"Glee" - "Mash Off"

This episode of "Glee," begins with the New Directions and the Trouble Tones preparing to compete in a mash off suggested by Mr. Shue. Puck, with Blaine and Mike in the background, performs a version of “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen to express his love for Shelby,a who is a teacher and also Rachel’s mom. Shelby and Mr. Shue sing “You and I” by Lady Gaga. Without Lady Gaga’s crazy antics and theatrics, as seen in the music video, the song seems so mellow and  you are able to pay attention to the melody which would normally be overshadowed if you’re actually watching Gaga perform it herself. In the first mash off, the New Directions sing a mix of “I Can’t Go for That” and “You Make My Dreams Come True” by Hall and Oates. This is a good mash up, but for a competition with another group, they should have made better song choices. The songs mesh well together but the dance routine along with the Daryl Hall and John Oates costumes (mustache included) make the performance kind of cheesy overall. The final mash up performed by the Trouble Tones, with Mercedes and Santana singing lead, was the best from this episode and maybe even the whole series. They sing a mix of two of Adele’s songs from her second album “21,” which were “Rumor Has It” and “Someone Like You.” Anytime Mercedes and Santana sing together, they always do a great job and are very enjoyable to watch, but I must say that this was my favorite performance from them together. Immediately after the awesome performance, Santana jumps off the stage and slaps the crap out of Finn for outing her as a lesbian to everyone and the screen cuts to black. “Mash Off” is a really good episode and it really makes you want to see what happens next.