Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Glee Review: Original Song

So there was a lot of stuff that went on last episode. Will has the glee kids writing original songs, Rachel and Quinn are frenemies, and Pavarotti died (leading to a beautiful solo by Kurt). Am I missing something? Oh yes I am. Meet the brand new couple of Blaine and Kurt. Or Blurt, as they shall now be known. The passion and love in that kiss between that new couple was amazing. But they had bigger fish to fry at Regionals. Sue, and her dastardly-ness, forces the kids to write original songs after they could no longer do "Sing" from My Chemical Romance. She also, once again, knows the judges for Regionals. So back at McKinley High, Quinn is set upon the Prom Queen, but she needs Finn in order to win. The problem is that Finn may still love Rachel because he just won't commit to Quinn. So Quinn "teams" up with Rachel, but she lets her know that Finn's her man. But Rachel won't have it, and then she is compelled to write the song that would later be performed in Regionals. So to recap what happened, Sue's Aural Intensity did some serious pandering, Blaine and Kurt showed unbelievable chemistry in "Candles", and Rachel took home the MVP with a (duh!) winning performance in both original songs "Get It Right" and "Loser Like Me" (inspired by Sue's dastardly-nessocity). The judges were not so great. Given the comedienne portraying her, Kathy Griffin's Palin-esque politician should have been a lot funnier. Rod Remington fortunately saved the day by adding a dash of Rod to this lady soup. Long story short, New Directions wins Regionals and is headed for Nationals. But with the hiatus coming up, a lot of storylines are beginning to develop. Who will Finn choose: Rachel or Quinn? I know that sounds so last season, but that storyline is back! What will become of Santana and Sam/Santana and Brittany/Brittany and Artie? Where is the Sunshine? What will be of Sue and her knockout performance at Regionals? Props to Glee for once again having someone meekly holding a sign, except instead of saying "Too much?" it said "Hell no" to another one of Santana's verses for "Trouty Mouth" inspired by her heterosexual life partner Sam and his huge lips. Best song of the night: "Get It Right". It was catchy, but it put over the top by Rachel's unbelievable performance. Best line of the night goes to Sue: "Actually, I did not sleep with the drummer from My Chemical Romance, but the drummer from Jimmy Eat World." I found it very funny. Bonus note: way to work in Holly into the plot. Typically, a character like that would disappear, but Will gives us a little glimpse into that relationship. So the hiatus is coming up, which sucks, but hopefully Glee will be back with some power.

1 comment:

  1. I just ranked Glee's 4 competition performances. I judged in terms of costume, choreography, vocal performance, and overall impact. Whew, it was really hard for me! See which sectionals or regionals episode placed first!

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