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Episodes 001–079
Episode Guide
Last episode aired Thursday February 07, 2013
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Contents
Season 1 1
1 Pilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 Showmance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Acafellas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Preggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
5 The Rhodes Not Taken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6 Vitamin D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
7 Throwdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
8 Mash-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
9 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
10 Ballad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
11 Hairography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
12 Mattress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
13 Sectionals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
14 Hell-O . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
15 The Power of Madonna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
16 Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
17 Bad Reputation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
18 Laryngitis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
19 Dream On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
20 Theatricality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
21 Funk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
22 Journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Season 2 53
1 Audition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
2 Britney/Brittany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
3 Grilled Cheesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
4 Duets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
5 The Rocky Horror Glee Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
6 Never Been Kissed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
7 The Substitute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
8 Furt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9 Special Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
10 A Very Glee Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
11 The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
12 Silly Love Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
13 Comeback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
14 Blame It on the Alcohol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
15 Sexy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
16 Original Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
17 A Night of Neglect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
18 Born This Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
19 Rumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
20 Prom Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

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21 Funeral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
22 New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Season 3 137
1 The Purple Piano Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
2 I Am Unicorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
3 Asian F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
4 Pot O’Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
5 The First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
6 Mash Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
7 I Kissed a Girl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
8 Hold on to Sixteen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
9 Extraordinary Merry Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
10 Yes/No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
11 Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
12 The Spanish Teacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
13 Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
14 On My Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
15 Big Brother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
16 Saturday Night Glee-ver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
17 Dance with Somebody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
18 Choke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
19 Prom-A-Saurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
20 Props . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
21 Nationals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
22 Goodbye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Season 4 227
1 The New Rachel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
2 Britney 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
3 Makeover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
4 The Break-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
5 The Role You Were Born to Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
6 Glease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
7 Dynamic Duets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
8 Thanksgiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
9 Swan Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
10 Glee, Actually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
11 Sadie Hawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
12 Naked . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
13 Diva . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Actor Appearances 257
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Season One

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Pilot
Season 1
Episode Number: 1
Season Episode: 1
Originally aired: Tuesday May 19, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale (Artie),
Amber Riley (Mercedes), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina), Dianna Agron
(Quinn)
Recurring Role: Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka)
Guest Stars: Melanie Henderson (Barb), Jane Galloway Heitz (Lillian Adler), Aaron
Hendry (Darren), Jerri Phillips (Young Finn), Ben Bledsoe (Hank),
Romy Rosemont (Mrs. Hudson), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Kent
Avenido (Howard Bamboo), Justin Gaston (Guest Star), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson)
Production Code: 1ARC79
Summary: Will Schuester an optimistic high school teacher, tries to reinvent the
McKinley High School’s glee club, while reinventing himself. He challenges
a group of outcasts to realize their true star potential, while
facing harsh criticism from everyone in the school.
In the opening of the show, the cheerleaders
are practicing while their coach is
being quite the boot camp type. She tells
them if they think they think that practice
is hard, they should try to be waterboarded.
Elsewhere, a bit of a hooptie has
pulled into the lot. There we meet Will
Schuester. He walks to the school and
sees that the football players are about to
throw a boy into the dumpster. That boy
is Kurt. Will asks if he is making new friends and walks into the school fairly absentmindedly.
He seems to be pretty oblivious. Finn saves Kurt’s jacket when they throw him into the dumpster
because it is new and high end.
Will walks in and looks at the school’s trophy case. There is a trophy from the year 1993 for
Glee Club. Will frowns because he remembers his now deceased show choir coach. Elsewhere,
there is a teacher named Sandy Ryerson in a music room. He is playing the piano while a
male student sings a song from Oliver. They soon start dueting and then he touches the boy
inappropriately. In the background, there is a girl that is watching what is going on.
Elsewhere, Will is talking to Ken–the football coach–about how they are out of coffee in the
lounge. Sue comes in and has lattes. Emma then comes in and Ken tries to flirt with her but
she’s not into it. It seems that her heart goes a flutter whenever Will is around, though. Emma
starts cleaning her table, because she is a germaphobe. She’s a single woman who is looking for
a relationship, but it isn’t like she’s really out there and actively looking. Emma tells Will about
the Glee coach being fired and she wonders who will replace him.
Will goes to Principal Figgins’ office and finds himself taking the spot as the Glee coach.
Unfortunately, it will be quite an investment as he’s going to have to pay out of pocket and use
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what they already have for costumes. He decides to think it over and then makes the decision
to do so. He posts up sign ups for Glee and Mercedes is the first to audition. Her audition
song is Respect and amazed Will. The next person that auditions is Kurt and he is singing Mr.
Cellophane.
The next person to try out was a beautiful, alternative type of Asian girl. Her name is Tina and
she stutters. She sings Katy Perry’s ”I Kissed a Girl”. After that, Rachel auditions and she sings
a Les Mis song called ”I’m On My Own”. She is the girl who called in Sandy and got him fired for
what he did earlier. She thinks that she is going to become famous someday. She was raised by
two gay dads and is slightly vindictive when she doesn’t get what she wants. She pushes it as far
as making a new video every day, but she also gets made fun of fiercely. Whether she is getting
a slurpee in her face or getting verbally ripped apart by the cheerleaders.
Artie has also joined Glee. Artie is a wheelchair bound guitarist who is a bit of a geek. Rachel
thinks that they all suck, including herself. She feels down and considers leaving. Will has convinced
her to do the opposite, however. She thinks that she has very limited time and needs a
lead that will help her become more successful.
Elsewhere, there is a woman that is high strung. She is at her job–Sheets ’N’ Things–and she
is yelling at a fellow worker and saying that he can’t work there if he can’t fold a sheet properly.
Will shows up and then it comes clear that that woman his his wife Terri. He has brought her
something to eat. She says something about mayonnaise causing her to ”have diabetes again”
and if she has it again, she won’t be able to get pregnant.
Will begins to hear a man that is telling off a worker elsewhere in the store. It is Sandy, the
teacher that just lost his job, and he has started selling medical marijuana. He is making much
more money doing that. He has also been selling to the football coach. Will goes back to school
and decides to talk to Sue about getting some of her girls interested in Glee so that Glee isn’t just
going to be treated like crap. They need a popularity boost.
Will talks to the football team and they basically scoff at the idea of joining Glee. He hears
Finn singing a song and decides that he would be perfect for Glee. He decides to do something
that is pretty sneaky by planting marijuana and blackmailing him so that he would join the club.
He has decided that he will join and for the first song that he does it is with Rachel. They sing
”You’re the One that I want” together and that is when it is known that is going to stick with Glee
because even Rachel wants him–and what the princess wants the princess gets.
At home, Will and his wife are working on a puzzle. They begin arguing over her spending and
she tells him that he should be making more money and he needs to let go of high school. At
school, it seems that Emma is going to be chaperoning with Will for a competition. They need
Finn, but there is some football related event. He decides to tell them that he needs to help her
mom because she is getting her ”prostate removed”. Ken is pretty upset right now because it
is obvious that Will has stolen his football star. He is also jealous because he digs Emma and
Emma digs Will.
Rachel tells Finn that they probably expect them to be together since they’ll be the lead. He
tells her that he is dating cheerleader Quinn. She is also the president of celibacy club. Will and
Emma are elsewhere talking about how he has been with his wife since high school and things
aren’t that great between them anymore.
It is time for competition and they watch Vocal Adrenaline perform ”Rehab”. They have thirtysix
members and they are very well trained. Tina thinks that they are pretty much doomed.
Elsewhere, Puck has told the guys that women don’t have prostates and that Finn lied. Terri
has told Will that she is pregnant and he thinks it is smarter for him to become an accountant
instead.
Elsewhere, Puck is making fun of Finn because of Glee and he tells him that he quit. Puck is
happy about that and he has gotten him a present. It seems to be Artie, who is in a wheelchair,
stuck in an outside bathroom. Instead of rolling the port a potty, he frees Artie and tells Puck
that we are all losers and we should just deal with it. He also doesn’t want to leave Glee or the
football team. So, he’s not going to.
Finn goes to Glee and apologizes. He tells them he wants to be a part of glee and they get it
all worked out. Emma tries to convince Will not to quit and shows him a tape of when he was
in nationals. He says it was the best time of his life but now he has to be responsible. She does
convince him that he needs to do what he loves. When he goes back to the Glee room and sees
that the kids are singing Journey’s ”Don’t Stop Believin’” he decides to grab on and don’t let go.
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Showmance
Season 1
Episode Number: 2
Season Episode: 2
Originally aired: Wednesday September 9, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Patrick
Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Romy Rosemont (Mrs. Hudson)
Guest Stars: Jennifer Aspen (Kendra), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Josh
Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Kenneth Choi (Dr. Wu), Valorie Hubbard
(Peggy), Michael Loeffelholz (Phil), Jacob Hashem (Amir), Ethan
Freedman (Giardi Triplet #1), Aidan Freedman (Giardi Triplet #2), Ben
Freedman (Giardi Triplet #3)
Production Code: 1ARC01
Summary: Will finds out that he must recruit more people for New Directions in
order to show up at Regionals. Then the Glee Club has their first performance
in front of the whole school. This leads Quinn to realize that
Rachel has feelings for Finn making her go through great lengths to
keep her man. Meanwhile, Will’s wife receives some unexpected news.
The episode opens with Kurt being
thrown into a dumpster by the football
players. He tells them that one day they
will all work for him. Emma and Will run
into one another and he thanks her for
being there for him and have a nice brief
conversation. They are quite flirty, too.
Sue has beckoned Will and she tells
him that she talked to Figgins. Figgins
has said that if Glee doesn’t get to regionals
and do well they will no longer have a Glee club. She also tells him that they are going to
need to have 12 people in Glee before they can even qualify. She tells him that maybe he should
get the people from special education classes since no one else would in her mind. He asks if she
is threatening him and she says that she isn’t. She thinks that he wants to be like her and he is
convinced that he can get the kids to win at regionals.
The lovebirds–Finn and Quinn are having a bit of an argument. Quinn thinks that if he stays
in Glee then they are going end up on the bottom of the totem pole. She also tells him that people
are starting to believe that Finn is homosexual. Rachel is listening in on it and when he walks
away, Quinn tells Rachel that she will never be able to take him. Rachel is confident and slightly
cocky as she tells Quinn that she understands why she is so worried about her. She believes
that she and Finn have bonded on a much more personal level than he ever could with Quinn.
She tells her that she doesn’t want or need to steal Finn because she has plenty of other options,
however.
At rehearsal, the kids are doing a routine to the song ”Le Freak” and they aren’t into it. Kurt
says that the whole routine is just gay and that the song is, too. The other kids agree and Will
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tells them that they are performing it so they can recruit more Glee heads. After that, Will and
Terri are looking for a house. They got into this position because Terri’s sister thinks that they
need much more space to live in with a child. Terri wants to build or buy a brand new house
because she thinks that used homes aren’t clean. Terri spent a while fawning over extra additions
and then shows him what would be their child’s room. He decides that he wants to do this for
her and their future family.
Will has been inspired and goes to tell the kids that they should do the song Gold Digger by
Kanye West (and Jamie Foxx). They still would have to do Le Freak for the assembly, but he
would like to work on Gold Digger, too. Finn thinks he has zero talent, but boy is he very, very
wrong. Will helps him learn some steps and Finn takes to it quite a bit.
Emma goes into the bathroom and she hears someone getting quite gaggy. It is Rachel and
she is failing at trying to throw up. She realizes she must not have a gag reflex and Emma says
that’ll be very beneficial someday so not to worry. She also worries and decides that she and
Rachel should probably talk. They go to her office and talk and she says she’s not going to even
bother trying throwing up anymore but she wishes she could be like Quinn...pretty and skinny.
She feels so torn up over wanting Finn and all of her feelings. Emma tells her she should really
work on finding some common ground with him.
Later on, Finn and Rachel have been caught using Sue’s printer to get some flyers printed
for Glee. She has drug them and Will to the principals office and he decides that they are going
to need to pay for the copies. She thought that they’d get into a world of trouble for it, but she
was sorely disappointed. After that, Finn and Rachel ask Will to not have them perform the lame
song ”Le Freak”. For whatever reason, Will is thoroughly convinced that disco is very much in.
Then he goes and asks to get a job doing late night janitorial work so he can make more money.
He even gets the job by getting half the pay anyone else would get.
Rachel has joined the celibacy club and wonders where the boys are at. They seem to separate
the sexes during celibacy club. Finn says that he only really joined so that he could sleep with
Quinn. Most of the celibacy club is made up of the cheerleaders and they talk about how their
skirts were designed. They like to tease, but not please.
It is now time so they all get together co-ed style and they are doing something called ”immaculate
affection”. This is when they have a balloon between a guy and a girl and if it pops
then that causes the angels to cry. Rachel doesn’t get it and thinks that celibacy is not all that
possible when in high school. She thinks that they should all be prepared just in case and that
girls are just as into sex as the guys.
Rachel decides that they are going to give the assembly some sex to entertain them. They
decided to perform Push It instead of Le Freak and it was pretty hilarious. They get a standing
ovation and Sue freaks out. She drags Will into the office and she says that he must get fired
and Glee must be taken down. Instead of that, Figgins gives them songs that are approved and
cuts the Cheerio’s budget so they can get costumes for Glee club.
Ken asks Emma out and tells her that he is willing to put up with all of her crazy and he
wants to take care of her, too. She says she’ll go on a date with him. She wants to do anything to
stop thinking about Will. Finn and Rachel are working on a few things and then they eat. They
begin to make out and Finn runs off after things get too hot for him to handle. He also asks that
this be kept secret.
Terri has found out that she is not really pregnant. She had a fake pregnancy due to wanting
to be pregnant so badly. Quinn and a couple of her cheerleaders have decided to audition for
Glee. They tell Sue about it and she has officially enlisted them as her spies so they can tear Glee
down.
When Will gets home, she has made him dinner and tells him that they are having a boy and
she wants him to quit his second job. She offers to just turn their extra room into a bedroom for
the baby and she just wants to compromise instead of buying a giant house. The next day, Will
tells Rachel that Quinn gets the lead on the song that they’re performing and hopes that she has
fun despite that.
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Acafellas
Season 1
Episode Number: 3
Season Episode: 3
Originally aired: Wednesday September 16, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: John Scott
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn
Hudson), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),
Kevin McHale (Arty Abrams), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina C.)
Recurring Role: Kent Avenido (Howard Bamboo), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Naya
Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins), Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson)
Guest Stars: Whit Hertford (Dakota Stanley), Clint Culp (Teamster), Debra Monk
(Will’s Mother), John Lloyd Young (Henri St. Pierre), Marie Caldare
(Mrs. Holloway), Maxine English (Mrs. Robinson), Shelby Rabara
(Shoshandra), Vivian Nixon (Andrea), Gregory Hinton (Flex the Bodyguard),
Brooke Newton (Leggy Blonde), Victor Garber (Will’s Father),
Josh Groban (Cameo)
Production Code: 1ARC02
Summary: Will forms an a capella group and spends more time with them than
he does with New Directions after he is asked to preform at the PTA
meeting with some surprising additions to his group. Meanwhile, Kurt
is under pressure in his life which isn’t helped by Mercedes new found
interest in finding a relationship.
In the beginning of the show, Will has
invited his parents over to dinner. That is
when they tell them that they are expecting
and what they are expecting. They
also say that they are working on the new
nursery. When alone, Will tells his father
that he doesn’t think that he wants it and
is worried about all of this baby stuff. His
father feels bad about it and kind of takes
the blame. His father tells him that to be
a man is to have guts. Not only that, but Terri is absolutely ravenous trying to get pregnant so
that her lie becomes the truth.
Glee is not happy about Will’s dance moves and they want to hire someone else. A really
hardcore choreographer named Dakota Stanley. The cheerleaders are really working on knocking
him down so that they can destroy Glee. Rachel has decided that she needs to talk to Will about
what is going on with his choreography. She tells him that maybe he should get someone that
will teach the dance movies. He’s not into it and decides that he is going to have an acapella
group with a couple of the guys from school. He starts it with the football coach, shop teacher,
and another guy that doesn’t work at the school. He happens to work where his wife Terri works.
Sandy had been around when the Acafellas was being formed, but he is just creepy enough
that he was certainly not accepted into the group. Besides, what was he doing there anyway?
Sandy had been fired for touching a male student inappropriately but for whatever reason he
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was always around. In fact, there is a court order that says he needs to stay 50 feet away from
the students. He tells them that he can get Josh Groban to check them out to see if the can be
an opening act. They let him in the group based on that, but when Josh Groban does show up–
Sandy gets another restraining order. Groban also tells the guys that this so called ”friendship”
was really him stalking him and being delusional in all kinds of way. He even sent him poetry,
hair, gift baskets, and nude pictures!
Despite Will’s struggle between being a part of a group and being a teacher, he has come to
the conclusion that he loves being a teacher more. His father also comes to the conclusion that
he is going to just throw caution to the wind and finally go to law school like he really wanted to
before his life got all out of wack.
Glee has hired their own choreographer because Will isn’t around. Finn says that maybe
Will’s confidence has been knocked down and no one really agrees or cares about what he has to
say. Finn says that if people don’t start taking him seriously, he is going to quit Glee. Mercedes
is getting pretty sad that she is single. She has becoming closer to Kurt and knows she really
shouldn’t get closer in a different way, but somehow Quinn works her magic and convinces
Mercedes otherwise. She decides to ask Kurt out and he wants her to go to Liza night. Rachel
and Tina try to convince Mercedes that Kurt is actually gay, but she just doesn’t want to be
lonely anymore.
She calls Kurt out on it and he says that he is in love with someone already. She thinks that
he is talking about Rachel for whatever reason even though he’s obviously into Finn. He breaks
her heart and events fold from there. She even smashed his windshield. He comes out to her and
lets her know that he didn’t want to hurt her, but he is very much gay and doesn’t want to lie
anymore. He was a bit fenced for a bit, wishing he could turn around and slam the closet door
but he was strong enough not to turn back from it.
Elsewhere, Puck has decided that he is tired of the high school fish and wants to be used
strictly as some sort of a pool boy. He wants to find some older women to sleep with by cleaning
pools in the area–which is few and far between. He is tired of the girls who care about who they
are going to marry more than getting some.
Back to the choreographer, though. Since Quinn has hired the most awful, mean choreographer
on purpose things have been crazy. She had been enlisted by Sue to get them taken down
while Will was concentrating on his own thing and pretty much neglecting glee. Stanley asks for
quite a bit of money–money they don’t have so hopefully they get rid of him soon for their sake.
During the car wash that they had, Rachel eventually had enough of the abuse and decided to
fired him. She feels they can win no matter what because they have what it takes. She also says
that they are all very much special. It is good that she has faith in her group.
Two of the Acafellas have left already so now they have Finn and Puck joining to fill in the
spots. Puck joins because he wants to get some MILFs and Finn is convinced somehow despite
wanting to quit Glee. Will teaches them the moves necessary for the performances.
At the end of the show, Sue is completely angry with the cheerleaders and calls them a
disaster. She decides that she is going to take away their privileges to tanning for that semester.
Quinn tells her that she learned the best lesson she could and that it is not necessary to bring
people down when you really believe in yourself.
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Preggers
Season 1
Episode Number: 4
Season Episode: 4
Originally aired: Wednesday September 23, 2009
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Puck), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams),
Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray)
Recurring Role: Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Jennifer Aspen (Kendra), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Harry Shum Jr.
(Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Iqbal Theba (Principal
Figgins), Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson)
Guest Stars: Kurt Fuller (Mr. McClellan), Earlene Davis (Andrea Carmichael),
Hisonni M. Johnson (Nick), Bill A. Jones (Rod Remington), Frank
Pacheco (Jerky Player), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel)
Production Code: 1ARC03
Summary: Kurt joins the football team just to impress his father. Finn and
Quinn’s relationship get a shocking development. Rachel thinks her
star is fading when Tina is given a better part during rehearsals which
causes her to leave. Sue continues her schemes to dismantle the glee
club.
In the opening of the show, they show
Kurt, Tina, and Britney doing the dance
to Single Ladies. They are all dressed up
much like the video and they are doing a
pretty great job. While they are doing this,
Kurt’s father Burt comes home and turns
off the stereo. He has come home from
work pretty early and asks what Kurt is
wearing. He tells him that he is wearing
a unitard and he says that the guys wear
them for football. Britney tells his father that Kurt is now on the football team, which is very
much not true. She tells him that he is also the kicker. Kurt tells him that Tina and Britney were
helping him out with the whole work out thing. His father asks him who his girlfriend is and
Kurt smacks Tina on the butt. He also tells him that he just doesn’t want to settle down, yet. His
father asks to keep the music down and to get him a ticket so he can see him play football.
Terri and Will are dealing the lamaze exercising. He helps her while her sister looks on and
drinks some wine. She wants Will to toughen up because dealing with a pregnancy isn’t meant
for the weak, passive man. When they finally get Will out of the room to make food, Terri goes
into panic mode and says that she can’t keep it up. Kendra thinks that she really is pregnant and
tells her to calm down because it is not as scary as it sounds. Terri asks her if she can keep a
secret and then shows her stomach to her. She says that she can’t tell him that it is fake and she
is really scared that she is going to lose him. She thinks she should be honest, though. Kendra
tells her to keep lying and chill out and that they are going to need to concentrate on getting a
baby.
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The next day, Will goes to the lounge for some lunch. His only real option is to sit with Ken
and Emma. Which of course is weird, but it is better than his other option which is sitting with
someone that may be creepier than the boogie man. He sits with them and Emma talks to him
about how much she loves the news due to it being a lot like scary movies. She goes on to talk
about it and then says that Sue has a segment on the local news. She told Ken and Will about
her topic for the week which was caning kids and why it is for the best to do so. Will is perplexed
by her even having a segment.
During Glee, Will is passing out some music to the kids. Rachel realizes that the music is
supposedly in the wrong key. He has given her a different spot to sing in–and Tina is the head.
Rachel is upset by this because she said that no matter what happens if there is a West Side
Story song then the solo goes to her. Rachel is thrown into a hissy fit and leaves because things
aren’t going her way. She was even quite rude to Tina saying that she is not ready to sing what
Maria from the movie sang. Too bad Natalie Wood didn’t sing the song from the movie either but
hey–Rachel is a teenager.
Kurt talks to Finn and tells him that he has to ask him something. Finn says that he has
a date to the problem already but he’s flattered. Kurt says that he isn’t gay and asks him for a
favor. They go to the field and the team is awful, he has gotten Kurt on the team though. Puck
asks Finn why he is even joining the team and if they’re an item. He’s not pleased at all that he
wants to join the team.
Ken tells the team that they have not done well at all. He demotes the kicker to water boy and
says that whoever can do it better gets position. Kurt goes up and says he’s ”auditioning” for the
kicker. He tries out and he does an amazing kick so now he is on the team. Elsewhere, Sue is
signing portraits and the man from the station walks in to give her fan mail and warns that there
is hate mail, too. He then tells her that she can only have the segment if the cheerleaders win
nationals.
Finn and Quinn catch up in the hallway and he is wondering why she has been ignoring him
lately. He apologizes to her not that there is a reason and then she finally tells him that she is
pregnant. She tells him that the baby is his–even though he is a virgin. She reminds him that he
had an ”early release” that ”one time” in the hot tub. He still doesn’t think that is possible, but
soon enough she convinces him that she is pregnant with his child.
For whatever reason Sue is visiting Sandy Ryerson. He collects dolls and has been for fifty
years. He then asks why she is even there and she says she just wanted to stop by. She tells
him that she wants him to run the arts program at the school. He doesn’t think the principal will
approve, but she is going to handle it the way she always does. She decides that she is going to
blackmail the principal and it kind of works. Sandy is hired and Sue tells him that she wants
him to destroy Glee. She sets up a play for Cabaret to get Rachel away from the club. She goes
out for the lead and gets it. Will is upset that Figgins has hired Sandy.
Will goes to speak to Rachel and wonders why she left. She said she isn’t leaving, she’s just
finding other outlets. He says she did all of this out of spite and she tells him he needs to admit
that he doesn’t like her. He tells her that it is quite the opposite as he can be her biggest fan most
of them. He tells her that he needs to make everyone feel good in Glee, not just her. She can’t
just be the only star.
Finn shows up and starts to cry and Will hugs him. Will decides to take him out for some
dinner. He has told her about how Quinn is pregnant. Finn worries that he will end up trapped
just like the other guys in town. Finn also asks Will to teach the team how to dance. He agrees
to it.
Back at the locker room, Finn has told the guys about the dance lessons. Puck isn’t pleased
at all. The coach is for it so they get all dressed up in their uniforms and go to the rehearsal
room. Kurt has taught them the dance routine in the most basic way. After that, Puck wants to
know what is up with Finn and he tells him that Quinn is pregnant. Finn goes elsewhere and
Puck looks worried.
The next morning, Puck confronts Quinn asking her what is up. He tells her that he’s put two
and two together and it is pretty weird that she’d say the baby is Finn’s. He tells her that he’ll
help take care of the kid and she eventually snaps on him calling him a Lima loser. She goes to
her car and Terri is in there waiting for her. She asks her how many weeks she is and then asks
if she told her parents yet. She asks who she is and she says that she wants to help. Quinn says
she doesn’t need help and Terri tries to convince her that she does.
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At the football game, everyone shows up and gets ready for it to start. Finn tries to pump the
guys up but they don’t want to dance during the game. They don’t play well and eventually they
do the dance and then they win the game. At home, Burt goes down to talk to Kurt. He tells him
he is proud of him and then Kurt tells him that he doesn’t want to lie to him anymore and comes
out to him as gay. He expects a horrible reaction, but his father tells him that he loves him just
the same.
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The Rhodes Not Taken
Season 1
Episode Number: 5
Season Episode: 5
Originally aired: Wednesday September 30, 2009
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: John Scott
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Puck), Kevin McHale (Arty Abrams), Amber
Riley (Mercedes Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina C.), Dianna Agron
(Quinn Fabray)
Recurring Role: Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany)
Guest Stars: Jayson Blair (Chris), Susan Leslie (Sandra), Josh Sussman (Jacob
Ben Israel), Larry Udy (Barry the Bartender), Kristin Chenoweth (April
Rhodes)
Production Code: 1ARC04
Summary: A new face stirs things up for New Directions when April Rhodes (guest
star Kristin Chenoweth) lends her voice to the show.
Will is putting up posters for the invitational
and then Will goes to the choir
room to get them trained properly for
the song ”Don’t Stop Believing”. The Glee
club has a bunch of new members and
Quinn just so happens to be singing lead.
It is then when she starts having some
morning sickness and leaves to the bathroom.
Finn says that she may have had
a bad breakfast meal. Kurt doesn’t care
and mentions that they should deal with the elephant in the room. He tells Finn that they can’t
do anything without Rachel and they need to get it figured out. Will says that Mercedes and Santana
should go over Quinn’s lead so that it isn’t so bad when she performs. Artie doesn’t think
that this is a bad idea because it might work locally but once the competition gets bigger then it
really isn’t going to work out too well. Puck says that Artie is right and Will isn’t liking the way
that they are thinking. He has a bit of a hissy fit. He tells them that they need to let go of the
whole ”Rachel thing” and then tells them they need a break.
Will goes over to his piano and Finn goes over to talk to him about how he worries about
Quinn and her pregnancy. Will decides to give Tina some of the solo and then asks if Finn
should probably tell his mother about the pregnancy. Finn tells him that he would rather just
keep it to himself and he will tell her when things calm down.
Will and Terri have gone to have dinner and Terri is really tearing apart some pie. Will is
having his french fries and then asks her why she never gets any morning sickness. He tells her
while she panics a bit that Quinn has been getting sick a lot in the morning. She tells him that
that means that the baby isn’t mentally retarded. By her saying that, Will begins to worry about
their ”baby” and whether there is something wrong with it. She tells him not to worry, that she
is very much getting sick while she is at work.
Will talks about what is going on with Rachel and then the waiter comes up. Will recognizes
him as he used to teach him. He asks what he is up to and he tells him that he is at the other
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high school–Carmel–and Will is shocked by this considering the kid has to be 24 by then. He
says that they hold him back so that he can keep working in Vocal Adrenaline. This gives him
some inspiration.
Finn is seeing Emma because he has been called there. He worries that he is in trouble and
Emma tells him that he’s not. She’s just interested in him. She tells him that she knows life gets
scary and can be fast. She thinks that he needs some more guidance. Finn wonders if someone
has talked to her about him. She tells him that no one has said anything to her about it even
though Will has told her about it. She then talks to him about scholarships. She says that athletic
scholarships are becoming few and far between but there are a lot of colleges out there that will
offer a full scholarship to those with musical or vocal talent. She doesn’t want him to end up
being stuck in town with a family he never signed up for. Now that he has found something that
could help him find another opportunity, he is pretty excited.
Rachel is interviewed by the Celibacy Club elsewhere. He tries to blackmail her into showing
her bra to him so that she can end up with a good review. After that, she and Finn have a bit of a
bonding moment because he wants to be a good friend (and more) to her. He offers to read lines
with her and she takes him up on his offer.
Elsewhere, Will is trying to find someone that hadn’t graduated. They find a woman named
April Rhodes. She never graduated so he wanted to get her in on the team. He tells Emma that
he had a crush on her back in high school (April Rhodes, not Emma) and that she is a goddess.
They begin looking her up on the internet and then she tells Will that he probably wouldn’t want
to do that. She warns him that digging in his past can become quite the mess. He doesn’t listen
and then he sees that April is online and messages her. He tells her who he is and she tells him
where to find her and to bring wings.
They decide to get her enrolled back into high school. Glee is introduced to April and they say
that she is no Rachel. She proves them differently by performing ”Maybe This Time”. Glee has
been impressed. April isn’t doing that great in class and Will is not happy about it. He wanted to
talk to her about what is going on with the kids and how they feel about her joining Glee.
Later that day, Puck and another football player have come out of a shower and they look
pretty happy. April follows right after wearing a jersey and a towel. Rachel is having a hard time
with her singing coach and he has made her feel like the worst performer every known. She
finally loses it. April shows up and asks if she had a tough day. Rachel has been pissed off by
April’s interest in Finn and she has decided to tell her off. After that, she goes on what seems
like a date with Finn. They go bowling and then Finn tells her how much the rest of the Glee
kids miss her. She tells him that she loves Glee but feels like she wastes her time on being under
appreciated. Finn tells her that he appreciates her and they made out.
Rachel has decided that she is going to join Glee again and tells Finn that they can’t be
together. Puck blurts out that Quinn is pregnant and everyone is shocked. Rachel comes in right
after and then says that she is coming back. They all ignore Rachel because the gossip seems
more important to them.
Soon Rachel figures it out and confronts Finn about it. She slaps him and calls him a liar
asking why he didn’t tell her about Quinn. They argue about it and then quits Glee yet again.
That weekend they find that they have a sold out show and get a standing ovation. The kids are
happy about that and after that Will comes in and says the show is canceled due to April being
wasted. Rachel decides that she is going to help because she knows the song and doesn’t want
to see them fall. Quinn gets nasty and tells her that she doesn’t know the choreography but Finn
says that they’ll help her. They then do a performance of ”Somebody to Love” by Queen to end
the show.
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Vitamin D
Season 1
Episode Number: 6
Season Episode: 6
Originally aired: Wednesday October 7, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Elodie Keene
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Kent
Avenido (Howard Bamboo), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Dijon
Talton (Matt Rutherford), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Patrick
Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Joe Hursley (Joe),
Production Code: 1ARC05
Summary: Will decides to give New Directions some competition between them by
having the boys go against the girls. Terri becomes the school nurse to
check on Will.
In this episode, Will is trying to get it
all together for sectionals. The kids are
a bit complacent and that worries him.
They have some pretty stiff competition
and he decides that he is going to give
them a theme for the week. The theme
for the week is mash ups...boys versus
girls. Nothing like some competition between
the two genders to get them started
and pumped up for the real competition,
right? He has decided to have a ”Glee-off” and that is exactly what they are going to do. Whoever
wins this Glee Off will be able to perform the first song at Sectionals. He has also decided that
Emma is going to help out with the judging.
Quinn is at practice and she isn’t doing too well. She tells Sue that it is because she is
exhausted over doing Glee, too. Sue is tired of Glee messing with her competitive nature and she
wants to bring that team down good and hard. She decides to go see Terri and tell her all about
what is going on with Emma and Will. Sue has also gotten rid of the nurse that they already
had by pushing her down the steps. After that, Will’s wife has decided that she is going to work
at the school as a nurse so that she will be able to spend more time with him. She wants to
ruin whatever is going on between Will and Emma. She has a lot of plans for that and has even
decided to upset Emma by trying to kiss Will in the cafeteria.
Sue is writing in her diary and telling the diary that she has begun to worry about Quinn’s
concentration on the squad and also worries about her new nefarious plan. She is trying to
convince Will’s wife that he is having an affair. She tells his wife that she should really make
more of an effort to be a part of his life.
Finn has a lot going on in his life and seems to be under a lot of pressure. There are a lot
of new things going on such as Quinn being pregnant, being an important member of a football
team, and he is also a part of Glee. Not only that, but he still has feelings for Rachel and he is
pretty much exhausted. He decides to go to the school nurse and he tells her about her feelings
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for two different girls. Terri isn’t okay with this and she basically tells him to take caffeine pills
or some other variation of OTC speed. He begins taking it and also giving all of the other kids the
medication. Their first song of the episode is a mash up between It’s My Life and Confessions.
Rachel has seen that Quinn isn’t coming around to rehearsals. She goes to talk to her in the
hallway and tells her that she and Glee will be her friend through everything especially when
she becomes more of an outcast. Quinn agrees to it and feels comforted by it. The girls are also
getting into taking the pills after Kurt has told them that they boys were on them and they decide
that they are going to mash up Walking On Sunshine and Halo. They are energized and they do
a pretty great job. Quinn has decided that she is happy where she is, but isn’t ready to have a
baby to take care of. She talks to Terri and tells her that she is willing let her adopt the baby but
asks that she helps with medical bills and maternity clothes. Terri doesn’t like that idea.
Will’s wife has also decided that she would tell the football coach to finally propose to Emma.
He definitely does it and gives her an engagement ring with all the grace that cubic zirconia could
muster. She says she doesn’t know and talks to Will about it. She wants him to talk her out of
it but he doesn’t. After that, Terri has decided to talk to Emma about her husband. Emma says
that Will deserves better than that. Unfortunately for Emma, it doesn’t last long. Terri tears her
down and convinces her that she should marry the coach. She decides that she is going to do
it as long as she can basically act as if she is still single. Live alone, same last name, see each
other at work, etc. When she finally accepts the proposal, Will is there to see it and his heart is
absolutely broken because of it.
Terri has taken notice that the kids were more happier on the pills so she orders thirty six
more boxes through her Acafella alum. Not only that, but Will is tired of her being around. He
thinks that her being at the school and working there isn’t working out for their marriage. The
principal has found out that Terri has gotten the kids all on pills. He fires her and decides that
Glee needs a co-chair since Will didn’t even realize that the kids were on uppers. He has decided
that Sue is going to be the person to do that job.
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Throwdown
Season 1
Episode Number: 7
Season Episode: 7
Originally aired: Wednesday October 14, 2009
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany),
Jennifer Aspen (Kendra), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Iqbal Theba
(Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Kenneth Choi (Dr. Wu), Amy Hill (Dr. Chin), Ethan Freedman (Giardi
Triplet #1), Aidan Freedman (Giardi Triplet #2), Ben Freedman (Giardi
Triplet #3), Jennifer Jean Snyder (Reporter)
Production Code: 1ARC06
Summary: Sue’s new job as Glee co-chair gives her new opportunities to break
up the club as she introduces a tough competition to the group.
Sue and Will are having a pretty
hardcore argument in the auditorium. It
seems they have been coming to blows
since they had to talk to the principal
about how their progress is going with
their joint effort to run Glee. As usual,
Will is being the nice guy and trying to
use his charm to get over on the principal
and unfortunately Sue is being manipulative
and making them go against
one another. Her intention is to make them both quit. Sue even thinks that she is handling
it with elegance and grace with her wacky thought process.
The principal tells Sue and Will that he isn’t going to let them just leave the office until they
hug and make up. They are none too pleased with it and eventually break down and hug one
another. Will tells her that she is going to destroy her and she tells him that she is going to puke
on his back.
Elsewhere, Finn and Quinn have gone to an appointment for a check up. It seems that they
have just found out that they are going to have a baby girl. Will has driven them to their appointment
and he is waiting out in the waiting area. Finn comes out and tells him that the baby
is doing alright and totally healthy. He also wonders how exactly he is going to raise a baby
especially at his age. His mother won’t even let him have something as simple as fish. Finn and
Quinn are on different sides when it comes to the outcome of their parenthood. Quinn doesn’t
want to keep the baby and he would like to. She is pretty set on giving the baby up for adoption
and it is going to be quite the fight.
There is a guy named Jacob and he is quite the nerd. He also has a school gossip blog and
he tells Rachel that he is going to tell everyone about what is going on with Finn and Quinn. He
tells her that he is going to blackmail her so that she will keep it on the hush.
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Sue has divided the Glee club into two separate teams. She and Will will head their respective
teams. She gets to pick the kids she wants first and basically picked all of the so-called minorities.
She picked Santana, Artie, Kurt, Tina, Mike, Mercedes, and another football player. At home, Will
and Terri are going at each other’s throats over the baby. Her friend Kendra is more involved in
the whole process and he would prefer it if he could be more involved. He asks that he go to the
next check up with her. No, he demands.
Elsewhere, we have finally figured out what Jacob was going to blackmail her with. He wanted
her to give him her used panties. She didn’t. She gave him panties that even had the tags on
them. There are a few kids that feel a bit weird about Sue’s team, but then there are others that
have taken comfort in the fact that she has claimed to like minorities quite a bit. She has decided
to have the group sing Hate On Me by the amazing Jill Scott. I guess that Mercedes really sang
the song and the rest of the team weren’t given much to do.
Evil Sue has brought out her horns and is trying to really mess things up for Will. She had
the piano removed and even burned the sheet music he needed. They get into it in a stairwell
and she has no choice but to admit that she is trying to bring him down and she is more than
determined to do it. The war is on and Sue tells him that she won’t stop all of the shenanigans
until Will is finally fired.
At home, Will is kind of worried about what is going on. Terri tells him that he needs to stop
being the wimp–he needs to fight back and fight back hard! Will decides that he is going to fail
all of the cheerleading team so that they can’t get to compete. Sue is of course enraged by this
and decides to take Will to the principal. She demands that he gives the cheerleaders the grades
that they need to pass and Will tells her that most of them are illiterate and he even had one that
got her NAME wrong on a test and drew sombreros instead of answering the questions properly.
The principal has taken Will’s side and that makes Sue even more angry. Will leaves and she
threatens Figgins with her blackmail video. He tells her that no one really CARES because he
had even uploaded the video to YouTube himself and there were only two hits. She is at another
level of enraged and she leaves angry and screaming and throwing students out of her way.
Finn has written a list of possible names for the baby and hands it to Quinn. He was inspired
by Gwyneth Paltrow having named her child Apple so he said that they should name their child
Drizzle. She is pretty mad over this because she doesn’t want to keep the child let alone name it.
He tells her that he should have more input when it comes to this but she tells him he doesn’t
and that is that. He wishes that Quinn was like Rachel because she cares that he has feelings
and she even defends both him and Quinn.
The kids have gotten together behind Sue’s back and they are having fun singing Ride Wit
Me by Nelly. Sue has actually demanded that they don’t interact with one another. She said she
would make sure she shaves Kurt’s head if that happens. They get together because they miss
working with one another. Finally the ”minorities” have to leave to meet up with Sue and Artie
says as he is leaving ”Bye, White kids!”
Will has decided that his team is going to perform No Air. Rachel and Finn have the leads on
the song and Quinn is severely jealous. Quinn has been working on getting Puck and Brittany
to join the minority team because Sue wants them. They are convinced to do it. Will is elsewhere
ignorant to what Sue is up to and feeling like he has really put her in her place. He has made an
appointment for Terri to go to the doctor and before that Terri and Kendra decide to go see the
doctor. He helped birth all of the babies Kendra had and they need him to go through with their
plan and if not, there will be malpractice suits.
Quinn has decided to go up and talk to Rachel. She tells her that she needs to leave Finn
alone and Rachel calls her out about being the spy for Sue. She also tells Quinn that Sue doesn’t
care about her or anyone else and that once the news hits her about Quinn’s pregnancy Sue will
boot her off the team. After that, Quinn and the Cheerios have a performance where Quinn sings
Set Me Free by Diana Ross and the Supremes.
Will’s team is officially down to three people (Finn, Rachel, and Quinn) and they are about
to do their performance. Sue interrupts them and lays the insults on thick. Will has officially
snapped and that is when they started having the screamfest in the beginning of the episode.
Finn steps in and tells them to stop. He tells them that if they wanted to hear their parents fight
they’d go home . After that, the group leaves.
Will and Terri have made it to the doctor’s and they have it set up so that while Will feels like
he is a part of it, he in no way knows what is going on. There a screen that hides her stomach
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and he plays a copy of DVD that they make for their patients. Will is overwhelmed with emotions
and begins to cry. Terri lays it on thick by saying that no matter what, they loved each other
right in that moment.
Will goes to talk to Sue and she tells him that she is just going to go ahead and stop being
co-chair. He is suspicious and asks what the deal is. She tells him that she only cares about
winning, not feelings or anything fake like that. Will goes and tells the kids and gives a bit of
a speech saying that in one way or another we are all minorities. Sue then says that Quinn
is pregnant and it was all over the internet. Quinn is hurt by this because it was very much
supposed to be a secret.
Rachel is infuriated and she calls out Jacob. He tells her that Sue had found her panties in
the locker and demanded that he blog it anyway. At the end of the show, they sing a song called
Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne.
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Mash-Up
Season 1
Episode Number: 8
Season Episode: 8
Originally aired: Wednesday October 21, 2009
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Elodie Keene
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Earlene
Davis (Andrea Carmichael), Bill A. Jones (Rod Remington), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany)
Guest Stars: Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Zack Lively (Lipoff), James Earl III (Azimo),
Gina Hecht (Mrs. Puckerman)
Production Code: 1ARC07
Summary: Things are changing in the social stratosphere at McKinley High when
suddenly the popular kids learn how things are on the other side. In
Glee club, Will starts using new methods to inspire the kids.
Due to the fact that Quinn and Finn
are now pregnant, they are getting a lot
of bullying and harassment. A slushie
has been thrown into Finn’s face and it
doesn’t help that he is now a part of
the Glee club. Elsewhere, Emma and Ken
aren’t in agreement on a song for their
super secret wedding. Emma wants to
use ”I could Have Danced All Night” while
Ken on the other hand wants to use The
Thong Song. Well, they decide to ask Will if he will do a mash up of the two songs and also teach
Emma some steps so she can actually dance for the wedding.
Finn and Quinn have also met up with Emma trying to figure out what they are going to do so
that they can be cool again. She of course doesn’t know how to respond to that kind of question.
After being inspired, Will goes on to tell the kids of Glee that mash ups will be the theme of
the school week. He wants the kids to actually make their own mash ups of whatever song they
want along with the song ”Bust a Move” which seems to be Will’s favorite song, ever. Emma has
come to the first lesson and she is wearing a giant wedding dress. She says that it is because
she was always obsessed with Princess Diana’s wedding and thought she would do it that way.
Will begins singing the Thong Song and they lose balance so they fall down and she falls on top
of him. Her fiancee is in the back, lurking and watching what is going on. He begins to see red
and becomes very jealous.
Ken decides that he is going to schedule football practice while there is glee club and also
decides to give the guys on the team that are also in Glee an ultimatum. It is up to them to
decide whether they want to be with the football team or with Glee. Elsewhere, Puck and Rachel
have started dating and are making out. While this is going on Rachel kind of hallucinates and
she sees him as Finn. She wigs a bit and tells him that she can’t date him if he can’t do a good
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solo. He is offended by this because she is questioning his talents. He decides that he is going to
perform ”Sweet Caroline” in front of all of the Glee kids.
Elsewhere, Finn and Quinn have been slushied again. Sue is doing her show and she tells
everyone that they should simply marry their dogs because there is no room for intimacy in a
marriage. The other anchor decides to ask her out and she is caught off guard by it. After that,
she has asked Will to teach her how to swing dance because she’s in love with the news anchor
and wants to learn so they can compete. She also tells Will about what the football coach is up
to as she is leaving.
Will goes to call Ken out about what he is up to and Ken goes off and throws the whole Emma
thing in his face. Will says he will stop it with Emma if he breaks the ultimatum. Ken refuses
to do that and he is definitely making them choose. Puck and Rachel are walking down the hall
all sweet and cute and then Puck has been slushied for dating her. She gets him all cleaned up
and he decides that there isn’t any reason for him to experience that kind of humiliation and he
chooses football over glee.
Emma has decided that she needs to pick a new dress and she has Will go with her. She
sings the song ”I Could Have Danced all Night” and then afterwards Will realizes he has no time
and goes back to school to see who has made a decision in regards to the ultimatum. It seems
that Finn is the only one that picked football. Puck, Matt, and Mike have decided to stick with
Glee. The club are all wearing raincoats and Finn was sent to slushie one of the kids in Glee. He
decides that he can’t do it and Kurt just takes it and splashes it in his own face. He asks him to
figure out which person on the football team would do that for him.
Finn leaves and Kurt demands that he gets a spa. The girls get him dealt with. Sue shows up
to meet up with her ”boyfriend” and she is wearing a Zoot Suit. She catches him making out with
another woman and is crushed by that. She is also told that only the guys wear the suits. Silly
Sue.
Rachel has decided that she is going to break up with Puck due to the fact that she has some
pretty strong feelings for Finn. Puck tells her that he has feelings for Quinn anyway. Will has
decided to talk to Finn on the field and see what is going on. They have a sweet talk and then
Finn decides that he is going to talk to the coach and tell him that he just doesn’t want to have
to make that kind of choice anymore–it isn’t fair. He also tells him that he is basically the leader
of the team by being a Quarterback. He wants to see a world where he can play football and also
be a part of Glee. Ken decides that he is going to just let it go and cancels practice for the day.
Sue is back in true mean woman form and she forces Will to give her a song list. She tells him
that she is going to break into his house and punch him straight in the face if he is at all late on
handing it to her. Not only that but she has decided to kick Quinn off the cheerleading team and
does exactly just that.
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Wheels
Season 1
Episode Number: 9
Season Episode: 9
Originally aired: Wednesday November 11, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Paris Barclay
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Gregg Henry (Russell Fabray), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Cheryl Francis Harrington (Nurse), Jeff Lewis (Manager), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Josh Sussman (Jacob
Ben Israel), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Stephen Tobolowsky
(Sandy Ryerson), Robin Trocki (Jean), Tyler Corbin (Student)
Production Code: 1ARC08
Summary: Will encourages the Glee Club to support Artie, and asks each of them
to perform in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Kurt and Rachel compete for a
big solo.
With Quinn’s baby bills mounting,
Finn promises to get a job to support her.
Glee also needs money for a bus that can
transport Artie’s wheelchair to Sectionals.
Will proposes they hold a bake sale,
but no one wants to participate. Artie is
dejected, so Will forces the rest of the
squad to use a wheelchair for the week
so that they will all know what it’s like to
live in Artie’s shoes.
Will automatically assigns the lead for ”Defying Gravity” to Rachel. Kurt requests to audition
as well but Will turns him down. Kurt admits to his father Wade about his disappointment. Wade
appeals to Principal Figgins, and Will agrees to let Kurt audition. The rest of the glee club will
pick between Kurt and Rachel in a ”Diva-Off.”
Puck tries to give Quinn money for their baby, but she refuses. They share a moment, which
is caught by Finn. Puck and Finn get into a fist fight when Puck accuses him of whining over
his fatherly responsibilities. Quinn threatens to break up with Finn if he doesn’t come up with
money.
Figgins is inspired by Will’s wheelchair experiment and forces Sue to hold open tryouts for
Quinn’s replacement in Cheerios. A Down Syndrome student named Becky attempts a feeble
routine with a jump rope. Surprisingly, Sue accepts Becky for the team. Will is suspicious.
Wade gets an anonymous phone call disparaging his son. Wade is hurt, but doesn’t want this
to affect Kurt’s dreams.
