Glee Rewatch 2014: The Back Up Plan
Things that happened:
1. "They're not to be trusted, I just want you to deal with me, okay." Well that's the start of an abusive relationship if I've ever seen one.
2. Kurt was picked as one of the elite of NYADA! He's proving himself very surely. Interesting that it's in such a different way from how Rachel and (after this episode) Blaine approach their successes, who take the opportunities given to them by the horns. But then, I don't suppose Kurt is actually given much opportunity right now? So instead he's doing the best he can by kicking ass at school and laying a strong foundation for when he leaves.
3. Kurt, you sweetheart. You know, it wouldn't have reflected badly on you if you sang on your own.
4. Is Santana now living with Mercedes?
5. That never ending line of Rachel Berrys is kind of scary.
6. I don't know how she can be so morose after three weeks after Broadway? Like, sweetie, people do this for months and years at a time, so buckle up.
7. Doo Wop really works for me in the strangest way.
8. I love that the producer guy is just grooving along in the background. You go, producer guy, you groove your heart out.
9. Kurt is so the dad of this cast. Especially Rachel, telling her all the sensible things that she needs to hear before she then inevitably goes and does something idiotic.
10. Kurt and Blaine are 'two of NYADA's finest'. Damn right they are.
11. You know, when Kurt is just singing he sounds beyond gorgeous. Until, you know, he gets off the stool.
12. Can I speak an unpopular opinion? As cringeworthy as Kurt's movements are (and don't get me wrong, they are cringeworthy, Kurt, why are you making train motions with your arms, why???) I'm actually really not impressed by Blaine's performance either. I don't know if it's maybe the fact that Blaine is SUPPOSED to be noticeably charming here, which means that Darren is trying too hard and subsequently detracting from Blaine/Darren's natural charisma or what, but the whole thing actually just comes off as very over the top and smarmy to me. Which. I don't know if I'm just too hard to impress or if there actually is an issue with the direction or acting, but this whole thing doesn't really do it for me. *shrug*
13. You know, June looks as much at Kurt as she does at Blaine (more, even), and she knows that he thinks she's talking about him. (Fair enough, considering he was the one actually invited to sing.) It just strikes me as very cruel that she would deliberately play him like that before presenting the offer only to Blaine. I do not like you, June Dolloway.
14. "I'm a little jealous, but I'm not resentful." Honesty.
15. "How do I look?" "Like Montgomery Clift." "What?" "Before the accident!" Little weirdos that speak a language that only the other understands.
16. That look when Blaine leaves and Kurt turns around... wistful. He's telling the truth when he says that he's not resentful, but that doesn't mean that another slipped opportunity hurt. Because Blaine and Kurt work just as hard as the other, but the difference is that Blaine actually gets a pay off for his efforts. Time and time again, Kurt tries so hard and is left with nothing to take away from it. And that must get painful after a while.
17. (Everyone was saying that Kurt's shirt reminded them of Burt, but you know who I immediately thought of? Finn.)
18. Shirley Maclaine kind of needs Darren to hold that song up for her, huh. (Hahaha her name is Shirley Maclaine. Hee.)
19. Makin' it rain...
20. Mercedes' producer isn't trying to be mean. Everything he says makes sense. If I was him, I absolutely would have said the same thing.
21. "I'm just not worth it." I've never really seen anyone write any lengthy meta post about Santana's esteem issues (not directly related to her sexuality). Maybe I'll turn it over one day when it's not the early hours of the morning.
22. Okay, oh my god, allow me a second to drool over Rachel's outfit. That might be my favourite dress of hers that she's ever worn. I am actually pining. I want it so bad.
23. They're in FOX studios and all of their shows have posters on the walls... except.... one.
24. Is this the first time she's been kissed since Finn passed?
25. I DO NOT LIKE YOU JUNE DOLLOWAY. FIRST YOU INSULT MY BOY, THEN YOU INSULT HIM /AND/ TRY TO SEPARATE HIM FROM HIS FIANCE. I do not like you. *hiss*
26. Rachel's expressions in the taxi are fucking hilarious.
27. Poor Kurt freaking out, little darling. (...having to be the dad and clean up after his daughter's mess.)
28. But Blaine, why. You idiot. *smacks you upside the head*
29. And darling Kurt is so innocently excited about the whole thing. He didn't have any expectations about this, idiot, he was just excited for you.
30. "You're such a sweetheart!" No, you're such a sweetheart.
31. And Blaine's just like '...fuck.'
32. Sidney is kind of scary.
33. ...And then Rachel gets rewarded for being an idiot. Sigh.
Songs
Wake Me Up
Grade: B
Download: No
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Grade: A
Download: Yes
Story of My Life
Grade: A
Download: Yes
Piece of My Heart
Grade: B
Download: No
The Rose
Grade: A
Download: Yes
- Rachel has been told that she might be doing Funny Girl for the next fifteen years. Much as she loves Fanny, she doesn't want to do that, so she's a bit sad a freaked out. When she's given the chance to audition for a TV show, she jumps on it. But Sydney want let her have a show off, so she lies to him and goes to LA anyway. But the show is ridiculous, the audition sucks, and when Rachel's understudy hits her head, everything comes out and she's in deep shit. She isn't fired, but Sydney is furious. And then the FOX producers decide to make a TV show about her anyway, so.
