FOX's Glee continues with "I Kissed a Girl." Finn (Cory Monteith) is worried about how Santana (Naya Rivera) is taking being outed as a lesbian, and makes great strides to make her feel accepted at McKinley. But Santana isn't the only girl facing problems in this female-centric episode. Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) loses Cooter (Eric Bruskotter) to Sue (Jane Lynch) when she has trouble expressing her feelings, and vows to win him back. Quinn (Dianna Agron) is frustrated with Puck's (Mark Salling) refusal to help her make another baby.
And Rachel (Lea Michele) is banned from competing in Sectionals after trying to rig the senior class election.
Glee is rarely short on girl power, so there isn't really a need to devote an entire episode to the theme. Yet, considering just how great the Glee women are, and how much fun it is to watch them bellow out some great tracks, "I Kissed a Girl" isn't unwelcome, either. Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" is the highlight, of course, with Santana and Rachel leading the girls from both glee clubs in a fantastic rendition. But Santana's mournful "Constant Craving," accompanied by Shelby (Idina Menzel) and Kurt (Chris Colfer), is satisfying, too, in its emotional wallop.
Santana faces being outed as a lesbian in "I Kissed a Girl." This really doesn't effect her standing with her parents or friends, though it does spark some creepy flirting from the lacrosse captain. Instead, Santana's main concern is her elderly, traditional, tough abuela (Ivonne Coll, Switched at Birth). Not only does her abuela tell Santana that she is being selfish by not keeping the secret, abuela banishes her granddaughter from the house. Santana is able to stay resolved with the help of her friends, rather than retreating back into the closet. But that doesn't dispel the notion that someone Santana loves dearly is disgusted by her. Is Santana's abuela really this judgmental, or is she perhaps harboring a secret, too, and the disgust is more directed at herself? Hopefully the former, as the latter seems a tad too predictable.
Finn's affection for Santana is strange, considering how the two don't usually get along, until Finn reminds Santana that she previously takes his virginity. This act creates a serious bond that is lasting in unpredictable ways. Hopefully, Glee will spend more time, not only with the two of them, but with more of the recent non-virgins, and their first partners. The only weak spot in this arc is Finn's melancholy "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." Great music, yes, but depressing as hell. Plus, the lyrics don't really fit the situation.
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