Immediately following my viewing of last night's episode, I went to Twitter to express my confusion over Santana confessing her love for Brittany. Apparently, I was the only one who did not "see it coming" and I clearly must live under a rock. May I just say that the person I watched the show agreed with my assessment of it being a little weird!! I'm not the only one. (But we may be the only two?)
I decided to create a poll to see if I'm truly in the minority with my non-approval of the Santana/Brittany relationship. I do agree that Naya Rivera gave an outstanding and completely convincing performance, and her singing of "Landslide" was very sweet, but, I don't watch Glee for drama. I watch it for comedy. and the songs. So, I think that's why I'm just a little confused. and who knows, maybe the Brittana thing will eventually grow on me and I'll learn to appreciate it.
I'd like to hear your thoughts about this in the comments, but please try to be respectful of opinions that may differ from yours! Thanks.
UPDATE: The poll has been infiltrated by Brittana fan sites and message boards. Awesome! At least the site is getting tons of traffic right now. I should also add that I have absolutely no problem with same-sex relationships.. or sex.. or anything like that. I'm not morally opposed to those things in any way, but, like I tried to explain earlier, I don't watch Glee to learn important life lessons. I'm 27 years old. Most of my life lessons are already learned ;) I had no idea the Brittana fan base was so huge! Hopefully some of you will stick around the site after you vote in the poll :)
Wow... you never saw Brittana coming? It's all in the subtext. Watch season 1 again with your Brittana goggles on and look out for all their cute background interaction. And also the sex isn't dating scene.
ReplyDeleteyes, I was well aware of their background interactions and "hook-ups" throughout the series. I guess I just forgot to take it so seriously.
ReplyDeleteWith no disrespect intended, how on Earth did you not see that coming? They're best friends who can't keep their hands off each other and have an established sexual relationship. Not an implied sexual relationship--they've said twice on the show that THEY HAVE SEX, not to mention making out for boys for the cost of a dinner.
ReplyDeleteWere you thinking that these best friends who have a sexual relationship couldn't possibly also have real feelings for each other?
The writers followed this storyline because EVERYONE could see it and they have said so numerous times.
I guess I'm wondering how you could imagine otherwise.
Again, no disrespect and thank you for your post which was as baffling to me as I suppose 'Sexy' was to you. I think your poll will tell you where people are about this.
Hi! I'm going to assume that you're straight. I don't mean that in any sort of negative way, I just assume that's why you did not see Brittana coming. There has been a large community rooting for the couple for quite some time.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to point out a few things (hopefully to help you understand the pairing a bit more!) :) As you can see in her other relationships, Santana is not a very warm and caring person. She's generally cold and just uses people for sex, etc. From the beginning of the show, Brittany was the only person who could bring out Santana's soft side. When people made fun of Brittany's idiocy, Santana defended her and always cared for her. They have a relationship on a much deeper level than most of the other characters on Glee. And in my opinion, Santana's confession of her love for Brittany was the first time someone on Glee said "I love you" and really truly meant it.
I understand that you watch the show for the comedy and songs, as most of us do, but the show certainly deals with a lot of issues. The show has delved into teen pregnancy, divorce, teen drinking, harassment (as we saw with Kurt and Karofsky), and sex education. Perhaps these aren't as salient as the issue of bisexuality/sexual fluidity because they're things that seem more normal to society. But I think all of these issues have been handled with a blend of comedy and drama. Santana and Brittany's storyline has been going since the episode where Brittany said that if sex were dating, her and Santana would be dating. That was certainly more comedic than dramatic. There seems to be constant drama surrounding the heterosexual pairings on the show, but I rarely see people complain about them and say they just want comedy. Most people accept the drama with the comedy, because that is what is natural in relationships - particularly as they're portrayed on Glee. And while the relationship may just seem dramatic for you, please understand that there are so many people who could deeply identify with last nights episode/the Brittana storyline. Obviously the show is fake and comedy is excellent, but if there is never any seriousness it kind of begins to seem like the show is making a mockery of many people's very real feelings.
I apologize for this being so long, and I hope I've appropriately expressed myself. I certainly don't mean to sound condescending or negative in any way, so I'm sorry if something was portrayed incorrectly. I just hope I was able to give you some insight as to why so many people love Brittana and why their relationship can be a very good thing!
that's because most people don't take bisexual behaviour in girls seriously (wrongly so)
ReplyDeleteto be fair, i'm happy but surprised the show did, even if it was started as a joke. still, brittana has been pervasive throughout the show. i agree with the first anon, go back and watch their interactions even when they weren't saying anything.
Thank you for being respectful. People are reposting this everywhere and saying some crazy rude things about me, which was a little expected, but not nearly to this extent.. yes, I am straight, and yes, I agree that Glee, being a show about high school kids, has every right (and should!) deal with the "serious issues" once in awhile. I'm fine with that. I appreciate it. I understand that lots of people who watch it can relate. I don't have any problem with it.
ReplyDeleteThat just isn't why *I* watch. It's not a big deal to me. Maybe because I'm not a teenager. Who knows?
I accept being in the minority this time, and thank everyone who is being rational and not just calling me an idiot :P
i can't comment on those who have said rude things about you because i haven't seen them (nor would i know where to go look for them) but when you say things like this "I accept being in the minority this time, and thank everyone who is being rational and not just calling me an idiot :P" it's infuriating to me as a lesbian who is a member of the minority, of a discriminated against minority.
ReplyDeleteYou get the privilege to "accept" not being in the majority, but we get to "accept" the crumbs of shows that rarely show same-sex coupling that is not for a joke. With Brittana it seems like our dreams are coming true. Representation on a mainstream, popular with the audience and critics show? Very rare. And oh so amazing.
So yes, I can understand why some people might be angry with you but of course I wouldn't tolerate name-calling/abusive language either.
I have no problem with lesbians. Good for you.
ReplyDeleteWhen I said that I accept being in the "minority", I was referring to my opinion of not being a Brittana fan.
Thanks to some nice people who are commenting, I understand it a lot more. I never realized that it was such a big deal to so many people.
I apologize if what I said upset anyone, but I was not trying to be offensive. As I keep saying, I have NO problem with any of this. I just didn't understand or see the love confession coming. I don't keep up with the various Glee couple shipping. but now I understand, and I accept it. That's all.
I was never a Brittana shipper as such, but I always thought that there was more to the Brittany / Santana relationship than was spelled out for us. I'm such a fan right now though, I thought the episode was awesome in how it explored their feelings, I thought that Naya Rivera did an amazing job and that Bartie should break up and Brittana should be together. I've never been a fan of a gay/lesbian/bisxual couple before but I certainly am now!
ReplyDeleteHi, I suggest making this kind of questions with a tool on Twitter, like www.si-o-no.com.ar for instance.
ReplyDeleteThanks.