Glee-Cap 2x04

"Duets"

• I love duets and after hearing clips of the songs beforehand, I was pretty sure this would be a good episode.
• First we find out that Puck is in juvie which means New Directions is down to only 10 but oh now Sam joins!
• Kurt references "Singin' in the Rain" and Sam doesn't know that movie! Everyone ought to know that movie no matter sexual orientation, etc. It's a fantastic movie.
• I think it's hard on the single members of the group that the couples decide to sing together; plus there are 11 people in the club-can Schu not count? (It wouldn't surprise me)
• Sam and Quinn were so cute, plus they won!
• Rachel was slightly less annoying then she has been
• Burt is out of the hospital!
• Sad that Artie and Brittany didn't sing anything.
• It was great that the episode focused on the kids rather than on the adults; yes I missed Sue but I was glad that Schu didn't do anything (although that's no different from most episodes; yeah, I kind of hate him)

Songs:
1. Don't Go Breaking My Heart-Rachel and Finn; I love this song-it's so cute
2. River Deep, Mountain High-Mercedes and Santana; they were awesome! I almost think they should have won
3. Le Jazz Hot-Kurt; I know Glee isn't exactly ridiculous but after the many weeks of being told that their budget was cut, how are we supposed to believe that Kurt did this? He couldn't have paid for it himself.
4. Sing!-Tina and Mike; Fantastic-amazing physical comedy!
5. With You I'm Born Again-Rachel and Finn; offensive, yes but I'm also pretty sure that Catholics don't say they're born again, it's more of an Evangelical thing so it's also theologically wrong. Not that I'd expect Glee to know this after last week's lackluster religion episode.
6. Lucky-Sam and Quinn; so cute-they're so blonde!
7. Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy-Rachel and Kurt; I'm glad that Kurt got to sing with someone but it seemed almost a little unnecessary

NO favorite this week because they were all so good (except for With You I'm Born Again)

Glee-Cap 2X03

"Grilled Cheesus"
I was worried about how this episode would treat religion.  I wasn't too pleased but I'm just going to move on because "Duets" looks like it will have some great music.

• Why would you have FRIDAY night dinners with a teenager? Isn't Sunday more traditional?  Also it seems weird to me to not have dinners every night with your family because that's what we do.
• It breaks my heart to see how queer people have been kept away from Christianity by Christians.  I know my college campus has had conflict between the queer group and my Christian group but things are looking up as we're planning a meeting for reconciliation; we don't want to have conflict and we want to be welcoming to everyone seeking Jesus.
• Saying that, as a believer in Jesus, Finn's praying to the sandwich seemed sacrilegious as it seems like he's basically praying to an idol.
• Rachel continues her selfish streak-"how it's affecting ME."  Gah-hate her.
• I'm quite sure that having Rachel sing at my bedside would not make me feel better.
• Really love young Kurt; looks so much like Chris Colfer
• "You had me at fabulous hat."

Songs:
1. Only the Good Die Young-Puck; fun, upbeat, nice for Puck to get a chance to shine.
2. I Look to You-Mercedes; I didn't know this song but I think it's my favorite of the episode.
3. Papa Can You Hear Me?-Rachel; so over Rachel's overwrought "look at me, look at me" performances although this was less than other episodes
4. I Want to Hold Your Hand-Kurt; I felt the emotion but while I like the idea of covering Beatles songs, I'm rarely pleased with it in practice.
5. Losing My Religion-Finn; No
6. Bridge Over Troubled Water-Mercedes; I don't like this song.
7. One of Us-New Directions; Tina solo-woot!

