Who has the song lust for this episode?
Entertainment Weekly's reviews -
Performances:
''Red Solo Cup,'' Toby Keith: Talk about a great song choice. This was perfect for Sam (ex. "unlike my home, they are not foreclosable. Freddie Mac can kiss my ***.") and Chord Overstreet smooth sultry voice nailed it. Love the playfulness it inspired in the room. Funniest thing of the night was Kurt mouthing "What is wrong with you" with a distressed look at Blaine, who was joining in the ''Red Solo Cup'' fun.
A-
"Buenos Aires," Madonna (Yes, more accurately from
Evita The Unitards with Harmony (
Glee Project runner-up Lindsay Pearce) front and center, kicked things off at sectionals with this stellar performance that scared New Directions, though to me it was more lounge act than other glee club productions.
B+
"I Will Survive," Gloria Gaynor/"Survivor," Destiny's Child: The Troubletones girl anthem mashup got the crowd on their feet and got the kids . The performance was all kinds of fun to listen to and watch, the girls were killing it with the dancing (though I was crazily distracted by all the arm flailing).
A
"ABC," the Jackson 5/"Control," Janet Jackson/"The Man in the Mirror," Michael Jackson: This three-pronged performance gave just about every New Directions member a chance to shine, even Tina! The choreography on the whole thing was stellar. (Seriously, I spent a significant amount of time in 1986 trying to learn the moves in the "Control" video. It ain't easy.)
A+
"We Are Young," fun. featuring Janelle Monáe: Great closing song. You felt the vocal embrace of the returning members ("But our friends are back/So let's raise a cup") and the joy and potential the winning team members felt.
A-
Quotables:
Finn on how he could track down Sam: "Even homeless people have Facebook."
Finn to Sam's father: "I'm real good at looking busy."
Sam's mother, who thinks Sam's been working at Dairy Queen, not a strip club: "I'm just going to miss seeing your face everyday. Though I don't know why the Dairy Queen makes you put glitter all over it."
Sebastian to Kurt: "Blaine's too good for you. New Directions is a joke. And one of us has a hard luck case of the gay face and it ain't me. Odds are by the end of the school year, I'll have Blaine
and a nationals trophy and you'll have khakis and a Lima Bean apron and that gay face."
Santana "welcoming" Sam home: "Welcome back, Lisa Rinna. I've missed you so much since your family packed their bags, loaded them into your mouth, and skipped town. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to enjoy a crisp pickle but couldn't find anyone to suck the lid off the jar. I assume you've been working as a baby polisher, where young mothers place their infants heads in your mouth to get back that newborn shine. So glad you're back. I haven't seen a smile that big since the abominable snowman got his teeth pulled by that little gay elf dentist. Love, Santana."
Quinn: "I'm sure you've noticed that I'm supermodel thin now that my thyroid is under control."
Rory: "Girls smell better than ham. And when they're dancing and bouncing around, you can't help but watch them."
Artie after attempting the body roll: "I got slight tingles where it's only 50/50 for tingling."
Blaine, while punching a body bag: "I also started the Dalton branch of the fight club. Which I obviously can't talk about."
Santana to Finn: "It would be rude if I followed you around and every time you took a step I played a note on a tuba."
Santana on why the Troubletones lost: "It's that damn trouty mouth. Even I felt a little something in my lady loins when he did that magic sex dance."