Review: GLEE season 2, episode 3 “Grilled Cheesus”

Religion is a subject that causes many debates in both public and private settings. Grilled Cheesus treads carefully when broaching the subject. It would have been easy to take a different direction with this but the writers handled the hot topic well, showing a good contrast between different types of belief systems.

Kurt’s (Chris Colfer) father Burt (Mike O’Malley) is fighting for his life after suffering a heart attack. When others are speaking about their faith, Kurt reveals he doesn’t believe in God. The rest of the glee club tries to rally round him but because they are being spiritual, he pushes them away. The scenes with a younger Kurt and his father really help capture Kurt’s emotions when singing “Hold Your Hand.” I also think it was a great arrangement of the song. You can see Kurt’s pain in every one of his scenes, and sense some of the guilt he has seeing as his last words with his father were an argument. These emotional scenes showcase Colfer’s broad range as an actor and are definitely Emmy-worthy in my opinion.

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