The one hundred seventh TV show: #833 Glee
We gave up Glee somewhere in season three, some time after we stopped really liking it. Returning to it didn't sit well with me. The songs feel more and more forced in, the presentation a bit off and not necessarily entertaining - probably an after effect of the setting in a high school, with typical high school drama that we've seen before and beats that feel like they get repeated here. The unique glee club hook feels like it doesn't hold up for longer - in part because the setting means characters have to move on, but don't get that chance. It gets too meta with some themed episodes, its messages are so banal they barely land for it and perhaps it's a show I'm too old for - I prefer a bit more nuance these days.