Glee's Final Season

The sixth and final season of Glee premiered on fox last month. As a turn of events, all the beloved characters from seasons past have found their ways back to McKinley High School to wrap up everyone's character arcs. Now that we are midway through the season, it is time to reflect on what has gone down so far.

Rachel has been shunned from television and has now taken over the New Directions at her Alma Matter with the help of her best friend Kurt. Also, Blaine has taken over the Warblers and Mr. Schue is the new coach of Vocal Adrenaline, making the group rivals.

There is a new batch of students on the show that fill the space of the kids being coached. However, they are more of a plot devise for the alumni, rather than characters of their own. In fact, I can't even recall a single one of their names.

Most of the plot lines this season seem to revolve around two things. 1. Relationships and/or 2. Rachel Berry. The biggest things going on in the relationship side of things are the Santana and Brittany marriage, the budding romance between Rachel and Sam, and lastly the undeniable tension between formally split up Glee power couple Kurt and Blaine. Other than that, the rest of the plots revolve around Rachel getting her mojo back.

The last episode, "Transitioning," was a tribute to transgender people. I think that the episode was well done and talked about important subjects. However, it seemed sort of like a token hard hitting subject. One that they pound out in one episode and never talk about again. This is mostly due to the fact that Glee is strongly based on comedy over continuity. The tone of the show isn't supporting of such a complex and serious subject. I applaud Glee for trying to be controversial, but I fear that they did not present the subject in the best light.

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