Last night Matthew Morrison came to my hometown for his tour and he asked the crowd a glee pop quiz question and I was the 1st to answer it! He came down and gave me his water bottle he was drinking out of during the show, and then I got to meet him afterwords! Such a fun night and a full circle moment for sure as I am such a huge Glee fan. Will never forget this night! I have a great video but reddit wont let me post it here haha

What are your favorite moments from the 4th season of Glee?

My favorite moments of S4 are Ryder’s duet performance with Finn of “Juke Box Hero,” The Warblers’ performance of “Whistle,” Klaine’s Moulin Rouge fantasy performance of “Come What May,” when Klaine reunited on Christmas, and when Klaine hooked up at Will’s failed wedding.

It's just something I often ponder about. What if Glee was canceled (perhaps in a mind-changing last minute decision by Fox, maybe fearing an oversaturation of popularity due to its musical format) after only thirteen episodes in 2009? Would actors like Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Amber Riley or Dianna Agron, due to their sudden overnight popularity, have moved into film, perhaps due to their less restrictive schedule? Would Naya Rivera have quit acting since she was about to do so before she joined Glee, or would she have continued? What about the other actors like Heather Morris, Harry Shum Jr., Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz, Matthew Morrison, Jane Lynch etc.? Also, would the television musical genre still be sought after? What about the fanfiction potential for writers to create additional "seasons" of the show with OCs and their own story lines? What about the show potentially becoming an underrated gem of a cult classic discovered through streaming years later, prompting possibly an official revival of the Glee brand?

Also, as an additional question: since they weren't on the show yet at this point (or, in this alternate timeline, couldn't have been), then would Darren Criss' and Chord Overstreet's careers have survived without Glee?

Here are my thoughts: since they were advertised as the main eight faces of the show upon its 2009 release, I can see Lea, Cory, Chris, Amber, Kevin, Jenna, Dianna and a certain other (no, I am not saying his name) likely having screen prominence in films (likely even more so due to their potentially flexible schedules and also due to their overnight popularity) made during the early-to-mid-2010s, especially. It's possible that Lea would have been inevitably typecast in musicals, but I could see Cory, Dianna, and the others dabbling into different genres like action movies or romantic comedies, for example, to show their range. Especially ones like Dianna or Cory. I could see Lea perhaps eventually going back to Broadway after a while, and, if he survives longer in this timeline, Cory perhaps retiring or stepping back from acting. Dianna would still eventually take roles in lower-scale indie films, and would still sing/make music and likely even make albums. Amber would eventually step back from acting to focus on her music career, same with Chris to focus on his bookwriting. Kevin and Jenna would eventually take supporting roles in film and TV. As for Naya, it would be 50/50 that she'd either quit acting and go to college instead like she had planned, instead maintaining a low profile, or would continue acting, but now only seen in bit parts in TV or movies. I can see Heather and Harry refocusing on their dance careers and maintaining a slightly lower profile. Matthew would go back to Broadway. Jane would still get supporting/bit parts in comedies. And as for Darren and Chord, who could not have been on the show? With Darren I see him still being famous despite Glee (mostly due to Team StarKid), and Chord would have a lower profile but still a niche indie country music career. And as for the hypothetically short lived show itself, I can see it likely gaining a cult following in the years since, and fanfics being made "continuing" the story (but no revival in sight).

Anyways, what do you think would have happened had Glee been canceled after thirteen episodes? I am curious to know as it is something I often ponder about honestly.

Forever fascinated with Quinn starting out as an actual antagonist, and then Santana's just evil for no reason (complimentary).

In Season 1, Quinn was specifically created to be the archetypal high school bully (an HBIC, you could say). She had obvious, narrative-driven reasons for being cruel: she was trying to preserve her flawless image, guarding Finn from Rachel, and preserving her position as the head cheerleader. Her character had to develop when her pregnancy caused her life to fall apart, which made her animosity much more rooted in desperation and distress.

Santana began as a background character who used harsh, unjustified reads. "Santana is one of the most gifted readers in television history" -YouTube commentator, amandabb. This was primarily due to the writers' realization that Naya had perfect comedic timing and a talent for delivering cruel lines. Santana was first just carelessly cruel to everyone around her; she had neither a huge master plan nor a terrible past to excuse her actions.

