History Recap / GleeS5E2TinaInTheSkyWithDiamonds

* ShoutOut: [[Film/{{Carrie}} Guess where the prank of dumping red goo all over the prom queen was inspired from.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: ''Santana'', of all people, when she has a crush on Dani.

Continuing our two-part tribute to Music/TheBeatles, we start Glee's final prom episode with Sam literally on the piano asking the newly (and stupidly)-engaged Blaine who takes the other name. Blaine, playing said piano, is just happy Kurt said yes. We're not, and as the topic turns to senior prom, Sam is happy taking Tina, but wishes he was taking someone he cares about. So do we, especially the man at said piano. He laments his failed relationships, well one failed relationship, one kiss, and one revolting case of friends with benefits. Will arrives to bring us into the Fab Four's later years, only for the newly Principal Polyester to announce that the proms are being combined into a "Brundle-Prom" because they have very little money (Figgins undoubtedly squirreling it all away into his own personal investment scheme overseas [hey, he does only have janitor's pay now])... or Brittany blew the funds for years to come with [[Recap/GleeS3E19Promasaurus that dinosaur thing last year]]). As such, prom royalty nominees are being spread around both juniors and seniors, the noms being:

* King: Blaine, Random, Artie, Stoner Brett
* Queen: [[{{Creator/DiannaAgron}} Lucy]] Jr. I mean Kitty[[note]]Yes, in this recap Quinn will probably be exclusively referred to as Lucy.[[/note]], two Cheerios!, one of which being the Neckbrace Cheerio!, and with the disappearance from the glee club of anyone actually Prom Queen-nominee material, it's finally Tina's turn. Finally.

To celebrate, she returns to being a bit of a bitch, dumping Sam because the glee girls have always treated him as some sort of prom consolation prize, and because she wants to try and get all the votes from the unpopular girls without dates (hey, if it worked for Lucy -- who apparently [[TitleDrop Tina is]] [[IncrediblyLamePun the replacement for]]).[[labelnote:*]][[DontExplainTheJoke Because the song's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]][[/labelnote]] She celebrates by declaring she wants a "Revolution", but as almost always seems to be the case, MusicalInterruptus kicks in, the school bell rings and everyone leaves. Boo. Tina stews as we hit the TitleCard.

Diner. In the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in, we find Santana pouring sugar as she locks eyes with a fellow co-worker, and yes that does hold relevance later. Rachel is throwing a small tantrum because she hasn't gotten a call about ''Theater/FunnyGirl'' yet (wishful thinking says it's also because Lucy isn't in her bed I mean visiting), which obviously means that she hasn't gotten the part. We are all too aware to the contrary. Santana then reveals that ''she'' is the first member of New Directions past/present to get a role of some sort. Specifically... yeast infection medication called Yeast-I-Stat[[superscript:TM]]. Lovely. She of course has a rough cut, which is pure hilarity, the tag line being ''"I want yeast in my bagel, ''not'' in my muffin!"''. Rachel offers a dubious embrace as we cut back to [=McKinley=], where new AlphaBitch Bree is not happy, believing that too many glee kids win Prom Queen (Kurt and Rachel). Therefore, when Kitty walks up, Bree reminds her that a Cheerio! hasn't been crowned in many a year, so [=KitKat=] is therefore persuaded to run. And by persuaded, we mean she's put on the business end of a rant that serves as subtle {{Foreshadowing}} for events at the end of the episode. Cut to Sam about to practice a Beatles song not showcased, when Will walks in, Sam lamenting his current state. This is the clarion call of the Adidas Anarchist, who enters and cracks the fourth wall by mentioning how occasionally ND members will take weeks off at a time (looking at you Joesus and Sugar). Therefore, using that as an excuse for a oh so blatant abuse of power, she orders vaccinations, threatening Will with termination for noncompliance, which we believe is actually something she can do. Sam is terrified; seems our Trouty Mouth is not a fan of syringes. From there, it's to the [=NYADA=] dance studio, though sadly minus Cassandra July, who is either offscreen or most likely had another meltdown and got fired. Anyway, apparently Madame Tibadeaux has mandatory piano tunings and Rachel is "lucky" enough to "volunteer". Kurt arrives as Rachel slightly unloads on how Santana got a role before she did. We warn you know, this is only a fraction of future events. Kurt points out that normally ''anyone'' getting a part before Rachel would lead her to a mass egotrip[[spoiler:, and once again, the {{Foreshadowing}}]], but that she's up in arms over the waiting game. Kurt says she needs to "Get Back" to her confidence, as we see moving pianos make for fun set pieces. Me thinks the extras got paid extra for exertion. Afterwards, as you'd expect, Rachel seems to have a second wind.

