It's true, Glee is back on UK television. I'm particularly thrilled to welcome back Sue Sylvester, Kurt and the delicious Puck (even though the mohawk is woefully absent). There are also some great new characters this season - Coach Beiste is a wonderful addition who develops real depth over the series, and Sam is just wonderful eye candy. I mean, look at him. Really.
Being the massive Gleek that I am, and clearly having far too much free time on my hands, I have been watching this series as it was televised in the US, which means I'm actually about 12 episodes in. (It also means I'm prepared to get a Christmas episode in the UK somewhere around mid-March.) So do you want to good news or the bad news?
Let's go with bad news first. Despite the promising start, the next four episodes are not that hot. While there is some good music, particularly in the Britney/Brittany and Rocky Horror Glee Show episodes, the plot really falls by the wayside and even I was left wondering if Glee had lost its touch. Plus none of these episodes feature Puck. Complete coincidence, I'm sure.
The good news, however, is that by episode six they are back in the game, and episode seven, which features the much-publicised Gwyneth Paltrow cameo, is just brilliant. She is A. May. Zing. Kurt also gets some really strong storylines, which is great because he's such a fantastic character, and Brittany plays a bigger role, resulting in some incredible one-liners which may even rival the "dolphins are gay sharks" moment from Series One. Sue Sylvester is also back with a vengance, although her storylines seem to swing from improbable to just plain weird.
Anyway, overall there are plenty of gleeful moments (see what I did there?) to look forward to in the coming months. And here's one to enjoy again now:
Sooooo happy that it's back. Can't wait for the Rocky Horror Glee episode!
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