Splish splash is the real theme for tonight’s Glee Mash-up. I’m not sure what it feels like to have a grape slushy thrown in my face, but after watching it happen a multitude of times tonight, I realize that it is a sensation that I can live without. If you aren’t popular at McKinley high, your day will start out wet, wild and purple. I couldn’t help but wonder why, after seeing all the purple puddles in the school halls, that the administration didn’t do away with the cold treat, but I digress.

Tonight Quinn and Finn find out what it feels like to be the lower rung on the popular ladder, and viewers get a glimpse into the charming side of Sue (Jane Lynch).

Yes, I believe that there really is a gentle sweet soul inside her, when she is in love. Sadly, her good will is as fleeting as the love in her life, and her loathsome behavior swiftly returns.

Coach Ken (Patrick Gallagher) goes from lovable, self-effacing and endearing to being Will Schuester’s arch enemy, after finding his beloved fiancée Emma (Jayma Mays) on the floor, in her wedding dress, with Will. An innocent accident had them in the compromising position, but Ken wasn’t aware of that. He decides to seek revenge and adds a mandatory Thursday football practice to the schedule, knowing full well that it will take Puck and Finn away from Glee Club practice. Will eventually wins them back and then takes one for the team, if you know what I mean. Hint; it’s purple.

In another quirky subplot, Puck decides to manipulate Rachel into practicing alone with him, so he can hook up with her. Not because he really likes her, but he believes that hooking up with her is mandated by God. Puck makes his move by stating, “my ears are starting to hurt, can we take a break and make out?” Even with that seriously unromantic line, he almost pulls it off, but what he doesn’t realize is that Rachel’s heart is already taken by Finn, even though that love is unrequited, or is it?

I have to admit, I am envious of those McKinley students. While watching Mr. Schuester dance to “Bust a Move” and “Thong Song,” I kept wondering why I had to suffer through four years of high school Spanish with my Spanish teacher, and not Will. It just goes to show that life isn’t always equitable!