Oh, HIMYM. I still love you and your narrative hijinks.

Saw Glee last night, only one day late. A few observations:

If you're trying to prove to the football team that glee club is "cool," you could have Artie cover Kanye West or Jay-Z. Or maybe Puck cover Vampire Weekend. Covering Lady Antebellum, not so much.

Coach Bieste could have ponited out that dance can help athletes with mobility. Point missed.

Blaine has more soul than I expected. However, not nearly as much as Beyonce.

The "Thriller/Heads Will Roll" mash-up was probably impressive. Unfortunately, either it was poorly photographed, or the film was poorly edited. And I agree, that wasn't Finn's voice in the Vincent Price role.

"She's Not There" is not a classic. However, points for using a Zombies song that not everyone already knows.

"Braaaaains!" Magical. Just magical.

The Cheerios story line really highlighted the difference between Sue/the cheerleading team and Will/the glee club. One is cutthroat and very successful. The other is competitive, family-like in its supportiveness, and relatively successful for how new it is.

So much discussion of the high school social pecking order. When forced to make a choice, the three members of both cheerleading and glee club picked the lower-rated glee club.

Karofsky doesn't seem redemption-bound -- at most, there's a little foreshadowing of how it might happen. He only joined the halftime show when he saw how well it was received. So it was a semi (or more)-cynical ploy for popularity as opposed to helping out the team. As borne out by his last comment to Finn about not wanting to change things because he's on top of the social heap. (Although, after Finn's "I never see you with a girlfriend" remark, Karofsky should realize that his secret could come out, and his place in the McKinley world would likely change if it does.) I still predict things won't end well.

I think I missed the last couple of minutes of the episode. Was there anything after the half-time show?

("She's Not There" isn't a classic?!!??)

you could have Artie cover Kanye West or Jay-Z.

They tried that in the first episode with "New York"

I know 'She's Not There' as a Santana song. Never realized it was a cover until I watched this Glee episode.

("She's Not There" isn't a classic?!!??)

I don't think of it as one of The Great Rock Songs of the '60s. Not on the level of, say, "Satisfaction" or "You Really Got Me." A fine song, yes -- but not one of the Greats.

Was there anything after the half-time show?

Briefly -- the team goes on the field wearing the zombie makeup. They come back, and Karofsky makes a key block on at least one play. They win with a hail-Mary pass as time runs out.

The Cheerios don't win regionals, and Katie Couric rubs it in while interviewing Sue -- Will gets the Cheerios' budget.

Finn tells Karofsky that he's welcome to join the glee club permanently if he apologizes to Kurt, and he refuses. Finn argues that Karosky could help change the social order of the school by joining the glee club, but Karofsky likes things the way they are. Quinn, now in street clothes, gives Finn a you-had-your-chance goodbye kiss in the hallway.

ETA:

They tried that in the first episode with "New York"

That's right -- I'd forgotten. Still, Artie rapping or R&B'ing would be more likely to impress football players as "cool" than Rachel and Puck going country-pop.

Oh, I would definitely consider "She's Not There" a classic. It's probably the only Zombies song that most people know, aside from "Time of the Season."

Anyway, it still gets plenty of airplay more than 40 years after its release.

Yes, I believe that those are the only two Zombies songs that I know.

Yes, I believe that those are the only two Zombies songs that I know.

You need to rectify this! The entire Odyssey and Oracle album is classic. Super gorgeous, smart weird late sixties pop.

And their earlier singles are also fantastic, with those cool Colin Blunstone leads and jazzy, electric piano chords: "Tell Her No," "Just Out of Reach," "Whenever You're Ready." All awesome.

The Zombies and the Hollies have two of the best, under-explored catalogs of the sixties. The Hollies are the only band that can really match the Beatles vocally, and on songs like "I'm Alive" and "Look Through Any Window" they're every bit as good.

They win with a hail-Mary pass as time runs out.

wait, what? Did I fall asleep and dream the most awesome ending ever? I thought the plan was to force the opposing QB to fumble on the snap, so the team started groaning for brains, the stadium took up the chant, the ploy worked & I forget who picked up the fumbled ball and ran for the final touchdown.

I totally remember the Katie Couric interview too. Weird.