GLEE #64-65: Props/Nationals

[GrayLinnorm]

It's back to back episodes tonight. As glee gets ready for nationals, Tina has an accident and finds out reality has been altered. The second episode is the actual nationals; do you think they'll finally win this time? Warning: Lindsay Lohan is in this episode.

The playlist is incomplete, so I'll have it after the show.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

The playlist for "Props":

Rachel sings "I Won't Give Up", originally performed by Jason Mraz

Tina sings "Because You Loved Me", originally performed by Celine Dion

A prospective NYADA student sings "Always True to You In My Fashion", originally performed in Kiss Me, Kate

Puck and Coach Beiste sing "Mean", originally performed by Taylor Swift

Rachel and Tina sing "Flashdance...What a Feeling", originally performed by Irene Cara

I knew Lea Michelle and Jenna Ushkowitz have been friends since childhood, so it was nice to see them working together.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

The playlist for "Nationals":

The Troubletones sing "The Edge of Glory", originally performed by Lady Gaga

Rachel sings "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", originally performed by Celine Dion

New Directions sings "Paradise By the Dashboard Light", originally performed by Meat Loaf

Alex/Unique and Vocal Adrenaline sing "Starships", originally performed by Nicki Minaj

Vocal Adrenaline sings "Pinball Wizard", originally performed by The Who

The Portland Scaleblazers sing the theme from Starlight Express

New Directions sings "Tongue Tied", originally performed by Grouplove

New Directions sings "We Are the Champions", originally performed by Queen

 

[Fast Learner]

Nice finish for the series (I assume). I quite enjoyed Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, though I'm a bit of a sucker for the song.

 

[Kzach]

Nice finish for the series (I assume). I quite enjoyed Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, though I'm a bit of a sucker for the song.

Pretty sure it's been renewed for next season. I think they've spent a bit of time setting up future glee-clubbers with "Unique" being the most obvious one.

 

[Fast Learner]

They did set up Unique and Tina, particularly, but I figured it was ending due to the winning nationals and resolution to many storylines. A bit of googling, though, reveals that it was indeed renewed, so... hmm. I suspect I'll wish they went out this season, but I know they don't yet have enough episodes to support rerun syndication, so it's not surprising they pushed for it since that's where the real money is.

They skipped "regionals" this year, didn't they? Not that it ever made any sense anyway, that somehow two teams from tiny Ohio towns that are clearly no more than an hour apart somehow manage to both make it to nationals.

 

[Fast Learner]

Hunh. Apparently graduates Kurt, Rachel, and Finn are all signed for next season as well.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

They did set up Unique and Tina, particularly, but I figured it was ending due to the winning nationals and resolution to many storylines. A bit of googling, though, reveals that it was indeed renewed, so... hmm. I suspect I'll wish they went out this season, but I know they don't yet have enough episodes to support rerun syndication, so it's not surprising they pushed for it since that's where the real money is.

They skipped "regionals" this year, didn't they? Not that it ever made any sense anyway, that somehow two teams from tiny Ohio towns that are clearly no more than an hour apart somehow manage to both make it to nationals.

They didn't skip regionals. It was the last episode before the March hiatus.

 

[Crothian]

Not even the last episode of the year.

that somehow two teams from tiny Ohio towns that are clearly no more than an hour apart somehow manage to both make it to nationals.

They are about 160 miles apart and Lima has a population of about 35,000 and Akron is closer to 200,000. They are small cities not towns.

 

[Fast Learner]

They are about 160 miles apart and Lima has a population of about 35,000 and Akron is closer to 200,000. They are small cities not towns.

35,000 is not a small city, imo, but the point is that somehow two different show choirs from "small cities" in the same state both advance through the same regionals.