Weekly Gleek: Flamey Gay Fire

help her fellow Glee club underdogs better understand that their contributions are important, too; because “it takes a lot of crystals to make something shine.”

I have to admit that I was wicked disappointed that Quinn & Rachel didn’t get to play Brittany & Santana; but there were still some pretty delicious moments in this wonky vignette:

^{Hello, Jane Lynch, you have seriously never looked hotter. Please consider wearing this outfit again when I come see your Smith College Commencement Address this Sunday!}

^{You’re really not pulling this one off, boys…but, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t enjoying how hard you’re trying to step outside your comfort zone. A for effort, dudes.}

^{I would probably love Lea Michele in any costume, but dang, this sullen goth look is surprisingly sexy on her, ain’t it? I could live with seeing that sneer more often.}

OK, Freaky Friday over. After some stressful and unhelpful rehearsal time with their metalworking props on “What a Feeling,” which Sam and Joe point out may be illegal without proper permits and possible union membership, Brittana & Mercedes confront Beiste in the teacher’s lounge, angry that she lied to them about leaving her no-good wife-beatin’ hubby 2 eps back. We didn’t get to talk about that because I was on vacation, but five stars for both numbers on the domestic violence theme, ladies! Cell Block Tango was redonkulously hot, and Shake It Out was right up there with the best vocal performances of the year. I might even go so far as to say their version is better than the original version by Florence + the Machine.

Real quick, a bunch of plot-advancing action here: Tina convinces Rachel to stalk Professor Whoopi at the Oberlin Master Class she just happens to be teaching right now, Puck mans up and puts on a dress and a wig for Glee (thanks but no thanks, Puckzilla), and Rick the Stick calls him a Lima Loser, which makes Puck go a little apeshit. This leads to Beiste intervening when Puck pulls a knife on the mullet dude (which is still a serious offense, even when the knife turns out to