While I obviously dislike Schuester’s wife (how could you like her?), one has to wonder why she, as a caricature of evil, doesn’t completely abandon the relationship altogether. Sure, there is comfort and familiarity in her moderately cushy life working part-time at Sheets ‘N Things, but her manipulative ways would better serve her in procuring a better sugar daddy than her overworked and underpaid school teacher husband. I think there’s more depth here than the show has yet to reveal. Again, however, her scenes don’t have to move mountains and teach us lessons for her to effectively advance the plot and provide juxtaposition for the guidance counselor.

Overall, some characters are going to hit home for us in poignant and meaningful ways, while others will not. I wouldn’t fault the show for this, though. Still, I’m very biased and a musical addict.

Well done, Jon.