With the bake sale a bust, Puck buys marijuana from Sandy and bakes it into the cupcakes.
They start to fly off the table in the bake sale.
Will spies Sue overly pushing Becky at jump rope practice. He condemns her for bullying the
girl. Sue claims that she isn’t treating Becky any differently from the rest of her Cheerios. Yet
Will is convinced Sue is up to something.
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At the ”Diva-Off,” Kurt does not hit the high F note and loses the lead to Rachel.
Puck steals the bake sake money and brings it to Quinn, with the hope to buy her a house for
their impending family. Although she is touched, Quinn orders him to give it back. Finn gets a
job pretending to be in a wheelchair, and Quinn gladly accepts his offer of money for their child.
With profits from the bake sale for the new bus, Artie votes to instead use the money for a
ramp in the auditorium. Yet Figgins informs Will that Sue gave him a check for the ramp. The
bake sale money can go toward the bus. Will does not know what Sue’s underhanded motive is.
Meanwhile, Sue goes to visit her mentally handicapped sister in a home. Sue is sweet and kind
and caring as she reads her sister a story.
Tina kisses Artie on their first date, and then confesses that she’s been faking her stutter. She
pretended because she was shy and wanted people to leave her alone. Artie is sad because he
thought they had something in common. She doesn’t really have a handicap, but he’s still stuck
in his chair.
Kurt discloses to his father that he threw the audition on purpose in order to protect him.
Kurt accepts his own oddness, but knows it will be hard for Wade to live with a son who is
different.
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Ballad
Season 1
Episode Number: 10
Season Episode: 10
Originally aired: Wednesday November 18, 2009
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson),
Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Gregg Henry (Russell Fabray), Charlotte Ross (Judy Fabray), Sarah
Drew (Suzy Pepper), J.R. Nutt (Edgar Newdle), Patrick Gallagher (Ken
Tanaka), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel)
Production Code: 1ARC09
Summary: The Glee kids are divided into interesting duos to sing Ballads, but
when one member falls sick a trio is formed. Rachel has a drastic
change of opinion about Mr. Schuester.
Will has the glee pair off to learn to express
emotions through ballads. He’s uncomfortable
when Rachel draws his name
and chooses the romantic ”Endless Love”
as their duet. As she sings, Rachel starts
to realize how ”super, super cute” her
teacher is. Yet Will recognizes the look on
her face...
When Quinn’s Chastity Ball dress is
too tight, her mother Judy quickly fends
it off to her quitting Cheerios.
Rachel gifts Will with a gold star-flecked tie to make him think of her. Will confides in Emma
that this is similar to a crush by his former student, Suzy Pepper. She too gave him a tie to
remember her by. Yet when Will confronted Suzy, she ate a hot pepper in despair that put her
into a coma. Will is now worried that Rachel will be too fragile to let down. Emma advises him to
sing his feelings to her in his ballad.
Wrapped up in with own problems, Finn cannot perform with his partner Kurt, who harbors a
secret crush on Finn. Kurt suggests express his frustrations about the baby through song. That
night, Finn’s mother catches him singing to a sonogram video. He breaks down and tells her the
truth about Quinn’s pregnancy.
The next morning, when Quinn argues with Finn about this, Kurt comes to Finn’s aide. He
thinks Finn’s issues have to do with girls. ”It’s enough to want to give up women all together,”
Kurt subtly hints. His goal is to help Finn so that he will later cry on Kurt’s ”shoulder pads.”
Emma accompanies Will to rehearsal with Rachel. He sings a mash-up about schoolgirl
crushes on teachers, but Rachel doesn’t hear the obvious subtext. Watching Will’s performance,
Emma is just as smitten as the student. She’s no help in his sending Rachel a clear message.
Will returns home to find Rachel there. Teri is exploiting Rachel’s crush to get the girl to do
housework. The next day, Suzy Pepper threatens Rachel to stay away from Will.
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Puck confesses to his ballad partner Mercedes that he’s really the father of Quinn’s baby. She
tells him to back off since Quinn chose Finn over him.
At the Fabray house for dinner, Finn starts to panic. He retreats to the bathroom and calls
Kurt for moral support. Finn psyches himself up and sings his ballad ”(You’re) Having My Baby”
to Quinn in front of her shocked parents. Quinn accuses her mother Judy of pretending she
didn’t know. Despite Quinn’s pleas, her father Russell won’t forgive her and throws her out of
the house. Finn brings Quinn home, and his mother allows her to stay as long as she needs.
Suzy Pepper warns Rachel that she won’t find her self-esteem in Will. Will confronts Rachel
about her inappropriate actions. She agrees and apologizes in tears. Will assures her that someday
she will find a boy who loves her.
The glee club surprises Finn and Quinn with ”Lean on Me” as their group ballad dedicated to
the couple.
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Hairography
Season 1
Episode Number: 11
Season Episode: 11
Originally aired: Wednesday November 25, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Bill D’Elia
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ’Puck’ Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Jennifer Aspen (Kendra Giardi), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Michael Hitchcock (Dalton Rumba), Eve
(Grace Hitchens)
Production Code: 1ARC10
Summary: Kurt helps Rachel in her quest to land Finn by giving her a makeover,
but his help comes at a price. Elsewhere, Will does some digging on
Sue that leads him to the clubs biggest competition and guest star
Eve.
As the ”Fine Arts Administrator or
something,” Sue asks Will for the set list
for Sectionals. Then when Sue requests
the names of the participating schools,
Will suspects that she is leaking information
to the competition. He pays a
visit to Grace Hitchens at the Jane Addams
Academy and asks her point blank
if Sue gave her their setlist. Hitchens denies
this, but is confident her girls will
win anyway. Feeling guilty, Will offers Hitchens’ team the use of McKinley’s auditorium for a glee
scrimmage.
After the Jane Addams squad performs a sexy version of ”Bootylicious,” Rachel assures a
worried Will that they were merely using ”hairography” – whipping their hair around to mask
their weak vocals and choreography. Yet Will still wants the group to do a song from ”Hair”
complete with wigs.
Quinn wonders whether Puck might be a better father than Finn, so she decides to take him
on a ”test drive.” She enlists Kurt to divert Rachel with a makeover under the guise that it will
help sway Sectional judges.
That night, Terri rejects Will’s intimate advances for fear he will realize that her baby bump is
fake. She decides to sidetrack him by buying his old high school car to refinish.
Rachel confesses to Kurt that she has a thing for Finn. This triggers his own jealous crush,
and Kurt makes her over into a slut. The next day, Finn is shell shocked to see Rachel all
glammed up. He agrees to go to her house to rehearse that weekend.
When another Sectional competitor, Haverbrook School for The Deaf, learns that Will loaned
out his auditorium to Jane Addams, Mr. Rumba from Haverbrook demands that his glee squad
also be invited to a scrimmage.
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Spying the glee club practicing hairography, Sue accuses Will of having no confidence in his
numbers. She reassigns herself as co-director of glee to keep tabs on him.
Terri is upset when Quinn chooses to keep the baby. Terri’s sister Kendra proposes they
change her mind with the reality of her situation. They make her babysit Kendra’s sons in order
to turn her off motherhood. Quinn invites Puck to come along and they distract the rowdy kids
by performing a song. Terri is worried when she and Kendra return to find the boys contently
sleeping after their bath. Her plan isn’t working. Yet Puck tells Quinn this is proof that they can
be parents.
In her bedroom, Rachel saunters in tight spandex like Sandy at the end of ”Grease.” Finn
admits that she looks like a ”sad, clown hooker” and not herself. He likes girls that are more
natural. The next day, Rachel confronts Kurt about setting her up. She realizes that Kurt also
has a crush on Finn. He says that they are both mere distractions because Finn is having a baby
with Quinn. Neither of them can compete.
In the scrimmage with Haverbrook, New Directions performs their number wearing wigs and
new choreography with lots of hair-flipping. The deaf students can only laugh. They get up to
sing and sign a simple version of ”Imagine.” Inspired, the McKinley students sing alongside the
Haverbrook team as one group, learning all their signed lyrics.
Santana orders Quinn to stay away from her man, Puck. She claims to have been ”sexting”
him while he was babysitting. Quinn sees Santana’s texts on Puck’s phone, and he explains that
he still has needs. Puck won’t stop being himself when he’s a dad. This coerces Quinn to give
Terri the baby because Will is going to be a great father. Will shows Terri that he traded the
sports car for a minivan.
Finn confesses to Quinn that he went to Rachel’s house. Yet he only wants to be with Quinn.
Rachel and Kurt sadly watch as the couple shows their love to each other.
Will apologizes to Sue for not listening to her warnings about the song choices. He gives her
the new setlist. Later, Sue convinces Miss Hutchens and Mr. Rumba to take McKinley’s setlist.
”Never let anything distract you from winning,” she emphasizes.
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Mattress
Season 1
Episode Number: 12
Season Episode: 12
Originally aired: Wednesday December 2, 2009
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Elodie Keene
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton
(Matt Rutherford), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Iqbal Theba
(Principal Figgins), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka)
Production Code: 1ARC11
Summary: Rachel’s struggle not to be ignored spreads to the rest of the Glee club
when their yearbook photo is threatened by budget cuts. Elsewhere,
Terri faces more problems in her relationship with Will.
While discussing yearbook picture day
at lunch, Will finds out that Emma and
Ken’s wedding is the same day as Sectionals.
As he digests this information,
Sue joins them and drops the bomb that
the glee club will not have a picture in
the school’s yearbook, the Thunderclap,
since the picture is always vandalized.
At glee, Kurt proposes to the group
that they would be better off not taking
a yearbook photo anyway since it can only lead to pain, humiliation, and/or a horrible future.
Mr. Shue, however, embroiled by Sue, assures the kids that they’ll get their yearbook photo.
Will storms Figgins’ office and demands that the glee club get a photo. Figgins says fine, but it
will cost over $300 and only two of the kids can be in it. Terri forbids Will to pay for the yearbook
ad, but he does anyway and tells the kids they must vote on which two will represent glee.
The kids unanimously elect Rachel to be the sole captain for the picture since they want no
part of it. Will seeks advice from Emma on how to get the other kids in the picture, but she tells
him to just let them handle it. Will tells her he thinks Ken scheduled their wedding the same
day as Sectionals on purpose, and Emma says that Ken may have problems, but he’s full of
compassion and that’s why she’s marrying him.
Will puts Rachel in charge of finding a co-captain for the picture, but no one will be in it with
her. Finally Finn agrees, but when he’s harassed by the football team he flakes on Rachel and
the glee photo. After posing without Finn, Rachel gets the glee club their big break as stars in a
local TV commercial for a mattress store.
Will discovers Teri’s fake pregnancy belly and confronts her. She says that it started as a
hysterical pregnancy, but she continued the lie to save their marriage because he’s changed ever
since he started the glee club. He storms out and spends the night in his office on one of the
mattresses the kids got as compensation for the commercial.
Sue sees the commercial on TV and convinces Figgins to disqualify the glee club for performing
for payment, therefore negating their amateur status.
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Will takes the fall for the kids and is kicked off the team instead. Quinn, angry at Sue for
not letting her rejoin the Cheerios, blackmails Sue into giving the glee club one of the Cheerios’
pages in the Thunderclap. The kids take a group picture, smiling even though they know it will
be vandalized because they’re proud to be in glee.
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Sectionals
Season 1
Episode Number: 13
Season Episode: 13
Originally aired: Wednesday December 9, 2009
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Shuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez)
Guest Stars: Emilee Wallace (Deaf Girl), Tyler Corbin (Student), Mark Casimir
Dyniewicz (Parent)
Production Code: 1ARC12
Summary: The long road to Sectionals is almost over, but not before a lot of
bumps in the road. The mid-season break brings a lot of surprises
and awesome performances. Regionals are at stake and things will get
crazy before anyone can get there.
Rachel, on a mission to tell Finn that
he is not the father of Quinn’s baby, tries
to hint to the glee kids that Puck is actually
the father with the hope that they’ll
tell Finn, but they already know and conspire
to keep Rachel from telling Finn.
Rachel tells Quinn that babies of Jewish
parentage are at risk for a horrible genetic
disorder, with the hope that Quinn will
talk to Puck about it.
Will introduces Emma as the new Glee supervisor and receives an underwhelming response
from the kids, who must now come up with their set list for Sectionals on their own.
Rachel offers to do the ballad, but Mercedes says she’s sick of Rachel hogging the spotlight
when Mercedes works just as hard as her. Mercedes proceeds to perform ”And I’m Telling You”,
absolutely killing it, and Rachel concedes that Mercedes should perform the ballad.
After class, Finn tells Rachel that if they win Sectionals everything will be good for awhile.
Rachel agrees - then proceeds to tell Finn that Puck is the father of Quinn’s baby. Finn, livid,
attacks Puck, breaks up with Quinn and quits glee.
Rachel apologizes to Quinn and says that she just wanted Finn to be hers. Quinn says she’s
not mad, but wants everyone to leave her alone, including Puck who confesses he wants to be
with her and raise the baby.
The kids - minus Finn - arrive at Sectionals and are shocked when the other two teams
perform all of their numbers. Will confronts Sue about leaking the set list and she laughs that
this is the end of glee once and for all.
The kids scramble to put together a new routine, and are saved when Finn shows up with a
song for the final number. Rachel begins with a show-stopping rendition of ”Don’t Rain on My
Parade”, followed by the entirety of New Directions performing ”You Can’t Always Get What You
Want”.
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While the not-so-qualified judges deliberate, the Jane Addams squad coach confesses to
cheating and apologizes to the kids. However, it’s too late the judges have already made their
decision.
When Will goes home to change for Emma and Ken’s wedding, Teri confronts him and says
that she knows that she made a mistake and she’s getting help. Will says it’s too little too late
and leaves her.
Will arrives at the wedding reception to find Emma sitting alone in her dress. She tells him
that her postponing the wedding for glee Sectionals was the last straw and he dumped her. Will
apologizes, but Emma says that Ken’s right, she was settling for him because she couldn’t have
Will. She also sent in her resignation to Figgins and will be leaving McKinley because it’s too hard
to be around him. Will tells her he just left his wife, but Emma feels like it’s just too late.
Figgins meets with Sue and fires her from the Cheerios for sabotaging glee. She concedes this
round to Will, but promises to come back in fighting form.
The glee kids show Will their winning trophy and perform ”My Life Would Suck Without You”
for him since he couldn’t see them perform at Sectionals. Will confronts Emma and kisses her.
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Hell-O
Season 1
Episode Number: 14
Season Episode: 14
Originally aired: Tuesday April 13, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Naya
Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Josh
Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James)
Production Code: 1ARC13
Summary: Fresh off their monumental win at Sectionals, New Directions is on
top of the world. With an extra spring in their step, they get to work
on new numbers for Regionals. But when Rachel and Finn’s budding
romance hits a bump in the road after she becomes involved with a
competitor, Jesse St. James, it threatens to derail the entire club. Mr.
Schuester pays a visit to Shelby Corcoran, coach of Vocal Adrenaline,
to confirm Jesse’s motives. Meanwhile, Will is newly single, but is he
ready to take his relationship with Emma to the next level? And to top
it all off, Sue Sylvester returns from her condo in Boca with a renewed
focus on destroying Will and disbanding the glee club.
Mercedes, Rachel and Kurt excitedly
walk the halls of McKinley High after
returning from their victorious performance
at Sectionals, convinced that
they’ll now be popular and school heroes.
Their hopes are dashed when they are
once again bombarded with slushees.
Will meets with Principal Figgins only
to find out that the glee club still isn’t safe
from being disbanded. They must now
win Regionals in order to save the club. Will also learns that Sue is returning as coach of the
Cheerios – she slipped Figgins a drug and is blackmailing him with a compromising photo. Will
implores Sue to call a truce, but she reiterates her agenda to eliminate glee club.
With football season over, Finn is now caught up in basketball but his game is clearly off as
Rachel cheers from the stands. Believing him to be her boyfriend, Rachel makes him ”a relationship
calendar.” Finn starts to miss Quinn.
Will assigns the glee club to use a song with the word ”hello” in it to inspire and reinvigorate
them, post-Sectionals.
Sue convinces Santana and Brittany to seduce Finn and cause Rachel to quit. When Rachel
confronts Finn about his upcoming date with the pair, he says he doesn’t want to be her
boyfriend. He thinks he needs to find out who he is first. ”I’m the only person in your life who
knows you and accepts you for who you,” she replies.
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At the music bookstore, searching for her next number, Rachel is approached by Jessie St.
James, the senior lead of rival Vocal Adrenaline and the male diva version of Rachel. He plays
”Hello” at the piano and they sing a duet. Jessie asks Rachel out for Friday night.
Finn goes on his date with Santana and Brittany, yet they act oblivious to him. When they
badmouth Rachel, Finn stands up for her.
On Will and Emma’s first date, they listen to ”Hello Again” and decide to make it their ”song”
since it’s about friends who decide to become more. Will and Emma kiss, but things cool off when
she admits that she’s a virgin.
Finn decides he doesn’t want to date other girls, but when he tells this to Rachel, she confesses
about her relationship with Jessie. Finn wonders if it’s a little suspicious that Jessie is showing
interest now that they have won Sectionals. Rachel dismisses his accusation. Finn tells Will
about this news.
Will goes to see Shelby Corcoran, the coach of Vocal Adrenaline. He asks about Jessie’s intentions
and questions whether they are spying. Shelby answers that ”the heart wants what
the heart wants, sometimes there’s that little spark.” The spark ignites between her and Will
as they passionately make out. Yet Will stops before it can go further. He admits that he’s still
not divorced from Terri but that he’s also seeing Emma. Shelby suggests that he ”take a little
breather.”
Mercedes, Kurt and Artie confront Rachel about her new boyfriend. They force her to choose
between glee club and Jessie.
At Will’s house, Emma is preparing a surprise dinner when Terri shows up. Emma tells her
that ”Hello Again” is their couple song, but Terri notes that it was her high school prom song
with Will.
Sue introduces Rachel to the McKinley High School ”Old Maid’s Club.” This fake gathering is
done in an effort to scare Rachel about being alone and persuade her to keep seeing Jessie.
Rachel asks Jessie if his feelings are genuine, and he says that they are. She warns him that
they can continue, but ”no one can know.” As he kisses Rachel, Jessie spies Shelby watching
them from the wings of the stage.
Emma shows Will the McKinley yearbook listing his prom song as ”Hello Again.” She thinks
this is Will creating the same patterns he had with Terri. Emma encourages him to spend some
time alone
Rachel lies to Finn about ending her relationship with Jessie. Finn now wants to be a ”real
couple” with her, but Rachel refuses because she doesn’t want to jeopardize the team. Finn says
he won’t give up that easily.
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The Power of Madonna
Season 1
Episode Number: 15
Season Episode: 15
Originally aired: Tuesday April 20, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsburry), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Patrick
Gallagher (Ken Tanaka), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Josh Sussman
(Jacob Ben Israel)
Guest Stars: Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran)
Production Code: 1ARC14
Summary: The songs of Madonna show their power to glee club after Will catches
the boys bullying the girls and wants to show them how to be more
respectful. Elsewhere, Mercedes and Kurt undergo the hardest make
over yet when they teach Sue how to ”Vogue.”
Sue scribbles eagerly in her journal
about how much she worships Madonna,
”the most powerful woman to ever walk
the face of the Earth.” Soon, she is in
Principal Figgins’ office, demanding that
he blast Madonna’s music in the hallways.
When he refuses, she reminds him
that she’s blackmailing him.
At Cheerios practice, Sue encourages
the girls to date younger men and only
acknowledge themselves by their first names – just like Madonna.
Rachel approaches the other Glee girls to talk about dating. Since they think she has broken
up with Jessie for the sake of the team, she explains how ”hypothetically” her date wanted to
do ”it.” The girls lamest about their guy problems: Santana and Brittany never say no, Mercedes
wishes she had a boyfriend, and Tina complains about wanting her to change her style.
Overhearing the girls discuss the pressure they get from boys, Will encourages them to speak
to Emma for advice. However, Emma’s own lack of sexual experience leaves her feeling incapable
of helping. Will and Emma decide to work together for the girls’ benefit – and maybe even provide
Emma help along the way.
While watching the Cheerios perform an elaborate routine to a Madonna song, Will has a
flash of inspiration. He announces to Glee that their assignment is to come up with a Madonna
number. The girls are excited but the boys would rather choose a masculine equivalent, like
Pantera. Will chides the guys for not being nice to the girls. He asks them to think about walking
in their shoes. Puck claims that Madonna’s music won’t translate to show choir, so the girls
perform ”Express Yourself” to prove him wrong.
Brittany, in full Madonna hair and makeup, has already snagged a much younger boyfriend,
per Sue’s orders. However, Santana isn’t having any luck. Brittany suggests she give Finn another
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try, since he is three days younger than her. Santana approaches Finn and offers to take his
virginity. At first he declines, but then Santana tells him that Rachel is still dating Jessie.
Emma summons Sue to her office, the only room in the school that Madonna music isn’t playing.
Sue believes Emma doesn’t deserve the power of Madonna because she lacks self-confidence
and sexual magnetism, so she had the intercom disconnected in there.
Finn asks Rachel if she’s still dating Jessie, and she comes clean, begging Finn to still be her
friend. Although he accepts, Finn warns her that, if it leads to something bad for the team, she
shouldn’t expect him to still be her friend.
All of McKinley High is embracing Madonna, with many dressing in the various iterations of
Madonna style. Kurt and Mercedes excitedly speak with Will about the Madonna video they’re
creating. Sue is angry that the Glee kids are doing Madonna songs, since it’s ”her thing.” Will
stands up to Sue about it as well as all of her hair jokes, and he even doles out a few hair zingers
of his own.
Noticing how much Will’s hair jokes affected Sue, Mercedes and Kurt approach her about
it. Sue confides that, while younger and raising her handi-capable sister, she had little time or
money to keep up with the latest styles. When the Madonna song ”True Blue” was released, she
and her sister tried to bleach Sue’s hair with chemicals from around the house. Her hair was so
damaged that she hasn’t been able to grow it long ever since. Sue admits that she only picks on
Will’s hair because she’s jealous. Mercedes and Kurt offer to help, wanting to utilize Sue and the
Cheerios for their music video.
Finn tells Santana that he will sleep with her. Meanwhile, Rachel secretly meets with Jessie
and he apologizes about pressuring her to have sex. Rachel says she deserves ”epic romance”
and warns him about breaking her heart. When he obliges, she tells him she’s ready.
Emma lets Will know that she’s decided to be more like Madonna by taking control of herself
and her body. She wants to ”do the nasty” with him that night.
Artie and the AV club film Mercedes and Kurt’s music video – a remake of ”Vogue” starring
Sue looking like Madonna, with requisite hairstyles.
The couples prepare for their big nights.
The next day, Mercedes and Kurt are triumphant about their video. Although they are curious
to see which hairstyle Sue will wear, she shows up with her normal, short cut. Sue realized she
shouldn’t copy Madonna’s style because she’s powerful and original, just like Madonna. She
doesn’t need to reinvent herself – Sue wants to reinvent everyone else, and she decides to start
with Mercedes and Kurt.
The next day, Rachel and Finn discuss their big dates. Rachel claims she went through with it
although she really didn’t. Finn tells her that he wasn’t able to go through with it, but he is also
lying. He did have sex with Santana but, because it wasn’t with someone who meant something
to him, he’s not feeling any different.
Emma too could not go through with it. Will tells her that she did take ownership of her body
by knowing she wasn’t ready. Will realizes that he’s been behaving just as badly as the boys in
glee club, and he plans to institute a no-dating policy until his divorce is final. He admits that he
filed the papers that day. Will gives Emma information about counseling provided by their health
union to sort out her own issues.
Will announces to the glee club that Jessie has transferred to McKinley High School. Although
Rachel is excited that she no longer has to hide her relationship, the other kids are suspect that
he’s a spy for Vocal Adrenaline. Kurt and Mercedes are even more wary because this is one more
person blocking their chances at finally getting a lead. Jessie thinks they should all be happy
because he’ll help their chances of winning at Regionals.
A dejected Mercedes and Kurt finally get the lead songs – as members of the Cheerios, who
now sing along with their cheers. Will is disappointed that Mercedes and Kurt have joined the
Cheerios, but they explain that they joined so they’ll get a chance to shine. They are going to take
part in both Cheerios and Glee.
With Glee morale at a low, the boys try to get together to perform a Madonna song. Artie
realizes that he may have been objectifying Tina, and Finn agrees that they’ve been treating the
girls poorly. Kurt speaks up as an ”honorary girl” and says the team only works because they
respect each other. He asks why Will is also singing, and Will admits it’s because he needs to
learn that lesson as well.
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Artie apologizes to Tina. Then Finn apologizes to Rachel, admitting that he really liked her but
that he blew his chances. Jessie challenges Finn to a ”sing-off” but Finn merely welcomes him to
New Directions. Finn says he’ll do his best to stay away from Rachel.
Joined together once more, the glee club performs with a choir.
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Season 1
Episode Number: 16
Season Episode: 16
Originally aired: Tuesday April 27, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Paris Barclay
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Arty Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka),
Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Josh
Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Mike
O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson)
Guest Stars: Kristin Chenoweth (April Rhodes), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James)
Production Code: 1ARC15
Summary: Kristen Chenoweth reprises her role as April Rhodes when she comes
to town to help Will against Glee’s newest enemy.
Sue demands that new Cheerio Mercedes
must wear the proper uniform, including
the short skirt. Threatening to
kick her off the team, she wants Mercedes
to lose 10 pounds before Sue’s interview
with Splits Magazine in a week. She also
tells Kurt to lose weight as well.
Sue has reserved the auditorium for
the entire week so that her Cheerios can
prepare for the Splits article. She reminds
Will that she’s blackmailing Principal Figgins.
Will promises to find the glee club
an off-site location to use.
In the cafeteria, Kurt criticizes Mercedes’
seemingly healthy choice of grilled
chicken and a salad with dressing on the side. He’s only eating celery. Kurt doesn’t want Mercedes
to screw up their chance at being part of the ”in crowd.” Mercedes asks Santana and Brittany
how they stay so thin, and they inform her about Sue’s master cleanse. Mercedes knows it
can’t be healthy but Santana tells her the other option is to be kicked off the team. Quinn looks
on disapprovingly.
Finn is upset when his mom Carol plans to sell their old furniture, including his late father’s
recliner. She confesses that she has a new boyfriend – Burt, who is Kurt’s father.
While scouting the roller rink for glee rehearsal, Will sees April working there. April admits
that she didn’t get sober, and she is now the mistress of a wealthy strip mall tycoon who owns
the roller rink. She offers his glee club the use of the rink. When she learns that Will is looking
to get rid of his apartment because of his impending divorce, April says she’s looking for a new
place to stay.
At her mid-week weigh-ins with the Cheerios, Sue chastises Mercedes for gaining two pounds.
Sue tells Mercedes to do whatever it takes.
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Finn approaches Kurt about their parents dating. Kurt doesn’t let on that he facilitated their
introduction to get closer to Finn. He’s excited at the prospect of being roommates with Finn, but
Finn is upset that his mom has found someone else.
April shows up at Will’s apartment with an overnight bag, claiming she wants to get the feel
of the place. Will is not comfortable with her staying overnight, but she says she doesn’t want
a hookup. Although she is supposed to sleep on the couch, April stays in Will’s bed, the two of
them lonely.
Kurt and Finn go out to dinner with their parents, yet Kurt is unhappy when his father Burt
bonds with Finn over sports. Later at home, Kurt argues with Burt about this. Burt reminds Kurt
that neither of them has ever tried to change the other. Kurt says he thinks it’s too soon for Burt
to be getting serious with someone even though it’s been eight years since his mother died.
At lunch the next day, Artie and Tina question why Mercedes is extreme dieting. She angrily
explains that she’s trying to fit in. However, her vision goes fuzzy and she starts to see them as
decadent foods. After Mercedes faints, the school nurse diagnoses low blood sugar. Quinn offers
Mercedes a granola bar, saying she knows how it feels. Mercedes asks why she’s being so nice.
Quinn says that, when she started eating right for her baby, she realized she should eat right for
herself as well. Quinn is commends Mercedes for always being at home in her own body, and she
advises her not to let Sue take that away from her. Mercedes is embarrassed, and Quinn tells
her that she is beautiful.
Will forbids April from spending the night again. He thinks she is worth more than merely
being someone’s mistress. April says she’s going to break it off with her tycoon.
Kurt approaches Finn about breaking up their parents. Finn knows that it hurt Kurt to see
him bond with his dad, and he agrees.
Later at Finn’s house, he threatens to flush his father’s ashes down the toilet. Carol puts the
urn in the recliner, confessing that she talks to the ashes every night because she misses her
husband. Carol says they don’t need any more memories and ghosts – they need a home and a
family.
The writer from Splits magazine lets Sue know that his cover story on her won’t be a fluff
piece, but a ”hard hitting investigation.” Sue is surprised at the pep rally when Mercedes veers
from the planned routine to speak to the other students. Many raise their hands when she asks
who has ever felt fat, insignificant, or ugly. Mercedes encourages anyone who felt that way to
sing ”Beautiful” with her. The students sing together, and Kurt admits to Mercedes that he was
wrong.
The next day, the writer from Splits tells Sue that, although he didn’t like her, he was wrong.
He admires Sue for coaching ”every shape and size” of Cheerio, and for emboldening her squad
about empowerment and inclusion. He thinks Sue is redefining cheerleading, and he lets her
know that his article will mean ”big things” for her.
At Finn’s house, Burt assures Finn that he’s not trying to fill his father’s shoes. Burt says
that he loves Carol, and promises to always take care of her. Finn asks Burt if he’d like to watch
the game with him, and he has Burt sit in his dad’s recliner. Kurt, hoping to spy on the major
confrontation, is saddened when Finn and Burt get along over sports.
April tells Will that, when she went to break up with her tycoon, he died. The man’s wife paid
her $2 million in hush money. April used it to buy the auditorium for New Directions. April also
plans to go to Broadway to launch the first all-white production of ”The Wiz.”
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Bad Reputation
Season 1
Episode Number: 17
Season Episode: 17
Originally aired: Tuesday May 4, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Elodie Keene
Show Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Amber Riley
(Mercedes Jones), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Jane Lynch (Sue
Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Dianna Agron (Quinn
Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ’Puck’ Puckerman),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Dijon
Talton (Matt Rutherford), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Stephen
Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson), Patrick Gallagher (Ken Tanaka)
Guest Stars: Robin Trocki (Jean Sylvester), Mary Jo Catlett (Mrs. Carlisle), Olivia
Newton-John (Herself), Molly Shannon (Brenda Castle), Jonathan
Groff (Jesse St. James)
Production Code: 1ARC16
Summary: Will goes on a witch hunt after a list surfaces with nasty things about
the Glee club. In other news, a video pops up from Sue’s past starring
Olivia Newton John.
In the rehearsal room, everyone is
laughing while watching a video that Kurt
stole from Sue’s office. It’s her emulating
Olivia Newton John by performing the
dance from the ”Let’s Get Physical” music
video. Finn wants to post it on YouTube,
but Rachel doesn’t want to incur Sue’s
wrath. With a little encouragement from
Jessie for them to be ”bad,” the glee club
decides to post it on YouTube. They think
it will go viral by lunch.
As Sue walks the halls, she’s bombarded with student jokes about her video. She appeals to
Principal Figgins, confident that it was someone from the glee club that stole her video. She’s
ready to file a lawsuit. Will is unconvinced because his glee kids are so good. Sue presents them
with a copy of the ”Glist,” a ranking of the members of glee based on a hotness quotient of sexual
promiscuity. It was created by from a school computer using the password ”glee.” Figgins is
adamant that whoever posted it will be suspended. If Will doesn’t figure out who the culprit is,
the entire glee club will be held responsible
When Will talks to the team, they begin accusing each other. Everyone is sure that Puck wrote
the Glist, even though he denies it. Artie thinks having a bad reputation could be a good thing,
but Will assigns them to rehabilitate a song that has a bad reputation.
Sue walks into the teacher’s lounge, sensing that everyone is making fun of her. Even new
teacher Brenda Castle thinks Sue is an embarrassment, which further enrages Sue.
Rachel approaches Artie for help from the AV club. She’s ashamed that she was at the bottom
of the Glist, and she thinks having a good reputation is no good at all. Rachel wants to use the
glee club assignment to change her image to the worst in the school.
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Kurt calls a meeting with Mercedes, Artie and Tina to address the fact that they weren’t even
mentioned on the Glist. Brittany wants in since she only ranked fourth. Kurt proposes they cause
a scandal by being disruptive in the library.
Sue seeks comfort in a visit with her sister, Jean. When Jean was made fun of, Sue would
volunteer at the animal shelter to feel better. It reminded them that there was always someone
who had it worse than they did.
Emboldened with her new plan, Sue tells Emma that she will become her new therapist. Sue
explains how the circulating video has inspired her to give back. She informs Emma that Will
has been making out with Shelby, the Vocal Adrenaline coach, and that April Rhodes has been
sleeping over. Emma’s shocked. Sue encourages her to defend herself and confront Will.
Rachel convinces Puck to help her with her assignment, explaining that it might help salvage
his reputation. She has chosen David Geddes’ ”Run, Joey Run.” Puck says that he tries to be good
and didn’t create the Glist. Rachel empathizes. They have a moment, and though he threatens
to leave when she declines, she convinces him that working on the song together will help both
of their reputations.
Sue escorts Emma to the teacher’s lounge so that she can confront Will. Emma hesitantly
addresses Will in front of everyone, calling him a slut in front of the entire staff because she
knows about Shelby and April. She says she’s through with him.
Kurt, Mercedes, Artie, Tina and Brittany enter the library in parachute pants to perform an
MC Hammer tune. Instead of getting in trouble, the librarian asks them to perform the number
at her church.
Will grills the glee club members about the Glist, but each of them has a reason why they
couldn’t or didn’t post it.
Since they couldn’t change their reputations, Kurt wants to admit to Sue that he posted her
video online. Although they might all get suspended, they think it’ll be worth it if the rest of the
school thinks they’re bad-asses.
Sue gets a call from Olivia Newton John, who has seen her ”Physical” video. Olivia has become
inspired to recreate her original music video.
Everyone has heard about Will’s indiscretions. Meanwhile, Kurt admits to Sue that he was responsible
for her video being leaked. Surprisingly, Sue thanks him. Curious about her response,
they search online and are surprised to find that Sue appears alongside Olivia Newton John in a
new video.
Jessie and Finn seem surprised to see Puck as ”Joey” when Rachel presents her video. All
three guys appear as Joey, and they confront Rachel about triple-casting them without their
knowledge. Finn accuses her of making the video so she could look like she had guys fighting
over her. He asks her if her reputation is more important than her relationships. All three boys
walk out.
Sue visits Jean and tells her how she has returned to the teacher’s lounge as a top 700
recording artist. Sue plans to give all of her proceeds from the video to the nursing home where
Jean lives. They read a book together.
Will brings flowers to Emma in apology. He doesn’t want to be the person he’s become. She
can’t accept his apology or look at him the way she used to, but this is good for her. If things
are going to move forward, then they need to see each other for who they really are. Will leaves,
dejected.
Will sees Quinn and realizes she was the one who posted the Glist. She denies it. He knew
it was her after he experienced losing his own good reputation. She’s lost so much that she had
the most to gain. Quinn confesses and said she never meant to hurt anyone. Principal Figgins
interrupts to find out if Will has found the culprit. Will says that no one has confessed, but
proposes that, since the Glists have stopped, they should let it go. Figgins agrees.
Jessie approaches Rachel and tells her that he asked around about her before he transferred
to McKinley to be her boyfriend. Most people didn’t know who she was. The ones who did thought
that the things they didn’t like about her personality outweighed her hotness. Even though most
didn’t like her, they all said that she could be trusted. Rachel pleads with him to understand her
desire to be popular. Although he does understand in terms of celebrity, yet as her boyfriend,
Jessie should have been enough for her. Rachel says that she knew he’d end up breaking her
heart. Jessie explains that she broke his heart first.
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Laryngitis
Season 1
Episode Number: 18
Season Episode: 18
Originally aired: Tuesday May 11, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray),
Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Mark Salling
(Noah ’Puck’ Puckerman), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Amber Riley
(Mercedes Jones), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams)
Recurring Role: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Heather
Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Dijon Talton
(Matt Rutherford),
Production Code: 1ARC17
Summary: When a sore throat affects Rachel?s singing voice, she goes into panic
mode. Meanwhile, Kurt tries to change his persona to impress his father,
and Puck makes a strategic move to elevate his social status.
After his dermatologist finds a suspicious
mole (which turns out to be a harmless
freckle) on his scalp, Puck is forced to
shave his signature Mohawk. He gets lots
of attention around school.
Without his Mohawk’s mojo, Puck
finds that even the nerds hold power over
him when they toss him in the dumpster.
Down in the dumps, literally, Puck sees
Mercedes across the parking lot with her
newfound Cheerios popularity. He decides to boost his status back up by setting his sights on
dating Mercedes. Yet when Puck tries to convince Mercedes to join forces to improve his image,
she replies that he’s not her type.
Rachel lets Will know that she’s physically exhausted from doing all the work in glee club.
She had the AV club bug the rehearsal room to prove that no one else is pulling their weight in
song. Will confronts the squad about their laziness, but they all give excuses. He assigns them
to each perform a number that best represents how they see themselves.
When Rachel sings ”The Climb” to symbolize her struggle carrying the team, she doesn’t hit
the notes. She’s lost her voice.
Kurt is surprised when Burt shows up at school, but he’s disappointed that Burt is there to
take Finn to a game. Kurt attempts to confide in his Cheerio coach Sue about his fear of losing
his dad over his sexuality. According to Sue, since Kurt hasn’t kissed a boy or a girl, he can’t
possibly know what he really likes.
Rachel admits to Finn that she’s worried that she won’t be herself without her voice. The doctor
diagnoses an infection and prescribes antibiotics. He also recommends she have her tonsils
removed. Rachel turns to Finn, who says she should be asking her boyfriend Jessie for advice
instead. Yet Jessie is on spring break with his friends from Vocal Adrenaline. Finn is sure that
Jessie isn’t into her like he is, but Rachel knows that Finn is jealous. She still cares about Jessie.
During glee rehearsal, Puck announces that he has been attending a black church and listening
to Sammy Davis, Jr. He sings ”The Lady is a Tramp” and pulls Mercedes up to join him.
Santana becomes furious when Mercedes and Puck have chemistry together.
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Mercedes notices everyone in the hallway staring at her. She approaches Quinn, who tells her
to go for it with Puck. Since she’s been living at Puck’s house, Quinn would actually appreciate
the time away from him. Yet Quinn warns Mercedes that Puck is using her popularity to help
himself. She also advises Mercedes to watch out for Santana.
Kurt sings ”Pink Houses” for glee, dressed in macho attire. Everyone listens uncomfortably.
Will thinks Kurt didn’t understand the assignment. He was supposed to express himself, not
give up who he is because it might be easier to pretend to be someone else. Yet one fan of the
performance is Brittany, who tells Kurt the song was hot. She wants to make out with him. Later,
Kurt makes sure his father ”catches” him and Brittany kissing. Burt encourages his son to be
true to himself. He will always support him.
Puck and Mercedes become an item, and the rest of the school notices. The nerds once again
fear Puck because he is dating Mercedes, one of the most popular girls in school. Mercedes spots
Puck flirt with Santana, and the two girls have a heated sing-off in rehearsal that almost ends in
a fight. Will has to break them apart. Then Mercedes sees Puck return to his old ways and toss
the nerds into the school dumpster. She doesn’t like it one bit.
Rachel’s antibiotics aren’t working and she’s afraid she might be forced to undergo the tonsil
surgery. Finn is sick of her feeling sorry for herself, and he takes her to see his friend, Sean, who
was once a football star. Sean is now paralyzed from the chest down. Sean explains to Rachel
how he was angry when he couldn’t play sports because that’s how he identified himself. Sean
realized that he’s good at other things, including singing.
Mercedes is no longer wearing her Cheerios uniform. She tells Puck that she quit because glee
taught her to be true to herself. She doesn’t like the Puck who throws nerds in the dumpster,
and she doesn’t think Puck does either.
Kurt and Brittany hold hands walking down the hall. Burt shows up at school once again,
telling Kurt that he’s taking Finn out for hoagies and motorcross because Finn is having a hard
time. Kurt can’t come along. Frustrated that he’s still not good enough for his father, Kurt sings
”Rose’s Turn” in his usual clothes. Burt comes in, explaining that he blew off the evening with
Finn. Burt says that Kurt’s only job is to be who he is. Burt will love him, regardless.
Rachel visits Sean again. Her voice has returned and she offers to give Sean singing lessons
as a thank you.
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Dream On
Season 1
Episode Number: 19
Season Episode: 19
Originally aired: Tuesday May 18, 2010
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Joss Whedon
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Mark Salling (Noah
’Puck’ Puckerman), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina)
Guest Stars: Sterling Cooper (Morris), Nick Drago (Flash Mob Dancer), Jonathan
Groff (Jesse St. James), Neil Patrick Harris (Bryan Ryan), Keisuke
Hoashi (Peter ’Chainsaw’ Gow), Brian McGovern (Brett Paxton), Idina
Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Naya
Rivera (Santana Lopez), Molly Shannon (Brenda Castle), Harry Shum
Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Iqbal Theba (Principal
Figgins), Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson), Paul Vogt (Herb
Duncan), Marty Dew (Dancer), Anthony Marciona (Flash Mob Dancer),
Molly McCook (Sophmore Singer)
Production Code: 1ARC18
Summary: Will’s high school rival, special guest star Neil Patrick Harris, returns
to McKinley to bring down the glee club. Elsewhere, Artie’s dreams are
exposed.
Figgins summons Will to his office to
meet the newest member of the school
board. Yet it’s someone Will knows – his
high school nemesis and former glee rival,
Bryan Ryan. Now the head of a show
choir conversion group, Bryan is there to
audit the school’s art programs and says
he may cut the glee club.
Bryan addresses the glee club, having
them each write down their biggest dream
on a piece of paper. When he tells them their dreams will never happen, the kids are crushed.
Will tries to stop this, but Bryan presents Will as an example of someone whose dream didn’t
come true.
Tina confesses to Artie that she read his crumpled paper in the trash can. He wrote that his
dream is to be a dancer. Tina asks Artie to perform a dance number with her for an assignment.
They rehearse their soft shoe number, with taps on Artie’s wheels. He tries using a pair of
crutches to stand. Artie takes a few steps but then falls. Embarrassed, Artie blames her for encouraging
him. Later, Tina apologizes. She did some online research and read about new studies
that could someday cure Artie’s condition. Tina tells him not to give up on his dream.
Jessie returns from his spring break and makes up with Rachel. He asks what her dream is.
She says that she has always wanted to know who her birth mother is. Jessie encourages her
to do some investigating. Later, Rachel announces to Jessie that she’s quite sure her mother is
either Patti LuPone or Bernadette Peters, but she’s afraid to find out who her mother really is.
Jessie suggests she start digging around in her house for clues.
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Will buys Bryan a beer to convince him that he’s wrong about glee club. Bryan confesses that
he used to have a crush on Terri, and Will says that things didn’t work out when he married
Terri. Yet music gave him the strength to move on. Bryan admits that he’s miserable since he
stopped performing. Will puts ”Piano Man” on the jukebox, and he and Bryan sing it together. Will
convinces Bryan to audition for the local community theatre’s production of ”Les Miserables.”
Jessie helps Rachel rummage through her childhood memorabilia stored in her basement.
She doesn’t notice when Jessie slips a cassette into one of the boxes. The cover of the tape reads
”From mother to daughter.” Jessie wants her to play it right away, but Rachel says she isn’t
ready.
At the Les Mis auditions, Will and Bryan rekindle old rivalries when they’re both up for the
same part with the same audition song. The director makes them perform one song as a duet.
They have a heated battle singing ”Dream On” as each tries to upstage the other.
Tina steps away from Artie’s wheelchair at the mall. Artie fantasizes he’s dancing a huge
number with other mall patrons.
Unbeknownst to Rachel, Jessie has a secret meeting with Shelby, the coach of Vocal Adrenaline.
He says he hasn’t been able to convince Rachel to listen to the tape. Although Jessie is following
Shelby’s orders, he’s developing feelings for Rachel and feels bad for manipulating her. Shelby
has Jessie stick to the plan for one more week and then he can return to Vocal Adrenaline. Shelby
explains that she took money for carrying the baby in return for not contacting Rachel until she
turned 18. Even though she failed as an actress and never married, Shelby’s only regret is giving
up Rachel.
Artie asks Emma for help in coping as he undergoes the process of being able to walk. Emma
looks at the printouts of research Artie has and says that there won’t be a cure for his injury for
a very long time. Emma can see how disappointed Artie is in hearing the truth.
Bryan meets with Sue to say he’s cutting the Cheerios budget in favor of the glee club. He
brings the glee kids presents with their new budget money – dance wear, bedazzled jean jackets
and stacks of Broadway sheet music. Sue comes in and congratulates Will on landing the lead
in Les Mis over Bryan. Disappointed and upset, Bryan says that he’s cutting the glee club.
Will reminds Bryan what it’s like to be in high school and what glee once meant to him. Will
offers to give Bryan his role so that he’ll understand how important the arts are to a person’s
soul. In exchange, Bryan agrees not to axe the glee club.
Jessie persuades Rachel to finally listen to the tape from her mother. Rachel sings along to
Shelby singing ”I Dreamed a Dream.”
Artie tells Tina that he won’t dance with her because he needs to focus on dreams that really
can come true. Tina has Mike Chang tap dance with her instead.
Will announces to glee that he resigned from the community theater production so that Bryan
would not cut their group’s budget. Will traded his dream so that the kids could have a chance
at their own dreams.
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Theatricality
Season 1
Episode Number: 20
Season Episode: 20
Originally aired: Tuesday May 25, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Mike
O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James)
Production Code: 1ARC20
Summary: Mr. Schuester encourages the glee club to express themselves using
the music of Lady Gaga. Meanwhile, Rachel has a life-changing encounter,
and Tina embraces her inner Goth.
Fearing vampires and the effect that
”Twilight” has had on students, Principal
Figgins reprimands Tina because
she dresses Goth. He threatens to suspend
her if she doesn’t change her look.
Rachel lets the glee club know that Vocal
Adrenaline plans to pay homage to Lady
Gaga. Without an assignment handy, Will
figures he can kill two birds with one
stone – the kids can find a competitive
Gaga number and this could help Tina find a new look.
Carole surprises Finn by announcing that they are moving in with Burt and Kurt. Finn’s
especially upset that he has to share a room with Kurt.
Spying on a Vocal Adrenaline rehearsal, Rachel is impressed how Shelby Corcoran coaches
her glee club on theatricality. When Shelby sings, Rachel instantly recognizes her voice from the
tape of her mother. She approaches Shelby and tells her that she’s her daughter. Shelby says she
knew after she heard Rachel sing at Sectionals. Rachel realizes they both see the world through
the same theatricality. Shelby is overwhelmed and can barely look at Rachel. She leaves, saying
she will call.
Finn tells Will that the boys (other than Kurt) don’t want to perform a Lady Gaga song and
that they always are forced to do what the girls want. Will has to agree, and Finn says he has a
solution.
Puck proudly tells Quinn he has selected the name ”Jackie Daniels” for their daughter. Quinn
has to remind him that, since she’s giving up the baby, they don’t get to name her.
Parading the halls in Lady Gaga outfits, Tina tells Kurt that she’s excited to find a new look
for herself. They’re body checked by two football jocks, Karofsky and Azimio, who threaten to
beat them up if they dress like freaks again.
At glee, the girls and Kurt are decked out in various Lady Gaga personas. Mercedes informs
them that Shelby is Rachel’s birth mother. Rachel assures the group that she won’t ditch them for
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Vocal Adrenaline. She wears a poorly made Gaga costume with stapled stuffed animals. Rachel’s
two dads don’t know how to sew.
Karofsky and Azimio confront Finn that living with Kurt is rubbing off on him in a bad way.
When Finn tries to defend himself, they threaten him too.
Rachel goes to see Shelby at the Vocal Adrenaline rehearsal in her bad Gaga outfit, asking her
mother for help. Later, Rachel returns to McKinley in a totally new, hot Lady Gaga costume. The
boys of glee do their own form of theatricality – expressing themselves in full KISS make-up and
outfits to perform ”Shout it Out Loud.”
