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KimJo · Apr 12, 2013

I don't think Wade/Unique is Katy, because Ryder said near the end of the episode that Wade's ringtone is "Bootylicious." So either that was a red herring comment, or it was someone else.

I'm betting on it being Jake, paying Ryder back for the whole thing with Marley.

When they showed Becky crying to Brittany about how scared she is to be "alone" at school and about what comes after high school, I suspected she would be the one. Sue's actions as a result of that whole thing both moved me and worried me... without Sue there, who's Becky going to turn to? And did Sue ever follow up on Becky's statement that she (Becky) "needs help"?

Jehhillenberg · Apr 12, 2013

Cyia said:
Oooooooooooookay.....

Yep. That was ...er... something. I guess.

I really don't know what to say about an episode that starts with "catfishing" and ends with turning Becky into "the kid who fired a gun" at school.

I just can't...

There are no words.

The only - and I do mean only - part of this episode that I liked was the part with Sam and Britney during the lockdown. Britney's tears falling into the toilet, while she tried to keep herself quiet, and Sam's having to be held down to keep him from running out into the hall with a potential shooter on the loose were perfect.

Oh, and Miss Tina Cohen-Chang is an awesome crier!

(I'm guessing we're supposed to infer that "Katy" is actually Wade?)

I suspected Unique as "Katy" from the episode awhile ago when Ryder and his online relationship was introduced; him chatting in the library. That episode also had the minor plotline of Ryder not accepting Wade/Unique as a female.

I figured Unique was coaxing Ryder to be accepting of him via the "katy" facade. Also at the end of that episode, there was this weird and eerie moment, as though it was a realization and it kinda focused on Unique (I'm guessing that's who it was) sitting in the corner of the library (maybe on a smartphone) with their head turned away when Ryder looked around.

The shooting and Becky was sad. I wonder if Will caught the message when Sue told him to watch out for Becky at the end.

And yeah, the moments that really got me emotional were Brittany standing over the toilet silently crying and Sam being hogged down by Beiste and Will when he tried to go find her.

Have to admit, I wasn't loving the song choices like I usually would in the past, but I did like this episode.

Sage · Apr 19, 2013

Jehhillenberg said:
I suspected Unique as "Katy" from the episode awhile ago when Ryder and his online relationship was introduced; him chatting in the library. That episode also had the minor plotline of Ryder not accepting Wade/Unique as a female.

I figured Unique was coaxing Ryder to be accepting of him via the "katy" facade. Also at the end of that episode, there was this weird and eerie moment, as though it was a realization and it kinda focused on Unique (I'm guessing that's who it was) sitting in the corner of the library (maybe on a smartphone) with their head turned away when Ryder looked around.

The shooting and Becky was sad. I wonder if Will caught the message when Sue told him to watch out for Becky at the end.

And yeah, the moments that really got me emotional were Brittany standing over the toilet silently crying and Sam being hogged down by Beiste and Will when he tried to go find her.

Have to admit, I wasn't loving the song choices like I usually would in the past, but I did like this episode.

Just saw the episode. You and I are totally on the same wavelength this season.

I've been assuming Katy was Unique since the ep Katy was introduced. I just assume she has a different ringtone for Ryder.

This ep was so uneven. The end was the perfect amount of Gleeness to follow the intensity of the shooting scene (I knew that it was Becky as soon as Sue confessed), but the beginning was so so strange. I was thinking, "this is the episode people are like, 'I can't wait until you see it!' about?" Except that I actually had been spoiled about the shooting (thanks, Yahoo news), but I just couldn't reconcile Brittany singing to Lord Tubbington with a school shooting plotline.

TBH, it wasn't very Glee-ish (even compared to the other annual serious episodes), but the stuff in the choir room and bathroom was really good. It did make me cry. Usually I watch Glee or other Hulu shows while doing something else, like cooking or cleaning, but I had to take my netbook to the study to sit down and just watch. It's the first episode this season that I'll watch a second time before Hulu locks it again. (Last year I watched them all at least twice)

ETA: If this episode had been scheduled for this week, I doubt it would have been aired.

Cyia · Apr 25, 2013

It occurred to me, watching tonight's episode, that Tina might be Katy.

She was outside during the lock down, but that doesn't mean her phone was, and if she'd had her phone, she would have texted Artie or Blaine to see if everyone was okay.

dragonjax · Apr 26, 2013

I've been hurting myself rolling my eyes as I watch Glee this season. For me, it's a train wreck, but I can't stop watching. The Very Special Episode with the gun made me angry -- it felt trite and pulled together because wow, it would be great to have a story that included A Gun At School.

