And that’s all she wrote! The two-hour series finale of Glee aired last night, ending a six-year run of boundary-pushing story lines and characters. While the popular Fox show has definitely decreased in quality in its later seasons, it looks like Ryan Murphy finally listened to fans and delivered a flaw-free final act. Rachel won. Kurt won. Hell, everyone won. And that’s exactly the kind of sunshine fantasy fans needed to feel satisfied.
The finale was divided into two acts: “2009,” which took audiences back to — you guessed it — 2009, and “Dreams Come True,” which took us five years into the future. (Where Sue Sylvester is Vice President of the United States. Really.) In order to emotionally process all of last night’s feels, we’ve broken down the highlights from each episode. Grab a tissue; we promise you’ll need it.
“2009″
Kurt is in trouble.
You know it’s...
The finale was divided into two acts: “2009,” which took audiences back to — you guessed it — 2009, and “Dreams Come True,” which took us five years into the future. (Where Sue Sylvester is Vice President of the United States. Really.) In order to emotionally process all of last night’s feels, we’ve broken down the highlights from each episode. Grab a tissue; we promise you’ll need it.
“2009″
Kurt is in trouble.
You know it’s...
- 3/21/2015
- by Christopher Rosa
- VH1.com
And that’s all she wrote! The two-hour series finale of Glee aired last night, ending a six-year run of boundary-pushing story lines and characters. While the popular Fox show has definitely decreased in quality in its later seasons, it looks like Ryan Murphy finally listened to fans and delivered a flaw-free final act. Rachel won. Kurt won. Hell, everyone won. And that’s exactly the kind of sunshine fantasy fans needed to feel satisfied.
The finale was divided into two acts: “2009,” which took audiences back to — you guessed it — 2009, and “Dreams Come True,” which took us five years into the future. (Where Sue Sylvester is Vice President of the United States. Really.) In order to emotionally process all of last night’s feels, we’ve broken down the highlights from each episode. Grab a tissue; we promise you’ll need it.
“2009″
Kurt is in trouble.
You know it’s...
The finale was divided into two acts: “2009,” which took audiences back to — you guessed it — 2009, and “Dreams Come True,” which took us five years into the future. (Where Sue Sylvester is Vice President of the United States. Really.) In order to emotionally process all of last night’s feels, we’ve broken down the highlights from each episode. Grab a tissue; we promise you’ll need it.
“2009″
Kurt is in trouble.
You know it’s...
- 3/21/2015
- by Christopher Rosa
- TheFabLife - Movies
Glee took its final bow.
After six years of uplifting songs, tear-jerking moments, and unforgettable characters, the groundbreaking Fox musical aired their special two-hour series finale on Friday. After taking viewers on a ride back to the untold storylines of Glee's pilot, the dramedy also fast-forwarded five years into the future to show us where some of our favorite Wmhs alumni ended up.
To find out what happened to Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Mr. Schue (Matthew Morrison), and more of Glee's most memorable characters in the series finale, read on…
News: Find Out What the Cast of Glee Stole From Set!
Rachel: When we caught up with our star five years later, she had already graduated from Nyada, married Jesse St. James and was more than eight months pregnant as the surrogate mother for Kurt and Blaine. (Just like her mother was!) To make matters even more heartwarming, Rachel was nominated...
After six years of uplifting songs, tear-jerking moments, and unforgettable characters, the groundbreaking Fox musical aired their special two-hour series finale on Friday. After taking viewers on a ride back to the untold storylines of Glee's pilot, the dramedy also fast-forwarded five years into the future to show us where some of our favorite Wmhs alumni ended up.
To find out what happened to Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), Mr. Schue (Matthew Morrison), and more of Glee's most memorable characters in the series finale, read on…
News: Find Out What the Cast of Glee Stole From Set!
Rachel: When we caught up with our star five years later, she had already graduated from Nyada, married Jesse St. James and was more than eight months pregnant as the surrogate mother for Kurt and Blaine. (Just like her mother was!) To make matters even more heartwarming, Rachel was nominated...
- 3/21/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
'Glee' Recap: 100th Episode Celebrated With Cast Reunion; Kristen Chenoweth & Gwyneth Paltrow Return
For Glee’s 100th episode, Brian Murphy pulled out all the stops, reuniting the remaining McKinley High students, the NYC transplants and the other graduates who’ve scattered around the country – as well as some beloved guest stars.
Glee Recap
Back in the New Directions rehearsal room, students past and present get together to mourn the end of the glee club as they know it through song. They’re tasked with reinventing songs they’ve performed in the past. Before they get to their individual assignments, they do a rendition of "Raise Your Glass," led by Kristin Chenoweth back in her role of drunk Broadway star April Rhodes.
Upon leaving the choir room, Puck (Mark Salling) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) have an awkward interaction in the hallway. It looks like the two could be looking to start up their relationship again when in walks Quinn’s new boyfriend Biff Macintosh...
Glee Recap
Back in the New Directions rehearsal room, students past and present get together to mourn the end of the glee club as they know it through song. They’re tasked with reinventing songs they’ve performed in the past. Before they get to their individual assignments, they do a rendition of "Raise Your Glass," led by Kristin Chenoweth back in her role of drunk Broadway star April Rhodes.
Upon leaving the choir room, Puck (Mark Salling) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) have an awkward interaction in the hallway. It looks like the two could be looking to start up their relationship again when in walks Quinn’s new boyfriend Biff Macintosh...
- 3/19/2014
- Uinterview
Glee, Season 5, Episode 3, “The Quarterback“
Written by Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, and Lea Michele
Directed by Brad Falchuk
Airs Thursday 9pm Et on Fox
Perhaps the most well written, well-written and well-executed episode of Glee to date, “The Quarterback” is a fitting tribute to both Finn Hudson and Cory Monteith, the actor who played him. Starting with a big group number and scaling back through the episode all the way to the final scene showing Will sobbing into Finn’s stolen letterman’s jacket is a particularly powerful way to portray grief in its many forms. It is also a reminder to “have a good line” no matter how short or long it ends up being.
Lea Michele’s performance as a brave but distraught Rachel Berry is an obviously thin veil over the actress’ own sorrow, but the writers are careful to let other characters like Kurt and Santana carry the storyline.
Written by Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, and Lea Michele
Directed by Brad Falchuk
Airs Thursday 9pm Et on Fox
Perhaps the most well written, well-written and well-executed episode of Glee to date, “The Quarterback” is a fitting tribute to both Finn Hudson and Cory Monteith, the actor who played him. Starting with a big group number and scaling back through the episode all the way to the final scene showing Will sobbing into Finn’s stolen letterman’s jacket is a particularly powerful way to portray grief in its many forms. It is also a reminder to “have a good line” no matter how short or long it ends up being.
Lea Michele’s performance as a brave but distraught Rachel Berry is an obviously thin veil over the actress’ own sorrow, but the writers are careful to let other characters like Kurt and Santana carry the storyline.
- 10/11/2013
- by Rachel Brandt
- SoundOnSight
Friends, Gleeks, bring on the tears. Also, for Burt Hummel’s sake be sure to hug someone you love after watching this gut wrenching tribute to everyone’s favorite quarterback, Finn Hudson.
