r/glee • u/Mythicali-Gleek 206: The room where it happens. • 1d ago
Poll Favorite performance of 3x20? (Props)
I think this version of Mean is one of the MOST underrated covers of the entire series, I absolutely love it. I also like Tina Berry's version of Because You Loved Me, but I absolutely love Mean none of these compares to it in my opinion.
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I REALLY wish the body swap bit would've went on for at least a little longer (though I would've preferred if it went on for almost the entire or even half the episode) but I do rewatch just that part of the episode sometimes. This episode also has one of my (if not my) most favorite BTS with the cast, too.
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Side note: Happy belated Thanksgiving to Canadians. When trying to figure out a good poll schedule last night(/2:00 AM this morning) for Season 4 to not interfere with neither the U.S.'s/Canada's holidays, ('Cause there will be a mid-season poll break for the holiday) I learned that Canada's is not even in November. I thought it was just earlier in the month.
And according to someone I used to know from the U.K., Thanksgiving isn't celebrated there. (According to my recent post insights, the 2nd highest views on my posts come from the UK)
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PROM-ASAURUS'S WINNER:
1st was Take My Breath Away with 160, 2nd was Love You Like A Love Song with 89, 3rd was Dinosaur with 66, 4th was [Fergie's] Big Girls Don't Cry with 53 and 5th/last was What Makes You Beautiful with 36
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u/Yume_Chan59 Singaz Wit Attitude 1d ago
It's hard because I love all performances from this episode! I Won't Give Up fits perfectly Rachel, and I love it.
Because You Loved Me is literally Tina's best solo and the proof that she should have been featured more in seasons 4 and 5.
Mean is an emotional song, and I love how it had both Puck and Beiste, especially considering their relationship was a bit more than just coach/player. Beiste was one of the only people who believed in Puck, she really supported him and thought he could do something with his life.
And Flashdance is such a good way to have Tina and Rachel united after the body swap. Like you I wish it had been longer, the concept was so fun!
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u/Few-Butterscotch-961 ✨you're smart, and super pretty, and relatively sane for a girl✨ 1d ago
Tina Berry the star that you are
Ahem. Mean supremacy for sure. I love it when we get to hear lower female voices on this show (and they don't screw it up by giving them bad songs). Honestly wish we got more of Puck and Beiste.
I totally agree on the body swap part. It was just so entertaining. I have to complain about something in this episode though. I don't necessarily disagree with the overall message that yeah, Rachel's a senior so she should get some degree of precedence. But they literally treat Tina like the ugly middle child just because she's younger, meanwhile Sam, Blaine, and Artie, who are also juniors, don't seem to have to do all the extra work that she does and get treated way better by the club in general. Maybe that's just me Idk. But it really grinds my gears.
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u/Mythicali-Gleek 206: The room where it happens. 1d ago
Agreed! Beiste & Puck were honestly such a vibe.
I don't think Rachel in particular deserved Senior Priority because she got that from the second she auditioned to the day she graduated.
The OTHER seniors should've finally been given their chances in the spotlight, as the juniors could get their spotlights next year.
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u/BH190105 1d ago
I voted "Flashdance" since Lea and Jenna's cover captured the original's energy so well and it was a nice way to end off the episode!
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u/Cowboysfan2122 1d ago
Mean was such a great duet & cover. Character-wise, no one would have expected the badass that Puck was portrayed as to be singing his heart out to a Taylor Swift song. And the reasoning for Beiste joining in makes it even better.
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u/CarryOnSupernatural 1d ago
I wish they’ve done more TS songs. We only get 2: Mean (season 3), Mine (season 4). Same for Demi songs, we only got 1 and in season 5 we get the actor/singer
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u/BothIntroduction3020 The Troubletones 1d ago
I love mean. I didn’t always like puck but I liked when he showed his vulnerability and his soft side. And every time we get to see Beiste is a yes to me, under appreciated queen