At the end of this regrettable plot, Finn kisses Emma. This comes completely out of left field, and makes absolutely no sense. There has never been a hint of anything between the two, and even working together in this episode, there is no foreshadowing. Finn and Emma's fiance, Will (Matthew Morrison), are practically best friends. Plus, Finn is a student until recently, which adds to the ick factor. Why does Finn do this?
Perhaps Finn wants Will's life. He's been subbing in Will's job, why not take the girl, too? Except, Finn hasn't tried to be exactly like Will. Maybe his clothing style has shifted that way, but he does do his own thing, too.
It just seems like a contrived ratings ploy during sweeps, and is a serious misstep for Glee to make.
I'd also like to complain about the opening number of the episode, a song called "Diva." It's kind a fun moment, with outlandish costumes and characters. Yet, Marley (Melissa Benoist) and Kitty (Becca Tobin) change their personalities several times throughout the few minutes, so it kills the flow.
"Diva" is not without its moments, mostly involving Kurt, Rachel, and Santana, graduated students living in New York, but between the lackluster music, more terrible Tina focus, and the Finn smooching Emma disaster, it does not deliver. Hopefully next week, which will feature Will and Emma's wedding, as well as the gathering of most or all of the characters who have been absent a lot this season, will improve.
Glee airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.
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1 - Kat
I think you missed the part where Brittany tells Santana that she knows the latter paid the classmate from Louisville to pretend to be her girlfriend. That explains why Santana showed up with cheerleaders in costume; she probably cajoled all of them one way or another in order to give the appearance that she was still successfully in college. And there was foreshadowing for Finn kissing Emma - it happened earlier in the episode, I think right after he helped her pick the floral arrangement he says something about them working well together and I thought "Oh, oh." Granted, in typical Glee fashion, the foreshadowing happens all in a single episode instead of weeks leading up to it, so it's easy to miss and not very unbelievable. As for the Tina/Blaine subplot, I agree that it was totally cringe-inducing, but sometimes girls really do get silly that way, so it was not entirely unbelievable, just gross. I've been really frustrated with the writing for Tina. Jenna has a great voice - she could sing more - but they make her character so blech.