10.) It's a tie!
Burt Hummel gives Kurt his graduation present
Kurt and Burt- there's nothing like them. A more opposite father/son duo has never been seen to my knowledge, and yet, they have the most perfect father/son relationship ever. As Kurt's graduation present, mechanic/congressman Burt decides to reenact the moment he and Kurt started "walking towards each other instead of opposite directions"-the moment in Season 1 when he found Kurt dancing with Brittany and Tina in his basement to "Single Ladies". This is a total win. And there's nothing better. Except for......
The football team dancing to "Single Ladies"
I read a comment on this video that was absolutely perfect: "Could you imagine how awkward it would be for the other team if this happened in real life?" Well, that's why it's absolutely, positively, PERFECT. There is nothing better than seeing a group of football players performing the dance to "Single Ladies" right before a play. Amazing. I cracked up.
9.) The first performance (of what is hopefully many) of Wade/Unique
The best thing Ryan Murphy could have done for the next season (as Wade's comment about "switching schools" in the "Props/Nationals" double episode hopefully foreshadows) was to hire this Glee project runner-up as a shy, gay teen who just wants to be himself-the trick is, his true self is an alter-ego he has named Unique. And boyyyyyy, is she fierce. This performance of "Boogie Shoes" is absolutely fantastic, and proves that Ryan Murphy was right in casting Alex Newell for the role. He owns it, fully. It makes me happy every time I watch this video!
8.) The first time Kurt and Blaine meet
Ah, Klaine. Le sigh. Let's be honest-the first time Kurt and Blaine met at Dalton Academy, we all knew that the only thing good that would come out of Kurt switching schools (albeit temporarily) would be his relationship with Blaine. I mean, come on. Where else are you going to find a good looking guy with awesome hair and a sweet uniform that can also pull off one of the sweetest Katy Perry songs, "Teenage Dream"? Nowhere. We all knew from day one that Kurt and Blaine had to get together, and when they finally did down the road a bit, we all cheered and then proceeded to watch this video 200 times.
7.) Brittany's dentist office fantasy
Brittany S. Pierce is my second favorite Glee member, hands down. (It's a compliment, I swear-it's pretty much a requirement to have Kurt as your favorite.) She can dance. She can sing. And best of all, in "Britney/Brittany", she went under for a dental operation and had a fantasy in which she performed "Slave 4 U" with a cameo by John Stamos as her hot doctor. Everybody wins!
6.) The senior swan song to the underclassmen
"You Get What You Give" was the perfect song for the seniors to say goodbye to the underclassmen. It's so full of hope and light and just...awesomeness. There's not much I can say about it, except that the real reward comes at the end when the seniors pull the underclassmen to their feet and we get to really see, for the first time, who will be left in New Directions next season. It's just breathtaking.
5.) Kurt's version of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
Don't tell me your heart didn't break when Burt Hummel had a heart attack and ended up in the hospital. If you watched this episode and felt nothing, you are cold and heartless. Burt and Kurt are the best father-son duo to pop up on tv in a long time, and when Burt had his heart attack, all of us felt for Kurt. And when he walks into Glee club and sings "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" as a plea to his dad to wake up from his coma, all of us cried. Why Chris Colfer has not won an Emmy yet is absolutely beyond me.
4.) Will's proposal to Emma Pillsbury
The moment we've all been waiting for since Will left that witch Terri did not disappoint. When I'm proposed to, I can only hope that it also involves a pool, a bunch of (sort of) synchronized swimmers, white roses, and a Rihanna song.
3.) Brittany starts her Senior Class President campaign-with a Beyonce song
Finally, Heather Morris got to sing a song that not only showed off her awesome dancing skills, but finally showed off her true vocal prowess. McKinley's Brittany S. Pierce is on point with this performance of "Run the World"-and it doesn't hurt that Morris danced on tour for Beyonce before landing her role on "Glee".
2.) Rachel Berry reacts to her failed NYADA audition
Who would have thought that Barbra Streisand singing, two-dads-having, showtunes belting, Broadway-bound Rachel Berry would choke at the most important audition of her life? Her reaction is fully appropriate and completely encompasses what it feels like to lose a dream. Add to that the fact that Puck also failed his Geography exam, meaning that he couldn't graduate (again), and you have the perfect set up for Kelly Clarkson's "Cry"-which Lea Michele takes and pours her soul into, making this song one of the best performances in the past three seasons of Glee.
1.) It's another tie!
"Shake It Out"
I don't know or care if anyone else feels the same way I do about this song-it's beautiful. Absolutely perfect. Originally done by Florence + the Machine, I don't think I truly heard this song until I heard Santana, Tina, and Mercedes sing it to Coach Beist. Making it acoustic made it even more obvious that this is a song of empowerment, hope, and moving forward. The fact that they were singing it to Coach Beist, who was supposedly moving on from an abusive relationship (she did, but not in this episode) just added power to it. This song is my ringtone. This song is perfectly harmonized. This song is my number one Glee performance.
Darren Criss, "Cough Syrup"
Warning: This video contains sensitive material.
The best episode of Glee by far has been "On My Way". It brought up the sensitive subject of teen suicide in the LGBT community, and by using Carofsky no less. This is the bully that made Kurt's life at McKinley High miserable for two years, a popular kid on the football team, and for him to come out as gay afterword, and then be mocked to the point of attempting suicide, made a serious point about this subject-it can happen to anyone. And Darren Criss singing "Cough Syrup" behind the actions that led Carofsky to do what he did created the perfect start to this episode.
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