Glee – “We Built This Glee Club” By Di's Dish
Since Dalton Academy burned to the ground, the New
Directions Glee club is a mixture of McKinley High students and Warblers, with
the Superintendent’s precocious nephew Myron thrown in for good measure. Sue was fired from her post as MHS
principal and has become Vocal Adrenaline’s coach. Tension abounds at Glee club practice when
the Warblers point out the weaker members of New Directions (Roderick and
Spencer for their lack of dance skills) and criticize the choreography as
outdated.
Roderick is unsettled and has a talk with his new BFF
Spencer at the lockers. They agree to
enlist Kitty’s help to improve their dance moves. Rachel is choosing to take a Broadway role in
place of returning to NYADA to finish her studies. Sam disagrees with her choice and urges her
to think long term. He leaves the
auditorium and Rachel breaks into “Listen to Your Heart.” In a wonderful Glee surprise, she’s joined
mid-song by Jesse St. James! This final
season has seen the return of (too) many past characters - it’s about time
Jesse is one of them! After Rachel and
Jesse perform their musical magic, they discuss the college vs. Broadway
dilemma. Jesse clearly sees Rachel on
Broadway, especially since he (in an art-imitating-life plot detail) would be
her onstage co-star.
Spencer sprains his ankle during dance practice. Will doesn’t want him to perform at
sectionals and risk further damage by having a cortisone injection. Despite the consequences, Spencer wants the
show to go on with him in it. Rachel
endures her third NYADA vs. Broadway talk, this time from Kurt. Kurt’s words are wise and speak to the big
picture of life.
Glitter bombs in the form of special delivery packages scare
the pants off the New Directions in the choir room. Will instantly realizes this is the work of
Sue Sylvester, and storms into the hallway (is he looking for her at
McKinley??). Everyone is vomiting and we
find Sue in the teacher’s lounge, readily admitting that she poisoned the
water. Then Will’s car explodes….really,
did they need to go there? There’s
nothing funny about car bombs. This is
Glee, not a revival of 24. Anyhow…Sue is
going to keep it up until Will quits.
Will gets a bit of revenge by posing as Sue’s hairdresser and shaving
her head. Then in a perplexing scene,
Sue brings Vocal Adrenaline to Sheldon’s locker room to watch Nazi
footage. Sheldon orders them out, but
not before Sue has a chance to insult him.
It’s Sectionals time!
First The Falconers do their thing on stage. Next, much to the chagrin of New Directions,
Vocal Adrenaline delivers two amazing performances that pull out all the
stops. Rachel gives a heartfelt and
motivating show circle pep talk to the gang.
Spencer is about to get the cortisone shot but Roderick intervenes with
an idea! Roderick has his “before the curtain goes up take a deep breath”
moment, reminiscent of Rachel and Finn.
New Directions takes the stage.
They open with “Take Me To Church” featuring Roderick’s soulful voice in
the lead. Glee perfection. The next song is “Chandelier,” and they pull
it off with elements of humor. Spencer
swings from the chandelier over the stage while Myron flits amongst the
audience as if he is inside a Sia video.
The third tune is an enjoyable rendition of “Come Sail Away.” The audience, except for Sue and one of the
judges, is on their feet.
After the judges’ usual banter about who should win the
competition, it’s time for the trophies.
And the winner is………NEW
DIRECTIONS!!! But wait a minute – Sue
doesn’t look furious.
It seems as if there will be another Will/Sue showdown in
the McKinley hallway. But no, it is not
to be. Instead of battling each other,
Sue comes clean about her recent actions.
They were all for the sole purpose of ensuring a New Directions win,
thereby securing Will’s job indefinitely as well as the Glee club’s future long
after Sue and Will are gone from the hallowed McKinley halls. When the expected thank you does not come out
of Will’s mouth, Sue quickly vows to come up with new ways to destroy Will.
It’s decision time for Rachel. In a sweet scene with Jesse in the
auditorium, she reveals her decision to turn down the Broadway show and start
anew at NYADA. Jesse is disappointed but
very understanding and proud of her choice.
They talk about Rachel being at his opening night and running into each
other in New York. It seems like two
friends reconnecting, but wait a minute, whoa, they share a kiss and what about
Sam??
Everyone is gathered in the choir room for the trophy placement
and Will’s inspiring congratulatory speech.
Kitty notices Rachel eyeing up the “old” New Directions trophies, which
have been cast aside to unceremonious spots in the room. Kitty suggests that old and new trophies
reside side by side. In a beautiful and
fitting montage, the New Directions members move each old trophy to the shelves
followed by the scene when the trophy was originally awarded. At the end, Sue peeks in and smiles.
Next week is the two hour series finale of a show that broke
new ground in many ways, created iconic characters, and became a cultural
phenomenon. A long time ago, I read
that the creator, Ryan Murphy, has always known what the last scene would
be. Is that really true? Is it going to have one character, or a pair,
or a group?? I’m going to make a small
and humble prediction that it will be Will saying “From the top!”
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