- Mercedes is having trouble finding a single in her album. She brings in Santana to sing with her and they start experimenting with different styles of recording. She gets that spark she needs, but her producer doesn't want Santana on the track. Doesn't matter - Mercedes does it anyway.
- Kurt has been given the opportunity to sing for June Dolloway, a extremely famous and rich patron of the arts. He wants Blaine to sing with him, but it kind of backfires when June wants to work with Blaine instead of Kurt. June is going to do a showcase for Blaine, but when he asks for Kurt to be involved she refuses. He tells Kurt that he's going to be in it anyway. God dammit, Blaine.
1. "They're not to be trusted, I just want you to deal with me, okay." Well that's the start of an abusive relationship if I've ever seen one.
2. Kurt was picked as one of the elite of NYADA! He's proving himself very surely. Interesting that it's in such a different way from how Rachel and (after this episode) Blaine approach their successes, who take the opportunities given to them by the horns. But then, I don't suppose Kurt is actually given much opportunity right now? So instead he's doing the best he can by kicking ass at school and laying a strong foundation for when he leaves.
3. Kurt, you sweetheart. You know, it wouldn't have reflected badly on you if you sang on your own.
4. Is Santana now living with Mercedes?
5. That never ending line of Rachel Berrys is kind of scary.
6. I don't know how she can be so morose after three weeks after Broadway? Like, sweetie, people do this for months and years at a time, so buckle up.
7. Doo Wop really works for me in the strangest way.
8. I love that the producer guy is just grooving along in the background. You go, producer guy, you groove your heart out.
9. Kurt is so the dad of this cast. Especially Rachel, telling her all the sensible things that she needs to hear before she then inevitably goes and does something idiotic.
10. Kurt and Blaine are 'two of NYADA's finest'. Damn right they are.
11. You know, when Kurt is just singing he sounds beyond gorgeous. Until, you know, he gets off the stool.
12. Can I speak an unpopular opinion? As cringeworthy as Kurt's movements are (and don't get me wrong, they are cringeworthy, Kurt, why are you making train motions with your arms, why???) I'm actually really not impressed by Blaine's performance either. I don't know if it's maybe the fact that Blaine is SUPPOSED to be noticeably charming here, which means that Darren is trying too hard and subsequently detracting from Blaine/Darren's natural charisma or what, but the whole thing actually just comes off as very over the top and smarmy to me. Which. I don't know if I'm just too hard to impress or if there actually is an issue with the direction or acting, but this whole thing doesn't really do it for me. *shrug*
13. You know, June looks as much at Kurt as she does at Blaine (more, even), and she knows that he thinks she's talking about him. (Fair enough, considering he was the one actually invited to sing.) It just strikes me as very cruel that she would deliberately play him like that before presenting the offer only to Blaine. I do not like you, June Dolloway.
14. "I'm a little jealous, but I'm not resentful." Honesty.
15. "How do I look?" "Like Montgomery Clift." "What?" "Before the accident!" Little weirdos that speak a language that only the other understands.
16. That look when Blaine leaves and Kurt turns around... wistful. He's telling the truth when he says that he's not resentful, but that doesn't mean that another slipped opportunity hurt. Because Blaine and Kurt work just as hard as the other, but the difference is that Blaine actually gets a pay off for his efforts. Time and time again, Kurt tries so hard and is left with nothing to take away from it. And that must get painful after a while.
17. (Everyone was saying that Kurt's shirt reminded them of Burt, but you know who I immediately thought of? Finn.)
18. Shirley Maclaine kind of needs Darren to hold that song up for her, huh. (Hahaha her name is Shirley Maclaine. Hee.)
19. Makin' it rain...
20. Mercedes' producer isn't trying to be mean. Everything he says makes sense. If I was him, I absolutely would have said the same thing.
21. "I'm just not worth it." I've never really seen anyone write any lengthy meta post about Santana's esteem issues (not directly related to her sexuality). Maybe I'll turn it over one day when it's not the early hours of the morning.
22. Okay, oh my god, allow me a second to drool over Rachel's outfit. That might be my favourite dress of hers that she's ever worn. I am actually pining. I want it so bad.
23. They're in FOX studios and all of their shows have posters on the walls... except.... one.
24. Is this the first time she's been kissed since Finn passed?
25. I DO NOT LIKE YOU JUNE DOLLOWAY. FIRST YOU INSULT MY BOY, THEN YOU INSULT HIM /AND/ TRY TO SEPARATE HIM FROM HIS FIANCE. I do not like you. *hiss*
26. Rachel's expressions in the taxi are fucking hilarious.
27. Poor Kurt freaking out, little darling. (...having to be the dad and clean up after his daughter's mess.)
28. But Blaine, why. You idiot. *smacks you upside the head*
29. And darling Kurt is so innocently excited about the whole thing. He didn't have any expectations about this, idiot, he was just excited for you.
30. "You're such a sweetheart!" No, you're such a sweetheart.
31. And Blaine's just like '...fuck.'
32. Sidney is kind of scary.
33. ...And then Rachel gets rewarded for being an idiot. Sigh.
Songs
Wake Me Up
Grade: B
Download: No
Doo Wop (That Thing)
Grade: A
Download: Yes
Story of My Life
Grade: A
Download: Yes
Piece of My Heart
Grade: B
Download: No
The Rose
Grade: A
Download: Yes