Glee Michael Jackson tribute episode

“From the way FOX has been promoting “Glee’s” big Michael Jackson tribute episode, you’d think the network could’ve spared an extra few minutes in its schedule to allow the writers to tie up the myriad plotlines introduced by each musical number.

Instead, the outing fell just short of the greatness it aspired to, instead feeling more like patched-together songs with little narrative thread to connect them. But that’s not to say we didn’t enjoy it.

Basically, there’s no way to not enjoy yourself when listening to the discography of Michael Jackson. So we were primed to like the big MJ tribute. Since the amount of effort put in was obvious we can’t say we were disappointed, exactly — there was just something missing. Like a coherent narrative thread? (Though we feel that way about this show a lot.)

In short, sometimes it was awesome (“Smooth Criminal,” “Human Nature”), and sometimes it wasn’t (“Ben,” “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You”). Let’s review what happened, shall we?

Basically, Sebastian pulled a typical scheming move and stole the New Directions setlist for Regionals. This did not make the McKinley kids happy, so they challenged the Warblers to a Michael-off, the winner of which would get the rights to perform MJ at the next big competition. They had a “Bad” rumble in a parking garage, and Blaine got slushied in the eye so bad it scratched his cornea. Oh, so that’s how they’re writing Darren Criss out for a couple of episodes. And they put him in a hilarious eye patch!

Artie in particular was so super upset that he envisioned a dream sequence in which he and Mike Chang re-created the “Scream” music video. While we fully support Artie dancing, something just seemed off about the whole thing — the energy level just wasn’t up to par.

Santana stalked Sebastian at Dalton, where they performed an electrifying duet of “Smooth Criminal” and he confesses to putting rock salt in the slushie. More of this, please! A highlight of the episode.

The B-plot involved Rachel and Kurt getting their NYADA acceptance letters and Rachel responding to Finn’s proposal. First of all, who in their right mind would believe that Lea Michele would get rejected from any singing-based competition? And second of all, it is clear that things won’t work out if the only reason she said yes to his proposal was because she thought she didn’t have anything better to look forward to.

Kudos to the writers for the most realistic high school scene on “Glee” yet with Rachel crying in the middle of the hallway because she thinks she got rejected from her dream college. Can’t tell you how many times that happened at our over-achiever-filled high school. And double kudos for the Kurt/Burt scenes. Mike O’Malley proved once again that even with like two minutes of screentime every now and then, he’s still one of the most powerful parts of the show.”

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DVDs: Michael Jackson moves Dance like Michael Jackson and learn the moves at home!
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Anthony King’s Thriller Dance Workout DVD!
Two full MICHAEL JACKSON Style dance class routines with the classic moves plus additional lessons: Learn the MOONWALK, Learn the SIDE SLIDE, Learn the CIRCLE SLIDE. Special features include Anthony King’s demonstration Michael Jackson dance videos in London, special video clips, Reverse angle chapters, behind the scenes, interactive motion menus and much more!




Anthony King’s King Of Dance DVD!
Learn to dance like Michael Jackson with the full BILLIE JEAN style workout routine lesson and moves plus additional lessons: JAMES BROWN SHUFFLE! HOW TO SPIN LIKE MICHAEL JACKSON! PLUS a classic MOONWALK, SIDESLIDE and CIRCLE MOONWALK refresher lesson. Special features include slideshow and helpful notes and diagrams, gallery and much more!




Anthony King’s DON’T STOP DANCE WORKOUT DVD!
Learn the classic “MICHAEL JACKSON MOVES” learn the KICKS, turns and “MJ WALKS” in a classic workout routine! Learn the “YOU ROCK MY WORLD” walk, the classic MICHAEL JACKSON SHUFFLE, “SMOOTH CRIMINAL” Robotics and much more! Anthony King is back to teach you NEW moves and a new routine inspired by Michael Jackson’s “BAD”, “SMOOTH CRIMINAL” and much more!