4 x 13

That moment. Whoa. (Actually better at regular speed, though.)

The ghost light, while at times useful and may have a historically useful origin, is not a practical thing.  It’s a theater superstition, although which story you know/subscribe to depends.

I do not believe that this is a coincidence.

And then there’s the gray hanky around the neck, with all its associations of consenting to be bound/limited and binding/limiting others — and being hanged/hanging oneself. Plus all the times Kurt wore that hanky before (which I’ll have to look up). And the scene where the ND sit on the stage in a circle in “On My Way”(?) and Kurt wears black and white and a scarf in a hangman’s noose shape.

There is too much diva for just one post.  This week’s is another two-parter.

While Kurt is in NYC plotting murder, the kids in Lima are having Diva Week.  First up is a music better version of what they were doing with “Call Me Maybe” because a) Beyonce, b) Unique and Tina singing Beyonce, and c) those outfits on the runway.  I like how confused the civilians (non-divas) are as they strut out of the room at 0:15. And of course ALL of the dressing room abuse shenanigans.  Did you know that boys can be divas?  Blaine is not a trick as ho, he does not sweat the haters.  Though he is probably sweating in that bird feather jacket.  

It’s truth time!  I love this scene so much I could probably recite it.  The way she crumples that tea packaging, his faces throughout, “take that back” - “I can’t it’s truth time.”  LOVE IT!

Blaine is sick on the show and Darren is sick and real life.  Art does imitate life, or maybe the other way around.  Even though you can see hi struggling at times, this number comes off really well.  And we all love piano-man, baby leather daddy Blaine.  He is the Venn diagram of what people want.  I hope he saved that outfit for when he and Kurt are back together.

Does this count as a diva off or just inappropriately being possessive of Brittany?  It’s too bad I don’t like the song or the context much because they sound pretty great together.  There is some spinning camera work so you know it is on.  I also really like the way they used that vertical blind effect behind the band to expand and contract the stage area along with the emotion of the song.

Midnight fucking madness is upon us!  I absolutely love the NYADA fight club.  The drama and pomp for this underground battle (in what is clearly the only classroom at that school) is gorgeously lit, has an orchestra, and is packed with students (all trying to hide their boners and lady boners).  This version is the one that aired and they released the solo versions on iTunes.  Of course, I have the Kurt version and I encourage you to listen to it with earbuds in for that last note along.  It is gorgeous.  Both of them sound amazing here… but who is the top diva?  Kurt!  (”He never wins anything!”)

File this under: Divas Strike Back.  Okay so Tina does sweat the haters a little bit but I can forgive this plot line for last week’s and this week’s solo.  Last time she was awkward and this time around she is fierce.  Tina is smoking’ in that leotard and se crushes this number.  Even the normally jaded students in courtyard are getting down with her.  Is she wrong?  Well, yes, she totally is.  Is she a diva?  Yes, definitely.  I love Blaine’s face throughout where he is still confused but so into this whole diva thing.

It’s time for this small town diva to get into the big leagues.  Santana sings her way to New York in a song that totally fits her moment, her voice, and her character’s usual rage-motivation.  When she shows up at the loft it feels perfect.  It is pure diva to just announce it to the people you are crashing with.  11/10 Santana. [I’ll never understand why Glee thinks these characters need a kick in the pants/nudge from their significant others to go to NYC. It’s a pretty cool place and Lima pretty much sucks.]

The winners of this Diva Week are Tina, Kurt, and Santana!

Day Twenty-Five: Favorite Season Four Duets Bring Him Home - Kurt, Rachel - 4x13 “Diva”