Cut to Will asking Figgins if he can take over Glee Club. He thinks he can make it great again. The kids have no joy, they feel invisible. That's why they all have MySpace pages. What the hell is he doing checking out their pages? Figgins does the math and figures it will cost $60 a month to keep the program, hint hint. Does he expect Will to pay for it? Figgins ain't paying for it! He's got Cheerios to financially support. When Glee can start getting Fox Sports Net type attention then they can have all the money they want. Until then, $60 a month, no new costumes and no stools.
Will, in bed with wifey (sorry Emma), voiceovers that hiding $60 from his wife will be hard. Motivating the kids will be harder. How about a new name for the group? And New Directions is born...
Cue montage.
First to sign up, Mercedes Jones aka Baby Mo'Nique. She auditions with "Respect".
Fashionista Kurt sings "Mr. Cellophane" from Chicago. He stands still with his hand on his hip until he hits a long, high falsetto note, when he fixes his hair.
Next up, Tina C., rocker/stutterer, performs an angry version of "I Kissed A Girl".
Last, but not least...
Rachel sings "On My Own" from Le Mis. Via voiceover and flashbacks we learn how Rachel always puts a gold star at the end of her signature to symbolize the star she will become. How she wants to clear up the rumor about turning in closet-case Sandy Ryerson for giving the solo that she deserved to Hank. How she cried to Figgins about seeing Sandy molest Hank in the music room. How she has two dads. How they screen potential surrogates for beauty and IQ. And how they mixed their sperm together so that they wouldn't know who the dad was...
Her two dads spoiled her in the arts. Vocal lessons, dance lessons, anything to give her a competitive edge. She's too busy keeping up with her MySpace schedule to date. She tries to post a video everyday to keep her talent alive and growing. For you see, anonymity is worse than poverty. Fame is the most important thing and no one is just going to hand it to you.
We cut to a group of Cheerios watching her video.
Back to the audition in time for the glory note. Will thinks it was very nice. She asks when rehearsals start.
Cut to rehearsal. The groups sings "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat". The lead is in a wheelchair. Heh. The singing isn't bad, but the dancing is. The number ends and Rachel says they suck. Does Will know how ridiculous it is the give the lead in "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" to a boy in a wheelchair? Clearly Will is using irony to enhance the performance. Well, Rachel doesn't think there's anything ironic about show choir and stomps off.
Out on the football field Jane Lynch! chastises the cheerios for being sloppy babies. Will finds Rachel sulking on the bleachers. He notices she changed out of her costume. She's tired of being laughed at. He thinks that being the best in the group comes with a price. She may only be a sophomore but the clock is ticking and she doesn't want to leave high school with nothing to show for. Everyone hates her, but being great at something will change that. She needs a male lead that can keep up with her vocally. She's not going to waste her time with Glee or make a fool of herself. Ken pulls up in his golf cart and tells Will that Figgins wants to see him.
AA wants to use the auditorium for their meetings and will pay $10 a head so Glee can no longer use it. Will tries to bargain with Figgins. If Glee doesn't show at regionals, then AA can have the auditorium. Figgins reluctantly agrees, with the stipulation that Will run detention for free.
Will's bitchy blond wife berates a poor dyslexic man for not knowing how to fold a fitted sheet at a Bed, Bath & Beyond type place. She sends him off as Will walks up with a sandwich for her. Continuing her bitch tour, she chastises him for forgetting to not put mayo on the sandwich. If her diabetes comes back she can't get pregnant. Hmm, was that his subconscious telling us he doesn't want a baby or that he wants to kill her.
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Comments (9)
so glad this show is getting recapped! Haven't read it yet, but i can't wait!
1 of 9 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on June 3, 2009 4:25 PM
I have to say that I would have liked less detail and more commentary. There are dozens of sites that do recaps straight. What I love about tvgasm is the recappers are snarky.
The glee teacher rubbing down the student's stomach...I had thought that was encouraging the student to breathe through the diaphragm.
2 of 9 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on June 3, 2009 4:56 PM
I love this show and I officially love you! I liked you at the Jesse Spano "I'm so excited...I'm so scared". Feelings grew at "dang, anything else", oh Bon Qui Qui. I realized it was love at Fosse! Just walk it out!
Seriously great show! I hope it makes it and is not sent into premature death like Freaks and Geeks and Arrested Development (RIP)
3 of 9 | Posted by rosarina | Posted on June 3, 2009 5:23 PM
I am SO in love with this show right now!!!
If the writers can keep it this fresh, warm, and humorous.. then I shall come along for the ride.
I will spread the disease of this show to every person I know..and also any random strangers that have the misfortune of being stuck in a Starbucks Coffee line with me.
Now...
"From the top."
4 of 9 | Posted by knackered | Posted on June 3, 2009 6:59 PM
Thanks for recapping this show. I love it. This show is awesome. I loved the music, I loved the performances by the two groups. Especially loved the choice of songs. "Don't Stop" is a great song. I never get tired of it and I loved what they did with it.
I can't wait for it to start in the fall.
I wish glee Club had been like this when I was a kid. Can you imagine?
5 of 9 | Posted by AnneM | Posted on June 3, 2009 7:32 PM
AnneM: agree with you comment completely, except instead of wishing i had glee club as a kid, it's not too late for me lol...trying to convince my choir teacher to start one. wish me luck =P
Loved the song choices. Omg...especially gold digger (in the season preview)...loved it already, but i think their 5 second snippit sounded better than the original.
Btw...did anyone see the season preview (I assume I can talk about it since it aired right?) Did anyone see the scene where they said the wife isn't pregnant ("did it fall out" rotflol)...I'm so guessing when that surfaces, the teacher may leave her for crazy eyes. anyone else think this?
6 of 9 | Posted by tv freak | Posted on June 4, 2009 4:08 PM
Good luck on getting a Glee Club at your school. I think it would be a great activity.
I did see the season preview and I think the wife is going to try and fake the pregnancy for as long as possible.
I can't wait to see how the cheerleaders and their evil leader will try and make trouble for the Glee singers.
This show is almost too good for TV.
7 of 9 | Posted by AnneM | Posted on June 4, 2009 6:09 PM
tv freak: sorry you didn't like it. it's hard to snark on something this good.
knackered: amen!!! i'll take care of all the non-starbucks coffee shops. :-)
thanks everyone for reading!
8 of 9 | Posted by mones | Posted on June 5, 2009 1:13 PM
Mones! I love this show so much I can't stand it. The only bad thing is having to wait for the fall until we get more.
I love Jane Lynch! also and will watch pretty much anything she's in. But I'm liking everyone right now. I can't wait to see what they do with this and I PRAY that they don't fall victim to the same axes that cut Freaks and Geeks and My So Called Life out of our lives forever.
I could go on and on and on, but I'll just say one more thing. I Love Glee!
SWAK, PottyMouth
9 of 9 | Posted by PottyMouth | Posted on June 7, 2009 4:24 PM