When Kurt is attacked by the jocks again, he asks Finn to talk to them. Yet Finn complains
that Karofsky and Azimio think he and Kurt are boyfriends. Finn doesn’t understand why Kurt
has to make such a spectacle of himself, and Finn pushes Kurt away.
Shelby promises Will that her meeting with Rachel isn’t spying, but Will is more concerned
about Rachel’s feelings. He says that Rachel is more fragile than Shelby, and questions whether
Shelby is really ready to have a teenage daughter in her life. Although Shelby always wanted a
daughter, Rachel is grown and doesn’t need a mother anymore. Will advises her to tell Rachel
the truth.
Kurt tries to make amends with Finn by redecorating ”their” room. Yet Finn is still uncomfortable
with their relationship, and admits to not wanting to get dressed in front of Kurt. Finn
tries to make a point by calling the décor ”faggy,” but Burt overhears this and stands up for his
son. Burt kicks Finn out of his house.
At glee the next day, Finn tries to apologize to Kurt who refuses to speak to him. Puck tells
Quinn that he just wants to be a good father to their child, and he sings the heartfelt KISS song
”Beth” to her as a new name for the baby. Quinn tearfully allows Puck to be there when the baby
is born.
Shelby says goodbye to Rachel, explaining that it would be too complicated for them to have
a relationship right now. They agree to be grateful for each other from afar for the time being.
Shelby gives Rachel a mug with a gold star on it because gold stars are her ”thing.” Rachel asks
Shelby to sing a duet with her.
Will confesses to the glee club that he doesn’t really know what the point of their theatricality
assignment was, but Tina arrives in her Goth clothes and says the point was not to dress like
someone you’re not. She had convinced Figgins she was really a vampire and would attack him
if he didn’t let her wear what she wanted.
Karofsky and Azimio corner Kurt, who’s still in his Lady Gaga outfit. Kurt says he refuses
to change and that being different is the best thing about him. Before he can get beat up, Finn
arrives in a red rubber Gaga dress and stops them. He thanks Kurt and says he still has a lot to
learn. The entire glee club in their Gaga and KISS costumes backs Finn up. Karofsky and Azimio
leave, but threaten to bring friends next time.
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Funk
Season 1
Episode Number: 21
Season Episode: 21
Originally aired: Tuesday June 1, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Elodie Keene
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams),
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Lea
Michele (Rachel Berry), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jessalyn Gilsig
(Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester)
Recurring Role: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Heather
Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez)
Guest Stars: Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran)
Production Code: 1ARC19
Summary: Mercedes helps Quinn gets in touch with her ”funky” side. Meanwhile,
Terri Schuester returns with a plan while Will has some plans of his
own for Sue.
The glee club is surprised to see Vocal
Adrenaline perform in the McKinley
auditorium. Yet an even bigger surprise
is seeing Jessie on stage. He announces
that he’s returning to his old group.
Artie explains to the others that
this is a show choir tradition, and Vocal
Adrenaline’s ”funkification” to psych
them out. Yet they arrive at the choir
room to find it’s been toilet-papered. Sue
tells them that she gave Vocal Adrenaline the keys to the auditorium. She plans to turn the choir
room into a trophy annex when New Directions loses Regionals.
That night, Terri and Will meet to sign their divorce papers. As Terri leaves, she reminisces
that Will is still the same sixteen year-old boy to her.
Will discusses the idea of regrets with glee. He thinks they will regret it if they allow Vocal
Adrenaline to psych them out. Will suggests they retaliate. Puck knows it will come down to him
and Finn doing the dirty work, and they guys let the air out of all the tires on the Vocal Adrenaline
members’ matching cars.
In Figgins’ office, Puck and Finn admit to Shelby what they did. Figgins wants to expel them,
but Shelby says she won’t press charges as long as the boys replace all of the tires. Since the
glee club doesn’t have the money, Finn says that he and Puck will get jobs to pay for it.
Will admits to Sandy that he’s stuck in a funk, and Sandy tells him that Vocal Adrenaline has
a weakness – they cannot do a funk number. Will assigns the glee club to make this a ”funky
town.” Mercedes knows she can bring it, but to the surprise of everyone else, Quinn says she
wants to get funky in song.
Rachel tells Will that she thinks Jessie had planned to break her heart right before Regionals
to mess her up. This inspires Will, who flirts with Sue and asks for her advice on a funk number.
Will seductively sings to Sue. Although she seems uncomfortable, Sue says his performance has
bored her.
Finn and Puck start working for Terri at Sheets N’ Things, and the boring job depresses them.
While talking to Finn, Terri imagines that he is a young Will.
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In her journal, Sue confesses that somehow Will has stirred romantic feelings in her. Will
interrupts her writing with flowers to match her track suit’s color. Then Will gives her a tub
of CarboGels in her favorite flavor, Appletini. Will says that she cannot deny that they have
chemistry together. Knowing that the cheerleading national championships are that weekend, he
invites Sue to dinner on Wednesday.
Finn confides to Terri about the troubles with Vocal Adrenaline. At first she is annoyed to
still have to listen to glee club woes, but then Terri calms down and acknowledges that she can’t
help herself killing other people’s dreams. Terri wants Finn to be her ”second chance.” She plans
to help him with his glee club assignment, and she also promotes Finn to assistant assistant
manager over Howard Bamboo.
At glee club, it’s Quinn’s turn to get funky. She brings in the ”Unwed Mothers Connection”
to sing backup on her lead of ”It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World.” At the end of the song, everyone
hugs Quinn – except Mercedes, who stays seated.
Sue waits alone at the restaurant for her first date with Will, but he doesn’t show. She goes
to Will’s apartment, and he says that cruelty is the only thing she understands so he gave her a
taste of her own medicine.
Walking down the hall the next day, Will sees Santana crying and the other Cheerios behaving
strangely. Kurt tells him that Sue won’t get out of bed. If the Cheerios don’t perform at Nationals
that weekend, some of the girls will lose their college scholarships. Although Sue doesn’t need
another trophy, the Cheerios do.
Puck and Finn have Mercedes cameo on ”Good Vibrations.” Although it’s a great performance,
Will says it’s not funk but a rap song. Quinn apologizes to Mercedes. Although she has experienced
being a minority for nine months, Mercedes has had to put up with people making
assumptions her whole life. Quinn asks why Mercedes isn’t angry like she is. Mercedes can tell
that Quinn isn’t angry but hurt, and she just needs a safe place to let out her emotions. Mercedes
invites Quinn to move in with her family.
Will goes to Sue’s house to apologize to her, saying that her Cheerios need her. He convinces
Sue to return to school and take her team to Nationals.
Meanwhile, Rachel gets a call from Jessie. She’s ecstatic that he wants to meet her in the
parking lot, but it’s a trap. Vocal Adrenaline throws eggs at her, and Jessie breaks the last one
on Rachel’s face.
Puck gathers the guys to get revenge on Vocal Adrenaline, but Will stops them. He says
violence isn’t the answer and they just need to remind themselves that they’re better. Will calls
Jessie and to invite Vocal Adrenaline to come to the McKinley High auditorium.
At home, Will watches Sue being interviewed on television after winning Nationals. The interviewer
asks her where she’ll put her trophy and she says she has just the place. Suddenly,
Will’s doorbell rings, and the Cheerios carry in their huge trophy. Sue gives Will two options: she
can build a bulletproof case for the trophy in the choir room. Or, he can kiss her with tongue.
Will agrees to the second option, but Sue backs out at the last moment. The Cheerios trophy is
wheeled into its choir room case.
In the auditorium, Vocal Adrenaline is forced to watch New Directions do the one thing they
cannot – sing a funk song. Jessie and his team are worried.
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Journey
Season 1
Episode Number: 22
Season Episode: 22
Originally aired: Tuesday June 8, 2010
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark Salling
(Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jane Lynch
(Sue Sylvester), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Kevin McHale (Arty
Abrams)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson), Mike
O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Dijon Talton
(Matt Rutherford), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel)
Guest Stars: Charlotte Ross (Judy Fabray), Bill A. Jones (Rod Remington), Olivia
Newton-John (Herself), Josh Groban (Himself), Jonathan Groff (Jesse
St. James), Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran)
Production Code: 1ARC21
Summary: The moment New Directions has been waiting for has finally arrived:
it’s time for Regionals! But when Sue pulls a fast one on Will and
the glee clubbers, their chances at the title could be compromised.
Meanwhile, Quinn’s life changes forever.
Sue surprises Will with the news that
she will be one of the judges at show
choir Regionals competition. Will tries to
protest to Figgins, but it’s allowed. Figgins
reminds Will that glee club must win
or place at Regionals, or else the club will
be disbanded.
Will gathers the glee club at his house
for the first annual New Directions Regionals
Set List Nominations party. Everyone
already feels like they won’t win because Sue is a judge.
Will asks Emma for guidance, and she notes that the feeling of doing something you love is
more important than winning or losing. Emma admits that she’s seeing someone – her dentist,
Carl. Will asks if they’ve been intimate, and Emma says they haven’t.
Finn convinces Rachel to give glee a pep talk since she’s the true leader of the group. She
kisses him. Yet at their next rehearsal, Will convinces them not to give up. They will be performing
a medley of Journey songs at Regionals, since ”Don’t Stop Believin’” was what got them noticed
in the first place.
At the 2010 Show Choir Mid West Regional Competition, the celebrity judges are Sue, Josh
Groban, Olivia Newton John and WOHN news anchor Rod Remington. The first team to appear
is Westvale High’s Aural Intensity, who does a Josh Groban/Olivia Newton John mash up. New
Directions is again discouraged.
Before they go on stage, Finn tells Rachel that he loves her. The pair enters the auditorium
from the back and makes their way through the crowd to a duet of ”Faithfully.” They get to the
stage and are joined by the entire club for the medley.
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Everyone is psyched after their triumphant performance. Quinn is stopped by her estranged
mother, Judy, who says that she kicked out Quinn’s father. Judy wants Quinn to come home.
Suddenly, Quinn’s water breaks.
Jessie and Vocal Adrenaline take the stage for ”Bohemian Rhapsody” just as Quinn goes into
labor at the hospital. Quinn asks Mercedes to join Puck and Judy in the delivery room. She
delivers a healthy baby girl. The rest of the team congratulates a tearful Puck in the waiting
room.
Rachel, who stayed behind at Regionals, watches Vocal Adrenaline’s performance. She goes
to see Shelby, and asks her to coach at McKinley with Will so that Rachel can learn from her
real mother. Shelby confesses that she’s tired of coaching glee. She wants more balance in her
life and a family.
The Regionals judges convene. Rod Remington picks Vocal Adrenaline to win. Olivia Newton-
John would rather go with Aural Intensity since they’re the only show choir to honor her. Josh
Groban likes New Directions, but Olivia thinks they lacked proper costumes and production
value. Sue is offended. The other judges start to associate Sue with New Directions, questioning
her celebrity status. They cast their ballots.
The show choir teams take the stage for prizing. Aural Intensity takes second place and Vocal
Adrenaline wins. New Directions realizes that, since they didn’t place at all, they’ll be disbanded.
At the hospital nursery, Puck and Quinn watch their daughter sleep. Quinn still wants to give
her away. She asks Puck if he ever loved her. Puck says he did and does now more than ever.
They are surprised to see Shelby arrive. She asks what the baby’s name is, and Puck tells her
it’s Beth. Later, Shelby completes the paperwork to adopt Beth.
At school, Will sees Emma arguing with Figgins about the fate of the glee club. She’s very
upset at the outcome and thinks some things are worth fighting for. Will thinks she’s really
talking about their relationship, and he tells her he loves her. As Will kisses Emma, Rachel
interrupts them. She summons Will to the auditorium, where every kid in glee recounts what
they were like before Will lifted them up in glee club. They sing ”To Sir, with Love” to him.
Later, Sue walks in on Will packing up the choir room. He asks her how Aural Intensity beat
New Directions. Sue says she cannot reveal the sacred voting process. Yet Will does not know
that Sue actually voted for New Directions to win first place. Sue laments that it won’t be fun for
her not to ridicule and compete against Will’s glee club in the fall. She tells him that she had a
meeting with Figgins and convinced him to give glee one more year.
Will announces the good news to glee that their group won’t be eliminated and the kids are
ecstatic. With Puck joining him on guitar, Will sings ”Over the Rainbow” to them and he tells
them to enjoy their summer.
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Audition
Season 2
Episode Number: 23
Season Episode: 1
Originally aired: Tuesday September 21, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany),
Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel),
Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez),
Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina
Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Cheyenne Jackson (Dustin Goolsby), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste),
Charice Pempengco (Sunshine Corazon), Chord Overstreet (Sam
Evans), Dustin Ingram (Pizza Guy), James Earl (Azimio), Max Adler
(Dave Karofsky), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Tommy Lukasewicz
(Letterman), Kendal Nicole (Student), Evan Wecksell (Teacher)
Production Code: 2ARC01
Summary: After a tough loss at Regionals, the glee club is back as the underdogs
of McKinley High. When the school is faced with even more budget
cuts, Mr. Schuester pushes the kids to help recruit new members for
the club. Rachel and Finn disagree on new recruits, and aren’t sure
they will be able to come together in perfect harmony.
William McKinley High School is back
in session! Video blogger Jacob Ben Israel
interviews the glee club for the ”Dish
You’re Dying to Know” from the summer:
Rachel and Finn are still happily dating
and working on her control issues;
Will is broadening the club’s repertoire;
Puck’s still hung up on Quinn; Artie’s lost
his girlfriend, Tina, to Mike Chang; Santana’s
sporting a newly enhanced chest;
and Kurt’s ready to take a stand against the club’s detractors, insisting that anything they have
to say be said to his face . . . a face that immediately finds itself on the receiving end of Azimio’s
slushie. Welcome back!
Will frets in front of the wall of sign-up sheets for extracurricular activities when no one signs
up for glee club, even though anyone is allowed to join. Sue tells him that the club needs greater
selectivity and competition - just check out the line of Cheerio applicants streaming out the door.
Both Will and Sue are shocked however when Principal Figgins announces budget cuts for
both their programs, with some of their funds earmarked to bolster the flagging football team
under the just-hired female coach, Shannon Beiste (aka ”The Panther”). Sue finds a new archenemy
in the imposing, intimidating Coach Beiste, and she eventually recruits Will to help her
push the coach out and reclaim their lost budgets.
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With no additional students signing up to join New Directions, the glee clubbers worry that
they won’t have the numbers needed to go note-for-note against rivals Vocal Adrenaline at regionals
in New York this year. Attempting to lure new members, the club sings and dances to
”Empire State of Mind” in the school courtyard but are mostly ignored.
Finn discovers a hot prospect when he overhears transfer student Sam Evans singing ”Every
Rose Has Its Thorn” in the locker room’s shower. Rachel attempts to recruit Sunshine Corazon,
a foreign exchange student from the Philippines, by promising opportunities to ”sway in the
background” during Rachel’s solos. However, when Sunshine joins her in an impromptu ladies
room duet on Lady Gaga’s ”Telephone,” Rachel is blown away by her talent - and is not-so-secretly
worried that her own glee club spotlight might be stolen.
Will and Sue prank Coach Beiste with a plethora of pizzas delivered to the locker room, hoping
to rattle her. Instead, assuming one of her players is responsible, the coach pays for the pizzas
and instructs the football team to eat no less than four pieces each, then prepare for wind sprints;
the first ten to puke are off the team.
Artie urges Finn to help him get on the football team in a bid to reclaim Tina’s affections,
revealing that Tina dumped him after falling for Mike Chang at ”Asian Camp.” Artie had neglected
Tina in favor of his own self-centered pursuits, and Tina likes Mike because he’s into things that
SHE’s into, like his abs. Finn is sympathetic - and inspired - when Artie explains his potential as
a human battering ram. Sam’s also going out for football and maybe glee club, impressing Finn
and Artie with his confidence as he sings ”Billionaire” with the boys.
Rachel tells Kurt and Mercedes about Sunshine’s amazing vocals, clearly threatened but
claiming she’s worried that the ”lesser glee clubbers” will lose solos - not her. She reveals that
she’s secretly paid off Azimio and Karofsky to traumatically slushie them in front of Sunshine to
scare her off, but Kurt and Mercedes think Rachel is being awful. Anyone who can help them beat
Vocal Adrenaline is automatically in, they insist. Rachel relents and promises to show Sunshine
she’s welcome, giving her directions to the audition.
Sue continues to harass Coach Beiste, who tries to sit with Will in the teachers lounge, but
he, too, refuses to be welcoming. Beiste calls him out, saying how hard it’s been at other schools
for a female football coach - she’d heard that Sue was a bully but Will was a nice guy, and now
he’s shown her otherwise. Later, Beiste cries in the locker room, but claims it’s only because she
saw the team’s last-season stats.
Finn brings Artie to football tryouts but enrages the coach. She cuts Finn, thinking it’s a setup
to make her look bad by denying Artie a spot on the team.
Quinn tries out for the Cheerios again, but Sue won’t have her until Quinn suggests that
Sue might get her budget-cut confetti cannons through donations from church groups excited to
see a reformed pregnant teen endorsing abstinence education in a Cheerios uniform. Santana,
meanwhile, is demoted from head cheerleader to the bottom of the pyramid, literally, after Sue
berates her for getting a boob job - evidence of a lack of self-esteem that Sue will not tolerate.
An angry Santana ambushes Quinn in the hallway, assuming that she’s spilled the beans to
Sue about the surgery, but Will breaks up the fight. Another Cheerio applicant is Finn, who feels
that without football, he’s nothing. Will argues Finn’s case to Figgins and Beiste, but he fails to
convince them that Finn meant no harm. Meanwhile, neither Sam nor Sunshine show for glee
club auditions.
In Sue’s latest anti-Beiste scheme, Brittany shows to Figgins the locations on a cheerleader
doll where she was allegedly inappropriately touched by the coach, but Will urges Brittany to tell
the truth. Brittany does (with an additional TMI revelation about who actually wanted to touch
whom), and Sue turns on Will.
Will learns that the reason Sunshine never came to tryouts is that Rachel’s directions took her
to a local crack house (a low-traffic crack house, Rachel insists, but still . . .). Although Rachel
says that she was protecting the other glee club members, Will insists that she make things
right with Sunshine. Rachel invites Sunshine to the auditorium, where the new girl unleashes a
mind-blowing rendition of ”Listen” from ”Dreamgirls.”
Will apologizes to Coach Beiste for his behavior. Even Sue shows up with a peace offering: a
batch of cookies, although they might quite possibly be dog poop cookies. Having had enough
feuding, Will calls for an end to the harassment.
When Finn asks Sam why he didn’t show for tryouts, Sam reveals that he was worried about
starting out ”three touchdowns behind” at his new school by joining the low-prestige glee club.
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Instead, he’s opted for the football team, where, in Finn’s absence, he’s been named the quarterback.
Will welcomes Sunshine to New Directions but is interrupted by Dustin Goulsby; Dustin’s the
new coach of Vocal Adrenaline, and he’s secured Sunshine for his team with a new condo and
green cards for Sunshine and her mom. Sue alerted Dustin about Sunshine in retaliation for
Will abandoning the hate campaign against the coach, but Sunshine also confesses that she was
reluctant to join New Directions because she felt the jealous, over-ambitious Rachel couldn’t be
trusted.
After the glee club finds out why they lost Sunshine, Finn lets Rachel know how upset they are
with her. Rachel prepares herself for a break-up with Finn, but Finn’s been expecting her to split
from him after being deposed as quarterback. Instead, each pledges that they’ll never dump the
other. But Finn insists that Rachel drop her excuses and admit that she sabotaged Sunshine’s
chances with the club because she was jealous about sharing her spotlight. Rachel promises to
apologize to the glee club, but needs alone time in the auditorium, where she sings ”What I Did
For Love” from ”A Chorus Line.” We see several glee clubbers contemplating the questionable
acts they committed to hold on to the things they love. Finally, Rachel enters the glee club room,
prepared to face the music from her friends.
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Britney/Brittany
Season 2
Episode Number: 24
Season Episode: 2
Originally aired: Tuesday September 28, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley
(Burt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Dijon Talton (Matt Rutherford), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Britney Spears (Herself), John Stamos (Dr. Carl Howell), Dot Jones
(Shannon Beiste), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Max Adler (Dave
Karofsky), James Earl (Azimio), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Lauren
Potter (Becky Jackson), Kendal Nicole (Workout Girl), Colleen Craig
(Animal Head Dancer), Mark Kanemura (Brittany’s Backup Dancer),
Sonya Macari (Dancer), Michelle Maniscalco (Dancer), Rachele Brooke
Smith (Dancer)
Production Code: 2ARC02
Summary: When Brittany and the gang try to convince Mr. Schuester to let them
do a Britney Spears number, he is reluctant to go that edgy. Meanwhile,
an insecure Will is curious about Emma’s new beau, Dr. Carl
Howell, so he convinces her to bring him in to talk to the kids about
dental hygiene. While the dreamy doc inspires the girls to take their
dental health more seriously, Will is left feeling worse than before.
Will explains that the glee club’s next
music lesson is to explore the easy listening/adult
contemporary genre as an exercise
in control and restraint. Kurt explains
that this is not the easiest type of
music for teens to relate to, and he reveals
that there’s a Facebook campaign
demanding that the glee club perform a
song by Britney Spears at the fall homecoming
assembly.
Will refuses, thinking Spears is a bad role model, and glee clubber Brittany doesn’t want to
sing a Britney song either: her name is also Britney Spears, kinda: she’s Brittany S. Pierce.
”I’ve lived my entire life in Britney Spears’ shadow,” she explains. ”I will never be as talented
or as famous.” Brittany says she wants glee club to be a place where she can escape ”the torment
of Britney Spears.”
Will closes the matter, but Emma suggests that the pop icon has come a long way and is
the perfect symbol for the possibility of rebirth. Will, she says, is simply too uptight, while her
dentist/new boyfriend Carl has helped her relax her control issues, inspiring her to even mix
green and red grapes in the same bowl.
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When Carl unexpectedly arrives at the school to take Emma to lunch (and further break her
typical routines), he encounters Will in her office. Learning of Carl’s interest in improving the oral
hygiene of the high schoolers, Will invites him to speak to the glee club. Kids can’t sing without
teeth, right?
Karofsky and Azimio take Finn’s varsity jacket away now that he’s off the football team, ripping
it in two. Finn takes a swing at them, but Artie intervenes, thanking Finn for his efforts to get
him on the football team and subtly blocking the two players from escalating the fight as Coach
Beiste quietly watches.
Carl teaches the glee club about oral hygiene by giving them a gum that turns the remaining
plaque on their teeth blue. The bluest teeth are seen in the mouths of Rachel, Artie, and especially
Brittany, who rinses her mouth with soda after eating and who has cavities in every tooth.
”Please don’t pull out all my teeth,” she begs Carl. ”When I smile I’ll look like an adult baby, but
with boobs.” Under anesthesia, Brittany fantasizes that she’s a snake-charming Britney Spears
singing ”I’m a Slave 4 U.”
Finn wonders how Rachel feels about his ejection from the football team. She’s happy that she
doesn’t have to worry about what songs she might have to sing to him if he ends up in a coma,
or about him running off with a Cheerio. Finn’s annoyed by Rachel’s blunt honestly about being
pleased by his fall from grace, and he doesn’t defend her when Santana criticizes her wardrobe.
Santana accompanies Brittany back to the dentist, and her perfect teeth make Carl reluctant
to give her the nitrous oxide hit she wants. But Santana’s ”rockin’ ” health care plan persuades
him to knock her out for a strong bleaching. Popping synchronized iPods in their ears, the girls
imagine re-enacting Britney Spears and Madonna’s ”Me Against the Music” video, complete with
a fantasy appearance by Britney Spears herself.
Filled with new confidence and believing that she’s the most talented of the students - even
more talented than Spears herself - Brittany demands every upcoming solo. Kurt argues that
this is proof of the inspirational power of Spears, but Will’s refusal holds firm. Upset, Kurt calls
Will uptight and is sent to the principal’s office.
During a check-up, Will and Carl engage in a ”bro-to-bro” talk about their feelings for Emma.
Carl asks Will to back off, and Will reluctantly agrees. To stop Will’s teeth-grinding, Carl makes
an unusual prescription: candy. He suggests that the reason Will and Emma didn’t work out
is because there’s not an impulsive bone between the two of them. ”You’ve gotta get ridiculous,
bro,” counsels Carl, urging Will to do things that feel good for no reason.
Rachel, also under Carl’s sedation, fantasizes that she’s the sexy singing schoolgirl in Spears’
”... Baby One More Time” video (with the pop star herself as the schoolteacher), awakening with
a nod to the ”David After Dentist” viral video: ”Is this real life?”
Rachel returns to McKinley sporting Spears’ seductive schoolgirl look, flummoxing Finn when
the male students salivate over her (including Jacob Ben Israel, who offers to give Finn his house
and his parents for Rachel). She tells Finn that they can’t control each other, and she gives him
her blessing to try to become quarterback again.
When Will buys a flashy Corvette convertible to loosen up and impress Emma, he’s confronted
by his raging ex-wife, Terri, who insists that he can’t keep his financial obligations to her if he
buys a car he can’t afford. But Terri decides that he should keep the car until he comes to his
senses and returns to her, the only woman who can really love him.
Santana praises Rachel’s new look, and Kurt again argues the importance of Britney Spears’
inspiration. Will is interrupted by Sue, who discovered a salivating Jacob watching a video of the
”new” Rachel. After exacting punishment on a naked Jacob, Sue demands that Will recognize the
admittedly genius Spears as a dangerous ”gateway drug” to sexual deviance among the students.
It’s Artie’s turn for a dental Spears fantasy, imagining her in a Cheerios uniform telling Tina
how foolish she was for breaking up with him, then envisioning himself on the football field and
pumping iron while singing ”Stronger.”
Coach Beiste overhears Artie asking Finn for further support in his bid to make the football
team, and she decides to put them both on the team. Will also changes his tune, telling the glee
club that they can perform a Britney song at homecoming - AND he’ll be performing with them.
Rachel confesses to Finn that she’s worried their relationship can only work if they’re both
losers, socially. Finn tries to reassure her, but she asks him to choose between her and football.
At the assembly, Will and the glee club perform a sexy rendition of ”Toxic,” whipping the
student body into a chaotic frenzy and provoking Sue’s wrath. She hits the fire alarm to end the
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assembly and is mowed down by the erotically charged students. Chewed out by a neck-braced
Sue after the riot, Will confesses to Emma that his actions were prompted by his feeling that the
boring person he’d been was not good enough for her.
Quinn makes a play to reunite with Finn, but he turns her down, saying that he’ll always have
feelings for her but is now committed to his relationship with Rachel. Rachel watches secretly,
having put Quinn up to the proposition. In the music room, Rachel says that she’s going back to
the original ”adult contemporary” assignment. She dedicates her song to Finn and admits that
she was wrong to force him to make a choice. She sings Paramore’s ”The Only Exception” to
show that she’s realized she can’t hold so tight to something she loves without risking ruining it,
prompting Artie and especially Will to think long and hard about their own actions.
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Grilled Cheesus
Season 2
Episode Number: 25
Season Episode: 3
Originally aired: Tuesday October 5, 2010
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley
(Burt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: James Earl (Azimio), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), Kayden Kessler
(Ricky), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson),
Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Anthony Wong (Dr. Lee), Adam
Kolkin (Young Kurt), Teddy Lane Jr. (Trainer), Sharon Muthu (Sikh),
Al Pugliese (Customer), Robin Trocki (Jean Sylvester)
Production Code: 2ARC03
Summary: Finn has an existential crisis when he believes he sees the face of
Jesus in his grilled cheese sandwich. Meanwhile, the rest of the kids
rally around Kurt after he has a crisis of his own that leads to a larger
discussion among the group about their own theology.
While making a sandwich with his
George Foreman grill, Finn believes he
sees the face of Jesus Christ pressed into
the bread - a ”Grilled Cheesus.” He prays
to the half of the sandwich he didn’t eat,
asking to win the first football game of the
season (thinking that Artie is owed a win
since he’s lost the use of his legs) and,
in exchange, promises to honor Grilled
Cheesus in glee club. The team wins, to
Finn’s delight.
Kurt delivers a healthy lunch to his dad, Burt, urging him to take better care of himself.
Kurt tries to skip out on Friday family dinner with Burt, Finn, and Finn’s mom, Carole, for a
”Sound of Music” sing-along, and Burt’s disappointed that his son is making a habit of missing
the tradition his mother started before she died.
Finn urges Will to let the glee club pay tribute to Jesus. Mercedes and Quinn agree, but Kurt
dismisses the idea because of some churches’ stance against gay people. Puck, calling himself a
Jew for Jesus, sees genuinely spiritual songs as celebrating the life you are given, singing Billy
Joel’s ”Only the Good Die Young” as an example.
Burt collapses at the auto shop, suffering a heart attack. Will and Emma accompany Kurt to
the hospital, where he asks for a private moment with his comatose father. Kurt urges his dad to
squeeze his hand if he can hear him.
Finn prays again to Grilled Cheesus, this time asking for an opportunity to touch Rachel’s
boobs. As the glee club consoles Kurt, Finn is hurt that he’s the last to hear about Burt, feeling
that they’d become ”sort of a family.”
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Unable to decide what she should say to Kurt, Mercedes sings a spiritual song, Whitney
Houston’s ”I Look to You.” But Kurt reveals that he doesn’t believe in God. He’s unhappy with
the idea that a divine power would make him gay but have him be mocked by those who claim
it’s a choice: ”I appreciate your thoughts, but I don’t want your prayers.”
Will, Sue, and Principal Figgins debate whether or not Will should be teaching lessons in
spirituality in the classroom. Rachel is concerned about Finn’s burgeoning faith; she asks him
for assurance that after she’s 25, has won several Tony awards, and is ready to have sex and
bear children, her family can be raised in the Jewish faith. Finn (not so convincingly) agrees, and
his prayers are answered when Rachel rewards him by letting him cop a feel.
After Sue cajoles Kurt into complaining about Will’s spirituality teaching so she can take it to
the school board, she is angrily confronted by Emma, who demands to know what happened to
Sue to make her such a tyrant. Sue reveals that as a girl she prayed over her older sister Jean’s
mental disabilities, but she eventually came to decide that no one was listening.
The glee club is divided after their spiritual lesson is prohibited, and Kurt’s attitude escalates
the bitterness.
Finn prays to Grilled Cheesus again, asking to be quarterback, but he feels ashamed when
Puck tells him he’s been praying for Kurt’s dad at temple. Finn joins Rachel for a late-night
picnic, where she sings ”Papa, Can You Hear Me?” from ”Yentl” as a prayer for Burt Hummel.
Kurt is upset when he finds Rachel, Finn, Quinn, and Mercedes singing prayers by Burt’s
bedside in the hope that one of their faiths will have the answer.
During the football game, Finn calls his own play in the huddle, resulting in Sam being
injured. This puts Finn back in the quarterback slot - an unexpected answer to his prayers.
Meanwhile, a troubled Kurt tells the glee club that he needs to express his feelings in song.
Missing his father’s comforting touch, he sings a measured, emotional rendition of the Beatles’ ”I
Want to Hold Your Hand,” as he recalls their special moments together. Mercedes tells Kurt she’s
concerned that he’s closing himself off to a world that might surprise him, and he agrees to join
her at her church.
Finn confesses to Emma about his prayers going awry, and she points out that there are
practical reasons why his prayers came true: ”God works in all kinds of mysterious ways, but
I’m pretty sure he doesn’t spend a lot of time trying to speak to us through sandwiches.” Finn is
disappointed that he doesn’t really have a direct line to God, but Emma reassures him that he’s
not alone in struggling with life’s bigger questions. A conflicted Finn sings R.E.M.’s ”Losing My
Religion,” further confusing the glee club.
At Mercedes’ church, she asks the congregation for prayers for Burt and, subtly mocking Kurt,
she urges Kurt to find something sacred to believe in before she leads the choir in a powerful
version of Simon & Garfunkel’s ”Bridge Over Troubled Waters.”
While playing checkers, Sue asks her sister, Jean, if she believes in God, admitting that she
doesn’t because of the cruelty Jean experienced. ”God never makes mistakes,” Jean tells her,
offering to pray for her sister. ”That would be nice,” says Sue.
Feeling moved by his experience at Mercedes’ church, a tearful Kurt tells his comatose father
that he was wrong not to let his friends pray for him. ”It wasn’t about me, it was about you,” he
admits. He doesn’t believe in God, but he believes in the two of them, and that’s what’s sacred to
him.
As the glee club performs Joan Osborne’s ”One of Us,” Will tells Sue that the students really
wanted to sing the song and asks if she’ll use it to get him fired. Sue tells him no. And Finn
finally eats the remaining half of Grilled Cheesus.
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Duets
Season 2
Episode Number: 26
Season Episode: 4
Originally aired: Tuesday October 12, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley
(Burt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), James Earl (Azimio), Max Adler (Dave
Karofsky), Jean Sincere (Ancient Librarian), Jonathan Wolf (Random
Guy), Rosanna Pansino (Cheerio Cheerleader)
Production Code: 2ARC04
Summary: The glee club works on a duet assignment, and Finn and Rachel plan
to throw the competition so that Sam can have a shot at winning.
Meanwhile, a love triangle between Mike, Tina and Artie develops.
Will informs the glee club that Puck’s
been sent to a juvenile detention center
after crashing his mom’s Volvo through
the front of a convenience store and driving
off with the ATM machine. While
the students are concerned about losing
Puck’s voice and ”bad boy stage presence,”
Will reveals that new student Sam
Evans will be filling the empty slot just in
time for a lesson on pairing up for duets.
Will proclaims that the lesson is also a competition: the winner gets dinner for two at Breadsticks
(!).
Kurt suspects, hopefully, that Sam is playing on ”Team Gay” (and is a secret bleached blonde)
- though Mercedes doubts it - and offers to pair up with him on the duet project. During an
intimate moment with Santana (who is using her as a substitute for Puck), Brittany wants to duet
with her, but Santana vetoes the idea and approaches Mercedes instead, persuasively arguing
that together they’re the two best singers in the school. Finn tries to steer Kurt away from singing
with Sam, suggesting that smitten Kurt doesn’t know how to take no for an answer and the
school-wide teasing Sam will receive will cause him to quit glee club.
Rachel and Finn duet together on Elton John and Kiki Dee’s ”Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,”
sounding so good that Finn’s convinced that they’ll win. But Rachel realizes that she’s only been
motivated to do well when something’s in it for her. Inspired to be a better person like Finn,
she suggests that they throw the competition in favor of Sam to make him feel like a part of the
team and help carry them to win nationals. Impressed, Finn agrees, but he points out that this
means there IS something in it for Rachel. They choose to ignore that and begin plotting their
own failure.
Brittany offers to be Artie’s girlfriend in a bid to pair up with him on the duet project, while
Tina and Mike Chang’s increasing arguments threaten both their duet and their relationship.
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Sam’s agreed to duet with Kurt, but Finn tries to convince him that doing so means doom for
his potential popularity. Sam plans to stick to his word, but a severe slushie-ing from Azimo and
Karofsky makes him reconsider, especially when Quinn helps him clean up and a spark ignites
between them.
Tending to his dad, Burt, who’s recovering from his heart attack, Kurt opens up about his
issues. Burt tries to counsel him about treading more carefully in his advances toward straight
guys and learning to go it alone until he finds the right partner. Meanwhile, a cocky Mercedes
and Santana team up for a fierce version of Ike & Tina Turner’s ”River Deep, Mountain High.”
Kurt approaches Sam in the locker room shower, surprising him by releasing Sam from their
pairing. Using the analogy of Grease and Grease 2, Rachel and Finn decide to perform not just
a lesser song to throw their duet; they’ll also make it an offensive song. Tina suggests that she
and Artie team up to win and share the winning dinner together, but a smug Artie reveals that
he’s already musically - and romantically - paired.
Kurt announces that he’ll be duetting with himself, because when you’re special and different,
sometimes you have to learn to go it alone. He sings ”Le Jazz Hot” from Victor/Victoria in
male/female duality. Sam proposes a duet with Quinn over a seductive guitar lesson that leads
to a near kiss, but Quinn gets scared. Committed to regaining her popularity, she’s worried about
repeating her past mistakes by giving in to her needy feelings, so she refuses to duet with Sam.
Tina and Mike Chang team for an animated rendition of ”Sing!” from A Chorus Line, using his
seemingly awkward singing and dance skills to great advantage. Rachel tries to talk Quinn into
partnering with Sam, but Quinn suspects an agenda; Finn works on Sam, and soon Quinn and
Sam are a team. Artie and Brittany struggle with crafting their duet, as Artie realizes that he’s
not over Tina, but Brittany offers to help by seducing him.
Rachel and Finn unveil their designed-to-tank duet, performing Billy Preston and Syreeta’s
”With You I’m Born Again” in costume as a nun and a priest. They feign shock when Will and the
glee club find it inappropriate. Sam and Quinn’s chemistry ignites on Jason Mraz’s ”Lucky.” Artie
breaks up with Brittany after a scheming Santana poisons him against her; he’s upset because
Brittany took advantage of how important losing his virginity was to him after his accident.
Will announces that Sam and Quinn are the winners of the competition (by only two votes:
Rachel and Finn’s). Rachel sympathizes with Kurt, reassuring him that while he’s lonely, he’s
not really alone because the glee club cares for him. She offers to duet with him, just for the two
of them, in a genuinely agenda-less gesture.
Over dinner at Breadsticks, Quinn tries to keep her barriers up, but Sam wins her over when
he admits that he bleached his hair to reinvent himself at McKinley. She takes away the winning
coupon and tells Sam he’s paying, because the dinner’s now their first date. Rachel and Kurt duet
on a bluesy mash-up of ”Get Happy” and ”Happy Days Are Here Again,” à la Barbra Streisand
and Judy Garland, and we see that a lonely Brittany feels genuinely bad about spoiling her
relationship with Artie.
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The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Season 2
Episode Number: 27
Season Episode: 5
Originally aired: Tuesday October 26, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Tim Wollaston
Director: Adam Shankman
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Chris
Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch
(Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie
Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Heather Elizabeth Morris (Brittany), Matthew Morrison (Will
Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: John Stamos (Dr. Carl Howell), Meat Loaf (Barry Jeffries), Barry Bostwick
(Tim Stanwick), James Earl (Azimio), Max Adler (Dave Karofsky),
Bill A. Jones (Rod Remington), Earlene Davis (Andrea Carmichael)
Production Code: 2ARC05
Summary: Will decides to have the glee club perform ”The Rocky Horror Show” for
the annual school musical after learning of Emma’s newfound love for
the cult classic. Despite Sue’s usual scheming, the members of New
Directions inject their distinctive style to the show’s timeless tracks.
Why wait to get into it? It’s all ”Rocky
Horror” from second one, with Quinn’s
ruby-red lips against a field of black,
singing the cult film’s opening song, ”Science
Fiction Double Feature.” Then it’s
straight into Rachel and Finn onstage
in the midst of performing the musical
as the leads Brad and Janet, singing
”There’s A Light (Over at Frankenstein
Place),” as we get glimpses of the glee club
in their character costumes. But the scene is suddenly interrupted by Emma’s black-leather clad
beau, Carl the dentist, who accuses Will of ”messing with his woman.”
Will flashes back to how his own personal horror began, when he notices Emma eating a
sandwich without cutting off the crusts. Hearing about how much she’s been enjoying her trips
to see ”Rocky Horror” revival showings with Carl, Will realizes that her OCD tendencies are
improving as her relationship with his rival progresses. Will’s jealousy overwhelms him, and
he tells Emma that he’s having the glee club perform ”Rocky Horror” for the school musical.
She wonders about the risqué material, but he plans some edits. Still, how will Figgins and,
maybe more dangerously, Sue react? Will tells the glee club that artists need to push boundaries,
and with permission slips for the students and paid admission (to fund their transportation to
nationals in New York), all should be fine.
Rachel and Finn claim the Janet and Brad roles, Artie assumes the ”guy in the wheelchair”
part, and when Kurt declines the role of Frank-N-Furter, Mike Chang volunteers, feeling more
confident in his singing. Will taps Sam to play the barely clad creature Rocky, and secure in his
cut abs, Sam agrees. Finn, however, is not so sure about the state of his own six-pack.
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Sue uses her ”Sue’s Corner” TV slot to decry the loss of the true meaning of Halloween: fear!
And she draws praise from WOHN’s new station managers (played by original ”Rocky Horror”
stars Barry Bostwick and Meat Loaf), who want her to undertake a fear-inspiring undercover
exposé they feel sure will earn them - and Sue - a local Emmy. Specifically, they want her to
expose Will’s ”Rocky Horror” production. Sue - who was traumatized by a screening of the film
in her youth when she misperceived the traditional toast-throwing as an attack on her sister -
eagerly agrees.
Brittany and Santana fan the flames of Finn’s insecurity (”You can’t eat sloppy joes every day
for lunch and think you can get away with it”) before rehearsing ”Damn It, Janet.” In the locker
room, Sam and Artie further add to Finn’s body anxiety, suggesting that if he takes off his shirt
and looks like the Pillsbury Doughboy, he can expect his popularity to evaporate. Sue surprises
Will by wanting to be involved in the production, and he asks her to play the criminologist. Will
tells Emma that he thinks Sue just wanted to be included all along, and he also asks Emma to
come onboard as costume designer - just as Mike Chang reveals that his parents won’t allow him
to perform in the musical.
As Sue tells her Cheerios aide-de-camp Becky (in full Halloween costume as Sue Sylvester)
to go ”yell at some fatties,” Will informs her that the musical has been cancelled. Still hungry
for the local Emmy, Sue meets Carl and, discovering his ”Rocky Horror” love, manipulates him
into taking over Mike Chang’s part. Will makes Carl audition, and ex-delivery boy Eddie’s ”Hot
Patootie - Bless My Soul” lands him the role. Will challenges him to play Frank-N-Furter, but
Carl thinks the corset-and-garter ensemble is best for behind closed doors. Instead, Mercedes
claims the role herself.
At dress rehearsal, Finn puts off stripping to his underwear by claiming to want to save it
for the real performance. Mercedes tears into ”Sweet Transvestite,” with Santana and Brittany
as Magenta and Columbia and Kurt as Riff-Raff. Meanwhile, Carl breaks into the scene atop a
motorcycle, earning Emma’s applause - and fueling Will’s growing envy. Will tells Emma that
some of the roles are too adult for the students to play and that he has replaced Sam as Rocky
himself. In a thinly disguised ploy to get closer to Emma, Will asks for her help prepping for
tomorrow’s rehearsal, and they run through an erotically charged rendition of ”Touch a Touch a
Touch a Touch Me,” Janet’s seduction of the creature. When that gets too steamy for her, Emma
scampers from the room.
Sam inspires the still-stressing Finn to embrace his sexiness. Finn misses rehearsal, and
Will’s called into Figgins’ office to learn that Finn has been suspended for walking down the
school hallway in his ”Rocky Horror” boxers, trying to find his comfort level in costume. Will uses
a precedent (Santana pantsing Brittany during the previous year’s cheerleading championship
celebration) to reduce Finn’s punishment, but Figgins questions Will’s motivation for performing
the musical, warning him that he can’t protect him from any heat if the musical crosses the line.
Will’s remembrance returns to the present moment as Carl interrupts the production and
chews him out for making a play for Emma after he promised to back off. Becky stops by Will’s
office trick-or-treating, and inadvertently tips him off that Sue’s secretly against ”Rocky Horror,”
showing him a pre-taped ”Sue’s Corner” segment blasting the production - and making a
surprisingly valid point about using students to ”fight the culture war” for adults.
Will confronts Sue, but he admits that her stance isn’t unreasonable. Conceding her point,
he cancels the show - and costs Sue her local Emmy. Will confesses to Emma that the whole
production was staged only so he could get closer to her, and admits that - for now - being with
Carl seems to be the best thing for her. Will tells the glee club the show is canceled. He recalls
that when he first went to see ”Rocky Horror” it wasn’t for boundary-pushers, it was for outcasts
- and thus is perfect for New Directions. That’s why the club will perform the musical, just not for
an audience: for themselves. As the glee club’s high-octane performance of ”Time Warp” winds
down to the ground, literally, Will showers them with applause.
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Never Been Kissed
Season 2
Episode Number: 28
Season Episode: 6
Originally aired: Tuesday November 9, 2010
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Elizabeth
Morris (Brittany), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley
(Burt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Dot
Jones (Shannon Beiste), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Jeanine Anderson (Waitress), Barry Bostwick
(Tim Stanwick), Charice (Sunshine Corazon), Darren Criss
(Blaine), Earlene Davis (Andrea Carmichael), James Earl (Azimio), Ashley
Fink (Lauren Zizes), Jesse Heiman (Nerd), Michael Hyatt (Joan
Martin), Cheyenne Jackson (Dustin Goolsby), Bill A. Jones (Rod Remington),
Telly Leung (Wes), Samuel Nolan (Dalton Academy Student),
Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Frank Scozzari (Teacher), John Stamos
(Dr. Carl Howell), Josh Sussman (Jacob ben Israel), Titus Makin
Jr. (David)
Production Code: 2ARC06
Summary: It’s girls against boys this week after the women leave glee club. Puck
gets out of juvie and strikes up a new friendship while Kurt considers
transferring to another school.
Using the locker room’s cold tub, Sam
bemoans his inability to get any action
with Quinn. Finn commiserates with him:
they agree that they’re dating the only
sex-averse girls in high school and compare
notes on keeping their cool. Finn envisions
nearly running over a mailman,
inspiring Sam to focus on the image of
Coach Beiste to distract him from his
urges.
After Kurt is slammed into a locker by Dave Karofsky, the glee club welcomes Puck back
from juvie as Will unveils their upcoming sectional competitors - including the all-boys Dalton
Academy and a school of elderly people completing their GEDs. Will revives last year’s boys vs.
girls tournament to fire up the glee clubbers. Puck wheels Artie around as part of his community
service to stay out of juvie - but that doesn’t mean they’re friends.
Karofsky hammers Kurt again and when Kurt speaks out, Karofsky threatens to unleash
”The Fury” - aka his fist - on him. Sensing that Kurt’s been growing more tense and belligerent
in recent weeks, Will offers to help. Kurt tells Will that he, like everyone else in school, too easily
lets homophobia slide and that he’s not feeling challenged musically. In response, Will alters the
competition, requiring the teams to tackles songs better suited to the opposite gender, and Kurt
takes the lead in shaping the boys’ approach.
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While getting hot and heavy with Quinn, Sam envisions Coach Beiste, complete with a Cheerios
uniform, and accidentally calls Quinn by the coach’s name. A freaked-out Quinn turns
to Sue, who sees an opportunity to rid herself of Beiste by going public with Sam’s ill-advised
fantasies.
Puck talks Artie into raising some cash by busking outside the school, and Artie, excited to
break the rules for once, joins him in singing Bob Marley & the Wailers’ ”One Love.” After they
pull in $300, Artie reveals to Puck that Brittany was his first and that he thinks he still wants
to be with her even though he was mean to her. Puck advises him how to win her back: he only
needs to be a fraction nicer than he had been mean. And, in the spirit of community service,
Puck plans to take their earnings to go on a double date with Brittany and Santana.
Kurt infiltrates Dalton Academy where the glee club, the Warblers, is a big deal on campus.
He bonds with Warbler Blaine, who enthralls him when he sings Katy Perry’s ”Teenage Dream.”
Meanwhile, Tina learns that Mike Chang has incorporated Sam’s Beiste-visions to keep cool,
but during their make-out session it’s Tina who imagines a tutu-clad, cigar-smoking Coach
Beiste. Quinn confronts Sam about his name-slip, accusing him of hooking up with the coach,
who overhears her name mentioned - and both Quinn and Mike Chang angrily imply that the
confused coach should watch her step with their significant others.
Will catches the confrontation and asks Sam for an explanation. When Sam and Mike fill him
in, Will is outraged, explaining that Coach Beiste is, like all of them, an outcast at McKinley, and
what they’re doing flies in the face of what they’re supposed to be fighting for at the school - even
when it’s done behind her back. Will demands that all of the glee clubbers stop immediately and
never let the coach find out.
