Brittany gets better and better lines every episode. I'm really starting to love her character, and the actress' line delivery is just perfect.
"He barks at my mom."
"Coach Sylvester didn't tell me to do this."
"It's like cool epilepsy."
"I for one find recipes confusing."
"If it were, Santana and I would be dating."
"She's the one they made me talk to when they found out I was keeping that bird in my locker."
I would love to see more of Tina and Arty's relationship. I know there's a lot going on in this show, but I feel like they dropped the ball not expounding on Tina's disability fakery and how it would make someone like Arty who is truly disabled feel.
Oh, and I just have to say, Amber Riley's rendition of "And I Am Telling You" was better than any I've heard, EVER. There's a reason she could turn to the band and ask, "Do I even need to tell you what song?" because it is just DONE. To death. By every ambitious theatrical black woman. It is THE anthem, for good reason. Amber made me like the song again. She was fabulous. Add to that the enthusiastic responses from the rest of the cast, that were just perfectly performed and edited into the song, and I was just over the moon for her.
Now I want to go watch it again.
And I agree with you,
Mark, that I hope they'll stick to covers the majority of the time. HOWEVER, I hope they use more classics and less "My Life Would Suck without You" fare. I was disappointed that "True Colors" didn't show up at Sectionals. I thought that was such a great performance, and I really enjoyed seeing Tina get a chance to shine. You don't have to be mini-Barbra or mini-Jennifer Hudson to have an engaging, effective singing voice.
One more random comment. I just rewatched all the episodes currently up on Hulu, and I just have to say how much I loved the "Jump" sequence in "Matress." Particularly, I got the biggest joy out of how they incorporated Arty into the action. He had a couple cute bits with a sign in the background, and then putting him on one of the mattresses and bouncing him in the air was just joyful to watch.
