Guilty Pleasures (Glee)
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"Guilty Pleasures" is the seventeenth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 83rd episode overall. Written by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner and directed by Eric Stoltz, it aired on Fox in the United States on March 21, 2013.
Plot
Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) take over the glee club while Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) is sick, and have New Directions perform their musical guilty pleasures in order to strengthen the bond between its members. Blaine and Sam perform "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" as a demonstration, and Sam later performs "Copacabana", followed by Blaine, who performs "Against All Odds". Sam notices that Blaine directs the song at him, and Blaine admits he had a crush on him. Sam respects Blaine's feelings and they reaffirm their friendship.
Marley Rose (Melissa Benoist), Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz) and Wade "Unique" Adams (Alex Newell) perform "Wannabe", and Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) notes how Kitty became closer to New Directions. The girls later confront Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) over performing a Chris Brown song, and although he claims that they should differentiate an artist's personal life from their work, he agrees to change the song and performs "My Prerogative".
In New York, Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera) returns to the loft, and Brody Weston (Dean Geyer) moves out after his fight with Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith). Santana reveals to Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) that Brody was a gigolo, and Rachel later confronts Brody at NYADA, where they decide that their relationship has definitely come to an end. Santana and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) later comfort Rachel, and they sing "Mamma Mia" together, simultaneously with New Directions, who perform it to celebrate the success of the assignment.
Production
The episode was written by Glee executive producers Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner and directed by Eric Stoltz.[2] Shooting continued as late as February 25, 2013.[3]
Recurring characters in this episode include glee club members Wade "Unique" Adams (Alex Newell), Marley Rose (Melissa Benoist), Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist), Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin) and Ryder Lynn (Blake Jenner), and NYADA junior Brody Weston (Dean Geyer).[2]
Seven songs from the episode are being released as singles: Barry Manilow's "Copacabana" performed by Overstreet, Radiohead's "Creep" performed by Michele and Geyer, Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" performed by Artist, Phil Collins's "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" sung by Criss, Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" performed by Criss and Overstreet, Spice Girls' "Wannabe" performed by Newell, Benoist, Tobin, Ushkowitz and Morris, and ABBA's "Mamma Mia" performed by Michele, Rivera, Colfer and New Directions.[4][5]
Reception
Critical reception
Lesley Goldberg of The Hollywood Reporter gave the episode a positive review, complimenting the Radiohead cover, calling it "solid," and also saying the episode "set the stage for the final five episodes of the season."[6] Tierney Bricker of E! Online called the breakup of Rachel and Brody one of Thursday's "Best TV Moments."[7]
References
- ^ "Shows A-Z - glee on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ a b "Glee – 04 – Guilty Pleasures". FoxFast. Fox Broadcasting Company. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ Stoltz, Eric (February 27, 2013). "Twitter / @ericstoltz: Well lit rehearsal with @msleamichele, thanks to the fine talent of @JOAQUINSEDILLO". Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ "Glee Cast – MP3 downloads". amazon.com. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 21, 2013). "Glee Recap: The Guilty Pleasure Principle". TVLine. PMC. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/glee-recap-guilty-pleasures-creeps-430342
- ^ http://ca.eonline.com/news/400286/best-tv-moments-glee-s-breakup-the-vampire-diaries-surprise-hookup-and-more