For last week's ep, I actually liked the snippet of Finn at college, partying to the Harlem Shake. (The massive hall party, including the scene with the girls casually removing their tops, pissed me off, but sigh, it's Glee. And don't get me started on Puck. At this point, I just accept it, just like I accept that Finn and other grads can traipse through the halls of the high school without a visitor's badge.) The fraternity storyline was goofy and unrealistic, but hey, again, it's Glee.

Of course Rachel got a call back. Of course. Because Rachel will never suffer and struggle, not really. She's the golden girl. Gawd, I'd love to see her lose, for real, in such a way that it scars her emotionally. I'd love to see her truly work and claw and deal with rejections and keep going only because she has a burning desire to be on Broadway. Yeah, I know, she's been working her entire life, blah blah. But since coming to NYADA, it's all basically been handed to her. (And don't get me started on Cassandra July, who seems to be MIA.)

Oy, this show. I still have to watch yesterday's ep. And I will. Because it's Glee, and I can't seem to look away.

Cyia · Apr 26, 2013

dragonjax said:
And I will. Because it's Glee, and I can't seem to look away.

Exactly.

I think I'm still clinging to hope that one of these new episodes is going to click like the earlier seasons did.

Jehhillenberg · Apr 26, 2013

Sage said:
Just saw the episode. You and I are totally on the same wavelength this season.

I've been assuming Katy was Unique since the ep Katy was introduced. I just assume she has a different ringtone for Ryder.

This ep was so uneven. The end was the perfect amount of Gleeness to follow the intensity of the shooting scene (I knew that it was Becky as soon as Sue confessed), but the beginning was so so strange. I was thinking, "this is the episode people are like, 'I can't wait until you see it!' about?" Except that I actually had been spoiled about the shooting (thanks, Yahoo news), but I just couldn't reconcile Brittany singing to Lord Tubbington with a school shooting plotline.

TBH, it wasn't very Glee-ish (even compared to the other annual serious episodes), but the stuff in the choir room and bathroom was really good. It did make me cry. Usually I watch Glee or other Hulu shows while doing something else, like cooking or cleaning, but I had to take my netbook to the study to sit down and just watch. It's the first episode this season that I'll watch a second time before Hulu locks it again. (Last year I watched them all at least twice)

ETA: If this episode had been scheduled for this week, I doubt it would have been aired.

Ditto.

Hahahaha, you all.

Cyia, Good point about Tina possibly being "Katy."

This is like the one mystery I'm watching for because I'm interested in finding out. So they'll keep my hanging on up to the season finale.

dragonjax · Apr 29, 2013

I watched last week's ep. They're not even trying to focus on the remaining McK seniors, are they? Now it's all about making Marly, Jake, Ryder, Kitty and Wade the ones viewers care about. Whatev.

Sarah Jessica Parker looked very tired, didn't she? I hope she gets some rest.

Mr. Shue has officially become a douche. (And that's saying something, considering the series began with him planting a bag of pot in Finn's locker to blackmail him into joining the glee club.)

Sage · May 3, 2013

dragonjax said:
I watched last week's ep. They're not even trying to focus on the remaining McK seniors, are they? Now it's all about making Marly, Jake, Ryder, Kitty and Wade the ones viewers care about. Whatev.

I agree that it was such a big deal that Rachel, Kurt, Mercedes, Santana, Finn, Quinn, and Puck (and Mike a little) were seniors and nobody's worrying about what's next for the remaining seniors except for a couple of mentions of Brittany wanting to graduate. Of course, I'm also fuzzy on who is a senior. Brittany for sure; Artie and Tina must be since this is season 4 and they were originals; maybe Sam? I know Blaine is a junior (they made a point that he was a sophomore during West Side Story auditions). I assume they'll let Unique be around as long as possible so she's probably a sophomore, and if Joe and Sugar ever rematerialize, who knows what grade they'd be in.

I still roll my eyes every time the storyline is about Marley, but I have to admit that they toned down the focus on her once the bulimia storyline was over and that made her more tolerable to me. There's been a lot of focus on Ryder in the past few eps, but I don't think it's been overdone yet. Artie's totally getting ignored, and Tina's been a joke for most of the season. But at least Blaine, Sam, and Brittany have gotten respectable amount of focus this season.

I liked the "unplugged" music of "Lights Out", and was happy to have an excuse to download songs again. We're doing "For the Longest Time" in my barbershop chorus, so it was fun to hear Glee do it a cappella.

dragonjax · May 10, 2013

Anyone still watching?

I think last night's ep was the season finale. So...are they finishing the year at the start of season 5?

Oh wait. I forgot that I don't really care.

I'll probably keep watching because I keep forgetting to stop recording it.

Cyia · May 10, 2013

Glee's still all over the place - geographically and story-wise. Stopping a season at regionals is just odd, as is the idea that "early decision" cuts a person's senior year off in the middle if they commit to a university.

