Glee: Wheels Within Wheels
However, what we did see was fantastic. Artie's quiet candor was perfect for delivering his quips, and his unplugged Billy Idol solo was incredible. However, we're a little disappointed with his reaction to Tina's confession. He's absolutely right that she shouldn't fake a handicap when he'll never be rid of his, but she opened up to him about her hesitancy to get close to people and was immediately shut down. Argument aside, we think those crazy kids are too cute together to stay apart for very long.
Puck was another repeat hit. He was charming and funny without losing his jackass veneer. Lying about paralysis-by-shark-attack to score weed and lacing the bake sale cupcakes with it was right in step with his increasingly interesting character. He also got the only genuine smile out of the hormonal, bitchy Quinn in the episode. The magnetism between those two is the most believable out of all the flirtationships, including Schue and Emma.
Finally, there was Sue. If there was one theme of this episode, it's that everyone has their own complications and contradictions, especially when it comes to relationships. When Sue started being nice to Schue in "Mash-Up," we were a little worried that this would drain her of the venom we have come to love and crave. However, a softening of her character, or maybe just further insight, was needed. If we're going to explore the anomalies of the other characters, why should the villain be left out? Even Lex Luthor had a soft spot at one time.
Check out our favorite quotes after the jump!
Quotes
Kurt: "Defying Gravity? I have an entire Ipod collection dedicated to Wicked"
Rachel: "It's my go-to shower song. It's also my ringtone."
Brittany "Most of us don't know how to bake. I find recipes confusing."
Rachel: "We didn't think you'd take it personally."
Artie: "Well, you're irritating most of the time, but don't take that personally."
Burt: "What's up with your brain today? I think it's going soft from all the crap you put in your hair."
Burt: "This is really getting you down, isn't it?"
Kurt: "I'm full of ennui."
Burt: So... it's really getting you down?
Kurt: "We all know I'm more popular than Rachel. And I dress better than her."
Figgins: "Glee club held auditions."
Sue: "And everyone got in!"
Puck: "I could've sold 50 of these things on fear alone."
Sue: "I'm about to projectile express myself all over your hush puppies."
Artie: "I want to be very clear: I still have the use of my penis."
Puck: "I used the two things I know the most about: Lying and crime."
Sue: "Try auditioning for Baywatch and being told they're going in another direction. That was hard."
Schue: (About Sue donating money) "Do you think she has a brain tumor? That can cause erratic behavior."
Kurt: "Just let me change into my coveralls. This sweater is Alexander McQueen."
Puck: "Twelve hundred bucks. That's enough for the short bus and two cases of Natty Light for the ride up."
Kurt: "Defying Gravity? I have an entire Ipod collection dedicated to Wicked"
Rachel: "It's my go-to shower song. It's also my ringtone."
Brittany "Most of us don't know how to bake. I find recipes confusing."
Rachel: "We didn't think you'd take it personally."
Artie: "Well, you're irritating most of the time, but don't take that personally."
Burt: "What's up with your brain today? I think it's going soft from all the crap you put in your hair."
Burt: "This is really getting you down, isn't it?"
Kurt: "I'm full of ennui."
Burt: So... it's really getting you down?
Kurt: "We all know I'm more popular than Rachel. And I dress better than her."
Figgins: "Glee club held auditions."
Sue: "And everyone got in!"
Puck: "I could've sold 50 of these things on fear alone."
Sue: "I'm about to projectile express myself all over your hush puppies."
Artie: "I want to be very clear: I still have the use of my penis."
Puck: "I used the two things I know the most about: Lying and crime."
Sue: "Try auditioning for Baywatch and being told they're going in another direction. That was hard."
Schue: (About Sue donating money) "Do you think she has a brain tumor? That can cause erratic behavior."
Kurt: "Just let me change into my coveralls. This sweater is Alexander McQueen."
Puck: "Twelve hundred bucks. That's enough for the short bus and two cases of Natty Light for the ride up."