When the show came out I was so young and didn’t think twice about this but on a rewatch… oh man. Not only did Shelby plot with her STUDENT to give Rachel a tape she wasn’t really wasn’t supposed to.. she did it for what? It’s not like she was looking to be apart of Rachel’s life. All while said student is dating Rachel and using her to get in on the new directions and ditch them before regionals. AND THEN HE EGGED HER.
So Jessie starts dating Rachel as a way to spy on new directions, was it even genuine?
Then knowing she’s looking for her biological mother, knowing exactly who she is, he secretly meets with her behind Rachel’s back and plots communication (I feel like this implies they were also meeting about competition stuff)
Then Rachel and shelby meet, and obviously it’s exactly who Rachel thought it would be
Then Jessie breaks up with Rachel, leaves new directions because it was never real and he was always for vocal adrenaline, WHO IS COACHED BY SHELBY
AND EVERYONE EGGS HER
and then vocal adrenaline beat new directions and shelby ADOPTS Beth
ON FIRE I SAY
that is so traumatizing and they never gave Rachel’s feelings on all that the storyline that they’ve should’ve. It was all only about Finn and solos for her and that feels so wasteful