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burgercraving) wrote2011-06-03 11:07 am
burgercraving) wrote2011-06-03 11:07 am
on updating
I am waiting to update until after apps this month, because there's a Blaine apper in the beta post, and I know people have been poking in one way or another. Or at least that's what I've heard.
Anyway, so!
Santana is one of the luckier characters in S2 in that once she gets a storyline rolling, it carries through the entire way, with a giant episode prior and little hints after that (though many of these hints are my own interpretation, so see my sexuality essay on that). Santana comes out to Brittany in "Sexy," and then decided to play up the heteronormative card in "Original Song" after she's rejected by Brittany. After that, she came to camp.
As a result, Santana was in a pretty negative and off-kilter place. The number one thing on her mind is her sexuality, other people's sexualities, and how that works. She's still meddling, lonely, and trying to ruin things, but she doesn't know how to deal with it. Santana herself says that a lot of her attitude has to do with how scared she is, and how that inevitably plays out. What it means for camp is that it's the number one thing on her mind, and she's determined to play up everyone else's insecurities because she's unwilling to face her own. She plays up the sexy, straight girl card where she can, and she's pretty much determined to destroy every chance she has at a decent friend because of her "blunt honesty" whatever bullshit.
So, this is where the update comes in.
Santana doesn't come out, but it seems pretty clear that she'd be okay with the Glee club assuming that if she did. Quinn mentions it, and while she doesn't say anything about it, she doesn't deny it, either. Prior to that, Santana comes to the rescue of Kurt, screws over Karofsky, blackmails Karofsky into being her boyfriend, and so forth because she wants Brittany. She seems to realize that Brittany won't hook up with her after she rejects coming out—actually coming out—and continues to carry on the charade of being straight-with-Karofsky into prom. At prom, she loses the prom queen competition and then has a really meaningful moment where she thinks everyone can tell she's gay and that she wants to move away to a lesbian colony instead of dealing with the humiliation. Brittany, who clearly believes the entire club should buy a house together and engage in casual sex with one another because they are one big love pile, encourages Santana to go out and sing to support Kurt, which Santana agrees to do. And then she tries out for a solo, Jesse is a dick and loves Rachel, funeral stuff happens, and then nationals where she helps Quinn feel better (but not in a sexy way, unfortunately), and then she and Brittany have a ~moment~ after she resents Berry and Finn forever for making them lose.
So, what this means!
- Santana is not out, but she is definitely identifying.
- She has quietly come to terms with the fact that having Brittany there as her best friend is more important than not having Brittany at all, but "anything can happen."
- She is ... nicer. But still pretty much Santana. What this means is that she'll probably be less likely to shove people away and actually give a crap about them in a less ... aggressive, mean girl manner. This isn't to say she's better, but her identification and coming to terms with that helps her deal with a lot of her pent up other stuff. She'll tolerate Jesse more, be completely cool with Kurt, and ... well, Rachel and Finn will still be on the outs.
- As it refers to people in camp, she'll be softer, for lack of a better word. Less aggressive about the projection because she's deal with things internally, and she'll actually have it in her to care. Santana wants friends and wants to succeed and so forth, and she takes the club and the people in it seriously. And having friends through it. So this will just be the same with camp. She doesn't want to lose the "camp game," so to speak.
- She's still pretty messed up about Brittany, but she'll be more content with being on solid terms with her than no terms at all. She needs her friend to help her through this.
- I am running on the assumption that the Santofsky relationship ended after prom. Not that it was a relationship in the first place.
THAT SAID: I am not updating until after apps next weekend, and I'll see how Santana works toward that. She is by no means stable, but I've played with her post-Original Song for the past couple of months, so I feel comfortable taking the edge off with her a bit.
Anyway, so!
Santana is one of the luckier characters in S2 in that once she gets a storyline rolling, it carries through the entire way, with a giant episode prior and little hints after that (though many of these hints are my own interpretation, so see my sexuality essay on that). Santana comes out to Brittany in "Sexy," and then decided to play up the heteronormative card in "Original Song" after she's rejected by Brittany. After that, she came to camp.
As a result, Santana was in a pretty negative and off-kilter place. The number one thing on her mind is her sexuality, other people's sexualities, and how that works. She's still meddling, lonely, and trying to ruin things, but she doesn't know how to deal with it. Santana herself says that a lot of her attitude has to do with how scared she is, and how that inevitably plays out. What it means for camp is that it's the number one thing on her mind, and she's determined to play up everyone else's insecurities because she's unwilling to face her own. She plays up the sexy, straight girl card where she can, and she's pretty much determined to destroy every chance she has at a decent friend because of her "blunt honesty" whatever bullshit.
So, this is where the update comes in.
Santana doesn't come out, but it seems pretty clear that she'd be okay with the Glee club assuming that if she did. Quinn mentions it, and while she doesn't say anything about it, she doesn't deny it, either. Prior to that, Santana comes to the rescue of Kurt, screws over Karofsky, blackmails Karofsky into being her boyfriend, and so forth because she wants Brittany. She seems to realize that Brittany won't hook up with her after she rejects coming out—actually coming out—and continues to carry on the charade of being straight-with-Karofsky into prom. At prom, she loses the prom queen competition and then has a really meaningful moment where she thinks everyone can tell she's gay and that she wants to move away to a lesbian colony instead of dealing with the humiliation. Brittany, who clearly believes the entire club should buy a house together and engage in casual sex with one another because they are one big love pile, encourages Santana to go out and sing to support Kurt, which Santana agrees to do. And then she tries out for a solo, Jesse is a dick and loves Rachel, funeral stuff happens, and then nationals where she helps Quinn feel better (but not in a sexy way, unfortunately), and then she and Brittany have a ~moment~ after she resents Berry and Finn forever for making them lose.
So, what this means!
- Santana is not out, but she is definitely identifying.
- She has quietly come to terms with the fact that having Brittany there as her best friend is more important than not having Brittany at all, but "anything can happen."
- She is ... nicer. But still pretty much Santana. What this means is that she'll probably be less likely to shove people away and actually give a crap about them in a less ... aggressive, mean girl manner. This isn't to say she's better, but her identification and coming to terms with that helps her deal with a lot of her pent up other stuff. She'll tolerate Jesse more, be completely cool with Kurt, and ... well, Rachel and Finn will still be on the outs.
- As it refers to people in camp, she'll be softer, for lack of a better word. Less aggressive about the projection because she's deal with things internally, and she'll actually have it in her to care. Santana wants friends and wants to succeed and so forth, and she takes the club and the people in it seriously. And having friends through it. So this will just be the same with camp. She doesn't want to lose the "camp game," so to speak.
- She's still pretty messed up about Brittany, but she'll be more content with being on solid terms with her than no terms at all. She needs her friend to help her through this.
- I am running on the assumption that the Santofsky relationship ended after prom. Not that it was a relationship in the first place.
THAT SAID: I am not updating until after apps next weekend, and I'll see how Santana works toward that. She is by no means stable, but I've played with her post-Original Song for the past couple of months, so I feel comfortable taking the edge off with her a bit.