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Friday, December 10, 2010

Extra Credit: A Very Glee-ful Christmas


Tuesday on Glee, they celebrated Christmas. They sang "Island of Misfit Toys" from Rudolf the Red-nosed Reindeer. I thought it was a great song for the group to sing because in the song, they are singing about being misfits, and that is how they feel at their school. I also loved "Baby, It's Cold Outside" sung by Kurt and Blaine.
There were also so many funny moments and quotes. Part of the plot line that made the episode was Brittany still believing in Santa Clause. Her best quotes were:

1. “Last year I left my stocking up and an entire of family of mice lived in it. Their Christmas gift to each other was rabies.”
2. to an "elf": "Can I be honest? I don’t understand the difference between an elf and slave.”
3. “I’m bringing a gift for the homeless kids. It’s a dollhouse. At least their dolls won’t be homeless.”
4. Brittany to Santa – “You’ve gotten really tan.” Santa - “Because at the North Pole there is a hole in the ozone.”

During the episode, Artie forced Quinn, Sam, Mercedes, Santana, Tina, Mike, and Lauren to go with him and Brittany to see Santa. While they were there, he also made them sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas:

Lauren: "I want Puckerman to love me because he’s a fox. Oh and some sweet potato fries."

Quinn: "Do you have anything for stretch marks?"
-behind it: she had a baby last season
Sam: "I want Chapstick. Lots of Chapstick."
-behind it: he's dating Quinn. and they make out a lot!
Mike: "I want Channing Tatum to stop being in stuff."
-behind it: not sure. who knows.
Santana: "Bling. I can't be anymore specific."
-behind it: again, who knows. it's santana.
And my favorite one of all:
Brittany: I want Artie to be able to walk.

In the end, the boys convince Coach Beiste to dress up as Santa and tell Brittany that Santa can't give her what she wants. Beiste sees how much she wants Artie to be able to walk though, so she buys Artie a device that he puts around his legs and on his arms to help him walk.

Another part that I loved was how they incorporated "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" into the story. Sue plays the Grinch and Becky is Max. They tear up everything in the choir room and take all of the presents. Then Brittany shows up as Cindy Loo Who. In the end The glee club sings "Welcome Christmas" from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas". It made me smile, because just like in "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", they sing even though the presents are gone.