Tonight was the Glee season 6 finale and as I have for the past six years, I tuned in to a show that has meant so much to me.
This season consisted of strange and often annoying plots that I just wished would go away. But in these last two episodes I saw nothing that bothered me. I don’t know if it was the sadness of the show coming to an end or the nostalgia, but to me these episodes were just perfect. This show started I was 14. Now at 20 I find myself reflecting on the ups and downs of high school, and I just remember how excited I would be to come home and watch Glee. For two hours my problems would just melt away (two hours because my mom would DVR the show so we could rewatch it again right after it aired).
Related: Read Hypable’s recap of the Glee series finale
It’s hard to say exactly how this show changed my life, all I know is that it has. Quite honestly, (not to sound over dramatic) I don’t know if I would be here without this show. I know for sure though that I definitely wouldn’t have found the confidence to come out at the time that I did. In 2009 when this show premiered I was in my first year of high school, and while I was never bullied, I was an outcast and Glee made me feel like I was a part of something. Especially since the characters were all around the same age as me, I just felt like I could relate to them.
One of the things that saddens me the most about the end is that there may be people out there who are struggling, if not now then in the future, that may not have the chance to have their life affected by Glee. I can’t imagine my life without Glee, nor would I ever want to. I wish I could think of more things to say but I am struggling to create sentences that even make sense.
Because of this amazing show (now to quote Wicked) I have been changed for good.