This time, let’s stop the cruel talk quickly:Gleeis not cursed.
The former Fox musical isn’t under a supernatural spell that dooms its cast to an early demise.
“TheGleecurse” declared aUK Daily Mailheadline.
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“ThisGleecurse is real!!”
exclaimed trailblazing celebrity news bloggerPerez Hilton.
The sentiment was likewise echoed on social media byseveralotherblue-checkmarkprofessionals.
WhileThe Mercury Newstried to have its curse cake and eat it too with the headline, “AGleecurse?
This isn’t meant to scold.
Humans search for patterns and narratives when faced with the terrifying randomness of fate and the heartbreak of loss.
Also, just in general, it’s not weird for one show to have a cluster of tragedies.
It would be weird if there weren’t any shows that had a cluster of tragedies.
Ultimately, the curse label is a protective reflex, but one best abandoned.
Calling a show cursed is a Band-Aid to cover grief, albeit an understandable one.
