Glee: Rocky Horror Glee Show (S2E5)

Wait wait wait. Rocky Horror Picture Show for a FAMILY SHOW? Oh, Ryan Murphy, you tease us so! I want to see how you're going to make a show whose main character is a "TRANSVESTITE FROM TRANSEXUAL TRANSYLVANIA." I will be very surprised if you can a) pull this off without having to compromise literally the WHOLE show b) have no parent objection to this and c) make the songs actually sound good and interesting?

So in preparation for this week's episode, I watched the original Rocky Horror Picture Show so that I could watch the show actually knowing what it's about and getting the odd jokes here and there. But this movie is definitely not for the faint of heart. The characters are half nude throughout 7/8th of the show...just dressed up in corsets, hooker heels, underwear, and bras. Damn, Glee, honestly how are you going to make this work?! And the movie is essentially about discovering sexuality and all that jazz, can you honestly make Janet have sex with Dr. Frank-n-Furter and Rocky? How is this going to work? For a school play?

Okay, so I just going to comment on a few things that strike me as surprising/strange/funny whatever throughout the show:

• Who was the person singing with the lips in the beginning? Quinn? I can't figure it out!
• I love how John Stamos interrupted them in the beginning!!!
• Wait Puck's still not back? Is he ever coming back?
• How can they mention "internet" porn on a family show, wow first Rocky Horror and now PORN? Ryan, there's little kids watching this, I hope that you realize this...(In case you missed it, it's when Finn, Sam and Artie are in the gym working out)
• Emma is obsessed with Rocky Horror? Wait. This is weird. I checked it up and Jayma Mays (who plays Emma) auditioned with Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me from Rocky Horror when she was trying out for GLEE! COOL bc she totally sings it for this too! But this definitely does not fit her character in the show.
• Did anyone notice that Sue's Jack-O-Lantern is a carving of herself? AHAHAHAHA. LOVE!
• HAHAHA John Stamos........is Eddie :) Wow, I didn't know Uncle Jesse could sing!
• Mercedes = Dr. Frank-n-Furter KILLED IT! WOW <3 Perfect, at first I thought it was weird, but I really like the idea now. Her voice is banging! :)
• Mr. Schu + Emma = SEXUAL TENSION during Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me hahahah. OMG. Love it! Seriously, Emma is so weird in this episode. When was she this ballsy?! Why did Mr. Schu need help singing that song??? Rocky doesn't even sing in it...
• Wait, does anyone find it weird that John Stamos is in the Time Warp song even though A) Eddie isn't in that part B) he's like old singing with a bunch of kids...

Oh, Glee. I don't know what to say. I'm pretty pleased with the episode I guess. But so many things went wrong, and not too many things went right. We saw Emma flip a 180 on her usual character which I think was the weirdest part of the show. But uh most importantly, the whole entire point of the movie was not even there! Like only the songs and like zero script...Augh. The compromises we make for family TV.  However, Mercedes was a really good Dr. Frank-n-Furter, and the Glee-ers did a good job singing the songs from the RHPS so yeah. :)

Interesting to say the least....