It started with your typical complication - Sue (Jane Lynch) arranged to be one of the judges of Regionals, setting herself up to destroy New Directions. Frankly, they need a new name, so I can't blame her for wanting their end. This knowledge put our glee club into a worse funk than they experienced last episode. Didn't they just get over that?
Still they went forth with power and emotion. I loved when Finn told Rachel (Lea Michele) that he loved her seconds before their performance started. Despite the audience being way too into their singing - they are supposed to be New Directions, not the stars of Glee, people. You shouldn't react as if you are seeing your favourite TV stars - I really enjoyed the mash up and the inclusion of their first great song.
Quinn's mom coming back into her life just in time for her to go into labour to the tune of Bohemian Rhapsody was also touching. Quinn's life is going to be able to go back to normal, only things have changed so much for her over the past year that normal isn't really what she remembers. And that is a good thing.
Unfortunately, although I love Queen, my hatred for Jesse (Jonathan Groff) just made the number weak. I really didn't feel that he had any soul, or that he was a remotely likable person, and I didn't want to like him, so I didn't. I am rather disappointed at the end of Jesse St. James. He went from being the hot, mysterious bad boy whom you really hoped would redeem himself to a slug with no value whatsoever.
What was also perfect was that they lost. After a year of work, could they really have been better than two teams who have been successfully working together for years? No. That's not really likely, and I'm glad it didn't happen. It made for a much better episode, particularly as it allowed Sue to show that she has some heart too, making her all the more likable.
Other than Will (Matthew Morrison) and Emma (Jayma Mays) high school relationship - that's right, it's far less mature than that of the actual high school students, Emma shined when she had the nerve to yell at Figgins (Iqbal Theba), and Will finishing the season off with that beautiful yet different rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow was the perfect conclusion.
They got another year. Well, actually, they got two since Fox has already renewed Glee through to the end of Season 3. Glad that they will be back; I do love to be serenaded.
Um what was with EVERYONE confessing their love for one another. Will and Emma, Finn and Rachel, Quinn and Puck... everyone knows Puck only really loves himself :P (although that does not change my love for him).
ReplyDeleteI was a little disappointed with how little Kurt got to sing.
And as much as I hate Santana she really does have an awesome voice.
Overall still loved it!!! Can I start a count down for next season yet?
You can start a countdown, but only if it's by quoting song titles containing the number of days remaining.
ReplyDeleteI did also find the "love" fest odd, though I only believed Finn when he said it. Will still has way to many of his own issues to love Emma for her, instead of for the confidence in himself he used to get from her innocent infatuation.
And I think Quinn and Puck meant more of an affectionate friendship kind of love, like "Wow, we made that beautiful baby together" which sort of rekindled the emotional affection, but that would have to have more time to develop.