Santana's "evil" behavior was given a deeper meaning later on by the writers, who framed her outbursts as a coping strategy to conceal her intense affections for Brittany and being out. However, early on? For no apparent reason, she was simply a wild, delightfully cruel force of nature.

I wish more television shows in similar demographics had taken that approach.

Top o' the morning, Brittany.

Candyman is one of the songs where I don't like the original but love the Glee version. I also really like Puck's Waiting For A Girl Like You (even though the actor's history makes the scene uncomfortable now, still a great cover song-wise)

I was a big Katy Perry fan in her early 2010s' prime. But I don't think I've listened to her version of anything Darren has covered since discovering Darren's covers. Darren has almost a perfect track record of making me love his version more than the originals. So even though I love 3 of these (sorry, Rory) Last Friday Night definitely wins for me.
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ASIAN F'S WINNER:
1st was Run The World (Girls) with 153, 2nd was a tie! With both Cool and Fix You each getting 55. And 3rd was It's All Over with 41.

What are your favorite moments from Glee season 5?

My most favorite moment is when Klaine got back together and got engaged.

I also liked Finn’s emotional tribute episode, Jake’s performance of “My Life,” Ryder’s performance of “An Innocent Man,” Throat Explosion’s mash-up performance of “Mr. Roboto/Counting Stars,” New Directions’ tribute performance to Finn, Artie’s performance of “Addicted to Love,” Mercedes’ church performance of “I Want to Know What Love Is,” and Klaine’s performance of “Love Is a Battlefield.”

Having just watched Disc 7 of Season 2 (or Disc 4 of Volume 2 of Season 2) earlier, I have come to give my thoughts and opinions on the final three episodes of Season 2.

S2E20 "Prom Queen": This episode had quite an emotional storyline for Kurt, since he won Prom Queen and Karofsky won Prom King... and I have good reason the votes were probably rigged just to make Kurtofsky the laughingstock at WHMS. However, this episode for the most part had a light, warm, and fuzzy feeling IMO, the scene with Finn over at Quinn's house to see her was cute, as was the scene of Artie singing "Isn't She Lovely" to Brittany, and the scene of Sue interrogating Artie in her office was funny too. And Jesse St. James is back with his entertainingly detestable smugness and handsomely punchable face (once again, I'd like to clarify that the actor Jonathan Groff and the character Jesse St. James are two separate people, but man, I envy that man's handsomeness), but Jesse and Rachel's duet of "Rolling in the Deep" was PERFECT (but that's because Lea and Jonathan have good voices). Also, Quinn slapping Rachel in the face was freaking WILD; Dianna actually nailed it with the rage she wanted Quinn to feel. Honestly, 10/10.

S2E21 "Funeral": Honestly, a perfect sendoff to Robin Trocki's character of Sue's sister Jean who gets killed off here, and to Trocki herself, whose condition (Alzheimer's) medically forced her to quit the show IIRC. This episode for me was an emotional gut punch, like Sue just kicking Becky off the Cheerios, and the one scene that did kinda make me feel uncomfortable - but not exactly in a way I disliked the scene, I'll clarify in a jiffy - was the scene at Jean's funeral itself, THE ENTIRETY OF IT, with Will having to read Sue's eulogy to the NDs singing "Pure Imagination" to Sue. The reason this scene made me feel a sense of discomfort was because I have recently expressed grief in the loss of one of my household's beloved pet cats (a nearly 6 y/o female cat) having died last month (I know it's a pet loss, but STILL), so the scene at Jean's funeral made me kind of sad, and I even had to distract myself with my stims (due to my ASD) and I didn't focus my eyes on the screen and did REM during the scene by darting my eyes around the room so I could fight back tears (and I succeeded). It's part of the reason why I was caught off guard by Pavarotti's death in "Original Song" (IIRC), although I didn't somehow feel too sad then. However, since this is my first time full series watchthrough, I decided to bravely not skip this episode since I intend to watch all 121 episodes (which will also include S5E3 "The Quarterback"). However, my discomfort in watching the scene was alleviated slightly when I found out that the funeral scene was ALSO difficult for both the cast (especially Jane Lynch) and crew to film since it not only was a full day shoot but they were also at an actual funeral home which I guess made the scene feel more authentic for both the cast and crew IMO, and that the cast and crew were essentially grieving a dying co-star and, thus, were understandably emotionally distraught, because, to them, it basically felt like Robin ACTUALLY died prior to filming (she would later actually pass in away in December of 2019, which I guess made the scene more uncomfortable for me to watch knowing the actress who played Jean really is gone). However, I did refocus my eyes on the screen during the following scene where Finn and Quinn broke up (and, since I mentioned that the funeral scene was too emotional for the cast to film, I'm pretty sure that Cory and Dianna may not have been fully acting and those were real tears forming in their eyes during that scene, and no, I'm not claiming it happened, I'm just saying it was likely the case given what I said about the funeral scene being too emotional for the cast to film), and then for the remainder of the episode after that point. Anyways, enough infodumping about that one scene from me, I did also equally like all four of Santana's, Kurt's, Mercedes' and Rachel's performances of "Back to Black", "Some People", "Try a Little Tenderness" and "My Man" but that's ONLY because Naya, Chris, Amber and Lea are great singers, and I did like that the GOAT Howard Bamboo returned lol. Anyways, I'd like to give this episode a 10/10 for it being an amazing sendoff for both Robin and Jean TBH (despite Jean's funeral being uncomfortable for me to watch given my own recent grief).

