The Synopsis
Mr. Schuester splits the Glee Club into pairs to sing their favorite ballad, but when one kid gets sick, he’s forced to step in and winds up in a sticky situation. Meanwhile, Finn and Quinn have to face the music when they have dinner with her parents. (Fox.com)

The Soundtrack

• Lean on Me (Bill Withers)
• Endless Love (Lionel Richie & Diana Ross)
• I’ll Stand By You (The Pretenders)
• Young Girl (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)
• Don’t Stand So Close to Me (The Police)
• Crush (Jennifer Paige)
• [You're] Having My Baby (Paul Anka)

The Quotes

• Looks like my weekly letter to the Ohio Show Choir Committee finally paid off!
• Crap! She looks crazy right now. I know this look.
• I could totally sing this to Finn. But screw him if he thinks he’s taking the Diana Ross part from me.
• Gold stars are kind of my thing.
• You’re wrong, I’m right. You’re dumb, I’m smart.
• I don’t know why I find his stupidity charming . . . I guess that’s love for you.
• You’re a very good performer. He’s very good.
• This lesson has given me a lot to think about.
• The acoustics are horrible in the car. Put your seatbelt back on.
• There is no beating Judy’s ham.
• Settle down, cowboy. //  I have to go; they’ll think I’m pooping.
• Let me tell you a few things I learned from two years of intense psychotherapy and an esophagus transplant.
• Trust me. I’m a cautionary tale.

My Thoughts

• I hate that guy playing Quinn’s dad. He’s always a creepy jerk. Tonight’s episode was no exception.
• Poor Finn. That guy just cannot sing. He got me all teared up with his sonogram serenade, but why he is in Glee again?
• And when he told his mom? Oh my. Let the gushing begin.
• Quinn and Finn were pitch perfect (yes, cheesy pun intended) when they listened to Lean on Me. The twitches in their faces when they were moved, their stunned smiles and finally their relieved and happy-to-have-friends laughter was all so well done.
• Will’s crazy faces during Endless Love could not have possibly been a turn on. That is all.
• Also, his overly expressive and dramatic gestures and expressions during his mash-up? A bit much.
• Playing Extreme’s More Than Words on Suzy Peppers headphones after Will broke her heart was brilliant.
• Did you notice that Quinn’s dad turned off Finn’s music right after he sang the word “seed”? He was a total fill-in-the-blank, but I can’t really blame him for that move. I mean, really, Paul Anka? Really?
• Lean on Me is one of my very favorite songs, and I adore this Glee arrangement.

What did you think? Did you love all the music? Did you miss Sue? Are you rooting for Quinn to end up with Finn or Puck?