IfDarren Crissis my new faux boyfriend, Gwyneth Paltrow is my new faux girlfriend.
Yes, EW readers, Im a faux bisexual bigamist when it comes toGlee.
Seriously, how good was Paltrow?
Credit: Adam Rose/Fox
Give the gal an Emmy now.
I honestly would hold this TV guest stint up against some of her best performances ever.
There was just something so easy and fun and loose about her portrayal of substitute teacher Holly Holliday.
Someone needs to greenlight Gwynnie in a romantic comedy…and Im not talking aboutShallow Hal 2.
All this AND Matthew Morrison had a shirtless scene!
Its like the producers projected my id on Fox.
Who knew Rupert Murdoch and I would have such similar tastes?!?
One of the bestGleeepisodes of this season…and maybe ever.
Pure Sue.).
Enter Paltrows Holly Holliday, who had been substituting for Wills Spanish class.
Then, after Holly performed Conjunction Junction (my FAVESchoolhouse Rockof all time!!)
And thusGleehistory was made… (More on the performances complete with letter grades at the end of this recap.)
That is the brilliance of this episode and her character.
Holly totally taking down Rachel (Rachel you suck!).
Despite that bluntness, she actually befriended the glee club diva in the end.
In fact, EVERYONE loved Hollyeven Sue.
Well, at first she liked her.
The pair bonded over their love ofHoarders(another stroke of genius).
With glee club under control, Will kept himself mostly at home and under the care of uber-beast Terri.
Shes just such an unlikable character.
NEXT: Lets get a storyline for Mercedes that doesnt revolve around her weight, shall we?
In the wise, wise words of Will, Dont come back.
Now I love Mercedes and I always want her to have major storylines.
But Im kinda all set with plots about her weight.
Also,tater tots?
When two gay dudes get together, the conversation does almost always become hijacked by gay stuff.
I will admit to being guilty of this conversation theft.
I will also admit to laughing my ass off when the tiny purse fell out of Kurts mouth.
Kurts character has to walk that fine line between being a role model and becoming too saintly.
I think the writers are navigating that tightrope quite, quite well.
Best of all, the door was left open for Paltrow to return toGleeand the New Directions gang.
Its cool by me as long as she does her Mary Todd Lincoln impersonation again.
Again, Paltrow +Glee= Emmy.
It was like a burst of sunshine…yes Im starting to sound cheesy and saccharine.
And you know what?
Definitely not.Gleeis a musicalits not reality.
So in terms of a musical fandango, I loved this mash-up of the two songs.
Sue to Will
I suggest selling yourself on Craigslist under the heading of Men seeking Men with butt chins.
Sue to Will on how he should pay for her car
Her name was Cameo.
She was like an attractive Biggie Smalls.
Holly describing a nightmare student
Are you a porn star or a drag queen?
Terri questioning Holly Hollidays name
Wow, your wife is kind of a bitch!
Holly to Will
Hoardersand red wine?
Im buzzzzzzzed!!!
Holly bonding with Sue
They look like deep-fried deer poop.
