM AND PRESENCE OF CHARACTER

PART FIVE: GENDER AND SEX (1 of 2)

PART FIVE: GENDER AND SEX (2 of 2)

PART SIX: FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS

CONCLUSION: THE WRAP-UP

Character Analysis

Emma Pillsbury, Feminism, and the "Yes/No" Proposal

Tina Cohen-Chang: Sneaky Awesome

An Open Letter to the Ladies of McKinley High

How Quinn Fabray Could be the Best Character on Glee (And Why She Isn't)

On Brittana

Quinn Fabray Week:

Master Post: CHECKING IN WITH QUINN FABRAY

Part One: QUINN, THE CHEERIOS, AND POWER

Part Two: QUINN, FRIENDSHIPS, AND KINDNESS

Part Three: QUINN, SAM, AND HAPPINESS
Part Four: QUINN, THE BABY, AND PUCK
Part Five: QUINN, FINN, AND HER FAMILY 
Part Six: QUINNDEPENDENCE, AND THE MEANING OF THE WORD
Part Seven: CONCLUSION

Finn Hudson Week:

Master Post: FINN HUDSON AND THE CASE OF THE MISSING ORIGINAL INTENT

Part One: FINN, SELF-DISCOVERY, AND JOY

Part Two: FINN, KURT, AND OPEN-MINDEDNESS

Part Three: FINN, RACHEL, AND THE FINCHEL CONSTRUCT

Part Four: FINN AND QUINN, THE EARLY DAYS

Part Five: FINN, CHOICE, AND PASSIVITY

Part Six: FINN IN THE EYES OF THE WRITERS

Rachel Berry Week:

MASTER POST: RACHEL BERRY AND THE SPOTLIGHT

PART ONE: RACHEL AS A MAIN CHARACTER

PART TWO: RACHEL, THE GLEE CLUB, AND BELONGING

PART THREE: RACHEL, LIKEABILITY, AND DICHOTOMY

PART FOUR: RACHEL IN LOVE

PART FIVE: RACHEL, SHELBY, AND THE CONCEPT OF FAMILY

PART SIX: RACHEL, SELF, AND OTHERS

PART SEVEN: RACHEL, HER DREAMS, AND HER FUTURE

Santana Lopez Week:

MASTER POST: SANTANA LOPEZ AND WHAT LIES BENEATH

PART ONE: SANTANA'S ROLE ON THE SHOW

PART TWO: SANTANA AND THE CHEERIOS

PART THREE: SANTANA AND RELATIONSHIPS

PART FOUR: SANTANA AND BITCHINESS

PART FIVE: SANTANA, VULNERABILITY, AND LOVE

PART SIX: SANTANA AND BRITTANY

PART SEVEN: SANTANA'S FUTURE PATH

Character Approval Ratings

Season 2, Part 1
Season 2, Part 2
Season 2, Part 3

Writer Analysis

Ryan vs. Brad vs. Ian

Actor Appreciation 

Glee's Most Underrated Actor: Naya Rivera
Glee's Most Versatile Performer: Kevin McHale
People Who Are Awesome: Chris Colfer

Lists (10 Things)

Favorite Glee Songs
Glee Duets That Need to Happen
Best Songs of the Back 9 
Funniest Glee Quotes 
Ships That Should Never Sail 
Best Season 1 Episodes (in Photos)
Underrated Glee Songs
Glee Wishlist

Glee in the News

Glee: the GQ Cover
Glee in GQ: A Follow-Up
Glee in GQ: Final Words

Misc

Has Glee Jumped the (Gay) Shark?
It's Britney, Bitch: What Glee Should Cover
Glee Countdown to Season 2 (Info Post)
The Glee Fan's Lament