Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Season 3, Episode 11: MICHAEL

Santana, Mercedes and Britney are upset that they missed out on performing Michael Jackson songs at Sectionals. Will says he is making the week "Michael week" and they will do MJ for Regionals as well. Blaine leads the glee club into "Wanna Be Stratin' Somethin'" afterwards they discuss Michael Jackson and Sebastian who is now the Warblers captain shows up and says they are also doing MJ. As only one club can the two groups face off and sing "Bad." Sebastian slushies Blaine which does damage to his eye, causing him to need surgery. Kurt suspects they put something in the slushy. Artie decides to fight fire with fire as he is sick and tired of always taking the high road and waiting for life to get better. He and Mike sing "Scream" to express their anger. 3 days since Finn has proposed he asked Rachel again for her answer and she wants to wait but will take a few more days to consider it. She goes to Quinn for advice. Quinn says that Rachel should say no and break up with Finn because although they are a great couple, Finn is dragging her down and stopping her from achieving her Broadway dream and in 15 years she may feel differently. Quinn sings "Never Can Say Goodbye" and announces to the glee club that she was excepted into Yale. She thanks them all for being there for her over the last 3 years. Kurt receives a letter from NYADA letting him know that he is a finalist and will get an audition. Rachel however did not receive a letter and has a break down fearing that she is going nowhere in life. Kurt comforts her. Sam asks if Mercedes will sing with him just once and then he will stop going after her and let her be with Shane. They sing "Human Nature" and kiss. Finn, Rachel and Kurt visit Blaine and sing "Ben" for him to cheer him up about missing Michael week. Santa goes to see the Warblers and get Sebastian to confess to putting something in the slushy. He Denise it and the two dual by singing "Smooth Criminal." Sebastian confesses that he put rock salt in the slushy and then slushys Santana. Santa reveals to the rest of the club that she had recorded it and now they can show the police and have Sebastian expelled. Kurt says they shouldn't do that and instead beat them at Regionals to get the satisfaction they need. He says he has a plan and leads them to the auditorium. Finn tells Rachel to stay behind so he can talk to her. He says that he wants to try to propose in a different way and together they sing "I Just Can't Stop Loving You." Rachel says she loves Finn and will marry him. He places the ring on her finger and they kiss. In the auditorium the Warblers show up and New Directions say they arent doing Michael Jackson for Regionals as they are taking the high road and no longer want to fight. They say they should be allies not enemies and perform "Black or White" which the Warblers join in on except for Sebastian who is not moved by the two teams coming together. However the groups don't care as they know he is a jerk. Rachel tell Kurt that she got her NYADA letter and she too is a finalist.
SONGS: Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
Bad
Scream
Never Can Say Goodbye
Human Nature
Ben
Smooth Criminal
I Just Can't Stop Loving You
Black Or White
NEXT EPISODE: The Spanish Teacher- Will's job as the schools spanish teacher is threatened when another comes along and does the job better than him. Will sets an assignment in glee club to sing spanish music to prove he has what it takes. Sue decides she wants to have a child and starts to look for a sperm donor.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Season 3, Episode 10: YES/NO

The girls in the glee club ask Mercedes what is going on with her and Sam while the boys ask the same question to Sam. Sam and Mercedes sing "Summer Nights" in different parts of the school. Coach Beiste reveals to Emma that he and Cooter decided to elope and she is now happily married to him, this devastates Sue. Emma feels that Will is never going to propose, Sue suggests she does it. Emma sings "Wedding Bell Blues" and asks Will to marry her in front of other teachers. She then runs off. Will tells the glee club he is going to propose to Emma and needs their help. Sam tries to ask Mercedes out again but she shoots him down. He tries to get a spot on the basketball team but missed try outs so he joins the only team left that he can join... sycronized swimming. Afterwards he get slushied by the hockey players. Mercedes helps him clean off and then walks away with her boyfriend, Shane. Artie tries to ask Sugar out but she turns him down, he is then asked out by Becky who is looking for a man. The glee boys help Will to think of a song to use to propose. They perform "Moves Like Jagger/ Jumpin' Jack Flash" which Becky watches and swoons over Artie. She tries to ask him out again but he says that was the date. She then demands he meet her at bread sticks. Will and Finn go shopping for an engagement ring and Will asks Finn to be his best man. Finn accepts and tells Will he met with a recruiter for the army. Will doesn't seem to like the idea. The glee girls also help Will with a song to propose to Emma with and perform "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" during which they look back on the first time they each saw their boyfriends face. Mercedes has a break down and reveals to the others that she pictured Sam instead of Shane. Rachel tells Mercedes to take it slow. The glee club have an intervention for Artie about his date with Becky. He says he actually had fun with her a bread sticks. He says its hypocritical that they are getting down on it because of her down syndrome. Becky sends Artie a photo of herself naked and Artie freaks out. Sue tells him to treat her like a normal person and tell her how he really feels. Will, Emma, Burt and Carol talk to Finn about his idea to join the army and their concerns with it. Carol reveals that Finn's father didn't die in Iraq, he died from drug overdose. Finn becomes devastated, angry and confused. Will asks Emma's parents for permission to marry her. They say no as she won't be able to handle a family due to her OCD. Emma has a discussion with Will about marriage and explains that she is trying really hard to get better and Will needs to decide soon if being with her is worth the problems that come with it. Finn, Rachel and Kurt all have dinner at bread sticks where they talk about their futures going down the drain. Rachel says they have sent out letters to those who will be in the finalist auditions to get into NYADA and neither Kurt or Rachel have gotten one yet. Finn says they will all be stuck in Lima forever. Rachel sings "Without You" to express how she can't live without Finn. Sam tells Will he has a great idea for the proposal. Will goes to see Emma and asks her to come with him. As they walk down the hallways students and teachers hand her white roses. They walk into the swimming room where the glee club along with help from the sycronized swimming team perform a number in the pool of "We Found Love." Will swims across the pool in a white suit and asks Emma to marry him. She says yes. Arie tells Becky he just wants to be friends. Becky knows that it is because of her down syndrome but doesn't ask Artie if that is the reason. Sue helps her through it. Finn invites Rachel to the auditorium where they shared their first kiss and makes a speech to Rachel about how he knows that no matter what life throws at him, he'll be okay as long as he has her. He gets down on one knee and asks her to marry him. Rachel is unsure what to say.
SONGS: Summer Nights
Wedding Bell Blues
Moves Like Jagger/ Jumpin' Jack Flash
The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face
Without You
We Found Love
NEXT EPISODE: Michael- New Directions pay tribute to Michael Jackson including songs, costumes and more. As Regionals approaches, things heat up between New Directions and The Warblers, especially when Sebastian tries to get Blaine. Meanwhile Rachel struggles to decide whether to marry Finn or not.