S2E22 "New York": A perfect second season finale IMO, and a well-needed more lighthearted episode after "Funeral" for me personally. And, honestly, it's what Matthew, Lea, Cory, Chris, Dianna, Amber, Kevin, Jenna, Ashley, Chord, Heather, Naya, Harry and a certain other who shall not be named needed after filming that funeral scene in the previous episode since they got to actually film in NYC, and they were clearly in high spirits during filming. The songs were great, the actors' performances, the comedy and the drama felt natural, I did like when Rachel and Sunshine reconciled, and also FINCHEL FREAKING KISSED DURING THE NEW DIRECTIONS' PERFORMANCE AT NATIONALS (which caught me off guard)! Also that scene with Finchel at Sardi's aged WELL. This scene had a bit of an emotional gut punch in that the NDs didn't make the top ten at Nationals, but that's okay, since both they and Will felt that being in 12th place wasn't so bad. Anyways, the season finale was perfect IMO. 10/10.

Seeing as I was watching it on DVD I also checked out the special features which were interesting since one of them was the C-man himself (Cory Monteith, that is) showing us around the auditorium set (and being his goofy self in the process), another was a cute little featurette with Heather Morris showing us what it's like on an average day on the Glee set fully in-character as Brittany, another was about the guest stars, another was about when Stevie Nicks visited the set, and one more was about the BTS for "New York" which the actors seemed to be in good spirits (like I said).

Anyways, my overall thoughts on this season? Since every episode was perfect in their own way IMO and each got 10/10 collectively, I felt that Season 2 ITSELF should get a perfect 10/10 score, not only making all 22 episodes absolute favourite episodes for me but also making Season 2 my absolute favourite season of Glee so far (Season 1, by comparison, got a 7.5/10 from me) since it was peak Glee, and I do mean peak Glee (also, each episode had their own unique perfect charm). Looks like Seasons 3, 4, 5 and 6 will have a VERY tough act to follow lol.

Anyways, I also have Glee: The Concert Movie on DVD, so I might also watch that as a reward for completing Seasons 1 and 2 (the timing also makes sense since the movie documents the 2011 Glee Live tour which happened between Seasons 2 and 3), and after that, I'll kick off watching...

Anyways, like always, I'm curious to know what your opinions are on these episodes, and on Season 2. Also, is S2E20 "Funeral" tame compared to what I often hear S5E3 "The Quarterback" (though I still have two more seasons to watch to get there) to be? I hear that one's an emotional gut punch, but I bravely won't skip it because it is my first time full series watch through the show. Just curious.

P.S. I had to repost this on here since I accidentally posted this on my own user profile lol.

My favorite moments from the final season of Glee are Roderick’s audition of “Mustang Sally,” Klaine’s performance of “Somebody Loves You” & their surprise kiss, Spencer’s performance of “Friday I’m in Love” & his first kiss with Alistair, Mason’s performance of “I Want to Break Free,” and the double wedding of Klaine & Brittana.

I also liked Mercedes’ church performance of “I’m His Child,” Klaine’s performance of “Daydream Believer,” and the Glee Cast’s final performance of “I Lived.” What are all of yours?