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Voice Mail #3 - After the power is restored, we hear Mark’s voicemails: one is from his mom, wishing him a Happy New Year. She and his dad are impressed his riot footage made the news. Apparently, “even Mark’s father says Mazel Tov…”
There’s a second message from Alexi Darling who runs a “trashy news tabloid show” according to Mark. Alexi also saw his footage and is sending him a contract. She gives him 20 thousand ways to contact her, and the answering machine cuts her off before she is finished. (Alexi is fabulous. The end.)
Happy New Year B - Now that Mark’s made it inside, he’s able to break down the door from there, letting all his friends back in, too. Benny arrives a bit too late. He wants to give them their key back, and advises Mark, “You want to get this on film?” and Mark reluctantly says, “I guess.” Turns out Mark’s camera ran out of battery, and Benny wants him to reshoot. Everyone is mad now because it’s obvious that Benny’s just letting them back in because Mark’s potential footage of it might get him famous.
(Sidenote: We LOVE Mario so much here. Basically everywhere he is. All his vocals are so good. And he’s just on point.)
Everybody talks and fights. We can see that Mimi’s had a past relationship with Benny. And Roger’s mad about it. Angel tries to smooth everything over. Collins and Angel want to make a resolution that the group of them will always stay friends. Joanne, Maureen and Mark are all on board, but Mimi and Roger hesitate because they don’t trust each other right now.
Mimi and Roger do make up, and Mimi sends Roger on ahead with everyone else. Saying, “I’m fine. Go.” We see Mark linger, as Mimi waits on a bench for her dealer. She gets drugs from him and it’s clear she’s really struggling.
Take Me Or Leave Me - We love the new intro Mark gives, catching the audience up on what’s happened since New Year’s. He says it’s Valentine’s Day and he doesn’t have a date. Or a job. And Alexi keeps calling him but he has not accepted yet. So, he guesses, “I still have a soul.”
He says Maureen and Joanne are back together, but then we can hear them bickering and Mark advises, “Maybe check back next week.”
Joanne is impatient with Maureen’s lack of ideas for her second protest. Maureen says she has an idea but Joanne doesn’t think Maureen “dressed as a cyber groundhog to protest the groundbreaking” will be effective.
Maureen’s upset too, because she’s apparently been on her best behavior lately. Joanne points out that there was a woman in rubber flirting with Maureen, and Maureen laughs and says that there will always be women in rubber flirting with her.
Then they sing about taking each other for who they are, or leaving each other (if they can’t accept the other’s flaws.)
The vocals here are stellar. Vanessa Hudgens continues her streak of just generally being the most likeable Maureen we’ve ever seen, and her voice was so great. Kiersey Clemmons was everything. Love her voice so much. And together they were fire.
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