Glee Review: Blame It On The Alcohol

Another Tuesday has come and gone, and another Glee review is created on my blog. In "Blame It On the Alcohol", Principal Figgins asks Will to have New Directions perform at the Alcohol Awareness assembly about a song that shows the dangers of alcohol. Rachel, on the other had, is having trouble creating a song (really? "My Headband"?), so she decides to live a little and throw a glee club party. This went extremely well after Puck broke into her fathers' alcohol drawer. Was it just me or can Mike Chang drink? Finn, who has been really dickish the last couple of episodes, plays the character of reason as the designated driver and the guy who controls the drunken horde. Then it's spin-the-bottle time! Sam and Brittany make out, leading to the hysterical wrath of Santana and the saddened/angry gaze of Quinn. But the big news is that Blaine made out with Rachel. The next morning went well after a couple of Bloody Maries, and somehow Will could not realize that any of them were drunk. So looking to blow off some steam, he and the Beiste go out to a bar and get plastered/smashed/shwasted/(add your own euphemism here). Will then proceeds to grade his students' quizzes drunk (leading to all A+'s!). But then Will drunk-dials Sue. This, followers, is why you never call anyone when you are that drunk. Beiste is right though. You can't stop kids from drinking. You just have to make them aware of the consequences that drinking has. Meanwhile, Blaine and Rachel begin to date, and obviously Kurt is crushed. Kurt confronts Blaine and they have a falling apart. Then Kurt confronts Rachel and Rachel vows to kiss Blaine sober, to see if the sparks are there still. Then you had a good Burt and Kurt moment, though it treated Burt as a caricature as opposed to previous times when he acted more realistic. Then the assembly, which apparently (and truthfully) seem to always end in riots. This one ended a little bit worse with Santana and Brittany throwing up in the song. Then the kicker. That drunk dial that Will gave Sue? It was played out over the intercom for the entire school to hear. Including Emma. With Blurt/Kaine in limbo, I'm pulling for Will and Emma again. I know Will is kinda a tool, but that ending of the first half of the first season really was the epitome of Glee. Fortunately, the glee club was considered a success and everything returned to normal. They threw in a little bit of a "if you drink, drink responsibly" part, but it felt right with the episode. And last bombshell, Blaine is gay, realizing this with the help of Rachel. But Rachel doesn't have a problem with that because she can now write her song?? Okay, Glee. That'll do. The best line goes to Principal Figgins: "Michael Dukakis could not make it due to indifference." He delivered the line so well, acting like a real sad sap. I don't think Iqbal Theba gets enough credit for his role as Figgins. Also gotta love "Ke dollar sign ha" right? Best song is really difficult to tell because none were really that great. I liked "Blame It" and "Don't You Want Me", but no song in this episode really sticks out as superb. Also, am I the only one who likes the fact that Beiste always mouths the words of the song? I really like her as a character because she is really intimidating, but she is also very sweet (just remember Artie's gift from Christmas). Also one last thing. I'm gonna start looking for the different types of drunk girls at parties now (teary, hysterical drunk; angry drunk; happy drunk; acting-like-a-stripper drunk; needy, overly-loving drunk).