Confessing to being a spy, Kurt asks several of the Warblers if they’re all gay. Blaine says
that he is, but the straight Warblers explain that their school has a zero-tolerance policy on
harassment. Alone with Blaine, Kurt reveals that he’s the only out student at McKinley and
is constantly harassed by Karofsky. Blaine had a similar experience at school before Dalton
and, confessing that he regrets running from his persecution, he advises Kurt that prejudice is
ignorance, and by confronting Karofsky he’ll teach him that he can’t get away with it.
A confused Coach Beiste asks Will why his students are disrespecting her; Will hesitates to
tell her the truth, but when she tells him he’s the only one at the school she trusts, he caves. He
explains the situation honestly, and she’s hurt and offended.
Artie’s surprised - and impressed - when Puck’s barely nice approach to Brittany and Santana
scores them their double date at Breadsticks, where Puck brags about how he practically ran
things at juvie. But Artie can’t go along with Puck’s dine-and-dash scheme, and Puck abandons
him.
The glee club girls unveil their performance, singing a mash-up of Bon Jovi’s ”Living on a
Prayer” and The Rolling Stones’ ”Start Me Up,” clad in heavy metal black leather. Sue summons
Will to the auditorium, revealing two fully loaded confetti cannons: her way of telling him Beiste
was fired and her full Cheerio budget has been restored. Actually, she admits, Beiste quit (”but
I’ll take the W”), giving credit to the glee clubbers’ mean spiritedness for the coach’s departure.
When Karofsky slams Kurt into the lockers once again, Kurt angrily calls him out in the locker
room, defying him to hit him: ”You can’t punch the gay out of me any more than I can punch the
ignoramus out of you.” Their confrontation escalates, and Karofsky stuns Kurt by kissing him
and bolting from the locker room.
Will informs the glee club about Beiste’s departure, and the boys confess to the girls what
they’d done to cause it. Figgins calls Will and Puck into his office, where Puck’s juvenile parole
officer is unsatisfied with his so-called community service. Will defends Puck, but Puck loses his
temper and storms away, claiming that no one is really interested in helping him.
Kurt and Blaine approach Karofsky, who’s back to his insulting persona, denying his feelings
and growing more violent when they try to talk him into accepting his feelings. Blaine notices
that Kurt is distraught, and Kurt reveals that he’d never been kissed prior to Karofsky’s impulsive
outburst.
Will tries to tell Coach Beiste that his students like and respect her, and that everyone experiences
wounds from high school - and he and the coach are foolish enough to come back to
relive them. The coach admits that deep down, under her tough exterior, she just wants to feel
like a girl sometimes, and she too has never been kissed. Will tells her that she’s pretty, inside
and out, and gives her that all-important kiss.
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Puck tells Artie that he’s skipping town to avoid going to juvie, surprising him by telling the
truth about how much he hated it there and the abuse he endured. Artie tells Puck that he
enjoys hanging out with him and offers to tutor him in geometry if Puck will just do his real
community service and pick up garbage by the highway: Artie will be the good influence Puck
needs. Meanwhile, Kurt’s spirits are lifted by a message of courage from Blaine in his locker, but
before he can fully enjoy it he’s hammered yet again by Karofsky.
The male glee clubbers ask forgiveness from Coach Beiste, telling her they think she’s awesome
- like a musical mash-up, or a chocolate turtle, she’s ”hard and badass on the one hand,
and soft and girly on the other.” They dedicate their mash-up to her, blending the Supreme’s
”Stop in the Name of Love” and En Vogue’s ”Free Your Mind” to win the coach over and earn a
group hug.
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The Substitute
Season 2
Episode Number: 29
Season Episode: 7
Originally aired: Tuesday November 16, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Heather Morris (Brittany), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow (Holly Holliday), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel),
Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Lauren Boles (Young Rachel), Charice
(Sunshine Corazon), Darren Criss (Blaine), Earlene Davis (Andrea
Carmichael), James Earl (Azimio), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Jada
Harris (Little Mercedes Jones), Michael Hyatt (Joan Martin), Bill A.
Jones (Rod Remington), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), Curt Mega (Nick),
Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Tia Robinson (Conjuntion Junction
dancer), Lindsey Sims-Lewis (Cameo), John Stamos (Dr. Carl Howell),
Jake Vaughn (Young Finn)
Production Code: 2ARC07
Summary: When Mr. Schuester gets sick, a substitute teacher takes over his
Spanish class and the glee club, and winds up winning over the whole
New Directions clan. Meanwhile, when Sue fills in for Principal Figgins
as McKinley’s top dog, she tries to flex her power on campus.
Will is stunned to learn that Sue is
suddenly the acting principal after Figgins
is stricken by ”a particularly virulent
strain of monkey flu” from Borneo -
the conniving Sue had maneuvered Figgins
straight into a sneeze from flu-ridden
AV Club president Lauren Zises, and she
does the same to Will. Will tries to power
through his symptoms, but when he sees
the glee club in an illness-induced haze of
Mini-Glees he succumbs. Sick at home, he’s nursed by his ex-wife, Terri, whose tender mercies
smother him at first, but she does ease his suffering with a ”Singin’ in the Rain” DVD.
Mercedes is curious about Kurt’s budding relationship with Blaine, but he assures her that
it’s not a romantic situation, and she’s distracted by the enticing - and unhealthy - cafeteria
food. To replace Will during his illness, Kurt’s eye is on Spanish teacher Holly Holliday (guest
star Gwyneth Paltrow), who’s working to put a little excitement into her classes - was that Lindsay
Lohan she name-checked en Español? Kurt was impressed when Holly subbed in his English
class, leading a musical rendition of the Saturday morning ”Schoolhouse Rock” staple ”Conjunction
Junction,” and she happily agrees.
Despite the glee club’s plans to prank the sub, Holly eases past their practical jokes and
sparks their interest with her knowledge of their performances. When the kids suggest that they
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haven’t been singing the songs that THEY can get excited by, she says that she wants them to
have fun. Have Will’s ’80s-era musical tastes - ”There’s got to be a Journey song we haven’t done”
- dominated their song choices? Holly seizes on Puck’s suggestion to perform Cee-Lo Green’s hit
. . . um, let’s call it by the radio-friendlier title ”Forget You,” and she hooks them hard with her
inclusive, high-energy performance - except for the skeptical Rachel.
”Principal” Sue visits Coach Beiste and announces that the football team is being disbanded.
But Sue reconsiders when the coach wonders exactly who the Cheerios will cheer for. Looking
for another cause for which wield her power, Sue decides to ban Tater Tots.
Will’s wild and crazy dance duet with Mike Chang on ”Make ’Em Laugh” from ”Singin’ in the
Rain” is revealed to be a flu-induced hallucination, and he’s visited at home by a surgical-masked
Rachel, who’s annoyed by Holly’s seemingly frivolous approach and her growing friendship with
Sue (the two enjoy wine over an episode of ”Animal Hoarders”). Rachel urges Will to recover
quickly or lose the glee club to Holly.
The Cheerios enforce Sue’s Tater Tot ban, to Mercedes horror. Mercedes confronts Sue and
demands her Tots back, but Sue’s sticking to her plan. Rachel threats to report Holly’s unconventional
lesson, but her plan backfires when Holly tells her, ”You SUCK!” and urges her to do
something that would just be a blast for her. Rachel’s tempted by the opportunity to do one
of her dream numbers, and after Holly offers to be her partner, she starts to change her attitude.
Meanwhile, Will finds himself welcoming Terri’s attentions, and the two share a moment of
passion.
Mercedes is still fuming about the new lunch menu when Kurt reveals that he’s set her up on
a date to ease her left-out feelings over his relationship with Blaine. But she’s miffed that Kurt’s
knee-jerk choice is one of the school’s few black students as her match, and she instead throws
herself into her Tater Tot protest, full-on ”Norma Rae” style, and sparks a student revolt in the
school.
Rachel and Holly perform together the jazzy ”Nowadays” number from the musical ”Chicago,”
complete with bright red flapper dresses and matching machine guns. Meanwhile, Kurt and
Blaine hang out with Mercedes, while she zones out from their decidedly simpatico - and gaycentric
- chatter.
Will returns to school, but Sue insists that he’s no longer needed there. Assuming the fulltime
position of principal, she fires Will on the spot. He then confronts Holly about taking over
his job, suggesting that her substitute status allows her to indulge in fun but not have to deal
with the students’ long-term needs. Holly argues that Will’s not letting the glee clubbers have a
voice. They butt heads, with Holly insisting that the kids are entirely into themselves and should
be dealt with on their level (such as Tweeting praise to connect), while Will believes in guidance
and sharing wisdom. She admits that she won’t turn her back on the opportunity in front of her.
Holly joins Mercedes in Principal Sue’s office, where the sub learns that her casual excusing
of Mercedes from class resulted in Mercedes shoving Tater Tots up the tailpipe of Sue’s prized
1979 Le Car, causing $17.000 in damage. Along with threatening Mercedes with a visit from her
attorney Gloria Allred, Sue calls out Holly, who admits she has no idea what she’s doing.
An emotional Holly turns to Will, and they commiserate over beers as she reveals she tends
to check out when things get serious. Holly recalls her early teaching days, when she was more
committed like Will until she encountered a troublesome female student named Cameo who
kicked her butt in more ways than one, prompting Holly’s more lax and laid-back approach
to her job and her lifestyle. Terri walks in on Will and Holly bonding and assumes the worst,
prompting Will to admit their reunion was a mistake caused by loneliness. He apologizes but
turns her away for good; she vows that he’ll regret his decision.
When Mercedes smuggles Tater Tots into the school, Kurt tells her she’s substituting food for
love - and substituting Kurt for a boyfriend. He assures her that she’ll find someone and urges
her to take care of herself in the meantime.
Then Dave Karofsky confronts Kurt about the kiss he forced on him. Karofsky threatens to
kill him if he ever tells anyone about it, chilling Kurt to the bone.
Sue admits to Will that Holly is unfit for the job, and while he irritates her, he clearly has won
the admiration of his students. She decides to reinstate him, as long as the glee club reimburses
her for the damage to her Le Car. The kids enthusiastically welcome back Will but admit they’ll
miss Holly.
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Inspired by his viewing of ”Singin’ in the Rain,” Will wants to use songs from the 1952 film
in the sectionals set list, and the students quickly suspect that he’s already steering them away
from the music they care about.
Will turns to Holly - now teaching history by performing Mary Todd Lincoln’s bipolar rants -
for help in modernizing his song selection, and the two of them team up to lead the glee club in
a literally splashy modern/retro mash-up of ”Singin’ in the Rain” à la Gene Kelly and ”Umbrella”
à la Rihanna.
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Furt
Season 2
Episode Number: 30
Season Episode: 8
Originally aired: Tuesday November 23, 2010
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Carol Banker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang),
Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez),
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany
Pierce), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt
Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones)
Recurring Role: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Romy
Rosemont (Carole Hudson), Earlene Davis (Andrea Carmichael), Bill
A. Jones (Rod Remington), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), James
Earl (Azimio), Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon
Beiste), Daniel Roebuck (Mr. Karofsky)
Guest Stars: Carol Burnett (Doris Sylvester)
Production Code: 2ARC08
Summary: Sue’s ”Nazi-hunting” mother, Doris shows up in Lima to check in on
her girls. Meanwhile, Kurt makes an important decision after getting
pushed to his breaking point, and Rachel and Finn take a big step.
Kurt’s dad, Burt, and Finn’s mom, Carole,
make a surprise at McKinley with
a major announcement: they’re engaged.
Finn’s a little shell-shocked, but Kurt’s
thrilled to take on the wedding planning
(Burt’s set on a honeymoon in Waikiki
to stay in the hotel ”where they put up
the guest stars on ?Lost’ ”) and decides
to recruit New Directions as the wedding
band: ”You’re having a glee wedding!”
As Sue sends out stacks of her own mysterious invitations, she flashes back on the horrific
beginnings of her tale: after one of her Sue’s Corner segments on the homeless - as Sue ”Cs” it,
they’re ”outdoorsy” - anchorman Rod Remington reveals on air that he’s engaged to co-anchor
Andrea Carmichael. (”Don’t worry, ladies. It’s an open marriage.”) Sue’s incensed because her
viewers know that she and Rod dated. Seeing the announcement as a humiliation, and feeling
the need to find her life mate, Sue tries online dating and quickly realizes the only perfect match
for her is: Sue Sylvester. As she places a stamp with her own image on an envelope addressed to
Barack and Michelle Obama, Sue reveals that she intends to marry . . . herself!
Sam works out his healed shoulder in hopes of reclaiming the quarterback slot, even though
Finn’s been headlining the team’s winning streak. Sam tells Finn that he’s on the cusp of becoming
the most popular guy in school; he believes that will insure immunity from teasing and
slushee facials. Sam also professes his love for Quinn, offering her a promise ring to symbolize
his intent to marry her one day. Quinn is a little freaked out and doesn’t immediately accept the
ring but offers him a ”maybe.”
Feeling threatened by Sam’s bid to replace him, Finn seeks Kurt’s help in crafting a grand
gesture at their parents’ wedding to remind everyone that he’s a leader. Kurt thinks a memorable
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dance with Carole will do the trick. Finn thinks that he’s the worst dancer in glee club, but Kurt
convinces him he’ll pull it off.
Kurt is confronted yet again by a menacing Dave Karofsky, who takes the wedding cake topper
from him. Kurt and Will try to get Sue - still acting principal - to act on Karofsky’s escalating
threats, but she says Karofsky hasn’t crossed a legally punishable line. Growing more afraid,
Kurt tells them how hard it is to know what’s going on in Karofsky’s head, but he stops short
of revealing that his tormentor is secretly gay. And even as Sue, who feels some sympathy as
a victim of bullying herself, promises to expel Karofsky if he tries to harm him, Kurt points out
that when she refers to him as ”lady” that, too, is bullying.
Rachel rallies Quinn, Tina, and Brittany - the glee ladies with football player boyfriends -
in hopes of defending Kurt, proposing they get their beaus to threaten Karofsky, though Quinn
objects to both being romantically linked to Sam and using the threat of violence as a defense.
Santana is annoyed she wasn’t included; the girls don’t consider her trysts with Puck to qualify
as a relationship, and anyway Puck’s probationary status could be violated by any physical
confrontation.
As Sue fires her perplexed wedding planner after revealing she’s marrying herself AND officiating
the ceremony, she’s surprised by the appearance of her long-absent and equally acid-tongued
mother Doris (guest star Carol Burnett), a longtime Nazi hunter who’s finally captured her last
fugitive after 30 years of being an absentee parent. She wants to be a mother to ”Suzie” and her
sister Jean again, but her intensely critical nature keeps her daughter’s defenses up. When Sue
refuses Doris’ offer to walk her down the aisle - Sue will be doing that herself - Doris decides that
she’ll sing at the wedding.
Finn quashes Rachel’s plan for him to protect Kurt, arguing that confronting Karofsky will
cause Dave to allow him to get tackled, lose games, and cede the quarterback spot to Sam. He
thinks he can help Kurt more if he stays ”on top,” but Rachel tells him that she’s never been
more disappointed with him. Artie and Mike Chang, however, confront Karofsky in the locker
room and insist that he stop bullying Kurt. When Karofsky attacks them, Sam jumps to their
defense as Puck watches, then their fight is broken up by Coach Beiste.
The glee club girls comfort their bruised boyfriends but wonder why Finn wasn’t involved; he
claims he was still on the field during the fight. Kurt thanks them for their gesture, especially
Sam, and Mike Chang calls Sam ”the epitome of a leader.” Will is concerned when he learns of
the fight, but the students think they’ve sent the message to Karofsky.
At the rehearsal for Sue’s wedding song, Doris tells Sue she doesn’t think her daughter understood
the sacrifices she made to be a famous Nazi hunter and offers a song selection to express
her feelings. She sings composer Leonard Bernstein’s ”Ohio” from the musical ”Wonderful Town,”
bringing Sue into duet and entering into a heated musical debate about why Doris left, but the
song ultimately brings them closer together.
Kurt gives his dad and Finn dance lessons in the music room, and when Karofsky spies them
and silently taunts them, Burt realizes that Kurt’s being harassed. Kurt confesses all, and when
he reveals for the first time that Karofsky threatened to kill him, a furious Burt throws Karofsky
against the wall. Concerned for his dad’s health, Kurt pulls him away, and Burt angrily asks why
Finn hasn’t intervened during Kurt’s torment.
Kurt and Burt and Karofsky and his father meet with Sue about the death threat, but Karofsky
denies Kurt’s accusations and Kurt can’t bring himself to reveal that Karofsky’s secretly
gay. Karofsky’s father recognizes something troubling has been going on with his son; he has
wondered why his grades have dropped and he’s been acting out, and he recognizes that Kurt
has no reason to invent his charges. Burt insists that Sue act to protect Kurt; she gladly expels
Karofsky, but the resolution only gives Kurt greater fear of retaliation.
Helping Finn arrange his tie for the wedding, Santana suggests that finally going public with
sleeping with her months ago would be the ”coolness injection” he needs to keep his edge over
Sam. But Finn knows the truth would hurt Rachel and prompt her to break up with him. Santana
insists that Rachel is dragging Finn down, and when he gets angry with her, she suggests that
she might tell Rachel herself, which would free Finn to be with her.
After reaffirming their love for each other, Finn and Rachel enter the wedding chapel singing
and dancing to Bruno Mars’ ”Marry You,” joined by the glee clubbers. Burt dances down the
aisle, followed by his bride-to-be Carole; they exchange touching speeches about finding each
other and becoming a family with Kurt and Finn, then rush straight to the wedding vows.
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At the reception, Will sings Dean Martin’s ”Sway” during Burt and Carole’s first dance, then
brings Finn to the stage for his speech to the newlyweds. After toasting his mother, Finn points
out that any coupling in the glee club has gotten a mash-up nickname and says that as brothers
he and Kurt will now be ”Furt.” He apologizes for not manning up they way he should have when
Kurt was being bullied and promises to always have his back in the future. As a thank you to
Kurt for organizing the entire wedding, Finn unveils a special glee club musical number, Bruno
Mars’ song ”Just the Way You Are,” dancing with Kurt in front of the guests.
Doris and Jean gather for Sue’s wedding as the, um, intended spouse strolls down the aisle in
a bright blue track suit-style wedding gown. Sue performs the ceremony and exchanges ”I dos”
on her own behalf. Doris finally cracks, upset that she won’t have a spotlight at the wedding,
that Sue and Jean still resent her, and that the wedding is generally bizarre. Sue tells Doris she
only finally began to like herself when she stopped trying to please her mother, and that Doris is,
ultimately, more of a bully than a mother. Sue disinvites Doris from the wedding and she leaves,
withdrawing her plan to send Sue to Israel for her honeymoon (”They love me there!”) as Sue and
Jean comfort each other.
Quinn offers Sam some salve for his bruises and reveals that she’s now wearing his promise
ring. Meanwhile, Burt is upset that the school board merely issued a verbal warning to Karofsky
and will allow him back in school, and Kurt tells Sue he can’t go back to being terrified all the
time. Sue informs him that she’s resigned as principal in protest and Figgins will be reinstated
so she can be back in the hallways where she can have Kurt’s back against bullies.
After Burt and Carole take Kurt aside for a conversation, he enters the music room and
informs the glee club that he’ll be transferring to Dalton Academy, where a no-bullying policy
prevails - his parents are sacrificing their honeymoon money to pay for the tuition. His friends
are upset, but Kurt insists he has no choice, leaving the music room for good.
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Special Education
Season 2
Episode Number: 31
Season Episode: 9
Originally aired: Tuesday November 30, 2010
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Paris Barclay
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Arty Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Amber
Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling
(Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina)
Recurring Role: Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Darren Criss (Blaine)
Production Code: 2ARC09
Summary: New Directions heads to sectionals against fierce competition including
the Hipsters and Dalton Academy’s Warblers who shine with their
newest member: Kurt. Meanwhile, romantic troubles begin for couples
Emma and Carl as well as Finn and Rachel.
Will presents Emma with early tickets
to sectionals and asks her to be his
plus one - as the glee club’s good luck
charm, of course - but is surprised when
she guesses his set list plan: Rachel and
Finn open with a duet, glee club delivers a
classic rock song, and Mercedes belts out
the finale notes. Emma suggests that his
plan is somewhat predictable, and she
argues that the once-underdog glee club
has a deeper talent pool than he’s been drawing from.
Will tells his students that Mike and Brittany will be opening their sectional performance with
a dance number, Rachel won’t be soloing, and, as the winners of the recent duet competition,
Sam and Quinn will get their own showcase. While the students bicker over Rachel and Finn’s
objections, Santana reveals that she and Finn shared a passionate night in a motel room together.
Kurt makes his debut as one of the Warblers at his new school, Dalton Academy, and receives
a real warbler as part of the club’s long tradition for newbies: a canary named Pavarotti who’s
part of a proud genetic line of team mascots. Kurt is charged with the care of Pavarotti, and he
offers some set list ideas with more ”show biz panache” (such as Duran Duran’s ”Rio”), but he’s
quickly shut down by the club’s senior council members, who make all the song selections.
Finn admits the truth about Santana to a distraught Rachel in a session of student ”couples
counseling” moderated by Emma. When he blurts out that, yes, Santana’s super-hot, Rachel
storms out (at Emma’s suggestion). Meanwhile, Artie finds Brittany literally paralyzed with fear:
having the pressure of sectionals on her shoulders is too much for her. He offers her his ”magic
comb,” which assures victory to anyone who combs their hair with it, and she immediately
discovers new confidence.
With New Directions down a member following Kurt’s transfer, Will enlists Puck, as the most
well-known glee club member at McKinley, to recruit a new performer so they can meet sectional
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eligibility rules. Puck agrees to be the club’s ”Am-badass-ador.” In the locker room, Puck delivers
an inspiring speech about Bruce Springsteen avoiding a dead-end blue-collar fate through music
in an attempt to persuade the football team to join New Directions. But Karofsky and Amizo
decide to make an example of Puck . . . stuffing him in an upturned port-a-potty.
Blaine tells Kurt that he’s got a slot to audition for a solo in the Warblers’ sectional set.
Meanwhile, Mercedes thinks that the club will lose sectionals without her, and Rachel protests
her lack of a solo by duct-taping her mouth shut. Will explodes, insisting that Rachel drop
her persistent star trip, lecturing the students about putting the team before themselves and
insisting that they be good sports at sectionals no matter the outcome.
After being rescued by Lauren Zizes, Puck invites her to join New Directions, and she agrees on
two conditions: that he produce a carton of out-of-season Cadbury Eggs and oblige her with her
”seven minutes in Heaven.” Puck apparently provided both (admitting that she ”kind of rocked
my world”), and Lauren joins the glee club. Pledging to be nicer to people after his port-a-potty
ordeal (and then modifying his pledge to just fellow Jews), Puck attempts to help Rachel overcome
her boyfriend troubles.
Dressed as a goth-y cheerleader, Tina tells Artie that Mike’s fetish for the pom-pommers has
driven him to an affair with Brittany. Artie doesn’t believe her, but the seeds of doubt are planted
as Tina insists that the two of them never had a chance with a football player and a cheerleader.
Kurt approaches Rachel in the music room, asking for help crafting his tryout, and Rachel
confesses that she’s been fantasizing about the death of the glee club for not acknowledging her
superior talents - and she has the perfect song to express it: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim
Rice’s ”Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” from ”Evita.” Kurt auditions with the song but is bypassed
for a solo; Blaine tells him that he shouldn’t try so hard to be noticed and that he would fit in
better by blending into the team.
Artie grows more suspicious when Brittany evades him to rehearse with Mike. Will admits
to Emma that he’s worried his new game plan has put the students more out of sync with one
another than ever. She disappoints him further by explaining that she won’t be joining him at
sectionals due to a fight caused by her beau Carl’s objections - a fight that resulted in Emma
and Carl declaring their love for each other.
At sectionals, Rachel and Kurt bond over having their identities challenged by their new
situations, realizing it’s easier to be nice to each other now that they’re not competing within
New Directions. The Hipsters, an elderly glee club from an adult education school, performs
Mike + the Mechanics’ ”The Living Years,” followed by the Warblers, who rouse the crowd with a
Blaine-led rendition of Train’s ”Hey, Soul Sister” - even getting a standing O from New Directions.
The glee club members are stressing out in major ways before their performance: Quinn’s
nervous because the last time she performed in front of a crowd, she went into labor; Artie hears
that a regretful Brittany is guilty of ”adultery”; and Rachel’s upset because everyone already
knew about Finn and Santana’s fling but her. Finn stands up to Rachel, justifying his hook-up
because she was dating someone else at the time, and Rachel, Artie, and Tina all threaten to
walk out on the team. Will tells them he’s ashamed of them all.
Artie learns that Brittany thought that ”adultery” means being stupid, ”like being adult,” and
she didn’t actually cheat on him - though she admits she did something she thinks is worse:
she lost his magic comb and had been avoiding him out of shame. Artie tells her that the comb,
which he found and was about to throw into the trash before giving it to her, wasn’t magic - she’s
the one who’s magic, and he should’ve told her earlier. They reconcile, and she tells him that
she’ll be dancing for him.
Sam’s belief in Quinn also bolsters her confidence as well, and their opening duet, Bill Medley
and Jennifer Warnes’ ”(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” from ”Dirty Dancing,” wins over the audience.
Santana’s smooth lead vocals on Amy Winehouse’s ”Valerie” kick off Brittany and Mike’s
energetic, athletic dance number, pumping up the crowd even further.
The sectional winners are announced, and it’s a tie: New Directions and the Warblers will
both be advancing to regionals! Back at school, Will shows off the trophy to Emma, who has
another shocking revelation: she tells him that Carl took her to Vegas over the weekend, and
then displays the new ring on her left hand. Will assumes that she’s gotten engaged, but the
news is even more dramatic: Emma and Carl got married.
Rachel tells Finn that the sectionals experience made her realize how special it is to be a part
of a team, and when Finn asks if they are still a team, she says yes. Finn promises that there will
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be no more lying between them, prompting Rachel to make her own startling admission: angry
with Finn, she started to hook up with Puck - however, Puck felt bad about betraying Finn for
a second time and backed out. Nevertheless, the news of Rachel’s plan to intentionally hurt him
shatters Finn, and he breaks up with her.
Kurt frets that Pavarotti is dying, but Blaine assures him that the canary is just molting.
However, Blaine’s belief that the bird seems safe and happy in his cage seems to linger with
Kurt, perhaps as an analogy for his own situation.
Tina reverts back to her own fashion style as things smooth over with Mike. Even as the
glee club offers sympathy to Will over Emma’s marriage, he’s ready to focus on the road to
regionals and nationals and offers Rachel a new solo. However, she decides to cede the spotlight
to Mercedes and Tina, who duet on Florence and the Machine’s ”Dog Days Are Over.”
Although harmony seems to have been restored among New Directions, Rachel faces the
reality of her actions and removes the tokens of her relationship with Finn from her locker.
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A Very Glee Christmas
Season 2
Episode Number: 32
Season Episode: 10
Originally aired: Tuesday December 7, 2010
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jessalyn
Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Amber
Riley (Mercedes Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Mike O’Malley
(Burt Hummel), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Kevin McHale (Artie
Abrams)
Guest Stars: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), James
Earl (Azimio), Max Adler (Karofsky), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson),
Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste)
Production Code: 2ARC10
Summary: It’s Christmas time at McKinley High and Finn tries to get everyone in
the holiday spirit; Brittany needs no help because she still believes in
Santa Claus. In other news, Sue scams the teacher’s Secret Santa.
Concerned that things are strained
with Will since she married Carl, Emma
finds out that Will’s planning to spend
Christmas alone. She invites him to come
to their holiday cocktail party, but Will
thinks that they need some distance.
Coach Beiste oversees the McKinley faculty’s
Secret Santa selection, and Will
draws Sue’s name. Discussing what they
want for Christmas, Artie realizes that
Brittany still believes in Santa Claus.
The glee club decorates the music room while singing ”The Most Wonderful Day of the Year”
from the classic ”Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” TV special. They tell Will the tree they found
on the side of the road that they’re decorating with second-hand ornaments represents them:
while they’ve won sectionals two years straight, everyone else at they school still thinks they
suck - illustrating their point, they flashback to Karofsky and Amizo dousing Tina, Mike, and
Mercedes with holiday slushies (actually real parking lot slush with red-and-green food coloring).
Will refuses to let the students feel sorry for themselves, urging them to focus on the things that
have turned out great in the past year - he plans to have the club give back by volunteering
for Lima’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program (it’s a real charity - check
it out!), raising money by caroling in the McKinley classrooms: ”This year the glee club’s going
full-Santa.”
New Directions tries singing ”We Need a Little Christmas” in the classroom but are violently
rejected by their fellow students (and a shoe-throwing teacher). Finn argues for keeping up their
Christmas spirit, and Brittany reveals that this year she’s asked Santa to stop the club from being
picked on; Artie quietly asks the club to preserve her delusion and keep her holiday magical a
little while longer - and he’s got a plan.
The glee club makes a visit to a department store Santa (Brittany confides to an elf that she
doesn’t understand the difference between an elf and a slave), as Artie thinks that if they each
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ask the Santa for a gift, it’ll bolster Brittany’s belief. After they make their requests, Brittany tells
the Santa, who she remarks has gotten really tan (he’s black), that she wants her boyfriend to
be able to walk. Santa says he’s on it. ”Now we’re screwed,” says Artie.
Meanwhile, Rachel asks to see Finn privately. She’s created a winter wonderland of artificial
Christmas trees, AV club-created snow, and a backing band to impress him, offering him a rare
Christmas gift (yes, she’s Jewish, but she knows what the holiday means to him). Rachel offers
to sing him a song, but he resists, knowing that she’s trying to win him back after their breakup.
He’s not ready to forgive her and leaves, but she sadly sings her song anyway: The Carpenters’
”Merry Christmas Darling.”
At Dalton Academy, Blaine asks Kurt to stop studying so he can help him rehearse for a gig,
singing ”Baby, It’s Cold Outside.” They share a flirty duet, and Kurt receives a surprise visit from
Will, who needs his help overcoming his poor holiday shopping skills to find a present for Sue.
Back at McKinley, Will discovers that Emma’s also drawn Sue as her Secret Santa, as has
Coach Beiste: ”I’m EVERYBODY’s Secret Santa,” Sue reveals, having rigged the outcome with
some assistance from Becky. ”I hate Christmas, but I love presents,” she explains. She vows to
keep all the presents (as an honorary Lima police officer, she claims them as her property and
threatens to jail anyone who tries to take them; she also licked each one so that no one would
touch them) and effectively steal Christmas.
However, after human resources deems Sue’s misrepresentation illegal, Will ”repos” all her
gifts, with the staff agreeing to donate them to homeless kids, calling Sue a Grinch. Artie, Sam,
Puck, and Mike ask Coach Beiste to pose as Santa for Brittany and deliver a plausible explanation
as to why her wish for Artie to walk wasn’t granted, in hopes of not disillusioning her.
With Becky outfitted as the Grinch’s ”rein-dog” Max, Sue paints her face green, dons a Santa
suit (the disguises are for ”plausible deniability”), and plans to retake her confiscated gifts. To the
music of ”You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” from the Dr. Seuss animated special (slightly reworked
as ”Sue the Grinch”), Sue and Becky stealthily swipe the presents back and trash the music
room and its Christmas directions.
They’re discovered by Brittany, who - like Cindy Lou Who - thinks Sue is Santa. Sue continues
the charade and convinces her that she’s just fixing the tree, as she takes the dollhouse that
Brittany brought for the homeless kids.
After Will and the glee club discover Sue’s mischief, Brittany’s belief that she encountered a
male Santa further confuses the group and throws suspicion off Sue. The students think the
culprit may have been one of the football players who torment them.
Finn refuses to let the incident get them down, and Rachel asks to help him try to save the
glee club’s Christmas. They shop for Christmas trees together, and as she continues to try to win
him back, Rachel sings Wham’s ”Last Christmas,” with Finn eventually joining in. She tells him
that last Christmas she asked Santa to give her Finn, but as she tries to kiss him, he pulls away.
Still hurting from Rachel’s betrayal with Puck (and Quinn’s), he refuses her plea for forgiveness
and officially breaks up with her.
In a ”Gift of the Magi”-inspired move, the glee guys plan to sell their watches and the glee girls
want to sell their hair to raise money to buy gifts for the homeless kids, but Will refuses to let
them. Since none of them have actually read the story, Will explains that it’s really about losing
the childhood magic of Christmas and desperately trying to reclaim it amid the disillusionment of
adulthood. He vows to help them bring Christmas spirit to someone who really needs it through
song.
Brittany discovers Santa Claus - the disguised Coach Beiste - making an early stop at her
home (”I was in the neighborhood making a dry run”). Santa Beiste explains that even St. Nick’s
magic can’t make Artie walk, and that the gift Brittany really needs is patience: she tells her a
story from her own childhood as ”a husky girl” asking Santa to make her look more like other
girls, but when her wish wasn’t granted, she eventually was glad she received the patience needed
to learn to put her uniqueness to good use.
Santa Beiste’s story doesn’t quite land with Brittany, whose Christmas spirit begins to fade
because she can’t wish Artie to walk again. As Artie tends to his sad girlfriend, the rest of the glee
club assembles to sing for the faculty, hoping to lift the spirits of the educators. At that moment,
surrounded by her reclaimed gifts, Sue tells Becky that for her, ”the real joy of Christmas was
breaking the heart of the glee club.”
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New Directions sings ”Welcome Christmas” from ”How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” warming
the hearts of the staff. ”Christmas came anyway, Coach,” Becky tells Sue. ”It’s beautiful.” And,
surprised to find herself so moved, Sue admits that it is.
Rachel invites Will to spend the holidays with her family, but he tells her (unconvincingly) that
there’s nothing wrong with being alone. The glee club returns to the music room and is surprised
to discover that all the presents and decorations have been restored, and something even more
amazing: with the aid of robotic device called a ReWalk that was mysteriously discovered under
Brittany’s Christmas tree, Artie is able to stand and walk. With no obvious source of the ReWalk,
the club has to agree with Brittany’s conclusion that Santa brought it (and in a way ”Santa” did,
judging by Coach Beiste’s very pleased expression as she secretly watches Artie walk with his
friends).
Will comes home alone to discover that Sue has filled his home with a tree and presents,
offering her apology as a ”Christmas miracle.” She even offers him a gift: hair clippers to ”put us
all out of our misery and shave off that Chia Pet.” He thanks her, and Sue reveals that she had
some helpers: the glee club appears to keep Will from spending Christmas Eve by himself.
”I thought you hated Christmas,” Will says to Sue. ”No,” she replies, ”I just hate you.” As the
kids trim his tree, Will and Sue wish each other a Merry Christmas.
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The Sue Sylvester Bowl Shuffle
Season 2
Episode Number: 33
Season Episode: 11
Originally aired: Sunday February 6, 2011
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Dianna
Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester),
Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Mike
O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Amber Riley
(Mercedes Jones)
Recurring Role: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Dot
Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans)
Guest Stars: Katie Couric (Herself), Darren Criss (Blaine)
Production Code: 2ARC11
Summary: Mr. Schuester and Coach Beiste devise a plot to bring together the warring
glee club and football team factions. Meanwhile, Sue, desperate to
win cheerleading Nationals, launches a dangerous plan to bring home
a trophy, and the New Directions tackle Michael Jackson’s iconic hit
”Thriller.”
Sue evaluates an elaborate cheerleading
routine featuring massive fire
blasts, BMX stunt bikers, and the Cheerios
in Katy Perry-inspired blue wigs
and sparkler-tipped cone bras, all choreographed
to Perry’s ”California Gurls.”
Her response: ”I’m bored.”
After requiring Brittany to recite Sue’s
put-her-on-the-map credit as the director
of the made-for-TV-movie ”The Dallas
Cowboy Cheerleaders,” the coach calls the routine the most boring thing she’s ever seen. Sue
orders the girls to add larger silicone falsies to give it more jiggle, despite Quinn’s insistence that
it’s their most lavish routine ever and that they’re a shoo-in at nationals. Nevertheless, Sue remains
overwhelmed with apathy, unable to laugh even when she orders Santana to slap Brittany
with one of her ”chicken cutlets.”
On the football field, Karofsky taunts Finn about his closeness with Kurt, and he hints that
he might not have Finn’s back on the gridiron. Finn’s anxiety causes him to fumble, and the
opposing team converts it into a touchdown. When Coach Beiste demands an explanation in the
locker room, tensions among the team explode over Finn and the other players’ participation in
glee club, and Karofsky announces that he won’t block for Finn anymore.
Meanwhile, Sue journals about her concerns over her ennui: Having become ”a living legend
at 31” has left her feeling apathetic (she even got a tattoo of herself on her back just to feel
something, although it went a bit awry). Inspired by a cannon in a vintage cartoon, she scouts
out an actual carnival cannon and, after learning that it has a 30 percent chance of successfully
catapulting a human across a football field, she buys it.
After the anti-glee football players mass-slushie Artie, Will and Coach Beiste confer about the
ongoing conflict. The coach believes a division championship will build school and community
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pride on multiple levels. She believes that to win, the McKinley Titans don’t have to like each one
another, but they do have to respect one another. Will devises a plot to unite the team.
Seeing the slushie-soaked Artie, the glee club is incensed and ready to fight back, but they
find themselves confronted in the choir room by the football players. At the order of Will and
the coach, the jocks have been made members of glee club for a week against their will in order
to find common ground. Karofsky thinks that the coach is bluffing, but she forces the issue,
believing that her team has no chance in the championship if they don’t come together.
To illustrate what exactly the glee club does, Rachel and Puck duet to Lady Antebellum’s
”Need You Now,” but Amizio’s mocking taunts prompts a near-brawl. Then Puck appeals to Finn
to resume their friendship, despite the betrayals he’s dished out - only by banding together can
they both lead the team to victory and prove that glee club’s cool - and Finn accepts.
Sue introduces the Cheerios to her new toy, expecting Brittany to play human cannonball (”I
don’t want to die yet,” pleads Brittany, ”at least not until ’One Tree Hill’ gets canceled,”). Sue
loads the cannon with a Cheerio dummy to demonstrate its safety, but the dummy is blown to
smithereens.
Will and Principal Figgins confront Sue to stop her dangerous plan, but she insists that the
risks make her feel alive again. Denied permission to fire anyone out of the cannon without their
consent, Sue unleashes a destructive rampage on the principal’s office.
Sue’s path of destruction hits the locker room, and she tells Will and Coach Beiste that
she’s persuaded the cheerleading board to shift their national competition to the night of the
championship football game, denying them the cheerleaders and a halftime show. Once again,
Will thinks he has a solution: the football players will provide their own halftime show with their
glee club training, and the Cheerios on glee club can choose to either join them or compete for
Sue. Will offers a tantalizing bonus, staging ”the Super Bowl of pop anthems”: Michael Jackson’s
”Thriller.”
Will also privately informs Karofsky that he’s really good, musically, and if he applied the
energy he uses to bully people he could be one of the most talented students in the school.
As they put on their zombie makeup, Karofsky approaches a wary Finn and asks to do a warmup
number together. In the ladies room, Quinn, Santana, and Brittany debate what they’ll choose
to do, but they are surprised by an eavesdropping Sue. She hands them letters of resignation
from the Cheerios (and a Crayola-drawn ”I’ll Miss You” note from the cannon to Brittany). Once
and for all, they must choose between the Cheerios and the glee club.
Finn is upset that Quinn caved to Sue’s demands, but she insists the school is all about
labels and all she has is her Cheerio status. He then sings lead in a zombie-fied production of
The Zombies’ ”She’s Not There,” with the male glee clubbers and the football jocks in undead
makeup.
The football players are surprised to be confronted by the slushie-wielding hockey team, and
even Karofsky’s unexpected defense of their halftime show can’t prevent them from being doused
with slushies.
Shaken by the assault, Karofsky quits glee club, but the coach - who believes they’re finally
coming together as a unit - tells him if he does, he’s off the football team. Finn tells him that
the team can be kings if they win the game and perform the halftime show, but Karofsky quits,
taking his fellow jocks with him.
Meanwhile at Dalton Academy, Kurt, Blaine, and the other Warblers work out a routine to
Destiny’s Child’s ”Bills, Bills, Bills” in preparation for regionals. Rachel and Mercedes fill Kurt
and Blaine in on what’s happening at McKinley (Finn hasn’t uttered a word of it at home):
the football team is short of players and Coach Beiste has posted a sign-up sheet looking for
new recruits, but other students are afraid to volunteer. Blaine informs them that according to
regulations, all they need are a handful of additional players and they’ll be allowed to compete.
The glee girls - Rachel, Mercedes, Tina, and Lauren (a highly recruited Greco-Roman wrestling
champ) - want to join the team; they arrive with permission slips and a plan to just lie down for
each play (except Lauren, who plans to ”bring the pain”). Meanwhile, Sue successfully pressures
Brittany into consenting to be the human cannonball.
The glee club girls shock the jocks as they take the field in uniform for the big game, but
on the first play Finn’s throw is intercepted and converted into a touchdown. On the second
play, Tina nabs a fumble and nearly runs it back for a touchdown, but is roughly tackled and
taken out of the game. Finn asks Sam to quarterback until halftime and gets Puck to promise to
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persuade Karofsky and the jocks to join them in the halftime show - he’s off on a mission to win
back the Cheerios.
Finn persuades Quinn, Santana, and Brittany to defect and join him back on the football field,
leaving an enraged Sue to figure out what to do without her stars. Meanwhile, Puck’s passionate
locker room speech gets everyone but Karofsky to zombie-up.
The halftime show launches with everyone in full undead regalia, leading off by mashing up
the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s ”Heads Will Roll” into ”Thriller.” The crowd in the stands is immediately
energized, and even Karofsky dons his football jersey to join the glee club on the field. As the
students celebrate in the locker room, Coach Beiste suggests that they leave on their zombie
makeup as the team retakes the field to spook the opposing team.
The McKinley Titans quickly take control of the game, but their only chance to win is if their
opponent fumbles the next snap. The players collectively chant ”Brains . . . brains . . .” in zombie
mode, making the other team nervous enough to miss the snap. The Titans recover the fumble
and run it back for the winning touchdown!
After losing what would have been a record seventh consecutive national cheerleading championship,
Sue is interviewed on camera by Katie Couric as ”Loser of the Year” (Sue mistakenly
thought it was ”The Ten Most Fascinating People,” but Katie reminds her: ”That’s Barbara Walters”).
Not only did Sue’s misguided cannon plan launch a national debate about high school
athletes’ safety, but also the remainder of the Cheerios’ budget was diverted to the glee club.
After seeing Katie dancing with a victorious Will on tape, Sue can only summon one response: ”I
hate you, Diane Sawyer.”
Karofsky and Finn congratulate each other on the win, but Finn tells him that glee club won’t
accept him permanently until he clears up his issues with Kurt. Finn even offers to drive to
Dalton Academy with Karofsky to put the problem to rest. But Karofsky resists, insisting that he
doesn’t want to be a part of it and that nothing will change. All he cares about is being on top
after winning the game.
Quinn thanks Finn for all of his efforts, telling him it reminded her of why she loved him. She
kisses him, surprising them both with the feeling behind it.
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Silly Love Songs
Season 2
Episode Number: 34
Season Episode: 12
Originally aired: Tuesday February 8, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Tate Donovan
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray),
Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang),
Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri
Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury)
Guest Stars: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Darren
Criss (Blaine)
Production Code: 2ARC12
Summary: Valentine’s Day brings romance for the Glee club couples and a Warblers
performance brings Kurt and Blaine closer together.
Puck finds himself shocked and dismayed
to be fantasizing about Lauren
Zizes in geometry class: after promising
her ”seven minutes in heaven” to get her
to join the glee club, she wasn’t turned on
by him at all in the storage closet, and her
rejection has him obsessing over her. She
catches him staring at her and promises
to ”break his nuts” if he does it again. She
also returns his box of Valentine’s Day
candy because the candies sucked - she
ate them all to make sure they sucked.
Finn is filled with newfound confidence
after winning the district championship,
as the female students are panting
after him, and even Becky asks him to be her Valentine. After their post-victory kiss, he
decides he wants to pursue Quinn again, if he can pry her away from Sam for another lip lock.
Meanwhile, Blaine’s talk about a certain guy he’s crushing on and his attention to detail has
Kurt thinking they’re on the verge of coupling up.
When Will assigns the glee club to pick a partner and sing what they think is the world’s
greatest love song to them, some are thrilled while others cringe at the thought. Finn points out
that an entire week has gone by without one of the glee-ers getting slushied, and to celebrate
he wants to pay the good fortune forward by establishing a charity kissing booth to raise money
to travel to nationals. Santana’s snarky comments turn the glee club against her, and Puck’s
defense of Lauren causes her to ease up on him, just barely. He asks her to BreadstiX for
Valentine’s Day, but she informs him that she’s not that easy: she’ll need to be wooed.
Blaine pulls Kurt into an emergency meeting of the Warblers, where Blaine announces that
he’s in love and asks the Warblers to help him serenade the object of his affection - off campus,
a major breech of Warbler tradition that most of the group opposes. Kurt deftly defends Blaine’s
request and persuades the Warblers to agree, but he’s stunned to discover that Blaine wants
them to sing at The Gap because the one he’s pining for is a junior manager there.
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Kurt slumber-parties with Rachel and Mercedes, realizing he’s been fooling himself. After
Rachel reveals her plan to go to Finn’s kissing booth with a $100 bill and win him back with 100
kisses, they both takes Mercedes’ advice to fly solo and harness their romantic pain to better
their music.
Puck harmonizes with the glee boys on Queen’s ”Fat Bottomed Girls” to win over Lauren.
Santana is jealous, while Lauren tells him it’s the first time anyone ever sang her a love song
and it made her feel like crap. Meanwhile, Finn’s kissing booth is popular, but Quinn tells him
she knows he’s trying to get to her because she’s the only girl in school who won’t kiss him. Finn
tries to tempt her, but she resists, as a shocked Sam quietly witnesses their exchange.
Sam confronts Quinn about being within ”kissing distance” of Finn, but she tells him that
she’s trying to find a love song for him, the only boy she’ll get within kissing distance of. Insisting
he’s not as dumb as everyone thinks, Sam tells her he thinks there’s something to her resistance
to Finn’s booth. Fine, says Quinn, she’ll go to the kissing booth.
Rachel gives Finn a dollar, explaining that she’s fine without any man to stand in the way of
achieving her stardom, so he kisses her - on the cheek. Annoyed, Rachel cracks and admits she
still loves him and demands to know why Finn won’t forgive her. Finn gives her the Christmas
gift he bought for her before they split, a gold star necklace, telling her they really should be
apart so she can make her dreams come true. ”You’re a real star, and you need to shine,” he tells
her. ”Just because I can’t be with you, it doesn’t mean I don’t believe in you.”
Mike Chang and Artie discuss their good fortune in dating Tina and Brittany without any
drama, and they sing and dance to Michael Jackson’s ”P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” in celebration.
Santana presents Puck with the receipt for a necklace she bought herself and tells him she’ll
consider the matter settled for dinner at BreadstiX. She says she’ll change and stop being a
bitch, but when Lauren overhears Santana’s dig at her, the two throw down in the hallway, with
Santana taking most of the punishment before Coach Beiste breaks it up. Puck wants Lauren
even more and begs her to go out with him. ”You make a formal presentation,” she replies, ”and
I’ll consider it.”
Quinn puts her dollar down at Finn’s kissing booth, and Sam insists on witnessing the kiss.
Both Finn and Quinn feel fireworks inside, but Sam is satisfied that nothing is going on between
them. Quinn slips away and tells Finn to meet her tomorrow in the auditorium.
At The Gap, Kurt scopes out Blaine’s love interest, Jeremiah, and supports Blaine’s bid to
win him over. Blaine and The Warblers sing Robin Thicke’s ”When I Get You Alone” in the store,
but his plan backfires: Jeremiah gets fired because his manager didn’t like the disruption -
and neither did Jeremiah, who’s not out at work. He tells Blaine that, despite their two coffee
meetings, they aren’t dating, and they can’t date because Blaine is underage.
Santana, fuming because she’s single on Valentine’s Day, notices that something’s going between
Finn and Quinn and concocts a revenge plot: she dresses up as a sexy candy striper to
volunteer at a hospital and then kisses a patient with mono. She then kisses Finn at his booth,
spreading the germs. Lauren rebuffs Puck’s feeble advances, but when he drops to his knees and
offers her a Ring Pop, asking her to join him at BreadstiX, she finally accepts.
