“For those of you whose hearing has not been damaged by massive doses of Accutane, listen up…”

- Sue Sylvester

So, I dunno, maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m cranky, maybe I ate too much Cool Whip with my pudding.  Whatever the reason, tonight’s episode of Glee left me nonplussed.

It’s not that I’m not a funk fan – quite the contrary! I suppose my disappointment with tonight’s show has something to do with its completely unrealistic subplots (Quinn suddenly decides to get funky. What does that even MEAN?  Sue Sylvester falls for Will Schuester? Every lesbian in the world is guffawing right now. Etc., etc…)

I’m too exhausted to get into all the ways “Funk” made me catatonic.  Instead I’ll focus on the music.  Now, the epi had some high points: for example, I was pleased to hear Mercedes bring it as Puck and Quinn’s backup vocalist on “Good Vibrations,” and it was fun to see Kurt impishly dancing around on “We Want the Funk.” But the numbers in general just didn’t do it for me.

Here are just a few songs that could’ve done this episode the justice it deserved:

1. Kiss – Prince
2. Get Up (Feel Like a Sex Machine) – James Brown
3. You Sexy Thing – Hot Chocolate
4. Super Freak – Rick James
5. Word Up – Cameo

Season finale next week, Gleeks!  Until then…

“We live in Ohio, not New York, or San Francisco, or some other city where people eat vegetables that aren’t fried!”

- Finn

First of all, as a native Ohioan, I must say I resemble that remark.  (Oh, those Midwestern jokes never get old, do they?)

I also need to express my profound apologies for going AWOL last week.  Truth be told, I was sipping cocktails on the beach in Ponce Inlet, Florida. (More like chasing a three year old across the condo parking lot for the 18th time, but hey, these days are precious, aren’t they?)  Consequently I completely missed the Neil Patrick Harris epi and – would you believe it – had so much catch-up crap to deal with these last few days that I only got around to watching that one tonight!

And you know what?  The NPH episode felt a bit lackluster to me, especially considering the GLORIOUS PIECE OF DELECTABILE SCRUMPTIOUSNESS THAT WAS “GLEE GOES GAGA.”

Ohhhhh, Version of Bad Romance with Kurt and the Girls, how much did I love thee?  Let me count the ways:

• Kurt’s vocals. I do believe he was born to sing that song.  He killed it.
• Quinn’s pink eyelashes. Have I mentioned lately that I have a major girl crush?
• Brittany’s kick-ass ensemble. Her dumb blonde jokes are wearing a bit thin on me, but I have to say she looked the toughest in her get-up tonight. Totally fits the mold of a Beyonce back-up dancer.
• The slow-mo fashion walk. For no other reason than it was just very funny.
• Santana’s solo. Scratch what I said two weeks ago about Santana sounding “snarly”. Holy moses this girl can sing! Or maybe it’s the fact that she is a vocal doppelganger for the Gagafied One. Plus the fact that she looked completely BAD ASS in that black unitard thingy.  In any case, I was stunned, and I nearly spit out my Frosted Mini Wheats.

Not sure the producers will be able to top tonight’s epi, but I hope to be proven wrong!  Until next time, Gleeks.

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- Sue Sylvester

Just like a bad haircut, my gleecaps are getting shorter and blunter.  Here’s my take on tonight’s episode:

What was GOOD:

• Finn singing “Jesse’s Girl” … delish! (I doubt I’m the only one who suspects the Jesse character was so named, solely so they could do this wonderful Rick Springfield number?  I was instantly transported to the roller skating rink, circa 1982.)
• Santana and Mercedes going at it via “The Boy is Mine,” although Santana’s voice is a tad snarly for my taste
• Quinn playing the role of Mother Teresa – LOVE it!
• Somewhat sappy but awesome exchange between Kurt and his dad, embracing their differences

What was BAD:

• Mark Salling’s acting skills (sorry I have to break it to you Puck-lovers, but it’s true – the guy should NOT open his mouth unless he’s singing)
• Kurt’s snarls and otherwise painful expressions during “Pink Houses” (kept expecting him to cough up a lugey)

Fortunately, the pro’s outweighed the con’s here, and I’m pleased to report that, generally speaking, the episodes seem to be back on track in terms of awesome-ness.

Stay tuned to next week in which, if the previews are any indication, we get to see how Neil Patrick Harris looks in a mullet!