I should start out this review with one minor disclaimer: I am a former Gleek. I stopped watching around the time Blaine transferred to McKinley because I felt that was when the show really jumped the shark (or nuked the fridge, your choice). That being said, Finn was always my favorite character from the beginning and for me personally, as well as most Gleeks more than likely, tonight’s episode literally caused physical pain as we watched the raw emotion of the actors mourning their friend Cory Monteith, taken from us far too early by the demons of addiction. There was no way I wasn’t going to go back for just this one night.
We open with spotlights on the McKinley stage,...
I should start out this review with one minor disclaimer: I am a former Gleek. I stopped watching around the time Blaine transferred to McKinley because I felt that was when the show really jumped the shark (or nuked the fridge, your choice). That being said, Finn was always my favorite character from the beginning and for me personally, as well as most Gleeks more than likely, tonight’s episode literally caused physical pain as we watched the raw emotion of the actors mourning their friend Cory Monteith, taken from us far too early by the demons of addiction. There was no way I wasn’t going to go back for just this one night.
We open with spotlights on the McKinley stage,...
- 10/11/2013
- by Steve Picciotti
- Obsessed with Film
‘Glee’ is paying tribute to Cory Monteith and his character, Finn, on Oct. 10 in an emotional episode, titled ‘The Quarterback.’ Original cast members returned for the honoring and now Finn’s on-screen step-father, Mike O’Malley is remembering his friend.
Mike O’Malley is known by Glee fans by Burt Hummel, Kurt’s father who marries Finn’s mother. So it’s no surprise that he had a special place in his heart for Cory Monteith.
‘Glee’ Tribute: Cory Monteith Tribute Is ‘Remarkable’
“Cory Monteith was a great guy,” Mike said, 46, when he sat down Ellen Oct. 10.
“He was my stepson on the show and a terrific, terrific actor and sadly he died this summer. And I think that the writers, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, have taken this incredible task — which was to write a story about a character that passed away — and yet honor the...
Mike O’Malley is known by Glee fans by Burt Hummel, Kurt’s father who marries Finn’s mother. So it’s no surprise that he had a special place in his heart for Cory Monteith.
‘Glee’ Tribute: Cory Monteith Tribute Is ‘Remarkable’
“Cory Monteith was a great guy,” Mike said, 46, when he sat down Ellen Oct. 10.
“He was my stepson on the show and a terrific, terrific actor and sadly he died this summer. And I think that the writers, Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, have taken this incredible task — which was to write a story about a character that passed away — and yet honor the...
- 10/10/2013
- by Emily Longeretta
- HollywoodLife
I could kick off my recap of Glee‘s second straight Beatles-themed episode by telling you I got choked up during Tina Cohen-Chang’s big prom moment. Or by sharing that Demi Lovato and Naya Rivera’s off-the-charts levels of chemistry make me just a little jealous that I’m not — and never will be — a lesbian.
But that would be burying the headline. Because on tonight’s installment of Fox’s high-school musical, we got the answer to the question that’s been looming for freakin’ ever: What is the name of the neck-brace-wearing Cheerio?
Glee Video | Get...
But that would be burying the headline. Because on tonight’s installment of Fox’s high-school musical, we got the answer to the question that’s been looming for freakin’ ever: What is the name of the neck-brace-wearing Cheerio?
Glee Video | Get...
- 10/4/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Like many millions across the world, I’m sure, I woke up yesterday morning (or rather, was woken up) to the terrible news of the death of Cory Monteith, one of the breakout stars of smash-hit U.S dramedy, Glee. Before I begin this article I would like to say that I don’t wish to appear insensitive or cause any offence. I know that Glee is ‘just a TV show’ and that the loss of Finn Hudson, the character, pales in comparison to the loss of Cory Monteith, the man.
Nevertheless, for the majority of us ‘gleeks’, Finn is the only way we have ever known Cory and, undoubtedly, his untimely death will be felt even more by his absence on Glee, come Season 5. Especially so as he has been one of central characters who helped bring the show to global prominence and critical acclaim. Many aggrieved fans will...
Nevertheless, for the majority of us ‘gleeks’, Finn is the only way we have ever known Cory and, undoubtedly, his untimely death will be felt even more by his absence on Glee, come Season 5. Especially so as he has been one of central characters who helped bring the show to global prominence and critical acclaim. Many aggrieved fans will...
- 7/16/2013
- by Dene Walker
- Obsessed with Film
Tags: GLEEGlee recapsWAPLea MicheleNeNe LeakesIdina MenzelIMDbWWAP
Previously on Glee, Kurt Hummel and Santana Lopez existed and spoke words and sang songs and danced dances and were beloved not only as beacons of light and sexiness for the queer communities they represent, but also generally accepted to be The Greatest by mainstream media as well. It was the best of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the epoch of belief, it was the season of Light, it was the spring of hope, we had everything before us, we were all going to heaven. It was Tale of One City — Bushwick. Alas.
Lima, Oh
The University of Lima is a place that has never existed until this exact moment. In fact, it might be a very elaborate figment of Finn's imagination. For one thing, you can just start classes at any old time during the semester. And for another thing,...
Previously on Glee, Kurt Hummel and Santana Lopez existed and spoke words and sang songs and danced dances and were beloved not only as beacons of light and sexiness for the queer communities they represent, but also generally accepted to be The Greatest by mainstream media as well. It was the best of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the epoch of belief, it was the season of Light, it was the spring of hope, we had everything before us, we were all going to heaven. It was Tale of One City — Bushwick. Alas.
Lima, Oh
The University of Lima is a place that has never existed until this exact moment. In fact, it might be a very elaborate figment of Finn's imagination. For one thing, you can just start classes at any old time during the semester. And for another thing,...
- 4/19/2013
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
Previously on Glee, Santana, Kurt, Rachel, and Adam's British apples got snowed into the Hummelberry Bushwick loft, and it was just as magical as it sounds. Kurt used the downtime to daydream himself onto a wildly romantic rooftop duet with Blaine, while Santana confessed to rifling through everyone's actual shit while rifling through their emotional shit. Also: Drug pantomime. At McKinley, Finn confessed to laying a pre-wedding snog on Emma after helping Will re-woo her, and Ryder and Jake took an erotic turn at a pottery wheel.
Lima, Oh
New Directions has decided to stage an intervention with Will and Finn. Is it because neither of them have any sense of personal or professional boundaries? Is it because their great straight white male heroism is insufferable on their best days and downright offensive on their worst? Is it because they are grown men who need to have their egos propped...
Lima, Oh
New Directions has decided to stage an intervention with Will and Finn. Is it because neither of them have any sense of personal or professional boundaries? Is it because their great straight white male heroism is insufferable on their best days and downright offensive on their worst? Is it because they are grown men who need to have their egos propped...
- 3/15/2013
- by StuntDouble
- The Backlot
Tags: GLEEGlee recapsWAPLea MicheleNaya RiveraIMDb
Previously on Glee, Santana, Kurt, Rachel, and Adam's British apples got snowed into the Hummelberry Bushwick loft, and it was just as magical as it sounds. Kurt used the downtime to daydream himself onto a wildly romantic rooftop duet with Blaine, while Santana confessed to rifling through everyone's actual shit while rifling through their emotional shit. Also: Drug pantomime. At McKinley, Finn confessed to laying a pre-wedding snog on Emma after helping Will re-woo her, and Ryder and Jake took an erotic turn at a pottery wheel.
