Glee recap (1.11): "Hairography"

I thought this was another strong showing from Glee. I've seen a definite improvement in the writing these last few episodes. Instead of counting shots, I may have to start counting the number of times an episode makes me fight back tears.

This week started off with Sue reminding Will that she wants to see the set list. Will is suspicious, especially after catching Britney recording their rehearsals. She blurts out, "Ms. Sylvester didn't ask me to do this!" Will is convinced that Sue wants to give the set list to their sectionals competition to undermine their chances of winning. At Emma's urging he decides to go visit the other schools and ask them pointblank.

Eve is playing the director of the Jane Adams Academy's glee club. This is basically a juvenile detention center for troubled girls.  Take Afaysia, for instance. When Eve (her character has a name, I just didn't catch it and, well, she's Eve) asks her why she robbed a bank, Afaysia responds, "Because that's where they keep the money." Heh. She also picks Will's pocket on her way out of the office.

Eve is insulted that Will would suspect her of cheating when she works so hard to teach the girls right from wrong. She says they have no budget for costumes or even an auditorium to rehearse in. They have to rehearse outside, and as she puts it, "It's Ohio. There's weather." Will, being the sweet guy he is, invites the delinquents to come to their auditorium for a scrimmage. Could he do that without clearing it with Figgins first? Whatever. It's a minor quibble.

A more substantial quibble would be the fact that Jane Adams looked more like a high security prison than a typical high school and houses bank robbers, yet the entire thirty-member glee club is on hand to perform their take on Destiny's Child's "Bootyliscious." Take your first shot!

There's lots and lots of booty shakin' and hair flipping, and Will is quite intimidated. Rachel tells him to relax. It's all hairography, designed to distract from the fact that they can't really dance or sing all that well. Will decides they need some hairography of their own, and hands wigs out to all the kids, telling them they'll be doing "Hair."