I heard it through the grapevine that this was supposed to be the most expensive episode of Glee yet. Well, if you combine the hilarious, yet dramatic and captivating plot, the stellar dance and song routines, and the perfect song choice, you can well say that it was worth every penny. Just when you think "how could this show get any better?" it does. I loved having to pick my jaw up from the ground during every commercial break, and can't wait for the next episode, and furthermore, the rest of the season. The episode was a testament to the sheer brilliance and unparalleled genius of the show, and hopefully just a scratch on the surface, setting the bar for episodes to come. The real trick will be getting Thriller/Heads Will Roll out of my head! Long live Glee! <3
3 Reviews
Honestly, I was Just Trying to Feel Something...
abbyjo5823 October 2011
There are a number of good numbers here; the whole thing adds up to a good Halloween track, particularly the "brains" scene
a bit of Frankenstein Jr. there, nice stop gap photography. Warblers are innovative, melodic and many, yet manage to sing in unison, a lot of rehearsals went into that, it shows.
Jane's aged well from SNL to this series, reminiscent of another Jane, Jane Curtain. I can see why Carol Burnett is a fan, and I was a fan of Burnett first. Sue's the gal ya love to hate, but with original, funny lines. I'd like to see more of Iqbal Theba. All these young people have great voices and moves, particularly Kevin McHale, can we get him out of the chair? Who said show tunes have to be boring? Colfer has an amazing flexibility, Monteith is like a John Wayne meets the Beach Boys, (even in "She's Not There," a new out of body experience).
Couric, not Sawyer, why would Sawyer care about cheer-leading?? "Honestly, I was just trying to feel something." That is what teachers and students say when they get caught, isn't it? Funny how ratings work. Michael Jackson, your music lives on, baby. The show went on.
Jane's aged well from SNL to this series, reminiscent of another Jane, Jane Curtain. I can see why Carol Burnett is a fan, and I was a fan of Burnett first. Sue's the gal ya love to hate, but with original, funny lines. I'd like to see more of Iqbal Theba. All these young people have great voices and moves, particularly Kevin McHale, can we get him out of the chair? Who said show tunes have to be boring? Colfer has an amazing flexibility, Monteith is like a John Wayne meets the Beach Boys, (even in "She's Not There," a new out of body experience).
Couric, not Sawyer, why would Sawyer care about cheer-leading?? "Honestly, I was just trying to feel something." That is what teachers and students say when they get caught, isn't it? Funny how ratings work. Michael Jackson, your music lives on, baby. The show went on.
Max Adler FTMFW!!
carly_hope7 February 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Now that it is out of my system let's talk about the episode. It wasn't the best one but it reminded me of the O13 in a way. In joy of performing, in the absurdity of some of it, in the humor, in the care.
Glee needs more Happy!Dave. Max is really doing such an amazing job in brining so many layers to Dave and conveying so much with just a shrug, a look. He really has such a grasp of the character. It's a joy to watch him bring Dave to life. Also, I really liked Azimio in this episode. I was wondering what his role in this story going to be and now I have a bit of a hope that when Dave eventually comes out he will be his BFF rather then a jerk.
It was nice seeing Will as a teacher again. And Shannon rocks. I really like their friendship and I think she was very much right about respect - there is none lost between the Gleeks and the "though crowd". Maybe this was a one little step in the right direction? Not to become friends but to show a bit of respect to each other? Although knowing Glee, I'm not exactly holding my breath. But what irked me a bit was the casual way Will talked about the bullying - firstly I felt he was preaching to the wrong crowd and secondly, it sort of felt like he was saying "There is bullying in the school, we know about it and we are doing squat."
Seeing Sue lose was funny. It obviously cannot happen very often because she is Sue after all but when it occasionally does it is even more enjoyable. Especially Will's grin at the end of that video :)
As for the performances:
Need you know - parts of the song were great and other parts were terrible. I really hope with this we laid Puckleberry to rest where it should have been a long time ago. Best part of the performance to me were the reaction shots. And was it just me or was Quinn eyeing Puck rather appreciatively while Sam scowled at her?
She's not there - easily the best performance of the episode. It was fun, great song choice for Cory's voice and unlike some other in the episode it were the right lenght. The only thing I would have maybe liked to see were reaction shots - especially Rachel's.
Bills Bills Bills - the show is really doing everything in their power to make me dislike the Warblers. This was such an unnecessary moment that completely thrown off the pacing of the episode. And it was so long. I fast forwarded through the whole thing and it still seemed endless. Though I liked the coffee break afterwards. It was nice to see some continuation of the Kurt/Rachel friendship. And to see Mercedes included. Blaine to me sounded pretty condescending in that little chat though. Maybe he should have sounded mentor-y but to me he is just a little Mr. Know-It-all. If it is deliberate then kudos to Darren. If not? Well, there is always the FF button.
Thriller - this was actually a bit underwhelming. Especially after all the hype about it. Firts thing, it was too short. I also think that they should have gone with just Thriller without mashing it unnecessarily with something else. Maybe it was the editing but somehow the best part of the performance was Dave joining in half way through.
