Loser Like Me: At What Cost?

We made it to Season 6 of Glee on the Rocks! But at what cost? Our sanity? An official Glee-boot? Apparently Rachel Berry’s Broadway career, Klaine’s engagement, several successful futures, and the entire state of New York.

In 6x01 “Loser Like Me,” Glee kicks off its final season by dragging everyone back to Lima and hitting the reset button with both hands. Rachel’s TV career spectacularly implodes, Sue has purged McKinley of the arts, Blaine is back where nature intended him—with the Warblers—and Kurt is about to discover that breaking up with the love of your life has consequences. Especially when said love of your life starts dating Dave Karofsky.

This episode, we’re talking:

• Rachel Berry hitting rock bottom at roughly age 20
• The triumphant return of Dalton, the Warblers, and one extremely beloved blazer
• The Klaine breakup, some genuinely excellent heartbreak, and Kurt realizing he may have made a terrible mistake (no duh)
• Karofsky. Just… Karofsky. We have thoughts. Many of them.
• Glee’s attempt to return to its Season 1 roots by erasing approximately two seasons of character development

There are flashes here of the Glee we loved: familiar sets, old dynamics, musical nostalgia, and characters finding their way back to the place that once gave them somewhere to belong. There’s also a lot of yelling “BUT WHY?” at the television.

The final season has officially begun. God help us.

Let’s overthink television together.

xoxo, Fandom on the Rocks