“Laryngitis” – Glee

I feel pretty comfortable saying that this was the best episode of Glee yet. The musical numbers were excellent. “Jessie’s Girl” and “The Lady is a Tramp” were two of the most fun songs they’ve done yet. “Pink Houses” wasn’t great, but it was cool to hear Kurt sing something different. And then hearing him sing “Roses’s Turn” – wow! Kurt can really sing. They need to feature him more. “The Boy is Mine” was good too, although it’s pretty similar to the original. It’s nice seeing Santana sing since she’s usually confined to the background. Finally, “One” – well, what can I say about it? “One” is just a good song, and it’s particularly touching here. I thought they used it well. The scenes with Finn’s disabled friend are pretty well done. It’s perhaps a bit much to suggest that Rachel’s laryngitis is even close to paralysis, but I think the actors pulled off the scene. It’s good to see Rachel humbled. Kurt’s subplot came off well too. It seemed to be heading off in a typically ridiculous manner, but Chris Colfer and Mike O’Malley pulled it off. I say this every time he’s on Glee, but I’m saying it again anyway: Mike O’Malley was tremendous. He’s shown a range that I never knew he had. Making the relationship between Kurt and his father believable is a difficult task, but they’ve done a great job with it. The serious scenes often bug me – they seem just tossed in – but the ones with Kurt are always compelling. The Puck-Mercedes storyline isn’t as good as the other parts of the element, but it adds a bit of comedy and allows Mercedes to quit the Cheerios, which is definitely a good thing. Overall, this was a very good episode, maybe not the best one yet, but certainly one of the best.

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