Writer: Ryan Murphy
Grade: A
*Finally, this episode breaks the dual-writing credit streak! The last 10 episodes I've blogged about had two writers apiece! And both this episode and the Sons of Anarchy episode I just blogged were directed by Paris Barclay. Weird.
I understand that Quinn is freaked the fuck out, and I somewhat understand why she so vehemently insists on having Finn as the daddy, but putting that much pressure on Finn to pay the doctor bills when it’s not his baby and he doesn’t even know that is almost as fucked up as Terri’s fake sonogram.
I’m glad that they at least came back around to how Puck feels about the pregnancy. Quinn has the right to choose who she wants to help her through her pregnancy, or even help her raise her child if she ends up keeping it, but completely cutting Puck out of the picture isn’t right, and that level of rejection has to hurt Puck on some level. Quinn had sex with him, it resulted in a pregnancy, and Puck wants to be part of the process. I can understand Quinn’s fear: what if she comes clean, loses Finn in order to give Puck a chance, and Puck lets her down, leaving her with no support at all? But not owning up to the truth and refusing to give Puck a chance is just another aspect of ignoring the consequences of her actions, just like not telling her parents.
As for Puck himself, it was nice to see that he still cared about Quinn and the baby. Even his smackdown of Finn was about trying to make sure Quinn and the baby are taken care of, because she won’t let him contribute directly. He even thought having a girl was cool (aww), and he worked his tight little butt of on those cupcakes (and I’m amused that he actually got away with selling the pot cupcakes).
I don’t have much to say about the “diva off” storyline other than that the competition was fun to watch, and Chris Colfer did great things with the emotional material. I also don’t particularly care about Sue’s ister and weakness for Down’s Syndrome. It’s not like it provided some sort of retroactive insight into her past behavior (other than perhaps her ideas about popularity, which I can definitely imagine being shaped by comparing her sister’s experiences to her own).
It’s too bad that Artie couldn’t see that Tina’s extreme shyness is just as debilitating as her stutter, especially since the shyness caused her to fake the stutter in the first place. And just because she said she doesn’t want to push people away anymore doesn’t mean she’s not still very shy.
Miscellaneous Stuff
-I’m glad Will called the glee kids on being selfish brats about Artie’s transportation. Too often he seems oblivious and/or lets them get away with their self-absorbed behavior.
-I love Artie’s “Dancing with Myself” number, although the downside is that the song was stuck in my head for about four hours.
-Too bad my local affiliate fucked up the broadcast during the Quinn/Puck food fight. From what I saw, it looked like they had some chemistry (more than Quinn/Finn, in any case).
-How does the son of a mechanic afford Alexander McQueen? Credit card? Not taking the tags off and returning the items? Stupid writing oversight?
-Quinn may have eaten one of the pot cupcakes, but a) we only saw her wipe frosting from her fingers, which could easily be from handing them out, and b) even if she ate one, I don’t think a mild pot-cupcake-high would hurt the baby.
Quotes
Mercedes: “Artie doesn’t care—his dad drives him everywhere.”
Artie: “I do care. It kinda hurts my feelings.”
Rachel: “We didn’t think you’d take it personally.”
Artie: “Well, you’re irritating most of the time, but don’t take it personally.”
Quinn: “I don’t care if that baby comes out with a Mohawk, I will go to my grave swearing it’s Finn’s.”
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