It’s Wednesday night, and all I can do is wait for nine o’clock to come. It’s the premiere of Glee the hit show that captured many during their pilot episode last year after the American Idol finale.

            Finally, I thought Fox had gotten it right. The show was complete with a cast full of fresh faces, all with outstanding talents. The cast includes a wide variety of people. The charm was undeniable. The wit was engaging and new. Even down to the camera angles, this show’s pilot was a ten, and Dunbar students are noticing. “It’s really fun to see all these people like Lee Michelle (Rachael) and Matthew Morrison (Will) that got their starts on Broadway and now bringing that to the small screen for everyone to see,” said senior Kayla Bryan.

            The plot of Glee shows members of a glee club with their struggle to fit in the social hierarchy. Common, overused plot? Yes, but this show stayed away from "High School Musical" territory by stomping over it with amazing renditions of Journey's famous, “Don’t Stop Believin,'” as well as showing “Rehab” performed by a rival glee club. This show was untouchable, I thought.

            During the second episode, aired on September 9, I kept waiting for that moment when the episode took you to a different place. Yet this episode kept you right where you didn’t want to be. There was great music that kept you wanting for more. However it includes every cliché that you could include rolled up into one musical for your convenience.

            The episode lost its sense of wit and charm. The whole series became very vulgar and left me glee-less. It became just like any other TV show, trashy and witless.

            Although completely disappointed, there was one good moment. The music. Although the dialogue consists of moments where I thought, should I be laughing? The music was still undeniably spectacular. 

            My suggestion? Get the soundtrack to Glee, but don’t waste your time watching it. If the next episode returns to the charming glee-tastic ways that captured me in the pilot, I might return to reveal my inner gleek. As for now, I’m hanging up my show choir shoes