Glee-Cap 2x02

Britney/Brittany

• I liked that there was just a sprinkling of Britney for the characters; luckily she didn't have to act...because that would not have been successful (yes I saw Crossroads in theaters and own the DVD) I know of what I speak, er, write
• Love Kurt's arguments for using Britney and his increasing passion
• Hated how Will continues to be a jerk; despite Carl's very logical point that Will would not want anyone interfering in his relationship with Emma (he's such a whiny loser and he'd be even more pissy), he continued to try to woo Emma in a not at all subtle way.
• John Stamos is here! I'm a huge Full House fan although I didn't like Uncle Jesse as much as others did (if he hadn't favored Michelle so much, maybe it would have been okay).  He seems like a nice guy although maybe a little too into anesthesia
• Seriously, they live in conservative, suburban Ohio; no way would Rachel be allowed to bare her stomach like a tart.  Just no!
• Rachel then tells Finn he has to choose between her and football and further tests his devotion by having Quinn try to get him to stray; this should not end well.  She is so pathetic in their relationship.
• Due to the focus on Britney Spears, we get all sorts of fun tidbits about Brittany S. Pierce as well as lots of great lines.
• Not much Sue but at least Beiste let Finn back on the team! (and no Sam?)

Songs:
1. I'm a Slave 4 U-Brittany; this incorporates three iconic Britney looks: the red jumpsuit, the Toxic diamonds, and the snake
2. Me Against the Music-Brittany and Santana; WOW-Brittany can really dance, I kind of already knew that but this just confirms it.
3. ...Baby One More Time-Rachel; I did not think this was suited to her voice at all; nor can she really dance.
4. Stronger-Artie; interesting incorporation of Finn and Puck to help fulfill Artie's dream of being on the football team, I hope he doesn't drop it if/when he wins Tina back.
5. Toxic-Will and New Directions; why would anyone think it was appropriate for the teacher to sing with the students?! Nonetheless my fave.
6. The Only Exception-Rachel; does she have to cry every time she has a closing solo? I'm really fed up with it and Rachel in general (see above)

Britney on Glee!

So as you can see from the title, I'm super excited about Britney Spears being on Glee and having some of her songs being covered.  In order to celebrate, I'm sharing a video that I just discovered basically now.  It's for "Circus" which is not being covered but I really like some of the faces Britney makes; she really looks like she's having fun and is happy.  I've also really been liking "Toxic," which is being covered and "If You Seek Amy, " which is not being covered for obvious reasons.  In the latter case, it's largely because of those rose shoes.  I know I'm super late to the party of adoring those shoes but man, they're great!

And one last video, my favorite of early Britney, the under-appreciated "(You Drive Me) Crazy":

Glee-Cap 2x01

My Glee Thoughts: (Note I don't provide a summary but instead give my various thoughts and then highlight the songs)

•  I can't say I'm very impressed with Charice.  I understand that her appeal is her youth, tiny stature, and big voice but it doesn't seem new.
• Chord Overstreet has a huge mouth, a Bieber haircut, and a stupid name.  I liked the callback to when Will heard Finn singing in the showers.
• I thought Coach Beiste was pretty cool but then she punished the kids who aren't involved in the jealous disputes of teachers. She also assumed they were mean to her because she was a female football coach rather than that she's taking money from their budgets. And aren't there any other clubs beside Cheerios and Glee that could be cut?
• Cheyenne Jackson was woefully underused on 30 Rock so hopefully he will be treated better here.
• Sue; I liked her mirth when she was plotting with Will
• Quinn's back on top although not enough Britney and why, Santana, why?
• Mike Chang's abs; nice for Tina and Mike to be able to dance together but how heartbreaking for Artie; bye, bye poor Matt
• Not enough Kurt and Mercedes
• Poor Finn-life really seems to suck for him; he 1. has a control freak girlfriend; 2. had a massive loss of popularity; 3. was caught in the crossfires of teachers' petty fights; 4.was kicked off the football team for trying to help his friend; and 5. he's about as dumb as a bag of hair.
• I still don't understand why people wouldn't want to join Glee; they always look like they're having fun and you'd have 11 automatic friends even if everyone else dropped you. I know I'd be afraid of singing live but I could certainly stand in the back and sway while Rachel sang.

