Glee Review: "A Night of Neglect"

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I was feeling a little neglected having waited for what felt like an eternity for this new episode, but "A Night of Neglect" turned into an evening of ecstasy.

We were introduced to the Brainiacs and their clever ode to Nerdom handshake. With the cost of their trip to Detroit added to the Glee Club's fundraising goal, Will postured like the Nino Brown of salt water taffy. Not since Nipsey Russell tried to sell the last of the peanut brittle to buy new uniforms for the Central High Wildcats had I seen a more pathetic idea.

Luckily the notion of a benefit concert was born and with it an amazing display of the many talented members of New Directions. 

Gwyneth Paltrow on Glee Pic

Before the singing started though, we learned Brittany had a quirky knack for obscure trivia. She ripped through those Cat Diseases like Rosie Perez named foods that start with the letter "Q" in White Men Can't Jump.  

The League of Doom was a failure, but Sandy got my spirit award for his colorful costume complete with a custom made, Pink Dagger hat.

Holly finished a close second for her portrayal of Madam Man Hands, Wallis Simpson. Almost had to declare her the winner after she referenced the scandalous death of Catherine the Great.

Sergeant Handsome deserved a bump in rank after his bevy of amazing one liners. There were too many to list here, but I made sure they were noted in my group of memorable Glee quotes from this week. 

While Dustin failed to woo Holly, Will's chances with Emma got a little brighter as he learned she no longer had a full house after Carl (John Stamos) cried uncle and had their marriage annulled. 

Sunshine returned and despite showing off her freakishly amazing voice yet again, I sort of wished she had waited until she was actually, all by herself, to sing that song. Mad respect for Shawty though, for having over 600 twitter followers. Preach! Last time I checked, I think I had seven followers on my account. Five if you don't count my mom and dad.

Sunshine's eventual no show did nothing but leave more stage time for the host of amazing performances by the regular cast. Tina absolutely killed it as she performed Lykke Li's, "I Follow Rivers." Despite getting cut short by the Heckling Club, I think she delivered my favorite performance of the night.  

Mike Chang was sexy plexi as he danced to Jack Johnson and executed a routine that would have landed him right on Mary Murphy's, Hot Tamale Train. 

I didn't much care for Mercedes' diva antics, but I did appreciate Lauren's suggestion to ask for a bucket full of green M&M's. It was a nice nod to one of the most classic and notorious musician rider requests which has been chronicled back to Aerosmith's earliest days.

Mercedes more than made up for her behavior with her performance of Aretha's "Ain't No Way." The scene with her and Rachel in the car was one of the more poignant ones of the season as she expressed her frustrations over her club mate's stardom. 

Santana's claws were never sharper than they were tonight as she threatened Karofsky. He'll probably now join the masses of other cowards who hide behind screen names and Internet handles while spewing their hate filled slander. 

Glee has always done an amazing job of addressing their critics while tackling relevant issues at the same time. Tonight's episode did well to address the continued problem of bullying while also shining the spot light on some characters who have not gotten their fair share of the fame.  I applauded the writers for not neglecting some of the more supportive roles and allowing them to have a moment to shine on their own.

There is still so much to unfold this season I can hardly wait. Until next time turn those jeers into cheers and and if you don't have anything nice to say, don't anonymously use you computer to air it. See you next time after...Glee!

A Night of Neglect Review

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Glee Season 2 Episode 17 Quotes

Brittany was the only person we could find on short notice. We bribed her with Dots.

Artie

Classroom to classroom, door to door, we pushed this stuff like crack and so will we.

Will