The Synopsis
Rachel is alarmed when she gets a sore throat. Meanwhile, Kurt makes a personality adjustment to please his dad; and Puck looks to climb in social ranking by making a calculated move.

The Soundtrack

• The Climb (Miley Cyrus)
• Jessie’s Girl (Rick Springfield)
• The Lady is a Tramp (Sammy Davis Jr.)
• Pink Houses (John [Cougar] Mellencamp)
• The Boy is Mine (Brandy & Monica)
• Rose’s Turn (Gypsy)
• One (U2)

The Soundbites

• You’re like a toddler with a loose lid on a sippy cup: no more juice.
• Because there’s never an excuse for stirrup pants!
• So you like show tunes. That doesn’t mean you’re gay! That just means you’re awful!
• Sure, but I gotta be honest: it’s pretty much what every Mellencamp song is about.
• I’m not a box. There are more than four sides to me.
• That was some serious singing, kid.
• I have no idea what that song was about, but fine don’t sing like you just sung.

The Commentary

• Really? Would Kurt’s dad really be that insensitive? (Okay,) he redeemed himself later.
• So for Rachel, laryngitis doesn’t mean she can’t talk; it means she can’t sing?
• Jessie’s Girl was a little too much. Also, I don’t think Finn would really call Jesse “a good friend of mine.”
• Mercedes’ reactions to Puck cracked me up! However, why don’t we have more Puck and less Finn??
• I’m not sure which couple makes me more uncomfortable: Mercedes and Puck or Kurt and Brittany.
• I wish I could have enjoyed Santana’s first real solo in a less lip-synch-y way.
• AHEM. I don’t believe U2’s One is considered “classic rock”! Or maybe I’m older than I thought . . .

What did you think about this episode? Did you buy the fight between Mercedes and Santana? And how excited are you for Neil Patrick Harris in next week’s episode?