Songs:
1. Empire State of Mind-New Directions: Well any song that has the opportunity to trash the Yankees and yet doesn't is an obvious fail; plus the Glee guys should really stop trying to rap.
2. Telephone-Rachel and Sunshine: loved Rachel's faces and think she is far superior.
3. Billionaire-Chord, Artie, and Puck: Such a straightforward song: "I wanna be a billionaire."
4. Listen-Sunshine: didn't like Beyonce's version, didn't like this one; I just plan don't like this song-the original Dreamgirls songs are so much better-check them out if you're not familiar with them.
5. What I Did For Love-Rachel: Hmm the only non-contemporary song/Broadway song was the best.  However the context is wrong; In A Chorus Line, this is song as the dancers recognize the limited amount of time they have to perform while Rachel's performance is based on her fundamental selfishness regarding the spotlight.

Next week: Britney! The 10-year old in me still thinks she and Justin were the perfect couple and I still root for Britney through all of her many problems.  Although I'm not sure that I like the idea of exactly copying her videos-why not something new?

Glee Songs/Recap Season 1

To get psyched for the start of the new season tonight (8pm EST/ 7pm CST), I wanted to highlight my favorite songs from the first season.  I'm not going to bother with plot points because they don't really matter but here are my 10 favorite songs (note: my favorite does not equal the best or the essential songs of Glee).

10. Say a Little Prayer-I've loved this song ever since I heard Rupert Everett's rendition in My Best Friend's Wedding so of course I love this version even though it's significantly shortened.

9. Bad Romance-I almost didn't include this just because I adore the Gaga version so much but I really appreciate that this one changed the swear words so I can shout the lyrics with abandon.

8. Total Eclipse of the Heart-there's not much for me to say about this other than it's great with Lea and cycling among Mark Salling, Cory Monteith, and Jonathan Groff.

7. Fire/Alone-totally cheating here by including two Kristin songs that weren't even in the same episode but since she sings both with Will and it's my list, I'm doing it.

6. Any Way You Want It/Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'-so high energy and awesome Journey goodness
5. It's My Life/Confessions Part II-The first part is probably my favorite Bon Jovi song (and one of my favorite songs of all time) but I don't like the second part as much.

4. Halo/Walking on Sunshine-obviously I love the mashups and I love this sped up version of Halo. If only I didn't get Walking on Sunshine stuck in my head after listening to this!

3. Bohemian Rhapsody-my favorite part is when Jonathan Groff says "nobody loves me" which just makes me want to say, yes we do because you're Jonathan Groff and you're so cute.

2. Somebody to Love-Queen songs have been well-served by Glee IMO and this is my favorite (so far!) I love remembering Lea Michele popping out from behind Cory Monteith to kick it off.

1. Like a Prayer-I am very unfamiliar with Madonna songs but I fell in love with this one after hearing it and it gets the coveted top spot.

I realized that it is mostly part II that made it on the list and I think that is because I grew tired of most of the part I songs. Of course I'm super excited for tonight's episode but next week's is supposed to be the Britney one so I'm much more excited for that (I LOVE Britney!)

[Hope these fonts are readable; I'm experimenting and while they work for me, they may not work for you.]

Glee Finale

Finale Thoughts! Spoilers, naturally; best read as if you were watching the show although it is not as detailed as it could be.

