Speaking of terribly evil villains, in "Glease" Cassandra July (Kate Hudson) tricks Rachel into skipping town, then seizes the opportunity to seduce Brody (Dean Geyer). It would not be surprising to learn that things didn't quite go down as Ms. July describes them. But seeing her act all sleazy, then picking up Brody's phone when Rachel calls to rub it in her face is absolutely awful. Sue (Jane Lynch) can be a bit of a monster, but even she has more humanity than Rachel's new teacher.
Not that "Glease" is a bad episode, by any means. All six of the musical numbers are very well done, no matter what my complaints are, plot wise. Blaine (Darren Criss) and Sugar (Vanessa Lengies), in particular, are perfectly cast in Grease. Newell and Benoist, and, to a lesser extent, Tobin, are solidifying their roles as the new stars of Glee, and they definitely have the chops to do so. It's awesome to see Santana and Brittany together again. Almost every actor gives a fine performance, and most of the story choices make sense, even if a few are regrettable. As such, despite my nit picking, I liked the episode a lot overall. There just needs to be some tweaks to the larger arcs to make the season gel a little better.
Glee airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.
Article comments
1 - Maskay
I had an issue with Marley's storyline. Is the girl that stupide that she thinks she's gaining weight because her costume is getting tighter, but the clothes she wears everyday aren't? With an overweight mother, her character would be very in tune with her body on a daily basis.
And Tina couldn't tell someone else has re-sewn the clothing? Very weak.
Agree with the graduates coming back--they've been gone six months, they aren't adults, makes no sense.
2 - Jerome Wetzel
Maskay - Excellent point! I didn't even think about her other clothes!
I'm not surprised Tina couldn't tell, though. I don't care for her anyway. :)
3 - Lori
Are you seriously saying that Alex Newell is a good actor? Better than Blake Jenner? You've got to be kidding? Alex way overacts - if you can call it acting. He's terrible and so is Samuel Larson. Blake acts circles around them.
4 - Charlotte
Really? All this review does is bag out glee. There are some things I agree with such as Santana and Mercedes and stuff coming back especially Mercedes never ever liked her. But eating disorders are serious and they can start with simple things like that. Girl's are sensitive about weight and even the smallest things can make you think you're fat. It's an issue of the mind not really of your outside. Most girls with eating disorders start off small. I know because I have one. And Unique needs to go. The character is too over the top and not believable. He was very annoying on the glee project and doesn't deserve to be on a show such as glee. Blake is a great actor and has jumped into the role very quickly and very well All Sam does is mope around and look deep in thought no that hard. I like the story lines and think Glee is going down the right path.