After the break, who wants to see the rest of the cast of ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'' make appearances this season?! You don't? Too bad! Starting this episode, nearly all of [[Creator/JonathanGroff Jon]], [[Creator/LeaMichele Lea]], and Jenna's former co-stars that haven't already been added to the ''Series/{{Glee}}'' world will be. Anyway, we're back at [=McKinley=] where we meet the girl whom Jenna understudied for in SA, a med student that Sue has hired as the new school nurse named Penny. Because apparently they haven't had a stable school nurse since the one that left a few episodes into season 1, a slew of substitutes flooding in. Or at least Terri for half an episode and then the reception lady whenever they've needed to use nurse's-office-as-a-plot-device ever since. Anyway, Sam enters, promptly tries to leave and trips over himself. Penny starts talking and it's immediately clear the writers needed to introduce a character for Trouty to start crushing on in the wake of Tina dumping him, lest he appear AmbiguouslyGay, which would of course make things a lot easier. Let's just say she seems about as qualified as their last nurse. He goes into [[Film/TheGodfather Don Corleone]] and she laughs so clearly she can stay. She produces the syringe and he promptly does a runner, though at least giving her his name because priorities. Cut to Tina abusing minion Dottie when she notices "Kitty for Prom" posters that we know she didn't put up. Kitty claims ignorance, but Tina and the approaching rest of ND quote precedence and shun her, her not even trying to put up a fight as she tears down the posters as we briefly cut to the obvious culprit full of stinky Bree. Cut to a diner name tag reading "Dani". This is the co-worker mentioned earlier; now, we said Murphy would have some stuntcasting this season. This is the first instance, as we see that Creator/DemiLovato is making eyes at Santana. She's now called ''Dani'', which is close enough, and not actually "Danny", the boys' name that Santana tries to joke her parents gave her because they knew she'd be a lesbian[[note]]Fun fact: "Santana" is near the top of the list of most popular unisex names in America, with around 40,000 children (half boys, half girls) being given the name since TheNineties, way above "Danny/Dani".[[/note]], even if it's unsuccessful because of how adorably nervous she is. Damn, Creator/NayaRivera deserves some sort of award. For her performance, not for sticking with Glee all this time. Though she could do with an award for that, too.

Anyway, Dani exists for one main reason: to be a SatelliteLoveInterest. That's it. She's only seen four times in the thirteen episodes that make up the bulk of the season, and no, the Brittana fans didn't get excited when she was announced as only having those appearances, as they figured when her stint was done, Murphy would just insert another "girlfriend" and not even entertain the idea of Brittana reuniting, abstractly placing her back into her ReallyGetsAround characterization. Not adding a tag, but let's just say things will play out differently for all involved. Meanwhile, Dani has your basic disapproving parents who caught her and a girl and that lead to her going ScrewThisImOuttaHere. Santana reminds us of her Abuela, followed by a sad reminder of Brittana being over. Dani replies that she needs a "100% Sapphic Goddess" and for the first time we see Santana rattled. Huh. Rachel sees her shaken and Santana says it's cause until now it's been guys, Brittany, and girls who experimental, not a legit lesbian. Rachel tells her to make a move and Santana moves away as we move back to [=McKinley=] where Sam, after turning down an invite for tux rentals, bit his own arm as an excuse to see Nurse Penny. Eh, there's worse ways. Turns out that Sam's afraid to be with a girl for longer than five minutes cause they'll break his heart. Right, maybe stop with girls altogether, you know, fight Kurt for Blaine or something. Just saying. Blaine says his defining (and only) feature is his impressions. Not helping, Bowtie. Sam is undeterred, going into Creator/DenzelWashington circa ''Film/TrainingDay'' as a self-peptalk before seeing said Nurse drop her stuff. This cues up "Something" (yes that is the name of the song), as we get a montage of her in health class, her and a line outside the door, and finally an ImagineSpot of them dancing on stage as we dance into a break.

We return to find Sam see Penny pack up; seems she gave a Cheerio! a piss test and mixed up the sample with a vax sample and thus Penny's got a pink slip. Sam, realizing, as do we all, what to do, drops trou. Penny produces the syringe, and apparently the fear of needles goes away when he lets her stick it in his ass. You tried, Glee, but this time it was the introduction of a female love interest that made the boy seem gay. ''This time'' -- who are we kidding? From there, we cut to Sam stumbling into Sue's office to tell her about the shot and that of course secures her job. Cut to Minion Dottie handing out "Tina for Prom" fliers when Bree intercepts, convincing Dottie to help her sabotage Tina, also offering her a place on the Cheerios. Given how badly Tina treats her minion, she obviously accepts. Back to the diner where Rachel tells Santana she's on an expected wind, auditioning for other plays[[note]]Bottom in Theatre/AMidsummerNightsDream, Annie Sullivan's caretaker in a ''deaf'' production of Theatre/TheMiracleWorker, yes.[[/note]] as backups. She then decides to show incredible work ethic and leave 10min early, making Santana take her shift and thus leave her alone with Dani. Subtle Berry is nonexistant. More flirting ensues, eventually Dani invites Santana to watch the sun rise, the word sun being the key to say "Here Comes The Sun" and we will grit teeth and begrudgingly admit this was sorta cute. Afterwards, the only two mostly-openly bisexual Latinas in the music-and-acting biz kiss, Dani leaving Santana blushing as we go to break.

