The Queen of Rock 'n Roll Stevie Nicks is back with 'In Your Dreams'. Her first solo studio album in a decade released May 4, 2011 that caused tremors among Stevie Nicks' fans around the globe. Music reviewers claim that the album is one of her best. Why, she wrote most of the songs herself. Plus, it is a collaboration of the brightest musicians in the industry. And we know that whenever Stevie Nicks writes her own song, they turn to be gold records. Remember? She's the one who authored "Dreams"? The single which catapulted Fleetwood Mac in to world fame?
But months before the release, Stevie made a visit on the Glee set in support of Glee's "Rumours" episode which covered songs from the Fleetwood Mac, her life-long band. The whole episode was a tribute to Fleetwood Mac. It was written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Tim Hunter. The episode premiered on Fox on May, 2011. (U.S). Also, the episode features the return of Kristin Chenoweth on her recurring role as April Rhodes. The episode became the 13th most viewed TV series in the United States that week and 3rd at United Kingdom.
Storyline
Sue Sylvester (yes, your favorite antagonist) started the fire. The cheerleading coach restored the school paper "Muckraker" in order to destroy the Glee club from within by triggering conflicts among members. The Muckraker spreads rumors that almost tear the group apart. Santana berated Brittany after reading a libelous write-up about her gender issues caused by the latter's internet talk show (Fondue for Two). Another Muckraker item that pairs Sam and Quinn almost caused a fistfight between Sam and Finn. Suspicious, Finn dragged Rachel in to a stakeout with him outside a grungy motel. To their surprised, they instead saw Kurt leaving the motel instead of Quinn which makes the whole situation much more complicated and intriguing.
April Rhodes visits Will Schuester and asked him to help her out with her new all-white version of the Whiz. Wil declined due to club tensions. April then likens their current situation to that of Fleetwood Mac. Will realized the similarity and decides to make the week focused on "Rumours", the best-selling Fleetwood Mac album.
To introduce the new assignment for the week, April and Will sang Dreams to the kids. This lead to a Fleetwood Mac classics parade. Artie finally confronted Brittany about her true relationship with Santana which lead to their sad breakup. Poor Artie sang "Never Going Back Again" after Brittany left him. Santana, filled up with her feeling towards her best friend, finally let it all out with "Songbird". Angry Quinn, on the other hand, gave Finn an ultimatum: not one song with Rachel again or she's out of his life (and glee club as well). The two performed "I Don't Want To Know". Rachel wouldn't back down. She belted "Go On Your Own Way" and let Finn play the drums for her (genius, right?). Rumours then finally came to rest when everyone finds out that Sam and his family now lives in a cheap motel because their house was mortgaged and his parents were jobless for months. Kurt was bringing him some clothes and Quinn looks out for his younger siblings almost every night. After Sam's revelation, the Glee club went to visit Sam along with his pawned guitar (they bought it back). Finn brought him his old garments. It was heartbreaking. For the reconciliation finale, Sam brought his siblings at school and together, they sing "Don't Stop".
Critical Reviews
The episode mostly got favorable reviews. Critics believed that it is better than the preceding episode. CNN France reporter Lisa Respers was amenable that she needed a roll of tissue at the end of the episode. Sam's younger brother and sister were so adorable on the stage singing "Don't Stop" that they made her cry. Obviously, this episode cleverly made use of some of the greatest classics available and integrated it to real drama. Not just for the sake of selling iTunes singles. Eric Futterman believes that the musical number were visually stunning and some of the best in the season. He pointed out that "Songbird" is the most heartbreaking.
Stevie's McKinley stop
The Glee stars were starstrucked when the legend rocker visited the set. The Fleetwood Mac vocalist delivered a memorable speech in front of the cast. Stevie Nicks said, 'If I hadn't been a musician, I would have been a teacher. And I would've hoped to send this message to kids - that although there are very important things like math and science and learning, you know, kind of the things that get you through life, there's also you need to find joy...And whether that's through music or dance or things like that, you need to have outlets in your life.' This part is where Diana Agron cried. The whole cast was moved by her.
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