Watching Glee

Episode 1: Audition
Sunshine Corazon and Sam Evans introduced, with former Glee member Matt Rutherford transferring out. We see Sunshine Corazon transferring to another school, joining Vocal Adrenaline and Sam Evans still unsure as to whether joining Glee Club will be good.

Episode 2: Britney/Britanny
Britanny S. Pierce finally gets noticed. We see a new dimension from her character. Paying tribute to pop icon Britney Spears, the show lacked story, and instead focused on Britney songs being performed.

On the one hand, making Britney appear as a sex-driven craze makes me think this episode didn't pay tribute to Britney the way they should have. On the other hand, looking deeper, with those fantasies of Britney arising after being put down by anaesthesia means that in our generation, Britney is defitely embedded to the core of our existence. She has, and will always be, part of this generation's history.

Episode 3: Grilled Cheesus
I thought this episode will be offensive and blasphemous. I thought I wouldn't like this episode at all. I even delayed watching it for three days as I was not feeling right about Jesus' name being changed to Cheesus to create the effect they want.

After finally watching the episode, I can safely say, that this episode is one of, if not, my favorite episode(s) in Glee. I somehow can relate to the personal communication with God, and the questioning on my personal beliefs and faith.

When I was in Singapore, I met friends who asked me questions about my religion. Being a Catholic all throughout my life, I thought I can easily answer their questions. They were non-Catholic Christians, and they posed questions which aren;t offensive, but really made me think hard about my religion. I was stumped with some of their questions. I didn't even know the answer to simple core truths of my religion. My Muslim friend also asked me about Catholicism, and I found just how similar and yet different Islam and Catholicism are.

Episode 4: Duets
I liked this episode as the theatrical parts and story were both present. As what I've mentioned as a comment in another web review, this episode exposed us to a lot of realities in High School. Fitting in, insecurities, friendships (and the lack of it), loneliness, strength and courage to move on and take chances once again. All from Sam, Kurt and Quinn.

I think the duets were great, with Santana and Mercedes as the best duet in my honest opinion. As for the rest:
Rachel/Finn - not so good. I don't get why it's offensive though.
Sam/Quinn - kinda ordinary, but their blending was really good.
Mike/Tina - I wish they can actually let Mike sing a song, maybe a song where his voice fits.