It's a testament to
Glee that the show can move into the territory of thought-provoking drama so easily on some occasions,
Funeral being one such example of this flexibility, but seemingly as ever a few noticable shortcomings prevent this from reaching the realms of darker American and British drama. The death of Sue's sister Jean came as a shock, if only because we had seen so little of the character and as such felt more surprise than sorrow at her sudden departure, but more surprising (and somewhat disturbing) still was the kids' seemingly oblivious reaction to her passing, defying everything the light-hearted drama stands for to the point of total juxtaposition to reality- we could not believe less that these characters are fictional than we do here! Still, at least the selection of numbers didn't let up:
Back to Black, Some People and
Pure Imagination headed a list of irregular but consistently strong renditions, even if there were no real stand-out additions to
Glee's set list. Finn and Quinn's break up was yet another twist in the series' arc of relationships that anyone could have seen coming, yet it did at least prove a bit of a surprise as equally noone knew when the troubled romance would meet its end. Overall,
Funeral made too many mistakes in pacing, tone and plot to become one of the highlights of Series Two, but it did make a good case for
Glee to try and pull our heartstrings more often!
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