Last week, Rachel kept quiet - shocking, I know - and the new members of New Directions moved to the forefront and rose their voices. Seems there was a blooming romance in Mason's eyes with Jane, but with his constantly present and bossy sister Madison in the way things weren't exactly easy. After turning to the other male members of New Directions for some sort of advice, Mason gave his sis an earful and ended up causing a little rift in the Twinning duo. Of course, the two couldn't really stay mad at one another after Mason delivered a killer performance - at a bar mitzvah, but more on that later. Afterward, Madison and Mason had a heart to heart and it our favorite Twinsies are back on twinning terms.
Meanwhile, Spencer pushed Roderick to get physically fit during the Presidential Physical Fitness Test. The two butted heads, before Spencer began to fall for Roderick's ukulele playing friend, Alistar. Spencer played on player, but to avail as Alistar wasn't exactly interested. Turning to Roderick, the two continued to go at it as Spencer tried to push Roderick to climb the rope and help him further things with Alistar. When the male diva throwing the bar mitzvah - just wait till you hear all about him in a minute - gets stuck in his entrance pod, it's Roderick to the rescue! After successfully saving the divo, Roderick and Spencer talk and hug it out before crushing "Uptown Funk" with Jane. When a male divo named Myron, the nephew of the school superintendent, pushes for the New Directions to perform at his bar mitzvah, Sue is happy to oblige to keep herself in his father's good graces. Rachel and Will get on board, but Sue drags Sam and Coach Bieste in on it as they're forced to play background dancers to the darling diva. Of course, Sue and Will can't possibly work together without problems, and the two butt heads majorly. After the New Directions kill it, Myron forces himself into McKinley High and as a new part of the New Directions. Speaking of new members, Spencer and Alistar share a moment and Spencer uses his kissing skills to get Alistar on board. Things are looking up, but not if Sue Slyvester has any say in it as she returns to her Hurt Locker, more determined than ever to destroy Will and the GLEE club. This week, Sue begins to work on her mission, and lord knows - it'll be a fun ride.
9:00pm: I have been obsessed with "I'd Rather Be" by Clean Bandit for awhile and so hearing the GLEE club singing it led by Jane is a plus in my book!
9:01pm: Can we get an AMEN for this wonderful cover of this song? I am sorry for my obsession with this song. #imnotsorry
9:03pm: Kurt is comforting Blaine over something - they're married! Sorry. I just like saying that. #klaineismarried
9:04pm: Dalton Academy cannot be gone! How dare you take away that beautiful HAVEN of wonderful boys in dapper blazers! HOW DARE.
9:05pm: The Warblering Directions? Now that is a super group I can get behind. All hail the Warbler kings. Of course. Jane is none too happy to see the Warblers after they denied letting her into the Warblers, but everyone else is on board.
9:08pm: Sue laying on the shade with her comment about the Warblers and heaven bless the Warbler who was not having it. #ohnoshedidnot
9:10pm: Sue is on a mission to removed the Warblers and Will is not backing down from Susie Q - God bless that nickname. Becky Jackson wants Warbler equality and so do I!
9:12pm: Becky Jackson has worked her butt off to you, Sue! How dare you turn on her now. The Sue and Becky partnership is no more - who will play the chimes on her announcements?
9:15pm: Rachel is back at NYADA to beg for her place in the hallowed halls again - will Carmen be on board? Sue is ambushed by Will being at her meeting with superintendent, and it's not looking good for Sue. The hurt locker has been found and Sue is in DEEP.
9:18pm: The superintendent just fired Sue - oh no, here we go. It's time for World War Sue. When Geraldo is doing a special about you, you know you've made it. You go, Sue!
9:20pm: Geraldo is ripping Sue a new one and exposing her lies and Carnie Wilson was and is the tambourine player for Wilson Phillips, not Sue Slyvester. Michael Bolton is not having any of Sue's lies, neither is Rod Remington.
9:25pm: The former GLEE club members tell all about how Sue has made them miserable - including Joe Hart. Yeah, I barely remember him either, but apparently Sue cut off his dreads. Despite thinking Will sold her out, Sue is stunned to find it was Becky.
9:27pm: All three of her most successful Cheerios want not a thing to do with them, but Coach Bieste is the one who is standing by Sue in this moment of crisis. Even her own mother (played by legendary Carol Burnett), will no stand by her side and that is the laat straw as Sue snaps and hits Geraldo before leaving.
9:30pm: Will goes to bat for Sue, as Sue's mother comes for a chat with her daughter, which leads to a mother daughter version of "The Trolley Song". There is truly something magical about Carol Burnett and Jane Lynch singing this song and playing mother and daughter.
9:35pm: Despite being tossed out of Carmen's office, Rachel is determined to get back to NYADA despite the doubts of Blaine, Sam, and Mercedes. Just when life gets Rachel down, Rachel books the musical Mercedes helped her audition for and is set to start in a few weeks.
9:47pm: Will is attempting to teach choreography, but the tensions between the Warblers and New Directions boil over. The head Warbler expresses what their blazers mean to them, before Coach Bieste announces that Sue is now coaching Vocal Adrenaline.
9:52pm: Sue puts Vocal Adrenaline to the test and is determined to get them to be able to kick New Directions and the Warblers into the butt, and they welcom her with open arms. Sam brings NYADA back up as Rachel is trying to work with the current state of GLEE club, but Rachel seems set on taking the role on Broadway... until Carmen offers her a chance to go back to NYADA. Sam is upset when Rachel isn't into the idea of going back to NYADA, leading to the two fighting.
9:54pm: Sam turns to Will about Rachel, but the two are interrupted by Sue playing the organ, who declares her mission to destroy him and the GLEE club. "The Final Countdown" is on as Sue and Will go head go head in an 80's glam battle -- in their minds. Rachel, Kurt, and the GLEE club watch in horror as this occurs, and it's truly everything.
9:57pm: The stakes rise on New Directions succeeding when it comes to light that if they don't win, not only will GLEE club be shut down, but all arts programs. Despite Rachel paying the bill, it's not enough and the deck is once again stacked against the GLEE club, but Will isn't afraid of the challenge - and a new fight is dawning. The costume problem between the GLEE clubs is settled as Blaine presents red and white blazers to the group as they sing "Rise" - written by Darren Criss.
A new GLEE dynasty is rising from the ashes as we draw closer to Sectionals, and the final countdown is on. Until next week, Gleeks!
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