Glee-Cap: Shooting Star.

By: Apr. 11, 2013
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Have you had enough of Seacrest out and been longing for the return of everyone's favorite glee clubbers? Well, fret not, Randy Jackson and the dawg pound - Glee is back, and there will be no more breaks or hiatuses for the remainder of the season - that's five episodes, kiddies! Normally, this is the part where I make funny and sassy comments, and I feel like I've got that covered, but tonight's episode will be dealing with a fairly serious (and tragically recent) topic [school violence] thus I felt I should address that before leading things. All that being said - Glee is back, and Seacrest is out.

Just as the New Directions are about to get serious about Regionals, Brittany makes a startling announcement - a meteor (or asteroid - she's not exactly sure) will be striking Lima and killing the population within in the next several days. After hearing Brittany's announcement, Will decides to make the assignment for the week "Last Chances" - the chance to say all those things you've been meaning to say, but can't quite get right. Brittany decides she needs to make amends with Lord Tubbington, which confuses the glee club, but Sam tells her she should perhaps sing to him and mend their relationship. Ryder explains to Jake about the girl he's been talking to online, and how he's found her - at McKinley, but when Ryder finds the girl and serenades her with "Your Song" by Elton John, he's shocked to find he's been a victim of cat-fishing.

Ryder confronts the two biggest possible suspects in this whole cat fish ordeal, but Jake and Marley are dumbfounded and hurt by Ryder's accusations, but Ryder is far too frazzled and upset to listen to reason. Brittany, with help from Sam and the rest of the glee club, dedicates "More Than Words" - to Lord Tubbington. Coach Bieste, trying to celebrate the moment of last chances, has a Lady and the Tramp themed Italian dinner with Will and thanks him for all the things he's done for her, but when Bieste explains she has a crush on Will, but the crush is not returned and Bieste is crushed. "Katie" and Ryder plan to meet, while Brittany reveals that the proposed meteor or asteroid, or whatever is nothing more than just a lady bug on the end of her Pringles can telescope. Becky confesses to Brittany that she is afraid to graduate, and wants Brittany to stay with her at McKinley, leading to a sweet heart to heart between Cheerios ending with a hug.

Things get very real and scary at McKinley as shots are fired and suddenly time stops and emotions are at their peak as the glee clubbers share what could be their last moments together. The day after is a much different world, and the McKinley High world will never be the same, but it's Sue who steps up and clears the air revealing it was her gun that went off while she was doing her daily check. As Sue explains her reasons and recounts her career in spades to Principal Figgins, the Principal is forced to turn Sue over to the police and the school board to be reprimanded.

The glee clubbers continue to struggle to come to terms with the incident, while Ryder prepares to meet "Katie" and Will helps Bieste set up an online profile, which has a hit from a certain Ken Tanka, former McKinley football coach. Sam gets Brittany a kitten, while Will confronts Sue, who has been fired due to the gun incident, but Sue recounts to herself that it was Becky, not herself, who brought the gun to McKinley. Sue makes Will promise that he'll look after Becky, while Ryder waits for Katie, but soon joins the glee club in singing "Say" by John Mayer.

Take a moment tonight to cherish those you love, and say those things you've always wanted to say. Until next week, Gleeks.


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