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| Rachel (Lea Michele) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) are my favorite Glee duo |
Glee is one of those rollercoaster shows for me: when they aim high, they touch the stars. When they are low, they are down in the dirt (sometimes literally).
But once in a few episodes, there will be a magical moment that completely restores faith in Glee's role as a pop culture touchstone.
That moment occurred on last night's episode, the season finale, when Rachel and Kurt snuck into the theater that houses the Broadway smash Wicked and sang the show's closing number, "For Good". Not so ironically, the original singers of the song, Kristen Chenowith and Idina Menzel, have appeared on the show before. I've never heard the original before, nor have I seen the musical, but I could tell that it is one worth seeing.
Back to the song. Glee has been really good at choosing songs that really match well with the storylines of the show. What made this song truly special was that it was about more than just them singing their hearts out, imagining their future. "For Good" served as a nice capping off on Rachel and Kurt's evolving friendship, especially this season. I've always thought that Lea Michele and Chris Colfer had the best vocal chemistry (especially after their epic duet "Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again"), and it follows through here in spades. Colfer has never been better, and Michele had a brilliant mix of diva belting and duet grace. When the two sing in harmony in the song's climax, it is one of the most beautiful musical moments that Glee has ever produced.
While many people will salivate over Finn and Rachel's great duet during Nationals, it was Rachel and Finn's stage dreams that will be remembered as one of Glee's top moments.
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