This weeks episode of Glee entitled 'I Kissed a Girl' was all about girl power (would've been a perfect opportunity for some Spice Girls). The episode opens with Mr. Schue, Shelby, Finn and Santana in Principle Figgin's office. Santana is being scolded and possibly suspended for bitch slapping Finn. Fortunately for her Finn denies that Santana slapped him and instead insists that it was a 'stage slap'.
His motives are made clear when he decides to blackmail Santana, in a nice way I should add. He wants her and the Trouble-Tones to join the New Directions for this weeks Glee lesson, again proving what a good leader Finn can be, and is. His reason for the lesson is that he thinks Santana is awesome, but is lonely and angry and wants her to feel loved. This weeks lesson, Lady Music Week. Each member will sing a song for women, about women, by women, again no Spice Girls.
Although Santana is reluctant to participate in the weeks assignment Finn explains to her that everyone in Glee knows about her and Brittany and they except it and embrace her, she has a group of people who wont judge her for who she loves. She also delivers one of my favorite insults that has me laughing out loud every time, 'fetus face' is going in the book of greatest Santana lines ever, outstanding.
There is another great moment with Finn and Santana where he explains why he wants her to be open to this weeks assignment. He cares about her, and although the first time they had sex meant nothing to him, it means something now, because he knows that when it happened, it was not only a bad choice for him, but for Santana she was even more confused. Cory is great in this scene, and although talk about 'It Get's Better' and another teen killing themselves seemed a little out of left field, the sentiment was there. He's worried that when tearing others down isn't enough for her, she's going to harm herself. This had me shaking my head, only for the fact that Santana would never harm her self, if nothing else, she won't accept pity from people. And she proves that point when she states she would never hurt herself, because she would miss herself to much.
The episode also dealt with the results of the student election as well as the community election. Rachel and Kurt are both worried that they are no match for Brittany and her pixie sticks, which as Figgin's proves, are so delicious, honestly Figgin's is the worst principle ever. Kurt even mentions to Rachel that he has thought about cheating, stuffing the ballots in his favor, at first Rachel is applaud, but this is Rachel and she gets over it, in a big way.
There is also more development in the Puck/Shelby relationship, what's that? You don't care because you're all incredibly disgusted and disturbed by this storyline? Well welcome aboard because I was over this storyline before it even started, in actual fact so is Idina Menzel (see my review of her live show in Toronto). Shelby freaks out when Beth splits her lip and rushes her to the hospital, in full on mom panic calls Puck for support, because as a single mother with a full time job, its hard. One inappropriate thing leads to another and they have sex...see inappropriate. Shelby regrets it and tells Puck to leave, saying it shouldn't have happened and it didn't mean anything, unfortunately for him it meant something.
His anger leads him to Quinn's house, where earlier when she propositioned him with sex, he turned to her down stating, he'd rather 'raw dog a beehive' sounds painful. His reasons for turning her down are pretty much what everyone viewing Glee is thinking, she's selfish, angry and a whole lot of crazy. Nonetheless, Puck shows up at her house and while getting their mack on, Quinn states she doesn't care if she gets pregnant again, Beth came out perfect maybe they can make another perfect baby, see crazy! For once Puck actually thinks with the brain above his shoulders, and tells her that he's messed up, everyone in Glee has. All week they were working on helping Santana with her issues that were never a secret, while for three years Quinn and everyone else ignored her's, her anger, her family falling apart and never feeling loved. It was a great moment and I am glad that Puck was the one to bring it up and confront Quinn on, because if nothing else I still totally ship Quick. Their new found understanding leads Puck to admit something to Quinn, that she can't tell anyone about. I'm slightly curious as to why Puck would ever admit to sleeping with Shelby, she is still all kinds of crazy and would obvious use it against her, but maybe not....but probably.
Then there's Sue, with some great jabs at other male journalists as well as one at David Boreanze, that I don't completely understand, Sue is very much straight and starts to date Cooter in order to prove to Ohio that she is straight and rub it in Bieste's face. These scenes just proved how manipulative Sue can be and how well Jane plays it. Still don't care about either of these story line's, even more so, we get that Bieste is a big girl but can the writers be done with the eating of the whole chicken's its not funny and seems to be more of an insult.
Kurt's presidential campaign comes to a screeching halt when he is accused of stuffing the ballots in his favor. Turns out Figgin's thinks he cheated, so he will be suspended. When he tells Finn and Rachel, Rachel admits to Finn that she stuffed the ballots for Kurt, because she knows if he doesn't win there's an even less of chance he'll get into NYADA, and there is no way she's going to New York without her best gay, so...irrational Rachel makes yet another appearance. Let's hope the writers will use this moment as one of growth for Rachel, and not another moment of the Glee Club and Mr. Schue blaming her for their doom, if they lose.
