yes he did, you are very right. i genuinely hated that scene. i also do think they did objectively make every single character worse going into the last 3 seasons. there is a very good reason why people only rewatch those 3, i only dont because my fav ep is guilty pleasures (i normally start my rewatch after that ep). there is a lot wrong with sam. i actually think there is something wrong with practically every single character in glee. i mean you literally cannot make it through one episode of glee without something offensive being said, whether its exceedingly racist, homophobic, transphobic, etc. sam also said very insensitive shit in s4ep20 which was very much out of character compared to the first 2 seasons he was in. also i said i dont blame mercedes? sam definitely made insensitive comments full with microaggressions and mercedes would have been more than based to break up with him over that. i just focused on one thing i didnt love as i was hyperfixated on sam at the time. even in seasons where a character is at their best, they do something fucked if we are being honest, so im sorry if me saying i really liked sam in the later seasons made it seem like i was just glazing over the messed up shit he did as well. glee is a very flawed show with objectively bad writing and you wont find me ride or die defending ANY character. when i hate on a relationship on glee it really is a two way thing, i just tend to focus on my fav character of the two. i apologize.