Quinn meets Finn in the auditorium, but points out that if they hook up she’ll be cheating,
the very thing that caused Finn to break up with both her and Rachel. Finn says he thinks that
cheating shows that you’re not in love with someone enough not to hurt them, and while Quinn
says she loves Sam she decides to explore her feelings for Finn, too. She won’t choose either one
until she knows for sure. They kiss.
A hurt Blaine frets about making a fool of himself, and Kurt decides to be honest with him,
telling Blaine that he thought he was the guy Blaine was crushing on. Blaine is surprised and
admits his own cluelessness, saying he doesn’t know what he’s doing and has never been anyone’s
boyfriend. He cares about Kurt but believes he’s not good at romance and doesn’t want to
screw up their relationship. ”So it’s just like ’When Harry Met Sally . . .’” says Kurt, ”but I get to
be Meg Ryan.”
Puck eases the pain of being stood up by Lauren by making out with a BreadstiX waitress.
Meanwhile, Finn reaches his goal of kissing every girl in school and raising $200 for glee club.
Tina sings her love song for Mike, the Rogers and Hart classic ”My Funny Valentine,” and, overwhelmed
with emotion, breaks down into sobs. Both Finn and Quinn feel sick, and Santana
exposes the fact that they both have mono. In the hospital, Finn and Quinn decide to stop what
they’ve started until each of them figures out their current romantic situation. Quinn points out
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that whenever she doesn’t catch Finn staring at her, he’s staring at Rachel.
Puck confronts Lauren about standing him up, and he admits he likes her because she’s an
even bigger badass than he is. She tells him she does like him (especially when she thought he
was mixed race, ”which always gets my engine going”), but she’s not just looking to fool around.
”If you’re really into me, you’ve gotta take it slow,” she says, agreeing to meet him for Valentine’s
Day - as friends.
Rachel tends to the ailing Finn, and they talk honestly: he admits that he saw fireworks when
he kissed Quinn, but his silence when Rachel asks how he felt when he kissed her convinces her
there’s nothing left between them. He says he’s still confused, but she says she’s ready to pursue
her dreams of stardom without anything holding her back, and that he’s inspired her choice of
love song for the assignment: Katy Perry’s ”Firework,” an ode to her belief in herself. The glee
students join Rachel at BreadstiX for Kurt’s first Lonely Hearts Club Dinner, where he and The
Warblers dedicate Paul McCartney’s ”Silly Love Songs” to all the singles.
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Comeback
Season 2
Episode Number: 35
Season Episode: 13
Originally aired: Tuesday February 15, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce), Matthew Morrison (Will
Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars Role: Darren Criss (Blaine), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Chord Overstreet
(Sam Evans)
Production Code: 2ARC13
Summary: Sue gets musical when she starts a tribute band. Meanwhile, Rachel
wants to elevate her social status and gets help from an interesting
source when Brittany comes to her rescue.
Will believes that he’s in the midst of a
personal comeback, as everything finally
seems to be going his way: glee club has
been given the Cheerios’ funding, he’s
moved past Terri, and he feels like he’s
over Emma. But Will is shocked when
Emma calls him out of class for an emergency.
An entry Sue’s notebook suggests
that she’s decided to commit ”Sue-icide.”
Will and Emma rush to Sue’s home
and find her sprawled on her bed without a pulse - but Sue suddenly sits up, having stopped her
own heart after a failed overdose attempt using gummy vitamins. Sue says that life’s not living
after failing to qualify for nationals. She and her Cheerios have nothing to do for the rest of the
school year - except, as Emma suggests, cheer for the school’s teams. ”Yeah, like that’s gonna
happen,” says Sue. Exasperated, Will refuses to participate in Sue’s pity party.
Sam is concerned that he’s losing Quinn after her bout with mono, though she’s told him she
didn’t get it from kissing Finn (a lie: her cover story is that she saved his life when he almost
choked on a gum ball). Sam is determined to keep her by adopting a new rock ’n’ roll image,
complete with a Justin Bieber hairstyle and a one-man band, The Justin Bieber Experience. He
performs at a bat mitzvah, and after an enthusiastic response, he believes he’s on track to be the
blond Bieber.
Rachel reminds Brittany of their new deal: without relationships to distract her, Rachel’s going
full-force in her bid for fame and wants to inspire some water cooler buzz. She’s paid Brittany to
adopt one of her looks and credit her for the influence. But she is annoyed when Brittany wears
Rachel’s leg warmers on her arms instead of her legs (Brittany’s defense: it was cold and she had
thought it was summer, having never learned to read a calendar).
The depressed Sue rampages through the hallways, proclaiming that she has nothing but
time on her hands to torment the glee kids. Will worries with Emma that Sue will soon turn all
her attention to disrupting New Directions, and Sue enters Emma’s office, asking to use one of
his rafter to hang herself (her own office rafters have asbestos, which could kill a person). Will
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tries to tough-love Sue into recalling a moment since her ”epic decline” in which she felt good
about something. Sue admits that while driving in her Le Car she heard Charlene’s song ”I’ve
Never Been to Me” on the radio and she couldn’t help but join in.
Emma suggests that Sue should join the glee club - the healing power of music could help
her. Sue and Will both resist at first, but they ultimately agree. Then the glee club objects, but
Will thinks that, along with pulling Sue out her funk, her proven championship attitude could
actually help their efforts.
He informs the students that they’ll not only be facing Kurt and the Warblers at regionals,
but they’re also up against Aural Intensity, who beat them last year. There’s also a theme for
regionals: the anthem, an epic song. Sam suggests a Justin Bieber song, performing ”Baby” and
getting a surprisingly positive response from his skeptical friends. Sue’s reaction: ”We’ve got to
get that girl on the Cheerios.”
Puck, Artie, and Mike corner Sam in the bathroom, wanting in on The Justin Bieber Experience,
having ”underestimated the power of the Biebs.” Their post-Valentine’s Day relationships
are sputtering, and they need, as Mike puts it, ”a sugary-sweet jolt of the Biebs to get us some
action again.” Finn mocks their plan, but Sam lets other the guys join him.
Rachel is upset to see other students adopting Brittany’s ”arm warmers” look and demands
her allowance back, but Brittany has given it away, so Rachel insists that Brittany come to school
the next day dressed in Rachel’s signature look: sexy schoolgirl/librarian chic.
Sue feels a renewed lust for life, as she’s now poised to destroy the glee club from within: her
suicide stunt was a ploy to get inside and pit the students against one another until the club
explodes. Sue asks Mercedes for advice on how to be a diva, and she also consults with Rachel,
subtly poisoning them against each other. Rachel and Mercedes confront each other and plan to
have an old-fashioned ”diva-off” to settle their issues.
As Finn tries to persuade an undecided Quinn to meet him for a date, the ”new and improved”
Justin Bieber Experience debuts in the choir room, and Sam dedicates their latest performance,
”Somebody to Love,” to Quinn. The guys’ ploy works: Quinn turns down Finn’s offer, telling Finn
that Sam’s shameless performance and artistry really turned her on.
Meanwhile, Santana offers a not-so-subtle come-on to Sam. Even Lauren is affected by Puck’s
efforts: he begs her to tell him what he needs to do to get with her, and she says that she may
have a proposition for him soon.
After wrestling practice, Lauren asks for Puck’s advice for her first solo glee performance -
she’s nervous but wants to do as well as Rachel. Puck tells her to do what he does and picture
the audience in their underwear.
Brittany comes to school in Rachel-wear, and Finn surprisingly adopts a Bieber-esque look
after learning about the singer’s YouTube popularity. Mercedes and Rachel stage their diva-off,
throwing down on a Broadway staple, ”Take Me As I Am” from ”Rent,” but Sue’s plan backfires -
the sheer joy of their singing ”competition” actually brings them closer together.
Noticing Sue’s attitude in class, Will insists that she join him on an outing to a hospital,
where they visit the pediatric cancer ward to share music with the sick kids. Sue resists, but
after joining in a group singalong with the children on Will’s ukulele version of ”This Little Light
of Mine,” Sue can’t help but be moved. ”I’ll never forgive you for this,” she tells Will. ”Deal,” he
replies.
Quinn, Santana, and Tina have all enthusiastically adopted Rachel’s look - but to Rachel’s
dismay they believe that Brittany provided the inspiration and call her sad for trying to take the
credit. Now getting attention as a high school fashionista, Brittany tells Rachel that she’ll never
be a trendsetter.
Lauren makes her glee solo debut singing what, if she were a country, would be her national
anthem: The Waitresses’ ”I Know What Boys Like.” She starts out a little restrained, but after
picturing her audience in their underwear (including Sue in full dominatrix fetish gear), she
comes alive and sells the song spectacularly.
Santana offers to become Sam’s mistress, explaining that Quinn and Finn did actually kiss
and that this is his chance for revenge.
Sue tells Will that his students have missed the ”anthem” aspect of their assignment: she’ll
offer a song to demonstrate, with their backup - as long any Bieber-inspired elements are done
away with - and Will agrees. Sue participates in a lumberjack-plaid-shirt-dominated production
of My Chemical Romance’s ”Sing” (Sue in a plaid track suit, of course).
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Sam breaks off his romance with a stunned Quinn. He says that she can’t look him in the eye
and tell him she didn’t make out with Finn. And he’s with Santana now.
Meanwhile, Will thinks that Sue’s given the glee club a killer song for regionals, but Rachel
argues that they need something even more epic and unique: an original song to set them apart
from the competition. Will puts it to a vote, and the glee club sides against Rachel’s suggestion.
Will tells Sue that it’s actually been good to have her in the glee club, and she seems back to her
old self, but he learns to be careful what he wishes for.
Sue informs him that she’s been inspired by the music and has more to offer the world than
spectacular, life-threatening Cheerios tumbling routines. She’s taken a new part-time gig: she’s
the new coach of Aural Intensity. ”I’ve got my mojo back, and I still get to dedicate my life to
destroying yours,” she says. ”Life’s good.”
Finn tells Rachel that he thinks she’s right, and that she should be the one to write the
original song and prove it to the glee club - he believes in her. ”I really liked the Rachel I saw in
there,” he tells her. ”It reminded me of the old you: focused and take no prisoners. I think you
might be making a comeback.”
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Blame It on the Alcohol
Season 2
Episode Number: 36
Season Episode: 14
Originally aired: Tuesday February 22, 2011
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Heather Morris (Brittany S.
Pierce), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),
Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer
(Kurt Hummel), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina
Cohen-Chang), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Jayma Mays (Emma
Pillsbury), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester)
Guest Stars: Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Chord Overstreet
(Sam Evans), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Production Code: 2ARC14
Summary: At the school, Principal Figgins is worried about underage drinking
and the glee club becomes involved in the program. However Coach
Beiste and Will have some fun together.
Figgins alerts Will to an epidemic at
McKinley: alcohol abuse. Students are
blatantly coming to school drunk from
new alcoholic beverages targeted to kids
with pop songs glamorizing binge drinking
(”just listen to Ke-Dollar-Sign-Ha”).
To promote Alcohol Awareness Week, Figgins
charges Will and the glee club with
performing an anti-alcohol song at the
assembly.
Will approaches Emma, hoping to be friends again. When Will reveals that he’s not dating
anyone, Emma says that he should be. But Sue appears to suggest that Will first enroll in
Alcoholic Anonymous - as a future alcoholic, given the loser status of his life. When her glee
club (which she’s coaching after a stairwell fall by Aural Intensity’s prior teacher - a fall that Sue
caused) crushes his, he’ll surely turn to drink.
Puck flirts with Rachel after learning that her dads will be out of town for the weekend; he’s
trying to persuade her to have a party for the glee club. She resists, and Puck tells Rachel that
her dads trust her because ”you suck and you’re boring.”
Rachel breaks the tension with Finn by giving him a hug and tries out the original song
he prompted her to attempt: ”My Headband” (”Write about what you know,” she says). Finn’s
unimpressed but supportive, and suggests that if she wants to write a song like those by Carole
King or Joni Mitchell she may need to live a little more. She agrees: her ”journey from ’Little
Princess’ to ’Natural Woman’ begins Saturday night at my house.”
The glee club students decide to attend Rachel’s ”house party train-wreck extravaganza” as
long as there’s alcohol involved. Rachel welcomes the show choir - along with Warblers Kurt
and Blaine - into her dads’ ”Oscar Room” (complete with a mini-stage for Rachel’s impromptu
performances) and hands out drink tickets for wine coolers. Quinn is saddened to find Sam and
Santana making out at the party, and the rest of the students are about to ditch the party until
Puck gets Rachel’s permission to break into her dads’ liquor cabinet.
The kids party and get drunk to Far East Movement’s ”Like a G6,” and a non-drinking Finn
and Kurt deal with sloppy drunks Rachel and Blaine. Finn walks Rachel through the various
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drunken archetypes New Directions are acting out: Santana is the weepy, hysterical drunk,
melting down on Sam over Quinn; Quinn and Lauren are the angry girl drunks, tearing into
Puck; Brittany is the drunk girl who turns into a stripper; Mercedes and Tina are the happy
drunks; and Rachel is the needy-girl drunk, clinging to him.
To prove him wrong, Rachel insists on playing Spin the Bottle. During her turn, the bottle
lands on Blaine: they kiss, and to everyone’s surprise (especially Kurt’s) both Rachel and Blaine
feel a spark between them (”Your face tastes awesome,” she tells him). Rachel and Blaine perform
to Human League’s ”Don’t You Want Me,” and Rachel grows even more smitten with her duet
partner.
The next morning, Kurt’s dad, Burt, is taken aback to find Kurt getting ready in his bedroom
as a hungover Blaine groggily awakes in Kurt’s bed. At McKinley, the glee club members are all
hurting from the night’s festivities, and Artie passes out a thermos of Bloody Marys as ”hair of
the dog.”
They all launch into a rendition of Jamie Foxx’s ”Blame It on the Alcohol,” which becomes
the production number they rehearse for Will in class. Will likes the number but is concerned
that the song isn’t anti-alcohol enough, and the kids challenge him on the issue, calling him a
hypocrite because he drinks himself.
Will commiserates with Coach Beiste, feeling out of touch as well as beset by various angst-y
personal issues. Beiste tells him that he needs to get a little ”ridiculous” and burn off his stress,
and she insists that he join her at her favorite honky tonk bar, Rosalita’s Roadhouse.
Rachel calls Blaine and asks him out on a date. At first Kurt is amused until he realizes that
Blaine accepted. Blaine argues that while he thought he was gay, it may be time to experiment
and discover more about himself - maybe he’s bisexual. Kurt gets angry, thinking Blaine is both
fooling himself and leading Rachel on. He has admired that Blaine was out and proud, but Blaine
admits that he’s not as confident about who he is as Kurt assumes and, hurt that Kurt’s judging
him, storms out of the coffee shop.
At Rosalita’s Roadhouse, Will and Beiste dance onstage and duet on Amos Milburn’s blues
classic ”One Bourbon, One Scotch and One Beer,” stirring up the crowd and downing their share
of shots. Meanwhile, Kurt helps with party cleanup at Rachel’s, and she knows he just wants to
hear about her date with Blaine. She describes their lovely evening watching ”Love Story” at the
revival theater while dressed as the characters (”That’s not gay at all,” humphs Kurt).
Rachel thinks that if Blaine is not actually gay, she’s kind of doing Kurt a favor, while Kurt
argues back that Blaine is ”the first of a long line of conflicted men you will date,” and that as
a couple they’ll never have real chemistry. Rachel decides that she’ll settle the issue by kissing
Blaine while they’re both sober.
A very inebriated Will and Coach Beiste make it safely - and responsibly, having cabbed it -
back to Will’s apartment. They agree that drinking can be fun, but Beiste reminds him they’re
not teenagers. They can’t lecture the kids; they can only educate them and hope they make smart
choices. After the Coach leaves, Will charitably grades papers while drunk, doling out A-pluses,
and then, after fumbling with his phone, attempts to drunk-dial someone.
The next day at school, the hungover Will apologizes to Emma for the call, but she never
received it. Sue takes the opportunity to torment Will once again by insisting that he has an
alcohol problem.
Kurt vents about Blaine to his dad, but Burt is more concerned about Blaine sleeping over,
insisting that Kurt get his permission beforehand. Kurt explains that it was innocent, but Burt’s
concerned about Kurt acting inappropriately under his roof. They argue about the details, but
Burt insists on an apology. Kurt gives in, but asks Burt to educate himself more about gay
relationships so that he can come to him with questions like any straight son could.
The glee club students are extremely anxious before their assembly performance, but - in
accordance with ”old Broadway tradition” - Rachel provides shots of a potent mixture from the
remnants of her dads’ liquor cabinet to calm their nerves. Principal Figgins introduces New
Directions’ number (”Tick and also Tock, by Ke-Dollar Sign-Ha”) and they perform ”Tick Tock”;
all goes smoothly until lead singer Brittany suddenly throws up on Rachel, prompting a chain
reaction vomit from Santana as well.
The next day, Sue makes an announcement over the P.A., blaming the assembly spectacle on
Will. Sue reveals that she was the recipient of Will’s drunk-dial, and she plays the message for
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the entire school to hear: Will drunkenly makes a play for one night of ”getting crazy” with Emma
(surprisingly, hearing it in her office, Emma’s not upset).
Will and the glee club bicker over drinking as they wait in Figgins’ office, but Figgins’ reaction
surprises them: he thinks the assembly disaster was staged with special effects, and the result
has scared the rest of the students off alcohol. He congratulates them all (though quietly suggests
that Will deal with his issues).
Will tells his students that, while he’s relieved they got off the hook, he never wants them
to pull something like that again. He vows not to drink anymore and asks the students to join
him - at least, to be realistic, until after nationals. He asks the students to sign a pledge against
drinking, and the agreement includes his phone number. If they slip, they can call him any time
day or night to get a ride home. The students agree.
Rachel and Kurt await Blaine’s arrival at the coffee shop, with Rachel excited to learn if she
will end up ”with a new boyfriend who can keep up with me vocally and give me vaguely Eurasianlooking
children.” As soon as he enters, Rachel kisses Blaine passionately. His response: ”Yep,
I’m gay. One hundred percent gay.” He thanks her for clearing that up for him. Kurt’s about to
console her, but Rachel is surprisingly happy, too: ”I just had a relationship with a man who
turned out to be gay,” she explains. ”That is songwriting GOLD!”
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Sexy
Season 2
Episode Number: 37
Season Episode: 15
Originally aired: Tuesday March 8, 2011
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Ryan Murphy
Show Stars: Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel),
Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany S. Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Darren
Criss (Blaine), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste), Harry Shum Jr.
(Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow (Holly Holliday), John Stamos (Carl Howell)
Production Code: 2ARC15
Summary: When free-spirited substitute teacher Holly Holliday fills in for the absent
sex-education teacher, she joins forces with Mr. Schuester to
teach the kids of New Directions the facts of life. Meanwhile, Emma
heads up the Celibacy Club, and she and Dr. Carl address some issues
in their personal life.
As Rachel and Quinn quarrel at the
Chastity Club over what the exact nature
of Quinn and Finn’s relationship might
be, Emma offers symbolic lock-and-key
”chastity charms” to the girls - while also,
in her enthusiasm, inadvertently hinting
that her own sexual relationship with
new husband Carl may yet to have been
consummated.
Will offers to help Emma in the difficult
task of promoting sexual abstinence to the students, but his overture is interrupted by the
return of substitute teacher Holly Holliday, who’s taking on the Health & Wellness class (the
regular teacher is out ”with a mad case of the herp”) and thinks that celibacy is a valid but
unrealistic choice for the students: ”It’s like saying vegetarianism is an option for lions.”
Holly thinks that the glee club students are among the school’s most clueless when it comes
to sex education, because her condom/cucumber demonstration really threw them. Emma and
Holly debate the issue, and Emma’s own nerves add to the tension.
Santana offers a cuddle/”lady kisses” session to Brittany, who refuses because she’s not been
feeling sexy - she thinks she may have ”a bun in the oven.” Although sworn to secrecy, Santana
quickly spreads the news among the glee clubbers, and it makes its way to a panicked Artie.
Artie blurts his fears out to Will in class, and Brittany confirms, but she hasn’t been to a doctor:
Brittany believes that because a stork built its nest atop her garage, a baby is on the way.
Realizing how uneducated the students are, Will turns to Holly, who plans to sneak sex ed
lessons to the kids in a not-so-provocative way during glee club as they prep for Regionals. Will
also reveals that he hasn’t been dating, which Holly calls ”a waste of some fine man-butt.”
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Holly makes her presentation for the students: ”Sex is just like hugging, only wetter.” She
disabuses them of some of their misinformation, and though she’s not too accommodating of
Rachel and Quinn’s celibacy stance, she launches into a song to get her points across - Joan
Jett and the Blackhearts’ ”Do You Wanna Touch Me,” which she closes out by informing them
that when you have sex with someone you’re having sex with everyone they’ve ever had sex with.
Sue surprises Dalton Academy Warblers Kurt and Blaine with a visit to the coffee shop, sharing
with them her intel that New Directions will be sexing up their routines for Regionals - but
when she asks for some ”quid pro quo” inside info to bolster her coaching of rival glee club Aural
Intensity, Kurt tells her that he is not in cahoots with her schemes, and she informs him that he
just made a powerful enemy. Blaine, however, thinks the Warblers need to respond to the info by
adding sex appeal to their performances.
When Emma is upset that Will allowed Holly’s sex talk with the glee kids, Will offers to let
her and the Celibacy Club make a counter-argument in song, and she accepts. Lauren makes a
proposition to Puck: while Rachel wants to be a famous singer, Lauren mostly just wants to be
famous - ”like a Kardashian” - and thinks a sex tape would do the trick to land her a recording
contract, and Puck is eagerly onboard.
Blaine unveils the Warblers’ sexed-up new routine, the Neon Trees’ ”Animal,” for the girls at
their sister school (complete with foam machine and beach balls) and works them into a lather
- though Blaine thinks Kurt’s ”sexy faces” looked like he was having gas pains, causing Kurt to
think his lack of sexual experience and knowledge is going to be a problem.
Brittany confesses to Santana that while she enjoys their make-out sessions - which Santana
says aren’t cheating because ”the plumbing’s different” - she prefers what she experiences
with Artie because of the feelings involved. Santana insists she prefers things without emotional
attachments or labels, but Brittany thinks they should talk to an adult about it because their
relationship is confusing her.
Holly discovers Puck and Lauren planning their sex tape, and while she appreciates their
openness about their plans she informs that making and owning a sex tape while both are under
18 could make them guilty of child pornography and her own sex tape ”with J.D. Salinger” was a
disaster. Holly next counsels Brittany and Santana, who both express confusion about whether
or not they might be lesbian or bisexual, and when Holly suggests they express their feelings in
song, Santana agrees - if Holly will help them.
Blaine tries to coach Kurt on his sexy looks, but Kurt is frustrated: he prefers romance over
sexual feelings. Holly assists Will in crafting Prince’s ”Kiss” into a torrid tango, ending with a
passionate kiss. He confesses that he’s really into her, but she resists, warning him that she’s
damaged goods and tends to ”break nice guys like you into Wasa crackers.” He says he’s prepared,
but she tells him he doesn’t need her for his song.
Blaine approaches Kurt’s dad, Burt, at the auto shop, asking if he’s ever spoken with Kurt
about sex. Burt’s glad that Kurt has someone like Blaine to talk to but feels Kurt will bring
up sex when he’s ready; Blaine, however, is concerned that Kurt may already be behind the
curve and might make a serious mistake in the heat of passion one day. Blaine envies Kurt and
Burt’s relationship and urges Burt to take advantage of their closeness, but apologizes if he’s
overstepping his bounds - which Burt tells him he is.
In the music room, Holly sings a Dixie Chicks-styled version of Fleetwood Mac’s ”Landslide”
to help Brittany and Santana figure out their feelings, and the emotions begin to overwhelm
Santana and she and Brittany share a tender moment - which Sam misinterprets, suggesting to
Artie that he thinks maybe they should be as close as their girlfriends are.
But when Rachel praises them for exploring ”Sapphic charms” in song, Santana testily insists
she cannot be labeled. Scared that he could be arrested if he makes a sex tape with Lauren,
Puck joins the Celibacy Club, and Emma recruits him into their musical performance - along
with one more man. Her husband, Carl, joins in a very wholesome, ’70s-style rendition (complete
with scarves as neckties and cherry pie backdrops) of the Starland Vocal Band’s nevertheless
suggestive ”Afternoon Delight” - which as Holly points out is about ”sneaking out for a nooner,”
and not, as Emma believes, having dessert in the middle of the day. Afterward, Carl furtively goes
to Holly in hopes of getting some sex education counseling for Emma.
Burt presents a very resistant Kurt with free clinic sex pamphlets to pave the way for a sex
talk. ”This is going to suck for both of us,” admits Burt, ”but we’re going to get through it together,
and we’re gonna both be better men because of it.” Burt patiently explains that he wants Kurt to
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do what he wants to when he’s ready, but he also wants Kurt to use sex as a way to connect to
another person, saying, ”Don’t throw yourself around like you don’t matter, because you matter.”
In a counseling session with Holly, Carl reveals that he and Emma have not yet had sex after
four months of marriage. Holly’s shocked as Carl and Emma reveal details about their chaste,
cuddling relationship, and then she drops a bombshell question: is Emma still in love with Will?
Carl agrees that he was thinking the same thing but was afraid to ask, and Emma reluctantly
admits that she’s very confused about her feelings. Carl tells her he’ll stay at a hotel while she
figures out her emotions, and Emma asks Holly not to reveal anything to Will.
Santana confesses to Brittany that the reason she’s a bitch all the time is because she’s angry
and afraid of dealing with her feelings for Brittany: she wants to be with Brittany, but she’s
afraid of the looks and comments from their classmates. Breaking down, Santana admits that
she doesn’t want to be with Sam or Finn or any other boys - she wants to be with Brittany, and
she loves her. But Brittany tells her that she loves both Santana and Artie, and it wouldn’t be
right to break up with him. If she and Artie split, she would be with Santana. Santana is crushed
and angry, pushing Brittany away.
Lauren is angry with Puck for joining the Celibacy Club, but he explains to her that he’s
finally trying to consider the consequences of his decisions. While she feels the urge to punch
him, Lauren kisses him instead, and tells him if they can play footsie in Celibacy Club, she’ll join
as well. With Emma bowing out of leading the club to work on her marriage, Rachel takes over as
the membership suddenly expands: Puck, Lauren, Brittany, Artie, and Santana have joined the
ranks. Puck notices that Quinn has a hickey, which she dismisses as a curling iron burn, but
she flashes back to the real deal: she hooked up with Finn. Finn worries that their relationship
is just a part of Quinn’s campaign to be named the prom king and queen, but she reassures him
that she made a mistake with Puck, and that she and Finn belong together.
As Will works overtime to perfect the Regionals choreography, Holly tells him goodbye; after
some parent complaints about her sex ed class, she has to move on to another subbing gig. Will
doesn’t want to say goodbye, and Holly tells him that her experience with Santana and Brittany
has opened her up to the possibility of a relationship that lasts more than 36 hours: ”I know a
lot about sex, but maybe it’s time I learned a little something about romance.”
Will sweeps her into his arms, telling her ”I don’t know if you’ve heard, but I happen to be an
excellent educator,” and they kiss.
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Original Song
Season 2
Episode Number: 38
Season Episode: 16
Originally aired: Tuesday March 15, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Darren
Criss (Blaine), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes)
Guest Stars: Loretta Devine (Sister Mary Constance), Kathy Griffin (Tammy Jean
Albertson)
Production Code: 2ARC16
Summary: With Sue Sylvester coaching Aural Intensity, Blaine and the Warblers’
dynamic set list and tough judges Tammy Jean Albertson and Sister
Mary Constance, the kids of New Directions decide the only way to
win Regionals is to write and perform their own original songs. Meanwhile,
Quinn is hell-bent on getting Finn back and ruling McKinley
once again.
The Dalton Academy Warblers rehearse
a high-energy rendition of Maroon
5’s ”Misery,” but Kurt is feeling that
Blaine is getting all of the group’s solo
attention, saying, ”Sometimes I feel like
we’re ’Blaine and the Pips.’”
Meanwhile, Rachel unveils her original
composition for Finn, culled from her
personal pain: ”Only Child,” in which she
laments that her dads never gave her another
sibling. Finn admits that it’s better
than her ”Headband” tune but suggests
that she’s not really tapping true emotions,
only acting them out - she needs
to search deep inside herself to find what
to write about.
Quinn continues her mission to reestablish her relationship with Finn, but it continues to
seem driven by her burning desire to become prom queen. She worries that the allure of Rachel’s
talent may cause her to lose Finn, and she plots to make her play perfectly with the old maxim
”Keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” becoming Rachel’s best friend.
Under Kurt’s guardianship, the Warblers’ canary mascot, Pavarotti, dies. Distraught, Kurt
sings The Beatles’ ”Blackbird” in tribute as the Warblers join in.
Will informs the glee club that their plan to perform My Chemical Romance’s ”Sing” at Regionals
has been shut down. The band has sent them a cease-and-desist letter, thanks to Sue’s
scheming: she met the drummer at a drum circle years earlier ”and had a brief affair,” then she
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told him a scam story of Will’s ”long-running legal battle with PETA.” Because she blames him
for the loss of her Cheerios, she warns Will to consider her act ”the first salvo in World War Sue.”
When Quinn backs Rachel’s suggestion to perform an original song and offers to help her write
one, Will agrees to the plan.
Santana is still hurting from being rejected by Brittany and plans to write her own heterosexual
love song about Sam to present to the glee club. Noticing the friction between them, Sue
reminds them of their betrayal and that she plays dirty, and when they open their lockers dirt
spills all over them.
Blaine steps up and tells the Warblers that he’s tired of leading every song and thinks their
current performance formula will lead them to defeat against New Directions - they need to
show more talent diversity. He argues to add a duo lead at Regionals, specifically with Kurt. The
Warblers agree.
Santana unveils the song she’s co-written with Tina for the glee club, a sensual ode to Sam
called ”Troutymouth.” But Sam objects to all the joke-y references to his mouth, and Will thinks
it lacks the epic feel needed for Regionals. Puck also tries out his own song, written in honor of
Lauren: ”Big Ass . . . Heart.”
Quinn wants Finn to help her launch their campaign for prom king and queen, but he wants
to now put it off until after Nationals in deference to Rachel’s fragile emotions. Quinn’s reaction
scares him into agreeing to kick off their campaign after Regionals - and Rachel overhears
everything.
As Kurt decorates Pavarotti’s casket, Blaine asks him to help practice the song he’s chosen for
their duet: ”Candles” by Hey Monday. He wants something a little more emotional than his usual
Top 40 choices. Blaine admits that he had a surprise revelation after being moved listening to
Kurt sing ”Blackbird.” He’s fallen for Kurt, and the duet is an excuse to spend more time together.
They kiss. Kurt is dumbfounded - and thrilled.
Mercedes unleashes her original song ”Hell to the No,” which everyone loves, but Will’s not
sure it’s quite Regionals material. Pointing out that the greatest songs address some kind of
personal pain, Will encourages the students to tap a great hurt for their tune, and the students
realize that Sue Sylvester has been the source of their greatest torment. When Finn says that
Sue’s torture tactics hurt at first but ultimately makes you want to win, Will thinks they may
have just discovered their original song: ”Loser Like Me.”
Rachel tells Quinn that she thinks they’ve been through enough to be honest with each other,
and she asks her if Quinn and Finn are back together. Quinn admits the truth, but she is rough
with Rachel’s feelings, telling her that Rachel and Finn were never meant to be together. Quinn
explains they she has her future with Finn all mapped out, and she wants Rachel to finally get
out of the picture - in her eyes, if Rachel continues her desperate search for a fantasy happy
ending, she’ll ”never get it right.” Hurt, Rachel decides to write her original material on her own,
and tearfully composes a song called ”Get It Right.”
Sue admits that she forged the letter from My Chemical Romance, but Will thanks her for
inspiring New Directions to step up their game. At Regionals, New Directions prepares to face the
judges: anchorman Rod Remington, recent Tea Party candidate and homeschooler Tammy Jean
Albertson (played by Kathy Griffin), and nun/writer - and former exotic dancer - Sister Mary
Constance (played by Loretta Devine).
Sue’s team, Aural Intensity, kicks off the competition with ”Jesus Is My Friend,” by Christian
ska group Sonseed, to shamelessly court the judges and the crowd. Kurt’s nervous for his duet,
but Blaine reassures him as the Warblers take the stage for a beautiful performance of ”Candles,”
then a high-octane spin on Pink’s ”Raise Your Glass,” led by Blaine.
Before New Directions’ performance, Finn tells Rachel to break a leg, and she remembers how
last year he told her that he loved her. Taking the stage, Rachel pours out her melancholy feelings
in ”Get It Right,” and it clearly has a powerful effect on Finn. Then the entire show choir tears
into their next original tune, ”Loser Like Me.” The crowd embraces the song (waving giant foam
fingers in the classic Loser ”L” shape), and the song’s meaning sinks in on Sue, and the glee club
finishes the performance by tossing confetti slushies at the audience.
The judges debate the merits of the performances: Sister Mary Constance has some reservations
about the gay aspects of the Warblers’ performance, and - inspired by his hairdresser’s long
relationship - Rod suggests that it shouldn’t matter. But Tammy Jean argues against it, pushing
for Aural Intensity’s religious routine. She also argues against New Directions’ loser message,
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but Rod’s ready to put it to a vote. The state governor’s wife takes the stage to announce the
outcome - after randomly announcing that ”My husband is verbally abusive, and I have been
drinking since noon.” The winning choir is New Directions - they’ve won their berth at Nationals.
Incensed, Sue punches out the governor’s wife onstage.
Kurt and Blaine lay Pavarotti to rest, but Kurt’s more upset about Regionals. Blaine reminds
him that in their own way, they did win - they found each other, ”and that beats a lousy trophy,
don’t you think?” While encouraging continued teamwork as they begin to prepare for Nationals,
Will also wants to start a tradition of singling out an MVP on the show choir. By unanimous vote,
Rachel earns the MVP honors.
She tells the glee club that despite winning trophies in the past, she’s felt she’s always missed
out on ”the brass ring.” Because her fellow students believed in her and supported her, she feels
special and chosen at last.
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A Night of Neglect
Season 2
Episode Number: 39
Season Episode: 17
Originally aired: Tuesday April 19, 2011
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Carol Banker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Darren
Criss (Blaine), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes)
Guest Stars: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Stephen Tobolowsky (Sandy Ryerson),
Cheyenne Jackson (Dustin Goolsby), Charice (Sunshine Corazon),
Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), James Earl (Azimio), Bill A. Jones (Rod
Remington), Riker Lynch (Jeff), Curt Mega (Nick), Gwyneth Paltrow
(Holly Holliday), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Josh Sussman (Jacob
Ben Israel)
Production Code: 2ARC17
Summary: Fresh off their Regionals’ victory the Glee club focuses on their next
challenge: winning Nationals. Meanwhile Sue gathers a team to destroy
New Directions which involves Vocal Adrenaline.
The glee club needs to come up
with $5,000 for their trip to Nationals,
even though they were supposed to
have claimed the Cheerios budget (which,
given Sue’s deposit in an off-shore account,
has been difficult to locate). Will
suggests that the students raise funds by
selling saltwater taffy - 20,000 pieces -
like his high school glee club did. Some
of the students doubt the effectiveness of
the notion: Santana, who received a cherry slushie facial after the group won nationals, argues
that no one else at the school cares at all about them.
The lack of determination angers Mike, who thinks that New Directions doesn’t have any idea
about what it means to work hard to accomplish a goal. He points out that Academic Decathlon
team ”The Brainiacs” - Mike, Tina, Artie, and Brittany (yes, Brittany’s on the team; she was a
last-minute sub after being bribed with Dots and is, surprisingly, an expert on cat diseases) -
successfully won their competition. But now, with no support from the school, they’re also short
of funds to get to the next round of competition in Detroit. Will decides that the taffy sales should
be expanded to help The Brainiacs as well.
Sue calls together an unholy alliance of people with a grudge against Will to form her own
League of Evil, complete with super-villain nicknames: ruthless Vocal Adrenaline coach Dustin
Goolsby (”Sgt. Handsome”), former McKinley glee club director and part-time pot dealer Sandy
Ryerson (”The Pink Dagger”), and Will’s spurned ex-wife, Terri (”The Honey Badger, nature’s most
ferocious animal”). Concerned that a New Directions victory at Nationals will lead Will to usurp
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her position as McKinley’s reigning champion, Sue (aka ”General Zod”) marshals their forces to
undermine the glee club.
Will and Holly Holiday continue to ease into their relationship, and Holly suggests that instead
of selling taffy the glee club should throw a benefit-style fundraiser in the tradition of Hollywood
disaster relief specials. Will jumps at the idea: the kids will perform, and they will only sing songs
by pop artists whose genius isn’t fully appreciated: ”A Night of Neglect.”
Sue sets Dustin to the task of breaking up Will and Holly, while she assigns Sandy to start
a new student club dedicated to heckling, ”the world’s second oldest profession” (the somewhat
reluctant members include Jacob Ben Israel, Azimio Adams, and Becky Jackson). As the glee
club considers which neglected artists they’ll tackle (Rachel leans toward the neglected-in-heropinion-only
Celine Dion), they’re reunited with former student Sunshine Corazon (Charice),
whom they accuse of being a spy for Vocal Adrenaline.
But Sunshine insists that she just wants to perform in the benefit because she’s a huge supporter
of Academic Decathlon. She offers to get her 600 Twitter followers to attend (a substantial
ticket increase over the four that the glee club managed to sell), and she’ll sing the ultimate song
of neglect, Eric Carmen’s power ballad ”All By Myself” (also covered by Celine). ”I’m such a better
singer than everyone else, I know how it feels,” Sunshine admits. ”I’m all alone at the top.”
Sunshine performs the song for the glee club and blows them away; Rachel protests, insisting
that Sunshine is a spy. But Rachel concedes when Mercedes gives up the finale spot. Tired of
seeing Mercedes always taking a back seat to Rachel, Lauren urges her to insist on the respect
she deserves: citing how the outrageous demands of pop divas are an indicator of the respect
they receive, Lauren names herself as Mercedes’ manager in return for ten percent of whatever
they can get from their demands.
Emma confesses to Will that Carl has left her and asked for an annulment (since their marriage
was never consummated). Emma says that she’s filled with regret about so many life decisions,
and she reveals that she honestly expected to be over her OCD by now. Will is supportive
and, donning gloves and joining her to eat grapes one by one, offers to be there for her with no
judgment. The moment is surreptitiously observed by a concerned Holly.
Finn and Quinn appoint Rachel as head of the fundraiser’s talent relations, largely to deal with
Mercedes’ escalating demands (such as being able to wash her hands and then dry them on a
fresh puppy). Rachel, however, empathizes with Mercedes’ need to feel appreciated and promises
to solve the problem. Mercedes agrees to let Sunshine perform the finale and to let Rachel take
the second-to-last slot, but only if, during the benefit, Mercedes’ feet are never allowed to touch
the ground.
After teaching a lesson in character as Wallis Simpson, Holly’s approached by Dustin Goolsby,
who makes his startlingly blunt attempt at seduction. This angers Will, who takes out his jealousies
on Holly. He offers to smooth things over by rehearsing their benefit duet, but she tells
him that she needs to clear her head.
Kurt and Blaine drop by McKinley for the benefit and encounter Dave Karofsky, who once
again launches into a barrage of homophobic slurs. Blaine stands up to Karofsky and a fight
almost erupts, but Santana breaks it up - but not before Kurt almost spills the beans about
Karofsky’s true sexuality.
Karofsky insults Santana and, because he was responsible for slushie-ing her, she scares him
off with her threatening trash talk (”I’ve got razor blades in my hair!”). Sunshine is a no-show
for the benefit, as are her Twitter followers, but the glee club decides to go through with the
performance for the six people who showed up.
Tina leads off with Lykke Li’s ”I Follow Rivers,” but most of the audience are members of the
Heckling Club, and their taunts and boos cause Tina to burst into tears. Will pushes the glee
club to face the unfriendly audience as a professional lesson - not every audience is friendly -
and he has an idea to derail the heckling.
Quinn is dispatched into the audience to distribute ”Vote for Quinn Fabray for Prom Queen”
favors: the saltwater taffy, which dries out the hecklers’ wagging tongues during Mike’s clever
dance routine to Jack Johnson’s ”Bubble Toes.” As the taffy supply grows short, Will suggests
that they need to thwart the hecklers by being too good to insult. However, their show-stopper
act Mercedes has pulled a diva ’tude and left the building.
Holly compliments the hecklers on their serious insult skills, seeming to support the current
culture of tearing down others through electronic anonymity - but she points out that it’s made
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the hecklers all too comfortable with insensitivity. She asks them to try cheering instead of jeering
for the final acts, but while the hecklers have gotten the message they simply choose to go home.
Rachel braves the rainy parking lot to negotiate with Mercedes in her car, filling her in on
Aretha Franklin’s simple origins: dubbed ”the Queen of Soul” at a small town talent contest,
Aretha won the title for doing exactly what she does best and not for being a demanding diva.
Mercedes admits that she doesn’t understand why Rachel’s stardom always overshadows her,
especially because she’s equal in talent and more well-liked. Rachel admits that she’d rather be
in the spotlight than liked, and if Mercedes wants the final showcase she needs to come into the
theater and take it from her.
Holly takes the stage to sing Adele’s ”Turning Tables,” which seems to have a symbolic meaning
reflecting her concerns about Will and Emma. Sue berates Sandy as a poor super-villain after
she sees the Heckling Club leave together in Jacob’s car (bearing the license plate ”Jew Fro”). Sue
insists that Sandy complete his mission to crush New Directions’ spirits.
Mercedes returns with just one final demand: that the glee club get their butts in the audience
for her number, and she unleashes a powerful rendition of Aretha Franklin’s ”Ain’t No Way.”
Something about the song hits Rachel hard, but it also entrances the previously merciless Sandy.
After Mercedes’ performance, Rachel tells her that there will be no follow-up performance
from Rachel because ”THAT was the closing number.”
Holly tells Will that she’s been offered a job teaching French in Cleveland and will be on
her way. When he questions her feelings about what that will do to their relationship, she tells
him that she expressed her thoughts in her song, warning him once again about her commitment
issues. She’s glad that Will is her relationship record-holder (at five dates) and thinks that maybe
she will settle down one day - but not with Will, because he’s in love with Emma, and Emma’s
”totally into you, too.” As she leaves, Will asks if she’ll come back to visit. ”I thought you’d never
ask,” she replies as she leaves.
Will finds Sandy in the music room with the glee club after Mercedes’ song inspired a thaw in
his cold hater heart: he’s going to pay for their Nationals trip in full with money he’s made selling
marijuana. ”It’s drug money, but this is a fantastic way to launder it,” he says.
Disgusted with the failures of ”Pink Dagger” and ”Mr. Handsome” (though Dustin did engineer
Sunshine’s no-show), Sue rests her hopes for revenge on her ”Honey Badger,” Terri.
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Born This Way
Season 2
Episode Number: 40
Season Episode: 18
Originally aired: Tuesday April 26, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Colleen
Craig (Flash Mob Dancer), Lonnie Henderson (Dancer), Telly Leung
(Wes), Riker Lynch (Jeff), Curt Mega (Nick), Makenzi Swicegood (Aural
Intesity Dancer)
Production Code: 2ARC18
Summary: Mr. Schuester teaches the glee club a valuable lesson about selfacceptance
and embracing what makes you unique. Meanwhile, Lauren
and Quinn go toe-to-toe for the prom queen crown, Ms. Pillsbury
confronts her obsessive issues, Rachel struggles with a life-altering
decision and Santana has something up her sleeve that could permanently
alter the glee club dynamic.
Will’s plan to improve the glee club’s
dancing skills through ”booty camp” results
in an instant mishap when Finn’s
flailing accidently whacks Rachel in the
face, breaking her nose. As Finn stays
by Rachel’s side, her doctor suggests that
while he repairs the damage he could also
fix her deviated septum with a nose job:
”You’re 16, right? It’s like a right of passage
for Jewish girls.” Rachel insists that
she likes the way she looks and would also be afraid of doing anything that could affect her
singing voice, but the doctor assures her that it may even improve her ability to sustain high
notes and hard-sells her on the idea.
As Rachel considers it, Will and the glee club are skeptical, but Santana suggests - not so
tactfully - that they ALL have flawed features that they might consider changing (”I’m keepin’ it
real”). Will is adamantly opposed, insisting that the physical things they’re most self-conscious
about are also the most interesting parts of them. Mercedes counters that these differences are
also used by others to crush their spirits.
Will debates the issue with Emma while also helping her with her OCD fixations, which leads
to a discussion about how she might deal with her problem. Emma tells him, ”I may not have
been born this way, but there’s nothing I can do about it,” and her words inspire Will to reach
the students through their two favorite teachers: ”Me and Gaga.”
Santana fantasizes that by becoming prom queen she could fool Brittany into being with her
”by royal decree,” but she doesn’t think she has the votes - unless she can highjack the ”jock
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block.” Sam doesn’t have the juice to help as her king candidate, she thinks, and she briefly
considers Dave Karofsky, until she realizes that (after catching him checking out Sam’s ass)
Karofsky is attracted to guys.
Mercedes, Tina, and Santana wonder if they can get Kurt back on New Directions now that
The Warblers are out of competition, but Blaine doesn’t want Kurt back at McKinley because of
Karofsky. The admission inspires Santana’s new scheme: If she can deal with the Karofsky issue
and bring Kurt back to McKinley, she’ll be such a hero she’ll be a shoo-in as prom queen.
Will assigns the students to sing songs about accepting themselves for who they are - both
the best and the worst aspects - including a group number of ”Born This Way” by the ”queen of
self-love,” Lady Gaga. To that end, Emma’s going to outfit the students with white t-shirts each
bearing the word that makes the wearer the most self-conscious so they’ll learn to wear it with
pride. As an example, Emma reveals her own t-shirt, which to Will’s surprise says ”Ginger” rather
than any OCD reference. She explains that her ”ginger-hood” has haunted her all her life, and
she’s proclaiming it in front of everyone.
As Lauren gazes wistfully at the prom queen crown on display, Puck assures her that it’s
meaningless. She reveals that she hasn’t worn one since she was the three-time winner of ”Miss
Tiara Toddler,” on her way to becoming Miss Ohio until ”the shoddy Zizes thyroid kicked in.”
Puck then promises her that she’ll wear the prom queen crown, with him as her king.
Rachel brings Quinn to the doctor’s office as a model nose, in exchange for her vote for prom
queen, and Quinn explains how her looks typically inspire people to be accommodating to her.
As they go through the doctor’s analysis, both girls reflect on their genuine self-images through
a fantasy mash-up of TLC’s ”Unpretty” and ”I Feel Pretty” from ”West Side Story.”
Quinn is threatened when she overhears students reacting to Lauren’s prom queen campaign
posters - they’re intrigued by seeing someone who looks like them for a change - and brings
her wrath down on Lauren. But Lauren stands defiant, suggesting that Quinn’s outsides don’t
represent what she really is on the inside. Furious, Quinn promises to make the competition
personal.
Santana meets covertly with Karofsky and bluntly explains that his secret is no longer a
secret. Despite his denials, she outlines his potential future: as a ”late-in-life gay,” he faces a life
of denial, an empty marriage, and an eventual outing that will ruin his career - but she accepts
it because she needs him, and he needs her. She reveals that she’s gay herself, and suggests
that they serve as each other’s ”beard” - or she’ll out him. ”The only straight I am is straight-up
bitch,” she insists.
Finn works on his dance skills with Mike, singing an up-tempo version of Sammy Davis, Jr.’s
”I’ve Gotta Be Me,” earning a backhanded compliment from Will when he’s used as an example
of someone who’s not afraid to do something they’re really bad at (”But I’m getting better, right?”
hopes Finn).