Santana states that she has told her parents about being gay and that they took it well, she just has to tell her grandmother. The scene itself plays out the way it should, with pictures all over the grandmothers fridge it's apparent that Santana has a strong relationship with her grandmother, she is someone who she looks up to and whose opinion matters to her. She explains to her grandmother that she loves girls the way she's supposed to love boys. It's a big moment, but I wished the writers had worded it differently. Meaning, last season Holly Holiday said to both Santana and Brittany, it's not who you are attracted to, but who you fall in love with. While I'm sure Santana is a lesbian and is attracted to girls, it's not about that, the only person she has ever loved is Brittany and for the most part it didn't matter that she was girl, it's who she loved. I wished they had worded it more as, I love Brittany. But the scene was still great Naya again proving she can do dramatic and heartbreaking just as good as mean and hostile. Her grandmother doesn't take the news well and tells her to leave and never come back, I assume this will play into Santana and her choices, if the writers allow it.
Other news Kurt lost and Brittany is the new student President, and Sue lost, actually she came in last, and Burt won the community Election. So there was some right amongst the wrong.
The last 30 seconds of the episode absolutely change what lies ahead for the New Directions. Rachel comes into the choir room in tears where she explains that she is the one who stuffed the Ballots and Kurt is free of suspension. But because she admitted it, she is being suspended for a week, as well as it going on her permanent record and the kicker? She's not allowed to participate in Sections next week. Que gasp. The only good thing about this, besides Lea Michele's stellar acting as always, is that this sets up the New Directions to maybe appreciate Rachel's passion and drive for the club and instead of blaming her, maybe they can understand what she just sacrificed for the people she loves.
The Music:
Perfect-(Blaine and Kurt): They sounded great, and the sentiment was there, but this song absolutely lends itself to a group number, specifically a New Directions group number. Every lyric can be applied to the struggles of the group. I understand why it's Kurt singing it, but it should've been a group number. But I do agree with Santana, Blaine needs a gel-evention and a bow-tie-vention.
I'm The Only One (Puck): Again inappropriate, the song was great and Mark Salling rocked it with his sexy swagger, but fix your hair and avert your eyes from the hot teacher to the blonde in front of you. At least both Quinn and Rachel noticed something was off. While it was nice of Puck to stand up for Santana, the sentiment is completely lost with all the eye banging Puck is doing with Shelby. Great song, great performance, but avert your eyes please.
Girls Just Want to Have Fun-(Finn): Best performance of the show, vocally Cory sounded amazing, his improvement vocally is noticeable and its greatly appreciated. Both Cory and Naya nail the emotion of the scene, and the cut to a sweet Finchel moment is always a bonus. Musically relevant and perfectly executed.
Jolene - (Bieste): She doesn't have the strongest or the most pleasant voice, but she sounded great and the emotion behind the scene was spot on Dot Marie Jones is a force and exceptional in every scene. This scene was relevant all the way through.
I Kissed a Girl- (Santana, Rachel and the Girls): Although i am over Glee doing another Katy Perry song, and sad that another song sung by Tina (see Tonight) is being taken over, the fun-ness factor wins out. The introduction of the performance was made to explain why Santana had so much fear of coming out, a douche of a jock approaches Santana and says he'd be willing to 'fix her straight', which is not only offensive, not off par on the thoughts of many close minded and ignorant people in this world. Luckily she has the girls to back her up for a fun girl power performance, again why no Spice Girls?
Constant Craving-(Santana and Shelby): I love this song and I loved the performance. The lyrics fit perfectly for Santana in what she is dealing with and now has to deal with, inter cut with Shelby's debacle with her attraction to Puck, but knowing it's wrong. This was the perfect song for these two and i could not love their vocals more, amazing duet.
Scene of the episode: Santana telling her grandmother about being gay.
Runner up: Rachel telling the Glee club about her suspension and missing sectionals. Lea kills when it comes to emotion, girl is a power house.
Least favorite scene: Bieste eating the TurDucken, we get it she likes to eat, but knock it off now.
Favorite performance: Tied with Girls just Want to Have Fun and Constant Craving, both we musically relevant and performed perfectly.
Next week: Sectionals: These are always good episodes, with great music and musical numbers. Spoiler: If you're not on Tumblr then you aren't aware of the songs for next week so, Trouble-Tones take on an amazing Mash up of Survivor/ I Will Survive, seriously it's epic. New Directions take on a Michael Jackson Mash Up of ABC, Control and Man in the Mirror, Man in the Mirror is the better of the three but should be good. But the best song of the episode is going to go to our first Finchel duet of the season with Fun's 'We Are Young' seriously the song is on par with 'Sing' emotion wise and relevance.
I won't spoil anymore about the episode except, expect some Faberry scene's that Lea Michele has been tweeting about as well as the return of Sam.
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