Glee - Duh, Winning!

(Okay, it was inevitable that after all this Charlie Sheen nonsense that has been going on, it would eventually trickle into my little blog. So, here it is - plus, for some reason, that line's been in my head ever since I saw it on SNL and The Soup. It annoys me and makes me laugh at the same time.) Now, on to my Gleecap!

On this episode of Glee we had a little bit of everything: death & love, meanness & sadness, funniness and triumph.

Death & Love

The show begins with an immediate song solo, Maroon 5's "Misery" by Blaine (with the rest of the Warblers, including Kurt as the back-up), after which finally, FINALLY, Kurt voices what we've all been thinking - Blaine and his solo hogging. He's tired of just being a "pip" to Blaine's "Gladys Knight". YES! And props to Blaine for noticing Pavarotti's birdcage cover as being "Burberry-esque" (though, I would have expected Kurt to have the real thing. What? Burberry doesn't make birdcage covers?!). Alas, even with his golden cage and burberry-esque water and food feeders (yes I noticed those too) poor Pavarotti drops dead which sends Kurt into mourning (with a fab black outfit, btw) and an even more fab version of Paul McCartney's "Blackbird". AAahhhh! I have loved this song for like EVER. (Well...more like 3 weeks, after I heard that guy and girl perform it on American Idol when they were at the Beatles Love audition challenge thing.) Anyhoo, it was beautiful and seeing the actual moment of Blaine falling for Kurt...loved it. Finally! Blaine loves Kurt! Yay! After months of waiting, Kurt's unrequited love is finally...requited! And sealed with a kiss! (BTW, a REAL  kiss, not a peck and then cut to commercial. A real kiss!! ) PS. This is the kiss that Jack was waiting for on one of the episodes of Will & Grace. (Props to anyone who remembers what I'm talking about)

Meanness & Sadness

We see that Quinn is continuing on her mission of becoming prom queen (and apparently, a successful real estate agent). Anyhoo, she's decided to keep her "enemy closer" by stating that she will help Rachel write an original song for Regionals (since Sue had declared "World War Sue" on New Directions by forging a letter from My Chemical Romance banning the Glee club from performing their song at Regionals.) Also from her "playing dirty play book"  She fills Britt ("Tweedle Dum") and Santana's ("Tweedle Fake Boobs") lockers with dirt that spills out on them when they open them up, to which Brittany exclaims "I don't even remember putting that in there!" Oh, Brittany! Sue also randomly throws sticks at Mercedes. (Mean, but strangely funny!) Meanwhile, Rachel knows somethings up when she sees Quinn and Finn in the hallway. She questions Quinn who confirms that they are back together.(Ugh.) She tells Rachel that she will get Finn, and they will live (happily? ever after), while Rachel will always be heartbroken and that she doesn't belong there. (Was that a backhanded compliment?) This of course inspires Rachel to write her own song.

Funniness

While Rachel is writing her own song, the rest of the New Directions try their hand at original song writing as well. We begin with Santana's "Trouty Lips" a song, obviously dedicated to Sam. HAHAHA!!! Trouty lips, grouper lips, salamander lips...I don't know which one was the best! I also lol'd at Mike Chang's faces at Sam during the song. Then there was Puck's"Big Ass...Heart" dedicated to Lauren. We also got a great song from Mercedes  which was aptly titled "Hell to the No"! (I love when all the Glee kids enjoy themselves singing!)

 

Triumph

Finally Regionals! After a thankfully short performance by Sue's Aural Intensity group who's song "Jesus is a Friend of Mine" (?) was a blatant pandering to the judges: Kathy Griffin, channeling her best Sarah Palin-esque impression (right down to the glasses!), Loretta Devine, as Sister Mary Something, aka: Whoopie in Sister Act (1&2) and Rod Remington ("Can I add a dash of Rod to this lady soup?), the Warblers were next to perform and this time Blaine shared the spotlight on a duet with Kurt! "Candles" by Hey Monday. It was nice - even though I didn't know the song (I'm so used to the Warblers and their Top 40's!) But I didn't have to wait long - this was followed by a (Top 40's) Pink tune "Raise your Glass", which was good too.  

And finally, New Directions. So, tonight's episode of Glee was entitled "Original Song".  Truthfully when they first spoke of it, I wasn't all that excited to hear the "original songs". However having said that, I had picked up Glee - The Music,Vol. 5 a couple of weeks ago, so I had heard the songs they were going to perform and I actually liked them! (I almost have both songs memorized...yes, I'm a nerd.) and I also have to say, that after seeing them performed by New Directions, I like them even more. Yes, Rachel was Rachel with her over-emoting and teary performances (she said herself she cries at every solo!) but this performance, was perfect for her and it was lovely. I almost wanted to cry too. (But I'm emotional like that.) Then they sang "Loser Like Me" which was also perfect and fun, right down to the end with them showering the audience with confetti slushies. Loved it!

And yay! Our Gleeks won and will be on their way to Nationals in New York! Unfortunately, Kurt & Blaine (and the rest of the Warblers) didn't win, but hey - at least they have each other! And Sue? Well, Sue didn't win either...BUT, she did punch out the governor's wife. hahahaha....

And lastly, a touching MVP award speech by Rachel, who's always just wanted to "feel special and feel chosen" (aw...)

This left me with a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart and a tiny tear in my eye...I think I can handle a mini hiatus until April now...Until then, my fab gleeks!