And now, "Bundleprom", where as per custom, New Directions is pulling a double. In this case, it's the S4 newbies minus Kitty breaking out the majorette outfits for a visit from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", intercut with prom pics, Tina arriving with the "Too Young To Be Bitter" club 2.0 and Penny thanking Sam. Afterwards, as Sam takes Nurse Penny out to the floor, we see Bree with Dottie. And here is where we mention a ForegoneConclusion. We talked about two of them in the "Next Time" teaser. One we'll see later, the other is here, as we pan up to the rafters... to see a bucket full of ice cubes and corn syrup. Yes folks, it's been three years in the making, but in a moment predicted by Dear Lucille herself way back when, someone's finally getting the ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' treatment, and considering certain elements shown thus far, it's not too hard to determine who it is. For now, we cut to Sue on stage, announcing that somehow Tina and Stoner Brett are Prom King and Queen - Tina's overjoyed, even if she's not pleased with her company up on stage. Oh, Tina, maybe you deserve what happens next... okay you don't. Nonetheless, despite Kitty trying to warn her, Tina's in the drop zone and it's a bullseye as the resident liquid torture is deployed (the 3rd/last time a character got slushied and the only time this season), and then for the punchline/exclamation point the bucket falls on Brett and knocks him out. Tina hits the crawling freakout and halls ass out of the gym as we go to break.

We return to see ND find Tina in the choir room mid-breakdown prepping to retreat. In a subtle echo of three years ago, Blaine says Tina can retreat or tell off the perpetrators by returning. Kitty, in subtle penance for not being fast enough, offers Tina her dress; as she changes, we cue up "Hey Jude", ND returning to the gym with a newly redressed and reenergized Tina, who properly accepts her crown. Cut to Roz dragging Bree into Sue's office for supposed punishment, Sue of course not recognizing the only African-American Cheerio! besides Mercedes. Roz, heart's in the right place for once, sorta, but you forget bad things happening to ND make Sue quiver all over. Therefore, in recognition of her actions, plus to full the position vacated by a certain current MIT student, Sue promotes Bree to head Cheerio, saying she needs ND to be at its best if they're to win Nationals and cement her job, so she needs Bree to torture them for motivation. From there we're at the diner for the home stretch, as Santana arrives perturbed; seems she didn't read the fine print, as she gets no royalties for her Yeast-I-Stat ads, but instead gets a perpetual supply. Yay. We then get a sudden Hummel; seems he wants to supplement his Vogue.com income as well as start a Madonna cover band. And yes, there's relevance. Rachel then says she accepts that she might not get Fanny Bryce and we of course know otherwise. Then, Santana decides to state that the reason her and Brittany didn't work is because she was too busy looking for penis.

Excuse us folks...

(insert Finnegan Hudson tantrum here).

OKAY. First of all, Santana, YOU dumped HER, because you WANTED TO. SECONDLY, being bisexual DOES NOT mean you chase penis when you're tired of pussy. Seems to me, Lopez, that you're justifying breaking her heart cause you didn't wanna put the effort in. Yes, you're were busy (and looked how your stint at Louisville ended anyway!), but you still could've at least visited on the weekends, it didn't have to be all or nothing! BUT NO, you casually dismissed your ex AND BEST FRIEND like she was fucking nothing! SO DON'T YOU '''DARE''' TRY TO PUT THE BLAME ON HER. DON'T. YOU. DARE.

...fuck you Murphy. You clearly never knew your audience.

Ahem.

Kurt pledges that he and Pezberry stay in NY for two years, good or bad. [[spoiler: They don't even make it a year, give or take.]] They pinky swear, but are interrupted by the other ForegoneConclusion. Yes, Mr. Campion, the director of ''Theatre/FunnyGirl'' (the amount of times I've typed that recently actually pains me) arrives to confirm the main setup for the DorkAge that will be episodes 14-20, while we in turn cue up the DistantDuet, closing out our tribute with a song made for those to "Let It Be", ND on stage as Rachel celebrates with her friends.

Sadly, we have a juxtaposition between the joyful and the tragic, as between this episode and the next, the club gets the news they thought they'd never hear. Get the tissues gleeks because...

