I sat with my eyes glued to the television set, amazed from what I saw before me- a show that had substance, music and morals, Glee. Finn (Cory Monteith) became my favorite character by being a truly good guy. As Glee has progressed, he has lost some of his morals. As he morphs into a hypocrite by cheating, the drama becomes seemingly hypocritical. 
            The first season portrays the importance of avoiding risky behavior by Quinn’s (Dianna Agron) struggle during her pregnancy.  In fact, the consequences carried into the third season with her struggle to gain popularity and trust Sam (Chord Overstreet.)                 
            However, the episode “Blame It on the Alcohol” contradicts the notion of avoiding risky behaviors as previous episodes support. In the episode, all of New Directions goes to a party at Rachel’s (Lea Michele) house where they get drunk. While the show does show that a hangover is awful, it glorifies being drunk. The group has way to much fun while drunk. Except for the kiss between Rachel and Blaine (Darren Criss,) the kids don’t experience any effects at the party. To their credit, they promoted being responsible by having a designated driver, Finn.  Also, there are other consequences to being drunk than hangover. What teacher wouldn’t report them, especially after they drank during school? 
            Before “Blame It on the Alcohol” aired, I overlooked portions of episodes that made me uneasy. I remember my stomach churning as best friends Santana (Naya Rivera) and Britney (Heather Morris) experimented with each other. It was so odd to me, so I decided to just forget about watching that portion of the episode. 
            While I understand the episode featuring music from Rocky Horror Picture Show is meant to promote individuality, it goes to ridiculous lengths. Finn walking through the school in his briefs is inappropriate, but the episode frowns upon the principal taking action to fix the problem. Upon later reflection, this skepticism of the punishment promotes radical behavior as an appropriate form of self- expression. The episode made me reconsider viewing the program. I have not totally stopped watching Glee; however, I do pay attention to the topic of the episode more and I now skip episodes that I feel uneasy watching.  
            Along with the shows decay of morals, Glee has lost its substance. What once was a show about students overcoming obstacles to gain confidence through singing has become a show about showing off how awesome the members are. They still try to portray the New Directions as outcasts, but their popularity is above outcasts now. This is evident by Quinn trying to rekindle her romance with Finn, so she can be prom queen. In their transformation to “cool,” the show became gimmicky, adding random inappropriate snippets for higher ratings. Are the gimmicks necessary for the drama to succeed? According to Nielsen Media Research, “Original Song,” with 11.9 million viewers, was the eighth most viewed episode of the week of March 25. “Original Song” interestingly reverts back to the original feel of the show, as the New Directions must gain confidence again after drama tears apart the group. If Glee is ranked eight by their old style, then the new style is evidently unneeded.   
            Glee’s new habit of inappropriate content adds nothing to the show but confusion. Why does the show one season promote responsible behavior and the next glorify risky behavior? Why does the show who achieves high ratings revert to unnecessary gimmicks for survival? All of this confusion leaves fans wondering what happened to the show that they once loved.