Rachel Screencaps performing "Baby one more time" (episode 2x02)

2 Reviews of 2x02 "Britney/Brittany"

Music Review: Music From Glee Episode 2 x 02 "Britney/Brittany"

The highly anticipated Britney Spears episode of Glee aired this past week. The cast took on five of the singer's popular hits, as well as a current hit from the band Paramore.

For the first time on Glee, we got to hear Heather Morris (Brittany) sing. She's actually pretty good. Who knew?

Morris's vocals were featured on three of the five Britney songs in this past week's episode: "I'm A Slave 4 U," "Me Against The Music," and "Toxic."

On "I'm A Slave 4 U," Morris injected sultriness into her vocal, which gave it the just the right tone and attitude for the song. Her version is just as sexy-sounding as Britney's original recording.

One of the highlights from this week's recorded tracks was "Me Against The Music," a duet between Morris and Naya Rivera (Santana). The ladies have terrific vocal chemistry, making this one of the most enjoyable tracks of the week to listen to.

"Toxic" was definitely one of the strongest tracks from this week's episode. The song featured Morris, Lea Michele (Rachel) and Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester) on lead vocals.

I like the subtle changes to the song, especially how in the first verse the vocals build up to this absolute stunning chorus. Vocally, I believe this was the best track of the week. Morris and Michele sound fantastic singing together, and it's nice to hear Morrison on a track with the Glee Club kids. His vocal really added a smooth quality to the track.

Elsewhere, Kevin McHale (Artie) tackled the Britney track "Stronger" with no problem. McHale's voice is a great fit for the song due to Britney's original recording of it in her mid to lower register. The song also ties in well with McHale's character's current storyline.

"Baby One More Time," which was performed by Michele, is the weakest of the tracks out this week. The song is an awkward listen because her voice really isn't suited for this type of pop song. I would sooner listen to the original Britney track.

Michele really redeems herself with her second solo track (and the only non-Britney track) in this week's recordings with Paramore's "The Only Exception."

Her voice sounds fantastic on this ballad. She shows vocal vulnerability, which allows the audience to connect emotionally with the song, as well as her character.

Even though this song went along well with Michele's character's storyline in the episode, I do think another Britney track could have been used in its place to round out the tribute episode.

BTS Pictures For Episode 2x02

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New Video Promo for Episode 2x02!

Behind The Glee (Episode 2x02)

Interviews, preview, and b-roll footage of 2x02!

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B-roll from 2x02 - Britney/Brittany

filming Toxic, a scene with Will and Emma, and a scene with Becky and Sue. source

Screencaptures: HERE

New Episode 2x02 Still

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Episode 2x02 "Britney/Brittany" songs preview!

SPOILERS! Episode 2x02 songs!

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Episode 2x02 "Britney/Brittany" Stills

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SPOILERS!! Scoop on the First Three Episodes!

2x01 - Audition
-Everyone has to re-audition for Glee Club, either Puck or Artie won’t make it back in.
-We’re introduced to Sunshine, Charice’s character, and Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet)
-Finn and Rachel are together, and will be for the rest of the season.
-Tina has broken up with Artie because he was a “bad boyfriend” and is now dating Mike Chang.
-Quinn will rejoin the Cheerios

Songs to be performed:
-Empire State of Mind by Alicia Keys and Jay Z (With Mercedes & Artie on lead)
-Billionaire by Bruno Mars and Travie McCoy (Rumoured to be Artie and Puck)

2x02 - Britney/Brittany
-We are introduced to Carl the dentist, John Stamos’ character, and Emma’s boyfriend.
-The kids have to visit the dentist, 4 are put out with anaesthetic and have hallucinations.
-Britney Spears will cameo.
-Brittany will re-enact the “Me against the music” video with Britney.
-Mr Schuester doesn’t want to do Britney’s music, Kurt is “campaigning” for it.

Songs to be sung:
- Toxic (Preformed by Heather Morris/Brittany)
- Oops I Did It Again (Rumoured to be performed by Heather Morris/Brittany)
- Hit Me Baby One More Time (Performed by Lea Michele/Rachel)
- Stronger (Performed by the football guys - I assume Puck and Finn)
- Piece of me (Rumoured to be Quinn solo or girls number)
- Me Against The Music (Performed by Brittany and Britney Spears)
- Unknown Finn and Rachel duet.
I’m A Slave 4 U is also rumoured.

2x03 - Faith
- The episode is about religion and what it means to each character; “most controversial” episode so far.
- We will see Mercedes go to her church and bring Kurt with her
- One of the Glee kids will openly say in front of the class, "I don't believe in God," which will create ~drama.
- One character will have a life-and-death situation. According to Ausiello, this character is Burt. Due to this event, Burt and Finn will reconcile. This also explains why Kurt goes to church with Mercedes.

Songs to be sung:
- Losing my religion by REM
- Papa can you hear me? by Barbra Streisand (Preformed by Lea/Rachel)
“Faith” by George Michael is rumoured

NEW CHARACTERS:

Carl The Dentist (Played by John Stamos)
Emma reveals in the Season 1 finale that she has started dating her dentist Carl and we get to meet him in Season 2. Ryan Murphy says Carl is a “nice guy” and everyone likes him, even Will, which is hard for him. He will have an episode where he has a few performances and will sing and dance, coming up later in the series. John has said that he will sing 2 songs during the Rocky Horror episode.


Sunshine (Played by Charice)
Sunshine is a foreign exchange student who blows everyone away with her voice when she auditions for Glee Club. She plays Rachel’s rival and they sing together in Audition. She also “catches on of the boys eye.” (My guess is Artie.)


Sam Evans (Played by Chord Overstreet)
Sam transfers to the school and Finn takes him under his wing, showing him around the place. He soon goes from his protege to rival however. He's the new quarterback for the football team. He will also be Kurt's boyfriend, although Ryan Murphy is trying to keep this fact hush-hush.


The New Football Coach (Played by Dot Jones)
Dot Jones will play the new school football coach, as Ken Tanaka is gone. Will and Sue team up against her in the first episode over the budget or something.

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