* "Let It Be" performed by Rachel, Santana, and Kurt with New Directions[[note]]Tina, Kitty, Artie[[/note]]

And now, "Bundleprom", where as per custom, New Directions is pulling a double. In this case, it's the S4 newbies minus Kitty breaking out the majorette outfits for a visit from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", intercut with prom pics, Tina arriving with the "Too Young To Be Bitter" club 2.0 and Penny thanking Sam. Afterwards, as Sam takes Nurse Penny out to the floor, we see Bree with Dottie. And here is where we mention a ForegoneConclusion. We talked about two of them in the "Next Time" teaser. One we'll see later, the other is here, as we pan up to the rafters... to see a bucket full of ice cubes and corn syrup. Yes folks, it's been three years in the making, but in a moment predicted by Dear Lucille herself way back when, someone's finally getting the ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' treatment, and considering certain elements shown thus far, it's not too hard to determine who it is. For now, we cut to Sue on stage, announcing that somehow Tina and Stoner Brett are Prom King and Queen - Tina's overjoyed, even if she's not pleased with her company up on stage. Oh, Tina, maybe you deserve what happens next... okay you don't. Nonetheless, despite Kitty trying to warn her, Tina's in the drop zone and it's a bullseye as a bucket of the resident liquid torture is deployed (the 3rd/last time a character got slushied and the only time this season), and then for the punchline/exclamation point the bucket falls on Brett and knocks him out. Tina hits the crawling freakout and halls ass out of the gym as we go to break.

And now, "Bundleprom", where as per custom, New Directions is pulling a double. In this case, it's the S4 newbies minus Kitty breaking out the majorette outfits for a visit from "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", intercut with prom pics, Tina arriving with the "Too Young To Be Bitter" club 2.0 and Penny thanking Sam. Afterwards, as Sam takes Nurse Penny out to the floor, we see Bree with Dottie. And here is where we mention a ForegoneConclusion. We talked about two of them in the "Next Time" teaser. One we'll see later, the other is here, as we pan up to the rafters... to see a bucket full of ice cubes and corn syrup. Yes folks, it's been three years in the making, but in a moment predicted by Dear Lucille herself way back when, someone's finally getting the ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' treatment, and considering certain elements shown thus far, it's not too hard to determine who it is. For now, we cut to Sue on stage, announcing that somehow Tina and Stoner Brett are Prom King and Queen - Tina's overjoyed, even if she's not pleased with her company up on stage. Oh, Tina, maybe you deserve what happens next... okay you don't. Nonetheless, despite Kitty trying to warn her, Tina's in the drop zone and it's a bullseye as a bucket of the resident liquid torture is deployed (the 3rd/last time a character got slushied and the final time this season), and then for the punchline/exclamation point the bucket falls on Brett and knocks him out. Tina hits the crawling freakout and halls ass out of the gym as we go to break.

Diner. In the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in, we find Santana pouring sugar as she locks eyes with a fellow co-worker, and yes that does hold relevance later. Rachel is throwing a small tantrum because she hasn't gotten a call about ''Theater/FunnyGirl'' yet (wishful thinking says it's also because Lucy isn't in her bed I mean visiting), which obviously means that she hasn't gotten the part. We are all too aware to the contrary. Santana then reveals that ''she'' is the first member of New Directions past/present to get a role of some sort. Specifically... yeast infection medication called Yeast-I-Stat[[superscript:TM]]. Lovely. She of course has a rough cut, which is pure hilarity, the tag line being ''"I want yeast in my bagel, ''not'' in my muffin!"''. Rachel offers a dubious embrace as we cut back to [=McKinley=], where new AlphaBitch Bree is not happy, believing that too many glee kids win Prom Queen (Kurt and Rachel). Therefore, when Kitty walks up, Bree reminds her that a Cheerio! hasn't been crowned in many a year, so [=KitKat=] is therefore persuaded to run. And by persuaded, we mean she's put on the business end of a rant that serves as subtle {{Foreshadowing}} for events at the end of the episode. Cut to Sam about to practice a Beatles song not showcased, when Will walks in, Sam lamenting his current state. This is the clarion call of the Adidas Anarchist, who enters and cracks the fourth wall by mentioning how occasionally ND members will take weeks off at a time (looking at you Joesus and Sugar). Therefore, using that as an excuse for a oh so blatant abuse of power, she orders vaccinations, threatening Will with termination for noncompliance, which we believe is actually something she can do. Sam is terrified; seems our Trouty Mouth is not a fan of syringes. From there, it's to the [=NYADA=] dance studio, though sadly minus Cassandra July, who is either offscreen or most likely had another meltdown and got fired. Anyway, apparently Madame Tibadeaux has mandatory piano tunings and Rachel is "lucky" enough to "volunteer". Kurt arrives as Rachel slightly unloads on how Santana got a role before she did. We warn you know, this is only a fraction of future events. Kurt points out that normally ''anyone'' getting a part before Rachel would lead her to a mass egotrip[[spoiler:, and once again, the {{Foreshadowing}}]], but that she's up in arms over the waiting game. Kurt says she needs to "Get Back" to her confidence, as we see moving pianos make for fun set pieces. Me thinks the extras got paid extra for excertion. Afterwards, as you'd expect, Rachel seems to have a second wind.