Rachel is on the verge of making an announcement about her nose job decision, when she is
taken aback by Tina’s sharp critique. Tina admits that she’s done with her own blue contacts
and intends to ”be the change you want to see in the world.” Rachel soldiers forward, revealing
computer-generated photos of her potential face post-nose job, but Puck in particular objects,
noting how the girls at his temple come in looking different - and not as hot (though easier to
make out with).
Will confronts Emma with his disappointment over her so-called admission, but she says it’s
different from the lesson he’s trying to convey: she wasn’t born with her OCD. Will insists that
she has an acute anxiety disorder that others overlook because she functions so well on the
surface, but it’s keeping her from enjoying her life. He tries to get her to eat unwashed fruit with
him, but she won’t. He calls her an expert at deflection, working hard to help others so she won’t
have to face the tough work on herself.
Principal Figgins forces the unwilling glee club to hear an admission from Karofsky: he apologizes
for slushie-ing each of them, and confesses to treating Kurt worst of all. Admitting his
shame, he offers to earn their trust after Santana showed him the light, having him read about
some of the tragic consequences to victims of bullying. Santana reveals that, because the glee
club is incomplete without Kurt, she’s taken it upon herself to rehabilitate Karofsky so Kurt can
return and help them win Nationals - and in the process, she and Karofsky fell in love. Together
they’ve formed a new club - the Bully Whips - dedicated to policing bullying at McKinley, and
Karofsky promises to reach out to Kurt to make amends.
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Kurt’s dad, Burt, is not convinced that his son will be safe returning to McKinley, despite
Figgins’ assurance that the new club has curtailed the school’s bullying problem. The bullying
stopped, Burt thinks, because Karofsky was the chief offender. Karofsky’s father pleads with
Burt, insisting that his son has reformed. Kurt tries to reassure his dad that he’s satisfied with
the improvements, but he wants to speak to Karofsky alone.
When the adults clear the room, Kurt demands to know what Karofsky’s angle is. When
Karofsky expresses surprise that Kurt didn’t reveal Dave’s true orientation earlier, Kurt tells
him, ”I don’t believe in denying who you are, but I don’t believe in outing people either.” Kurt
insists that Karofsky owes him the truth, and Karofsky reveals Santana’s scheme. Kurt agrees
to the subterfuge, but only if Karofsky also helps him establish a parents-and-friends support
group for gay students - Dave (who insists he’s still not sure if he’s gay) doesn’t have to come
out, but he does need to be educated. Meanwhile, Burt asks Finn to keep an eye out for Kurt,
and Finn tells him he’s one step ahead of him.
Puck corners Rachel in the ladies’ room, asking for one hour to prove his point to her. Meanwhile,
Kurt is welcomed back to McKinley with open arms, and the Dalton Academy Warblers
show up to bid him goodbye with a farewell song, Keane’s ”Somewhere Only We Know.” Kurt
reflects on his happy return to the school, singing a joyous version of Barbra Streisand’s ”As If
We Never Said Goodbye.”
Lauren has a private pow-wow with Quinn, revealing that her father’s college roommate G.
Gordon Liddy taught her family a valuable lesson in getting intel on an opponent, and she’s
done her own digging into Quinn’s background with Puck’s help. Scouring through Quinn’s
permanent record, Lauren found several inconsistencies and eventually determined that Quinn
was previously Lucy Q. Fabray: some 70 pounds heavier, brunette, bespectacled, and with an
entirely different nose.
Friendless, taunted by the nickname ”Lucy Caboosey” and hating her looks, Quinn radically
changed her name and appearance before she transferred schools. Quinn says she was
a miserable girl, and she’s never looking back - becoming prom queen will be the capper of her
transformation. But Lauren says that no one who’d vote for her will aspire to be like her anymore
if they know the truth: Lauren has plastered Quinn’s old photo in the hallways.
At the mall, Kurt tries to talk Rachel out of her nose job by evoking her idol Barbra Streisand,
who redefined the then-prevailing standards of beauty. Not only would Rachel be letting Barbra
down, but she’d also be letting down the girls to come who will admire Rachel. To hammer home
his point, Kurt and New Directions launch a flash mob to Duck Sauce’s ”Barbra Streisand.”
Emma finally meets with a psychologist, Dr. Shane (Kathleen Quinlan), but she spends most
of her allotted time scrubbing down her chair. Dr. Shane suggests that there are several solutions
available to aid Emma’s severe condition, but she needs to deal with it seriously. ”Your illness is
not who you’re supposed to be,” says Dr. Shane. ”It’s keeping you from who you’re supposed to
be.” Emma admits that she feels ashamed about her condition, but Dr. Shane’s revelation about
her own battle with postpartum depression appears to ease Emma in accepting into a course of
treatment.
Quinn believes that her prom queen chances are over, but Finn pulls her old pre-change
photo from his wallet and tells her that he prefers it to her previous one because it’s the first one
in which he can really see her. Then Lauren reveals that Quinn’s popularity has spiked among
the students who admire her for transforming herself - and she apologizes for her cruel stunt.
Quinn also admits her respect for Lauren: ”I had to get a nose job to walk around this school like
I owned it, and you just do it.”
Brittany shows Santana her flaw-proclaiming t-shirt (”I’m With Stoopid” with an up-arrow)
and offers an alternative to Santana’s ”Bitch” tee: ”Lebanese” (it was supposed to read ”Lesbian”).
Brittany explains that Santana’s honesty about her sexuality made her proud, but Santana
insists that Brittany not tell anyone. She’s upset that when she told Brittany she loved her,
Brittany didn’t say she loved her back. Brittany tells her she clearly loves Santana more than
Santana loves herself or she’d put the tee on and dance with her.
Will shows the students his t-shirt - ”Butt Chin” - as Rachel says that she cancelled her
surgery. She reveals her t-shirt: ”Nose.” As the glee club performs their version of Lady Gaga’s
”Born This Way,” all of the students’ t-shirts are unveiled (Kurt: ”Likes Boys”; Mercedes: ”No
Weave!”; Finn: ”Can’t Dance”; Mike: ”Can’t Sing”; Artie: ”Four Eyes”; Sam: ”Trouty Mouth”; Tina:
”Brown Eyes”; Quinn: ”Lucy Caboosey”; Lauren: ”Bad Attitude”; and Puck: ”I’m With Stupid,”
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with an arrow pointing to his crotch).
Joining Will to watch the rehearsal, Emma unbuttons her sweater to reveal a new t-shirt
proclaiming ”OCD.” And in the audience, Santana watches next to Karofsky - she never joins in,
but she’s wearing the ”Lebanese” t-shirt.
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Rumors
Season 2
Episode Number: 41
Season Episode: 19
Originally aired: Tuesday May 3, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Tim Hunter
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang)
Guest Stars: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Max Adler (Dave Karofsky), Kristin
Chenoweth (April Rhodes), Cathy Doe (Barista), James Earl (Azimio),
Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Cody Hamilton (Stevie Evans), Ava Chelsea
Ingram (Stacey), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Justin Ray (Migrant
Worker Dancer), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Connie Ventress
(Patron)
Production Code: 2ARC19
Summary: Sue Sylvester revives the school newspaper and decides to print a few
inflammatory blind items. The glee club gains a whole new respect
for Sam when they discover some interesting new information about
his family life. Meanwhile, April Rhodes returns to Lima and tries to
convince Mr. Schuester to hit the road with her.
Brittany unveils her Internet talk
show ”Fondue For Two,” which combines
two of her favorite things: ”hot cheese
and talking to people.” Her first guests
are school gossips, Mercedes and Tina.
As she lets her cat Lord Tubbington eat
cheese from the fondue pot, Brittany inadvertently
reveals that Santana ”plays
for the other team.”
Rachel gives Sam a pack of lip balm as
an icebreaker to asking him to prom, but he declines, telling her that she’s not his type.
Meanwhile an incognito Sue (disguised as David Bowie) meets with her super-villainous
League of Evil cohort Terri, aka ”Honey Badger.” Sue informs her about her plan to resurrect
McKinley’s school newspaper, The Muckraker, as a means of planting destructive rumors. Inspired
by WikiLeaks, Sue has already launched the newspaper with the fact-free motto, ”If I
heard it, it’s probably true.” After Sue switches into an Ann Coulter disguise, Terri suggests
trying to destroy Will from within New Directions.
Will is surprised by the return of April Rhodes (Kristin Chenoweth), who’s planning an autobiographical
musical production (”Crossrhodes: The April Rhodes Story”) after the failure of her
all-white version of ”The Wiz.” She says that she needs to borrow the school auditorium that she
previously funded, and she offers a sample original song: ”It’s 10 a.m. and I’m Drunk.”
As Rachel says that she and Finn formulate a solo number for Nationals, Finn is shocked by
a Muckraker headline suggesting that Quinn is secretly meeting Sam at motels. A furious Finn
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confronts Sam in the music room, and the two almost come to blows before Finn storms out.
Meanwhile, Santana is incensed that Brittany’s misguided comment appears to have outed her.
Over dinner Will advises April that she can sometimes be a little abrasive, suggesting that her
show chronicle her emotional journey. He also frets about all the in-fighting and love triangles
happening within New Directions, prompting April to compare the glee club to the legendary,
turbulent rock group Fleetwood Mac, where the constant battling and partner-switching resulted
in great music on their ”Rumours” album.
Their conversation inspires Will to devote his next lesson to ”Rumours,” and April demonstrates
for class by singing ”Dreams” with him. Instructing the students to pick a song from the
album and put their own spin on it, Will hopes the assignment will help keep the group from
fracturing.
Artie asks Brittany what’s going on with her and Santana, and he realizes that Santana has
been manipulating Brittany into believing that the girls’ hookups don’t count as cheating. He
tells her that because their relationship is already so unlikely, the idea that Brittany can get
something he can’t provide is too much for him to take - and Santana knows it and is using it as
a wedge between them. When Brittany tries to defend Santana, Artie asks why she’s so stupid,
causing her to burst into tears - he was the only person who’d never called her that. Artie works
through his feelings by singing ”Never Going Back Again.”
Rachel joins Finn on a late-night stakeout of a local motel, attempting to catch Quinn and
Sam in the act of cheating. Instead, they spot Kurt and Sam exiting a room. While Finn is shocked
that Kurt appears to be cheating on Blaine, Muckraker reporter Jacob Ben Israel secretly snaps
photos of the seeming rendezvous.
Rachel, Finn, Quinn, Artie, Tina, Puck, and Lauren debate the possibility that Kurt’s betraying
Blaine and, realizing that it’s just a rumor, they decide to fish for more information - although
Quinn announces with certainty that Sam’s not gay.
Santana tries to cheer up Brittany by expressing her feelings for her with a song from ”Rumours”:
”Songbird.” But, still struggling with her sexuality, Santana isn’t ready to make such
a public proclamation in class. Since the Muckraker article was published she’s already being
treated differently (like being asked to join the golf team).
Brittany invites Santana to come on ”Fondue for Two”: she’ll ask Santana to the prom and
tell her how she feels about her, and all Santana has to do is say yes. Rachel urges Kurt to stop
seeing Sam, but while neither confirming nor denying what’s going on between them, he shuts
her down, insisting that perpetuating rumors will hurt New Directions’ bid for Nationals.
On another motel stakeout with Rachel, Finn frets about Quinn’s remark about Sam. Finn
confesses that he finds Quinn hard to read because she guards her feelings so closely, whereas
Rachel was much easier to understand. This time they spot Quinn giving Sam a hug as she
leaves the motel room.
After comments on her talk show suggest that her commentary is too gossipy, Brittany joins
the school newspaper to learn hard-hitting journalism. Now she wants to interview Will. She asks
him to state his underwear type: ”Boxers or briefs?” After he replies that he wears boxers, she
asks, ”Lacy panties or pantyhose?” He reiterates the boxers response, but she tells him that’s
not a choice and notes that he refuses to answer. When she continues asking leading, gossipy
questions based on rumors - including one about him leaving the school to help bring April to
Broadway - Will learns that Sue is the one who provided questions.
Through a toothpaste and tube example that proves messy for Jacob, Sue teaches her newspaper
class that once something is out, you can’t put it back in. When Will confronts Sue about
manufacturing the rumors, she suggests that maybe he’s helping April because he can do more
than teach.
Finn and Quinn argue over what Finn saw and why he was with Rachel. After Finn reveals
that Rachel wants to duet with him, Quinn says that they should do their own ”Rumours” song
together, singing ”I Don’t Want to Know” for the glee club. Threatened by their harmonizing,
Rachel suggests that Quinn and Sam’s duet was better, but Quinn calls her out on her motives
and insists that Rachel just wants Finn back as a duet partner. When Rachel agrees, it further
aggravates Quinn, who says that she trusts Finn but not Rachel. Will tries to tell her that she
isn’t the one who’ll dictate the pairings for Nationals, but Quinn says that her relationship comes
first - and if Finn wants to be with her, he’ll never duet with Rachel again.
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Emma secretly watches Will and April rehearse another theatrical original number for April’s
musical. April practically begs Will to join her in launching the production, even as he insists
that he has to see the students through to Nationals.
On ”Fondue for Two,” Brittany reveals that Santana couldn’t bring herself to appear, so Brittany
instead interviews Lord Tubbington (despite being mad at him for ”trying smoking again”).
Will is thrilled to learn that Emma is bringing her OCD under control, and she surprises
him by encouraging him to join April’s production. She urges him to embrace his gifts if he has
an opportunity to do so. But Will can’t bring himself to leave the students. Growing emotional,
he credits the students and Emma for saving his life by easing him out of a bad marriage and
helping him rediscover his passion. He doesn’t want to lose them, but he confesses: ”I want to go
so badly.”
Rachel chooses to interpret Fleetwood Mac’s ”Go Your Own Way,” the legendary Lindsay Buckingham/Stevie
Nicks breakup song. Quinn is irritated that Rachel’s essentially singing about
Finn, which leads to New Directions bickering about just what’s going on between Quinn and
Sam, and Sam and Kurt.
Sam finally reveals that Kurt was bringing him clothes and that Quinn was helping him watch
his younger brother and sister, because Sam and his family have been living in a one-room motel
since his father lost his job and the family lost their home. Upset that he’s been forced to reveal
the painful truth, he storms out of the music room.
April joins Sue and Terri for cocktails, believing that it’s because Terri still cares for Will that
she encouraged April to recruit him for her touring show. When April doesn’t think Will’s going
to join her, Sue explains that an article in the next day’s Muckraker will announce that Will is
leaving. Sue gloats that once the rumors are out there, the students will believe them, the bad
news will become reality, and he will have no other choice but to follow his heart to Broadway.
April thinks it’s a shady plan, but Sue and Terri are convinced it will work.
Finn and Rachel visit Sam and his siblings at the motel, trying to understand what happened.
Sam has tried to keep his family’s troubles hidden for fear of being treated like an even bigger
outcast at school, but Kurt found out when Sam knocked on his door while delivering pizzas to
help make ends meet, and Quinn, who attends Sam’s church, was recruited to help care for his
little sister while his parents look for work.
Sam is afraid that he might have to quit the glee club, but Finn and Rachel don’t want that
to happen. They bring him back the guitar he’d hocked, and as Sam finally allows himself to cry,
they pledge to do anything to keep him in New Directions.
Pestered over rumors by Jacob, Santana (who not-so-skillfully spread them herself) uses the
innuendo to bolster her classmates’ belief in her sham relationship with Dave Karofsky. But
Santana’s false front hurts Brittany.
Will tells New Directions that he’s not going to abandon them on the road to Nationals. Then
Sam brings his younger siblings into the music room to join in the final ”Rumours” number,
”Don’t Stop.” Joined by April in the audience, even as the glee club lifts Sam aloft to lift his
spirits, Will seems affected by thoughts of the possibilities ahead.
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Prom Queen
Season 2
Episode Number: 42
Season Episode: 20
Originally aired: Tuesday May 10, 2011
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Max
Adler (Dave Karofsky), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Jeanine Anderson (Waitress), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Mary Gillis (Mrs.
Hagberg), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), Chord Overstreet (Sam
Evans), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Charlotte Ross (Judy Fabray),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel)
Production Code: 2ARC20
Summary: Prom madness abounds and a king and queen are named amidst the
return of Rachel’s ex and Vocal Adrenaline superstar, Jesse St. James.
Jacob Ben Israel ambush-interviews
Puck on-camera in the hallways, asking
about his reaction to Quinn and Finn
pulling ten polling points ahead of Lauren
and Puck in the race for McKinley’s
prom queen and king. After Puck explains
their campaign strategy (intimidation and
fear), Jacob throws in a hardball question
emailed in by a viewer: ”Where does Lauren
keep your balls?” The notion that he’s
been neutered by his in-charge girlfriend throws Puck for a loop.
Principal Figgins announces that his planned junior prom entertainment, Air Supply, has
canceled, and he wants to replace them with New Directions. Will resists - as does protesting
prom coordinator Sue - arguing that the students have a lot of rehearsal and fundraising to do
to prep for Nationals, but Figgins pledges Air Supply’s pay ($400) to the glee club. Sue offers
a list of the worst songs performed by New Directions, insisting that they be stricken from any
performance list (Highlights: ”Run, Joey, Run” and a mash-up of ”Crazy in Love” and ”Hair”).
As Lauren bemoans her difficulty finding a prom dress, Mercedes feigns relief that no one’s
asked her. Will explains the performance situation, promising staggered onstage times so that
the students can have time to dance with their dates. Upset, Mercedes storms out of the music
room, and Rachel follows to check on her: Mercedes reveals that she’s really disappointed that
she doesn’t have a date, and she really wanted the Cinderella experience for one night. The
equally dateless Rachel suggests that they can go together, which Mercedes finds even more
depressing, but Rachel insists that she has a plan.
Kurt asks Blaine to be his prom date, and - while he wants to go - Blaine explains his hesitation:
at his previous school the then-just-out Blaine planned to attend a Sadie Hawkins Day
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dance with the only other gay boy enrolled, but on their way they were brutally beaten by three
other students. Kurt gives Blaine an out but suggests that since Blaine couldn’t face the bullies
at his old school, they can face McKinley’s together - and Blaine agrees.
Rachel and Mercedes make Sam an offer: they can all go together to prom. ”Kind of a threeway
date - but not the dirty kind,” explains Rachel. Given Sam’s family’s precarious finances,
Rachel and Mercedes offer up their prom budget and plan a no-frills experience, and Sam’s
onboard.
Looking to ”goose up” their ”pre-prom dress factor,” Tina, Brittany, Santana, and Lauren invite
Kurt to evaluate their gown selections (”like getting a thumbs-up from Joan and Melissa Rivers”).
When Kurt reveals that he’s going to prom with Blaine, Santana takes him aside, offering security
services from her Bully Whips, a strategic sympathetic move that she freely admits thinks will
bolster her votes for prom queen.
Puck approaches Artie, who’s still mourning his breakup with Brittany, for help in being
crowned ”anti-prom king” by the school’s shadowy community of troublemakers. Rather than
win the real title, Puck hopes to reclaim his street cred as ”a lovable but dangerous miscreant.”
He feels he HAS to spike Sue’s punch, but as the prime suspect won’t be allowed anywhere near
it, and he wants Artie to do it while Puck creates a distraction. Artie admires the plan but worries
it won’t impress Brittany enough - he’s desperate for a sure-fire way to earn her forgiveness and
get her to accept his prom proposal.
Rachel asks the audio-visual club to evaluate her prom song selection, singing Adele’s ”Rolling
in the Deep” - but the song is commandeered by the surprise arrival of old flame Jessie St. James,
and the two join in an intense duet. Jessie apologizes for how he treated her, admitting that he
traded love for a fourth consecutive National championship - ”For a first, maybe; but for a fourth,
no way” - and wants to make amends by taking her to prom.
Hearing that Jessie is joining Rachel, Mercedes, and Sam’s prom-on-a-budget, Finn expresses
his distrust of Jessie to Rachel. Rachel is upset by Finn’s interference, and then softens, asking
him to accept whomever she chooses the same way she’s accepted Quinn and Finn, no matter
how it hurts her. Finn confesses that he doesn’t even want to go to prom, is tired of the campaigning
Quinn’s forced on him, and expects Quinn to hate whatever corsage he chooses for her.
Still hurting, Rachel offers him advice on how to pick the flowers by matching them to Quinn’s
eyes.
Karofsky patrols the halls as a Bully Whip, and Santana escorts Kurt through the halls making
a big show of protecting him from harassment.
Artie interrupts Brittany’s home economics class and tries to apologize to Brittany with a
song, in hopes of persuading her to be his prom date. Accompanied by the glee club guys, he
sings Stevie Wonder’s ”Isn’t She Lovely?” Brittany is moved, but she tells him that she’s still
going to prom on her own, working on herself and planning on dancing with other people’s dates.
She’s still hurt by the fact that he called her stupid, and, though disappointed, Artie sincerely
apologizes and leaves the class. Puck takes the opportunity to persuade Artie to spike the prom
punch, and, with ”nothing to live for,” Artie agrees.
As Finn accepts Blaine’s offer to jam with New Directions at prom, Burt informs the boys that
his tux shop-owning buddy is giving them half off their formal wear. Kurt debuts his self-created
kilted tux look, inspired by the recent Royal Wedding (”like gay ’Braveheart,’ ” admires Finn), but
Burt isn’t thrilled. He won’t stop his son from wearing it, but he thinks it’s a shameless bid for
attention and will stir the pot. Blaine surprises Kurt by agreeing, thinking that they might not
want to attract negative attention, but Kurt is determined to wear what he wants.
At school, Kurt tells Karofsky that maybe the reason no one’s been harassing him all week
isn’t because of the Bully Whips’ protection - it might be because no one cares that he’s different
anymore. Because now he can see past the bullying to understand Karofsky’s pain, Kurt suggests
that maybe Karofsky doesn’t need to torture himself over his sexuality - maybe soon he can feel
free to be himself. Breaking down, Karofsky apologizes, sincerely this time, for tormenting Kurt
before, and Kurt believes him.
Quinn prepares for prom, envisioning her victory, and her beauty mesmerizes Finn - and she’s
pleased with the way the corsage he brought matches her eyes. As Rachel, Mercedes, Jessie, and
Sam gather, Jessie tries to make Sam feel unashamed of his family’s financial woes, unable
to even get a job as a singing waiter himself. Hoping to launch a successful business, Jessie
suggests opening a dance studio to help show choirs get an extra edge through footwork - a plan
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Rachel thinks is brilliant (”You’d be like the Show Choir Whisperer”) and has her plotting to get
Will to hire him.
Despite a prickly early exchange between Finn and Jessie, prom gets off to a rousing start:
Sue zealously guards her grandmother’s punch bowl as Puck, Sam, and Artie kick off the music
with Rebecca Black’s ”Friday.” Rachel takes the stage to perform Christina Perri’s ”Jar of Hearts,”
apparently directing the ode to promise-breaking not-so-subtly at Finn. Kurt admires the inclusiveness
of this year’s prom - Becky has a date - but is still concerned about the phoniness of
the Santana/Karofsky coupling.
Despite a lack of music, Puck tries to distract Sue with some smooth dance moves, but she
catches Artie in the act of spiking the punch. In her office, Sue pulls out a dental kit: pulling
Artie’s teeth ”would get me sent to prison,” but she intends to give him a cleaning that will result
in intense oral pain OR he can rat out Puck for putting him up to it. Artie just wants to get back
to the prom for one dance with Brittany, and for telling her the one thing he wants Sue declares
him ”the worst P.O.W. ever; John McCain is rolling over in his grave.”
Blaine sings Black Kids’ ”I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You” onstage
with Tina and Brittany, but during the dancing Finn tries to put a stop to Jessie’s aggressive
pawing of Rachel and their tension boil over into a fight.
Just as Artie’s torture’s about to begin, Sue’s called away by Becky: ”Code Blue in the gym,
Coach!” Sue ejects Finn and Jessie, dashing Quinn’s dream of prom royalty. The prom court
candidates are assembled onstage, where Figgins reveals that Karofsky has been named king -
but in a shocking twist, Kurt is named queen by write-in vote.
Kurt flees the gym in tears, pursued by Blaine: Kurt is devastated to learn that despite the
daily bullying, no real progress has been made. Meanwhile in the ladies room, Quinn blames
Finn’s outburst on the fact he still has feelings for Rachel and lashes out, slapping Rachel (but
is horrified at her own outburst).
Santana’s also distraught that Karofsky won and she didn’t; she just wanted to be accepted.
Blaine offers to leave the prom with Kurt, but Kurt doesn’t want to walk away. He decides to
return and accept his coronation, showing the student body that he can’t be brought down.
Quinn confesses to Rachel that she’s afraid of losing everything, but Rachel tries to reassure
her that she’s more than just a beautiful girl.
Brittany explains that the students somehow recognize that Santana’s not being herself, and
if she’d just embrace her own awesomeness she’d have voted for her - like Brittany did - and she
tells Santana to go back and be there for Kurt, because it will be harder on him than it is on her.
Sue resumes her interrogation of Artie, but he refuses to bend - and in the process reveals
that he tried to spike the punch with lemonade, not gin, so Sue releases him (”You are seriously
no fun to interrogate and almost torture”). Kurt takes the stage to be crowned by Figgins, offering
a simple acceptance: ”Eat your heart out, Kate Middleton.” His bravery earns him enthusiastic
applause from many of the students, but then he’s called upon to share the traditional first
dance with the prom king. As Mercedes and Santana begin to sing ABBA’s ”Dancing Queen,”
Kurt quietly urges Karofsky to come out and make a difference, but Karofsky can’t do it - he
bolts from the dance floor.
Blaine appears at Kurt’s side and asks him to dance. As they spin around the dance floor, the
glee club and the rest of the student body put their dramas and disappointments aside for the
moment for one last dance at prom.
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Funeral
Season 2
Episode Number: 43
Season Episode: 21
Originally aired: Tuesday May 17, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Mark Salling (Noah Puckerman), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Max
Adler (Dave Karofsky), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Kari Coleman (Donna Jackson), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James)
Production Code: 2ARC21
Summary: New Directions continues to strategize their set list for Nationals with a
little help from Jessie St. James. Meanwhile, an unexpected loss rocks
the world of one of McKinley’s own.
Will reveals that Jessie St. James will
be acting a consultant while the glee club
makes its final preparations for Nationals
in New York. Finn doesn’t trust Jessie,
suspecting that he might sabotage their
program so his alma mater will win, but
Will insists that he’s still making the final
decisions himself. He wants to continue
with original songs, and Finn thinks he
and Rachel should share a duet. But
Jessie suggests that while Rachel is a good choice, there are better singers and dancers in New
Directions to duet with her: ”You kind of sing and dance like a zombie who has to poop.”
Will tells Jessie not to be so harsh, but Jessie believes that if they’re committed to winning
they should build the entire routine around the best performer. Will agrees to stage auditions to
determine who it should be.
Sue is crazed in her desire to destroy the glee club’s trip to Nationals, chewing out League
of Doom member ”Honey Badger” (aka Terri) for providing a pathetic excuse for a computer
hacker to ruin New Directions’ travel reservations: Terri’s Sheets-N-Things co-worker and former
Acafella Howard Bamboo, to whom Sue gives the super-villain name ”Panda Express.” (”But I’m
not Chinese,” says Howard; ”Neither is the food at Panda Express,” replies Sue).
They hack into Principal Figgins’ computer and find an email with the travel plans and instead
send a fake email to the glee club members from his account which will divert them to Libya.
”Are we trying to get the glee club killed?” asks Terri. ”Kidnapped and killed,” replies Sue.
Becky and her mother approach Will about Becky becoming part of the glee club, as Sue has
inexplicably kicked Becky off the Cheerios and does not want to see her anymore. Becky just
wants to belong, and Will wants to help. But with the team so close to Nationals he doesn’t have
a place for her, so he invites her to join next year. Will angrily confronts Sue about cutting Becky,
and Sue reveals her reason: Becky reminds Sue of her sister, Jean - who died the previous day.
Will is shocked as Sue explains that all their lives Jean was never expected to live very long,
but after Jean turned 50, Sue thought that they’d have a chance to grow old together. Then Jean
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recently contracted a pneumonia. Sue wanted to stay through the night with her, but Jean told
Sue to go home, only to die during the night. Will tries to comfort Sue, but she tells him to leave
her alone.
As Rachel reflects on her first day signing up for glee club and her continued path toward
stardom, she notices that Finn hasn’t signed up to audition for lead vocalist. Finn tells her that
he’s worked hard for two years to become a better singer and dancer only to have Jessie wipe it
all away in ten seconds. His confidence is shot, and he refuses to audition.
Emma helps Will pack up his apartment, certain that he won’t be returning from New York
despite his assurances that he’ll be back by the end of summer break. But he doesn’t want the
students to know about his plans to extend his visit.
Kurt and Finn offer Sue flowers of condolence, and she wonders why they care after all her
efforts to hurt them. Kurt explains that they both know what it’s like to lose someone close to
them, and Sue admits that she can’t bring herself to go to the nursing home to sort through
Jean’s things - and she doesn’t understand why she wasn’t the one who died instead of Sue.
Finn and Kurt ask the glee club to try to help with a funeral service, celebrating the life of
fellow outsider Jean, but Jessie thinks that they should keep their focus on Nationals. (”If a
member of Vocal Adrenaline dies during rehearsal, they use them as a prop - like ’Weekend at
Bernie’s.’ ”) But, stepping up as the group leader, Finn insists.
Sue again pushes back Will’s attempts to offer sympathy and someone to lean on, telling him
that she’s only agreed to let the glee club assist in the funeral because Finn and Kurt promised
to clean out Jean’s things.
Meanwhile, Jessie tries to persuade Will that his college class on judging for reality TV and
the skills he learned on how to offer comments that are both ”blistering and unhelpful” will be a
boon to the auditions. Santana is up first, singing Amy Winehouse’s ”Back to Black,” and Jessie
slams her for failing to find the emotional truth of the song. Kurt performs ”Some People” from
the musical ”Gypsy,” but Jessie thinks that Kurt’s drawing unwelcome comparisons to the female
Broadway legends who’ve performed it.
Rachel defends Jessie’s harsh critiques as motivated by respect for the integrity of the process,
while Mercedes plans to sew up the competition with her rendition of Otis Redding’s ”Try a Little
Tenderness.” But Jessie slams her for not wanting to be a star bad enough, citing her lack
of practice and choreography. Mercedes argues back that she simply feels her material in the
moment.
Rachel then unveils the most difficult song she’s ever attempted, ”My Man,” Barbra Streisand’s
closing number from ”Funny Girl.” Jessie asks if she’ll be singing it to anyone in particular,
and she says no, but Finn is front and center in her mind. This time Jessie can find no fault,
prompting Santana and Mercedes to suspect that the competition is rigged, but Will says he’ll be
the one making the final decision - within a couple of days.
After sorting through Jean’s effects, Kurt and Finn present Sue with a few items they’re not
sure what to do with: a Cheerios pompon and a videotape of ”Willie Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory,” which Jean watched at least three times a week. Keeping only a stuffed animal Jean
had since childhood, Sue instructs them to throw everything out despite any sentimental value.
”I’m not short on memories of my sister,” she insists amid a barrage of insults. She reveals that
the real reason she let the glee club plan the funeral is because she was afraid no one would
come, and she wanted Jean to have a full house.
The funeral is indeed full, but with people whose lives Jean had touched. Kurt and Finn
tell Sue they created a Willie Wonka theme to funeral, inspired by how special Sue made Jean
sound. Sue begins to address the mourners, but she becomes choked up and can’t continue. Will
joins her at the podium and reads Sue’s moving speech for her, and New Directions sings ”Pure
Imagination” from Jean’s favorite film as a video of Jean with Sue plays behind them. Clutching
Will’s hand, Sue offers a heartfelt thank you to the students.
Quinn joins Finn in his car to tell him how proud she is of how he handled the funeral, but he
tearfully informs her that he’s breaking up with her. He tried to fix all of his mistakes from the
previous year, but he can’t: Sue’s speech about feeling tethered to her sister made him realize he
doesn’t feel that way about Quinn. Quinn tries not accept the breakup, saying she understands
his confusion and immediately starts making plans for them as couple next year. But Finn stops
her, asking if she feels anything anymore - and her tears reveal that indeed she does as she
angrily storms off. Finn sits quietly in the car as he watches Rachel leave the funeral home.
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Brittany tapes Jessie and Will’s debate over the auditions as part of Jessie’s reality show
judging experience (”Maybe you can come on ’Fondue for Two’ and judge my cat,” she offers), but
Will makes her stop. He’s uncomfortable with the whole competition, feeling like he’s picking a
favorite one of his children. But Jessie insists that with Rachel in the spotlight, Nationals is in
the bag.
Becky turns in her pompons and megaphone to Sue, but Sue tells her she only fired Becky
in a hormonal fury of menopause that she describes as ”womb rage.” Sue brings Becky back to
the Cheerios and names her captain next year. And before Becky runs off to tell her mother, Sue
also requires a hug.
Sue offers Will good luck at Nationals, admitting to spending too much time and effort hating
him and the glee club (”I alternate which one of those kids I hate the most,” she informs him,
”Right now it’s the dancing Asian”). After what Will and the students have done for her sister,
she’s not able to hate anymore. Will, like Jean, has a pure heart, and Sue offers to be a friend to
him.
Sue announces that she has bigger plans: She’s running for a seat in the House of Representatives,
prompted by the inequities of the health care costs Jean endured. She also reveals her
plot to send New Directions to Libya. Terri then appears, offering first-class tickets to New York,
having run a clever scam to get them for Will. She also reveals that she’s moving to Miami to
take a managerial position at Sheets-N-Things, and the two agree that they loved each other but
weren’t right together. Will finds Emma wearing one of his vests; she tells him that she hopes he
finds his dreams in New York and essentially bids him good-bye.
Continuing his apparent bid to set things right after wronging Rachel, Jessie tells her that
she’s got the solo at Nationals. She’s both elated and concerned that her opponents will hate
her, but Jessie says they already do - and that’s part of the price of fame. He’d been obsessed
with fame himself, but now something matters more to him: Rachel. As Finn watches from the
shadows, Jessie kisses Rachel. But instead of a posting announcing her victory, Rachel discovers
it calls for an urgent show choir meeting.
Putting any in-fighting behind them, Will’s decided that New Directions will perform original
songs as a group, and the tensions within the group dissolve almost immediately. Finn thanks
Quinn for not quitting glee club, but she tells him that if she did her big plans for New York
would be ruined. ”What plans?” he asks. ”You’ll see,” she replies.
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New York
Season 2
Episode Number: 44
Season Episode: 22
Originally aired: Tuesday May 24, 2011
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray),
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Heather Morris
(Brittany Pierce), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury),
Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Ashley
Fink (Lauren Zizes), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James)
Guest Stars: Charice (Sunshine Corazon), Cheyenne Jackson (Dustin Goolsby),
Patti LuPone (Herself), Robert McMurrer (NY Audience Man), Jonathan
Pal (NYU Student)
Production Code: 2ARC22
Summary: The kids of New Directions travel from Lima to New York City to compete
in Nationals. While in the Big Apple, they take in all of the sights
from Times Square to Broadway to Central Park.
As striking images of New York City
wash over her to the strains of George
Gershwin’s ”Rhapsody in Blue,” Rachel
stands at the center of Broadway and
takes it all in: ”I made it!” She and New
Directions have hit the Big Apple for the
Nationals!
The students are thrilled to have made
it to the top of the show choir heap and
are eager to explore the city, though Finn
reminds them that they still have two original songs to write. But before they buckle down, they
share a lyric from Frank Sinatra’s ”New York, New York,” until Rachel presents them with tickets
to Broadway’s longest running show, ”Cats.” But Quinn informs her that the show closed a
decade ago, and Rachel realizes that she bought them from a crazy person. Checking into their
hotel, Finn and Rachel discuss how Quinn’s taking her breakup with Finn unexpectedly well,
while Puck and Lauren try to score Manhattans at the bar until Will catches them and calls an
emergency group meeting. He says that they need to be locked down until they finish their new
compositions. But he also takes time to slip away to pursue his own Broadway agenda.
When Brittany’s original song ”My Cup” fails to impress, Quinn wants to break the lockdown
and seek inspiration in the city: ”We don’t need to write songs for Nationals - New York’s going to
write them for us.” The students hit the streets to explore, to the mash-up tunes of Madonna’s ”I
Love New York” and ”New York New York” from the classic musical ”On the Town.”
Finn tries to concoct a duet for himself and Rachel, and Puck and the glee boys push him to
take a chance and ask her out again. As the girls stage a wild pillow fight, Rachel gets a text from
Finn, asking her to meet him at Central Park’s Bow Bridge. Meanwhile, Will takes to a stage in
an empty theater as he waits for April Rhodes. He sings Matthew Morrison’s (yes, that Matthew
Morrison’s) ”Still Got Tonight,” until being surprised by a veteran usher who tells him that he’s
seen a lot of talent come and go: ”And let me tell you, kid - you’ve got it.”
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Rachel arrives at Bow Bridge, where a nattily dressed Finn hands her a bouquet and tells her
that they’re off on a ”work date - strictly professional.” They dine at Sardi’s, where Rachel spots
Broadway legend Patti LuPone - she falters at mustering the courage to approach the star, but
she decides to do it for Kurt, who’d kill her if she didn’t. LuPone receives Rachel warmly and,
learning of the show choir’s ambitions, makes her promise one thing: ”Don’t give up” (as well as
quietly affirming that Finn is cute).
Basking in the romanticism of New York, they walk the city’s streets, and when Rachel mentions
that all they need is a street choir to serenade them, the New Directions boys appear to
sing ”Bella Notte” (made famous in Disney’s ”Lady and the Tramp”). Finn seizes the moment to
lean in to kiss her, but she hesitates - he urges her to take a chance on him, but she tells him
she can’t and walks off.
The next morning, Kurt and Rachel slip away for a breakfast at Tiffany’s, where they both
agree they’ll return to New York for college after graduation. Rachel worries that Finn wants
to get back together - and she does, too - but he won’t follow her as she pursues her dreams,
and Kurt sees the age-old dilemma: love or career. Seeking inspiration standing outside the
”Wicked” theater, Kurt decides that they MUST sneak inside; they’re quickly discovered by a
sharp-eyed usher who recognizes them as small-towners with Broadway dreams and gives them
15 minutes to fulfill their fantasy on the ”Wicked” stage, where they duet on the musical’s ”For
Good.” Emotional, Rachel tells Kurt she realizes she doesn’t have to choose between the stage
and true love, because for her they’re one and the same.
Quinn considers spilling the beans that Rachel and the others have sneaked off, but Brittany
and Santana are afraid it will derail the team’s chances at Nationals, which could be ”our only
chance to feel good about ourselves.” Tearfully, Quinn wonders why the three of them, as the
”popular” girls, aren’t getting their chance at love and happiness like the others. Santana offers
a certain kind of solace: a new haircut.
Back at the hotel, Will encounters his nemesis, ruthless Vocal Adrenaline coach Dustin
Goolsby, who reveals that Will’s bid for onstage success is ”all over the Broadway blog-osphere.”
Dustin advises Will not to let his students know about his plans so as not to undermine their
confidence, and he admits that watching his own students achieve and succeed has bred resentment:
”I hate my kids.” Will realizes that seeing New Directions grow and mature has been ”the
joy of my life.”
When Will brings pizza to the students, he discovers that they’ve heard about his Broadway
intentions - thanks, of course, to Dustin - and they insist that they’re supportive, but he resolves
not to leave them. He’s had his moment on the stage and it was glorious, but he and the glee
club have unfinished business. Thrilled with his choice, the students group-hug him.
As Nationals kick off (with the McKinley students both impressed and intimidated by the
competition), Will confronts Dustin - who’s buying consoling t-shirts for his competition - and
promises that New Directions will kick Vocal Adrenaline’s butts. Then Will purchases a t-shirt
himself to send to Dustin after they win.
In the ladies room Rachel runs into an upchucking Sunshine Corazon, who reveals that her
nerves are weighing on her: singing used to relax her, but the pressures of performing in Vocal
Adrenaline have changed all that. Rachel refuses to believe her, anticipating a psyche-out, but
Sunshine wants to know why Rachel hates her so much - she’d heard that New Directions
welcomed outcasts, but Rachel was the only one who didn’t make her feel safe there. Sunshine
plans to flee to the Philippines Embassy and revoke her passport, believing it’s her only chance
to escape Vocal Adrenaline.
Rachel admits that she hated Sunshine because she was good, and she urges her to stay
in the competition, promising to support her from the audience when she gets nervous. Vocal
Adrenaline takes the Nationals stage and, after a thumbs up from Rachel, Sunshine leads her
show choir in the original song ”As Long As You’re There,” drawing a standing ovation from the
audience.
Just before going on, Rachel congratulates Finn on his original song, but he’s confused as to
why she’s not taking him back. Rachel tells him she is interested, but she can’t let anything hold
her back from pursuing her New York dreams: she loves him, but he can’t change her mind.
New Directions takes the stage, where Rachel and Finn lead off duetting on his song ”Pretending,”
pouring out their true emotions in song and ending with a climactic kiss that leaves
the audience (and Jessie St. James) in stunned silence. The show choir then launches into their
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second original number, the energetic ”Light Up the World,” which gives everyone a turn in the
spotlight.
Finn and Rachel are amazed at the success of the routine - and the kiss, which Finn calls
”the kiss of the century.” Jessie appears to disagree, however, calling the intimate moment unprofessional
and insisting that the judges won’t like it: it will cost them Nationals. Jessie says
he’s there for Rachel, and Finn tells him to back off, calling him jealous because their feelings
were able to move the audience: ”It was the Superman of kisses - it should have its own cape.”
The list of the Top 10 finalists is posted, but Will and the students are stunned to discover that
they didn’t make the cut.
Back in Lima, Kurt recounts the fallout for Blaine at the coffee shop: most of the New Directions
members were outraged and/or crushed by the outcome, but Blaine notices that Kurt
doesn’t seem too upset: Kurt admits that he was thrilled just to have the experience, and Blaine
tells him he loves him. Taken aback but thrilled, Kurt tells Blaine he loves him too, adding,
”When you think about it, Kurt Hummel’s has a pretty good year.”
They’re surprised to run into Sam and Mercedes, who nervously say they happened to run
into each other there, and they discuss their summer plans: Blaine’s trying out for the summer
show at Six Flags, while Kurt plans to compose ”Pip, Pip Hooray,” a Broadway musical about
Pippa Middleton. And as Mercedes and Sam slip away, she wonders, ”Do you think they know?”
Sam says that he doesn’t think anyone knows, and they discreetly hold hands together.
Santana’s still angry at Rachel - to the point of making a voodoo doll in her image - but
Brittany tries to soothe her. This year wasn’t about winning for Brittany; it was about acceptance.
The glee club may fight and feud and steal each other’s partners, but that sort of thing happens
in families. Brittany knows that she’ll be there for all the important moments to come in the
students’ lives. ”I love everyone one in glee club, and I get to spend another year with everyone
I love, so I’m good.” When Santana asks about the two of them, Brittany tells her that she loves
her more than anyone else, and because of that, anything’s possible.
Rachel finds Finn moping in the library, feeling that as a leader he let the glee club down,
but she tells him that expressing his feelings in the moment is part of what being an artist is
all about. She asks what he was feeling at that moment, and he tells her he loved her and he
would’ve done anything for one more kiss. It was worth it, he says - and Rachel agrees, because
she knows in her heart that they’ll have another shot at Nationals, and after that she’s leaving
for New York and never coming back.
Finn points out that graduation’s still another year away, and he wonders if she has any plans
until then. They kiss, and then Rachel leads him to the final glee club meeting of the year.
Will and Emma admire a banner hanging in the hallways, honoring New Directions for their
12th-place finish, and Will presents the glee club with a tiny trophy.
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The Purple Piano Project
Season 3
Episode Number: 45
Season Episode: 1
Originally aired: Tuesday September 20, 2011
Directors: Eric Stoltz
Writers: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray),
Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez),
Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson)
Recurring Roles: Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste),
Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Ashley
Fink (Lauren Zizes), Earlene Davis (Andrea Carmichael), Bill A. Jones
(Rod Remington)
Guest Stars: LaMarcus Tinker (Marcus), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Lindsay
Pearce (Harmony), Rock Anthony (Hockey Player), Adrienne Berry
(Pendleton), Courtney Ann Galiano (The Mack), Raven Goodwin
(Sheila), Jolene Purdy (Ronnie), Tim Wilson (Canada), Barbara Tarbuck
(Nancy Bletheim), Caden Michael Gray (Gavroche)
Production Code: 3ARC01
Summary: Its fall and that means back to school for the students and faculty at
McKinley High. The New Directions clan returns after a devastating
loss at Nationals, so Mr. Schuester assigns a project to get them back
on track. Meanwhile, Sue Sylvester starts her congressional campaign.
Reporter Jacob Ben Israel stirs things
up to kick off the new school year at
McKinley, roaming the halls to ask what
seniors will be doing post-graduation.
Finn doesn’t seem to have any plans at
all, while Rachel has mapped out her expected
career path. Mike’s waiting for his
parents to tell him which prestigious college
he’ll be attending, and Kurt is plotting
a move to New York with Rachel.
Meanwhile, we learn that Mercedes’ summer
fling with Sam ended when his dad
found a job out of state, but she’s got a big, beefy new boyfriend in Marcus, who seems devoted
to her and her musical dreams.
Will and Emma have also coupled up, though in their new shared life Will seems to be putting
some effort in handling Emma’s regimented, controlled way of doing things.
Back at school, Will vows to lead New Directions to a national championship after losing
focus last year. He and the glee club have a lot of issues to sort through: the fact the performer
who took his slot in April Rhodes’ Broadway musical won a Tony still stings a bit; Finn and
Rachel’s impromptu attempt at an onstage kiss is a viral sensation that’s made New Directions
the laughing stock of the show choir world; and Lauren Zizes has dropped glee club to preserve
her cool factor.
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To fire up the students, Will brings in a donated collection of repossessed pianos that he
describes as castoffs like them - used, in need of repair, but still capable of making beautiful
music. Will has painted them purple for his ”Purple Piano Project,” and whenever the students
see them placed around the school, he wants them to sing a song and, hopefully, attract some
new blood who just can’t resist joining them.
Kurt and Rachel tell Emma that they plan to apply to Juilliard for the musical theater program,
but she informs them that the program doesn’t exist there. She suggests staying closer to
home, but they insist on taking a risk and moving to New York, so Emma proposes that they try
the New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts, a highly competitive school that’s hosting a mixer
for prospective students in Dayton.
Becky delivers some disappointing poll numbers to Sue, whose Congressional bid has her in
ninth place with only six percent of the vote (”Well behind ’Undecided,’ that rapist running from
prison, and ’I don’t care, please don’t call me during dinner!’”). To boost her appeal to voters,
Sue decides to claim a hot button topic she believes that everyone agrees about: hatred of school
arts education programs, and she literally tears apart the first purple piano she discovers in the
hallways.
Kurt tries to persuade Blaine to defect from the Dalton Warblers and enroll at McKinley so he
can join New Directions. Kurt playfully insinuates that their sectionals competition might not be
good for their budding relationship - but really he just wants more time together.
Quinn returns to McKinley a changed woman: her hair’s dyed pink and she’s sporting a nose
ring, an ”ironic tattoo of Ryan Seacrest,” and an edgier attitude. She’s quit the Cheerios and
despite Santana and Brittany’s attempts to cajole her into rejoining, she rejects the whole thing -
she has a new group of rougher-edged friends called ”The Skanks”: Sheila, Roni, and Mac. Even
Rachel’s sincere pleas can’t persuade Quinn to return to the glee club.
On ”Sue’s Corner,” Sue blames America’s failures on school arts programs and announces her
election plan to suspend them and reject all funding until all students read at their appropriate
grade levels.
Will angrily confronts Sue about her anti-arts platform, pointing out all of the real facts that
indicate arts programs actually help students thrive in school. And he tells her that he takes
this as a personal attack on his livelihood. This leads Will to get derailed into a discussion of
his frustrating home life with Emma, which hasn’t progressed sexually despite their otherwise
intimate relationship. Sue rejects Will’s pleas and promises to destroy him if he tries to derail her
ambitions.
Sue makes Becky and Santana the co-captains of the Cheerios, but they both protest, insisting
that they can’t work together. Sue dismisses their complaints and demands that they support
her nefarious plans. She wants them to destroy any purple piano they see. Sue pressures Santana
to stay loyal to her: ”You like to play both sides - which team are you on this year, the losers
or the winners?” Santana declares herself to be on ”Team Sue.”
