You know, part of me wonders if the whole "ginger supremacists" storyline was written to deal with some of the criticism I've heard of that shirt in the episode. Like, correct me if i'm wrong, but I remember people saying that the portrayal of Emma's denial and the fact that Will had to "make her face up to her disability" was really offensive. (that could be, btw, not a memory so much as my opinion from the time and i'm just getting confused, lol.) I really like how it ties in, regardless; like I said, I think what happened in this episode explains a lot about who Emma is and why she acts the way she does.
As far as Mercedes goes, I highly doubt that's what it'll actually be. I don't think RIB would delve into teenage depression like that, tbh, because it seems so trivial from the outside: a girl going under because she doesn't get the recognition she wants. This is just my headcanon until the show proves me wrong, honestly. I'm glad you think it makes sense tho, I wasn't sure it'd come across as anything more than biased, over-projecting stanning, lol.
I just can't side with either of them. Rachel's ruthlessness is one of the most interesting parts of her, so as much as I wish it didn't affect Mercedes (because ~stan stan stan~,) I can't be unhappy with the storyline on that front. On the other hand, I have been pissed off with the way Will ignores Mercedes since Sectionals, when it took Emma taking over as director to buy Mercedes the chance to even try for a competition solo. I can't even begin to express how angry and upset I was when Mercedes dropped out of the running, altho I understand why she did. (Sidenote: I really, really loved that moment when Emma and Beiste and Artie were called out on only giving Rachel the part because they felt sorry for her or w/e when Mercedes' audition was better. Not because "haha rachel sux" or anything, but because there was this delicious awkwardness and it's the first time the favoritism has really been adressed, iirc, and i thought it was really effective.)
LOL POLITICS HOW DO THEY WORK but srsly I just want them to be frands and start a club or take over the Bully Whips or something.
damn but i just can't keep from tl;dring all over your journal, bb, sorry :/
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Re: lol part 2
Date: 2011-10-09 10:26 pm (UTC)As far as Mercedes goes, I highly doubt that's what it'll actually be. I don't think RIB would delve into teenage depression like that, tbh, because it seems so trivial from the outside: a girl going under because she doesn't get the recognition she wants. This is just my headcanon until the show proves me wrong, honestly. I'm glad you think it makes sense tho, I wasn't sure it'd come across as anything more than biased, over-projecting stanning, lol.
I just can't side with either of them. Rachel's ruthlessness is one of the most interesting parts of her, so as much as I wish it didn't affect Mercedes (because ~stan stan stan~,) I can't be unhappy with the storyline on that front. On the other hand, I have been pissed off with the way Will ignores Mercedes since Sectionals, when it took Emma taking over as director to buy Mercedes the chance to even try for a competition solo. I can't even begin to express how angry and upset I was when Mercedes dropped out of the running, altho I understand why she did. (Sidenote: I really, really loved that moment when Emma and Beiste and Artie were called out on only giving Rachel the part because they felt sorry for her or w/e when Mercedes' audition was better. Not because "haha rachel sux" or anything, but because there was this delicious awkwardness and it's the first time the favoritism has really been adressed, iirc, and i thought it was really effective.)
LOL POLITICS HOW DO THEY WORK but srsly I just want them to be frands and start a club or take over the Bully Whips or something.
damn but i just can't keep from tl;dring all over your journal, bb, sorry :/