Continuing our two-part tribute to Music/TheBeatles, we start Glee's final prom episode with Sam literally on the piano asking the newly (and stupidly)-engaged Blaine who takes the other name. Blaine, playing said piano, is just happy Kurt said yes. We're not, and as the topic turns to senior prom, Sam is happy taking Tina, but wishes he was taking someone he cares about. So do we, especially the man at said piano. He laments his failed relationships, well one failed relationship, one kiss, and one revolting case of friends with benefits. Will arrives to bring us into the Fab Four's later years, only for the newly Principal Polyester to announce that all the proms, which apparently aren't specific to the juniors and seniors, are being combined into a "Brundle-Prom" because they have very little money (Figgins undoubtedly squirreling it all away into his own personal investment scheme overseas [hey, he does only have janitor's pay now])... or Brittany blew the funds for years to come with [[Recap/GleeS3E19Promasaurus that dinosaur thing last year]]). As such, prom royalty nominees are being spread around all the grades, the noms being:

We return to find Sam see Penny pack up; seems she gave a Cheerio! a piss test and mixed up the sample with a vax sample and thus Penny's got a pink slip. Sam, realizing, as do we all, what to do, drops trou. Penny produces the syringe, and apparently the fear of needles goes away when he lets her stick it in his ass. You tried, Glee, but this time it was the introduction of a female love interest that made the boy seem gay. ''This time'' -- who are we kidding? From there, we cut to Sam stumbling into Sue's office to tell her about the shot and that of course secures her job. Cut to Minion Dottie handing out "Tina for Prom" fliers when Bree intercepts, convincing Dottie to help her sabotage Tina, also offering her a place on the Cheerios. Given how badly Tina treats her minion, she obviously accepts. Back to the diner where Rachel tells Santana she's on an expected wind, auditioning for other plays[[note]]Bottom in Theater/AMidsummerNightsDream, Annie Sullivan's caretaker in a ''deaf'' production of Theater/TheMiracleWorker, yes.[[/note]] as backups. She then decides to show incredible work ethic and leave 10min early, making Santana take her shift and thus leave her alone with Dani. Subtle Berry is nonexistant. More flirting ensues, eventually Dani invites Santana to watch the sun rise, the word sun being the key to say "Here Comes The Sun" and we will grit teeth and begrudgingly admit this was sorta cute. Afterwards, the only two mostly-openly bisexual Latinas in the music-and-acting biz kiss, Dani leaving Santana blushing as we go to break.

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[[caption-width-right:350:This looks like [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar A-N-A-L]]. What?]]

Yes, that would be "Tina", replacing the name just in case any thought that [[{{Creator/DiannaAgron}} Lucy]] might ever make an appearance again[[labelnote:*]][[DontExplainTheJoke Because the song's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]][[/labelnote]]. Yes, so we're still on Music/TheBeatles, but now it's prom! Also, who wants to see the rest of the cast of ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'' make appearances this season?! You don't? Too bad! Starting this episode, nearly all of [[Creator/JonathanGroff Jon]], Creator/{{Lea|Michele}}, and Jenna's former co-stars that haven't already been added to the ''Series/{{Glee}}'' world will be.

This was the last prom episode of the series, so they've got to make it a big one. With the disappearance from the glee club of anyone actually Prom Queen-nominee material, it's finally Tina's turn. Finally. She hops up to sing in celebration, but the school bell rings and everyone leaves. Boo. She also returns to being a bit of a bitch, dumping Sam because the glee girls have always treated him as some sort of prom consolation prize, and because she wants to try and get all the votes from the unpopular girls without dates (hey, if it worked for Lucy -- who apparently [[TitleDrop Tina is]] [[IncrediblyLamePun the replacement for]]). Yes, in this recap Quinn will probably be exclusively referred to as "Lucy". Speaking of, Lucy Jr., though a sophomore, is also nominated and going to Senior Prom! That's because the school has not only started doing proms for every year, not just juniors and seniors, but is also combining them into a "Brundle-Prom" because they have very little money (Figgins undoubtedly squirreling it all away into his own personal investment scheme overseas [hey, he does only have janitor's pay now])... or Brittany blew the funds for years to come with [[Recap/GleeS3E19Promasaurus that dinosaur thing last year]]). Bree is not happy, believing that too many glee kids win Prom Queen (Kurt and Rachel), campaigning for Kitty (she's still a cheerleader) and convincing Dottie to help her sabotage Tina, also offering her a place on the Cheerios. Given how badly Tina treats her minion, she obviously accepts.

