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I get the whole thing about human emotions being both a weakness and our greatest strength. Star Trek pulled that idea out every few episodes it seemed. But I don't get why an advanced alien race would believe in the power of the "human soul" as a real and independent entity. Why does Anna's mother believe in it? Why does Anna believe her mother without question despite no facts or logic to back her up? If the V don't believe in the human's god, they shouldn't be believing in abstract concepts like the soul.

This episode came off as sounding preachy and sanctimonious. Human souls aren't going to beat the V but human perseverance, passion, and ingenuity just might.

The situation with Kurt and Finn being made to room together was rather outlandish. The parents probably thought it could work since they were in Glee Club and were friends. But they didn't know that Kurt was in love with Finn. Obviously that would have made a big difference in their decision.

While Finn became excessively angry and hurtful, Kurt almost forced this kind of reaction from him. He showed remarkably little empathy or tact in his decision making regarding the living arrangements and never once considered Finn's feelings. He simply would not back off and kept forcing the issue until Finn exploded.

That being said, the father's reaction was also completely understandable. He didn't know all that had been leading up to the argument. All he knew was that his son was being hurt and he retaliated. However, if the father was being forced to live with a gay guy who kept making advances on him, I doubt he would handle the situation better.

So while I believe the majority of the confrontation was Kurt's fault, I felt that all involved were at least a little in the wrong. I do credit the writers for being true to the characters though. Kurt was in love and seeing the object of his affections so close, he got blinded and missed the obvious signs. Finn got backed into a corner and retaliated harshly and the father only wanted to protect his son.

There was maybe 3 or 4 minutes of this hour that didn't have to do with Madonna. It's like honey. Honey is really good and sweet but too much of it starts to make you feel a little sick.

It also felt that several key parts of the storyline were adjusted just so they could connect it to Madonna. Having 3 virgins suddenly want to have sex just so they could play "Like a Virgin" didn't really fit the flow of the season. Making all the guys act even more like misogynists than usual so they could empower all the girls was kind of offensive as well.

It almost felt like Madonna's agent was standing over their shoulders during this episode, trying to eek out every minute of promotion for his client.

Don't get me wrong, it was still enjoyable. But not up to the usual standards I've come to expect from Glee.