A Wedding (Glee)
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"A Wedding" is the eighth episode of the sixth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 116th overall. The episode was written by Ross Maxwell, directed by executive producers Bradley Buecker and Ian Brennan, and first aired on February 20, 2015 on Fox in the United States.
The episode features the planning for and wedding day of Brittany Pierce and Santana Lopez, which unexpectedly turns into a double wedding, with Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel also marrying each other in a joint ceremony with Brittany and Santana. The episode features special guest stars Gloria Estefan as Santana's mother Maribel Lopez, Ken Jeong and Jennifer Coolidge as Brittany's parents Pierce and Whitney Pierce, and Gina Gershon as Blaine's mother Pam Anderson.
Plot
Whitney Pierce (Jennifer Coolidge) brings Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera), and Santana's mother Maribel Lopez (Gloria Estefan) to a barn in Indiana where she wants Brittany and Santana to be married in, as it was the birthplace of Brittany and because gay marriage is legal in Indiana but not in Ohio. Decorations begin with the help of Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) and Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) but Brittany has wedding jitters as their officiant has cancelled, so Kurt realizes that Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley) can officiate. Santana asks Rachel Berry (Lea Michele), Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley), and Tina to help pick dresses for herself and Brittany, but Santana breaks tradition by seeing Brittany in her wedding dress which sends Brittany into a superstitious frenzy. While planning a seating chart, Rachel is hesitant about being with Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) as she is unsure if Burt and his wife Carole Hudson (Romy Rosemont) will object, but Mercedes assures her that it will be accepted. Santana flatly refuses to allow Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) to be at the wedding. Kurt tells his friend Walter (Harry Hamlin) that he is going to the wedding with Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), and Walter gently breaks off their relationship while encouraging Kurt to pursue his true love. Kurt runs to Blaine's home where they confess their mutual love for one another and kiss. Tina tells Artie, Blaine, and Noah "Puck" Puckerman (Mark Salling) her intentions to propose to Mike Chang (Harry Shum, Jr.) even though they have just reunited as friends and are mostly communicating via text messages. She asks for their blessing as Artie hesitates but gives his blessing. Sue tells Santana that she really wants to attend her wedding but Santana again curtly rejects her.
At the wedding venue, Kurt and Blaine meet with Burt and Carole, as Burt tells Kurt and Blaine that he had no regrets about going into a second marriage with Carole. Brittany is still in a superstitious frenzy which is only increased when Santana comes in with Brittany in her wedding dress. Santana calms Brittany down and helps her to overcome her superstitions. Sue arrives uninvited, but she has brought along Santana's grandmother, Alma Lopez (Ivonne Coll). Sue convinced Alma to realize that although she may not accept females marrying each other, that family is the most important, and she asks to attend the wedding. With this, Santana forgives Sue and allows her to stay. Sue then pulls Blaine and Kurt to a back area, where it is revealed that there are two wedding tuxedos waiting for them. Brittany explains that Blaine and Kurt's relationship inspired her, and that she, along with Sue and Santana, would like for them to be married in the same ceremony. After some debate and hesitation, Blaine and Kurt agree to have a double wedding with Brittany and Santana. Blaine, Kurt, Brittany, and Santana have a shared exchange of vows, and both couples are married, as Brittany's father Pierce Pierce (Ken Jeong) gives an awkward toast. After some dancing, Tina asks Mike to marry her, but Mike gently turns her down, as he does love her but not in that way. Back at McKinley High, Tina and Artie have lunch together and mutually agree to marry each other if neither one is married by age 30. Sue gives a gift of honeymoon vacations to the two newlywed couples.
Production
Returning recurring characters that appear in the episode include Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce, Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez, Mark Salling as Noah "Puck" Puckerman, Harry Shum, Jr. as Mike Chang, Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde, Jenna Ushkowitz as Tina Cohen-Chang, Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel, Romy Rosemont as Carole Hudson, Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta, Samantha Marie Ware as Jane Hayward, Noah Guthrie as Roderick, Marshall Williams as Spencer Porter, Billy Lewis Jr. as Mason McCarthy, and Laura Dreyfuss as Madison McCarthy. Guest appearances are made by Gloria Estefan as Maribel Lopez, Ken Jeong as Pierce Pierce, Jennifer Coolidge as Whitney Pierce, Gina Gershon as Pam Anderson (Blaine's mother), and Harry Hamlin as Walter.
The episode features four musical cover versions and one featured song. "It's Beautiful" by SOFIA was featured as background music during a scene where Brittany and Santana try on wedding dresses. "At Last" by Etta James was sung by Riley and McHale. "Hey Ya!" by OutKast is sung by McHale with Ware, Dreyfuss, and multiple wedding guests. "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters is sung by Estefan, Coolidge, Rosemont, and Gershon with Lengies, Riley, Rivera, and Morris. "Our Day Will Come" by Ruby & the Romantics is sung by Rivera, Morris, Criss, and Colfer. Accompanying the music from this episode, the EP Glee: The Music, A Wedding was released on February 20, 2015.
Reception
Critical response
Christopher Rogers from Hollywood Life loved that the episode "was more like a series reunion, as familiar faces returned for what turned out to be a surprise double wedding!"[1] A.V. Club's Brandon Nowalk stated the plot "is a bunch of inevitabilities; play along with your checklist until we get to something new. The script is a bunch of very bad attempts at breeze."[2] Miranda Wicker from TV Fanatic stated in her review that the episode would be known as "the best episode of the series' final season."[3]
References
- ^ Rogers, Christopher (February 20, 2015). "'Glee' Recap: Familiar Faces Return For Surprise Double Wedding". Hollywood Life.
- ^ Nowalk, Brandon (February 21, 2015). "Review: Glee: "A Wedding"". A. V. Club.
- ^ Wicker, Miranda (February 20, 2015). "Glee Season 6 Episode 8 Review: A Work In Progress". TV Fanatic.
