GLEE: Trio (Season 5, Episode 10)

 This episode of Glee was all about the Trios (interesting progression from the duos in the Frenemies episode) In edition to some more great covers of the most famous trips song, this episode included: love, friendship and plenty of conflict (much like every other Glee episode). Here's the breakdown:

 Will and Emma: The episode starts with Will and Emma running out of their classrooms and into the Faculty Bathroom. By the way they're squealing running down the hall, it's pretty clear they're going to do something naughty. Unfortunately, they forgot to lock the bathroom door and Becky walks in on them after hearing some noises. Next, we see Will and Emma sitting in Sue's office like a couple of delinquent teens. They apologize for the mishap and go on to explain that they are trying to conceive a child. Much to their disappointment, their bathroom escapade didn't make that dream a reality. While sitting in the lunchroom, Will is talking to Shannon Beiste (the football coach) about wanting to have children and Sue joins in the conversation. They both explain to him that if he wants this to happen he's going to have to get his already worrisome wife to relax. So, he goes home and begins to convert their craft room inot a nursery. Emma comes in and says its bad luck to do that before the baby comes but Will tells her not to worry. During a glorious rendition of "Danny's Song" they get ready for the love making. Later in the episode, Will is packing for Nationals and tells Emma she should start too but she says she's not going to go. Confused, Will asks her why she would want to miss an opportune baby making time. And she says because they've already made one (this is the part where we yell and scream in GLEE! -see what I did there *winky face*). This baby takes the Schuester family to three members (hence the trio).


Tina, Blaine and Sam: As they start to realize that their Senior year is coming to a close, this trio wants to live their last days to the fullest. They start by singing "Jumpin, Jumpin" (a song originally done by one of the greatest trios of all time — Destiny's Child). After the song, Tina breaks down crying because she once again realizes how fast her days of singing in the choir room are coming to an end. Sam and Blaine try to cheer her up and when Artie comes over to help they push him away (there goes that conflict!). Later Tina sees Blaine and Sam trying on their graduation gowns and looses it again. She complains that she won't see them again after they graduate (which isn't true according to recent Glee history). To cheer her up once again, Blaine suggests getting a senior lock-in approved by the SGA board as their last hurrah. The idea does get approved by SGA but is shot down (along with all their hopes and dreams) by principal Sylvester. When she finds out, Tina falls on the floor, curls in a ball and laments over the event that was planned less than 24-hours ago that she has lost forever. To cheer her up this time, Blaine and Sam decided to have their own unsanctioned lock-in with just their trio. They climb into the choir room window that night and have a great time running through he halls singing "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in cheerleading attire (Sam disturbingly in a girl's uniform). That is until Becky shows up and turns their trio into a quartet without giving them much of a choice. After playing Twister and getting hyped up on energy drinks with Becky, Blaine realizes that Sam and Tina have been gone for a while. He travels down the halls to find them and discovers them making out in a classroom. He runs down the halls in disgust, unwilling to talk to either of them. The next day in school, Sam and Tina apologize to Blaine saying that they just needed to get it out of their system. He eventually accepts the apology and they invite Artie to sing "Hold On" with them for one of their last performances in the choir room. 

Rachel, Elliott and Santana: Here's where the majority of that conflict comes in. At the end of the last episode, we saw Rachel move out of the apartment was sharing with Kurt and Santana when Santana got the role for her understudy in Funny Girl. Well, Rachel moved in with Elliott (also known as Starchild). She begins using him as her personal gay assistant or "best gay" as she puts it. He gives up his bed so she can be comfortable, delivers her tea and her dry cleaning. Although she';s clearly using him, he joins her in singing"Barracuda" (could this be the start of a friendship between the two?) Later, Elliott goes to Rachel's old apartment to fetch something for her and runs into Santana who decides to pay him to help her with things. They try to settle these disputes at the Spotlight Dinner where the song "Gloria" has been requested. As both Rachel and Santana push their way into the spotlight and try to win Elliott's friendship, they end up pushing him just a bit too far. He decides to drop out of the band for as long as they're feuding. Later, after Rachel searches for her scented candle in what has become Santana's intimates drawer, the ladies have a moment where they realize that they don't really have anyone but each other in this big city. Unfortunately, this doesn't lead to the conflict resolution that they seem to be working towards throughout the scene. They end off the wallowing in their loneliness while singing "Hold On".


Kurt, Blaine and Elliott: So this is the only trip that actually has anything to do with singing. When Elliott decides to quit the band, Kurt decided that it would be better to work with Elliott and Dani than the frenemies Rachel and Santana. (He's been surprisingly calm throughout their entire ordeal even to the point of taking Rachel's personal attacks.) So he disbands "Pamela Lansbury" and creates "One Three Hill". They sing "The Happening" (By an even more famous trio — The Supremes) as their opening gig. Their voices blend surprisingly well together and they use their song selection to indirectly speak to Rachel and Santana as well. Lastly, they rehearse a new piece that Kurt has brought to the group which happens to be "Hold On" (the song that  everyone else in the show is singing at the same time).


This week's music (in chronological order):
- "Jumpin, Jumpin" – Tina, Blaine & Sam – original by Destiny's Child
- “Barracuda” – Rachel & Elliott – original by Heart
- “Don't You (Forget About Me)” – Tina, Blaine & Sam – original by Simple Minds
- "Danny's Song" – Will & Emma – original by Loggins and Messina
- “Gloria” – Rachel, Elliott & Santana – original by Laura Branigan
- "The Happening" – Kurt, Elliott & Dani – original by the Supremes
- "Hold On" – Artie, Tina, Blaine, Sam, Rachel, Santana, Kurt, Dani & Elliott – original by Wilson Phillips