GLEE PROJECT RUNDOWN: The 'Tenacious' Top 7

This week on THE GLEE PROJECT, the cast's homework assignment is to prove their tenacity through a performance of La Roux's "Bulletproof."

Lindsay, as per her usual, is convinced that she has it in the bag - but this week's guest judge, Max Adler (Dave Karofsky on GLEE) stops them in the muddle of the performance and asks for more energy. The second time, the group gives a more "in your face" performance - literally among some of the contestants.

For the second week in the row, Marissa is chosen as the winner, earning one-on-one time with Max and a solo in this week's music video: a mashup of David Bowie/Queen's "Under Pressure" and Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby." As an added surprise, Max tells them that they'll be hit with some of GLEE's slushies. Lindsay thinks it's exciting, but Alex emphatically disagrees.

During the video shoot, each member of the cast get slushied not once, not twice, but the entirety of the time that they're performing. Some handle it better than others, with Alex and Cameron struggling especially.

Alex, Cameron and Marissa comprise the bottom three, but Hannah gets let off with a warning that she was close to the bottom three.

Alex is assigned "And I'm Telling You (I'm Not Going)" from DREAMGIRLS. He chooses to perform in drag, no doubt due to series creator Ryan Murphy's praise of his bravery in performing in drag for last week's duet music video. He channels Effie with more zeal than he seemed to give in the rest of the assignments, and the judges tell him as much, adding that if he'd give that effort for everything, he'd be unstoppable.

Jill Scott's "Hate On Me" is Marissa's song, and although she gives plenty of attitude, her vocals border on the screechy rather than the powerful. Ryan doesn't give any particular feedback for her performance but does tell her that "come hell or high water, you'll keep performing" and says that outlook is at the heart of GLEE.

Cameron, on the other hand, gets to perform one of his own original songs. With his acoustic guitar, he seems more comfortable in that role than in anything else he's had to do for the show. Ryan approves heartily of the performance - however, he also makes it clear that he's concerned about the level of acting that Cameron's able to bring to the table.

In the rec room after the performances it's a disheartened Cameron who tells the others that he thinks it's his week to go home. Up for elimination against Alex and Marissa, he feels like he doesn't stand a chance.

He will get another chance, however, because it's Marissa who gets sent home this week. As Ryan puts it: he's looking for someone new to write for, and it seems Marissa just isn't it.

From Ryan Murphy, the creator and Emmy® award-winning executive producer of "Glee," and executive producer of "Glee" Dante di Loreto, "The Glee Project" is a 10-episode competition series seeking to find the next star of "Glee" and will award one winner with the ultimate prize of a seven-episode role in season three of the hit FOX show. The series began with 12 extraordinarily talented individuals that were picked from thousands of entries, and an exhaustive nationwide and online talent search.

The series uncovers a unique group of artists from both professional and amateur backgrounds, proving every underdog has a fighting chance at stardom. Each week one contender is sent home through intensive rounds of singing, dancing and acting based on assignments. During the final ‘Last Chance Round,' the bottom three must perform for Ryan Murphy, casting director Robert Ulrich, and choreographer Zach Woodlee as they carefully assess which of them has what it takes to be one of the next new faces of the award-winning show.

 

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