Finn and Will being framed as the heroes is a surefire anger trigger for me, but that coupled with the overt silencing of Santana's agency definitely generates a rage supernova.
You're definitely right that Finn's actions aren't at all OOC or unbelievable. Actually, I'd would've been super interested in this episode if it had been made clear that Finn wasn't in the right, or if Santana had consistently called him out and not forgiven him, or if Finn hadn't been the focus of Santana's coming out in the first place. So it's more about the context than the characterization, imo. Cooter, too - I wouldn't have minded him so much if it weren't for the fact that he's become the focal point of the antagonism between Sue and Beiste, when their mutual dislike of each other is clearly bound up in so much more that doesn't have to do with Cooter. (And don't worry, you didn't come across as a Cooter or Finn apologist!)
Santana coming out to her grandmother was actually one of the few scenes this week I really liked! I thought the scene was realistically written, and Santana telling her abuela that she's still the same person she was before she came out was such an on-point moment. I've read on tumblr some speculation that Santana's grandmother was referring to her own sexuality when she was talking about keeping secrets secret, and I hope that's not the case. We've already seen homophobia as expressed by someone who's dealing with his hatred of his own sexuality, and I think it's important to show that homophobia gets expressed in different ways for different reasons.
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Date: 2011-12-01 08:51 pm (UTC)You're definitely right that Finn's actions aren't at all OOC or unbelievable. Actually, I'd would've been super interested in this episode if it had been made clear that Finn wasn't in the right, or if Santana had consistently called him out and not forgiven him, or if Finn hadn't been the focus of Santana's coming out in the first place. So it's more about the context than the characterization, imo. Cooter, too - I wouldn't have minded him so much if it weren't for the fact that he's become the focal point of the antagonism between Sue and Beiste, when their mutual dislike of each other is clearly bound up in so much more that doesn't have to do with Cooter. (And don't worry, you didn't come across as a Cooter or Finn apologist!)
Santana coming out to her grandmother was actually one of the few scenes this week I really liked! I thought the scene was realistically written, and Santana telling her abuela that she's still the same person she was before she came out was such an on-point moment. I've read on tumblr some speculation that Santana's grandmother was referring to her own sexuality when she was talking about keeping secrets secret, and I hope that's not the case. We've already seen homophobia as expressed by someone who's dealing with his hatred of his own sexuality, and I think it's important to show that homophobia gets expressed in different ways for different reasons.