I am SO SAD that I missed this! Because, people, have you SEEN that crazy "Russian Love Poem" episode? At one point, Mariska Hargitay asks the wife of a man who was murdered tied up in his S&M gear while having an affair, "Do you know who would have raped your husband with a banana?" BECAUSE HE WAS ALLERGIC, YOU SEE.
Seriously, that shit is on Netflix Instant. Watch it.
YES. I thought they were going for the Tanaka-in-Drag moment for about half of the show. I kept going back and forth between "there's no way that's Tanaka" and "maybe it's Hollywood magic!"
Who's billed as playing Coach Bieste, anyway?
I thought the movie was awesome. I cried twice, once during the inferno "let's-hold-hands" scene, and once during the ending.
It was so bittersweet because I grew up along with Andy. I was a little older than he when the series started and a bit older than Andy when it ended. It was hard on me because I remember those emotions of parting with toys and parting with loved ones when I left for grad school, weep, wail, and sorrow, etc. etc.
LOVED the Ken Doll.
The episode wasn't perfect. I felt like a two hour episode (or maybe a 1.5 hour episode?) would have helped out in the rushed story line department. As it was, it kind of felt like Variety Hour.
I was a little irked that the stage for next season wasn't really set. There are only two things I know we can look forward to, and only one of them is from content in the actual show:
1) Rachel and Finn will have to have a conflict about her lying about not being a virgin and his lying about being one.
2) According to interviews with either the cast or the people behind the show (can't remember which), Kurt will have a boyfriend.
Annnnnnnd that's what we've got.
Love the Journey medley, though. Just wish the show had given us more to go on as we go for 23.4 years waiting on Season 2.
Where on earth did you get that Glee was supposed to be an a capella group?
Also: ignoring that you came on to a comment thread about Glee and said the show sucked. No good can come of it.
Where on earth did you get that it was supposed to be a capella?
Also: ignoring that you came on a comment thread about Glee and said it sucked. No good can come of it.
I think my favorite bit was when Brittany had her cheerleading suit on backwards.
It was a funny episode, but I am ready for Regionals, guys. I want DRA-MUH. And Sue as a judge? Tell me that shit is going to be amazing.
I agree with what you're saying, but the entire show is set up as a message to its demographic. The complexity that we desire is mixed in there, but this show has a huge following that's pretty young. So, there's that. Yes, Kurt is acting very creepy, but Finn's tirade probably did a lot to put those feelings in doubt.
Also, Kurt's obviously lonely, and I think that his endlessly pining and scheming actually connects to a lot of kids who don't know how to deal with their sexuality, and it comes out in a variety of awkward and creepy ways. *shrug*
I'm still holding out that Jessie St. James is gay and he and Kurt end up together, but that may be fanfiction.
I really loved the Kurt/Finn/Burt fight scene. I don't know that Poker Face was an appropriate song, but I think I understood why they chose it - Rachel and MILF Rachel have to pretend they don't know what they actually know anymore.
Next week's episode looks like a clustershag, but we'll have to wait and see what fabulous may happen.
Funniest Line: "Happy Meal, no onions. Or a chicken." Brittany the Perfect
I'm not going to lie. I completely thought that the writers were shallow enough to cure Artie just so he could do a dance number. When he started dancing, I was like, "Oh, this is a dream." But there was a beat of doubt.
Did you see Britt's face when Schue said he gave up his part so that Glee could keep going? They made her look like she cared, which seems like that's kind of breaking character...?
This episode was probably the best in season 1.5. It was very sad and very real in many ways, which is ironic considering that it was an episode about dreams and that it's, you know, Glee.
Next week Idina Menzel is singing Poker Face, so I'm really wondering what's actually going on about her being Rachel's mom. At first I thought Idina being her mother was a bunch of bullshit and that they were going to do the meanest thing that could have possibly been done on the show. Then when she met Jesse in the car and then while singing "I Dreamed a Dream," I was like, "I think I believe her...?" But I don't know now listening to the tracks from next week.
All in all a great episode.
Oh, and SG - Kurt was in that last number - he was just far stage right. He also got a jean jacket torn away from him when NPH got pissy about Will getting the part.
I know the internet is being ironic and every positive movement has an equal and opposite backlash, but geez, Gabe. How many other actors and actresses can say that at the end of their lives people loved them enough to get them back in the spotlight?
You know Estelle Getty (the woman who played the mother on Golden Girls) died due to the side effects of dementia? Or that Bea Arthur died from cancer at home? Or that Rue McClanahan had a triple bypass and a stroke? These are only the actresses that Betty White performed with. There are plenty of examples of actors and actresses whose last years were far from their best.
Let Betty White get the most out of these years, Gabe. If people want her to host the Academy Awards, let them want. We could just lock her away in a home like we do our grandparents. Or we could celebrate her like someone who is a beloved, hilarious actress who is healthy in her old age.
Man, I bet that kid was so freaking excited. What a whirlwind! "Ellen saw your video. Pack up! We're going to be on TV tomorrow! Lady Gaga on the telephone! WOO!"
Time of his life.
I knew this episode was going to be a heartbreaker. You can't ask a gay boy to go straight and it not end in tears.
I was glad Santana sang more, and the directing for the song was pretty much spot on until they hit the rehearsal room. Then it was all "let's dance-off" and it got really "meh" really fast. Plus, the lip-syncing was off.
Absolutely loving that NPH is coming on next week. Enough tears - bring me HIGH-LAR-I-TEE.
God. DAMMIT. Fucking Facebook!
Seriously, Gabe. This Facebook sign-in thing is absolutely fucking broken. If I'm signed into Facebook on another page, I'm automatically signed into my profile here. That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen.
Oh, in response to Soft Gabe's assessment of the Sue/Jean scenes as offensive, I didn't think so at all. It's kind of a knee jerk response to call it such.
Btw, the Glee, the Music Vol 3 is up for preorder on iTunes, and it's kind of a spoiler of greatness (I'm looking at you, NPH). I'm looking forward to the next few episodes.
I love "Physical" beyond words, and the version they did was flipping fantastic. Not so hot on the video, but hey! Win some, lose some, go home shirtless, ya know?
I thought the "Run Joey Run" video was some of the most hilarious shit ever, but that's because I love Thumb movies and will watch Tim and Eric if pressed. The SFX were so hilariously bad.
This episode as a whole though was kind of really off. It just puttered between character development and moving the story along and breaking <3's along the way. Next week's episode looks like a heartbreaker, too. Trying to "turn" Kurt will not end up well. I SENSE DRAMA.
Um, have *you* seen Xanadu? Because it is the most wonderful neon-lit roller-skating acid-trip Steven Brule for-your-health orgasm of an experience that I've ever had. Probably.
I thought this episode was really silly but I really enjoyed all of the music (besides that "What It Feels Like For a Girl" nonsense).
I'm now looking forward to the Neil Patrick Harris and Lady Gaga episodes. Everything else between now and then is just gravy, baby.
Conan won't be jobless forever, but he may have some problems. There's a rumor that Zucker is going to keep Conan to his non-compete clause, which would mean he can't have an actual show in like two years? Three years?
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