# Glee 1:21 "Funk" (open spoilers) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594 "2010-06-02T02:41:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/1 "2010-06-02T02:41:11Z")
Hey, did you all know the theme of tonight’s episode was ‘funk’? Pretty subtle with the allusions to it, writers!(mouseover) Anyhow, Quinn and the Fertile Rockettes were just fantastically, righteously _wrong._ 🆒 Finn in those chains- just wrong. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/2 "2010-06-02T02:58:14Z")
Great episode. I liked all the musical numbers, especially Quinn’s. She’s may not be strong vocally, but it was extremely…creative. Nice to see Terri again. I missed her crazy ass. ETA: Loved Sue’s crack about Abraham Lincoln and Will’s line about “Hump Day.” ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/3 "2010-06-02T04:00:05Z")
if there was any debate before as to if shuster was a slut, /discussion now. the man is a ho. quinn is smoking hot even if preggers. ditzy cheerleader whose name i just can’t remember is a phenomenal dancer. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/4 "2010-06-02T04:28:57Z")
I’m not sure I can handle mirror universe Shuester. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/5 "2010-06-02T04:29:59Z")
So why would they reveal their “secret weapon” before regionals? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/6 "2010-06-02T05:04:42Z")
They were demoralizing their opponents like their opponents do each year before regionals. I didn’t think they could handle funk (funk doesn’t take Broadwayification well), but they mostly pulled it off. I also didn’t think “Give Up The Funk” needed to be double-timed, but that worked, too. I got a couple of songs to pull off Frostwire from tonight too, that I’m somehow missing from my funk collection (although as Shue said, Marky Mark isn’t technically funk). ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/7 "2010-06-02T06:14:29Z")
Great episode! The musical numbers were fine, though I can’t get too excited about funk done by a bunch of non-funky white people (like me). The last number was pretty good, though. > [@pancakes3](#): > > if there was any debate before as to if shuster was a slut, /discussion now. the man is a ho. LOVED all the Shue/Sue interaction. Really funny stuff, especially when he was seducing her with the song and “accidentally” knocked those papers onto the floor. Also good to see Terri–looked like they might be setting up some kind of inappropriate relationship between her and Finn. Also good to see Sandy Ryerson again. > [@](#): > > quinn is smoking hot even if preggers. She really is amazingly beautiful–most of the people on this show are very attractive, but Dianna Agron stands out even among her castmates. Quinn and her backup singers/dancers were hilarious! They actually sang “Hee-Hee-Hee Hoo-Hoo-Hoo” as backing vocals at one point during the number (imitating birthing breathing techniques). > [@](#): > > ditzy cheerleader whose name i just can’t remember is a phenomenal dancer. Heather Morris (Brittany) is a professional dancer–she was a contestant on So You Think You Can Dance and toured as a dancer with Beyonce. She was initially hired to teach dance routines to the Glee cast, and then they created the Brittany part for her. She looked really hot in that last number in this episode. This show is so great when it isn’t trying too hard to preach a message (the Kurt-Burt-Finn confrontation last week was too heavy-handed) and when they don’t try to squeeze too many songs into the show with not enough plot to support them (the Madonna episode). ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/8 "2010-06-02T11:41:54Z")
I liked the episode. It’s nice to have a lighter episode after last week’s heavy-handed morality play. I was wondering last episode where the hell Jesse went. If they broke up _this_ episode, where was he _last_ episode? I also had a hard time believing that Kurt was singing at the beginning of the last song. He’s got such a high voice… I thought someone like Artie or Puck would have been better suited for that low-and-funky part. I loved the _Loser_ dream sequence. It rocked. I love hearing Finn without a ton of auto tune and Puck’s got such a great voice, too. Just bad-assing it through the store… ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/9 "2010-06-02T12:05:32Z")
My favorite parts were: 1. Brittany wearing her clothes backwards when the Cheerios were all discombobulated. 2. Sort of odd looking guy at Teri’s workplace coming in at one part during the Loser dream sequence. 3. All of the squeamishly uncomfortable Shue/Sue seduction stuff. 4. Brittany chasing the nerd-in-chief down the hallway - didn’t quite catch what she was saying to him. The Jessie story line continues to be poorly explained - he’s there, he’s not, they’re together, then broken up. Booster fund pays for Range Rover’s for Vocal Adrenaline? More than a bit over the top, and wouldn’t it also be illegal or at least some sort of violation? It’s a crime to slash tires but not to assault someone with eggs? Still, it’s a fun show and so you have to give them a LOT of latitude. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/10 "2010-06-02T14:23:37Z")
