# Glee: 2.04 "Duets" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 12, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937 "2010-10-12T23:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/61 "2010-10-14T23:27:22Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > > [@Sampiro](#): > > > > Unfortunately the Rocky Horror ep isn’t for two more weeks. Apparently there’s not a GLEE episode next week. > > Baseball playoffs? Haven’t checked. My cable guide shows a rerun from last season next week. I notice a lot of shows (like Vampire Diaries) are taking a week off around now. I guess so they can have enough eps in the can to run during November sweeps. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/62 "2010-10-15T16:31:09Z")
Just watched it last night. Overall I thought it was good, especially Brittany, and I liked most of the songs a lot. However I think Kurt’s voice is too smooth and silky for “Le Jazz Hot.” That song needs to be sung with a bit more growl, IMO. But his final duet with Rachel was excellent. I haven’t seen _Rocky Horror_ since 1986 or so, but I found out that it’s available through Netflix’s instant queue. So I’ll make sure I watch it again before the next episode. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/63 "2010-10-15T21:10:41Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > I haven’t seen _Rocky Horror_ since 1986 or so, but I found out that it’s available through Netflix’s instant queue. So I’ll make sure I watch it again before the next episode. Watching it on your TV is like masturbating. ---
**Author:** ![Sundrop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sundrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sundrop)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/64 "2010-10-15T21:37:49Z")
I think Britt really did care about Artie. Her pushing that meatball with her nose was one of the saddest things ever. I’ve come to like Britt. I don’t think she’s ever been as mean as Satan or Quinn, and seems to be just along for the ride on some of the Cheerio misadventures and not actively malicious. Despite the breadth and depth of her sexual experience, I’d say she’s pretty innocent. In fact, I think her promiscuity is an aspect of that. She likes people, sex feels good, so why not enjoy it? Maybe I’m misjudging her, but she doesn’t seem manipulative. Keep in mind who it was that was telling Artie he was being used - that’s right. It was Satan. Not exactly known for her truthfulness. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/65 "2010-10-15T21:40:44Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > > [@Skammer](#): > > > > I haven’t seen _Rocky Horror_ since 1986 or so, but I found out that it’s available through Netflix’s instant queue. So I’ll make sure I watch it again before the next episode. > > Watching it on your TV is like masturbating. Well, yeah, but my options are limited. I don’t think they’re still doing midnight showings around here. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/66 "2010-10-15T22:45:46Z")
[QUOTE=Sundrop] Maybe I’m misjudging her, but she doesn’t seem manipulative. Keep in mind who it was that was telling Artie he was being used - that’s right. It was Satan. Not exactly known for her truthfulness. [/QUOTE] I don’t think she has the intelligence or ambition to be manipulative. ---
**Author:** ![Kelby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a587f6/32.png) [@Kelby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelby)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/67 "2010-10-16T00:00:39Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > I loved this episode! Much better than the past few shows. Still not much plot to speak of, but the duets were great–especially Mercedes/“Satan”, Tina/Mike (really creative! where does that song come from?), and Rachel/Kurt at the end. > > The Brittany/meatball gag cracked me up, as did Rachel and Finn’s duet and the reaction to it. > > **The best part was Santana and Brittany making out**! Did anyone else see this scene as a bit gratuitous? Also, I’m wondering if the scene would have been winked in the same manner if Kurt and Finn were the players? ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/68 "2010-10-16T00:16:08Z")
> [@Kelby](#): > > > [@Tangent](#): > > > > I loved this episode! Much better than the past few shows. Still not much plot to speak of, but the duets were great–especially Mercedes/“Satan”, Tina/Mike (really creative! where does that song come from?), and Rachel/Kurt at the end. > > > > The Brittany/meatball gag cracked me up, as did Rachel and Finn’s duet and the reaction to it. > > > > **The best part was Santana and Brittany making out**! > > Did anyone else see this scene as a bit gratuitous? > > Also, I’m wondering if the scene would have been winked in the same manner if Kurt and Finn were the players? Completely gratuitous and if it were Finn and Kurt probably not liked as much, but I’m ok with that because two girls making out is always welcome in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/69 "2010-10-16T00:17:03Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Did anyone else see this scene as a bit gratuitous? > > Also, I’m wondering if the scene would have been winked in the same manner if Kurt and Finn were the players? Although I loved them sneaking in some adolescent gay lov’n, I wondered about that too. Cute young girls, ohyeah, no problems with that; hunky young men-more threatening perhaps? I’ll leave the queer studies analysis to others more learned than I. ETA: Xpost with Rand, heh. ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/70 "2010-10-16T01:47:10Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > [QUOTE=Sundrop] > Maybe I’m misjudging her, but she doesn’t seem manipulative. Keep in mind who it was that was telling Artie he was being used - that’s right. It was Satan. Not exactly known for her truthfulness. I don’t think she has the intelligence or ambition to be manipulative. [/QUOTE] Wait, what? She used the “my dad’s a doctor . . . a real doctor” argument to get the dentist to provide her with drugs in the Brittney episode. I think she’s intelligent and ambitious, not to mention hot. Well she’s too skinny, especially next to Brittany, but that olive skinned, almond eyes, exotic face . . . Sorry, what were we talking about again? ---
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/71 "2010-10-16T02:06:27Z")
> [@gregorio](#): > > > [@Sampiro](#): > > > > I don’t think she has the intelligence or ambition to be manipulative. > > Wait, what? She used the “my dad’s a doctor . . . a real doctor” argument to get the dentist to provide her with drugs in the Brittney episode. I think she’s intelligent and ambitious, not to mention hot. Well she’s too skinny, especially next to Brittany, but that olive skinned, almond eyes, exotic face . . . Sorry, what were we talking about again? I think **Sampiro** is talking about Brittany there… ---
**Author:** ![gregorio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@gregorio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gregorio)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/72 "2010-10-16T04:05:18Z")
Darn! I knew that. Yeah . . . I knew that. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/73 "2010-10-16T05:36:57Z")
[QUOTE=Kelby] Also, I’m wondering if the scene would have been winked in the same manner if Kurt and Finn were the players? [/QUOTE] Speaking only for myself I’d be _more than_ okay with that.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/74 "2010-10-17T00:49:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > I don’t know how I went this long without noticing how beautiful and what a great actress Dianna Agron is. If we needed any more proof that you are gay…😛 > [@Sampiro](#): > > I think she’ll make it in movies. > > For some reason I found Kurt’s “duet” indeed masturbatory and disturbing. However, I think that Chris Colfer should star in a revival of _Victor/Victoria_- he has the vocal range and power and the notion of a man playing a woman pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman adds a nice little extra “Land o’ Lakes Butter Woman” infinity twist. > > I think Sam would have been within his rights to say “I’m glad this is a date, but bitch I still want a free meal!” He would’ve been within his rights, but if he really want her… > [@Kelby](#): > > Did anyone else see this scene as a bit gratuitous? No way. > [@Kelby](#): > > Also, I’m wondering if the scene would have been winked in the same manner if Kurt and Finn were the players? Would it have been considered gratuitous if it was a boy/girl scene? ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/75 "2010-10-17T07:44:04Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > > [@jackdavinci](#): > > > > Watching it on your TV is like masturbating. > > Well, yeah, but my options are limited. I don’t think they’re still doing midnight showings around here. Sorry. Obligatory RHPC comment. You totally should prehash. ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937/76 "2010-10-18T22:56:59Z")
> [@jackdavinci](#): > > Watching it on your TV is like masturbating. It helps prevent prostate cancer? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-04-duets-open-spoilers/556937.md?page=3)