Lima, Oh
New Directions has decided to stage an intervention with Will and Finn. Is it because neither of them have any sense of personal or professional boundaries? Is it because their great straight white male heroism is insufferable on their best days and downright offensive on their worst? Is it because they are grown men who need...
Previously on Glee, Santana, Kurt, Rachel, and Adam's British apples got snowed into the Hummelberry Bushwick loft, and it was just as magical as it sounds. Kurt used the downtime to daydream himself onto a wildly romantic rooftop duet with Blaine, while Santana confessed to rifling through everyone's actual shit while rifling through their emotional shit. Also: Drug pantomime. At McKinley, Finn confessed to laying a pre-wedding snog on Emma after helping Will re-woo her, and Ryder and Jake took an erotic turn at a pottery wheel.
Lima, Oh
New Directions has decided to stage an intervention with Will and Finn. Is it because neither of them have any sense of personal or professional boundaries? Is it because their great straight white male heroism is insufferable on their best days and downright offensive on their worst? Is it because they are grown men who need...
- 3/15/2013
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
If all the Glee fans jump up and down at once, will we experience an earthquake? You’d better brace yourself just in case, because today’s Glee update is a whopper. The gorgeous and talented actress, Idina Menzel, is reprising her role on the Fox series. Mamma Mia? I should say, “Mamma Lea!”
Of course, Menzel plays actress Lea Michelle’s birth mom, Shelby, on the song and dance show. So, this is potentially very big news for Rachel Berry. The world even got the announcement from the star herself, via Twitter, when Lea Michelle typed, “I spy @idinamenzel at #Glee today! So excited to have my mama back!” You’ve gotta love it when stars Tweet news like this.
As Shelby, Menzel isn’t only the absentee mamma to Rachel, who was raised by her two adoptive fathers, but she shocked audiences when she adopted the baby of Quinn,...
Of course, Menzel plays actress Lea Michelle’s birth mom, Shelby, on the song and dance show. So, this is potentially very big news for Rachel Berry. The world even got the announcement from the star herself, via Twitter, when Lea Michelle typed, “I spy @idinamenzel at #Glee today! So excited to have my mama back!” You’ve gotta love it when stars Tweet news like this.
As Shelby, Menzel isn’t only the absentee mamma to Rachel, who was raised by her two adoptive fathers, but she shocked audiences when she adopted the baby of Quinn,...
- 3/14/2013
- by Sasha Nova
- Boomtron
Tags: GLEEGlee recapsHeather MorrisLea MicheleIMDb
Previously on Glee:
Let's do McKinley first today:
Tina Cohen-Chang leads a meeting of the Too Young to Be Bitter Club. In the case of most of the club's members — Becky, Lauren Zizes (er, hey, girl?), Marley — it's true; they are too young to be bitter. But Tina, whose entire existence is like getting live-action trolled Stranger than Fiction-style, deserves her bitterness. Honestly, if she could find an archenemy and develop a maniacal laugh, she'd be in possession of all the qualities and life experiences she needs to become a supervillain. Anyway, the club doesn't know it is trapped inside an episode of Glee, so the ladies decide it's time for some female-empowerment. Rather than waiting around for boys to validate their existence, the girls decide to throw a Sadie Hawkins dance, so they can actively seek out boys to validate their existence.
Previously on Glee:
Let's do McKinley first today:
Tina Cohen-Chang leads a meeting of the Too Young to Be Bitter Club. In the case of most of the club's members — Becky, Lauren Zizes (er, hey, girl?), Marley — it's true; they are too young to be bitter. But Tina, whose entire existence is like getting live-action trolled Stranger than Fiction-style, deserves her bitterness. Honestly, if she could find an archenemy and develop a maniacal laugh, she'd be in possession of all the qualities and life experiences she needs to become a supervillain. Anyway, the club doesn't know it is trapped inside an episode of Glee, so the ladies decide it's time for some female-empowerment. Rather than waiting around for boys to validate their existence, the girls decide to throw a Sadie Hawkins dance, so they can actively seek out boys to validate their existence.
- 1/25/2013
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
By Carson Blackwelder
Television Contributor
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Fox’s hit dramedy Glee returns tomorrow after its long winter hiatus.
After combing through the archives, I’ve chosen the 10 best covers throughout the show’s four-season run.
One of Glee’s best attributes is its ability to put a story with a song, giving it more power than a radio can. If a song gets the appropriate arrangement, a compelling back story and powerful pipes, the combination can be overwhelming and memorable.
Take a look — and a listen — to the top 10 best Glee songs ever. Consider this your essential Glee playlist:
10. Flo Rida’s “Whistle” (as performed in season four, episode eight: “Thanksgiving”)
The most recent song on the list, “Whistle” shows us that The Dalton Academy Warblers can exist without the beloved Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) at the helm. This rendition of Flo Rida’s overtly sexual ditty at Sectionals appropriately displays...
Television Contributor
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Fox’s hit dramedy Glee returns tomorrow after its long winter hiatus.
After combing through the archives, I’ve chosen the 10 best covers throughout the show’s four-season run.
One of Glee’s best attributes is its ability to put a story with a song, giving it more power than a radio can. If a song gets the appropriate arrangement, a compelling back story and powerful pipes, the combination can be overwhelming and memorable.
Take a look — and a listen — to the top 10 best Glee songs ever. Consider this your essential Glee playlist:
10. Flo Rida’s “Whistle” (as performed in season four, episode eight: “Thanksgiving”)
The most recent song on the list, “Whistle” shows us that The Dalton Academy Warblers can exist without the beloved Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) at the helm. This rendition of Flo Rida’s overtly sexual ditty at Sectionals appropriately displays...
- 1/22/2013
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
Warning! Brittana fans, brace yourselves. Heather Morris admits to HollywoodLife.com sister site TVLine that Brittany and Santana ‘won’t get back together.’ Plus, find out who’ll get married, who’s graduating and who may be going to jail!
Glee returns with all new episodes on Jan. 24, where we’ll see a wedding, new romances and more members of New Directions graduating and heading to New York City before season four comes to a close!
HollywoodLife.com sister site TVLine visited the set of Glee on Jan. 16 and got all the juicy scoop on the second half of season four!
Brittana Is Done
“[Brittany and Santanta are] friends, but they won’t get back together,” says Heather Morris.
The actress agrees with Me and thinks “it’s good that [Santana] moved on and gave me room to figure it out because I don’t think that they were great for each other. They’re best friends,...
Glee returns with all new episodes on Jan. 24, where we’ll see a wedding, new romances and more members of New Directions graduating and heading to New York City before season four comes to a close!
HollywoodLife.com sister site TVLine visited the set of Glee on Jan. 16 and got all the juicy scoop on the second half of season four!
Brittana Is Done
“[Brittany and Santanta are] friends, but they won’t get back together,” says Heather Morris.
The actress agrees with Me and thinks “it’s good that [Santana] moved on and gave me room to figure it out because I don’t think that they were great for each other. They’re best friends,...
- 1/17/2013
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have been announced, continuing the awards season we’re currently in the midst of, and further recognising a handful of films that are already buzzing ahead of the Oscars.
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
- 12/12/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A swan song is, by definition, a final public performance or a person's last performance before retirement. Why tonight's episode of Glee was titled "Swan Song" is anybody's guess.
Even if the New Directions did lose Sectionals, nothing about tonight said "the end." Tonight was about starting over. Regrouping. New beginnings.
