Oh Glee, we barely knew ya. Like anyone whose heart is not made of stone, we fell hard last year for Fox's breakout musical-comedy series, and we were not embarrassed to admit it. The first 13 episodes of Glee were filled with quirky humor, interesting stories and awesome musical numbers that ranged from Jazmine Sullivan to Van Halen. But last spring, when the show returned with much anticipation from its winter hiatus, we were left slightly disappointed, as the series seemed to be on a self-congratulating high. We held on, though, because we knew what the show was before and what it could be in the future. Unfortunately, four episodes into the second season, we are finally ready to pull the emergency button and eject from this bandwagon faster than you can say "Mr. Shue."
Where did it all go wrong? The obvious answer is when Glee started to buy into its own hype, most notably with its Madonna tribute episode, and more recently - and exaggeratedly - with the Britney Spears tribute. Glee has resorted to giving up the plot to the music, forgoing its characters for the sake of iTunes downloads. What happened to the show's best character? The once amazing Rachel Berry, played brilliantly by Lea Michele, was originally a confident go-getter destined for stardom but since has been turned into a whiny prima donna who depends on her boyfriend for happiness.
Breakups are hard, but there comes a point when you to have sever all ties to make yourself happy, and that is what it has come to here. We had some great times with Glee, and we owe creator Ryan Murphy a good deal for those first 13 episodes, but we have lives to lead and better television to watch. No longer will we sit around waiting for this relationship to reignite and discover what made it so great in the first place - we are smart enough to know a fling when we see one. It's not us, it's Glee, and it's over.
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