• I liked seeing Puck and Quinn's hookup although I still like Puckleberry and Finn/Quinn.
• I'm really not sure about having the kids over to his apartment; a little inappropriate even though it's the whole group.
• Looking forward to seeing Uncle Jesse as Carl the dentist!
• I love Journey especially "Anyway You Want It" and I love how that links back to the pilot.
• FOUR judges?! It should be an odd number, three or five.
• I still don't like Fichel so not a fan of his "I love you"
• I did not like that they did the same entrance for "Faithfully" as they did for "Don't Rain..." Entering from the audience=LAME!
• RED PIANO!!!!!!!! Awesome!
• Sixties dress covers Quinn's pregnancy well
• Kurt during Any Way Mash-up-so adorable. Well basically so adorable all the time (Have I mentioned that Kurt is my favorite character? Love Chris Colfer!)
• Quinn's mom came?! I love that although took her long enough!
• Not a fan of Vocal Adrenaline's female's outfits although they get a white piano and a spotlight on Jonathan Groff so that's good! (I love you, Jonathan Groff!)
• I love the judges' meeting (just like at Sectionals); ONJ is mean (and funny!)
• I'm resigned that New Directions didn't win because as a West Coaster I had already seen that online.
• A little creepy with Shelby showing up at the hospital but good luck to her.
• I like fiery Emma although how is Will in love with Emma? They haven't even talked in the last few episodes!
• Everyone in Glee Club gets to talk, even Matt and Mike!
• If Will is Finn's example of a man, he is screwed. Remember how Will threatened and physically intimidated his wife? (I do!) But Will is pretty good to the kids so if Finn is more committed to that...personally I think he should try to be more Burt.
• Sue voted for ND!!!!!! I guess she is not immune to the power of Journey.
• How can Sue keep blackmailing Figgins?! It's overused.
• Will has a ukelele and the ability to play it?! Um, okay.

Wants for 2nd season (with recognition that I disagree with much of fandom on some of these)

• Sue needs a new conflict; trying to destroy Glee club is stale although Jane Lynch's performance is fab of course.
• More Kurt cos that's never a bad thing
• More Quinn and hopefully more friendship between Quinn and Mercedes and Quinn and Kurt; I would also like her to go back to Cheerios and dominate the school again but in a nice way!
• Rachel's dads?
• Hopefully cute guys playing Kurt's boyfriend and the Christian character (can't remember if he is actually supposed to be male or female?)
• More Terri-I actually like her
• Less Will-he annoys me
• More cohesive narrative across the whole season-the back nine was somewhat of a mess. For example, are Finn and his mom still living with Kurt and Burt?

Songs:

1. Faithfully-Finn and Rachel

2. Any Way You Want It/Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'-New Directions

3. Don't Stop Believin'-Rachel, Finn, Puck, Santana, and New Directions

4. Bohemian Rhapsody-Vocal Adrenaline

5. To Sir With Love-New Directions

6. Over the Rainbow-Will and Puck

I think I'll go in to Glee withdrawal this summer! Luckily I have all the songs and I'll get the DVD soon enough. I'm very interested to see what they have planned for next season. What do you think?

Also liked Pretty Little Liars although I still kind of get the girls confused (I only know Aria). I also thought the guys were REALLY hot; can't pick a fave but Ian, Wren (or Ren as my captions said?) and the police detective (Wilden?) were most pleasing. I'm thinking about posting on this show over the summer but I'm not sure. What do you think?

Glee

Glee 1x21: Funk

• WOW-I did not like this episode; it was messy with the plot and the songs were not my taste (I prefer traditional Broadway)
• Quinn moving in with Mercedes should mean that she'll get some bacon soon! (I love bacon and I always want people's bacon needs fulfilled)
• Really?! Sue would think she liked Will?!
• I do not like "funk" music. I do like Journey so high hopes for the finale and really high hopes for some more Broadway music in the new season

Songs:

1. Another One Bites the Dust-Vocal Adrenaline-Loved that we started the show with a song.

2. Tell Me Something Good-Will

3. Loser-Puck, Finn, Terri, and Howard-has grown on me but I'm not in love

4. It's a Man's Man's Man's World-Quinn-really creepy

5. Good Vibrations-Puck, Finn, and Mercedes; the fact that this is not the Beach Boys song is an automatic fail from me

6. Give Up the Funk-New Directions

DWTS Finale/Glee

DWTS: If you follow my twitter (and if not, why don't you? I'm @bookworm1858) you may have noticed that I was rooting for Evan (or #teamevanna). Thus I was displeased with the finale. Someone else captured my feelings perfectly: @G_RANTHot935 OMG Nicole wins DWTS!!! WHAT AN UPSET!!!!! She should dance for a living!!!...wait a sec. Because she is a professional dancer and she minored in dance in college. On the bright side, I can now swear off DWTS which is great because it is a gigantic time suck. And that is not an empty threat because I have skipped seasons before AND I am in the coveted 18-49 age range that advertisers love. Also anger at judges and producers for general suckiness.