With all that going on, Tina's chance at being the real star of the show, we completely forget about her for whatever's happening in the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in. Rachel isn't happy because of some inane reason (wishful thinking says it's because Lucy isn't [[strike: in her bed]] visiting), which obviously means that Kurt has to sing to cheer her up. Then they're at work and Creator/DemiLovato is making eyes at Santana. She's now called ''Dani'', which is close enough, and not actually "Danny", the boys' name that Santana tries to joke her parents gave her because they knew she'd be a lesbian[[note]]Fun fact: "Santana" is near the top of the list of most popular unisex names in America, with around 40,000 children (half boys, half girls) being given the name since TheNineties, way above "Danny/Dani".[[/note]] even if it's unsuccessful because of how adorably nervous she is. Damn, Creator/NayaRivera deserves some sort of award. For her performance, not for sticking with Glee all this time. Though she could do with an award for that, too.

It doesn't take long before we see basically the only two mostly-openly bisexual Latinas in the music-and-acting biz kiss (and no, the Britanna fans didn't get excited when she was announced as recurring, as they figured when her stint was done, Murphy would just insert another "girlfriend"). Oh, Santana also stars in a Yeast-I-Stat commercial, which is pure hilarity. She gets paid in Yeast-I-Stat[[superscript:TM]]: ''"I want yeast in my bagel, ''not'' in my muffin!"''

Oh, and in-between all of this, Santana decided to state that the reason her and Brittany didn't work is because she was too busy looking for penis.

Excuse us...

OKAY. First of all, Santana, YOU dumped HER, because you WANTED TO. SECONDLY, being bisexual DOES NOT mean you chase penis when you're tired of pussy. Seems to me, Lopez, that you're justifying breaking her heart cause you didn't wanna put the effort in. Yes, you're were busy (and looked how your stint at Louisville ended anyway!), but you still could've at least visited on the weekends, it didn't have to be all or nothing! BUT NO, you casually dismissed your ex AND BEST FRIEND like she was fucking nothing! Thank god she took you back, because Brittany Susan Pierce has ALL OF THE PATIENCE.

...Fuck. You. Murphy. You clearly never knew your audience.

We fly back to Lima (why not? These alums do get around a lot) where we ignore Tina for [[strike:the girl she understudied]] a med student that Sue has hired as the new school nurse. Because apparently they haven't had a stable school nurse since the one that left a few episodes into season 1, a slew of substitutes flooding in. Or at least Terri for half an episode and then the reception lady whenever they've needed to use nurse's-office-as-a-plot-device ever since. This is relevant because the writers needed to introduce a character for Trouty to start crushing on in the wake of Tina dumping him, lest he appear AmbiguouslyGay. Let's just say she seems about as qualified as their last nurse. Sue gets all of New Directions to have polio shots, but Sam is scared of needles. Apparently this fear goes away when he lets her stick it in his ass. You tried, Glee, but this time it was the introduction of a female love interest that made the boy seem gay. ''This time'' -- who are we kidding?

We move to prom night, where Sue announces that somehow Tina and Stoner Brett are Prom King and Queen - Tina's overjoyed, even if she's not pleased with her company up on stage. Oh, Tina, maybe you deserve what happens next. Yes, it's been three years in the making, but somebody finally gets the ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' treatment! A bucket of red slushy is dumped on Tina (the 3rd/last time a character got slushied), and then the bucket falls on Brett and knocks him out. It was Dottie and Bree's doing. Kitty did try to stop it, though, and then runs out after Tina to sing to her with Blaine (if Lucy can't, we'll accept Lucy 2). She tells Tina to go back out there and gives her the dress she's wearing, changing into a tracksuit.

But let's forget about that for Rachel being given the part in ''Theatre/FunnyGirl'' (the amount of times I've typed [=''Theatre/FunnyGirl''=] recently actually pains me). Kurt now also works at the diner with her and Santana, and Dani. Who has become promoted to Santana's girlfriend for half a season and so joins them in the celebration song. This is also [[DistantDuet sung by New Directions]], but only after Sue promotes Bree to head Cheerio (they were missing one after Brittany left) when she finds out that she's been trying to torment the glee club.

Sadly, we wind up with a juxtaposition between the joyful and the tragic, as between this episode and the next, the club gets news they thought they'd never hear...

* "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" performed by Jake, Ryder, Unique, and Marley
* "Hey Jude", performed by Blaine, Kitty, Sam, and Tina with New Directions
* "Let It Be" performed by Rachel, Santana, Tina, Kitty, Artie and Kurt with New Directions.

* CallForward: This would not be the last time that Kitty loans clothes she is wearing to someone in need.

With all that going on, Tina's chance at being the real star of the show, we completely forget about her for whatever's happening in the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of NewYorkCity that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in. Rachel isn't happy because of some inane reason (wishful thinking says it's because Lucy isn't [[strike: in her bed]] visiting), which obviously means that Kurt has to sing to cheer her up. Then they're at work and Creator/DemiLovato is making eyes at Santana. She's now called ''Dani'', which is close enough, and not actually "Danny", the boys' name that Santana tries to joke her parents gave her because they knew she'd be a lesbian[[note]]Fun fact: "Santana" is near the top of the list of most popular unisex names in America, with around 40,000 children (half boys, half girls) being given the name since TheNineties, way above "Danny/Dani".[[/note]] even if it's unsuccessful because of how adorably nervous she is. Damn, Creator/NayaRivera deserves some sort of award. For her performance, not for sticking with Glee all this time. Though she could do with an award for that, too.