We've debated in recent weeks what the point of Glee is exactly. Is this a show about high school? Or is it a show meant to follow its original cast into perpetuity?
It seemed like the writers were finally trying to tell us what they think Glee is all about.
Rachel: Finn, listen to me. You know, even if we, we never won our Sectionals, or Nationals had never happened, it still would have been worth it. I mean, glee, it's about the love of the music. It's about people like Puck and Artie not just singing together but actually being friends.
Even if the New Directions did lose Sectionals, nothing about tonight said "the end." Tonight was about starting over. Regrouping. New beginnings.
We've debated in recent weeks what the point of Glee is exactly. Is this a show about high school? Or is it a show meant to follow its original cast into perpetuity?
It seemed like the writers were finally trying to tell us what they think Glee is all about.
Rachel: Finn, listen to me. You know, even if we, we never won our Sectionals, or Nationals had never happened, it still would have been worth it. I mean, glee, it's about the love of the music. It's about people like Puck and Artie not just singing together but actually being friends.
- 12/7/2012
- by miranda.wicker@gmail.com (Miranda Wicker)
- TVfanatic
Previously on Glee, "Grease" was the word, was the word that you heard, it had mood, it had meaning. Just joshing with you. "Retard" was the word and it was spoken aloud by Finn Hudson in reference to a baby. Artie & Co. cast Unique in the role of Rizzo, much to the chagrin of Sue Sylvester. And, after his breakup with Kurt, Blaine was the saddest thing you've ever seen in your life. Like if those homeless puppies from the Sarah McLachlan commercial starred in a two-hour movie that was filmed in 3D and written by Nicholas Sparks.
Will finally announces to New Directions that he will be abandoning them to join the Blue Ribbon Committee on Insufferability in Washington D.C. whereby he will secure funding for "the arts" while working as a Paul Ryan impersonator on the weekends. This means, of course, that Finn Hudson will be taking over the glee club.
Will finally announces to New Directions that he will be abandoning them to join the Blue Ribbon Committee on Insufferability in Washington D.C. whereby he will secure funding for "the arts" while working as a Paul Ryan impersonator on the weekends. This means, of course, that Finn Hudson will be taking over the glee club.
- 11/16/2012
- by StuntDouble
- The Backlot
Previously on Glee, Rachel and Cassandra July came to a truce when Ms. J confessed that she only belittles and waterboards her students to prepare them for the harsh world of New York theater criticism, a meaner form of review even than YouTube comments, because the writers know how to punctuate.
Kurt and Rachel got a loft in Bushwick, the mecca of artistically inclined twenty-somethings who cannot afford to live in Williamsburg and are not afraid of murder or bed bugs. Brittany had a nuclear-caliber meltdown that was both a Machiavellian ploy to make a stellar comeback and a depression spiral because she misses Santana.
Jake got his star-crossed lover on with Marley after joining New Directions because Puck flew in from Los Angeles to tell him Mr. Schuester would make a man out of him. And, in the least believable plot line of all time, the world kept spinning...
Kurt and Rachel got a loft in Bushwick, the mecca of artistically inclined twenty-somethings who cannot afford to live in Williamsburg and are not afraid of murder or bed bugs. Brittany had a nuclear-caliber meltdown that was both a Machiavellian ploy to make a stellar comeback and a depression spiral because she misses Santana.
Jake got his star-crossed lover on with Marley after joining New Directions because Puck flew in from Los Angeles to tell him Mr. Schuester would make a man out of him. And, in the least believable plot line of all time, the world kept spinning...
- 9/28/2012
- by StuntDouble
- The Backlot
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Glee’s much hyped second Britney Spears tribute episode aired Thursday. This episode was always going to be a challenge in regards to musical numbers – all the most loved Britney songs were quite rightfully covered in the first Britney tribute. So instead of focusing on the singer’s career highlights, this episode attempted to replicate some of Britney’s more troubled moments, with nods to the head shaving incident, Britney attacking the paparazzi with an umbrella and her much criticised 2007 VMAs performance. It even included a shout out to Chris Crocker’s viral “Leave Britney alone!” video. Moreover, the first Britney tribute is probably one of the episodes that come to mind when any fan is asked to recall a really awful episode of Glee and in my opinion the start of the show’s decline. Was the second tribute better than the first? Marginally – it could hardly be worse.
Glee’s much hyped second Britney Spears tribute episode aired Thursday. This episode was always going to be a challenge in regards to musical numbers – all the most loved Britney songs were quite rightfully covered in the first Britney tribute. So instead of focusing on the singer’s career highlights, this episode attempted to replicate some of Britney’s more troubled moments, with nods to the head shaving incident, Britney attacking the paparazzi with an umbrella and her much criticised 2007 VMAs performance. It even included a shout out to Chris Crocker’s viral “Leave Britney alone!” video. Moreover, the first Britney tribute is probably one of the episodes that come to mind when any fan is asked to recall a really awful episode of Glee and in my opinion the start of the show’s decline. Was the second tribute better than the first? Marginally – it could hardly be worse.
- 9/23/2012
- by Susan Brett
- Obsessed with Film
Don’t panic, my lovelies. I am not taking over recapping for Glee. Heather Hogan had a family commitment this week, but will back in the saddle for next THursday's episode. But for this week, you have to deal with my brand of snark and obtuse pop culture references.
The episode begins with our beloved Brittany S. Pierce doing a voiceover about how awesome her life is and how it just can’t get awesomer. She Skype-scissors with Santana, who apparently did go to that college with the cheerleading program. She is captain of the Cheerios. She has a plan to become Senior Class President for life. And she gets to have a great senior year for a second time.
Blaine interrupts her and we find that she was actually speaking her voiceover out loud. Oh BritBrit, never change.
This leads us into our first Britney Spears song, "Hold It Against Me.
The episode begins with our beloved Brittany S. Pierce doing a voiceover about how awesome her life is and how it just can’t get awesomer. She Skype-scissors with Santana, who apparently did go to that college with the cheerleading program. She is captain of the Cheerios. She has a plan to become Senior Class President for life. And she gets to have a great senior year for a second time.
Blaine interrupts her and we find that she was actually speaking her voiceover out loud. Oh BritBrit, never change.
This leads us into our first Britney Spears song, "Hold It Against Me.
- 9/21/2012
- by tiger cub
- The Backlot
When Glee's pilot episode aired lo those many years ago, a stunned nation of homogays sat speechless in front of their televisions. I'm trying to remember what we expected back then, back before we saw the first episode. High School Musical 7, probably. Singing and dancing at the most awesome/ridiculous times. And yeah, it was that. But what was stunning was how the melodies were woven through with a harmony of hopefulness and this idea that it's Ok to dream big dreams, that it's Ok to care, and that the most important thing you will ever do in life is create for yourself a family of people who will celebrate the weird and wonderful things that make you you. Nobody understands that sentiment like the queer community. So even before Kurt and Blaine and Klaine and Santana and Brittany and Brittana and Dave Karofsky and Unique, Glee resonated with us.