Luckily Glee was amazing!!!! It had Bad Romance, which is only one of my favorite songs, and awesome Kurt, my favorite character.

Thoughts:

• Opinionated voiceover-cheeky!
• Vampires-why does the principal believe they exist?!
• THEATRICALITY-did you pick up the theme? I thought it was even more obvious than the very obvious Dream theme last week
• I don't see why Lady Gaga is so definitely only for girls; I know guys who like her songs
• Puck, Mike, Matt, and Finn were all on the football team; why is Finn the only one getting picked on?
• Did everyone wear their Gaga costume/Kiss outfit all week? Wouldn't that be uncomfortable? Wouldn't they get dirty/smelly? What was the timeframe for this?
• So women are just inherently awesome sewers who can make amazing clothes overnight?
• Burt-my family hearts Mike O'Malley (we've actually been fans since Yes, Dear) and I'm was so happy to see Burt stand up for his son and Mike O'Malley just be amazing. I bawled during that scene-it was so powerful.
• The crazy pink eyelashes on Quinn!
• No Jesse :-( Absence of hotness makes me sad
• While there wasn't a lot of Will (Yay!), it appeared as if he observed those two bullying football players and didn't step in! I know teachers are supposed to do that! Or did he arrive late to the scene? I still feel like he witnessed something he would have to report.
• No Sue :-( but no Emma :-) and Terri next week :-)

Songs:

1. Funny Girl-Shelby

2. Bad Romance-Glee Girls and Kurt

3. Shout It Out Loud-Glee Guys minus Kurt

4. Beth-Glee Guys Minus Kurt

5. Poker Face-Rachel and Shelby

Glee Concert

So I wanted to write up a complete list of what I noticed at the Glee concert; I attended the 2pm matinee at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City on May 22. Some background: the concert tour is as if the glee club is on tour thus everyone performed in character.

I got there very early and thus had the opportunity to watch the two large screens showing quotes and screen captures from the show (obviously Sue had most of the quotes but they also had good ones from other characters) and listen to songs from the soundtracks although I don't think they played any which were in the concert.

The show started quite promptly (probably about 2:03 or so) with The LXD (The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) featuring Glee's Harry Shum, Jr. Their dancing was met with applause but quite frankly, I really just wanted to see and hear Glee. They finished about 2:25.

At 2:55 (Yes, almost an hour after the time the show was supposed to start!), some Cheerios! started walking through the aisles handing out barf bags with WMHS; this was explained when the monitors showed Sue explaining how the show made her want to barf and she wanted us to be ready. It panned out to show Mr. Schue sitting next to her and then it went to the first song:

1. Don't Stop Believing-starting with the original six but then welcoming the others

2. My Life Would Suck Without You-featuring Kurt's Single Ladies dance to enthusiastic cheers as well as Quinn's Say a Littler Prayer dance

3. Push It-

Video Interlude

4. Don't Rain on My Parade-with Rachel coming out of the audience and actually walking around quite a bit.

5. Beautiful- Mercedes alone on stage (very dramatic)

6. Sweet Caroline-Puck with guitar (sawoon!) and audience singalong (also Cory on drums)

7. The Boy Is Mine-Love!

8. The Lady is a Tramp-Puck started and was joined by Mercedes and Santana

Music Interlude

9. Defying Gravity-Kurt and Rachel duetting (So beautiful); they hug at the end setting up...

10. Bust Your Windows-with the car (with unbusted windows) and scantily dressed Cheerios!

Music Interlude

11. Bad Romance-amazing! A huge crowd-pleaser!

12. Dancing with Myself-Artie and I believe Matt, Brittany, and Mike danced.

13. It's My Life/Confessions-So good. In the context of the show I couldn't decide which mash-up was better, but seeing it live makes me definitely choose the boys

14. Halo/Walking on Sunshine-the girls had really pretty yellow dresses though

Video Interlude-Sue introduced Vocal Adrenaline

15. Rehab

16. Mercy

Kurt and Brittany Interlude referencing their hookup from last episode and giving the stagehands time to set up the mattresses for...