(btw, Glee writers, that's not how MIT's admission process works, and "near perfect" SAT scores are a dime a dozen around there. They certainly aren't reason enough to recruit someone who didn't apply, can't pass a test, takes a scantron in crayon and brain-vomits numbers on the back of the blue book.)

I'm actually surprised they spent so much time on Regionals, with Rachel having her call back, and all. I was expecting a "gotcha" moment from Cassie that would negate last week's musical love-fest / pep talk during the "mid term"(too much to hope for, I know). Likewise, I'm surprised that Kurt bailed on NYC for Ohio during the call back. I know he was supporting Blaine, but that left Rachel without BOTH of her roomies for support, and Santana had a legit reason to leave.

Sage · May 11, 2013

I've seen through Wonder-ful. I'll be back to read those posts later

Really thought Wonder-ful was fun, even though my computer was being a bitch and not playing it very well. Really frustrating, since there was so much dancing and celebrating. Thought the Rachel part was cute. I always suspected Cassandra was just giving her hell to make her better, although the Brody thing threw me off, tbh. It was nice that we did a little graduating stuff, even if it's been seriously downplayed compared to last year.

It was nice to have a little celebration episode before Regionals, when I assume all the shit will hit the fan and New Directions will lose, since we're almost to the end of the season. (So I'm rooting for Rachel, since her callback could go either way). I remember the good old first season, when I thought maybe the ND would win and then second season would be the rest of the year heading into Nationals (which would have been a clever way to keep the original characters around longer, too). But not anymore. Now we can look at where we are in the season and say, well, there's not much left, so they must lose. Although, don't you love how the timeline does not match up at all? Artie, Tina, and Brittany are all getting accepted to colleges but they haven't had Regionals yet. Last year, only Quinn had been accepted (maybe Mike), and we all know that was so that she could show her "come back" before she got hit by the car. After Regionals, Finn, Mercedes, and Santana didn't know what they wanted to do (Santana hadn't even applied to a college until Saturday Night Glee-ver), and Kurt and Rachel still had to audition for NYADA. We all know that continuity is not Glee's strong suit, but I thought it was funny.

Laura Klein · May 11, 2013

I'm just going to jump into this conversation now...

Having watched the season finale, I'm super disappointed.

Ending the season at regionals was just plain weird. I guess it was a surprise (I was expecting them to lose at regionals, what with it being the season finale). Not to mention the fact that the other group was far better. But, it's Glee.

What really disappointed me was they marketed this episode as huge on the Kurt/Blaine, but Kurt had about two lines the entire episode, and it left us on the "cliffhanger" of Blaine holding the box.

This irritates me because it was obviously a ploy to get good season finale ratings, while being extremely lax with wrapping the season up since they've already got another two seasons signed on.

I'm really disappointed, to be honest.

I did like the part where it came out that Unique was the Catfish, even though I don't really care for the Catfish storyline. It was really great acting from both Ryder and Unique, and it did tug on my heartstrings, about Unique being lonely. It looks like Unique is friends with Marley and Kitty most of the time, but you never really see much of Unique except as a plot device or a Mercedes replacement, and it would make sense for Unique to be pretty lonely and a little dysphoric.

angeluscado · May 11, 2013

Well, I suppose that's one way to keep the seniors around longer. It bothers me that there are so many loose ends at the end of the season. I mean, they don't have to really think about making a closed season for another couple of years, but come on. Really.

I also thought that because the Regionals were the season finale that they would lose. But it's Glee and the show is about New Directions and they can't lose.

I was pretty sure that Katie was Unique for a while, and this just confirmed it for me.

Laura Klein · May 11, 2013

Yeah, I knew it definitely wasn't Kitty who was Katie. If Kitty wanted to date Ryder, she'd tell him upfront. If she wanted to hurt Ryder, she'd do it up front.

Jehhillenberg · May 11, 2013

Was it just me or did anyone else notice Heather Morris's baby bump in this episode? I'm soooo happy for her! Having Brittany leave for MIT (even though it's completely unrealistic and makes no sense in real life) might work to give Heather some time off for her pregnancy.

Wasn't particularly interested in the rest of the episode. I feel they need to step it up with choreography and song choices when it comes to big performances like Regionals, Sectionals, Nationals, and whatever else (also in wardrobe department).

I was satisfied the "Katy" situation finally cleared up. I wish they'd do more with Joe and Sugar. I know it's hard to focus on each character with huge casts, but geez, at least one episode out of the season to utilize a character should be manageable. Perhaps the writers aren't inspired enough by the characters (or actors?).

Splitting the seniors' year into two seasons is definitely gonna throw off the time line in reality. The latest songs will come out and they'll be performing that stuff. Glee heavily makes pop culture references so that'll be odd for me since that stuff would happen for the seniors their freshmen year of college or elsewhere. Oy.

dragonjax · May 11, 2013

Jehhillenberg said:
Was it just me or did anyone else notice Heather Morris's baby bump in this episode?