- 9/14/2012
- by StuntDouble
- The Backlot
This is strange, because idealistically, I very much like "The New Rachel" and how it smartly splinters that crutch of dreamer with a dream and everything it means to Glee. It's a crucial role divided by three: Blaine rightfully becomes The New Rachel as the boy with the best voice in the room who will lead New Directions with the same hokey charm that he did The Warblers, his weapons a bunch of male-led pop alternatives, winky faces, finger pointing, random acts of white-boy gangster. But new girl Marley also becomes The New Rachel in a different sense, as the downtrodden girl with an immense amount of talent harped by setback after setback: she's poor, unpopular, her mom is the school's lunch lady. And new find Melissa Benoist in the role is by no means a Lea Michele, but there's some nice work to be done here if the writers steer this character right.
- 9/14/2012
- by Terron R. Moore
- TVology
Tags: GLEEGlee recapsIMDbLea MicheleKate HudsonHeather Morris
When Glee's pilot episode aired lo those many years ago, a stunned nation of homogays sat speechless in front of their televisions. I'm trying to remember what we expected back then, back before we saw the first episode. High School Musical 7, probably. Singing and dancing at the most awesome/ridiculous times. And yeah, it was that. But what was stunning was how the melodies were woven through with a harmony of hopefulness and this idea that it's Ok to dream big dreams, that it's Ok to care, and that the most important thing you will ever do in life is create for yourself a family of people who will celebrate the weird and wonderful things that make you you. Nobody understands that sentiment like the queer community. So even before Kurt and Blaine and Klaine and Santana and Brittany and Brittana and Dave Karofsky and Unique,...
When Glee's pilot episode aired lo those many years ago, a stunned nation of homogays sat speechless in front of their televisions. I'm trying to remember what we expected back then, back before we saw the first episode. High School Musical 7, probably. Singing and dancing at the most awesome/ridiculous times. And yeah, it was that. But what was stunning was how the melodies were woven through with a harmony of hopefulness and this idea that it's Ok to dream big dreams, that it's Ok to care, and that the most important thing you will ever do in life is create for yourself a family of people who will celebrate the weird and wonderful things that make you you. Nobody understands that sentiment like the queer community. So even before Kurt and Blaine and Klaine and Santana and Brittany and Brittana and Dave Karofsky and Unique,...
- 9/14/2012
- by stuntdouble
- AfterEllen.com
By Carson Blackwelder
Television Contributor
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Final Thoughts: Coming from someone who hasn’t really enjoyed the last two seasons of Glee, I thought the season 4 premiere was extremely strong.
Everything from the music (wasn’t the biggest fan of “Americano/Dance Again”) and the storylines are right on spot so far.
The introduction of Marley and her cafeteria mom is a breath of fresh air for the show and is a rather timely storyline. And Marley stuns in her performances as well (as does Jake). I couldn’t be more excited for a character on this show than I am for her.
Rachel and Kurt have reunited (making my Kurt and Rachel Show dreams come true) and I’m looking forward to them taking NYC by storm together.
I was surprised to see many of the graduates missing from the premiere, but with the addition of new characters, it makes sense.
Television Contributor
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Final Thoughts: Coming from someone who hasn’t really enjoyed the last two seasons of Glee, I thought the season 4 premiere was extremely strong.
Everything from the music (wasn’t the biggest fan of “Americano/Dance Again”) and the storylines are right on spot so far.
The introduction of Marley and her cafeteria mom is a breath of fresh air for the show and is a rather timely storyline. And Marley stuns in her performances as well (as does Jake). I couldn’t be more excited for a character on this show than I am for her.
Rachel and Kurt have reunited (making my Kurt and Rachel Show dreams come true) and I’m looking forward to them taking NYC by storm together.
I was surprised to see many of the graduates missing from the premiere, but with the addition of new characters, it makes sense.
- 9/14/2012
- by Carson Blackwelder
- Scott Feinberg
When last we left McKinley High School, it was Graduation Day and Ryan Murphy was sending a good chunk of his "Glee" cast packing, whether to "New York City" for regular ongoing adventures or off into the ether for periodic guest appearances. But just because Finn and Puck and Quinn and Santana aren't necessarily going to be around full-time [nobody actually knows for sure] doesn't mean that "Glee" is going to become an intimidate chamber drama. No. Get ready to meet a slew of fresh characters, both in Lima and in the Rachel Berry-centric Big Apple scenes. Earlier this...
- 9/13/2012
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Thursday night is the highly anticipated season 4 premiere of Fox hit Glee, which will finally give viewers a peak at what life is like for the graduated seniors and the remaining students at McKinley. Plus, Kate Hudson makes her sexy debut as Cassandra July, Rachel Berry’s (Lea Michele) brutal Nyada dance teacher. Meanwhile, Rachel is struggling with being separated from Finn (Cory Monteith) — and Finnchel won’t be the only couple struggling with a new reality. ”We’re going to challenge every relationship,” says Falchuk. “Even with the most solid ones there’s always a new challenge. Because that’s real.
- 9/13/2012
- by Tim Stack
- EW - Inside TV
On TV this Thursday: Make a Gleeful noise, because Rachel Berry and crew have returned! Plus, America’s Got Talent and Extreme Chef crown champions and it’s something borrowed, something chewed for Wilfred. Including TVLine’s original features (always linked within), here are 10 programs to look out for tonight.
8 pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | Repeat to Revisit: A lack of strippers, an awkward toast from Sheldon and a Wil Wheaton cameo? Must be Wolowitz’s bachelor party.
Preview | Exclusive Video: The Next’s Nelly Shares His Words of Wisdom
Preview | We’ve Seen the Glee Season 4 Premiere!
8 pm The Big Bang Theory (CBS) | Repeat to Revisit: A lack of strippers, an awkward toast from Sheldon and a Wil Wheaton cameo? Must be Wolowitz’s bachelor party.
Preview | Exclusive Video: The Next’s Nelly Shares His Words of Wisdom
Preview | We’ve Seen the Glee Season 4 Premiere!
- 9/13/2012
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Glee kicks off its fourth season in just over a week and its time to make new introductions, and we are giving you a bit of a head start with a gallery of promo images from the season 4 premiere, titled “The New Rachel”, that we have from Fox. You’ve probably already seen a bunch of looks at Lea Michele’s new NYC life with Kate Hudson in ruling it, but we have another one to go with an earlier released season 4 poster and Kate busting a sexy pose. Looks confrontational and condescending, so watch out, Rachel Berry! We also see what’s I’d call not a good look by Lea Michele. Something is just going on with this angle that doesn’t seem optimal (no worries though, Lea is looking righteous in promo images for episode 2)
A bit fresher are a couple of glimpses at Melissa Benoist, who...
A bit fresher are a couple of glimpses at Melissa Benoist, who...
- 9/5/2012
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
The greatest pitfall television series featuring high school cast members has is that the cast is already older when the series begins and they age out rapidly. Smallville stopped setting stories in the high school because the cast looked ridiculous on the sets. Confronting the inevitable graduation challenges the producers to find tortured ways to keep the cast intact after the caps and gowns are put away. Even Buffy the Vampire Slayer suffered from this challenge so it is refreshing to see Glee take graduation head on in the third season of the Fox series.
Glee the Complete Third Season came out on DVD last week and seeing it without the weeks-long breaks between cycles, allows you to see how they handled the coming graduation and choices the teens are being asked to make. While the series has never really focused on the kids’ academics, there was almost zero interest in ACTs or college visits,...
Glee the Complete Third Season came out on DVD last week and seeing it without the weeks-long breaks between cycles, allows you to see how they handled the coming graduation and choices the teens are being asked to make. While the series has never really focused on the kids’ academics, there was almost zero interest in ACTs or college visits,...
