I Put a Bird in My Hair: Extreme Home F***over, Glee Edition

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Ladies and gentlemen, what you have just witnessed is what we in the blogging biz like to refer to as a "transition episode." No... just made that up, but it was a transition episode nonetheless- a filler to help us get over our hangover from last week's trainwreck of an episode about trainwrecks, and onto next week's "best episode ever done" (Murphy R., Twitter, 2012). So with all of our expectations lowered, let's embrace debate shall we? Who doesn't love a good makeover episode!?!?! And you get a makeover! And you get a makeover! All of my good days outweigh my bad days so I won't complain.

Where to begin? Fun and hilarious McKinley High or dark and adult New York?

Will and Grace are still adjusting to life in the city that never stops delivering pizza. Kurt seems to be killing it- and although he would never get that internship in real life, he has a wicked awesome boss/new BFF named Carrie Bradshaw, who has given up her life as a writer to work at Vogue.com. The bad news is, Kurt's new life as an intern who wears animal tails clipped to his belt loop is leaving his long-distance Blaine feeling sad and blue. But no time for relationships! We must makeover Rachel, because her clothes are holding her back apparently. Let's summarize:

Mean Girls: Omg Rachel, your leotard is like totally wack.

Rachel: Why is everyone always picking on me?I just want to fit in! (be a slut)

Devil on Rachel's Shoulder aka Kurt: Gurrrrrlll bye you better drop it like it's hot twerk stop and show some shoulder!

Carrie Bradshaw: Women come to New York for the two L's: Labels and Love

Rachel: Freakum freakum

Brody: Bow chicka wow wow

Charlotte York: I curse the day you were born!

Woops got a little off track.. but that basically touches all the main points.

Here is my issue with this makeover scenario. Number one, Rachel Berry is now just Lea Michele... you can't just play yourself on T.V! Unless you're Ray Romano or sumn. Also, just like Lindsay Lohan, Miley Cyrus and Shia Labeauf, Rachel Berry is abandoning her adorable, spunky awesomeness in exchange for a "cooler" persona. If the Disney stars I just mentioned have taught us anything, it's that becoming obsessed with your looks and hip personality turn you into psychotic, frowning in red-carpet photos, pixie haired, Kardashian robot, anorexic weirdo! Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I really hope that Rachel can find a happy medium between her schoolgirl awesomeness and this whisper talk/giggly fake hair slut. Be more like Taylor Swift, Rachel! And then you can tell Finn that you are never ever ever ever EVER EVER getting back together LIKE EVER. and that would make so much more sense... everyone knows that that Selena Gomez and Kim Kardash are needy and co-dependent so it just doesn't work with the storyline. Bottom line be yourself, be yourself, be yourself in every way.

Oh and she kissed Brody (get it girl) ... and Finn popped up (buzzkill). What will happen next?

Back on the farm... Blaine decided to become a superhero sidekick and teen wizard. Ten points for Gryffindor! (Right? Blaine would totally be in Gryffindor and Artie would be in Ravenclaw.) To help keep his mind off missing Kurt and their skype popcorn-eating sessions, Blaine challenged Brittany for Senior Class president, now let the antics begins! Brittany chose ex-boyfriend Artie as her VP, which is fine because she forgot that they dated, and he balanced out her ideas about school during summer and weekends. Blaine was kind of forced to take on Sam as his running mate, which turned out for the best because Sam's stripper dance to Party Rock Anthem once again proved irresistible and they WON! And hair gel lives! And even more important than winning, Sam and Blaine (Blam) found each other, and we were dressed from head to toe in love... the only label that never goes out of style. awwwww.

Oh and Brittany and Sam seem to have something in the works... so much to explore.

One subplot of this episode that noone probably cares about is Mr. Shue once again proving that it is never late to change careers. He is uninspired now that they won Nationals, and wants to become a crusader for the arts. Blah blah blah.  I loved this storyline because it allowed Glee to make fun of the ridiculousness that it allows everytime they compete. (Vintage/Anthem themes, allowing New Directions to sing more songs than other show choirs, Shuester has been out of ideas since Madonna week, etc.)

Overall Grade for this week's episode: A-

This week we moved from a 90% song/10% dialogue gleepisode to a mere 3 songs (I don't really count that SJP one or the Brittany/Sam one as a full song, so they only get half credit). I loved the humor and spotlight on Blaine and Sam!

Favorite Performance of the episode: Everybody wants to rule the world performed by Blaine. I mean there were only 3 to choose from but this was still good fsho.

Least Favorite Performance of the episode: Brittany and Sam. Brittany must you ruin every song with your talking with a tune and no makeup?

Favorite Moment of the Episode: Tie between"You know them as the Pimp and the Gimp" and when Becky refused to play the bells. Love it when glee remembers that this is a comedy!

Least Favorite Moment of the Episode: Rachel anywhere near a dance studio.

Glist (Week 3)
1. Blaine
2. Sam
3. Artie
4. Brody
5. Sugar - finally came to her senses and wants to date Artie!
6. Becky - Killed it with the PA announcement and stare down
7. Carrie Bradshaw- you are always fabulous beyond belief
8. Sue- the bitch is back
9. Rachel-  Sexy and Flirty Rachel is beyond annoying but I still love her

10. Kurt- I almost bumped you off but then I remembered that career comes first so I forgive. 

Other random thoughts:

-Rachel's laugh is SOOOOOOOO annoying

-Sue's debate performance was perfection

-Brittany looks a mess all the time...
-Blaine is perfect in every way, he best call Sebastian up
-I have been wondering if Blaine was gonna go back to Dalton- I wouldn't hate it

-Return of deaf guy helped me put together the nagging feeling of not being able to place him during the Glee Project finale!

Next Week's Episode:

Ryan Murphy better not disappoint. Rooting for all of these couples to break up except Wemma. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XA1a5KUB3w