In the cafeteria, the glee clubbers are ignoring a purple piano despite Rachel’s insistence that
they follow through on Will’s plans, but Finn convinces them when he suggests that no one will
believe in them if they don’t believe in themselves. Together they perform the Go-Gos’ ”We Got
the Beat.” The other McKinley students are unimpressed, and they use the opportunity to start
a massive food fight against New Directions.
Upset and covered in lunch debris, the glee club complains to Will that they didn’t inspire
anyone to audition, but they’re interrupted by the arrival of Sugar Motta (Vanessa Lengies), the
daughter of the music shop owner who provided the pianos, and whose Asperger’s syndrome
allows her to express her uninhibited confidence (”I’m awesome, and when I saw you I thought,
’I’m so much better than you’”).
Sugar auditions with a shockingly earsplitting, off-key rendition of ”Big Spender,” and while
the students agree she doesn’t have the talent to join them, Will reminds them of their open-door
policy: anyone who tries out gets in. Rachel argues that if he wants to do whatever’s necessary
to get them the national championship, he won’t let Sugar in to drag down the club.
Will later tells Coach Beiste he can’t look kids in the face and turn them away from glee club.
The coach suggests finding a token role in the club for Sugar, like she does for hard-luck football
team wannabes who become water boys and equipment managers. But she also says that maybe
Will should be more mercenary. If he can take the national title, he’ll probably buy the glee club
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another decade of existence. Emma arrives bearing news of Sue’s rising poll numbers, and Will
plans to launch a counteroffensive against her war on the arts.
In the school theater, he and Rachel prep for their mixer by singing Harold Arlen and Barbra
Streisand’s jazzed-up version of ”Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead” from ”The Wizard of Oz.”
While Sue holds Cheerios auditions - with no intention of adding anyone new to the squad, ”I
just like to watch people cry” - Will and Emma confront her, tossing gold glitter in her face. Every
sparkly grain, Will says, represents a kid whose dream will be crushed if she’s elected and ends
school arts programs. His passionate speech ends with dumping glitter all over Sue while Emma
records the whole thing.
Blaine meets Kurt at McKinley and presses him to notice that he’s not wearing his Warblers
blazer: he’s enrolled at McKinley. Kurt’s both thrilled and freaking out, but Blaine assures him
that he’s there because it will let them spend more time together. By way of an ”audition,” Blaine
tears into a purple piano performance of Tom Jones’ ”It’s Not Unusual,” joined by Santana and
the Cheerios - though the piano is mysteriously engulfed in flames by the end of the song.
At the college mixer, Rachel and Kurt are enthusiastically greeted by a very chipper group
of aspiring applicants, including the bubbly Harmony (”The Glee Project’s” Lindsay Pearce), and
a former Gerber Baby who’s been acting ”since I was a fetus.” To Kurt and Rachel, the group
seems so much more accomplished and eager to entertain, especially when they launch into a
spectacular all-out mash-up of such musical theater staples as ”Anything Goes” and ”Anything
You Can Do I Can Do Better.”
Shocked by the high bar set by these performers, Kurt and Rachel doubt their ability to compete.
Rachel’s ready for them to resign themselves to a life of changed identities and community
theater, but Kurt ends their pity party with a pep talk that puts them back on course to pursue
their dreams and get into the school.
Although Will reluctantly drags himself out of bed to face what might be waiting for him at
school, Emma’s clearly feeling more passionate than ever toward him now that he’s become as
much a man of action as a man of words.
Will tries to gently let Sugar know she can’t sing but she is welcome to find a role within the
glee club. She’s hurt and blasts him with a barrage of uncensored insults - ”Not Asperger’s!” she
adds. Meanwhile, Sue informs Will that his attempt to YouTube shame her has only caused her
to rise in the polls.
Will is pleased to introduce Blaine into New Directions, but Finn’s a bit disgruntled, telling
Blaine that their choir doesn’t have the bells and whistles of the Warblers - or the ”ball-hogging.”
Then Will makes a dramatic move: knowing that it was Santana who sabotaged the purple piano,
he bans her from the glee club until she can be as loyal to the team as the rest of the members.
Angrily, she leaves.
Rachel then proposes that the glee club secure the rights to a less controversial musical
production than the ones they’ve attempted in the past: ”West Side Story.” Meanwhile, Kurt
announces that he’ll be running for class president. Tina observes that, like the purple pianos,
the club members have had their guts ripped out, had crap thrown on them, and been burned
up, but Will points out that the pianos are still making music, and so is the New Directions club.
To bring his point home, Rachel begins to sing ”You Can’t Stop the Beat” from ”Hairspray,” and
the rest of the glee club joins in.
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I Am Unicorn
Season 3
Episode Number: 46
Season Episode: 2
Originally aired: Tuesday September 27, 2011
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang),
Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Matthew Morrison (Will
Schuester), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Dianna Agron (Quinn
Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson),
Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin
McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste),
Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Mike
O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta)
Guest Stars: Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta)
Production Code: 3ARC02
Summary: New Directions faces a shake up when Shelby Corcoran comes to
McKinley High and Rachel has to deal with the return of her biological
mother. Meanwhile, Kurt starts his run for class president with the
special help of Brittany.
A very complimentary Brittany approaches
Kurt at his locker with a proposition:
she wants to run his campaign for
class president, because he’s the school’s
biggest ”unicorn” (in Brittany-speak, a
unicorn is someone who knows they’re
magical and isn’t afraid to show how special
they are). She feels that her popularity
- and the fact she’s slept with a lot of
people - should help bring him votes, and
Kurt agrees to let her manage his election
bid.
Will informs the glee club that because
of Vocal Adrenaline’s second-place finish
at Nationals, coach Dustin Goolsby is out
and a replacement for the high-pressure position has been difficult to find, leaving that team
vulnerable. To take the edge, Will won’t be directing the school musical, and he institutes a
mandatory ”Booty Camp” coached by Mike after school for the students who need serious help
perfecting their dance moves: Finn, Puck, Kurt, and Mercedes, plus volunteer participant Blaine.
Will also unveils the school musical’s new co-directors, Emma and Coach Beiste, along with the
initially reluctant student director Artie.
Will’s old flame - and Rachel’s birth mother - Shelby Corcoran surprises him in the teacher’s
lounge. She’s a new part-time instructor at McKinley after being hired to start a second show
choir featuring Sugar Motta, funded by a donation from Sugar’s father. Will worries about what
Shelby’s presence will mean to Rachel - as well as to Puck and Quinn, whose baby, Beth, was
adopted by Shelby. Shelby says that she plans to use her time in Lima to correct the mistakes
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she’s made. After she promises not to poach from New Directions, Will welcomes the competition
her second glee club will bring as it bolsters arts education at McKinley.
After Quinn and her new girl gang, The Skanks, shake down a student for her lunch money,
Sue requests some time to talk to Quinn: she blames all of Quinn’s losses on her involvement in
the glee club and offers her a chance for both revenge and stardom. Sue wants Quinn to star in
a video for her anti-arts Congressional campaign as ”a girl from whom the arts stole everything.”
Quinn seals the deal with her.
Brittany’s campaign plan, posters, and goodies come off as too gay-centric for Kurt (including
a planned swag bag called ”Kurt Hummell’s Bulging Pink Fun Sack”). Kurt unveils his own spin,
inspired by Judy Garland and which is, in Brittany’s estimation, ”so unicorn.”
Quinn and Puck meet with Shelby, who believes that they might want to have a presence in
their daughter’s life. Quinn initially rejects the idea, and Shelby tries to persuade her. But Shelby
also insists that Quinn clean up her act before she sees Beth, because Quinn is the only real
mother Beth has and Shelby will never be able to fulfill that role.
While Will and Mike run their Booty Camp students through their dance paces, Blaine reveals
that he’s planning to audition for ”West Side Story’s” Tony, the role Kurt had also targeted, though
he thinks it’ll probably go to Kurt because he’s a senior.
Shelby approaches Rachel as she works through vocal exercises to prep for the musical audition,
and though Rachel is initially resistant to having contact with her birth mother, Shelby
persists. Shelby suggests that Rachel sing ”Somewhere There’s a Place for Us” - as a veteran of
18 stints as Maria, she thinks it’s the song that will put Rachel over the top - whereas if Rachel
plays it safe with ”I Feel Pretty,” she’ll never get the part or be a star. Rachel tries the song, with
Shelby joining in and adding an extra layer of meaning as they duet.
As part of Sue’s campaign film, Quinn confronts Will on-camera, telling him that glee club
robbed her of everything and that she’ll never come back. Sue’s delighted with the scene as it’s
playing out, but Will tells Quinn that the only person she cares about is herself - she’s no longer
a girl, and she shouldn’t continue to play the victim card. He reminds her that the glee club was
there for her at every turn without so much as a thank you, and he rejects the blame she lays
on his shoulders by telling her to grow up.
Puck shows up at Shelby’s home unannounced, hoping to prove that he’s trying to clean up
his act. Though impressed, Shelby reminds him that his efforts can’t be a sprint - they need to
be a marathon. Puck is clearly moved when he gets his first glimpse of Beth, and though he’s too
nervous to hold her, he promises to do anything to prove himself worthy of being in Beth’s life.
Later, Puck urges Quinn to follow his lead and shape up her attitude, but she insists that
they’re not parent material and that they’ll never be together, only to be surprised by Puck’s
adamant stance: he doesn’t care about Quinn, he cares about Beth. He says that he doesn’t
want her having unanswered questions that will screw her up later, and he believes that Quinn
has to be a part of Beth’s life.
Emma, Artie, and Coach Beiste get their first look at the ”West Side Story” hopefuls, beginning
with Kurt’s dynamic audition with the ”seminal and in my case semi-autobiographical” song ”I
Am the Greatest Star” from ”Funny Girl,” complete with a scaffolding (and written permission
from Rachel to sing a Barbra Streisand staple). Kurt then eavesdrops on the directors, who have
narrowed the early Maria contenders down to Rachel and Mercedes, but quibble over the Tony
casting: while they agree that Kurt owned his song ”like it was his prison bitch,” Coach Beiste
argues that Tony needs an alpha dog, ”street” quality that ”excites her lady parts.” Artie agrees
that Kurt may be too delicate to convincingly play the role.
Adding to Kurt’s concern over potentially losing the part is his horror in discovering that
Brittany’s papered the McKinley halls with her pink, rainbow, and unicorn-centric campaign
posters for Kurt (”The poster that you wanted gave me crippling depression,” Brittany explains).
Grabbing Rachel to help him in an emergency second audition, Kurt insists that Brittany scrap
the campaign posters and leaves her feeling like she’s failed her ”precious unicorn.” But Santana
tells Brittany that her campaign plan was genius and that she, in fact, is a unicorn, too.
Attempting to convince the directors of the romantic masculinity he can bring to the part of
Tony, Kurt re-auditions with a scene from the inspiration for ”West Side Story,” William Shakespeare’s
”Romeo and Juliet.” When his performance draws suppressed giggles from not just the
judges but also from his scene partner, Kurt storms off the stage.
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After beginning her training of the perpetually off-key Sugar Motta, Shelby explains to Quinn
that she, too, followed a rebellious, painful path after she gave up her own baby for adoption, but
she eventually came to realize that she had done right by Rachel. Quinn insists that she’ll never
go back to being the blonde, perfect girl she used to be. Shelby suggests that Quinn was never
that girl to begin with - would that girl have gotten pregnant in the first place? Shelby urges
Quinn to find herself and stop punishing herself for the mistakes she made as a child.
Quinn asks to see Beth, but Shelby says it’s too soon. Quinn begs to at least see a photo of
her daughter, and Shelby shows her a camera shot of Beth and Puck, telling a tearful Quinn that
she can still be a part of the family she sees - it’s all up to her.
While Rachel frets over the casting outcomes despite the seeming inevitability of her claiming
the Maria part, she tells Finn that the Tony field remains wide open. But Finn says that between
school, football, and especially Booty Camp he can’t fit it in. Rachel doesn’t want to see Finn pass
up opportunities to show his talent, and she suggests that he might even be talented enough to
get into the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts, where she hopes to go.
For the first time, Finn tells her that one option might be staying in Lima and working for his
stepfather. Rachel thinks that path’s fine if it will make Finn happy, but she doesn’t think it will:
even if he doesn’t think he’s fit for something better, she believes in him.
As Kurt sulks over his prospects in the musical, his dad, Burt, talks to him: he points out
that Kurt’s gay and obviously, unabashedly so, and what’s wrong with that? Kurt says while he’s
not ashamed of who he is, he wants his shot at the great musical romantic leads and is hurt
not to be seriously considered for straight parts. But Burt suggests that if roles suited to Kurt
don’t exist, he needs to change the game and create them himself. When Kurt chafes at being a
”unicorn,” Burt reminds him: ”Do you know what they call a unicorn without a horn? A freakin’
horse.”
At Booty Camp, Finn stumbles on a routine and grows frustrated, insisting that he can’t
master the steps, but Will tells him he believes in him. Finn gives it one more shot and nails it.
Unexpectedly, Quinn arrives at the dance class - her hair back to blonde, the nose ring gone,
and the Goth clothing done away with - and asks to join in the training session. Will and the glee
club welcome her back, and Puck tells her that he’s proud of her - but Quinn quietly tells him
that she wants them to get full custody of Beth and she’ll do anything to achieve it, including
pretending to be someone she’s not.
When Will tells a cocky Sue that Quinn’s return has invalidated her campaign video, Sue
insists that it’s even better now: Quinn’s shown herself as an addict who’s returned to the empty
promise of performing dreams. Sue also informs them that her popularity is surging, and she’s
just taken over the first place spot in the election polls. Will, Emma, and Beiste plot to find a
credible contender to challenge her - ”the anti-Sue,” as Beiste puts it.
Brittany is thrilled when she discovers Kurt re-hanging her unicorn-themed campaign posters
in the halls, having embraced his uniqueness. But when Kurt invites her to help him strategize
his next move, he discovers that Brittany’s meeting with Santana to plot out her own campaign
for class president: ”I’m also a unicorn - or maybe a bi-corn - and I’m starting to believe in my
own magic.”
Blaine appears before the musical directors to audition, dazzling them with his performance
of ”Something’s Coming,” another ”West Side Story” staple. While Blaine was only intending to go
for the roles of either Bernardo or Officer Krupke, his performance moves Artie to suggest that
he read for Tony, leading to a tense moment of indecision for Blaine and major pangs of hurt and
jealously for Kurt.
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Asian F
Season 3
Episode Number: 47
Season Episode: 3
Originally aired: Tuesday October 4, 2011
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Alfonso Gómez-Rejón
Show Stars: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt
Hummel), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste),
Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Idina Menzel
(Shelby Corcoran)
Guest Stars: Donny Most (Rusty Pillsbury), Valerie Mahaffey (Rose Pillsbury), Tamlyn
Tomita (Julia Chang), Keong Sim (Mike Chang)
Production Code: 3ARC03
Summary: Mike’s future in New Directions is challenged after his parents ask
him to drop out because he received an A- (the Asian F) on an exam.
In other news, the auditions are heating up for the musical, West Side
Story, and Will wonders why Emma doesn’t want him to meet her
parents who are in town visiting.
When Mercedes rolls in late for glee
club practice claiming she overslept (even
though it was 4:30 p.m.) and then nearly
gets sick after the first dance steps, her
fellow students suspect a diva act in
progress. Will brings the hammer down
hard: despite Mercedes’ whining about
her overstuffed schedule, he insists that
if they want to go all the way, her ”best”
isn’t good enough. She’s got to get better.
At home, Will gently confronts Emma
about the secret stash of bridal magazines
he’s discovered and - despite her attempt
to blame the stash on Terri until he
produces an autographed 8x10 signed to
Emma by Vera Wang - he tells her that he agrees they do appear to be on the path to marriage.
But Will wonders why he’s yet to be introduced to her parents - and her attempt to convince him
they’re dead doesn’t fly when he points out that she spoke to them on the phone the night before
(”They’re ghost parents,” she lies).
Mike’s very serious and driven father, Mike Chang, Sr., accompanies him on a visit to Principal
Figgins’ office to request a daily drug test now that Mike’s brought home his first A-, what Mr.
Chang labels as an ”Asian F.” Mr. Chang is convinced that his son is on the road to academic
ruin, and he hopes to determine if the problem is drugs, or possibly that his romance with Tina
is distracting him from his studies (Figgins agrees Tina could be the problem, believing her to
possibly be a vampire). Mr. Chang also suggests that glee club might be a detriment, but Mike
swears he’ll improve his academics.
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At football practice, Mike is distracted as he worries about keeping everything in balance,
while Coach Beiste forces players Puck, Azimio, and Marcus to audition as dancers for the school
musical ”West Side Story” to hone their coordination and improve their gridiron skills.
Spotting Mercedes giving Rachel a hug in the cafeteria, Marcus tells her that she shouldn’t be
so affectionate with her ”arch-nemesis” right before the female lead audition; he urges Mercedes
to take the role for herself because he believes she’s better than Rachel.
Mercedes is touched that, for the first time, someone really believes that as she reflects to the
strains of Jennifer Hudson’s ”Spotlight,” which is revealed to be her audition song. Co-directors
Artie, Emma, and Coach Beiste are mightily impressed by Mercedes’ confidence and glamorous
new attitude, and she tells them that she wants them to see her as she sees herself: as a leading
lady, leaving Rachel quietly worried.
Tina wants Mike to rehearse and try out for the second male lead, a singing part to show
that he’s more than just a fleet-footed ”dance ninja,” but he resists: he’s overwhelmed with his
workload already. She urges him to be honest with his father and let him know how important
his artistic pursuits are to him, but he reminds her that she wasn’t very honest when she was
pretending to stutter.
Kurt tells Rachel that, with no other candidates announced in the race for class president
and the deadline looming, he believes he has the clear edge over his opponent Brittany, who no
one will take seriously. However, when Brittany asks Rachel for her vote and is told it’s already
been promised to Kurt, Brittany and her campaign manager Santana strike back with a volley
of seemingly logical reasons to vote for her, including the fact that the presidency has been
exclusively male for years.
At a pep rally for her campaign, Brittany sings and dances to Beyonce’s ”Run the World (Girls)”
to swing the female vote. By the end, it looks like she’s done it, leaving Kurt afraid for his own
chances.
Emma and Coach Beiste tell Will that they’re stymied in the choice of students to play ”West
Side Story’s” Maria - Rachel and Mercedes are in a dead heat, and they think it’s too close to call.
Ultimately they agree on a callback audition: Artie tells Rachel and Mercedes that they’ll compete
in the ”Ultimate Maria-off.” The directors have also chosen the audition song for both girls: ”Out
Here on My Own” from the musical ”Fame.” Rachel offers Mercedes a well-meaning hug in the
spirit of friendly competition, but Mercedes tells her to hug her after she’s landed the part.
On his way to a tutoring session, Mike, still fretting over his father’s judgment, promises to
bring his grades up and apologizes for disappointing him. But he finds himself compelled to
work out some dance moves in the school’s studio. Suddenly, he imagines his dad in the mirror,
criticizing him for wasting his time on a hobby, not a career. Mike uses dance to work out his
frustrations, and suddenly Tina tells him how beautiful it looks when he dances, saying that it’s
why she fell in love with him. Then Mike realizes that Tina’s just in his head, too.
Later, it appears that Mike’s not going to show up for his audition, but he arrives just in time
to try out for a singing part as the Jets’ leader Riff, performing ”Cool” from ”West Side Story,” with
some dance backup from the football team. Praised by the directors, Mike admits that performing
is what he wants to do: ”It isn’t a waste of my time.”
After Shelby and Coach Beiste consider why no one’s trying out for Shelby’s second school
glee club, the coach carbo-loads to keep her strength up, balancing football, co-directing the
musical, and overseeing the class election. She tells Will that Emma’s been a godsend, and he
admits that he wishes she were as proud of him - he believes she’s keeping him from her parents
because he’s lacking something. But the coach tells him that Emma’s crazy about him, and that
he should introduce himself.
Kurt gives Blaine a bouquet to celebrate his knockout audition for the lead role of Tony. Even
though he’s up for the role himself, Kurt tells Blaine it should belong to him.
Meanwhile, Will puts the ”Booty Camp” glee clubbers through their latest challenge, the trickiest
dance move yet, with the students who pull it off being tapped out as the routine proceeds.
Everyone but Mercedes manages it, but when Will tries to motivate her to push through her
complaining, she snaps at him. She accuses Will of singling her out to make her look bad, and
of constantly favoring Rachel. Because she thinks that they refuse to let her shine, she tells Will
and the glee club that she’s outgrown all of them and starts to storm out of practice. Will warns
her that if she walks, she’s out of New Directions.
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In her mind, Mercedes envisions herself singing ”It’s All Over” from ”Dreamgirls,” with her
fellow glee clubbers coming down on her as she protests. In reality, she decides: it’s over.
Mike’s mother confronts him at school. Having learned that he missed the tutoring session,
she lied to his father to cover for him, and now she demands to know what’s going on. He tells her
that he doesn’t want to be a doctor or a lawyer - he wants to be an artist. Mrs. Chang tearfully
confesses that she never had to courage to stand up to her own parents and break from the path
they set her on, and she promises to support Mike’s dreams. If he lands the role in the musical,
they’ll tell Mr. Chang together. Learning that she, too, loved dancing, Mike shares a waltz with
his mother.
At the tense final Maria audition, Rachel wins the coin toss and allows Mercedes to perform
”Out Here on My Own” first. Both girls perform beautifully, but Rachel believes that Mercedes
was better and, later, she insists on speaking to Coach Beiste.
Emma returns home for the evening to discover that Will has invited her parents, Rusty and
Rose Pillsbury, over for dinner. Emma starts to freak out, trying to recruit Will into a plot to get
them to leave. He asks her if he’s ashamed of her, but she admits the truth: she’s ashamed of
them.
Emma calls them ”Ginger Supremacists,” a term her parents dispute though they admit they
are clearly dedicated to a lifestyle that ensures the future of redheads as ”a species.” Although
they seem satisfied that Will’s genetic background certainly includes some redheads, when Rose
and Rusty harshly criticize ”Freaky Deaky” Emma’s compulsive cleaning, Will loses his temper
and tells them if he and Emma had a child he’d never be concerned with a child’s appearance
or fail to show compassion for a trait like OCD. His passionate defense upsets the Pillsburys but
earns quiet appreciation from Emma.
Kurt tells Rachel he knows that she approached Coach Beiste to formally run for class president,
and she explains that with Mercedes most likely getting the musical lead, she thought
running for president would bolster her application to the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts
- if she wins, she’ll make Kurt vice president, and if he wins he could do the same for her. But
Kurt wants his win to make a real difference at the school for kids like him, not just pad his
college application, and he won’t give up the fight. He warns her that in ten years, she won’t be
thinking about her academic accomplishments, she’ll be thinking about the friends she lost to
her ambitions.
The co-directors make their big announcement to Rachel and Mercedes: they will both be
playing the role of Maria, each performing four evening and two matinee shows. Rachel accepts
graciously, but Mercedes asks if any other roles will be double-cast, and when she’s told no, she
thanks the directors for their time. She asks Rachel to tell her that she was better than her. When
Rachel can’t, Mercedes asks the judges why no one will ever hurt Rachel’s feelings. Refusing to
be a part of ”The Rachel Berry Show” in her senior year, Mercedes rejects the role.
Feeling she got the lead by default, Rachel tells a confused Finn that she’s also still running
for class president, feeling that maybe she too can change the world. She suggests Finn consider
what he can do, as well, and when she asks who he’s going to vote for, he reveals that he told
Kurt that he doesn’t know.
As Emma remains sad and shaken by her parents’ visit, Will apologizes for not understanding
why she kept them away. Still upset, Emma gets on her knees to pray to God for help, and in a
show of support Will joins her in prayer, though he admits he has no idea what he’s doing.
Will sings Coldplay’s ”Fix You” to comfort Emma, then the scene shifts McKinley, where Artie
posts the final casting results for ”West Side Story.” Rachel remains cast as Maria, Blaine is
leading man Tony, Santana will be Anita, Kurt will play Officer Krupke, and an elated Mike
landed the role of Riff. In response, Mercedes turns to Shelby and her planned second show
choir: ”You’re going to need some star power. So here I am.”
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Pot O’Gold
Season 3
Episode Number: 48
Season Episode: 4
Originally aired: Tuesday November 1, 2011
Writer: Ali Adler
Director: Adam Shankman
Show Stars: Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt
Hummel), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(Will Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones)
Recurring Role: Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Idina
Menzel (Shelby Corcoran)
Guest Stars: Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Bill A. Jones (Rod Remington), Rock
Anthony (Hockey Player), Jack Harding (Mr. Baroody), Kristopher Logan
(Mr. Sher), Joe Massingill (Jock #1), Peter Spruyt (Mr. Danforth),
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson)
Production Code: 3ARC04
Summary: A new foreign exchange student, Rory Flanagan, enrolls at McKinley
and crashes with Brittany S. Pierce, who thinks he’s a leprechaun.
Meanwhile, Mercedes attempts to recruit new members to join Shelby
Corcoran’s newly formed Glee club and Sue’s congressional campaign
heats up.
Brittany chats with foreign exchange
student Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty,
winner of ”The Glee Project”), whom -
thanks to his Irish brogue and green
wardrobe - she’s mistaken for a magical
leprechaun. When she makes her first
wish (for a box of Lucky Charms cereal
made with all marshmallows), Rory plays
along, and her delusion continues.
On the down low, Quinn and Puck give
Shelby a gift of concealer, commenting
that she’s looking a little tired with all of
her new commitments (though Puck says
she still the ”most tappable” teacher at
McKinley). The two offer to babysit their
daughter, Beth, for Shelby whenever she needs a break.
Congressional candidate Sue aims her anti-school arts platform right at the glee club’s planned
production of ”West Side Story,” criticizing the musical’s budget on ”Sue’s Corner” and encouraging
people to call McKinley to complain. As a result, Figgins is ready to cave to the pressure
Sue’s orchestrated. Will, after initially protesting, offers to raise the money for the production
himself.
Mercedes appeals to Santana to abandon New Directions and join Shelby’s second glee club
(assembled initially as a vehicle for talent-impaired Sugar Motta). Mercedes promises that she
and Santana will get all the solos and duets, and that the female-centric nature of the group
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should appeal to Santana. But Santana feels that she shouldn’t leave Brittany alone in New
Directions, and a shocked Finn overhears Mercedes suggesting that Santana bring Brittany to
the new glee club as well.
Tina is emotional over Mercedes’ departure, and Puck thinks that her loss is a crippling blow
for the club’s chances at regionals. As a result, Will finds himself facing an overwhelming tide
of negativity among the students: Quinn blames him for being too hard on Mercedes at Booty
Camp, Tina blames Artie for not giving Mercedes the Maria role, and Kurt is still fuming that
Rachel’s running against him for class president.
Finn tries to prevent them from turning on each other, but when Blaine takes his side, Finn
lashes out at him, suggesting that he’s a spotlight hog. Will tries to calm the discord by unveiling
his plan to raise funds by selling ads in the musical’s program, and Kurt volunteers to spearhead
the effort.
After testing Santana’s loyalty to New Directions, Finn meets Rory and is surprised to learn
that Rory’s something of a Finn Hudson fan. Rory, who loves everything about America (”especially
NASCAR, your half-black President, and Victoria’s Secret catalogs”), is staying with Brittany’s
family and - aware that she believes he’s a leprechaun - is creating a fully marshmallow
box of Lucky Charms for her. Still a virgin, he believes that if he grants her three wishes he can
”get into her pot o’ gold.” He asks Finn to be his friend, and Finn agrees on the condition that
Rory keeps him apprised of potential defections from New Directions by Brittany and Santana.
Shelby leaves Beth in the care of Quinn and Finn (Beth still cries whenever Quinn holds
her), but rather than spend the time bonding with their daughter, Quinn has a secret agenda:
she wants to plant evidence that suggests Shelby is an unfit mother. The ”evidence” includes
books on baby sacrifices - Quinn says that Shelby’s so sleep-deprived she’ll never notice. Puck is
reluctant to frame Shelby, but Quinn persuades him that they’ll get Beth back if her plan works.
Kurt tries to sell his dad, Burt, on placing an ad in the musical program. Burt is incensed
to learn that the show won’t go on without funding, yet Sue’s cheerleading program’s exorbitant
budget remains intact. He recruits a trio of funeral home operators from his Rotary Club to fully
fund the musical, and he confronts Sue about her schemes, promising to also raise money to
oppose her campaign. Sue fires back with a volley of threats and insults, but Burt isn’t scared
off, telling Will ”I’d love to see that woman lose, just once.”
Rory delivers Brittany’s first wish, and though he’s one step closer to her pot o’ gold, he’s
constantly being knocked around by the school’s bullies. He walks the halls wistfully reflecting
on Kermit the Frog’s ”It’s Not Easy Being Green.”
Meanwhile, Santana asks Brittany if they are actually dating, and Brittany reassures her -
and she promises that if it causes any controversy to her class president campaign, she’ll use
one of her leprechaun wishes to win the election. Asked about her own wishes, Santana admits
that she’s thinking about joining Shelby’s show choir, and Brittany asks for a day to consider if
she, too, might leave New Directions. Then Brittany grants Santana’s other wish and holds her
hand.
Puck’s so wrapped up in his thoughts of Beth that he doesn’t realize he’s alienating the
prowling cougars he services with his pool cleaning business, and Quinn’s on his case to find
a more lucrative job so they can support Beth. Quinn’s fac?ade begins to crack, as she reveals
that with everyone else making their plans for the future, she views Beth as her last remaining
chance to have something perfect for herself that even she can’t screw up. Then Shelby passes
on a contact to Puck that could land him a year-round job cleaning her condo’s pool.
With Will’s announcement that the musical’s back on, Blaine offers the glee club a choir room
performance just to remind them what glee club’s all about: he sings a free-spirited rendition
of Katy Perry’s ”Last Friday Night.” Santana, however, believes that the musical will shut out
everyone but Rachel and Blaine. She then confronts Rory, revealing that she knows he’s playing
along with Brittany’s delusion and that she’ll reveal him - unless he grants her a wish. Rory
makes Brittany’s second wish come true (she believes he’s turned her cat Lord Tubbington’s
poop into candy), and then he tells her about Santana’s single wish: she wants Brittany to come
with her to the new glee club. Brittany can’t deny Santana her one magic wish, so she decides to
leave New Directions.
Will visits Burt at the auto shop, attempting to persuade him to run against Sue. Burt’s one
step ahead: he’s already had his wife, Carol, check out the rules, and he plans to run as a writein
candidate. Because he feels that glee club saved Kurt’s life, Burt is determined to keep arts
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programs alive - and Will agrees to help Kurt manage his campaign.
Puck drops by Shelby’s condo to thank her for the successful referral, telling her it means a
lot to him because not many people believe in him. While Shelby tries to soothe a crying Beth,
Puck discreetly sweeps the place clean all of Quinn’s planted telltale signs of abuse, then he
calms Beth’s crying by singing a gentle version of Foreigner’s power ballad ”Waiting for a Girl
Like You.”
Shelby admits that while she’s wanted to be a mom, she’s felt overburdened doing it on her
own - and worse, she misses sharing the best moments with someone who loves Beth as much
as she does. Puck promises to be there for Shelby whenever she needs him.
Rory delivers his ”top secret intel” to Finn, who tries to persuade Brittany to stay even as
Santana argues for her to join her defection. In the heat of the argument, Finn reveals that
Rory’s not really a leprechaun and that Brittany needs to ”grow up and stop being such an idiot.”
He apologizes, but she tells him that all the glee club boys call her that and as their leader
he’s the worst of them. It’s mean, it’s bullying, and she won’t take it. She and Santana then tell
Mercedes that they’re throwing in with her all-girl show choir.
Local TV news anchor Rod Remington informs Sue that campaign law requires that the station
provide her opponent with equal time. Burt appears on the air to rebut Sue’s arguments, exposing
how inflated her Cheerios budget is and urging voters to stand behind much-needed school arts
programs by writing in his name on election day.
When Brittany and Santana show up for their new glee club, Sugar Motta welcomes them as
”more backup for me,” but Santana immediately puts her foot down: she doesn’t intend to trade
one diva-driven show choir for another. She tells Sugar that if she turns down the attitude she
can be on a winning team for once. As the newly formed Trouble Tones, the girls perform a retro-
’40s version of Christina Aguilera’s ”Candyman.” Observers Will and Finn agree: this means big
trouble.
Finn approaches Mercedes, Santana, and Brittany in the hall to sincerely wish them well and
to deliver a more heartfelt apology to Brittany, who accepts it.
Rory tries to use the unfolding events to his advantage, telling Brittany that he’s granted her
third wish: she wanted to leave glee club without hurting anyone’s feelings, and Finn was happy
and smiling - so now Rory wants to collect his reward. Brittany informs him that Finn was only
smiling to cover his heartbreak, and that she now realizes that leprechauns aren’t real - and she
turns her back on them. Santana adds in a final wish: she wants Rory to do the school a favor
and simply disappear.
At Breadstix, Burt and Carol discuss what Burt’s campaign will mean with Kurt and Finn:
Finn seems concerned about what’s ahead, and sensing his lack of a future plan Burt suggests
that he may now need help at the auto shop; Kurt is concerned about what the campaign -
and especially Sue’s dirty tricks - might do to Burt’s health, given his recent heart scare. Sue
then shows up to deliver a heart-stopping hamburger to welcome Burt to the campaign. She
warns him that she’s become refocused on her original goals: in memory of her sister, she wants
broadcast the lack of special education programs, and she’ll be aiming to shift the budget away
from the arts to support them.
Finn saves Rory from yet another round of bullying, and he offers to grant Rory a wish of
his own: friendship. He brings Rory to New Directions, telling the glee club that there’s always
new talent waiting to be discovered. A regular singer at Sunday mass, Rory auditions with Teddy
Thompson’s ”Take Care of Yourself,” and students agree with Rachel’s assessment: ”He’s magical.”
Meanwhile, as Puck helps Shelby in taking care of Beth, they share their own magical
moment with an unexpected kiss.
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The First Time
Season 3
Episode Number: 49
Season Episode: 5
Originally aired: Tuesday November 8, 2011
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Beiste), Max Adler (Dave Karofsky),
Damien McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smithe),
Eric Bruskotter (Cooter Menkins), LaMarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley),
Keong Sim (Michael Chang Sr.), Tamlyn Tomita (Julia Chang)
Production Code: 3ARC05
Summary: The opening night of the school musical is approaching and the two
leads are contemplating taking their relationships with their perspective
significant others to the next level. Meanwhile, a scout visits
McKinley High which could influence Finn’s future.
Artie is feeling enlightened, confident,
and powerful in his role as director of the
school musical ”West Side Story,” even
if some of his creative decisions ruffle
feathers. While co-directors Emma and
Coach Beiste are moved by Rachel and
Blaine’s duet rehearsal, he feels their performance
of ”Tonight” lacks passion. He
suggests that the song - and the entire
musical - has a theme of sexual awakening,
and he wonders aloud if Rachel
and Blaine are experienced enough themselves
to bring true emotions to their performances.
They admit that they aren’t
experienced in that way, and Artie suggests
that they may not be able to effectively communicate to the audience as a result.
Other than this new doubt about her performance, Rachel is feeling confident in most areas
of her life, and she doesn’t object to Finn trying out for a college football scholarship. She thinks
that their dreams are coming true and they’re growing up - a notion that takes on another level
of importance when she accepts Finn invitation to his house while Burt and Carol will be away.
Meanwhile, Blaine and Kurt open their own discussions on their sexual game plan. While
they’ve agreed to ”no hands south of the equator,” Kurt worries that Blaine agreed because he
doesn’t find him sexually exciting and doesn’t want to rip off his clothes, but Blaine just wants
to wait until Kurt’s comfortable to move forward.
Artie asks Coach Beiste why she grew uncomfortable and left when rehearsal talk turned to
the topic of sex, and the coach reveals that she has not yet gone all the way. She admits she has
her eye on a man: Cooter Menkins, an Ohio State football recruiter who makes her feel girlish.
But she thinks he isn’t interested in her.
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Blaine returns to Dalton Academy for a visit with the Warblers, who are rehearsing a rendition
of Billy Joel’s ”Uptown Girl.” Blaine invites them to take in the McKinley musical’s opening night.
While there, Blaine meets the flirty new Warbler Sebastian Smyth (Grant Gustin), who’s heard
that the legendary Blaine is ”sex on a stick and sings like a dream” and wonders if Blaine broke
too many hearts to stay at Dalton. As the two verbally dance around each other, Rachel and
Santana rehearse their number, ”A Boy Like That.” Sebastian asks to meet Blaine again, to pick
his brain about ascending as a Warbler, and Blaine finds himself agreeing.
In the locker room, Finn turns to the more sexually experienced Puck for a condom brand
recommendation, and Puck (who admits he’s never used a condom and ”it’s worked out for me
about 99% of the time”) immediately assumes Finn’s going to cheat on Rachel, though Finn sets
him straight. Their conversation is interrupted when Coach Beiste introduces the football team
to Cooter Menkins, who tells the players he’ll be in the stands during the Friday night game and
he’s ”not looking for boys - I’m looking for men.”
Blaine suggests to Kurt that they might be too sheltered as artists and that they might consider
being more adventurous. Kurt shares portions of his ”bucket list” with Blaine, including a
pre-relationship sexual fantasy involving Taylor Lautner and a flower bed that Blaine admits he
finds hot.
Artie arranges a meeting with Cooter to determine if he’s interested in Coach Beiste and
learns that Cooter has dropped several hints that he wants to go out with her that he thinks
she’s declined. Artie realizes that the coach simply hasn’t picked up on his signals, and he urges
the reluctant Cooter to ask her out one more time, really obviously, and follow Artie’s plan for
the date.
At the Lima Bean coffee shop, Blaine tries to explain to Sebastian that he’s truly committed to
Kurt, who happens to overhear a portion of the conversation. He joins them as the mood grows
awkward, but Sebastian offers to provide them with fake IDs, and he invites them both to join
him at local gay bar Scandals. Blaine politely declines, but Kurt suggests that they do it as part
of their new spirit of adventurousness.
Finn and Rachel celebrate four months of a drama-free relationship over a romantic vegetarian
dinner, and Finn’s nervous attention to detail seems to be paying off when Rachel suggests that
they go snuggle by the fireplace. When he realizes that Rachel is as interested in having sex as
he is, Finn is thrilled but questions why she feels the time is right after months of putting it off.
”When and who is going to feel more right than you and now?” she tells him. ”And I love you.”
He’s still nervous that the situation isn’t special enough, explaining that he’s been saving up
for a hotel, but Rachel tells him that she only has two weeks to accomplish losing her virginity,
shocking Finn as she explains that she can’t play a sexual awakening without experiencing one
herself. Finn is shocked and hurt by her ulterior motive, and he backs out.
Mr. Chang angrily confronts Mike at McKinley, having learned that his son will be appearing
in the musical despite Mike’s mom’s attempts to cover for him. He demands that Mike quit,
dismissing his dream to be a professional dancer as unrealistic. Mike vows to pay his own way
as he follows his heart, but Mr. Chang tells him that as long as Mike pursues his dream he will
no longer consider him his son. ”Then I guess I don’t have a dad anymore,” Mike replies.
Catching Coach Beiste on the weight bench, Cooter makes a renewed play for her, and she
fails to understand exactly why he’d offer her flowers since she’s not sick. Frustrated, he takes a
more direct approach and asks her out on a date. The coach can’t process the idea that Cooter
might actually want to date her, thinking someone put him up to it because she’s not the kind of
”pretty girl” he could have. But he tells her that he doesn’t date girls: ”I date women - beautiful
women, like you.” They make a date for Friday after the game.
Rachel calls a meeting of the current and former glee club girls to explain her dilemma. Quinn
advises her to wait, because sex has complicated her life so much; Santana also advises her to
wait, because she thinks Finn is terrible in bed; and Tina surprises everyone by revealing that
losing her virginity was a wonderful experience because she was with someone that she loves.
Tina’s story plays out against the backdrop of Rachel and Santana singing ”I Had a Love” from the
musical: she and her first love waited for the right moment, and everything worked out perfectly
- no regrets.
Kurt and Blaine meet Sebastian at Scandals on ”Drag Night Wednesday,” and when Blaine
and Sebastian hit the dance floor Kurt is surprised when Dave Karofsky sits down next to him
at the bar. Karofsky says that he’s doing fine at his new school, where he just went for a ”normal
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senior year without my teammates hearing rumors about me.” He’s found a comfortable place at
the gay bar, and Kurt tells him that as long as he’s no longer beating people up, he’s pleased to
see Karofsky finding a way to be himself at his own pace. They toast to baby steps.
Designated driver Kurt tries to get a drunk and giddy Blaine home safely, but Blaine comes
on too strong when he pulls Kurt into the back seat and pushes for them to have sex. Upset,
Kurt tells Blaine - who’s intoxicated and spent half the night dancing with another guy - that he’s
never felt less like being intimate with him. When Kurt rejects him, Blaine angrily storms off.
In the dressing room before opening night, Rachel and Blaine reveal to each other that neither
of them has achieved their own sexual awakening, and they fret about delivering inauthentic
performances. Artie, too, has a confidence crisis, confessing to Emma that he thinks when the
curtain goes up he’ll be exposed as a fraud. Emma tries to reassure him, but he won’t believe
her, and when his cast wants to speak with him, Artie is sure that everything’s about to collapse.
But they surprise him by thanking him with flowers and applause. He admits that, after so many
years of being coddled and catered to because of his disability, directing the play was the first
time he’s ever felt like a grownup.
Will is impressed with the musical as it unfolds, but Emma cautions him that the audience
might not accept a risky artistic choice during the staging of ”America.” Meanwhile, as Mike takes
the stage, he notices the seat saved for his father is empty - but his mother’s proud applause
soothes his pain. Just before they take the stage, Rachel and Blaine realize that they don’t need
the real-life experience to color their performances: Tony and Maria were soul mates who found
their partners against all odds, and so have they - and that’s what they need to play on stage.
After the performance, Kurt approaches Blaine as he tries to perfect a dance move he blew
during the otherwise well-received musical. After Kurt praises Blaine’s performance, Blaine
clutches Kurt’s hand to his heart and promises him that Sebastian means nothing to him, and
agrees that their first time should not have been the way he’d suggested. As they make up, Blaine
suggests that they go to Artie’s musical after party at Breadstix, but Kurt thinks they should go
back to his place.
Rachel shows up on Finn’s doorstep, concerned that he left the after party early because
he was still upset with her, but Finn’s distraught because Cooter didn’t show any interest in
recruiting him after the game - Cooter told him that just because his football career ends in high
school, it doesn’t mean that his life does. Because he feels like he’s not good enough to succeed
at athletics or in the arts, Finn believes his dreams are over, but Rachel tells him that he’s merely
grown out of his dreams and needs to find new ones - they’ll figure it out together. She’s going to
give him something that only he will have - not for her performance, but because she loves him.
Finn and Rachel spend their first intimate night together, as do Kurt and Blaine, culminating
in Blaine and Rachel delivering a convincing, emotionally charged rendition of ”One Hand, One
Heart” in their next on stage performance.
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Mash Off
Season 3
Episode Number: 50
Season Episode: 6
Originally aired: Tuesday November 15, 2011
Writer: Michael Hitchcock
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (Will Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones),
Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Mike Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Idina Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Nate Hartley (Darryl), Ryan Heinke
(Brett), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta),
Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Colby Minifie (Young Sue), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC06
Summary: Sue starts a smear campaign to take down her biggest competitor for
the Congressional seat. Meanwhile, Puck has a crush, and Will and
Shelby Corcoran encourage some friendly competition.
Smitten with Shelby after they shared
a kiss, Puck imagines pursuing a real relationship
with her, despite their age difference
and student-teacher status. He
slips into a fantasy sequence set to Van
Halen’s ”Hot for Teacher” with Shelby
(who’s now regularly substitute teaching
at McKinley) as the star, which culminates
in a real-life performance of the
song in the choir room that wows Will.
When Rachel questions the song’s appropriateness
and Will asks about its intent,
Puck claims that he simply loves Van
Halen.
Sue fires back at Congressional opponent
Burt Hummel by trying to smear him with an ad campaign suggesting that he had a baboon
heart transplant, a move that makes Will crazy and has Emma reminding him not to sink to Sue’s
level by playing dirty. Meanwhile, in the race for McKinley class president, Brittany’s appealing
but unrealistic campaign promises, such as introducing ”robot teachers,” has Kurt fuming, and
Sue pushes him toward his own dirty political maneuvers.
Shelby reassures Will that the defection of Mercedes, Brittany, and Santana from New Directions
to her second glee club, the Trouble Tones, is not his fault, as the girls are just looking for
a chance to take the spotlight for a change. Remembering that the students have traditionally
put together mashup performances at this time of year, Will recruits Shelby into a plan to put
any bitterness between their students behind them.
When both clubs are called to the school’s stage, their bickering and insult-slinging escalates
until Will and Shelby appear together, singing a mashup of Lady Gaga’s ”You and I” and Eddie
Rabbit’s ”Just You and I.” Assuring the students that they’re not trying to merge the clubs, Will
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and Shelby encourage some friendly competition to keep the kids on their game with the first-ever
McKinley High ”Mash Off.”
Puck delivers a tiny pumpkin to Shelby’s desk (”They were out of apples in the cafeteria”) and
tells her that he wants her. But while Shelby admits that she finds him charming and surprisingly
sweet, she says that their kiss was a mistake. He protests, saying that he’s in love with her and
wants to be a real father to his daughter, Beth. He’s made a list of why he and Shelby should
be together, and he calls their pairing the ”ultimate mashup.” Shelby dismisses his feelings as a
crush, but Puck assures her that they are going to become a couple.
As the New Directions students try to agree on their song selection, Finn dismisses music from
several bands that have broken up, explaining that their group needs something that represents
the unity they’re striving for. He suggests Hall and Oats as a model; they’re respected as much
for staying together over the long haul as for their music. Finn also says that the solo should
go to the ”new guy” to help him prepare for the high-stakes moment. Though Blaine thinks that
Finn has softened toward him, Finn actually wants Rory to take the spotlight.
A stressed-out Quinn vents to Puck, worried that her plot to sic child services on Shelby
is moving too slowly and that they’re not being allowed to spend enough time with Beth to be
properly bonded when the time comes to reclaim her. She plots to get closer to Shelby. Meanwhile,
after Finn and Rory’s attempt to out-insult Santana flops, they decide to settle their differences
with an old-fashioned game of dodge ball.
When Rachel asks Shelby, as the director of a national championship show choir, to sign
a letter of recommendation for her application to the dramatic arts academy, Shelby takes the
opportunity to tell Rachel that she’s proud of her and a little envious of what the future still holds
for her.
Sharing a moment with her birth mother, Rachel suggests that Shelby could write her own
letter of endorsement, and when Shelby’s impressed by Rachel’s long list of accomplishments,
her remarks cause Rachel to be concerned for Kurt’s chances for admission if he doesn’t become
class president.
Rachel approaches Kurt in an attempt to reconcile their damaged friendship, but he rejects
her. ”Maybe you should have thought of that before you walked all over me in your borderline
sociopathic climb to the top,” he says.
New Directions and the Trouble Tones face off in their dodge ball grudge match to a mashup
of Pat Benatar’s ”Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and Blondie’s ”One Way or Another.” The Trouble
Tones take the victory, but it’s not enough for Santana, as she and her teammates pummel Rory
with balls after the game ends. Kurt calls a stop to it when Rory gets a nosebleed, telling Santana
that they’re treating one another like the rest of the school treats them, and they should all be
better than that.
At the Trouble Tones’ next practice session, Mercedes suggests adding Adele’s music into
their mashup plans. Santana says having that decision made will allow her to escalate her battle
against Finn. Mercedes tells her she’s going too far and, as the leader of the group, she insists
that Santana stop. Santana objects to Mercedes considering herself their leader, but Shelby and
the rest of the group unanimously vote for Mercedes. When Mercedes tells Santana that she’s
still a ”star member” of the group, Santana finally comes around to playing fair.