Yeah, the Jesse thing was bungled. What is the timeline on this? 1.) assigned to get near Rachel and get her to search for her mother 2.) tries to get Rachel in bed 3.) gets pissed at being one of three boys in her video 4.) goes on vacation/disappears 5.) reappears, helps Rachel search for her mother 6.) tells Shelby he “really likes” Rachel 7.) disappears again 8.) reappears with VA, out for vengeance on Rachel who “broke his heart” and who he “loved.” Whuh? Anyway, the rest was really good. I too loved the “Loser” fantasy at the store. I want to see the outtakes for all the Morrison/Lynch scenes. How did they ever get through Tell Me Something Good without rolling on the floor laughing? Also, am I the only one who wanted Will to grab Sue and kiss the everliving hell out of her in that scene at his apartment? Not romantically, but you know, competitively, like, “You want to go there? You don’t know what you’ve started!” Brittany in the backwards top was great - took me a few minutes to pick up on it. ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/11 "2010-06-02T14:40:18Z")
Sue’s date-wear:track suit with pearls ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/12 "2010-06-02T14:52:46Z")
The timeline on the Shue/Sue thing was a bit weird, too. He stood her up on “hump day”, nationals was on Saturday, but Kurt said she hadn’t been out of bed in “days” before Shue went to apologize. At best that could’ve been friday. Is two mornings in bed really enough to say she hadn’t been out of been in days? but still a fun episode. Loser was probably the best song, but I’m not a funk fan, so my opinion is tainted. Lots of subtle bits, some already mentioned: the pearls, the backwards outfit, and also Finn/Terri looking up Funk on itunes and finding the Funky bunch… nice. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/13 "2010-06-02T15:52:21Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > My favorite parts were: > > 1. Brittany chasing the nerd-in-chief down the hallway - didn’t quite catch what she was saying to him. Something like “Love me, please love me.” ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/14 "2010-06-02T16:18:32Z")
Which episode did Rachel and Puck get involved in? ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/15 "2010-06-02T16:33:10Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > I was wondering last episode where the hell Jesse went. If they broke up _this_ episode, where was he _last_ episode? According to wiki, this episode was supposed to air before last week’s episode but they switched and then edited it a tad to make it fit. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/16 "2010-06-02T16:41:12Z")
I liked it but it’s rare that there’s not one song I wanted to play over again. It’s not even that I don’t like funk as I don’t like _those_ funk songs; my favorite by far was Quinn’s _It’s a Man’s/Man’s/Man’s World_ number. “Even your breath stinks of mediocrity and it makes me sick…”. I’ve mentioned before that Matthew Morrison is an actor who I should find smoking hot- great voice, great body, etc., but just don’t. I’m trying to decide what it is that negates his attractiveness. Last night they kept zooming in on his butt which didn’t help- that’s not his best asset. Favorite moments: Finn playing the broom, the “say you love me” nerd chase, and Mike Chang/Harry Shum Jr.'s dance moment. (They have got to bring Shum into the forefront more.) Is next week Regionals? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/17 "2010-06-02T16:42:54Z")
Poor Rachel, dumped by her mom and then her boyfriend in successive weeks. This week needed more Brittany/Santana, and we haven’t seen Emma in forever. Glad to have Sue back though after a Sue-less episode last week. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/18 "2010-06-02T17:02:54Z")
> [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](#): > > \ > > Anyway, the rest was really good. I too loved the “Loser” fantasy at the store. Going to get this song as we speak. That was an excellent song for the “bad boys” - I love Finn’s growl. > [@](#): > > I want to see the outtakes for all the Morrison/Lynch scenes. How did they ever get through Tell Me Something Good without rolling on the floor laughing? I can only imagine - I’m guessing that one took a LONG time to shoot. 😃 > [@](#): > > Also, am I the only one who wanted Will to grab Sue and kiss the everliving hell out of her in that scene at his apartment? Not romantically, but you know, competitively, like, “You want to go there? You don’t know what you’ve started!”\ “I’m having sexy, non-murdering thoughts about Will Shue.” I thought the consequences for Will stirring _that_ hornet’s nest would be a lot worse. A LOT worse. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/19 "2010-06-02T17:04:44Z")
And what is this thing about white people not liking funk/not able to sing funk? I like funk just fine {snaps a zed}. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594/20 "2010-06-02T18:25:27Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > …Also good to see Terri–looked like they might be setting up some kind of inappropriate relationship between her and Finn… Hmm, season 1 she pretends to be pregnant with Will’s child while Quinn is pregnant & pretend’s Finn’s the father. Maybe in season 2 Finn will get Terri pregnant for real. The storyline could either be very good or very bad. What’s the age of consent in Ohio? 😉 [QUOTE=Annie] Sue’s date-wear:track suit with pearls. [/QUOTE] Not that she didn’t deserve it, but I don’t think Sue’s ever looked sadder & more pathetic then she did then. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-1-21-funk-open-spoilers/541594.md?page=2)