17. Jump

Music Interlude

18. Faithfully-a song we haven't heard yet

19. Any Way You Want It/Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'

Music Interlude

20. Like a Prayer-sadly cut but Kurt was totally amazing on his lines and he went over and kissed Mercedes again

Encore:

Hello-with Jonathan Groff (!) making a possibly surprise appearance (I haven't read about him performing at any of the other shows)

True Colors-Yay-Tina gets the spotlight

Somebody to Love-so good!

Ended about 4:10-15, meaning about a seventy-five/eighty minute show.

Favorite Parts:

+Basically everything Kurt did! Kurt and Puck were definitely the two crowd favorites (and Kurt is my favorite character).

Quibbles:

+My three favorite songs were edited to be much shorter: Bad Romance, Like a Prayer, and Somebody to Love (not sure if others were as well). Not sure about rationale for that.

+Not that this is their fault but I think the songs which haven't been released yet would have gone over better if we had seen them in the context of the show.

+It would have been cool to have the lyrics on the middle screen which was used for the opening of Bad Romance and part of Sweet Caroline

+I wish that Quinn, Finn, and Puck had been used more. I also would have liked to see Brittany sing more but she was super busy dancing and she also had several comedy bits so she was probably plenty busy.

Has anyone else seen the show? Were my notes interesting/helpful for those who haven't?

Glee

Dream On

• I loved that NPH was on this episode-he was fantastic and he helped make up for the fact that Will was a focus of this episode (I really don't like Will).
• Artie's storyline-I didn't really like the fantasy sequence, the song or the angles which were too busy for my taste
• I'm excited for Rachel to meet her mom but I'm still afraid that it's some plot of Shelby's where she either knew Rachel's dads or her real mom and is pretending in order to exploit Rachel and destroy her before Regionals.
• Again while I loved NPH, there isn't that much from the episode that I want to talk about.
• Also I will be seeing the Glee Concert this weekend; I hope to post (maybe with some pictures!) early next week

Songs:

1. Piano Man-Bryan and Will

2. Dream On-Bryan and Will

3. Safety Dance-Artie

4. I Dreamed a Dream-Shelby and Rachel

5. Dream a Little Dream-Artie

DWTS Week 8/Glee

DWTS:

I don't really feel like talking about this; I predicted Niecy would leave. I was rooting for Evan! I have a quibble-I hate when the producers force gimmicks on the dancers and then the judges score down for that. Producers and judges-coordinate!

GLEE!

• I missed Jesse this week; I think Jonathan Groff is mega-hot and super talented!
• I enjoyed that this episode focused on the students instead of stupid Will or any of the other teachers but I am looking forward to NPH next week!
• Jessie's Girl! Only one of my most favorite songs!
• Rose's Turn from Gypsy which is my second favorite musical although I've never been able to see it live :-( I've seen the movie (Not recommended except for Natalie Wood's The Strip scene) and I have the recordings (Ethel, Angela, Roz, Tyne, Bette, Bernadette, and Patti) but I would love to see it live, of course! How about Patti Lupone for Kurt's grandmother or aunt?
• I would still love to see more Quinn but I liked her scene with Mercedes and I think she has a bigger story in a few episodes; plus we find out she's been living with Puck all this time! But no bacon for her is one of the saddest things I've ever heard (didn't they show his family eating pork? Am I thinking of another show?)
• Only four more episodes! Although I'm seeing the concert tour so I will post about that (I honestly can't remember when I'm going except that it's an LA concert)

Songs:

1. The Climb-Rachel; I'm counting this because I've seen it on youtube.

2. Jessie's Girl-Finn-I've loved this song for a long time and I've been full on obsessed with it since "13 Going On 30." I don't know if Jesse was named that specifically so this song could be used but I fully applaud that decision if it was.

