Season 1 was good because it broke a lot of teenage stereotypes; a religious cheerleader and an OCD councilor were excellent new concepts. But this episode seems to be nothing BUT stereotypes: scholar driven Asians whose very attitude is the episode title, and Dreamgirls soulsinger diva attitude with Mercedes. It's like they wrote the episode just to do the number likening Mercedes to Effie
I mostly am upset about how the character of Mercedes is written. It's great that she realizes her star power and demands fair treatment. But by now we know she's an excellent soul singer, so can they mix it up and give her something different? Her big numbers are usually songs done by Jennifer Hudson or Beyonce - why don't we hear Marnie Nixon, Bernadette Peters,or Barbra Streisand from a non-white on this show?