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[raceguy120390]

I. Love. Finn. (Motion for more shower and/or nude scenes?)

If it wasn't for the whole High School Musical hootenanny of suck ruining the entire concept, I'd probably say that Finn is my favourite TV character of the 21st century. Sigh.

Your thoughts on Finn? (I didn't actually have too much to say, but that thread title was calling out to me for some reason.)

[knottygirl]

And it is an awesome title, indeed.

[Unraveled]

I love how during the grilling of drugs in his locker, he became so excited that he had a football scholarship.

I have a football scholarship?

I like that he's self-aware that there's more to life than high school. He really does want to get out of that town and do something with himself.

It will also be interesting if his mother's ex-boyfriend/lawn care guy will be in future episodes.

[sarakasara]

Where is the Finn love? Do I really have him all to myself?

[redbirds]

Finn as the kids say is adorkable.

[Lunathick]

Do I really have him all to myself?

You wish.

Heh.

"I'll pee in a cup. *lowers voice* I'll pee." Ha! What also made it funny was Will's "Oh, shit" face when he mentionned the cup peeing. He surely didn't think of that!

[flickchick85]

Ok, so when I first saw this show, I just couldn't find Finn attractive because he reminded me too much of Chris Klein who never did it for me (and whom I always found inexplicably annoying). But after a whole summer of Glee interviews, video diaries, and meeting him in person, I am now, without a doubt, converted. Cory Monteith is a total hottie, and the character of Finn is, yes, pretty darn adorkable. Just had to get that out there.

And I love that "I'll pee in a cup" scene so much, but my favorite moment of his from the pilot is the "You're the One That I Want" scene. Finn singing with that terrified look on his face as Rachel's moving towards him with so much enthusiasm is pretty much the moment I fell in love with this show.

Edited by flickchick85, Sep 9, 2009 @ 3:25 PM.

[Demian]

I do believe the thread's title should be changed to Finn Hudson: Quick On The Trigger.

Demian asks, Demian gets.

Edited by TWoP Gadget, Sep 9, 2009 @ 10:47 PM.

[warble]

Quick On The Trigger

No kidding! There wasn't even tongue or anything.

[SevenSolis]

I know his story's been done before, but I like how they're handling it. Even though he chose to stay in the club when the guys found out, he's still apprehensive about what they think. He's not just magically free of embarrassment. But I love that he's doing it anyway.

[The Sarcaster]

Monteith is a pretty good actor and plays the role of the sensitve jock very well. Good comic timing too. His singing is marginal though, and the auto-tune unit hasn't worked that hard since the boy band craze of the 90's. Still, I thought his rapping on Push It was competent and convincing for the character he is portraying, so he works for me.

But is he really the "anti - Troy Bolton"? That is debatable....

Edited by The Sarcaster, Sep 11, 2009 @ 1:21 PM.

[Jubi]

Monteith is a pretty good actor and plays the role of the sensitve jock very well. Good comic timing too. His singing is marginal though, and the auto-tune unit hasn't worked that hard since the boy band craze of the 90's. Still, I thought his rapping on Push It was competent and convincing for the character he is portraying, so he works for me.

I agree that he's not the strongest singer in the bunch, but I think it actually (rather conveniently) works for the story they're telling. Will was desperate to find someone, those who were willing to audition had already done so, and he ended up hearing this guy singing in the shower. It was the best Will could do on short notice, and Rachel was more than happy that he got her a cute boy who could sing even remotely well. The fact that he's rough around the edges with both the singing and the dancing actually fits the character quite well, since he's an amateur. I think part of that awkwardness is Monteith himself, but it works, and if he can improve over time, it will make Finn's improvement seem more authentic.

Finn is definitely one of my favorites so far, probably second after Rachel, but that could change depending on his storylines and on how well some of the other club members are developed in the future. Right now, he and Rachel are the most developed of the younger characters, so they're my favorites because I don't know enough about anyone else!

[caper24]

Nice to see yet another Canadian doing ok for himself. At least it seems like Finn won't be as much of an a**hole as Charlie Tanner was. (I miss Kyle XY.) Here's hoping for more Rachel/Finn stuff... they're cute together.

Edited by caper24, Sep 12, 2009 @ 2:45 PM.

[rebelliousrose]

I'm just glad that he's actually 27, which means that my prurient fantasies aren't that bad. I think he's cute as a button, and Chris Klein is now the poor man's Cory Monteith.