I really liked Finn in this episode. He was trying to be a leader - Again. and this time he actually succeeded I would say. Though I'm not sure whether I should see his insistence to the Cheerios to choose Glee as a character growth or hypocrisy. But since I like him I will go with the former. I really liked his last scene with Dave. It was so sad to watch. To see Dave going from happy to scared with just a word and then seeing all his walls being pulled back up was heartbreaking. To know that he really enjoyed performing - his face when Will complimented him was the sweetest thing, but that he lacks the strenght or will or self-security to pursue it was really sad. But at least the seed has been planted. But I liked his line about the short memory when it comes to HS kids. So spot on.
And Finn hoping that when Dave and Kurt make up all can be good again... was so Finn. Such a simplified view. Maybe not wrong but unfortunately there is more then animosity in that particular mess and until they both resolve those issues no one will be sining Kumbaya. I for one can't wait to see it. Dave/Finn friendship is second on my list of things I would like to see happen on Glee. I think they have a lot of things in common. Talking about friendships - the rekindling of the Finn/Puck bromance was really nice to watch as well.
The last scene with Quinn though left me all WTF?! And now I also know the biggest reason why I don't think they should be together. He seems to be bringing out the worst in her. I hoped they would use this opportunity to address their unresolved issues from the WrongDaddyGate and instead we got that.
Glee needs more Happy!Dave. Max is really doing such an amazing job in brining so many layers to Dave and conveying so much with just a shrug, a look. He really has such a grasp of the character. It's a joy to watch him bring Dave to life. Also, I really liked Azimio in this episode. I was wondering what his role in this story going to be and now I have a bit of a hope that when Dave eventually comes out he will be his BFF rather then a jerk.
It was nice seeing Will as a teacher again. And Shannon rocks. I really like their friendship and I think she was very much right about respect - there is none lost between the Gleeks and the "though crowd". Maybe this was a one little step in the right direction? Not to become friends but to show a bit of respect to each other? Although knowing Glee, I'm not exactly holding my breath. But what irked me a bit was the casual way Will talked about the bullying - firstly I felt he was preaching to the wrong crowd and secondly, it sort of felt like he was saying "There is bullying in the school, we know about it and we are doing squat."
Seeing Sue lose was funny. It obviously cannot happen very often because she is Sue after all but when it occasionally does it is even more enjoyable. Especially Will's grin at the end of that video :)
As for the performances:
Need you know - parts of the song were great and other parts were terrible. I really hope with this we laid Puckleberry to rest where it should have been a long time ago. Best part of the performance to me were the reaction shots. And was it just me or was Quinn eyeing Puck rather appreciatively while Sam scowled at her?
She's not there - easily the best performance of the episode. It was fun, great song choice for Cory's voice and unlike some other in the episode it were the right lenght. The only thing I would have maybe liked to see were reaction shots - especially Rachel's.
Bills Bills Bills - the show is really doing everything in their power to make me dislike the Warblers. This was such an unnecessary moment that completely thrown off the pacing of the episode. And it was so long. I fast forwarded through the whole thing and it still seemed endless. Though I liked the coffee break afterwards. It was nice to see some continuation of the Kurt/Rachel friendship. And to see Mercedes included. Blaine to me sounded pretty condescending in that little chat though. Maybe he should have sounded mentor-y but to me he is just a little Mr. Know-It-all. If it is deliberate then kudos to Darren. If not? Well, there is always the FF button.
Thriller - this was actually a bit underwhelming. Especially after all the hype about it. Firts thing, it was too short. I also think that they should have gone with just Thriller without mashing it unnecessarily with something else. Maybe it was the editing but somehow the best part of the performance was Dave joining in half way through.
I really liked Finn in this episode. He was trying to be a leader - Again. and this time he actually succeeded I would say. Though I'm not sure whether I should see his insistence to the Cheerios to choose Glee as a character growth or hypocrisy. But since I like him I will go with the former. I really liked his last scene with Dave. It was so sad to watch. To see Dave going from happy to scared with just a word and then seeing all his walls being pulled back up was heartbreaking. To know that he really enjoyed performing - his face when Will complimented him was the sweetest thing, but that he lacks the strenght or will or self-security to pursue it was really sad. But at least the seed has been planted. But I liked his line about the short memory when it comes to HS kids. So spot on.
And Finn hoping that when Dave and Kurt make up all can be good again... was so Finn. Such a simplified view. Maybe not wrong but unfortunately there is more then animosity in that particular mess and until they both resolve those issues no one will be sining Kumbaya. I for one can't wait to see it. Dave/Finn friendship is second on my list of things I would like to see happen on Glee. I think they have a lot of things in common. Talking about friendships - the rekindling of the Finn/Puck bromance was really nice to watch as well.
The last scene with Quinn though left me all WTF?! And now I also know the biggest reason why I don't think they should be together. He seems to be bringing out the worst in her. I hoped they would use this opportunity to address their unresolved issues from the WrongDaddyGate and instead we got that.
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