Glee: ‘Rumours’ has it. It being Fleetwood Mac.

 It’s a great night for Glee fans who love Fleetwood Mac and a not-so-great night if you’re a Glee fan who hates Fleetwood Mac. (I can’t possibly speak for non-Glee fans who either love or hate Fleetwood Mac, since I tend not to associate with non-Glee fans.)

Me? I’m somewhere in between. Little Lies is definitely in my Top 25 songs of all time, maybe even in the Top 10. I was aggressively disinterested in the tracks off of “Rumours” when I was younger and I still start to dry-heave at the sound of “Don’t Stop.” While the group tore through Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album, I warmed to most.

While the songs fit nicely into several emotional arcs, one in particular seemed a little sudden and a little too “very special episode” for me. One of the best parts of the episode centered around Brittany and Santana, but I think all the principals — Artie, Finn, Rachel, and Quinn too — did a great job portraying the tension and distrust pervading the team.

Still, why aren’t we more worried about Nationals? Do we even have a set list yet? Guys, I think we need to be more concerned about who’s going to make the costumes, sing the solos and choreograph this nonsense. Pretty sure Vocal Adrenaline doesn’t make it all up the week of, right?

Fine, let’s take a minute to learn a valuable lesson about rumors first if we absolutely have to, but I swear to Kabbalah Monster we better get serious about this noise next week, capice?

In a nutshell: Spotted: Brittany S. Pierce filming her Vlog Fondue For Two with Mercedes, Tina, and her cat, Lord Tubbington. She’s not the one and only source into the scandalous lives of McKinley’s elite. Sue’s quest to crush Shue and the kids involves a full-blown media blitz. And everyone knows the media doesn’t need pesky things like facts to grab people’s attention. She resurrects the school’s newspaper (which was previously shutdown “due to lack of interest”) and start fanning the gossip flames to destroy the glee club. The first involves Santana “playing for the other team,” which Brittany intended to imply she’s with New Directions now, but not the Cheerios. Of course, it sends Santana into a fit and she confronts Brittany in front of Artie. With his suspicion arisen, he asks Brit directly about her relationship with Santana. She’s totally naive to the whole thing and he tries to convince her that Santana is taking advantage of her, he gets frustrated and calls her stupid. Brittany storms off and their relationship is over. She tries to convince Santana to come out and be her date to prom, but Santana keeps getting cold feet. Instead, Santana dives deeper into the closet and tells a reporter for the school paper that she’s ready to be crowned prom royalty alongside Karofsky. They’re not the only targets of the rumor mill. A blind item also insinuates that Quinn is hooking up with Sam behind Finn’s back. When Finn and Rachel stake out a local motel, they catch Kurt coming out of Sam’s room. Could the two boys be swapping more than harmonies? (Oof. Sorry.) The New Directions are all atwitter until another stakeout reveals Quinn leaving Sam’s room next. Things take a turn for the ham-fisted when Sam reveals he’s not sleeping with either Quinn or Kurt. They’re helping him out because he doesn’t know how to read! his family lost their house and now they’re living in a motel room! It’s a bit RIPPED FROM THE HEADLINES with all the we lost our job and house and how’s that hopey-changey thing working out for ya and it just all felt a little too desperate to be topical. I don’t know. Kurt and Quinn had just been helping Sam out and now the rest of the glee club felt like jerks for assuming he was just a bisexual manwhore, which, on this show, isn’t really a huge leap, right? Anyway, they buy him back his guitar from the pawn shop (seriously? He’s got his six-string in hock? Nothing about that is cliche) and then they sing a song with his siblings on the stage and I guess everyone’s happy now. Sure. It’s not just the kids on Sue’s radar, obviously. Terri recruits April Rhodes to return and get Will to help her with staging her autobiographical musical. With the seed planted, Sue starts to run a series of stories about Will leaving McKinley to join April on the road(s). He’s briefly torn between following his dreams and leading the kids to Nationals. As the the team finishes their big, happy closing performance with Trouty Mouth and his non-fishy lipped siblings, Will glances over at April and maybe, just maybe has a second thought. WHATEVER WILL HE DECIDE TO DO? Oh wait, he will definitely decide to take the kids to Nationals, duh. Tension: WE HAZ NONE.

Best Pop-Culture Reference: “Stakeout. It’s so exiting. It’s like an episode of Hart To Hart.”

Best Sue Sylvester Line: “Think about that next time you prop your butt-chin up on one of those little face toilets.” (Runner-up: “I’m sure you don’t dispute that legendary Bratwurst-gobbler April Rhodes is in town and you’re helping her get back to Broadway.”)

Reezen 2 Luv Brittany: “Question one: Do you think The Aristocats is an accurate portrayal of the feline relationship?” (Runner-up: “Just because we’re doing this interview doesn’t mean I’m still not mad at you, because I know you started smoking again.”

April Rhodes Is My Spirit Animal: “”I sold mine for drugs. Kidding! Nope, actually did that.” (Runner-up: “You know what I call an afternoon when I’m getting drunk? An afternoon.”)

Kurt Keeps It Fabulous: “Oh, how I’ve missed your insanity.”

Someone Check Santana’s Weave for Razor Blades: “He’s just furniture.” (Runner-up: “Ever since that muckraker thing, people have already started treating me differently. I got asked to join the golf team.”)

Naughtiest Line You May Have Missed: “Santana told me never to speak alone with you because you would try to steal all of my gold.” (Runner-up: ” I want to talk about the rumor about Asian men – not true.”)

Best Musical Number: Oof, is there a worse song than “Don’t Stop?” It’s like the soundtrack to a commercial for an electronics store’s Super Bowl sale. Anyway, I enjoyed all the smaller numbers tonight because I felt like the kids really sold the performances and infused some nice emotional context. I am particularly fond of Rachel’s “Go Your Own Way.” It had great energy and I’m just a sucker for a Lea Michele solo.

The Gold Star: Brittany. She and Santana have really anchored the second half of this season and I could not be more impressed with both Heather Morris and Naya Rivera. Their relationship defies a lot of conventions, not just because of their genders, but due in large part to the writers setting them on an uncommon trajectory that seems to have its roots way back in the first season. It feels like their relationship is developing organically and not like a sudden lesbian twist. Morris has proven her comedy chops, but she’s showcasing her more dramatic side now as well. I for one can’t wait to see more.

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