Gleekin'.

I am a total Gleek. Embarrassing? Maybe, but that doesn't make it any less true. So you can imagine how excited I was last night when the season premiere aired. I was giggling like a Japanese school girl in a "Hello Kitty" store, if that clarifies.

So, for today, I'm going to review the first episode of the glory that is Glee.

First off, I should recap last season:

New Directions, the glee club at William McKinley High, is a group of incredibly talented but hated high schoolers. Each of them is obsessed with being "popular" and all of that stuff that cliche high school sitcoms put at the center of shallow teen minds. A little irritating, but that is the extent to which my frustrations go with this show. New Directions went up against the scary-good glee club from their rival high school, Vocal Adrenaline, and the "not at all stupidly named" (as said by cynic, Sue Sylvester) Aural Intensity (like a blow job? Get it? Ha. Ha. Ha.) at regionals, vying for a chance to compete at the next level, which I believe is nationals. (That sentence was such a run on, I almost had a conniption.)

Long story short, New Directions didn't even place at regionals and their resident hussy, Quinn Fabray (who is/was president of the chastity club, ironically enough) popped out her bastard child. Fertile Mertyl gave her baby up for adoption to the coach of Vocal Adrenaline (my idol, Idina Menzel) and all is well with the world. Which brings us to season 2!

Holy. Shit.

I am obsessed with the possibilities of this season. Not only did the cast sing "New York State of Mind" giving me goosebumps and turning me into a dancing fool, but they even incorporated OPRAH! Yes, Oprah. Inadvertently, anyway.

This is the newest character who Oprah once called "the most talented girl in the world". Let me just say, Oprah wasn't kidding. This girl is incredible. Her name is Charice (Sunshine, on the show) and she has sang with Andrea Bocelli, who is my favorite blind singer. Ray Charles ain't shit. Rachel Berry, the increasingly annoying "me-monster", who is only concerned with the well-being of herself, is threatened by Sunshine. Berry even sends Sunshine to a crackhouse, telling her that it was the location of the glee auditions. Look out for this girl. Ah-freaking-mazing. Her rendition of "Listen" almost made me pass out. I only wish I had that much talent and soul.

So...this guy. New kid on the block. Just moved to Lima, Ohio from God knows where. No idea what his name is. The other guys in the glee club couldn't help but focus on how HUGE this guy's mouth is, which had me rolling. He ends up being a pretty good singer, as well. He made his glee debut singing "Billionaire", a song which I absolutely abhor, but he did a good job. By the end of the episode, he has taken Finn Hudson's (token jock) spot as quarterback on the football team. SPOILER ALERT! I'm pretty sure this guy is going to be resident gay kid, Kurt Hummel's, new boyfriend. Drama, drama, drama. We shall see.

Two words: Girl. Fight.

I love the fact that Santana (whore-ish Latina cheerleader) and Quinn (16 and Pregnant runner-up) get in a fight in the hallway over the fact that Quinn is back on top as captain of the "Cheerios". Take some tops off and add some pudding and this is a straight up porno....and I loved every second of it.

Also, there's a female football coach. Last name: Beiste. Too funny for me to even deal with.

That's all I really have to say. Sorry this post is SO long. Great songs, decent acting, and an all around good set up for a plot. So come on, Glee writers, make my day (or at least my Tuesdays).

Love,

Sydney

Obsession of the day: Yoga pants