- 8/22/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
For Lea Michele’s Rachel Berry, graduating from Mckinley and making her way to NYC has given her even more options, specifically, Glee’s upcoming fourth season has brought into her life one Brody Weston. Earlier in the week told you about the casting of Dean Geyer as Brody, an actor who is one of those smooth Australian born South Africans (you know the type) who jumped off the sunk Terra Nova right in Nyada and has Rachel Berry in his sites.
TVline got a bit more of the scoop on the Lea Michelle and Dean Geyer situation brewing, and how it relates to present impediment guy, Cory Monteith’s Finn. The report indicates that thus far, the early scripts that Michele has read hasn’t seen her relationship with Geyer go too far, but that isn’t because he isn’t trying! Michele herself is enjoying the position in the triangle for Rachel,...
TVline got a bit more of the scoop on the Lea Michelle and Dean Geyer situation brewing, and how it relates to present impediment guy, Cory Monteith’s Finn. The report indicates that thus far, the early scripts that Michele has read hasn’t seen her relationship with Geyer go too far, but that isn’t because he isn’t trying! Michele herself is enjoying the position in the triangle for Rachel,...
- 7/28/2012
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
Much of the Glee season 4 talk has circulated around how much we will see of the Glee cast that we already know, because outside of Lea Michelle’s Rachel Berry and Cory Monteith’s Finn we weren’t really sure, especially regarding Ryan Murphy’s first graduating class and favorites like a Dianna Agron. We now have some new Glee faces to discuss, one for each thread of the show, Mckinley High and the one in NYC where dwells the aforementioned and newly graduated Rachel Berry.
Let’s start with school. Jacob Artist has been cast as Jake, Puck’s (Mark Salling) younger half-brother. You will probably see him tryout for the Glee club, but might be bringing some ‘tude with him that works against him. Up next is Dean Geyer who will play Brody Weston, an Nyada upperclassmen who spots new blood in Lea Michele’s Rachel Berry, and...
Let’s start with school. Jacob Artist has been cast as Jake, Puck’s (Mark Salling) younger half-brother. You will probably see him tryout for the Glee club, but might be bringing some ‘tude with him that works against him. Up next is Dean Geyer who will play Brody Weston, an Nyada upperclassmen who spots new blood in Lea Michele’s Rachel Berry, and...
- 7/23/2012
- by Jay Tomio
- Boomtron
Fox announced two additions to the “Glee” cast, early online premieres for “Ben and Kate” and “The Mindy Project.”
Dean Geyer (“Terra Nova“) and Jacob Artist (“Blue Lagoon: The Awakening“) are joining the upcoming season of “Glee,” according to a network press release. Geyer will play Brody Weston, an upperclassman at Rachel Berry’s new school in New York, Nyada. Artist plays Jake Puckerman, Puck’s younger brother and competition for the title of McKinley’s “bad boy”…which naturally means that he’s going to audition for the glee club.
Fox is also bolstering two key newcomers to its fall schedule by granting them early exposure online. “The Mindy Project” and “Ben and Kate,” which will be joining Fox’s hit “<a…...
Dean Geyer (“Terra Nova“) and Jacob Artist (“Blue Lagoon: The Awakening“) are joining the upcoming season of “Glee,” according to a network press release. Geyer will play Brody Weston, an upperclassman at Rachel Berry’s new school in New York, Nyada. Artist plays Jake Puckerman, Puck’s younger brother and competition for the title of McKinley’s “bad boy”…which naturally means that he’s going to audition for the glee club.
Fox is also bolstering two key newcomers to its fall schedule by granting them early exposure online. “The Mindy Project” and “Ben and Kate,” which will be joining Fox’s hit “<a…...
- 7/23/2012
- by Melanie McFarland
- IMDb Television Blog
Meet the "Glee" new class: The New Directions have an aspiring member and Rachel has an aspiring love interest in Jacob Artist and Dean Geyer, the newest cast members to sign on to the Fox hit for Season 4.
As co-creator Brad Falchuk told Zap2it at Comic-Con, the New Directions' first priority in the fall is to replenish their ranks. Artist will play Puck's (Mark Salling) younger half-brother Jake Puckerman. It sounds like he might've inherited his bro's propensity for singing -- and his bad attitude. He'll try out for the New Directions, but will his attitude derail his audition?
Meanwhile, Geyer will guest star as Nyada student Brody Weston, a hot upperclassman who takes an interest in Lima's shining star Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). What does this mean for Finn and Rachel?
Geyer is a 26-year-old Aussie who starred on "Neighbours" in his homeland, along with Fox's "Terra Nova.
As co-creator Brad Falchuk told Zap2it at Comic-Con, the New Directions' first priority in the fall is to replenish their ranks. Artist will play Puck's (Mark Salling) younger half-brother Jake Puckerman. It sounds like he might've inherited his bro's propensity for singing -- and his bad attitude. He'll try out for the New Directions, but will his attitude derail his audition?
Meanwhile, Geyer will guest star as Nyada student Brody Weston, a hot upperclassman who takes an interest in Lima's shining star Rachel Berry (Lea Michele). What does this mean for Finn and Rachel?
Geyer is a 26-year-old Aussie who starred on "Neighbours" in his homeland, along with Fox's "Terra Nova.
- 7/23/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Glee" has added Jacob Artist and Dean Geyer to its student body for its upcoming fourth season. Fox announced the additions of Artist (left) and Geyer at the Television Critics Association summer press tour Monday. The South African-born Geyer, of the Australian soap opera "Neighbours," will play Brody Weston, "a handsome upperclassman" who shows interest in Rachel Berry (Lea Michelle) when she relocates to New York to attend NY Ada. Also read: Emmys' Biggest Snubs & Oversights Artist, meanwhile, will play Jake Puckerman, the bad-boy younger half-brother to Puck, who tries out for glee club...
- 7/23/2012
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Finchel fans may not be happy with this news: Dean Geyer has been cast as a potential love interest for Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) on Glee, Fox announced Monday.
Jacob Artist has also joined the cast as Puck's younger half-brother.
In the new season, Rachel heads to New York to attend New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts, where she meets Brody Weston (Geyer), a handsome upperclassman who shows an interest in her. Geyer's credits include a stint on the Australian soap Neighbours, Australian Idol and a guest-starring role on Terra Nova.
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Jacob Artist has also joined the cast as Puck's younger half-brother.
In the new season, Rachel heads to New York to attend New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts, where she meets Brody Weston (Geyer), a handsome upperclassman who shows an interest in her. Geyer's credits include a stint on the Australian soap Neighbours, Australian Idol and a guest-starring role on Terra Nova.
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- 7/23/2012
- by Natalie Abrams
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Dean Geyer and Jacob Artist have been cast in the upcoming fourth season of Fox‘s Glee, which kicks off September 13. Geyer, a 26-year-old South Africa-born singer-songwriter, will play a love interest for Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), while Artist will play the half-brother of Puck (Mark Salling). In the season premiere, Rachel lands in New York City to attend Nyada and meets Brody Weston (Geyer), a handsome upperclassman who shows an interest in her. Meanwhile, back at McKinley, Puck’s bad-boy younger half-brother Jake Puckerman (Artist) tries out for the glee club, but his attitude could derail his audition. Geyer was on the long-running Australian TV series Neighbours, was a contestant on Australian Idol and guest starred on Fox’s Terra Nova. Artist co-starred in the Lifetime’s TV movie Blue Lagoon: The Awakening and appeared on the comedy series Melissa & Joey.
