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March 18, 2007: "Hot for Teacher"
As the season finale, this was Glen’s very last time to get lucky with the ladies. And lo and behold, he did! Well… sort of. And with none other than Married with Children’s Peggy Bundy (Katey Sagal, whose voice you may also recognize from Futurama. And who, for the record, is looking great these days). I was glad to see this date go better than Glen’s last date with the gay man from the video store, although I suppose when it comes to Glen, “better” is a relative term. Glen’s role-playing with his old teacher was hilarious, although it was a tad uncomfortable to watch Glen admit he was a virgin. I also love how Glen, upon meeting her, exclaimed, “You have a first name?!” Only a child like Glen would still be uncomfortable calling his old teacher by her first name at the age of 32. All of the sex lessons were hilarious as well. I loved everything from the chalkboard diagrams to the timer!
I’m so glad the show has finally made some progress with Glen. After eight episodes, we’ve seen countless bad dates: one with Glen, Alison and Alison’s boyfriend; one with the mom from Josh’s Spelling Bee trip to Albany (which I hope I don’t have to remind you ended with a tube of herpes cream); and one date with a gay man. Even though I can’t exactly call this episode’s date “normal” by any means, at least Glen is making some progress! Here’s to hoping Season 2 will show us more of Glen’s luck in this department. It was endearing for Glen to tell his old teacher that he couldn’t continue to sleep with her because he didn’t love her. Glen, pathetic as he may be, really is a softie and I hope next season, he’ll find someone (Alison?) who appreciates his efforts. That is, if he can continue to develop more relationships with people his own age, and eventually move out of his parents’ house!
Well, thanks for bearing with me through the season. I hope Rob Corddry finds success in another season of the show, although I can already say with certainty I don’t think he’ll find the same measure of success as fellow Daily Show alum Steve Carell. Let me know your thoughts on the finale.
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Mar 19, 2007 1:08 AM
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I have to say I was not that impressed with the first however many episodes of this show. While is wasn't bad, and certainly entertaining, you were right in saying that there was nothing that moved Glen along progress-wise that we could possibly see him as eventually becoming the richest man in buffalo. Not that losing your virginity at 32 is exactly saying this is how he becomes a millionaire, it is a profound event in anyone's life. We also could see Alison could see that he was a little different. She can 'smell' it.
Lastly, I loved this last episode and thought it showed a lot of promise for all of the characters. I hope the show gets a second season.
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Mar 21, 2007 1:49 PM
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