OVERALL 5.5/10
PLOT SUMMARY
Brittany is offered early admission into MIT where she is called the "most brilliant scientific mind since Albert Einstein". That means she has to leave after Regionals. To avoid feeling sad, she turns all bitchy and cruel to everyone around her.
Ryder had a meltdown and threatened to quit Glee club and not perform in Regionals if Katie did not reveal him/herself. Marley revealed herself to be Katie, covering for Unique. However, when Unique witnessed Ryder demanding Marley to tell him the reason for catfishing him, Unique relented and told him the truth. Ryder was so pissed at Unique that he ended their friendship and quit Glee club after Regionals.
Oh and Blaine is determined to propose to Kurt and bought a ring, New Direction won Regionals, Will and Emma got married without any preparations and Rachel had a final callback for Funny Girl.
THE GOOD
Brittany pissing Coach Roz off and starting a fire in her office is an unforgettable moment. Finally, someone stands up to the ever annoying and bitchy Coach Roz.
Finally they revealed who 'Katie' really is. Honestly, I wasn't that into the plot. I feel it's too hyped up and it started too sudden. The plot lacks an introduction. It's great that the whole thing is wrapped up before it starts to get even more boring. However, I find Unique's reason for catfishing him heartwarming and understandable.
Brittany's depiction of the New Direction was comical, despite her emotional goodbye. This is one of the moments that bring out the best in Brittany and Glee.
THE BAD
Okay. Brittany is smart. We get it. But to say she's the Albert Einstein of our time from the bunch of numbers she wrote is pushing it. It feels overly exaggerated that it's no longer funny, nor realistic.
Blaine really wants to marry Kurt. Ohkay...Do the writers think that "marriage" will spice up the show everytime? The idea of teenage marriage being implemented all the time is really boring and repetitive. Rachel/Finn, Sam/Brittany and now Kurt/Blaine. Really?
PERFORMANCE OF THE HOUR
"To Love You More" by Rachel
Lea did amazingly well in singing such a soulful and powerful song. Her powerful voice was put to the test and passed with exceedingly wonderful result. The last few seconds of the performance was breathtaking and got me wondering when she's going to stop singing so I can finally close your mouth.
PERSON OF THE HOUR
Heather Morris as Brittany Pierce
It wouldn't be fair if she didn't get a special mention. The season finale was after all a rather Brittany-centric episode. Heather did a fantastic job at portraying Brittany, a girl that's finally appreciated and a girl that's sad to leave her home. Her performance when she said goodbye to New Direction was what made her stood out from the rest. It was an amazing performance by Heather that really pulls out the sadness I buried deep in my heart.
But, Heather wasn't the only one that that stood out.
Vanessa Langies as Sugar Motta
Maybe it's her stone cold expression, but I find Vanessa oddly impressive this episode. She had only so much screen time yet she was able to make quite the impact on me. Especially during the performance of "I Love It" where she showed an 'I don't give a f***" face that fits the lyrics of the song. Also during the surprise wedding when Sugar tried to contain her excitement as she spread the flower petals. Vanessa did an amazing job for both instances that really made her stood out despite her few scenes and I really hope the writers explore Sugar more. She is such an interesting character.
WELL...
This doesn't feel like a season finale. There's way too many questions left unanswered and it doesn't even end on a high note. What about the result of Rachel's audition? I would very much rather they make the result known this episode than see her final callback. We all know New Directions would win and from the promo, the surprise wedding of Will and Emma. It's ridiculous to end the season with that.
This episode was rather dry.
While Unique's confession as Katie did bring some sort of excitement, it didn't bring out much emotion. Like I said previously, the whole saga was too sudden and the conclusion felt rushed. It would be better, in my opinion, if we knew Marley's knowledge of who Katie is a few episodes back and see how Marley deal with it. Ryder quitting the glee club because of that seemed rather harsh and feels like the writers are forcing drama into Glee.
And Blaine's determination to marry Kurt...
This is just what I think but most probably and logically, Kurt wouldn't say yes. Blaine would go back to his depressed mode or be even more motivated to go after Kurt or maybe just give up totally on him. I really hope it won't be the first two outcome. I really hope the romance don't just stay within the New Directions circle of people. It will be refreshing to see someone in New Directions dating another person of different clubs seriously. And I think Blaine should be the one that does that.
Honestly, I enjoyed 'Fondue For Two'. It was nice to see Brittany introducing Will and Sue like how we see them -- enemies to friends to enemies to friends to we simply don't care.
Again, I find that Glee is letting itself get lost amongst the many characters in it. I would really prefer if it focus on one group of people first before moving to the next, rather than forgetting one when a more interesting group of people is introduced. Remember Season 3 Finale when Coach Roz wanted to team up with Sue to take down Principal Figgins? I was preparing myself for an epic battle in Season 4 then, but apparently I was wrong.
Well, here's to an even more exciting and hopefully interesting Season 5.
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