The issue, at least for me, isn't that Rachel was the one in the wrong, it's that she wasn't the innocent victim that the show is now making her out to be. It was a two-sided argument, so it's obnoxious for the narrative to blame it only on Santana.

Except that Broadway shows have been using non-traditional casting for decades.

"Working hard at random jobs isn't the same thing as getting on stage 8+
times a week to perform the same show over and over again."

"Santana: “I’m too lazy to do eight shows a week.” Truth."

I'm kind of sad that Max's whole ordeal ended up with her back where she started, but I guess that's about the best we could hope for. With any luck, we'll get her perspective on it at some point before the season ends.

- They didn't technically write her off the show, we just almost never see her anymore.
- No idea, she just doesn't show up that often and is rarely mentioned in her absence.

Yeah, I also got the impression that Max wanted to hurt Eleanor with her decision at the end there. I also think a part of it is that she's become very disillusioned with her. I realize that a lot of this is speculation, which is definitely a part of the problem with this episode, but I think that Max could deal…

I don't know that I would ever say "ruined," but I can think of a few times when it's at least negatively affected it. I think, whenever you know, going in, what certain plot twists are going to be, it just takes you out of the moment. Instead of just enjoying the story as it comes, you're thinking about how various…

Well, if we're voting, I was already considering last year's Christmas episode apocryphal, so I will happily vote for this one as the proper canon.

Yeah, I'm like 80% sure she smoked a quick bowl before going back out there. It's the only explanation that makes sense.

Well, she's smart enough not to trust Fiona. That puts her at least three or four steps ahead of her contemporaries.

Okay, I'm calling it now: Misty Day is going to bury her broken radio in swamp mud and, a few weeks later, dig up actual Stevie Nicks.

I also imagine Alicia will be upset when she finds out, though possibly for more pragmatic reasons. Diane on the supreme court would mean one less major player working against her. I think Alicia's past the point where she would disagree with Peter's decision out of loyalty or a sense of fairness (although I'm sure…

You can't just ask someone why they're white…

In the show's defense (and, seriously, just using those words with this show makes me feel like I should be checking for some undiscovered head trauma), I don't think Santana was actually saying that Brittany being bi had anything to do with their break-up.  Her saying that Brittany's bi and saying that their…

"I’m not joking when I say that I thought Tina was going to manifest some latent supernatural power."

I've always thought that the rule with public proposals is that you only do one if you're pretty sure (like >90%) that the other person is going to say yes.

I think this episode was the single strongest argument for why Glee should have done a time-jump at the end of last season.  Finn should be years away from getting a student teaching position.  Rachel should be years away from getting a lead role in a Broadway show.  Puck should be several years away from looking like…

You know, it's funny, because I always kind of laugh at Degrassi's whole "we go there" thing, but I have to give them credit:  they really do.  When they go there, they fucking go there.  Not only did they have more build-up to the event, the repercussions were felt for years afterwards.

Whenever Glee does one of these "ripped from the headlines" type stories, I can't help but think that the headline was the only thing they read, because they manage to rather fantastically miss the point.  Honestly, Glee really should never have tried to cover this issue.  I'm not saying that because of timing or the…