The Rocky Horror Glee Show

I am actually not going to comment too much on the Rocky Horror Glee episode because I know very little about Rocky Horror. I think it was overall an entertaining episode, but I worry that it didn't have enough Rocky Horror in it to satisfy the die hard Horror fans that have been shivering in anticipation for weeks. This episode has been hyped quite extensively, so I hope it lived up to the expectations.

Personally, I thought Sue was on fire last night. For all the people that complained about her absence from the show two weeks ago, I think they definitely got their Sue fix. She was deliciously devilish! And Becky dressed as Sue for Halloween - that was a treat!

My favorite scene of the episode was John Stamos auditioning for the role of Eddie. I so enjoy the song and dance numbers in the choir room, although sometimes the camera moves so fast, I wish we had more of a chance to focus on the individual dancers. John sounded great, and he is still 95,000 kinds of sexy. Mr. Schu's facial expressions were awesome. :)

I know there has been controversy about Mercedes playing the role of Frankenfurter, and while I can understand the frustration of hard-core Horror fans, I have to say Amber looked great, and in the famous words of Randy Jackson, she "blew it out the box" on her solo. Next to "And I Am Telling You," for me this is the best she has ever sounded, and she has had some amazing performances.

I have to say I was a little surprised that Chris Colfer begged for the role of Riff Raff, because he wasn't featured that much in the episode until "The Time Warp." But wow, they did a great job with his costume and make-up!

Overall, I thought it was good, but maybe fell a bit short of the hype. I thought all the Will-Emma stuff slowed the action down too much at times.

But I also think it was an important episode because of the body image discussions among Finn, Sam, and Artie. Again, this is where Glee transcends the level of a comedy about a bunch of high school kids. Has there been a show where boys talked about being uncomfortable with their body types, and the peer pressure of being attractive and popular? Finn's envy of Sam's physique was communicated very clearly, and his scene with Rachel where she makes him understand that its not all about physical appearance was a really positive message for boys and girls. I just wish there had been some dialogue with Artie about his struggle for body acceptance as a boy who uses a wheelchair. An opportunity there was lost.

It was also an interesting episode considering all the controversy surrounding the GQ photos and to a slightly lesser extent the scene with Brittany and Santana kissing on the bed. The fact that Will ultimately determined that Rocky Horror was too risque for the glee club, although they still performed it for themselves, after some of the topics and dialogue previously presented, made for a healthy dose of irony.

Speaking of anticipation, I am counting the days until November 9th and the episode "Never Been Kissed." Looks like Kurt and Artie will both be heavily featured!

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