[LunaMystik]

I'm just glad that he's actually 27, which means that my prurient fantasies aren't that bad. I think he's cute as a button, and Chris Klein is now the poor man's Cory Monteith.

I couldn't agree with you more. Let's just hope he keeps that baby face. Nothing is worse than a "high school student" who's showing his age...

[rebelliousrose]

Finn. Tuxedo. OMG.


Okay, that's out of my system......


I am endlessly amused by how either honestly stumble-footed Cory actually is, or by how well he's playing Finn as a guy who really can't dance. I've known a lot of drummers, and I don't know one who can move their body like they can move their hands and feet.

That said, I am charmed by the character of Finn.

Edited by rebelliousrose, Sep 19, 2009 @ 5:57 PM.

[Maximum Taco]

Was anyone else surprised when Finn picked up on Rachel's misplaced anger?

"Is this one of those chick things where you're pissed about one thing but you're just pretending that you're pissed about something else?"

He usually seems pretty clueless.

Also if a girl acted like that around me in highschool I definitely wouldn't have picked up on it. It totally would've been a classic "Well what's with her?" moment.

Edited by Maximum Taco, Sep 18, 2009 @ 2:43 PM.

[redbirds]

I could see Quinn pulling that on him as well so maybe he has experienced it before.

[varcinie]

He usually seems pretty clueless.

I chalk it up to him having been raised by his mom and seemingly being very close to her.

[Eris Rising]

I am endlessly amused by how either honestly stumble-footed Cory actually is, or by how well he's playing Finn as a guy who really can't dance. I've know a lot of drummers, and I don't know one who can move their body like they can move their hands and feet.

I've seen rehearsal tapes on YouTube in which he expresses how horrified he was at the realization that this role would involve dancing, so I think that there's a bit of reality in there. Fits the character, though.

[rebelliousrose]

Was anyone else surprised when Finn picked up on Rachel's misplaced anger?

"Is this one of those chick things where you're pissed about one thing but you're just pretending that you're pissed about something else?"

He usually seems pretty clueless.

Also if a girl acted like that around me in highschool I definitely wouldn't have picked up on it. It totally would've been a classic "Well what's with her?" moment.

Actually, Maximum Taco, that didn't surprise me at all; I have a friend who is a lot like Finn (hopeless with women, but they take his clothes off and he can handle it from there) who, like Finn, is a person (character in Finn's case) who has no subtext. He's remarkably emotionally astute, and from minute one I realized who Finn reminded me of.

The "no subtext" thing trips him up endlessly in his relationships, because he can't be manipulated, and girls always try, frustrating them both, because he's genuinely sweet and eager to please, but he can't figure out what is wanted unless they TELL him, and girls and young women his age just won't do that. So I figured Finn's like that too- he's never said a thing on the show that isn't genuine or ingenuous in some way.

When Rachel told him very clearly that he could kiss her, and he responded "I want to.", he was responding in the way that he knew was wanted.

PS- My friend is a metallurgist and can think in applied physics. He's just not good at the nuances, not stupid.

Edited by rebelliousrose, Sep 18, 2009 @ 3:52 PM.

[rebelliousrose]

I just had a thought this morning- I wonder if Finn's character name is a shoutout to John Knowles' A Separate Peace?

[The Sarcaster]

"Is this one of those chick things where you're pissed about one thing but you're just pretending that you're pissed about something else?"

Exactly. Doesn't know what "chivalrous" and "cliche" mean, but is apparently an expert on female psychology.

[Crim]

Not knowing what "chivalrous" and "cliche" mean is supposed to indicate he is a jock with no book smarts. "The chick thing" is teen magazines smarts. ;)

[redbirds]

Cory's audition process

[ReadIshmael]

Finn is such a sweetheart. I loved his scenes with Kurt early in this week's episode. It's nice to see him genuinely trying to be Kurt's friend, and the very polite way he responded to what he thought was Kurt asking him to the prom was great.

And then his crying fit absolutely killed me. Poor thing.

[Titus]

And then his crying fit absolutely killed me. Poor thing.

Me too. When a stiff upper lip, macho-type dude breaks down, he must be REALLY in the dumps.

[redbirds]

The best acting he has done so far.

[BigBeans]

Can I just say how impressed I am with Cory's acting? Like, all the time.

[Mia Nina]

The scene was amazing and he managed to look like a lost 7-year-old kid in the process, which was so moving. Great job.