You know how season finales usually work. Every possible cliffhanger is exploited and juiced out til the last second. But then just before something exciting is allowed to happen, “To be continued…” pops up on the screen and ruins your summer.
One of my favourite EVER shows, Criminal Minds, employed that tactic at the end of the last season. Yes, it left me wanting more. Success for the production team. But it made me angry and frustrated at the same time. Trust me when I say, Glee makes you feel no such way.
Seven things I LOVED about the Glee Finale
1.
Sue’s epic one-liners. Her humour fills the episode with disdain and hilarity. From her expecting “racist Disney characters” to appear out of Mr. Schu’s hair to her spending “large portions of my day picturing you choking on food” (about Schu), whoever writes Sue’s lines will be at my fantasy dinner party as the bringer of the laughter.
2.
Emma Pillsbury, God bless her. She’s a little dote. Two things I loved about her in this episode: Her screaming match with Figgins in defence of the Glee Club – a big move from someone usually so refined and quiet. And when she’s explaining how her and her dentist started going out and she says he was showing her the sterilising equipment they use to clean their tools… Classic OCD Emma. Perfect way to announce she was dating someone who appreciates good oral hygiene.
3.
The intensity of the New Directions performance. They all looked hopped up on caffeine mixed with sever amounts of sugar mixed with ecstasy. The whole world was rooting for them for the whole Journey medley (which was a great choice of music for the final episode). Rachel’s vocal performance in “Faithfully” was amazing, but I still hate that scrunchy face she does. It really really annoys me.
4.
How amazing was the Bohemian Rhapsody combination with the sounds of Quinn giving birth? There could not have been a better mash-up for her having the baby. It’s frantic enough for the rushing into hospital, calm enough towards the end when Quinn is handed the baby, and has a big enough crescendo to warrant being the theme tune to someone’s life beginning. I couldn’t tear my eyes away for the whole thing.
5.
Olivia Newton John really played a blinder in this episode. She gets Sue all riled up and gets Rod Remington and Josh Groban on her side about not voting for New Directions. She had a few great lines and it was weird but wonderful to see her playing the baddy.
6.
The individual tributes to Mr Schuester followed by “To Sir With Love” – one word: TEARS. I haven’t cried yet at an episode of Glee, but you’d have to have a heart of pure stone to not feel a twinge during that song. It was so sad and happy at the same time. Emotions ran high in Cork on Tuesday evening, I’ll say that much. Oh, and EVERY secondary school/high school graduation song next year WILL be this song. Fact. It’s perfect for it. And it now has the all-important Glee stamp of approval.
7.
When Shelby adopts Beth I was surprised. In hindsight, I can see that it was being built up all the way through the episode, but I was so caught up in other things happening that the obvious hints went unnoticed. It was sweet on one hand, but I feel sorry for Rachel on the other hand. It was as if Rachel was just replaced by Beth in one fell swoop.
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