Paging John Stamos! I want a morally questionable dentist to deal a hefty dose of pop star-conjuring narcotics to my system so that I can learn the form of "Glee" re-enact Britney Spears` music videos and see the experience truly euphoric. Otherwise, I`ll take to acknowledge that I simply didn`t know an episode that I have been looking ahead to since last April, when the Madonna episode of "Glee" rocked my man and Spears` manager pitched a similar, Britney-themed tribute via Twitter.
Unfortunately, after six months of hype, expectations for Britney/Brittany were high. Catchy Britney Spears songs and catchy one-liners from Brittany, the show`s hilarious, daffy blonde cheerleader sounded like a killer combo. Spears herself had filmed a cameo and the previews were totally hot. I was set to absolutely LOVE this episode and yet_ at the end of an entertaining hour, I found myself a little disappointed and underwhelmed. But hey, it's Britney (B*tch)! She`s entertaining despite her mediocrity. She`s more twinkling than substance. She's catchy hooks and fun costumes.Whether it`s Britney or Brittany, it`s more fun to simply require all that at face value and love it for what it is. So, let`s put the preposterous "game" of this week`s episode aside, take a small of that fantasy-inducing anesthesia, and review the hits.
I`m A Slave For You - Brittany S.Pierce took on Britney Spears full blow with a re-creation of signature looks and dance moves for this All Brit showcase. Wearing the diamond bodysuit from the "Toxic" music video, the red pleather "Oops_I Did It Again" costume, and the "Slave for You" bikiniwith a particularly mobile yellow python, Heather Morris showed off the sick dance moves that got her onto the "Glee" set in the 1st place.PS: "So You Suppose You Can Dance" Fans - did you see All-Star Mark in the background??)
Me Against The Music - Brittany and Santana channeled Brittany and Mary in a fashionable and fun shot for shot re-creation of their post-MTV kiss "Me Against the Music" music video collaboration.The only difference from the master video came at the end when real Britney showed up instead of Santana to tell Brittany the whole cat and mouse thing they were doing was just a fantasy. Whatever. An episode that features Brittany had to feature Santana as well, and this was a good duet for two of the most awesome characters on the show. Even in this uneven episode, their one-liners and priceless reaction shots were high points.
Baby_ One More Time - In this execution of Spears` breakout hit, Rachel channels her inner Britney and Lea Michele shows how near she has gotten over the summer. Like the others, this music video homage turns out to be a hallucination, courtesy of John Stamos` character Carl, the dentist. Unlike the others, Rachel briefly adopts Spears` schoolgirl costume from the picture as her everyday wardrobe.
Stronger - Artie leads the boys in a performance on the football field that is the most plot-driven musical act in the show. Still region of the Dentist Chair ride to Fantasyland motif, this dream sequence jives with Artie`s previously expressed desire to play football. The real Britney gets another cameo at the top of this call and seems to be taking Artie`s side over Mike "Other Asian" Chang in the Tina Cohen-Chang love triangle.
Toxic - New Directions performs this 2004 hit on-stage in face of the total school with Mr Schue putting his Britney Spears hating on control and winning the lead. Mike Chang gets some spotlight time here and wins points for looking awesome and kill every single dance move. Thebest Spears cover andperformance of the night, which would have been still better if we didn't have to endure quite so many cutaways to Lauren from AV club and Jacob Ben Israel screaming like they`re about to culminate in the centre of the gymnasium.
Rachel capped off the night withthe Paramore song, "The OnlyException" whichfelt out of space and weird at the end of an all-Britney night. As for making sense of what really happened on this episode, it seems like the sole major takeaways are that Finn and Artie are on the football team, Rachel and Finn are making it work, Emma and Dentist Carl are together and Testament and Emma are not. Also, Terri Schuester`s hair is longer and blonder but she`s still awful, and Britney Spears couldn`t quite match up to Mary on "Glee" either.
What did everyone else think? Was Britney week everything you hoped it would be? Was Mr Schue (as divine by comments made by the player who plays him) right to refuse a Britney-themed week ? How do you like John Stamos so far? When Rachel started her words at the end of the show, did you suppose she was passing to sing "Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman?" Let us know!
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