Weekly Gleek: Never Can Say Goodbye

over their wedding arrangements, and Finn gets his knickers in a twist because he thinks the thing that Rachel is really compromising on is him, and not the crappy folding chairs; but Rachel, it must be said, has really matured in the relationship department, and calmly tells him he’s just projecting his own securities on to her. (Of course, when I say she’s matured, that’s still within the confines of thinking marriage at 18 is a good idea…)

Finn feels super-confident about his prospects of being accepted to The Actor’s Studio, one of the most selective drama programs in the country, despite his super-late application, and flashes back to his audition with none other than James Lipton himself (what was James Lipton doing on Ohio? I guess he must’ve been co-teaching that master class at Oberlin with Professor Whoopi). Yeah, keep dreaming Finn.

In another full-circle tying up loose ends moment, we see Schue confess to Finn that he was the one who planted the pot in his locker back in the pilot episode, so he could blackmail him into joining glee; but this only makes Finn think Schue is even more awesomer. Hugging and bromance ensue, whatever. Now I must go get my puke bucket prepared, because in the next scene, the underclassmen perform their goodbye number to the seniors…and dedicate it specifically to Finn.

Thanks a lot, writers, you just kind of ruined my favorite Beatles song. Seriously, I am so over Finn getting constant lavish praise just for being a basically good person. He hasn’t had it any rougher than anyone else in the group, and he’s had way more love and support than most. He had an entire team of friends and teachers pushing him to think about the future and start applying to colleges, but he still had his thumb up his ass for most of senior year; he was the first to quit and the last to return during the superbowl football debacle; he slushied Kurt, and he left Rachel high and dry after promising to be in the Glee yearbook photo with her in Season 1; and oh yeah, he outed Santana to the entire town and then acted like he deserved a medal for it. I’m not saying he’s a bad guy—but he ain’t my messiah just ‘cuz he’s the