Yep! Noticed it in the last ep too. Hooray for Heather!

moth · May 14, 2013

About a season-ender on Regionals - someone on another forum I'm on said Glee also ended Season 1 with Regionals. It's been a year or so since I've seen S1 (I became a fan late, and netflixed the first 2 seasons while the 3rd was still running new eps), but I think that's right. Funny how it didn't seem weird at the time...maybe because Glee was new, or b/c the performance showed creativity and drive and effort? (As opposed to this Regionals, bleh.) I still like the fun and escape of the show, and I'll keep watching, but I was underwhelmed with a lot of the music this season. Hoping for better, hoping this is a temporary lull.

I saw Heather Morris's baby bump too. So happy for her!

I knew Cassie was picking on Rachel for that reason from the very start. Seen too much of it (and done too much of it) myself in dance lessons over the years. And if that dynamic is there in just lessons, it must be there in academies and pro circuits.

The Ryder/Unique situation...it smacks of "thanks, contract has been filled and then some, you're all done now, bye!" I hope Blake gets to come back but we'll just have to see.

Sage · May 17, 2013

Hmm, I think I'm pretty disappointed with the finale, but I feel it could have done what it did in a totally different way and been more satisfying. I want to trust the writers and call it a cliffhanger, the way we saw Blaine holding on to the ring, but Glee's been pretty bad at episode-to-episode "cliffhangers" AND with relationship stuff from season to season. Instead of seeing what happens next, we jump ahead in time to find the recap on it. Very tell, not show. I also think that an effective cliffhanger might have had Rachel heading in to her audition (to start with next year), or with her phone ringing but us not getting to see the answer until next season.

There's definitely too many characters to deal with. Joe and Sugar were literally non-existent in many of the episodes, that's why their entry into the room for the finale was made into a big deal. Even with her involvement in a significant storyline, Unique was still given very little time in the episode. That part was all about Ryder. We ended with Will and Emma's wedding, but we haven't even thought about it really since the movie episode. Brittany's storyline, which was the major character storyline, really had nothing to do with Regionals, except I guess it gave them something new to talk about during the show circle.

I also don't know how I feel about Blaine's starry-eyed proposal thing. Between the two of them, Kurt is the big romantic, so first of all, I'm not sure I buy it. Also Blaine always came across as the more mature of the two (even when he whined about his brother or about Kurt going to NYADA), even though he's the younger one, but he seems so young to me during this storyline (and not just because he's a teen who wants to propose, because Finn didn't hit me that way). Plus, he and Kurt are broken up, so it's coming across as his attempt to fix the break-up, which is not a legitimate reason, imo. And like five seconds ago he was adorably crushing on Sam. But I do love Klaine, and the lesbian couple getting engaged was cute (even if it was two new characters in an already cluttered cast trying to tie up a season).

leela_e · Aug 24, 2013

Glee is one of the most popular T.V show on ETC. Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson) is my favorite character, unfortunately, he's now in the heaven

Jehhillenberg · Sep 26, 2013

*sings* TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT.

dragonjax · Sep 27, 2013

I really enjoyed the episode. When Rachel sang "Yesterday," it was extremely powerful; I can only imagine what that must have been like for Lea.

While I'm looking forward to the second episode, it's the third that I'm truly invested in.

Jehhillenberg · Sep 27, 2013

dragonjax said:
I really enjoyed the episode. When Rachel sang "Yesterday," it was extremely powerful; I can only imagine what that must have been like for Lea.

While I'm looking forward to the second episode, it's the third that I'm truly invested in.

YES. I'm not sure, but I was say she performed that after the news of Cory's death. I was moved, got chills.

dragonjax · Sep 27, 2013

Jehhillenberg said:
YES. I'm not sure, but I was say she performed that after the news of Cory's death. I was moved, got chills.

I'm positive she did; IIRC, they began filming in August, after his death.

I hope that the third ep will be the actors, not the characters, and the writers/creatives of GLEE talking about Cory, and the character he played, and the impact of his death...and that they ask viewers to simply accept that the character Finn died, and GLEE is moving forward without lingering on it, out of respect for all involved.

Jehhillenberg · Sep 27, 2013

dragonjax said:
I'm positive she did; IIRC, they began filming in August, after his death.

I hope that the third ep will be the actors, not the characters, and the writers/creatives of GLEE talking about Cory, and the character he played, and the impact of his death...and that they ask viewers to simply accept that the character Finn died, and GLEE is moving forward without lingering on it, out of respect for all involved.

I'd like to see that, especially since they keep calling it a 'tribute episode to Cory'. They've no doubt killed the character off and might address it with some new storyline, it affecting the characters and all.

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