With all that going on, Tina's chance at being the real star of the show, we completely forget about her for whatever's happening in the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of NewYorkCity that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in. Rachel isn't happy because of some inane reason (wishful thinking says it's because Lucy isn't [[strike: in her bed]] visiting), which obviously means that Kurt has to sing to cheer her up. Then they're at work and Creator/DemiLovato is making eyes at Santana. She's now called ''Dani'', which is close enough, and not actually "Danny", the boys' name that Santana tries to joke her parents gave her because they knew she'd be a lesbian[[note]]Fun fact: "Santana" is near the top of the list of most popular unisex names in America, with around 40,000 children (half boys, half girls) being given the name since TheNineties, way above "Danny/Dani".[[/note]] even if it's unsuccessful because of how adorably nervous she is. Damn, Naya Rivera deserves some sort of award. For her performance, not for sticking with Glee all this time. Though she could do with an award for that, too.

** Moving on, Santana's Yeast-i-Stat commercial has a slogan ("I want yeast in my bagel, not in my muffin") very reminiscent of the one for [=M&Ms=] ("Melts in your mouth, not in your hands"). Naya Rivera did the (2013) [=M&Ms=] commercials.

This was the last prom episode of the series, so they've got to make it a big one. With the disappearance from the glee club of anyone actually Prom Queen-nominee material, it's finally Tina's turn. Finally. She hops up to sing in celebration, but the school bell rings and everyone leaves. Boo. She also returns to being a bit of a bitch, dumping Sam because the glee girls have always treated him as some sort of prom consolation prize, and because she wants to try and get all the votes from the unpopular girls without dates (hey, if it worked for Lucy -- who apparently [[TitleDrop Tina is]] [[IncrediblyLamePun the replacement for]]). Yes, in this recap Quinn will probably be exclusively referred to as "Lucy". Speaking of, Lucy Jr., though a sophomore, is also nominated and going to Senior Prom! That's because the school has not only started doing proms for every year, not just juniors and seniors, but is also combining them into a "Brundle-Prom" because they have very little money (Figgins undoubtedly squirreling it all away into his own personal investment scheme overseas [hey, he does only have janitor's pay now]]... or Brittany blew the funds for years to come with [[Recap/GleeS3E19Promasaurus that dinosaur thing last year]]). Bree is not happy, believing that too many glee kids win Prom Queen (Kurt and Rachel), campaigning for Kitty (she's still a cheerleader) and convincing Dottie to help her sabotage Tina, also offering her a place on the Cheerios. Given how badly Tina treats her minion, she obviously accepts.

Yes, that would be "Tina", replacing the name just in case any thought that Lucy might ever make an appearance again[[labelnote:*]][[DontExplainTheJoke Because the song's "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds]][[/labelnote]]. Yes, so we're still on Music/TheBeatles, but now it's prom! Also, who wants to see the rest of the cast of ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'' make appearances this season?! You don't? Too bad! Starting this episode, nearly all of [[Creator/JonathanGroff Jon]], Creator/{{Lea|Michele}}, and Jenna's former co-stars that haven't already been added to the ''Series/{{Glee}}'' world will be.

This could well be the last prom episode of the show, so they've got to make it a big one. With the disappearance from the glee club of anyone actually Prom Queen-nominee material, it's finally Tina's turn. Finally. She hops up to sing in celebration, but the school bell rings and everyone leaves. Boo. She also returns to being a bit of a bitch, dumping Sam because the glee girls have always treated him as some sort of prom consolation prize, and because she wants to try and get all the votes from the unpopular girls without dates (hey, if it worked for Lucy -- who apparently [[TitleDrop Tina is]] [[IncrediblyLamePun the replacement for]]). Yes, in this recap Quinn will probably be exclusively referred to as "Lucy". Speaking of, Lucy Jr., though a sophomore, is also nominated and going to Senior Prom! That's because the school has not only started doing proms for every year, not just juniors and seniors, but is also combining them into a "Brundle-Prom" because they have very little money (Figgins undoubtedly squirrelling it all away into his own personal investment scheme overseas ... or Brittany blew the funds for years to come with [[Recap/GleeS3E19Promasaurus that dinosaur thing last year]]). Bree is not happy, believing that too many glee kids win Prom Queen (Kurt and Rachel), campaigning for Kitty (she's still a cheerleader) and convincing Dottie to help her sabotage Tina, also offering her a place on the Cheerios. Given how badly Tina treats her minion, she obviously accepts.

