If you love Glee and you love Britney Spears, you might have enjoyed the Fox series’ tribute to the pop superstar last night. But you also might not have, since there was basically no plot, no attempt at storytelling and generally no point.
While the Britney covers were cool to a point, was this even TV? Or more of a mash-up of music videos, Spears imitations and the occasional, funny one-liner?
Heather Morris (Brittany) as Britney on Glee.
There wasn’t even original Glee music, the hallmark of the show, which fans know connects the material to the characters in a very personal way. Not Tuesday.
The numbers were chosen basically because there was a Facebook campaign for a Britney episode and the star’s manager lobbied for it. Not exactly organic.
Don’t get us wrong, there were plenty of good lines and some of the covers were actually pretty good. But you can’t abandon all storytelling like this as a stunt.
Even its previous tribute episodes, in which the show paid homage to Madonna and Lady Gaga, helped advance the plot and actually felt like Glee. It’s doable.
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