"Glee" Was Full Of Ridiculous Plots, But These 17 Moments Especially Tick Fans Off
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We recently asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us what Glee storylines still infuriate them. Here's what they had to say!
🚨 Warning: MAJOR spoilers ahead!!! 🚨
Note: Some of the following mention disordered eating and gun violence.
1.First, when Quinn got into a serious car accident and began using a wheelchair, but then she was able to walk again after just a few episodes.
"It fed into the whole 'You'll walk again someday if you just believe hard enough' BS that a lot of people with spinal cord injuries deal with frequently."
You can watch the scene where Finn finds out Quinn can walk again here:
2.When Marley literally passed out on stage during Sectionals, and everyone was more concerned about being disqualified from the competition.
"The whole plot was ridiculous. She was suffering from an eating disorder — one that was primarily brought on by another member of the New Directions — and no one seemed to care beyond how it affected their competition."
You can watch the scene here:
3.When Rachel was allowed to "re-do" her audition for the New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts (NYADA) and then was accepted, while Kurt was just rejected.
"I remember watching when her audition went horribly and she didn't get the spot, and thinking, 'Wow, that's great for her character arc and development because now she's gonna have to find something else to pursue.' But then, they ruined it by having Rachel and everyone else chase and practically harass the evaluator into giving her a second chance. It was embarrassing at best and infuriating at worst."
"Rachel getting into NYADA and Kurt getting rejected was infuriating. Character development happens when the character has to overcome an obstacle to achieve a goal, but the writers just did it for her."
You can watch the scene here:
4.When Blaine bizzarely hallucinated everyone as singing puppets.
"It was terrible and excruciating to watch. It was so weird and boring, not to mention pointless."
You can watch the scene here:
5.When Sue trapped Blaine and Kurt in an elevator to force them to reconcile their relationship.
"She even taunted them with a Saw-esque puppet in order to make them get back together. Sue wasn't that close to either of them, so why was she invested in their relationship? And since when did McKinley have an elevator?!"
You can watch the scene here:
6.When Becky brought a gun to school for a "very special episode," and the entire plot was handled extremely poorly.
"It was so random and insensitive and just felt like it was for shock factor. The fact that it aired only four months after the Sandy Hook shooting makes this episode all the more thoughtless and infuriating."
You can watch the scene between Becky and Sue here:
7.When Mr. Schuester suspended Marley for not wanting to wear a bikini costume.
"He knew Marley suffered from an eating disorder. Will was a walking red flag."
"Schue suspending a recovering Marley from Glee Club for refusing to dress in a bikini that she felt uncomfortable in was really out of line and a weird plot point. If Glee Club was all about expressing who you were, why was she punished?"
You can watch the scene here:
8.When Rachel quit her dream Broadway role so she could run away to LA and star in an awful TV pilot about her life.
"To this DAY, I am still mad about it!"
You can watch the scene here:
9.When they casually put on a school production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show starring underage teenagers.
"Like, did they forget this was set in a high school?! I love Rocky Horror, but the whole thing was sooooo uncomfortable to watch. Honestly, a lot of the things Mr. Schuester did were VERY questionable looking back."
You can watch their performance of "Time Warp" here:
10.When Blaine dated Karofsky, Kurt's former bully.
"Karofsky literally threatened to kill Kurt."
You can watch the scene where Kurt finds out here:
11.When it was revealed that Brody was a sex worker, and Finn and Santana faked a client appointment to confront him.
"Brody's whole storyline was handled poorly. It could have been really good with better writing."
You can watch the scene here:
12.When Blaine questioned his sexuality after drunkenly kissing Rachel, and Kurt completely dismissed him and said bisexuality didn't exist.
"Kurt even said, 'Bisexual is a term that gay guys in high school use when they want to hold hands with girls and feel like a normal person for a change.' Umm, no, it’s not! They also majorly downplayed Brittany’s bisexuality and had Santana imply that all bisexuals are cheaters, which is an untrue stereotype."
You can watch the scene here:
13.When the writers ruined Tina and Mike's relationship and had her randomly develop a crush on Blaine.
"Tina and Mike were probably the healthiest couple on that show (most of the time), so the writers just had to break them up and make Tina desperate for attention and crush on Blaine. All because stability is overrated, I guess."
You can watch the scene where Tina confronts Blaine here:
14.When Artie was able to walk with "special crutches" for just one episode.
"Artie could walk thanks to special crutches, and then, they immediately discarded that idea the next episode with a lazy, 'Brittany bought them, so they broke instantly, oopsie' explanation."
You can watch the scene here:
15.When Tina hit her head and turned into Rachel for an episode.
"The storyline where Tina hit her head and became Rachel and got to see how Rachel was actually the savior of the entire Glee Club? That was vile."
You can watch the scene here:
16.When Blaine and Kurt got engaged despite never really resolving any of their issues.
"Kurt made it clear that he didn’t want to be with Blaine after he cheated. They went from 0-100 without much time to reconcile. I love Glee, and the plot lines were all ridiculous, but this one annoyed me the most."
You can watch the scene here:
17.And finally, when Mr. Schuester was named Teacher of the Year. THIS GUY.
"It came off more like the writers wanted to end everyone’s year off on a high point rather than just acknowledge that he was a pretty crappy educator."
Reminder that I, Kelly Martinez, do not necessarily endorse all of these opinions!!!
Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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