3. The Lady is a Tramp-Puck and Mercedes; I liked this much more once I saw it performed with the jazz band but I still prefer Frank's rendition.

4. Pink Houses-Kurt; just including this because Kurt's voice is used so differently

5. The Boy Is Mine-Mercedes and Santana; Love!

6. Rose's Turn-Kurt; I loved that he switched back in to blue clothes (which I believe is what Rose traditionally wears during this scene) and it had the "Kurt" sign!!!!

7. One-New Directions; I was not familiar with this song but I like it and I'm obsessed with the way Lea Michele (Rachel) says "law"

Bottom-line: One of the strongest episodes, music and story wise!

DWTS Week 7/Glee

DWTS:

-Evan and Anna got the first perfect score of the season-take that Nicole! I really do love this pair and I'm rooting for them. I'm fairly confident they'll be in the top three so we still have more awesomeness to come from them.

-I predicted Niecy would go home but my mom said Pam and Pam it was (she's really good at this, she can almost always predict who's going home and who was the murderer/criminal on TV shows/movies-it's super annoying when she correctly says "s/he did it" when you've only watched fifteen minutes of a show)

Glee-"Bad Reputation"

• Will is totally a slut/whore/whatever word you want to use. He's a character who is supposed to be a nice guy but the writers tell us that rather than show us that, consequently it's less than effective; he's definitely my least favorite character.
• I loved getting to see Sue and her sister although it made me miss my sister (*Hugs*)
• Boo Molly Shannon! I'm not a fan of her, I don't think she adds anything, and we don't need new characters when the characters we already know are hardly used.
• Olivia Newton-John? Random!
• U Can't Touch This in the library? Random but awesome-why the heck they decided to do this is beyond me.
• Return of Puck and Quinn (not together)
• Jesse's heartbreak! I love Jonathan Groff-can he stay forever?
• Run Joey Run-I love story songs (this one makes me think of Leader of the Pack and Teen Angel which leads me to ask, must a story song include someone dying at the end?)

Songs:

1. Ice Ice Baby-Will; Dear Glee Writers, Please stop having Matthew Morrison rap; it is not as amusing as you think it is. Sincerely, Gleeks Everywhere (or maybe it's just me)

2. U Can't Touch This-Artie

3. Physical-Sue and Olivia Newton John

4. Run Joey Run-Rachel, Puck, Jesse, and Finn; what a bizarre song although I was obsessed with it last week and continuing in to this one without understanding the context.

5. Total Eclipse of the Heart-Rachel, Finn, Puck, and Jesse-awesome ballet scenes and more Jesse hotness!

What did you think?

DWTS Week 6/Glee

DWTS:

I thought it was the group dance this week and instead they did a swing marathon-I MUCH prefer the group dance which I must point out is unscored! My two main points are A. Evan and Anna were robbed in their samba score and B. Evan and Anna were robbed in the swing dance. Why do the producers (and I am placing blame on the producers) so intent on pushing Nicole and Derek at us? I have seen somewhat of an online backlash against them. I am rooting for Evan (obviously) and Erin and Maks now! I feel like Jake, Niecy or Pam will go home.

Update: Jake went home. I was thinking he would. Thank goodness it wasn't Evan!

GLEE:

• The return of Cheno! I adore Kristin (very much wish I could get to NY and see her in "Promises, Promises" but at least she's on my TV and singing some new songs (Fun note: A House is Not a Home and One Less Bell to Answer are both written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David as is the music for Promises, Promises))
• Kurt and Mercedes get to sing! Don't get me wrong, I love Rachel and Jesse but it's great to hear some of the other gleeks. And Kurt was especially fantastic!
• I wasn't too enthusiastic about the songs when I first downloaded them (I'm a completist so I will get them all) but I fell in love with Fire and I think that's fun and my favorite song of the week.
• We also got to see a bit more of Quinn-I really like her even if some people are over her pregnancy plot.
• And Sue was not taken down by that reporter! I was hoping she wouldn't be.
• This week's best quote comes from Sue: "I will no longer be carrying around photo ID. Know why? People should know who I am."
• Excited for next week with Olivia Newton-John!

