I’m just going to come
right out and say that "Nationals" was the best episode of the season. I am
hesitant to even blog about this because I might forget something epic and
then will forever taint my memory of the episode! Oh well, gotta do it.
So everything kicked off
at Nationals in Chicago, where the New Directions had several obstacles between
them and their 1st place trophy:
-Mercedes has
the H1N1 Virus
-Puck is studying
for his geography exam and members of New Directions are at each other’s
throats
-Unique is a
celebrity in the show choir circuit! And Jesse St. James is far superior to
everyone in New Directions
-Whoopi
Goldberg might not show up
-Quinn’s legs
may or may not work
-Mr. Shue is
lacking confidence
-The
Troubletones still exist
Just going to throw some
thoughts at you because I can't contain them! I loved the pep talks and the Sue and Shue bonding for the kids. I love that Santana was so into it- remember when she was
Sue’s spy for like 2 years? I LOOOVVVE those Nationals dresses. Looked great on
everyone!! Far cry from THESE disasters.
Now onto the performances.
New Directions:
Edge of Glory -What a surprise… the Troubletones were boring and waved their arms
around a lot. Is that there trademark move or something? And I’m confused…Why don’t
the nameless and faceless Troubletones get to be in the group huddle with
everyone else? Do they have to stay in separate hotel rools? This is a civil
rights protest waiting to happen. They were aight. Mercedes and Santana sounded
great minus the flailing.
It’s all coming back to me now. Ok. Do I even need to explain? Yes I do. Rachel
Berry has performed so many solos on this show, and this was almost as good as
my personal favorites “Don’t Rain on my Parade” and “My Man.” Not as good, but
almost and a great improvement from her horrible regionals solo. She performed
it exactly right and tried to sound just like Celine Dion, which is all I ask
of you RB! And damn she killed it. And it was kind of symbolic, right?, the
feeling of being a star and performing was coming back to her after giving up
on her dreams last week? LLLLLoved it. But where was Rachel’s traditional “Ladies
and Gentlemen. The new Die-rections” at the end?
Dashboard Paradise “Vintage.” HOLY SMOKES. LOVED IT. So cute and amazing. Can’t
wait to learn the words to this. Rachel and Finn, Puck sang. Santana and Brit. Kurt
and Blaine. Rachel was on fire. Just phenomenal.
Vocal Adrenaline
I didn’t pay close
attention to these but all I know is Unique did a split. Oh and Unique had stage fright. DON’T COME FOR
ME. And I love Jesse St. James. My only wish is that he join Finn Rachel and
Kurt at NYADA.
The Judges
Weird guy, Perez Hilton
and Lindsay Lohan. I am not a Lindsey Lohan fan by any means but every time I
hear her voice I am taken back to a special place and time. JAMBO. Also when did
Perez get so skinny? Celebrity
Fit Club? Scales don’t lie! Great back-and-forth in the judges
deliberation room. This episode just brought the noise and
brought down the house in every way.
The Verdict
New Directions were
clearly better, and they won it all. Spoiler Alert. Woops. Cue the slow motion cheering, confetti and smiles. Moments that made me cry included: Rachel hugging Mr. Shue
(remember when they were always at odds Season 1), Sue holding up the Hunger
Games signal to the stage, Emma looking on with pride, Santana tackling Artie
in his wheelchair. Just stop it now. Too good.
But the best moment for
me, of course occurred back in the halls
of McKinley. So I’ll go ahead and skip to my Favorite Moment of the Episode, and maybe of my life: When the Glee
Club returned to McKinley. Slow motion confetti slushies. Jocks hugging Kurt.
Cheerleaders and Rachel. Random girl getting Rachel’s autograph. That scene is
what Glee is all about. Kids who were lost in the world coming together and
kicking ass! Roooarrr I’m so pumped up with positive energy right now!
Oh and Emma and Will had sex. That was an
interesting part to insert in there. It was my pleasure. Literally. Hahahaha oh
Wemma.
But it ain’t over yet
yall. We have one final scene to make Rachel cry her make-up off even more
before she goes to work. (And by Rachel I mean me, the original Rachel before
Rachel Berry was created.) The scene came to us courtesy of the Teacher of the
Year award, which borrowed from Season 1’s finale and the kids poured one out for the homie Will Shuester. Say what you want about the man, but he loves
his kids. (Maybe too much). I just loved the whole damn thing, especially the
hug line, in which the extra long hug to
Kurt Hummel caused me to burst out into uncontrollable tears. I need to
become tougher over this summer hiatus, clearly. What a way to end. Flawless.
Overall Grade for the Episode: A+++
Wonderful from start to
finish. Gave me all those Glee moments that I (literally) live for.
Favorite Performance of the Episode: Dashboard Paradise. Got everyone involved, but
highlighted my girl. It was epic.
Least Favorite Performance of the Episode: The Ping Pong song. I zoned out.
I have no least favorite
moment because it was all so great. I’m all a-twitter with happy tweets.
Other Thoughts:
-Finn was sooooo sweaty
during his Nationals performance
-What is New Directions
Bubbly? They were definitely getting crunk in the choir room
-Unique is coming to
McKinley??
-Sue with the two Hunger Games shoutouts. Idhi.
-Jesse St. James is a
class act and I love him so much.
-I wonder if after a lovey-dovey
Finchel scene, Cory Monteith takes Lea Michele aside and says “I really meant
what I said in that scene.” Hahaha these are the things that I think about.
-Does that same show choir
announcer travel around to every competition in the universe?
-The unholy trinity- Love
it.
-Did you notice how they
tried to spotlight Finn’s dancing?? Haha good job Finn
-Most of the New Direction’s
choreography consists of them running circles around each other but I love it
so much
-Unique has topped
everyone in the world as the most dramatic person of all time
-The “higher than any
other” in Starships bothered me so bad.
-Principal Figgins is once
again the MVP of every episode ever.
Next Week’s Episode:
Might all my dreams come
true in one episode??? I can’t wait, but alas I never want this season to end!!!! I
cried during the preview. Please watch and relate. Relax, relate, release! Please
let Sandy Ryerson be in this episode. Commencement speech?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7IQBp1Wz88
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