This week's Glee, "Prom-asaurus," is lame. There is no other way to say it. With only four hours left in the season, four hours left total for many of the major characters, one of those hours is wasted. This is pretty darn odd, coming just after a couple of fantastic installments. Hopefully, this is because much effort was put into making the final three totally amazing. Hopefully.
A huge part of the problem with "Prom-asaurus" is how casually senior prom is treated. Last year, junior prom is a huge event, with various couples putting much time and effort into selecting dates and campaigning for queen. This year, prom appears without warning, and no one has to scramble to find someone special to ask. Those who have significant others go with them, while those who don't are present, but ignored. And the queen campaign sees very little screen time.
What's more, "Prom-asaurus" skips over many things that make the Glee universe authentic. Which, admittedly, is realistic only when it chooses to be. For instance, while viewers are told over and over again just how unpopular the New Directions members are, four of the six nominees for king and queen come from this group. Admittedly, the New Direction have nominees last year, too, but the whole thing is just too casual this time around.
Another complaint is the way Brittany (Heather Morris) takes over the event at the last minute, and it still comes together wonderfully. Her run for class president is a major plot point earlier in the season that is ignored the rest of the year, until now. Tasked by Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) with making something of her position or risk being responsible for the permanent elimination of it, Brittany fires the prom committee and starts from scratch only a short time before the dance. Yet, music, costumes, food, and all go off without a hitch. Really?
The music at prom is very eh. Once more, the New Directions are asked to peform for their classmates. Why? No one likes them!
Brittany's "Dinosaur" is weird, and seems to be the whole inspiration for her prom theme, because her claims of motivation earlier make little sense, even for a ditz like her. Despite its oddness, though, "Dinosaur" is at least interesting, which can't be said for the other two numbers. "Love You Like a Love Song" is boring, probably owing to the fact that it's a Selena Gomez number. "What Makes You Beautiful," sung by what is essentially the guys' B team, isn't any more inspiring.
Article comments
1 - Zac Quinn
Yeah Ashley Fink has confirmed she's been dismissed from Glee.
2 - Jerome Wetzel
I saw that article. I have missed her a LOT this season. Stupid Glee. She was supposed to have a great story this year :(