- 7/23/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Submitted by Tnmiller:
“C-minus! That’s a Puckerman A-plus!”
– Puck (Mark Salling), on finding out that he can graduate on Glee
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“C-minus! That’s a Puckerman A-plus!”
– Puck (Mark Salling), on finding out that he can graduate on Glee
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- 5/23/2012
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
You know the theory that fans only accuse a show of bad writing when things happen that they don't like? Last night's season finale proves that theory wrong, at least as far as Klaine and Brittana fans go.
See, I can imagine a brilliantly written episode full of things all those fans, including me, would have hated. I have no trouble envisioning a phenomenally plotted season finale in which either or both couples break up, or at least suffer huge relationship angst. That episode could have been so well written we'd have all been crying and writhing on the floor and breaking Tumblr with our grief. And it might have made me want to die, but I wouldn't have said it was badly written.
But those things didn't happen. Kurt and Blaine are strongly together, and we didn't get any hint or suggestion that they would be anywhere but still...
See, I can imagine a brilliantly written episode full of things all those fans, including me, would have hated. I have no trouble envisioning a phenomenally plotted season finale in which either or both couples break up, or at least suffer huge relationship angst. That episode could have been so well written we'd have all been crying and writhing on the floor and breaking Tumblr with our grief. And it might have made me want to die, but I wouldn't have said it was badly written.
But those things didn't happen. Kurt and Blaine are strongly together, and we didn't get any hint or suggestion that they would be anywhere but still...
- 5/23/2012
- by christiekeith
- The Backlot
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episodes 22 of Fox's "Glee," entitled "Goodbye."
My love/hate relationship with "Glee" this season has, at times, been stretched to its limits. Things got a little heavy for the glee club this year, so it seems appropriate that Season 3 would end on such an emotionally confusing note.
Unlike last week's "Nationals" episode, everything wasn't tied up into a neat little bow. Rachel, Finn and Kurt didn't ride off to New York on the backs of unicorns (sad, I know), and Mr. Schue didn't fall into a vat of boiling hair gel (even sadder, I know). But we did end up with a graduation episode that was heartfelt, comical and, yes, absolutely ridiculous.
Things didn't go as planned for the New York hopefuls. Not surprisingly, Finn was rejected from "Inside the Actor's Studio." However, the McKinley High quarterback had been...
My love/hate relationship with "Glee" this season has, at times, been stretched to its limits. Things got a little heavy for the glee club this year, so it seems appropriate that Season 3 would end on such an emotionally confusing note.
Unlike last week's "Nationals" episode, everything wasn't tied up into a neat little bow. Rachel, Finn and Kurt didn't ride off to New York on the backs of unicorns (sad, I know), and Mr. Schue didn't fall into a vat of boiling hair gel (even sadder, I know). But we did end up with a graduation episode that was heartfelt, comical and, yes, absolutely ridiculous.
Things didn't go as planned for the New York hopefuls. Not surprisingly, Finn was rejected from "Inside the Actor's Studio." However, the McKinley High quarterback had been...
- 5/23/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Aol TV.
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episodes 22 of Fox's "Glee," entitled "Goodbye."
My love/hate relationship with "Glee" this season has, at times, been stretched to its limits. Things got a little heavy for the glee club this year, so it seems appropriate that Season 3 would end on such an emotionally confusing note.
Unlike last week's "Nationals" episode, everything wasn't tied up into a neat little bow. Rachel, Finn and Kurt didn't ride off to New York on the backs of unicorns (sad, I know), and Mr. Schue didn't fall into a vat of boiling hair gel (even sadder, I know). But we did end up with a graduation episode that was heartfelt, comical and, yes, absolutely ridiculous.
Things didn't go as planned for the New York hopefuls. Not surprisingly, Finn was rejected from "Inside the Actor's Studio." However, the McKinley High quarterback had been...
My love/hate relationship with "Glee" this season has, at times, been stretched to its limits. Things got a little heavy for the glee club this year, so it seems appropriate that Season 3 would end on such an emotionally confusing note.
Unlike last week's "Nationals" episode, everything wasn't tied up into a neat little bow. Rachel, Finn and Kurt didn't ride off to New York on the backs of unicorns (sad, I know), and Mr. Schue didn't fall into a vat of boiling hair gel (even sadder, I know). But we did end up with a graduation episode that was heartfelt, comical and, yes, absolutely ridiculous.
Things didn't go as planned for the New York hopefuls. Not surprisingly, Finn was rejected from "Inside the Actor's Studio." However, the McKinley High quarterback had been...
- 5/23/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Aol TV.
After a little pomp and circumstance, Glee feels like it just grew up a little bit. I can't lie. I might've teared up during "Goodbye." (And by "might've," I mean I totally did.)
Graduation episodes are tough, especially when no one's really going anywhere, but tonight managed to balance the simultaneous excitement and uncertainty of the future for our favorite seniors.
First, where are our seniors headed:
Mercedes' YouTube video has landed her a recording contract as a back-up singer on an indie label. Mike Chang is off to Chicago. Santana's mother, played by Gloria Estefan, gives her blessing for Santana to forfeit her cheerleading scholarship and pursue a career in music in New York. Puck passes his geography test, thanks to a kiss from Quinn, and Brittany gets to repeat her senior year. Forever. Her grade-point average is a 0.0.
Rachel, Finn and Kurt haven't heard from their schools yet...
Graduation episodes are tough, especially when no one's really going anywhere, but tonight managed to balance the simultaneous excitement and uncertainty of the future for our favorite seniors.
First, where are our seniors headed:
Mercedes' YouTube video has landed her a recording contract as a back-up singer on an indie label. Mike Chang is off to Chicago. Santana's mother, played by Gloria Estefan, gives her blessing for Santana to forfeit her cheerleading scholarship and pursue a career in music in New York. Puck passes his geography test, thanks to a kiss from Quinn, and Brittany gets to repeat her senior year. Forever. Her grade-point average is a 0.0.
Rachel, Finn and Kurt haven't heard from their schools yet...
- 5/23/2012
- by miranda.wicker@gmail.com (Miranda W.)
- TVfanatic
Gleeks, beware: If you haven’t watched tonight’s season finale, slowly back away from your computer. Major spoilers ahead.
Many wanted it, few tried, and one made it. After a lot of tears, three envelopes, and one torturous scene, the one graduate from McKinley High officially heading to New York City is…Rachel Berry, who was accepted into Nyada. But, like any aspiring star, it came at price: Kurt and Finn won’t be coming with her. Not only did Finn break off their engagement to set Rachel free to follow her dreams, but he’s also decided to join the Army.
Many wanted it, few tried, and one made it. After a lot of tears, three envelopes, and one torturous scene, the one graduate from McKinley High officially heading to New York City is…Rachel Berry, who was accepted into Nyada. But, like any aspiring star, it came at price: Kurt and Finn won’t be coming with her. Not only did Finn break off their engagement to set Rachel free to follow her dreams, but he’s also decided to join the Army.
- 5/23/2012
- by Michelle Profis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Editor's Note: The recap for last night's first episode (320, "Props") can be found here.
