It was the best of Glee, it was the worst of Glee — and no, this isn’t another rant about how I prefer the NYC-based storylines of Rachel, Kurt & Co (even though I do).
Rather I’m talking about how the dubiously titled “The End of Twerking” featured one of the show’s most beautifully conceived and executed musical performances in recent memory, bookended by a second one that — were it not for a bile-soaked response monologue from Sue Sylvester — would’ve had me sending a strongly worded Tweet to @GLEEonFox.
I speak, of course, of Unique’s fantastic “If I Were a Boy” — a flawless example of how Fox’s high-school musical, even in Season 5, has the power to surprise us, to move us and to advance its story arcs through carefully chosen music. And on the flip side, I’m talking about Will Schuester’s disturbing performance of “Blurred Lines” — performed in the halls of McKinley High with the notion that twerking is an inalienable right of the American teenagers.
Shall I let Sue take it away? “You need to back your ass up to the fact that you, a married 37-year-old, just performed a song about coercive sexual advances as nine minors twerked alongside you – down the hallways of a public high school.”
In other news:
* Kurt and Rachel got tattoos to jolt themselves out of the shock of losing Finn; Kurt’s got botched, then rejiggered amusingly. Rachel kept hers a secret, but the reveal of the ribcage “Finn” at the end of the hour was a thing of bittersweet beauty.
* Unique fought for her right to a separate bathroom where she wouldn’t be bullied by transphobic jocks. She finally got a key to the faculty restroom through Sue — but only after Schue agreed to drop New Directions’ Twerk obsession.
* Bree revealed to Marley her affair with Jake, and when he didn’t deny it was true, Marley got a case of the sads.
Grades for the Week’s Musical Performances
Rachel and Paolo, “You Are Woman and I Am Man” — Grade: A-
Schue, “Blurred Lines” — Grade: F
Unique, “If I Were a Boy” — Grade: A+
Marley, “Wrecking Ball” — Grade: B-
New Directions, “On Our Way” — Grade: B
Anyhow, I’ll be back in about 30 minutes to flesh out this recap with additional plot points and the week’s best quotes, but until then, hit the poll and tell us what was your fave musical performance, then hit the comments and expand on your thoughts.
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