Glee Recap: Movie Magic


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03/08/13 09:29am
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Glee went heavy on the ‘80s tunes this week with its visually superb tribute to the movies. There were pants-less men, restless New Yorkers, and possibly the most romantic Klaine scene ever.

We begin with Mr. Schue’s dream fantasy about him and Emma singing “You’re All the World” from Royal Wedding. It looks and sounds great, but this is kind of a boring way to kick off the grand movie episode. I’m ashamed to admit this, but I genuinely miss the days when Will would get down in the trenches with the glee kids, rapping Kanye songs and igniting sex riots. As creeptastic as he can be, he’s one of the best singers and dancers they’ve got.

Will’s lonely dream leads him to this week’s assignment: movie week! Not only is it movie week, it’s boys vs. girls mash up week too! Wait. Did you just mash up the mash up theme, Schuester? Oh who cares, because guess who’s returned from her trip to Wonka’s Chocolate Factory? Everyone’s favorite mafia princess Sugar Motta! Holla!

There’s an extra incentive to the winners of this year’s mash off. Artie’s directing his first low budget feature film and the victors are going to get to star in it. Take note: this will either become a major plot point in future episodes or evaporate, never to be mentioned again.

Finn “I’m the worst person in the world” Hudson asks Schue if he’s found Emma yet. After fleeing their wedding, she cashed in her vacation days and disappeared. Will still hasn’t found her. In an effort to assuage his guilt over kissing Emma, Finn goes to Sue and Artie for help, the latter of whom agrees to aid Finn in his search.

Because Brittany and Blaine are made of happiness and jellybeans, they’re both bummed the boys and girls won’t get to sing together this week. They propose a warm up mash up between them all to get things going. Cue Animal House’s “Shout!” a.k.a. Glee’s 500th PERFORMANCE! 500! Did you catch that? It’s PERFORMANCE NUMBER 500! I just thought you all should know, in case you missed the promos and website banner ads and tweets and interviews about it over the past few weeks.

Britt and Blaine dance through the school plucking New Direction’s members (and other random students) out of class. The number culminates with a jubilant dance party in the cafeteria, a far cry from season three’s opening episode where a glee performance started an actual food fight. The two leads are so energetic it’s hard not to get into the spirit of PERFORMANCE NUMBER 500!

Santana’s finally settled in NYC, but is stuck inside the loft with Rachel, Kurt, and Adam because of a blizzard. Kurt and Adam are doing silly Downton Abbey impressions, Santana’s trolling them, and Rachel’s freaking out, so they decide to watch a movie together as a distraction. Kurt suggests Moulin Rouge! And…magic happens.

Up next: A breathtaking Klaine fantasy

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  • http://twitter.com/lizinprogress Liz

    OK, you get all of my thoughts since no one in my house wants to talk about it. Prepare for epic comment. :-)

    MCKINLEY

    Schuester/Emma – Meh. I felt a little sorry for him, but then was reminded he was just kind of a douche. And while the Say Anything tribute was actually plot-appropriate, his creepiness made me sad that he was messing with one of the greatest movie scenes, EVER, and the song I used to put on repeat to fall asleep in high school. And this whole “start from scratch” bit feels like the writers said, “hey, remember the first half of the first season when people shipped Wemma? Maybe we can get that back if we start over!” Bleh. He’s a creep, Emma, you were right to run away.

    Finn – I started out the season actually rooting for sad-puppy Finn to get on his feet and find a calling. But the pathetic, directionless Finn is going on too long and I’m tired of him again.

    Jake/Ryder/Marley – I feel like there was maybe a sweet moment or two, but I simply cannot bring myself to be emotionally invested in these characters. And the way Jake’s voice sounds stuck in his throat is a pet peeve of mine.

    Kitty – Will she ever be anything other than one-dimensionally horrible? Seriously. Give her another side, or she will just make everyone around her look like an idiot for not kicking her ass to the curb.

    Blaine – I adore Blaine, I adore Darren. But sometimes I want to smack the writers and the costume designers for the weird-ass shit they make him do. And honestly, can we go back to Season-2 levels of hair gel and wardrobe? It’s ridiculous.

    NEW YORK

    This was one of the weeks that had me wishing the show spent so much more time with our New York friends. I wanted MORE!

    Kurt/Adam/(Blaine) – I know there has been a good amount of focus, relatively speaking, on Kurt and Blaine this season. But seriously, I cannot get enough. It’s the best stuff they’ve got, and Chris Colfer needs more screen time. He rocks.

    Come What May had me positively swooning. The flashback edits, the hug at the end, loved it all. Though would it have killed them to let the actors have just the faintest smiles? And I loved that it was Kurt’s dream, that he is still torn about the break-up and how he feels about Blaine and what he wants to do.

    Look, I ship Klaine as hard as anybody, and I can’t wait for the eventual reunion. Truly. But I like Adam, I think he’s cute and sweet as can be. I mostly like that he likes Kurt, and I think it’s a good thing. Klaine will get back together, we know this. But it needs to be earned to be really worth it (oh, and it had better be good…), and I think it’s good that they’re both getting some space.

    Santana – HOLY HELL did I love Santana. I sometimes run hot and cold on her, but this was the version I absolutely love. The one who pokes and stirs the pot, and could give a shit where the “line” is because she’s going to dance a jig all over it. I loved her ripping on Brody, I loved her poking Kurt. And I loved that she showed she really does care when it came to Rachel.

    Rachel – Again, I am so hot and cold on her. But I loved this Rachel. I loved that she was casual and not a diva and vulnerable. No idea how they’re going to screw up this whole preggers plotline, but I thought Lea Michele is so great when they let Rachel break down or just be chill.

    Alright, I’ll stop there. Looking forward to some Darren boy-band action next week, and some more Santana laying the smack down.

    • http://twitter.com/KatieRobinson36 Katie Robinson

      I totally agree about the NYC stuff – it was great this week! It’s been getting better and better all season, and the addition of Santana really brought it to another level.

  • Ben

    I think Adam is being pushy. He should respect that Kurt is still in love with Blaine and not ready for a relationship. Kurt is conflicted and vulnerable and Adam shouldn’t take advantage of that. It actually reminds me of Brody going after Rachel at the start of the season and look where we are now with that. And why would Adam even want to be with someone who is in love with someone else?
    I just really want Klaine back. Darren and Chris’s chemistry is so amazing and Come What May was perfect. I just wish the context hadn’t put such a sour note on it. Seeing Adam push Kurt into a date after that was a major let down and I’m tired of Glee letting me down.

  • Ginny j

    Well I liked every part, including the new kids. I LOVE that Santana is with the NY gang, and this ep completely warmed me up to Adam. Love glee.

  • http://www.facebook.com/daniel.lavrec Daniel Lavrec

    I think I like Adam even less than Kurt does. He knows Kurt is in love with Blaine and confused, but he still tries to push a relationship? So much for being mature.