Songs:

1. Fire-April and Will

2. A House Is Not a Home-Kurt

3. One Less Bell to Answer/A House Is Not a Home-April and Will

4. Beautiful-Mercedes

5. Home-April

DWTS Week 5/Glee

DWTS-I don't have that much to say so here's what they danced to for movie night

1. Niecy-"La Bamba"

2. Chad-"The Bare Necessities"

3. Erin-"You Never Can Tell" from Pulp Fiction-so cute-are they dating?

4. Jake-Risky Business; He really is not afraid to look stupid; I guess that's a requirement for being on reality shows.

5. Pamela-"9 to 5"

6. Kate-The Breakfast Club

7. Nicole-Pretty Woman; I do love this song

8. Evan and Anna-My favorites saved for last! They dance to "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"

And...Kate is gone!!!!!

I am not a big fan of Madonna but I loved this music stuffed episode! I almost always feel like musicals can have more songs so this was perfect for me! I haven't been too spoilery: I just want to know what songs are going to be there but not necessarily the context so I didn't know that Kurt and Mercedes would be Cheerios or that Jesse would join New Directions (I couldn't figure out why he was singing with them when the song was released). I missed getting to see Idina Menzel this week but I know she will resurface. I agree with some reviews of the episode I've seen that Vogue would have been better if it had been a surprise.

Songs:

1. Express Yourself-Glee Girls (Where did Quinn's baby bump go?)

2. Borderline/Open Your Heart-Rachel and Finn

3. Vogue-Sue

4. Like a Virgin-Rachel, Finn, Jesse, and Santana (I did not really hear Will or Emma)

5. 4 Minutes-Kurt and Mercedes and the Cheerios!

6. What It Feels Like For a Girl-Glee Guys (Did not like)

7. Like a Prayer-New Directions (Where did that choir come from?)

Bonus: Burning Up-Jesse

And next week Kristin is back!!!!!

DWTS Week 4/Glee

DWTS: Actually I didn't think much of this week's episode although I did predict that Aiden would be the one to go. So I don't really want to talk about it.

Instead I will talk about the return of Glee!

I was so excited that Glee returned! I'm just going to ask some questions based on my immediate thoughts after the show; they won't make sense unless you've seen it.

• Why was Rachel so insistent on her pairing with Finn-doesn't she know they're in high school and they don't have to hurry anything?
• Where is Quinn living-did she move in with Puck because surely Finn kicked her out?
• How good does Idina Menzel look post-pregnancy?
• How cute is Jonathan Groff as Jesse?
• What storyline is Terri going to get? [I really like her; not a Wemma fan]
• Sue and Brittany-comic standouts!
• Did you like Sue's "Vogue" video? I'm not a fan of Madonna so it didn't really work for me.
• Why does Kurt walk away during "Gives You Hell"? Is he angry about Rachel and Finn's (non)relationship?

Songs:

1. Hello I Love You-Finn

2. Gives You Hell-Rachel and Glee Club-my favorite

3. Hello-Rachel and Jesse

4. Highway to Hell-Vocal Adrenaline

5. Hello Goodbye-New Directions

*Gives You Hell was an informal performance while Hello Goodbye was onstage so I classified them differently.*

New Glee Song!!!

So I'm a big Glee fan and I saw that "Gives You Hell" from episode 14 "Hell-O" was on youtube (can't find it on itunes for some reason; there's probably something wrong with me). Anyway check it out and remember the new episode airs at 9:28 (after American Idol) on Tuesday April 13! I can't wait!