Only the most fashionable may sing.
Summary
This is a special tribute episode, done in tribute to Whitney Houston, who passed away two months prior to airing.The glee club pays tribute to the late Whitney Houston. After realizing the kids are still feeling sorrow about her death, Will decides to feature Whitney's musical legacy in the club. Kurt meets a guy in a music store, and they start texting each other, but when Blaine discovers this he's deeply upset. After Rachel and Santana sing their first duet together, Rachel asks Santana to be her friend for their final high school days. Joe continues helping Quinn with her physical therapy, and they both wonder if they have feelings for each other. Anticipation for Will and Emma's wedding keeps building.
Next Time: Whoopi Goldberg guest stars, and the word "Choke" takes on all manner of negative meanings, from the emotional to the physical.
Songs in the episode, all made famous by Whitney Houston
- How Will I Know by Santana, Mercedes, Kurt, and Rachel
- I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Brittany and Santana
- Saving All My Love For You by Quinn and Joe
- So Emotional by Santana and Rachel
- It's Not Right But It's Okay by Blaine with New Directions (minus Kurt)
- I Have Nothing by Kurt
- My Love Is Your Love by New Directions
Tropes include
- Continuity Nod: Emma first mentioned her love of Princess Diana back in first year.
- Costume Porn: Santana's dresses in this episode, and Kurt's classier outfits that Chandler comments on. The gowns from "How Will I Know" all count.
- The Cover Changes the Gender: Santana and Brittany change the pronouns in "Dance With Somebody" to female ones, and 'man' to 'woman'.
- Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: Some of the young American viewers aren't in a demographic to have heard of Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, so got really confused when Emma mentions "Diana dying in a car accident". Some even wondered if a comedy line blooper had accidentally been included because of the character Quinn being in a car accident a few episodes ago (though surviving) when her actress is called Dianna.
- Relationship Upgrade: Kinda sorta; Quinn and Joe - who Brittany still thinks is a girl.
- Shrine to the Fallen: There's one to Whitney in either Kurt or Mercedes' locker.
- Something Else Also Rises: Joe's reaction to Quinn in her gym clothes. The fact that Quinn can feel it against her thigh is a sign that he is helping her recover.
- Transparent Closet: As a joke In-Universe, Brittany thinks that Joe is a girl and has no reaction but pleased when Joe and Quinn start showing interest in each other, so she must think that Quinn is a case of this.
