The Gleek Critique: Prom-asaurus

Tina, Santana and Brittany sing at prom.  Image property of Fox.

by Jack Garcia

It's that time of year, kids!  PROM!  And Principal Figgins reminds Brittany that she's been neglecting her school president duties.  Her much overdue first act of business is throwing prom.  And the theme?  Dinosaurs!

When the prom nominees are announced, Rachel is a little upset that Finn is running for prom king along with his ex-girlfriend Quinn.  She's also still heartbroken about her ruined NYADA audition, so she's decided to throw an anti-prom party at a local hotel.  Kurt's all for it since he doesn't want a repeat of last year's prom, Blaine joins him since Brittany has banned him from wearing hair gel to prom anyway, Puck is in because he's tired of being thwarted in his attempts at spiking the punch and Becky tags along because she is upset about not being nominated for prom queen.  Unfortunately, there night doesn't seem to be too exciting...

Meanwhile at prom, the glee club is entertaining the crowds with popular numbers and everyone is having a good time.  Everyone except for Finn and Quinn who get into an argument in the bathroom.  He sees her standing out of her chair, which would be inspirational had she not been milking her handicap for pity votes.  He later yells at her to stand up and dance causing Sue to throw him out of prom.  He arrives at the anti-prom party to find Rachel looking stunning in her dress and the two decide to go to prom anyway.  The boys do too, leaving behind Puck and Becky to play strip poker.  After losing almost all of his clothes, Puck makes Becky's night by crowning her queen of the anti-prom party and the two leave arm-in-arm to join their friends at prom.

Quinn, feeling guilty about the way she's been acting after Rachel apologizes to her for being so jealous, works with Santana to rig the vote in Rachel's favor.  Finn and Rachel are crowned prom king and queen and all is happy at McKinley High.

The Pros:

• Principal Figgins:  “You have accomplished nothing except one memorandum written in crayon saying ‘Drill baby, drill.’"
  Brittany:  “Yeah, I no longer believe we should be drilling for babies."   
• The only song of the night that wasn't part of the prom entertainment was Rachel, Kurt and Blaine's rendition of Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry."  Rachel was dealing with some of her problems, and the boys were there to support her.  It was a good song.
• Brittany's takeover of the prom committee was pretty funny.  I love when she gets some extra screen time!  And her prom performance of Ke$ha's "Dinosaur" was amazing!  Nobody else but Brittany could have done that song justice!
• The rest of the prom night continued with "Love You Like a Love Song" by Santana and the girls, "What Makes You Beautiful" by some of the boys harnessing their inner boy band mojo, and ending with "Take Your Breath Away" sung by Santana and a standing Quinn.
• Sue to Joe:  "What are you looking at, Jar Jar Binks?"
• Both Kurt and Brittany rocking top hats!
• Adorably cheesy prom photos with a dinosaur.  What's not to like?
• Becky was front and center this episode and I like when she gets some screen time.  Her British inner monologue is always fun and I almost cried when Puck crowned her with the crown he made from a beer box... so sweet!
• Speaking of Puck, he was stripped down to boxers and one sock.  Very nice.
• Blaine:  "Freedom to use haircare products?  It's in the Bill of Rights."  And it was definitely awesome to see his wild and curly hair without gel!
• Next week's episode is two hours long!

The Cons:

• Some of the drama surrounding Quinn tonight seemed a little much... especially with the dramatic piano underscore.
• It was obvious that Quinn and Santana were going to lie about the winners, and once Finn was announced king it was even more obvious that Rachel was going to be the queen.  So why on earth was there a long dramatic pause before Figgins said her name?  We're not holding our breath in anticipation, Glee.  We saw it coming a mile away.