Those who know me, know I am a fan of Glee, which is a show that has been successful in it's 6-year run among teenagers and adults alike. Yesterday, fans said goodbye to Glee in a double finale episode that marks the ending of 6 series', over 700 songs and many different storylines, ranging from the funny to the more controversial.
Glee is about a group of talented, but unfocused performers in a high school Glee club, who's main aim throughout seasons 1-6, is to win the biggest Glee club competition of all, the national championship. The members of this Glee club are involved in a whole lot of sub-plots, including bullying, sex for the first time, moving out, teenage pregnancy and death.
Throughout the seasons, competitions are won and lost, characters get engaged and split up, some characters have arguments, but in the end, they realise that they are glad the Glee club brought them together, as they can be there for each other during the good times, and the bad.
Although some people tend to assume Glee is a lighthearted show due to the musical aspect of it, I would definately disagree and say it deals with some darker issues in teenagers years and life, especially with bullying, attempted suicide and, most recently, death of one of the main characters.
The first episode in the Finale, 2009, is about when Glee club started, and is pretty good.
It takes you all the way back to the first pilot, and shows you things that weren't included in it, such as the secondary characters' auditions, which I thought was pretty cool and something new. It also gave us a bit of a backstory about why each character decided to join and what their reasons were. 2009 also had a couple of clips of late lead character, Finn Hudson, which they had cleverly slotted into the episode.
This episode really does take you back to the start, and makes you want to dig out your Glee dvd set and start watching it from the beginning again.
The second episode, Dreams Come True, was a Present/flash-forward episode, showing you elements of what the characters would be doing in five years time, as well as showing you the present day. This was my favourite episode out of the two.
In the present, Newly-married Kurt and Blaine's plans of returning to new york are about to happen, and Blaine urges Sam to come with him to try and get a job out there. But Sam has other plans- he wants to stay and run the Glee club in high school- which has now been promoted to a performing-arts school, after the New directions win nationals again. Rachel is also returning to new york, and leaving the Glee club which she rescued from being closed. Mercedes is about to go on tour with her idol, while many of the old characters return back for one last song together.
When the episode flashes forward to 2020, it shows you what has happened to the characters. Has Will got the job he dreamed of? Is the Glee club still doing well? Has Rachel got her happily-ever after, and are Kurt and Blaine still in married bliss in New York?
This episode also features Sue, who makes a touching gesture by dedicating the Auditorium to Finn Hudson with a plaque, who passed away during season 5.
The music in both these episodes is mixed and will provide something for everyone, from upbeat group numbers, to the inevitable more emotional solo.
The one- ONE- criticism I have, is where was Brittany and Santana? Quinn and Puck not having a storyline was sad, but I half expected it, as Dianna Agron has been busy filming elsewhere. But Brittany and Santana have played a large part of season 6, and I wanted a fitting ending to their story.
However, I like how the creators of Glee have ended it nicely, leaving it open to people who may want to continue the characters stories with fan fiction. I also appreciate how so many of the characters from past series' came back to film this episode.
I was expecting a good Finale episode from Glee, and, while bittersweet, the ending of this TV series has exceeded my expections and I am left feeling impressed.
'By it's very definition, Glee is about opening yourself up to joy'
Rating 10/10
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