What's going down?
As this week's themed episode, this time of the cult film and stage musical The Rocky Horror Show, opens, we see Quinn's luscious lips as she sings "Science Fiction, Double Feature". Cut to the McKinley stage and a production of the show itself, as Rachel and Finn, as Janet and Brad of course, sing "Over at the Frankenstein Place". Hot dentist Carl walks on stage and interrupts. "Hey Schuester, you messing with my woman? I thought we had a deal?" he exclaims. Schue looks suitably uncomfortable and wonder how a production of Rocky Horror turned into his own horror.
It all started when, while having lunch with Emma, he sees her eating bread with crusts. What's unusual about this, you ask? Well, she always cuts them off. She tells him that she can now overcome the horror of crusts as she was liberated by going to a midnight showing of Rocky Horror with Carl. To further the madness the pair has decided to dress up as characters from the show and go trick or treating. Will's upset as he sees that Carl is now winning over him, as well as helping Emma with her problems. In a moment of insanity he announces that funnily enough last week he decided to get the Glee club to perform it as this year's musical. Isn't that slightly inappropriate, Schue?
"What are you going as for Halloween this year?" Kurt asks Brittany. A peanut allergy is the response he gets. Schue walks in and announces his news, Rachel prays that they're going to do Evita but she doesn't get her way. The club are excited but she worries the adult themes are going to cause controversy. Schue thinks that the arts are all about pushing boundaries and anyway he's cut out some of the risqué sections. The cast seems obvious, Rachel and Finn as Brad and Janet, Artie as "the guy in the wheelchair". Schue wants Kurt to play the role of Dr. Frank N. Furter, but he refuses, leaving it to go to Mike. Sam is going to have to don the hot pants as he's playing Rocky.
When Rachel and Finn are rehearsing, he is more than dismayed that he will have to perform in just his underwear. He doesn't want everyone to get a good view of his "whole business". Rachel tells him it's just like being at the pool, but even then he wears a swim shirt. He admits that deep down he is insecure about the way he looks; Rachel reassures him that he'll be fine.
Tonight we're given the pleasure of another Sue's corner. What's upsetting her this time?
Halloween. She thinks Ohio has lost the true meaning of the holiday, fear. She encourages the
parents to "sit their children down and explain to them that Daddy's a hungry zombie and before he went out to sharpen his pitch fork, whispered to Mummy that you looked delicious". Sue never changes, does she?
In Sue's office she's carving a pumpkin of herself when two TV execs walks in. They want to run their channel on fear and loved her Sue's Corner. They've found out someone at McKinley wants to do Rocky Horror and would like her to do an expose to bring down "the secular progressive agenda". When they tell her that it has local Emmy written all over it, she is more than willing to oblige.
At Glee Santana expresses her desire for Finn to take his top off so that they can all see the "hot mess" underneath, poor Finn. Rachel jumps to his defence and tells her to back off. The two perform the number "Dammit Janet" and it's obvious that the roles are perfect casting for them. During this Sue walks in and looks suitably disgusted. Will talks with her in the corridor and says he won't let her stop the show. To his surprise she tells him that instead she wants to be involved as she appreciates the show and how it pushes boundaries. He agrees and asks her to play the part of the criminologist. She drops the bomb that she'll be doing some rewrites, as stated in her contract.
In the gym, Sam is helping Finn tone up and get into shape, putting him on a strict diet. The boys blame internet porn for having to worry about their bodies - now that the female population has access to it their brains have become more like men. What? Sam says he needs to stay in shape in order to have Quinn for good.
"Maybe that's why Sue's been a bully all along, she just wants to be included," Will muses to Emma. He ropes Emma into the production as well, asking her to be in charge of costumes. This is all part of his master plan to win her over again. She would love to and happily accepts. Just then Mike walks into the office and tells him that his parents have read the script and that they're pulling him out of the show. This means he needs to find another Frank N Furter.
It's Halloween and Becky's dressed up as Sue (just like I will be next year) and so Sue sends her off to "scream at some fatties". Will walks in and breaks the bad news about Mike. Unable to find a replacement, the show has to be cancelled. Looks like Sue can kiss goodbye to her dreams of a local Emmy.
