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by Allison Waldman, posted Oct 8th 2009 1:10AM
(S01E06) It occurred to me while watching Glee that this episode might have been called "When Worlds Collide" because that's what happened. Terri's insinuation into Will's world, McKinley High, was catastrophic on many levels. Sue Sylvester proved again that she has more on her mind than Cheerios and dreams of hovercrafts. More after the jump.
Sue's journal entry was a brilliant way to get into her diabolical mind. If there was any doubt that she's wound tighter than a golf ball, this scene removed it. Sue's new scheme to destroy glee club is more focused and laser-like now -- she's going to destroy Will. Step one in her plan was using Terri as a weapon.
Even Sue could not have anticipated what Terri would do as a fill-in nurse at school. Maybe she thought Terri would simply throw Will off his game. Instead, and almost accidentally, Terri's helpful vitamin regimen for Finn -- decongestant pills -- soon becomes her remedy for every problem.
I thought it was great that Rachel equated the ephedrine in the pills to performance enhancers. Finn gets that analogy, and balks at the idea of using them any further once he connects them to steroids. He doesn't want to be an A-Rod. And even though when on the stuff the two team mash-ups were excellent, Rachel doesn't like the idea of winning that way and neither does Finn.
Meanwhile, Ken pops two of Terri's vitamin pills and takes her advice to pop the question to Emma. If there was any wrong note in the show, it was Emma accepting Ken's cubic zirconium engagement ring. Yes, she set the terms which were no different than their dating status -- and that's so restrictive that they don't even touch -- but what's the point of a marriage to Ken at all? How does that keep her from being lonely and alone? Perhaps Emma accepted simply to give Will something to think about...
After a great scene where Rachel reached out to her, Quinn played right into Terri's hand about the baby. The fact that she wants to keep it secret from Will was perfect for Terri naturally. But Terri even managed to stave off Quinn's attempt to extort money from her for maternity clothes and medical bills. Of course, Terri doesn't have the money anyway, but still, she's crafty even without scissors and scrapbooking supplies.
I would have liked more music in this plot-heavy installment, but both mash-ups -- "It's My Life/My Confession" by the guys and "Halo/Walking on Sunshine" by the girls -- were very good.
The kicker at the end was that Terri's actions impacted Will's job. Will's reaction to the damage Terri's wrought was scathing: "Every time I light a fire in my life, you find a way to make sure it burns the forest down."
Sure enough, he loses control of glee, and the new co-director is... (wait for it) Sue.
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