New Directions is going to Nationals, but not before taking us places we'd probably not go.
First, we go to a world where Finn Hudson is full of wisdom and always there making sure his girl has the strength to go on, because if there's one thing we know about Rachel Berry, it's that without constant encouragement she's just a fading flower.
The next place we go is the familiar land of the double-standard.
It's wonderful that we get one same-sex kiss in this episode, a romantic swooning lip-lock between Santana and Brittany, but explain something to me: In a kissing montage where all the other established couples kiss, why don't Kurt and Blaine even touch? After all, it's not like Tina and Mike or Will and Emma kissing means Rachel and Finn can't kiss in the same episode.
New Directions is going to Nationals, but not before taking us places we'd probably not go.
First, we go to a world where Finn Hudson is full of wisdom and always there making sure his girl has the strength to go on, because if there's one thing we know about Rachel Berry, it's that without constant encouragement she's just a fading flower.
The next place we go is the familiar land of the double-standard.
It's wonderful that we get one same-sex kiss in this episode, a romantic swooning lip-lock between Santana and Brittany, but explain something to me: In a kissing montage where all the other established couples kiss, why don't Kurt and Blaine even touch? After all, it's not like Tina and Mike or Will and Emma kissing means Rachel and Finn can't kiss in the same episode.
- 5/16/2012
- by christiekeith
- The Backlot
Plucky and talented Rachel Berry, whose big voice is matched by her big dreams of Broadway stardom, froze in the middle of her big, once-in-a-lifetime audition on a recent episode of Glee. I feel like the producers of the iconic pop culture Fox show wanted me to care. But in the words of Diana in the equally iconic Broadway show A Chorus Line, I felt nothing.
Glee is often considered a triumph of the new, youth-centric, liberal morality; representative of the Hollywood culture that has normalized open homosexual relationships and equality of the sexes. It has made tap-dancing, Broadway-belting kids seem cool, and poor Rachel is its center. She has been much put-upon by the popular crowd yet has often remained kind and caring. I like her, or at least I thought I did. So why should I feel nothing? Maybe it is because, in several important ways, Rachel is a very unpleasant person.
Glee is often considered a triumph of the new, youth-centric, liberal morality; representative of the Hollywood culture that has normalized open homosexual relationships and equality of the sexes. It has made tap-dancing, Broadway-belting kids seem cool, and poor Rachel is its center. She has been much put-upon by the popular crowd yet has often remained kind and caring. I like her, or at least I thought I did. So why should I feel nothing? Maybe it is because, in several important ways, Rachel is a very unpleasant person.
- 5/16/2012
- by Jon Eig
- Aol TV.
Here's the thing with Glee: First it takes you up, up, up, and then it drives you down, down, down. Like last night's first of two episodes, "Props," which has to be one of its best episodes ever – well-written, tightly plotted, interesting, moving, and featuring some amazing performances – that was followed by an episode so uninspired I wish I could just sum it up by saying, "And then they won Nationals."
But.
Remember way, way long ago, in the pilot, there was this cute Asian goth chick who sang "Rock the Boat" and stuttered? Well, they got her back for tonight's episode! And they let her sing... more than once!
My glee (get it?) at Tina's emergence from the shadows is somewhat dimmed by the realization that Kurt and Blaine had gone trick or treating as Sooki and The Situation from Jersey Shore (thank you everyone on Twitter for...
But.
Remember way, way long ago, in the pilot, there was this cute Asian goth chick who sang "Rock the Boat" and stuttered? Well, they got her back for tonight's episode! And they let her sing... more than once!
My glee (get it?) at Tina's emergence from the shadows is somewhat dimmed by the realization that Kurt and Blaine had gone trick or treating as Sooki and The Situation from Jersey Shore (thank you everyone on Twitter for...
- 5/16/2012
- by christiekeith
- The Backlot
Glee is the champion, my friends. The show kept on fighting until the almost-end. Glee is the... okay. Enough of that. You get the picture, right?
While I didn't love every single minute of tonight's two-hour smorgasbord of song, season 3 is certainly attempting to finish stronger than it started.
Let's talk about what I didn't like from each of tonight's two episodes and go ahead and get that nastiness out of the way, shall we?
First, from "Props," I really wanted Tina's dream to last longer. It had the potential to be silly and fun and to liven the show up a bit. Imagine how funny it would be to see Puck-as-Blaine belting out a show tune. Instead, we got a literal "sing a solo in someone else's shoes" from Tina-as-Rachel and then Tina woke up and suddenly understood what it must be like to be Rachel Berry.
While I didn't love every single minute of tonight's two-hour smorgasbord of song, season 3 is certainly attempting to finish stronger than it started.
Let's talk about what I didn't like from each of tonight's two episodes and go ahead and get that nastiness out of the way, shall we?
First, from "Props," I really wanted Tina's dream to last longer. It had the potential to be silly and fun and to liven the show up a bit. Imagine how funny it would be to see Puck-as-Blaine belting out a show tune. Instead, we got a literal "sing a solo in someone else's shoes" from Tina-as-Rachel and then Tina woke up and suddenly understood what it must be like to be Rachel Berry.
- 5/16/2012
- by miranda.wicker@gmail.com (Miranda W.)
- TVfanatic
Note: Do not read on if you have not seen Season 3, Episodes 20 and 21 of Fox's "Glee," entitled "Props" and "Nationals," respectively.
"Glee" has never been perfect. In fact, this season, it's been far from it. But just when you count them out, the New Directions have a way of winning you over again. Ladies and gentlemen, I think I'm a gleek again.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from the first hour of "Glee's" two-hour event, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that the much-talked about role reversals were barely a fraction of the episode. I'm not saying that it wasn't fun to see Finn rock Kurt's stylish cape collection, and to see Tina put on a pait of knee-high socks and belt out one of my favorite Celine Dion songs, but I was glad that segment only lasted a mere 10 minutes. I don't think I could have taken anymore of Kurt's creepy Finn.
"Glee" has never been perfect. In fact, this season, it's been far from it. But just when you count them out, the New Directions have a way of winning you over again. Ladies and gentlemen, I think I'm a gleek again.
Honestly, I wasn't expecting much from the first hour of "Glee's" two-hour event, so I was pleasantly surprised to see that the much-talked about role reversals were barely a fraction of the episode. I'm not saying that it wasn't fun to see Finn rock Kurt's stylish cape collection, and to see Tina put on a pait of knee-high socks and belt out one of my favorite Celine Dion songs, but I was glad that segment only lasted a mere 10 minutes. I don't think I could have taken anymore of Kurt's creepy Finn.
- 5/16/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Aol TV.
I know even die-hard Gleeks sometimes accuse the show of being implausible and inconsistent and a whole bunch of other not-so-flattering words that begin with “i.” But after almost three full seasons of singing and dancing and angsting, there’s still some magic left in the tank of Fox’s high-school musical, and that point was driven home by hour one of this week’s two-episode extravaganza.
Indeed, “Props” turned out to be a two-Kleenex affair, thanks to terrific work by supporting players Dot Marie Jones (expect another Emmy guest-starring nod) and (more surprisingly) Mark Salling, plus a script...
Indeed, “Props” turned out to be a two-Kleenex affair, thanks to terrific work by supporting players Dot Marie Jones (expect another Emmy guest-starring nod) and (more surprisingly) Mark Salling, plus a script...
- 5/16/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
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