There’s been a lot (and I mean a LOT) of build up within the GLEE fandom about this episode, and that’s always dangerous because reality (even fake reality) rarely ever lives up to expectations. But I will say that as a fellow GLEEk who was has been waiting for this ‘Election Day’ episode like the rest of you, I was left satisfied and smiling (yes, I know, that’s what she said…and Finn said and Blaine said…)
If you care enough to read a teaser post about GLEE then I’m going to go out on a limb and assume you know the basic storyline of “The First Time”, but if for some reason you don’t, here’s what you need to know: Both Rachel & Finn and Kurt & Blaine contemplate taking their respective relationships to the next level, but there’s a whole lot of ground to cover between talking about sex and actually doing it. Both of McKinley’s power couples explore that middle ground in a wonderfully realistic way.
So many adorable Kurt and Blaine moments to choose from, but I happen to be partial to their first scene together. A fun and playful scene where they take the sage old advice of Salt & Peppa.
The one misstep the episode makes in with Artie. It’s one thing to perhaps question the sexual enlightenment of your friends, but when you start asking those same questions to teachers at your school, well I think it’s crossing a bit of a line.
Continuity of storyline…on GLEE? Yup. The return of Mike Chang’s parents. Ok, it totally didn’t fit into the episode and you just know more of these scenes were left on the cutting room floor, but I’ll take what I can get.
Everything ‘West Side Story’ was fantastic (with the exception of Puck’s hair…seriously, it’s a mohwak, how did they manage to make it look bad?). There was a part of me that thought the West Side Storyline (you see what I did there?) was going to play out for at least half the season. So to have it done and over by episode five bummed me out a bit. But what we were treated to was really wonderful. The music. The staging. I would have loved to be in the audience to see the whole McKinley High production. (Especially if you let me sit next to new Warbler, Sebastian.)
Please let there be more Santana/Rachel duets in the future. Me gusta!
I got lots of emails, tweets and Tumblr questions about this new, handsome Warbler. He is a dastardly bloke with fantastic taste in men. I dare say Blaine Anderson might have been a bit overwhelmed by the blatant attention of Sebastian. I’m not 100% convinced he hated Sebastian’s eagerness. Hell, I’m not even 50% convinced. But don’t worry your Klaine loving hearts, the young man makes it quite clear where his heart is. Although I knew Sebastian was going to be introduced in this episode, I didn’t expect him to get as much screen time as he did. That’s not a complaint. You’ve seen Grant Gustin, right?
Blaine returns to Dalton Academy for the first time since his transfer, and I must say, watching him walk down those famous spiral staircase made me a bit nostalgic. While I’m happy that Blaine decided to be with Kurt at McKinley, he and I both missed those boys in the blazers. Big moment for Warbler Nick, played by Curt Mega, who took over for lead vocals from Blaine. And cheers to Warbler Jeff (Riker Lynch) for continuing Blaine’s legacy of dancing on furniture. All that was missing was some papers thrown randomly in the air and it would have been a true Warbler performance. Oh Yeah!
If we hadn’t already been spoiled by the confirmation that Rachel and Finn would have had sex by the end of the episode, I might have though RIB played a little bait and switch on us. Let’s just say their first attempt at turning up the romance was squashed by the deadly combination of Rachel’s self absorption and her big mouth.
It was good to see Dave Karofsky back , but don’t expect to see him Bully Whipping around the halls of McKinley any time soon. Dave decided to transfer out for his senior year to avoid any potential rumors. Max Adler and Chris Colfer shared a nice scene that had me wishing there was an opportunity to further explore a Kurtofsky (is that the right name? I can’t keep up with you kids) friendship. Who knows. Maybe the writers will make it happen.
There were a few moments that had me reaching for the tissues. Yes, I got a bit emotional, but I wasn’t the only one. Blaine struggled a bit in one scene, and Coach Beiste let the tears flow more than once. I must say that Dot Marie Jones is fantastic in this episode and in this role in general. She took what could have been a one-sided joke of a character and made her one of the most interesting and special characters on the show. Next to Burt, she’s my favorite adult on GLEE.
Finn really showed his romantic side. He had big plans that Rachel all but squashed. Oh Rachel.
On Kurt Hummel’s bucket list: ‘Become CEO of Logo’; ‘Arrive at school in a hot air balloon’; ‘Get into Julliard’; ‘Attend a circuit party on Fire Island’ (Note: I had to look that one up on Wikipedia, and I must say…go Kurt!). And yeah, our boy had a fantasy involving a Twilight star. Any guesses?
In case there was ever a doubt of my love and devotion to all things Klaine, please know that I was glued to Twitter and Tumblr “that night” like the rest of you. But it’s only fair to warn you that ALL that was allegedly filmed in the car didn’t necessarily make it into the episode. I don’t know if I will ever pray hard for deleted scenes in my life.
Loved the addition of Eric Bruskotter as the Ohio State recruiter who is more interested in Coach Bieste than her football players. Looking forward to seeing him around more. (And a total 80′s throwback moment for me. Bruskotter will always be Big John from ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’!)
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