glee: you get what you need
First of all, I apologize for my recent absence. To my great misfortune, this is not my full-time job, and I’m also a part-time student in the middle of my last set of finals EVER.
Of course, over the two days off I took to focus on an epic research paper on California divorce law, there was plenty of breaking news. Today and tomorrow, I’ll look at all of that news and we’ll see what it might mean in the long run, but for now…
OMG GLEE!
What a way to go out for the fall.
Quinn’s going to go it alone with the whole single pregnant teen thing!
New Directions took Sectionals!
Sue’s on teacher probation–and kicked out of her post as Cheerios coach!
Oh, and Will and Emma kissed.
I screamed so loudly that my landlords came downstairs to check on me. And I wasn’t even embarrassed, because THAT WAS AWESOME. I legitimately thought their scene in the VFW hall was going to be their fall send-off; I was surprised that the last moment wasn’t given to Finn and Rachel, who’ve removed their biggest roadblock but who didn’t get any closure in the fall finale.
But as soon as Will poked his head into Emma’s empty office with a face full of disappointment, I remembered the shot from the Canadian promo of Will hauling ass down the hallway–and that we hadn’t seen that particular feat yet.
And I knew what was coming.
Very sweet, a nice culmination of thirteen episodes of build-up, and an exciting lead-in to the back nine. We have no idea what’s going to happen with them, although I’d imagine Terri will still be around to cause them trouble AND I wouldn’t be surprised if one Idina Menzel throws a monkey wrench into Will and Emma’s fledgling romance. But I’m happy to spend the next four months with them on good terms.
Meanwhile, can we reflect on the awesome that was the music last night? While I, too, delighted in “Don’t Rain on My Parade” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” my favorite number from last night was undoubtedly “My Life Would Suck Without You,” the Glee kids’ ballad to Mr. Schue. Since they didn’t get to sing any of their show-stopping numbers from the first twelve episodes, I loved that the rendition of the Kelly Clarkson song highlighted memorable choreography from episodes past. It took me to my second viewing to understand why they were wearing the cowboy hats; only on take two did I realize the hats were a throwback to “The Rhodes Not Taken,” when Kristin Chenoweth and the team sang “Last Name.” Other recalled moments included the boys’ mash-up to “It’s My Life/Confessions,” the girls’ “Halo/Walking on Sunshine,” Kurt’s unforgettable “Single Ladies,” the racy “Push It,” and Artie’s wheelchair dancing from “Proud Mary.”
All in all, a very satisfying episode to tide me over until April. I wonder if the hardcore Finn/Rachel shippers feel the same way, and their story got an unexpectedly small amount of attention in this fall finale.
And last but not least, I love Brittany. For the last several episodes, she’s had the best lines of the night. Last night’s “She’s the one they made me talk to when they found out I was keeping that bird in my locker” was unbelievably hilarious, as was her “If sex was dating, then Santana and I would be dating.”
OH, SNAP.