With all that going on, Tina's chance at being the real star of the show, we completely forget about her for whatever's happening in the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of NewYorkCity that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in. Rachel isn't happy because of some inane reason, which obviously means that Kurt has to sing to cheer her up. Then they're at work and Creator/DemiLovato is making eyes at Santana. She's now called ''Dani'', which is close enough, and not actually "Danny", the boys' name that Santana tries to joke her parents gave her because they knew she'd be a lesbian[[note]]Fun fact: "Santana" is near the top of the list of most popular unisex names in America, with around 40,000 children (half boys, half girls) being given the name since TheNineties, way above "Danny/Dani".[[/note]] even if it's unsuccessful because of how adorably nervous she is. Damn, Naya Rivera deserves some sort of award. For her performance, not for sticking with Glee all this time. Though she could do with an award for that, too.

It doesn't take long before we see basically the only two mostly-openly bisexual Latinas in the music-and-acting biz kiss. Oh, Santana also stars in a Yeast-I-Stat commercial, which is pure hilarity. She gets paid in Yeast-I-Stat[[superscript:TM]]: ''"I want yeast in my bagel, ''not'' in my muffin!"''

We move to prom night, where Sue announces that somehow Tina and Stoner Brett are Prom King and Queen - Tina's overjoyed, even if she's not pleased with her company up on stage. Oh, Tina, maybe you deserve what happens next. Yes, it's been three years in the making, but somebody finally gets the ''Film/{{Carrie}}'' treatment! A bucket of red slushy is dumped on Tina, and then the bucket falls on Brett and knocks him out. It was Dottie and Bree's doing. Kitty did try to stop it, though, and then runs out after Tina to sing to her with Blaine (if Lucy can't, we'll accept Lucy 2). She tells Tina to go back out there and gives her the dress she's wearing, changing into a tracksuit.

* DepravedBisexual: Santana believes this is the reason her relationship with Brittany ended.

With all that going on, Tina's chance at being the real star of the show, we completely forget about her for whatever's happening in the beautifully idealized Series/{{Friends}}ified version of NewYork that half of last years graduating class seems to be residing in. Rachel isn't happy because of some inane reason, which obviously means that Kurt has to sing to cheer her up. Then they're at work and Creator/DemiLovato is making eyes at Santana. She's now called ''Dani'', which is close enough, and not actually "Danny", the boys' name that Santana tries to joke her parents gave her because they knew she'd be a lesbian[[note]]Fun fact: "Santana" is near the top of the list of most popular unisex names in America, with around 40,000 children (half boys, half girls) being given the name since TheNineties, way above "Danny/Dani".[[/note]] even if it's unsuccessful because of how adorably nervous she is. Damn, Naya Rivera deserves some sort of award. For her performance, not for sticking with Glee all this time. Though she could do with an award for that, too.

This could well be the last prom episode of the show, so they've got to make it a big one. With the disappearance from the glee club of anyone actually Prom Queen-nominee material, it's finally Tina's turn. Finally. She hops up to sing in celebration, but the school bell rings and everyone leaves. Boo. She also returns to being a bit of a bitch, dumping Sam because the glee girls have always treated him as some sort of prom consolation prize, and because she wants to try and get all the votes from the unpopular girls without dates (hey, if it worked for Lucy -- who apparently [[TitleDrop Tina is]] [[IncrediblyLamePun the replacement for]]). Yes, in this recap Quinn will probably be exclusively referred to as "Lucy". We're just putting it back in, which is also some feeble excuse we're going to actually use for mentioning her so much.

Beatlemania continues while Tina prepares for her prom. The seniors and the juniors (and even the sophomores like Kitty) are all going to one big "Brundle-Prom." Tina dumps Sam when she's nominated for Prom Queen. Santana stars in a Yeast-I-Stat commercial. Sam gets cozy with the new school nurse, who seems about as qualified as their last nurse.

* "Hey Jude", performed by Blaine, Kitty, Sam, and Tine with New Directions

!!! Plot

!!! Songs

* "Revolution" - Performed by Tina
* "Get Back" - Performed by Kurt and Rachel
* "Something" - Performed by Sam with Ryder and Jake
* "Here Comes the Sun" - Performed by Santana and Dani
* "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" - Performed by Jake, Ryder, Unique, and Marley
* "Hey Jude" - Performed by New Directions
* "Let It Be" - Performed by Rachel, Santana, and Kurt with New Directions

!!! Tropes

* AfraidOfNeedles : Sam, although somewhat Justified after seeing what she does with it before he gives it to her.
* NoBisexuals : Santana believes this is the reason her relationship with Brittany ended.
* RunningGag : Tina's song gets cut short. Someone makes fun of Sam's nipples.

* "Something"
* "Here Comes the Sun"
* "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
* "Hey Jude"
* "Let It Be"