Glee - The Power of Madonna, S01E15

One might have been concerned that all the hype about the Madonna episode would raise the bar to a level Glee was not likely to obtain, but this week's episode was fantastic. Not only was the singing and the music exactly what we've come to expect, but the storyline dealt with important teen issues in an approachable and accurate manner.

When Sue (Jane Lynch) decided to empower her Cheerios with Madonna music, Will (Matthew Morrison) was quick to realize it was a good idea and follow suit. He had overheard his Glee girls talk about their relationships with the men in their lives, and realized that the Glee guys weren't properly respecting their female counterparts. Madonna was the answer to all that.

Music highlights included Sue singing Vogue, as we expected it would, and Rachel (Lea Michelle), Finn (Cory Monteith) and Emma (Jayma Mays) singing Like a Virgin as each contemplated losing his/her virginity. I also loved that Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Mercedes (Amber Riley) joined the Cheerios to add singing to Sue's repertoire because they felt that Glee wasn't giving them the occasions they deserved to shine.

Sue's continued comments about Will's hair were fantastic. "I thought I smelled baking cookies wafting from the ovens of the elfs that live in your hair," was the best so far. And you had to feel sympathy for her when she revealed her comments were based on jealousy because her hair was neither as healthy nor as luxurious as his. But, frankly, he does wear a lot of gel.

And the virginity question was perfectly dealt with. Jesse (Jonathan Groff) wanted to have sex with Rachel, but she wasn't ready and they had a fight. To win her back (or perhaps as a plot to destroy Glee club), Jesse transferred to her school and promised her romance when she was ready, and not to pressure. She was pleased and decided she was ready.

Finn, meanwhile, was not happy that she was dating someone else, even less so that she had lied about it. Santana (Naya Rivera) seduced him so that he would be more attractive to Rachel, making her jealous.

The day after, Rachel said she'd done it, and that it hadn't been a big deal, and Finn said he couldn't go through with it, but both lied. Rachel wasn't ready and she didn't go through with it and Jesse was supportive of this, while Finn did have sex but didn't think it was anything special and was rather disappointed in the whole thing.

I really do like Jesse and Rachel together. I know that Rachel and Finn will probably end up together, but that is only because it's a TV show. In reality, while Rachel and Finn have chemistry and they have music and singing in common, someone as intelligent as Rachel needs a smart guy to keep up with her. Finn is not smart. He's sweet and kind and talented, but he's dumb as a pile of bricks and a girl like Rachel needs more than that. And I think Jesse fits that bill.

I guess we will have to see how things progress! Keep the music coming.