Good God, can somebody just call off the race for Golden Globe Best Supporting Actress in a TV Series right now? Ditto for the Emmy win as Best Supporting Actress, Comedy? We have a clear winner.... I think.The road to her shining moment has been a long one, but Jane Lynch is definitely on fire. She was hilarious as the sex-crazed store manager in The 40 Year-Old Virgin. She was a wildly inappropriate camp counselor in Role Models and more recently, she brought out some chuckles as Julia Child's younger sister in Julie and Julia alongside Meryl Streep. Looking back further in her career though, the roles weren't always so illustrious. Lynch had many one-time/recurring roles on television shows like Married With Children, 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls, Dawson's Creek and more. She also had minor roles in popular films like The Fugitive and Collateral Damage.
Lynch brings her A-Game as Sue Sylvester, the prejudiced and domineering cheerleading coach on Fox's Glee. She is an undeniable audience draw for the Wednesday night show, posing a serious threat to Will Schuester's (played by Broadway actor Matthew Morrison) title as Glee Club coach. It is the tension of this story line which ignites the show with fiery momentum. Her delivery is pitch-perfect. She makes being a villain look so good that I struggle to dislike her. Lynch fully embodies Sue Sylvester as that woman we all know who is remarkably and ruthlessly driven. Although she is questionable in her execution, somewhere beyond her tough exterior we want to know and understand her back story truly. That my friends, is good acting.
Watch Lynch talk about her character on a recent Fox promotional piece for Glee below:
If you still haven't caught on to this show, please do yourself a favour and watch it. I mean, the music alone is reason enough. Thanks.
Haha - Glee is fantastic! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSue is one of those characters where you look really wonder what's coming next....Interesting...
Thanks! I wish we had this show growing up. The messages are so strong and encourage kids to be who they want to be. I get emotional and excited when I think of what it is doing for this generation.
ReplyDeleteGlad you touched on this show Will. It's tremendous, easily my favourite new show this season. And of course Sue is one of the main reasons for me watching it. I'd say Kurt is a close second though - the football episode was gold! And now I have "Don't stop believin'" in my head again. Crap.
ReplyDeletehahaha Kurt is quite a character. the show wouldn't be the same without him. i am dying to hear this soundtrack!
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