Glee Cap: New Directions

Tonight marks part two of Glee's 100th episode and how do we begin? With the age old question of kill, marry or bone. The less you know, the better.Follow up by classic Sue Sylvester insults and off screen team up with Holly Holiday to make up "team gorgeous". Um, sure? Tina's monologuing about not being asked to the dance...shocker! Now she has big dreams of getting to New York only to be upstaged by Blaine yet again who has revealed he has gotten into NYADA congratulations you go Blaine coco. Tina is knocked out into a Friends inspired opening and dream sequence. Delightfully cheesy just how we love glee with Sam hanging in his undies every other scene.

Now the first big number of the night is Dreamgirls classic "I Am Changing" sung by powerhouse Mercedes and the charismatic Kurt. It is their attempt to mend the bond between Rachel and Santana. Kurt and Mercedes voices blend very well together to bring a great performance with everyone enjoying it except Santana who seems to be too busy not being blinded by the spotlight to let the message sink in. Rachel seems to be listening though so we will see where this goes as we go into our first break but not before getting a glimpse of Mr. Brittany S. Pierce who looks like she's up to no good.

Rachel finds Santana in the bathroom and offers a peace offering of 10 shows to be the lead in any showing after 3 months. Rachel is tired of fighting and wants to end but Santana is not letting down and wants all shows and says the only reason Rachel is being nice is because she's afraid she's going to steal the spotlight. We are then greeted by the next song which is "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy sung by Holliday as lead with the cast giving their signature harmonies in the back. They enter a club in psychedelic fashion and top it off with a foam dance party in the center. It's fun, upbeat and just what we need in order to breathe after the prior scene.

"Lesbian flowers" or lilies are covering the choir room set up by Brittany to give to Santana with tickets to lesbian island in order to win her back. Santana loves her but she wants Brit to follow to her dreams and wants to pursue her dreams. Brit calls her out saying that being a broadway star isn't even her real dream and that by walking away from a dream she doesn't truly want she's already won. The two hold each other and remind us how much we've missed the adorable magic that is Brittana.

Drama queen Tina storms the choir room revealing she hasn't gotten into the college because she's not "jewish" enough. She's scared about going to New York with out a plan and feels like a loser. So how do Artie, Sam and Blaine cheer her up? By breaking out into the loser anthem "Loser Like Me" a Glee original that bring tears to our eyes but the good kind. It's a slow ballad version making us reminisce about the good old days. They convince her to go. Santana finds rachel on the main stage. she bows out saying she's not looking to be broadway and says that she didn't do it necessarily for rachel but to free herself to go after her true passion.

They top off their mended friendship with feel good song "Be Okay" by Oh Honey. It's delightful and upbeat with a ray of sunshine. Sue has Will and Holly in her office to say Glee club is over and their stunt at the club cost more then they could handle with written complaints. Will gives up trying and urges Holly to do the same even though she keeps suggesting ways to save the club with ideas like Glee on ice and no lie, that's something I think a lot of us Gleeks would absolutely love to see. She's stubborn as we've all come to realize so she recruits Artie to meet her in the auditorium for she has one final plan.

We come back to a Puck and Quinn duet of "Just Give Me A Reason" by P!nk feat Nate Ruess. It warm, romantic it is perfect for this couple as they end the song with a passionate kiss with everyone teasing them but all in good fun. They profess their love and Quinn admits that she loves Puck for accepting her as she is. Even Santana admits she loves this pairing despite her snarky remarks. Will says that was the perfect song to end Glee Club with. He's devastated as those infamous words leave his mouth "It's been an honor" and we're left with a pan shot of the club looking lost and heartbroken.

Will receives an invitation to the auditorium. He is welcomed with a video of The Glee club recording a video message to Will's unborn child. They share their thoughts on how he and Glee changed their life, Kurt saying it best "Your dad saved my life" and even though Sue had to throw in her jabs says that despite it all, he would love you unconditionally. They all say how they love him and the video ends with a familiar tune creeping up. Yes! We have Journey "Don't Stop Believing" and every time you hear a new version of this song it feels classic, fresh yet nostalgic. The old cast back up on stage with Will joining them shortly and this is the first time we hear Will sing this track and it feels just right. Will and mike dancing with the new Glee coming in one by one. Embracing as one big family, I think Finn/Cory would be nothing but proud in every sense. They end in a group hug where no tears were shown, only smiles, only love. Holly and April share their small victory in the back of the auditorium before deciding to go get drunk and possibly rob a bank, oh you girls are just a riot!

Will enters the now empty choir room with the new group cleaning up what's left. They share a moment led by Marley saying Sue didn't win because they achieved so much in their short time. Graduation time and one by one the rest of the original cast graduate and you feel the final chapter ending on the original group. Seeing Becky graduate is even touching. Tina reveals that she got into Brown and that even Brittany graduates with a few string pulled by Santana. Brit and Santana finally get back together and Santana asks Brit to come to New York with her to which she of course says, yes.

Sue shares a drink with Will to her admission that she will miss Will and that she admires his power to touch the lives of others. She tells Will that she got him an interview with the school that houses vocal adrenaline. She reminds him that their is no rivalry because their's no Glee club, she leaves him and he reminisces on all the memories and all the lessons he bestirred on them and how much they've changed for the better. He leaves a dark choir room with the voice echoing "being a part of something makes you special", truer words were never spoken.

As the final shot of an empty chair fades to black we can finally take in a deep breath of we leave with the message of the final song this evening that even when things are at their bleakest we must never forget ourselves and until next week Gleeks remember, Don't Stop Believing.