But as she offers Finn an apology, Santana turns it into a continuous barrage of vicious
insults. It’s the final straw for Finn, who snaps. In front of a hall full of students, he tells Santana
that the reason she’s so good at tearing everyone down is because she hates herself for not being
able to be honest about being gay and in love with Brittany - and that Brittany might not love
her back. He labels her a coward.
After Sue’s latest commercial suggesting that Burt might be married to a donkey, an incensed
Burt demands that his campaign manager, Will, has to do something about it by fighting fire
with fire or he’ll lose the race.
Meanwhile, Puck comes clean to Shelby, revealing Quinn’s plot to get Beth back and how
he subverted it. He explains that he used to see Beth as an accident, but now he believes that
destiny meant for Shelby and Beth to be together. He wants to be part of her life too.
At the first phase of the Mash Off competition, New Directions leads off with a combo of Hall
& Oates’ ”You Make My Dreams Come True” and ”I Can’t Go for That.” Later, at the senior class
presidential debate, the contenders offer some ambitious but unrealistic platforms, including
Brittany’s pledge to go topless on Tuesdays. Kurt chooses to take a more serious approach.
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Because he refuses to be bullied or let anyone else at the school be victimized, he offers to ban
dodge ball at McKinley because he sees it as a means for students to perpetuate violence against
one another.
Inspired by Kurt’s speech, Rachel publicly withdraws her candidacy and urges the students
to vote for Kurt because he’s the only one among them who never waged a negative campaign.
As a result, Kurt and Rachel are able to mend their friendship.
Quinn visits Shelby to see Beth, and her attempt to ingratiate herself is rebuffed. Shelby
reveals that she’s upset that Quinn turned on her after Shelby attempted to include Quinn in
Beth’s life. Shelby tells her that being a mother isn’t about giving birth to a baby; it’s about
putting all of your own needs after the happiness and safety of the child. Quinn angrily wonders
why, then, Shelby gave up her own biological child for cash, calling her a whore. Shelby bans
Quinn from seeing Beth, and tells Quinn that just because she changed her outer appearance
doesn’t change the fact that she’s still lost.
Will, Burt, and Sue bring Santana into Sue’s office to deliver some disturbing news: one of
Burt and Sue’s political opponents has a niece at McKinley who overheard Santana and Finn’s
confrontation, and the candidate has created a TV smear ad questioning why family values campaigner
Sue would promote a lesbian to the position of head cheerleader. Sue takes responsibility
for causing the problem, and she, Will and Burt promise to try to help Santana through the situation.
Santana’s too distraught to be comforted, however, having not yet come out to her parents,
and she bolts from the office in tears.
The Trouble Tones debut their own mashup onstage, a fiery melding of Adele’s ”Rumor Has
It” and ”Someone Like You,” with Mercedes and Santana front and center. As the performance
ends, Finn whispers to Rachel that Santana was amazing, but Santana thinks he was running
her down and loses her temper, blaming Finn for outing her. Finn tells her that the school already
knew and didn’t care, but Santana blames him for exposing her to ”everyone” and, in a fit of rage,
slaps his face.
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I Kissed a Girl
Season 3
Episode Number: 51
Season Episode: 7
Originally aired: Tuesday November 29, 2011
Writer: Matthew Hodgson
Director: Tate Donovan
Show Stars: Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Harry Shum Jr. (Michael
”Mike” Chang), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Matthew Morrison
(William ”Will” Schuester), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Kevin McHale (Artie
Abrams), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Dianna
Agron (Quinn Fabray)
Recurring Role: Eric Bruskotter (Cooter Menkins), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel),
Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta),
Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel)
Guest Stars: David WIlson Page (Josh Coleman), Jan Hoag (Roberta the Cashier),
Jim Gleason (Doctor), Ivone Coll (Abuela Lopez), Idina Menzel (Shelby
Corcoran)
Production Code: 3ARC07
Summary: Finn tries to help Santana feel better about herself, while she faces
the challenge of coming out to her family. Puck tries to seduce Shelby
and Quinn tries to seduce him.Meanwhile, the voting for Senior Class
President and the Congress seat occur, and Sue complicates Beiste’s
relationship.
Santana is forced to face the consequences
of slapping Finn after his actions
outed her. Principal Figgins says that
the school’s policy of zero tolerance toward
violence mandates that she be suspended
(slushies, however, are not on the
school board’s list of suspension-worthy
weapons). Her two-week suspension will
prevent her from competing in sectionals.
Will and Shelby agree that she deserves to
be punished, but then Finn steps in and
claims that all Santana did was ”stage
slap” him, resulting in no punishment for
her.
Despite the fact that they’ve been at each other’s throats, Finn admits to a surprised Santana
that he finds her ”awesome” underneath all her acting-out anger. He has a plan to help her show
off her full awesomeness, and he wants her to rejoin New Directions - with all the Trouble Tones
defectors - for a lesson he has in mind.
Meanwhile, Rachel frets about how to secure a victory for Kurt in the class presidential election,
despite Brittany’s increasing edge, thanks her empty campaign promises and free pixie
sticks to buy votes. Kurt is considering pulling a ”Kennedy,” in the way John F. Kennedy allegedly
used mob connections to stuff the ballot box to win the 1960 Presidential election, but
Rachel wants him to remain true to his values.
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Finn proposes a ”Lady Music Week” for the two competing glee clubs, featuring music written
by and for women; he wants Santana to be true to herself and her feelings for Brittany, and he
urges the rest of the glee club members to show that they celebrate who she really is. Finn wants
Santana to know that in a harsh world she has a group of friends that support who she wants
to be. Kurt and Blaine demonstrate Finn’s lesson by singing Pink’s ”F**kin’ Perfect” to her, but
Santana continues to react with her trademark hostility.
After her Congressional opponent Salazar’s dirty campaign ad suggests that Sue might be
a lesbian, she wonders how to counteract the gossip with ”20 cc’s of man-candy.” She scans
through her ”Book of Booty Calls” for the right male partner from her past, and the list of famous
names produces someone she believes can deliver her message of heterosexuality.
Exhausted from private sessions with her new boyfriend Cooter Menkins - weightlifting sessions,
that is - an enamored Coach Beiste enlists the help of Will and Emma in tabulating the
class election results.
Puck performs Melissa Etheridge’s ”I’m the Only One” and aims the sentiments at Shelby,
which doesn’t go unnoticed by Quinn. Telling him that her mother will be out of town for the
weekend, Quinn invites him over. She reminds him that he told her he loved her when Beth was
born, and she wants to try to rekindle their flame. Puck rejects her offer, however, saying that he
thinks she’s nuts and the most selfish person he’s ever met.
Finn’s hope that Santana is getting something out of his lesson is dashed when she insists
that he’s ”forcing me out of the flannel closet.” But Finn tells her that he doesn’t want her to
die as a result of denying her sexual orientation. A teen who recorded an inspirational ”It Gets
Better” video recently committed suicide, and Finn worries that Santana’s attacks on others may
one day turn into an attack on herself. She was Finn’s first sexual partner, and he still cares and
is concerned for Santana. He sings a slowed-down, haunting rendition of Cyndi Lauper’s ”Girls
Just Wanna Have Fun” as his part of the lesson, prompting her to finally soften and give him a
hug.
Coach Beiste is shocked and hurt to discover that Cooter out on a date with Sue as her handpicked
piece of man-candy. Sue claims that Cooter has been her regular booty call since the
late 1990s. Cooter tells the coach that he really likes her, but her confusing responses to his
advances have left him wanting something more.
On class election day, Kurt feels as if his future hinges on the outcome. The glee clubbers
take full advantage of the secret ballot system by casting some unexpected votes.
Will and Emma counsel Coach Beiste to make a real play for Cooter and show him how she
feels, prompting her to fantasize about singing Dolly Parton’s ”Jolene” to express how she doesn’t
want Sue to steal her man.
After Salazar’s campaign ad airs, Santana is approached by Josh Coleman, the captain of
McKinley’s rugby team, who sees a lesbian as a ”challenge” who just needs the right man to
straighten her out. All of Santana’s glee club girlfriends rally to her defense, chasing off Josh
and blowing off steam by singing Katy Perry’s ”I Kissed a Girl.” Santana reveals that she came
out to her parents the previous evening and hopes to tell her grandmother before she sees the
campaign ad, but the glee clubs’ celebration is interrupted when Principal Figgins calls Kurt into
his office.
With Kurt’s dad, Burt, also called into the meeting, Figgins and Coach Beiste reveal that Kurt
won the senior class election, but by a suspiciously wide margin - and there are more ballots
than actual seniors. Kurt insists he didn’t cheat, though he admits that he thought about it. A
tearful Kurt believes that his future is destroyed as a result, and Rachel admits to Finn that she
was actually the one who rigged the results because she wanted so desperately to help Kurt.
Puck rushes out of school when he receives an emergency call from Shelby after Beth lands
in the hospital needing stitches to her mouth. Puck handles the doctors and reassures Shelby,
causing her to drop her guard: the two end up in her bed together. But when Shelby realizes
that she’s made a mistake and asks him to leave, Puck is hurt and lashes out, telling Shelby he
thought she was ”an ass-kicker” but now believes she’s too much of a coward to follow through
with a relationship with him.
Santana reveals the truth about her sexuality to her abuela, baring her soul about how she’s
tried to suppress her feelings but has become too tired to wage war against her nature. She wants
to share who she really is with her grandmother, but she’s stung by rejection: her grandmother
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is more concerned about the taint of scandal than Santana’s feelings, and she banishes her from
her home.
Puck almost succumbs to angry rebound sex with Quinn, but he catches himself and realizes
that during all the attempts to help Santana come to terms with herself, no one has taken the
time to help Quinn, who’s become a mess. He tells her that he expects that she, out of all of them,
has the best odds of making something of herself outside of Lima. Quinn asks him to simply hold
her as he spends the night, and in the warm moment Puck also confesses his tryst with Shelby.
The results of the Congressional election are in, with bad news for Sue: Burt has won the
election, with Sue in a distant third-place finish. When Cooter wonders what the turn of events
means for their relationship, Coach Beiste also confronts Sue about her intentions toward Cooter.
After losing so much - including a large sum of money she bet on her own victory with a particularly
shady bookie - Sue vows that she won’t let Cooter go too.
Cooter says that he has feelings for both Coach Beiste and Sue, prompting the coach to admit
that she’s in love with him and to apologize for letting Sue swoop in and snatch him away. She
tells him that she’ll do anything to win him back, and she warns Sue that she won’t give Cooter
up without a fight.
The two glee clubs celebrate the success of Finn’s lesson, and Kurt congratulates Brittany on
her new office as class president. Meanwhile, Santana explains that while her struggle continues,
she knows now that she’s not alone. As Santana sings k.d. lang’s ”Constant Craving,” the song’s
sentiments reflect the tension that lingers between Shelby and Puck, Coach Beiste and Cooter,
and Kurt and his future ambitions. It also prompts Rachel to confess her election-rigging to
Figgins, resulting in a notation on her permanent record, a week’s suspension, and a ban on
competing at sectionals.
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Hold on to Sixteen
Season 3
Episode Number: 52
Season Episode: 8
Originally aired: Tuesday December 6, 2011
Writer: Ross Maxwell
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Harry Shum Jr. (Michael
”Mike” Chang), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Naya Rivera
(Santana Lopez), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Matthew Morrison
(William ”Will” Schuester), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Cory Monteith
(Finn Hudson), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Kevin McHale (Artie
Abrams), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Dianna
Agron (Quinn Fabray)
Guest Stars: Tanya Clarke (Mary Evans), Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe),
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Idina
Menzel (Shelby Corcoran), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Lindsay
Pearce (Harmony), John Schneider (Dwight Evans), Keong Sim (Mike
Chang Sr.), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC08
Summary: Sectionals arrive and the New Directions face the Trouble Tones and
one other group. The New Directions are short handed and need to
find members. Rachel and Finn try to get Sam to come back, and Tina
defends Mike’s dreams.
Quinn spots Rachel stopping at her
locker to gather homework during her
suspension. When Rachel offers to give
Quinn some vocal coaching to ensure
that New Directions stays strong when
they contend against the Trouble Tones,
Quinn assures her that the rival group
will be no problem once they lose
their coach, Shelby. Quinn then reveals
that Shelby is sleeping with Puck.
Rachel warns Quinn about spreading the
word to get Shelby fired. Even though
Rachel finds the relationship inappropriate,
Puck is 18 and therefore it’s legal;
AND she points out that Shelby won’t be
able to provide for Beth if she’s fired.
But that’s all part of Quinn’s plan: she wants to see Shelby labeled an unfit mother so she
can swoop in to reclaim Beth as her own. Believing that Beth loves Shelby as her real mother,
Rachel warns Quinn that, following all of her recent dirty dealings, if she ruins Beth’s life now
she will have truly hit rock bottom.
Finn continues to exert his leadership role in the glee club as he helps Will plan for Sectionals.
Finn believes that they need some extra star power, and he’s tracked down the once nearly
homeless former student Sam Evans in the hope of recruiting him back to New Directions.
Over coffee with Kurt, Blaine frets that Finn disapproves of everything that comes out of his
mouth. They run into the Dalton Warbler’s flirtatious Sebastian. When Blaine steps away for a
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moment, Kurt makes it clear to Sebastian that he doesn’t like his ”smirky little meerkat face,”
his ”obnoxious CW hair” - or the way he has designs on Blaine. Sebastian fires back, explaining
that he expects to have won both nationals and Blaine’s heart by the end of the year.
Finn and Rachel track down Sam to a bar in Northern Kentucky, and they are stunned to find
him working as a dancer in a male strip club. After Rachel slips Sam a dollar bill, they meet with
him in the dressing room. He’s not proud of the job and his parents don’t know he works there,
but the fast money he earns with his abs pay for the things his younger siblings need when the
family comes up short on cash. Finn and Rachel urge Sam to return to Ohio with them, and Sam
seeks the approval of his father, who allows him to go.
Sam is welcomed back to the glee club with a song, leading the group in Toby Keith’s ”Red
Solo Cup.” Quinn approaches Sam about rekindling their relationship, insisting that she didn’t
appreciate him. But, in reality, she wants him at her side to better cast her claim for Beth.
Sam, however, doesn’t want any part of Quinn’s ”rich girl problems.” He suggests that she enjoy
her senior year and heed the wisdom of John Mellencamp’s song ”Jack and Diane”: ”Hold onto
sixteen as long as you can.”
Mike stuns Tina by revealing that he’s applied to medical school in an attempt to keep from
tearing his family apart by following his dream of becoming a professional dancer. Tina pushes
Mike not to try to make everyone happy, and she challenges his commitment to his true ambitions
and suggests that if he doesn’t pursue them totally maybe he should become a doctor.
Angry, Mike fires back, saying that maybe his father’s right and he and Tina shouldn’t be a
couple.
As the boys struggle to find the proper dance moves, Sam steps in and calls Blaine’s suggested
spin steps ”too boy band”; he insists that they try to sell sex with some of his strip club moves.
The guys like the results, but Blaine thinks it might be a cheap sellout tactic. Sam says that he
wants to win and desperate times call for extreme measures. But Blaine strongly disagrees, and
the two almost come to blows in the choir room.
Finn finds Blaine working out his anger on a punching bag, and Blaine confronts Finn about
their constant clashing since he transferred to McKinley. Finn admits feeling jealous and threatened
- and he also admits that he’s been acting like a jackass. He apologizes and hopes that
Blaine, whom he sees as the most talented member of the glee club after Rachel, will get behind
his ambition to make a real mark at McKinley by achieving the impossible. Blaine agrees, and
they end their rivalry.
Sam approaches Mercedes, but she doesn’t want to revisit their brief summer romance - she’s
moved on with her new boyfriend. Sam says that he doesn’t care how big Mercedes’ man is; he’s
going to fight to win her back. Mercedes is secretly pleased by his declaration.
Tina makes a surprise visit to Mike’s father’s office to deliver a video of Mike’s ”West Side
Story” performance, hoping to make him see that Mike is throwing away his dreams to please
him. Mr. Chang suggests that Tina’s own parents aren’t being honest with her by supporting her
difficult-to-attain dreams of performing and he doesn’t want to subject Mike to the hardships
and heartache he might face. When Mr. Chang rejects the video, Tina tells him that given his
preoccupation with honor, he should help his son honor his gift for performance.
At sectionals, Mike tells Tina that she’s made things worse by speaking to his father. Meanwhile,
Shelby and the Trouble Tones visit Will and New Directions backstage with an offer: If the
Trouble Tones emerge victorious, anyone from New Directions will be welcome to join their rival
club. Will and his students respectfully decline, and Quinn throws some thinly veiled threats at
Shelby about Puck.
A devastated Rachel takes her seat in the audience to watch the competition, where the
first club competing is the Unitards, featuring lead singer Harmony (”The Glee Project” runnerup
Lindsay Pearce) singing ”Buenos Aires” from ”Evita” - a performances that both wows and
worries Will and Emma.
Spotting Quinn slipping out of sectionals, Rachel pursues her to keep her from telling Principal
Figgins about Shelby and Puck. Rachel pleads with Quinn to either hold off until after the
competition so as not to ruin the hard work of their friends on the Trouble Tones, or to tell Shelby
her plans first, face to face. Rachel tells Quinn that she’s had her own taste of what it’s like to do
the wrong thing, and it feels awful.
Quinn does confront Shelby with her plans to expose the inappropriate relationship with
Puck. Shelby says she plans to end what little there is to it, but Quinn continues on, blasting
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Shelby for coming back to Lima and McKinley with Beth. Shelby says that Quinn should value
her fleeting youth while it lasts and not rush to be so grown-up, admitting that being with Puck
was Shelby’s own misguided bid to reclaim that feeling of being young. Shelby plans to enjoy her
last few hours of being a teacher and hopes Quinn can do the same just being a teenager for
now.
The Trouble Tones take the stage with their debut number, a mashup of Gloria Gaynor’s ”I
Will Survive” and Destiny’s Child’s ”Survivor,” with Mercedes and Santana front and center. They
deliver a knockout performance, but Finn and Blaine think they still can top it. New Directions
launches their routine: the Jackson Five’s ”ABC.” Kurt’s taken aback to spot Sebastian in the
audience, but no one’s more stunned than Mike when he sees his father taking his seat at the
performance. The glee club segues into Janet Jackson’s ”Control” and then shifting into a rousing
rendition of Michael Jackson’s ”Man in the Mirror” that brings the crowd - including Mr. Chang
- to their feet.
Backstage, Mr. Chang tells Mike that he will support Mike’s dreams and will help him get
into the best possible dance school. Mike is overwhelmed and emotional, hugging his dad but
wondering if he’s missed the deadlines. Tina reveals that, with a little forgery, she’d managed
to already submit all of his applications for him. And finally, the results of the competition are
revealed: The Unitards take third place, the Trouble Tones take second, and New Directions
claims the sectionals trophy.
As Rachel’s suspension ends, Quinn reveals that she’s decided not to ruin Beth’s life by
exposing Shelby and Puck, and she thanks Rachel for keeping her from doing something she
would’ve regretted for the rest of her life. They agree that they’re ”kind of friends,” and along with
seeking Rachel’s opinions about the possibility of Quinn attending Yale to pursue her dramatic
performance ambitions, Quinn also asks Rachel for a favor.
Quinn approaches Mercedes, Santana, and Brittany, who insist that they don’t want to be
moved back into New Directions, but Quinn reminds them that in six months they’ll be going
their separate ways, and if Will promises to give the Trouble Tones one number in each performance,
she wants them to come back. She tells them that New Directions will be doing a victory
number in the auditorium, and they could use some additional female voices.
As the victorious members of New Directions launch into ”We Are Young” by Fun and Janelle
Monae, Mercedes, Santana, Brittany, and Sugar approach them and add their voices into the
mix. Will beams as he watches the students reunify as a joyful chorus.
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Extraordinary Merry Christmas
Season 3
Episode Number: 53
Season Episode: 9
Originally aired: Tuesday December 13, 2011
Writers: Marti Noxon
Directors: Matthew Morrison
Show Stars: Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany
Pierce), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley
(Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah
”Puck” Puckerman), Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang)
Guest Stars: Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Chord
Overstreet (Sam Evans), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC09
Summary: When New Directions is asked to perform at two different events - on
the same day, at the same time - they have a tough decision to make.
Will they choose correctly and spread Christmas cheer, or will their
ambition get the best of them?
Mercedes trims the choir room Christmas
tree, singing Mariah Carey’s ”All I
Want for Christmas Is You,” and the rest
of New Directions joins in the decorating.
Rachel and Finn kiss under the newly
hung mistletoe, with Rachel proclaiming,
”Best. Christmas. Ever.”
Rachel gives her holiday wish list to
Finn, who’d been struggling to come up
with the perfect gift (after the glee club
boys’ locker room suggestions proved to
be painfully bad, Kurt let Rachel know
that Finn needed guidance). Rachel suggests
that Finn provide her with five items
from the list - which includes spray tanning
and teeth whitening - but Finn’s not thrilled with the high maintenance materialism on
display: ”Holy crap! I’m dating Kim Kardashian.”
Sue calls Artie, Kurt, and Blaine (or as she calls them, ”Wheels,” ”Porcelain,” and ”Other Gay”)
into her office, letting them know that in the Yuletide spirit of forgiveness she’s letting them off
the hook for ”having no talent and ruining the American Songbook, one mash-up at a time,” as
well as for forcing her to make her ill-fated Congressional run. She asks the boys to recruit the
glee club to join her in volunteering at the local homeless shelter, which is putting on a program
to entertain the charity’s children. Although Sue has previously scoffed at both homelessness
and charity, this is her first Christmas without her beloved sister, Jean, and she’s hoping to keep
herself occupied through the holiday. The boys agree to help.
Spending his first Christmas away from his family in Ireland, Rory sings a song to the glee club
to cheer himself up: ”Blue Christmas” with a little Elvis Presley flavor. Santana finds the song
depressing, but the students remember that things were pretty awful the previous Christmas,
and they want to keep this year’s happier spirit going. To that end, Will announces that, due to
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being priced out of broadcasting the annual video of a Yule log burning in a fireplace, the local
PBS affiliate has offered New Directions their own holiday special. On the strength of his work on
”West Side Story,” Artie’s got a shot at directing the special, but he says that he has to consider
the notion, having vowed never to sell out by doing television.
With Brittany’s family off on a holiday road trip, Rory’s left with nothing to do until Sam offers
to bring him along to his own family gathering, as well as be Rory’s Christmas sponsor for the
rest of the week. Meanwhile, Mr. Borowski, the station manager, is excited to have Artie helming
the special but makes a faux pas when he compares him to Tiny Tim. Artie forgives him but
pitches a unique spin on the holiday special: Chewbacca from the ”Star Wars” films, came to him
in a dream to remind him that ”it’s not Christmas without Chewbacca!”
Artie wants to create a tribute to his favorite Christmas show of all time, the legendarily
weird ”Star Wars Holiday Special” from 1978, which aired once and has remained locked in the
Lucasfilm vaults. Artie also wants to shoot the special in black-and-white as a tribute to the
second-greatest holiday show of all time, Judy Garland’s Christmas special.
Rachel auditions for the holiday special with a haunting rendition of Joni Mitchell’s ”River,”
but Artie finds it so depressing ”it makes me want to kill myself.” He outlines his vision: In a chic
chalet in the Swiss Alps, Kurt and Blaine play the perfect hosts for friends who drop by to sing
cheerful holiday songs. Artie wants to conclude the special with Rory dressed as an elf, reciting
”Frosty the Snowman” - a ”rebooted” Frosty that reworks the song’s sad ending. Sam thinks that
there’s nothing wrong with a melancholy element to the holiday proceedings, but Artie won’t be
budged: ”The phrase is ’Merry Christmas,’ not ’Morose Christmas.’” Sam decides not to take part,
and he leaves to go volunteer, ringing a bell as a street-corner fundraiser. Rory chooses to stay
behind, disappointing Sam.
Rachel is determined to get a song in the special, and she broadly hints to Finn that she
hopes to make her TV debut with a generous gift of jewelry from him adorning her ears, pushing
him to deliver a present early. He complies, but she’s confused when he hands her an envelope
with a photograph of a warthog inside - and no bling. He admits that jewelry was out of his price
range; his gift is a $2-a-month program that feeds an African sow for a year to fatten it up to feed
an impoverished family. Rachel tells him that she specifically gave him her list so he wouldn’t
embarrass himself like this, and she less-than-gently insists that he stick to it. ”All I want is my
fair share,” she says, echoing Charlie Brown’s sister, Sally, from the famed ”Peanuts” Christmas
special: ”All I want is what’s coming to me.”
Blaine and Rachel perform the original song ”Extraordinary Merry Christmas” with some
backup from the glee club, which Artie declares, ”Gold!” Then Sue drops by the choir room to
confirm that the students will be at the homeless shelter on Friday - a plan that conflicts with the
special’s taping schedule. Artie says that they’ll have to do it another night, but Sue says they’ll
be disappointing the children. Artie reminds her that she’s certainly spoiled their holiday in the
past. Rachel says that the special will be enough to entertain the kids. Sue, however, points out
that the homeless don’t have TVs, and she angrily walks away.
The holiday special begins with a ”Star Wars”-style opening credit sequence, then in blackand-white,
Blaine and Kurt lead off the show by jazzily duetting on ”Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It
Snow!” They invite the viewing audience into their ”bachelor chalet” with campy ’60s variety show
snappy patter to canned applause and a laugh track. Next up, an Internet outage thwarts Kurt’s
online bidding on Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry. Rachel and Mercedes join the party and surprise
him with a gift of one of La Liz’s extravagant baubles (a knockoff, the girls tell the audience). The
four of them sing ”My Favorite Things” from ”The Sound of Music.”
Finn and Puck join the show, arriving at the chalet dressed as Luke Skywalker and Han Solo
- but not really, to avoid copyright infringement. They sing a rocking Bruce Springsteen-style
version of ”Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” They’re followed by the arrival of the Cheerios in
micro-mini Santa suits, singing and dancing to the Waitresses’ ”Christmas Wrapping,” aided by
a bag-toting Mike Chang. Rory arrives as Itchy the Holiday Elf, and instead of reciting ”Frosty the
Snowman,” he’s searched his heart and arrived at another selection that he believes will remind
people of the true spirit of Christmas. He reads the Biblical passage Luke 2:8, just as Linus did
in ”A Charlie Brown Christmas,” as the special comes to a close.
Meanwhile, Sam and Quinn serve food at the homeless shelter, with Quinn explaining that
she eventually overcame her rough year by dropping her focus on the things she didn’t have
and focusing instead on the future. As Sue worries that they may run out of food to serve,
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she’s surprised by the unexpected arrival of Will, Emma, and the remainder of the glee club,
bringing more food and decorations, and offering to sing. Artie tells Sue that they’ll be singing
their planned finale for the Christmas special, which was thwarted when the station reached
a last-minute agreement with the Yule log video people with ten minutes left in the show. New
Directions sings Band Aid’s ”Do They Know It’s Christmas?”
Rachel tells Finn that she’s embraced his original gift and named her African pig ”Barbra.”
Then Finn surprises her with a second gift: he’s had a star officially named, but not for her: he
tells her there’s a star on earth named Rachel that burns brightly, so when she needs support
she can look to the sky and know that ”Finn Hudson’s” looking down on her. Even though he’s
touched her heart, he goes a step further and offers her a pair of earrings, which he bought after
hocking his letterman jacket. Rachel realizes that she already had so much in Finn alone, and
now she wants to focus on giving back.
She and Finn join Sam and Rory at the street-corner charity pot, where Rachel puts the
money she and Finn got by returning some of their gifts into the bucket. The four of them join in
ringing the bell and encouraging passersby to share the Christmas spirit.
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Yes/No
Season 3
Episode Number: 54
Season Episode: 10
Originally aired: Tuesday January 17, 2012
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang),
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison (William
”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Harry Shum Jr.
(Michael ”Mike” Chang)
Guest Stars: Rock Anthony (Rick ’The Stick’), Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe),
Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), Graham Kurtz (Vinny), NeNe Leakes (Roz
Washington), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Valerie Mahaffey (Rose
Pillsbury), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Helen Mirren ((voice)),
Don Most (Rusty Pillsbury), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Chord
Overstreet (Sam Evans), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Patricia Raven
(Webber), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson-Hummel), Lamarcus Tinker
(Shane Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC10
Summary: Will wants to propose to Emma. Sam joins the McKinley Synchronized
Swim Team to win back Mercedes. Becky has a crush on Artie and
Finn learns more about his father.
As Mercedes and Sam separately recount
the details of their summer fling
for their friends, the talk quickly segues
into a song-and-dance sequence, with the
exes performing ”Summer Nights” from
”Grease.”
We hear Becky’s unexpectedly culturedsounding
inner monologue as she begins
her day at McKinley (she sounds uncannily
like Dame Judi Dench as she informs
us, ”If you’re wondering why I sound like
the Queen of England, it’s my head and I
can sound like anyone I want, so back off,
haters”). The very selective Becky makes
a survey of the young men of McKinley,
bypassing the likes of Rory, Puck, and Mike before deciding that her new boyfriend will be Artie.
She expresses her desire to Sue, who, while thinking that Becky can do better, advises her to ask
Artie out on a date - the worst he can say is no.
Emma joins Coach Beiste for lunch in the teachers lounge and is surprised to hear the coach’s
revelation: She and football recruiter Cooter Menkins impulsively eloped after she confessed that
she felt he was her soul mate. Sue, who’d been dating Cooter but hadn’t heard from him in
weeks, takes the news in stride, but it rattles Emma: she doesn’t think Will wants to marry her.
Sue scoffs and says that it’s 2012, and if Emma wants to marry Will she should ask him herself.
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Emma drifts into a fantasy musical number, singing Laura Nyro’s ”Wedding Bell Blues” (replacing
”Bill” with ”Will”). When she comes out of the fantasy sequence, she’s standing in front
of Will, who wants to know if she just asked him to marry her. Flustered, Emma denies it and
dashes off. Energized, Will dashes into the choir room and announces to the glee club that he
plans to propose to Emma and he’s recruiting them to help him pull it off perfectly.
Meanwhile, Sam continues his pursuit of Mercedes, though she insists that she’s happy with
her boyfriend, Shane, and what happened between them, though enjoyable, was just a summer
fling. At the same time, Artie makes a play for Sugar Motta, inviting her to work on a song with
him. She declines, saying that because he’s disabled and she is ”abled,” she doesn’t want them
to be ridiculed by the other students. Just then, Becky invites Artie out on a date.
Sam tells Coach Beiste that he wants to try out for the basketball team, even though tryouts
have already come and gone. Sam wants a letterman jacket to impress Mercedes, and he
wants to make it happen fast. The coach informs him that all the school’s teams are full - except
one, but she doesn’t expect him to be interested. Sam is interested though, and he joins
McKinley’s synchronized swimming team, headed by the outspoken Olympic bronze medalist
(for individual synchronized swimming) Coach Roz Washington, whose commanding presence
nearly overwhelms him.
Finn thinks that Sam’s membership in the synchronized swimming team and glee club is
akin to a social death wish. As if to prove Finn’s point, Sam then gets slushied by some football
players just as he’s approaching Mercedes, who’s drawn away from comforting Sam by Shane.
Hoping to subvert any glee girls’ attempts to make Will’s proposal overly mushy, Artie wants
to up Will’s swagger by suggesting a proposal number built on Maroon 5’s ”Moves Like Jagger”
with the Rolling Stones’ ”Jumpin’ Jack Flash” mashed up in it. Will likes the premise but is afraid
that the sweaty results might trigger Emma’s germaphobia. Becky praises Artie’s performance,
but while he thought he could play off their date by inviting her to watch, she insists on a ”part
two”: dinner at BreadStix.
Finn helps Will shop for an engagement ring, and Will reveals his nerves about getting into
this relationship after his first failed marriage. Will asks Finn to be his best man, telling him
that he’s taught him more about being a man than anyone else. Finn reveals that he wants to do
something special with his life, so he’s made an appointment with a military recruiter to explore
serving his country, ”like my dad, but without the whole dying part.”
The glee club girls try to help Will craft his proposal, prompting him to remember his first
encounter with Emma. His impression inspires them to stage a number in which they sing
Roberta Flack’s ”The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” and they each recall magical moments
with the ones they love. Moved by the song, Mercedes is surprised to find herself thinking of Sam
instead of Shane.
Will meets with Emma’s parents to ask for their blessing, but they refuse. They warn him that
marriage and children are messy, and with her issues Emma will not know how to deal with it.
Meanwhile, the glee club stages a ”Becky-vention” for Artie after he was spotted having dinner
with her and no one can figure out what he’s up to. For his part, Artie enjoyed his dinner
with Becky, pleased to find out how funny and charming she can be. He rejects their opinions,
suggesting that despite their supposed celebration of differences, they’re as narrow-minded as
the rest of the school.
Another kind of intervention comes when Finn is confronted by Will; Emma; his mom, Carol,
and stepdad Burt after Will felt obligated to bring them into the discussion. Burt reminds Finn of
the offer he’s made him: he’d like Finn to take over running the auto shop one day. Finn explains
that he was hoping to honor his father, but they tell him that he doesn’t have to prove that he
has his dad in him - everyone already knows what kind of man he is. But Finn wants to be tested
by walking in his footsteps.
Carol then reveals that Finn’s father didn’t die a hero’s death in Iraq as he’d previously believed.
Instead, problems with drugs after a dishonorable discharge and led to his death by
overdose in Cincinnati. Finn is shaken and sick at the news, but Carol tries to tell him that his
father was much more the last few weeks of his life. She intended to tell Finn when she thought
he was ready, and he tells her that he wasn’t ready to hear it now.
After Becky tries to excite Artie by sending him a provocative text, he turns to Sue for help.
Sue asks if he enjoyed their date enough to want to go out with her again, and he admits that
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he doesn’t. Sue offers a ”radical idea”: Artie should simply tell her the truth, because Becky just
wants to be treated like everyone else.
Will and Emma have a serious discussion, during which Emma offers a pointed question: Does
Will really want to be married to Emma? He answers honestly: he’s worried that her condition and
need for control may have serious repercussions on their relationship and any future children.
Rattled, she explains that she’s been doing the best she can to manage, with some days better
than others, but Will worries that it all seems to be hopeless. Tearfully, she tells him that she is
who she is, and he needs to be honest with her and himself about wanting to be with her - the
sooner the better.
At BreadStix, Finn commiserates with Rachel and Kurt, who are worried that they’ve been
passed over for admission to New York Academy for the Dramatic Arts. Finn is upset that he
doesn’t haven’t something in his life that’s special and meaningful. Rachel sings David Guetta’s
”Without You” to remind Finn - and Will and the glee club - that it’s important that they get
through things together. Then Sam approaches Will with what he thinks is the perfect idea for
proposing to Emma.
As Emma contemplates a future of spinsterhood, Will approaches her and asks her to join
him. He leads her down a hallway where students and faculty members each hand her a white
rose as they enter the school’s natatorium. Rachel leads New Directions in singing Rihanna’s ”We
Found Love” as the glee club and the synchronized swimming team perform in the pool.
Suddenly Will appears, dressed in white tie and tails, walking across the top of the pool toward
Emma. He dives into the water and emerges in front of her, telling her that she is the one. He
professes his love for her and asks her to marry him, and she accepts.
Artie approaches Becky to tell her that he doesn’t think they should continue to date. She
asks him if it’s because she’s too intimidating, and he tells her yes. As she walks away, we hear
her inner voice speaking again, saying that she didn’t ask him if the real reason was because she
has Down Syndrome - because she knew the answer was yes. ”Some days it sucks being me,”
she reflects. ”This is one of those days.”
Becky tries not to let the other students see her cry, allowing herself to tear up once in Sue’s
office. Sue offers ice cream, Lifetime television, and holding her hand as a comfort, telling her,
”You and I are going to get through this together.”
Finn studies a photo of his father, telling Rachel how he used to try to find himself in his
father’s face when he was a boy. Finn recalls his nerves when he and Rachel first started dating,
and he admits that he’s nervous now. He’s afraid of ending up like his father, or a high school
hero-turned-zero. But he believes the thing that sets him apart is Rachel, and as long as he has
her everything is going to be OK. Then Finn pulls out a ring, which he admits is not as impressive
as Will’s display, gets down on one knee, and asks Rachel to marry him.
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Michael
Season 3
Episode Number: 55
Season Episode: 11
Originally aired: Tuesday January 31, 2012
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang),
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison (William
”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Harry Shum Jr.
(Michael ”Mike” Chang)
Guest Stars: Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe), Stjepan Hauser (Himself / 2Cellos)),
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan),
Curt Mega (Nick), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Luka Sulic
(Himself / 2Cellos)), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC11
Summary: In a special episode celebrating the music of Michael Jackson, the
rivalry between New Directions and the Warblers intensifies en route
to Regionals. Meanwhile, Kurt and Rachel receive news regarding their
admissions process at NYADA, and things continue to heat up between
Sam and Mercedes.
The former members of the Trouble
Tones are still slightly disgruntled that
they got beat by a routine that included
a Michael Jackson song, mostly because
they didn’t get to participate themselves.
Will suggests that maybe New Directions
can revisit Michael Jackson for regionals.
Blaine knows exactly which song they
should take on, and he draws the rest
of the show choir into a spirited performance
of ”Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin.’”
Three days after proposing to Rachel,
Finn is getting anxious for an answer.
While Rachel does want to say yes, the
proposal seems too fast and too soon. She
wants to know why Finn has decided to ask her to marry him now. He explains that while he
does plan to follow her to New York whether she gets into NYADA or not, he wants their plan to
marry to tether them through the big changes to come in their lives. Rachel tells him that he’ll
always be the man for her, and she considers giving him an official answer. But Finn says that
she was right not to want a deadline; he tells her to take a few more days to think about it.
As the students share their favorite memories and aspects of Michael Jackson’s iconic career
at the coffee shop, Rachel admits - at her peril - that she’s never really personally connected to
Jackson’s all-pervasive appeal (”He was best friends with Liza Minnelli AND Liz Taylor!” huffs
Kurt). However, Rachel thinks that because everyone one else agrees, Michael Jackson’s music
will be a great choice for regionals.
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But Sebastian - the new captain of the Dalton Academy Warblers - shows up and throws water
on their plan. Because Blaine had told him how excited New Directions was about performing
Michael Jackson’s music, Sebastian is also building the Warblers’ regionals routine around an
MJ set list. Sebastian then throws some barbs at Kurt, who’s miffed that Blaine still maintains
close contact with him. When Santana is ready to fire back, Sebastian gives as good as he gets
and says that he’s tired of playing nice.
The students fret about how to stop the Warblers, and Puck raises concerns about Blaine’s
true loyalties. Finn steps in with a cooler head, cautioning them not to worry so much about
what’s happened; they should focus instead on beating the Warblers, their toughest competition
aside from Vocal Adrenaline. Will agrees and says that the class’ latest lesson will focus on
WWMJD: What Would Michael Jackson Do? Finn and Artie believe that Michael would fight back
- like he did when MTV refused to air his ”Billie Jean” video in 1983 - and Blaine suggests that
Michael would take the competition to the streets.
Blaine and Santana meet in a parking garage with Sebastian and the Warblers to declare
a ”Jackson-off”: the winner gets the King of Pop set list for regionals. Sebastian mocks them,
scoffing at the notion that the two of them are bad enough to take on his show choir, but with
a snap of Santana’s fingers, they’re backed by the rest of New Directions. They musically throw
down to Jackson’s ”Bad.”
As the dance reaches a crescendo, Sebastian has his Warblers unleash their secret weapon:
a super-sized slushie they try to splash in Kurt’s face. But Blaine leaps into the path and takes
the slushie himself, then collapses on the parking lot floor.
Kurt tells the show choir that Blaine has suffered a detached cornea and will have to undergo
surgery. Will is surprised that a slushie could do that kind of extreme damage, but Finn suggests
that something more dangerous could’ve been hidden inside. Will says that without proof the authorities
won’t get involved. Kurt, however, believes that Sebastian is evil and should be expelled.
Will says the Dalton administrators will investigate, and he cautions his students about seeking
any kind of revenge, even though Artie in particular is enraged at the thought of dropping the
matter, even at the risk of disqualification from regionals.
Artie insists that the glee club students are people and that they have every right to be sick
and tired of the abuse heaped upon them. He demands that for once they should stand up for
themselves. He doesn’t want to hear that things will get better - he wants them better right
now. Will tells Artie to take a break and rejoin the class later, but he’s still fuming: In his mind,
Artie rises from his wheelchair and walks out, joined by Mike as they fantasize about performing
Jackson’s aggressively angry duet with his sister Janet, ”Scream.”
Rachel asks Quinn for advice about ”an adult problem”: Quinn immediately thinks that Rachel
is pregnant, but Rachel corrects her and asks for Quinn’s opinion, revealing that Finn proposed.
Quinn counsels her not to accept, and by example shows Rachel her early admission letter
to Yale. Despite having relationships with Finn, Puck, and Sam and even believing that she
loved some of them, by the time snow falls for her first college winter in Connecticut, she won’t
remember why. She advises Rachel to make the most of the next few months, but to consider
not ”dragging an anchor” from the past into the future.
Rachel’s dreams are bigger than that, she says. She thinks it’s a cruel thing to say, but Quinn
insists that she’s being as honest and thoughtful as she can be: to truly be happy in the future,
Rachel will need to say goodbye to Finn - a sentiment punctuated by a fantasy sequence in which
Quinn serenades her past loves to the Jackson 5’s ”Never Can Say Goodbye.” The song ends in
reality, as Quinn tells the show choir about her college news and thanks each of them for helping
her find her way back onto the right path after hating herself for her bad decisions for so long.
Kurt meets with Santana to discuss dealing some real payback to Sebastian for what he did
to Blaine, but they both agree that violence isn’t the right answer; they’ll beat him, but not by
playing dirty. Meanwhile, Mercedes is text-summoned to the auditorium, where Sam has put her
name up in lights - for the first time, but not the last, he says - and asks her to join him for their
first-ever duet: if she wants, she can go back to Shane afterwards. Mercedes refuses, but when
Sam begins playing ”Human Nature,” she’s compelled to join him in song, ending with a kiss.
Kurt’s dad, Burt, shows up at McKinley wanting to speak to his son, and Kurt’s initially afraid
that Blaine’s taken a turn for the worse, but the real reason is also nerve-wracking: Kurt’s letter
from NYADA has arrived. Fingers trembling, Kurt opens the envelope and reads the letter - he’s
made the list of finalists. Burt tells Kurt how proud he is that despite everything that gets thrown
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at him, Kurt’s proven that nothing can stop him. ”On this day, at this moment, you won,” says
Burt.
Kurt shares his news with Rachel, who while happy for him immediately believes that her
letter will never come; she hasn’t even made it as a finalist. Getting emotional, she feels like she
has no plan for the future - all she has is Finn. Later, as Kurt tends to the wounded, eyepatchclad
Blaine, Finn and Rachel make a visit. Blaine’s down that he’s missing Michael Jackson
week, so the Kurt, Finn, and Rachel try to cheer him up with MJ’s ”Ben.”
Santana confronts the Warblers, informing them that Blaine - with whom they were all once
so close - could lose his eye as a result of their slushie attack. The other Warblers are shocked,
but Sebastian coolly shrugs off Santana’s confrontation, even as she insists that he confess to
doctoring the slushie. He suggests that they settle things with another musical duel, this time to
Jackson’s ”Smooth Criminal.” At the end of their duel, Santana claims victory and demands the
truth. Sebastian admits putting rock salt in the slushie that wounded Blaine - but not in the one
that he then splashes in Santana’s face.
Santana gathers the show choir to reveal that, using a recorder strapped to her ”under-boob”
she secretly taped Sebastian’s admission of guilt and wants to expose him. Now, however, it’s
Kurt who doesn’t want to. He argues that if Michael Jackson had taken on all his haters, he’d
never have had time to create his music. So he wants to teach the Warblers a lesson instead -
and he knows how.
As Kurt leads New Directions to the auditorium, Finn asks Rachel to hang back: he wants to
add something he left out to his proposal and asks her to listen as a backing band joins him. ”I
feel like you hear me better when I’m not talking.” Finn sings ”I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” to
Rachel, and in the emotion of the moment she agrees to marry him.
In the auditorium, New Directions confronts Sebastian and the Warblers. They reveal that
they’re not going to continue to try to claim Michael Jackson for their regionals set list - as Puck
explains, ”We’re taking the high road, which I was surprised to find out has nothing to do with
marijuana.”
Still, they want the Warblers to know that just because they can perform Michael Jackson,
it doesn’t mean they understand him like New Directions does, and to illustrate their point they
perform ”Black and White.” To Sebastian’s surprise, the Warblers get the point and join New
Directions onstage. He greets the finish with a snide slow clap, even as his teammates urge him
to give up the attitude.
Santana reveals that she’s taped his confession, but Kurt gives Sebastian the tape, wanting
to see Sebastian’s face when they beat him at regionals - but they also don’t mind exposing his
treachery to his fellow Warblers.
Rachel meets Kurt as his locker with a surprise: her NYADA letter has arrived, and she too is
a finalist. When Kurt asks her if she’s told Finn yet, Rachel’s joy turns to apprehension as she
realizes the situation she’s put herself in.
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The Spanish Teacher
Season 3
Episode Number: 56
Season Episode: 12
Originally aired: Tuesday February 7, 2012
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Paris Barclay
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang),
Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale
(Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison (William
”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana
Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Harry Shum Jr.
(Michael ”Mike” Chang)
Guest Stars: Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), NeNe
Leakes (Roz Washington), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Ricky Martin
(David Martinez), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Chord Overstreet
(Sam Evans), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane
Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC12
Summary: Will assigns the glee club a Spanish singing assignment, and enlists
the help of his musically-inclined night school teacher. Meanwhile,
Rachel spills the beans to Kurt and Mercedes on Finn’s marriage proposal,
and Mercedes has love complications of her own.
Will’s out-of-touch approach to teaching
Spanish class - including a questionable
rendition of ”La Cucaracha” in
sombrero and serape on Taco Tuesday -
prompts some complaints. Principal Figgins
then offers some good news and
some bad news: a tenured teaching position
has opened up at McKinley (something
that would serve Will well as he and
Emma plan a family), but Will’s just one
of the potential candidates. He needs to
step up his game in the classroom if he
wants the job.
Will takes an adult ed class to improve
his Spanish skills taught by David Martinez,
whose perfectly white teeth prove distracting to his students. Chatting with David after
class, Will learns that David has had difficulty finding a job teaching at a high school because
of hiring freezes, and when David asks why Will’s brushing up his Spanish, Will hesitates to
discuss the job opening.
David reveals that he’s a former top tooth model in the midst of a career change; he wants to
do something more permanently positive than just grinning by teaching kids. David also envies
Will’s position teaching glee club - he learned English by watching ”Solid Gold” and cites studies
about how new language skills are retained better when delivered through music. He thinks that
getting students to sing in Spanish would get them to learn without even realizing it. Will decides
to try to accomplish the same thing with New Directions in hopes of impressing Figgins.
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Will walks in on Sue trying to persuade the glee club boys to put their virile teen years to good
use by donating to a sperm bank to help fertility challenged women. She tells Will that she was
dismayed by the quality of the donors she herself encountered at the sperm bank, and she has
chosen to find her own within the halls of McKinley - Sue has decided to have a child.
Will’s surprised and somewhat skeptical, but Sue insists that she plans to put her family life
above her career for a change before it’s too late - especially now that she has her sights set on
the tenured position to provided professional security. Sue believes that she’s first in line, and
as a proven champion has the job locked up, so she instructs Will to provide her with a sample
to ensure that her offspring has a full head of hair.
However, Sue is called into Figgins’ office, where she learns that complaints have filed against
her teaching skills. She finds Figgins entertaining - and possibly enamored of - the school’s
synchronized swimming team coach, Roz Washington, who has leveled some criticism about the
Cheerios’ recent failure to capture the championship. Now Roz wants a shot at Sue’s job.
Will tells New Directions that his latest lesson will require them to sing only Latin songs or
songs by Latin performers. He introduces them to David, who Will has invited to observe and help
introduce the concept of duende, a Latin version of soul. By example, David performs LMFAO’s
”Sexy and I Know It,” steaming up the choir room with his moves and attitude.
Sam and Mercedes seek Emma’s counseling advice as they try to figure out how to deal with
what’s going on between them without hurting anyone, including Mercedes’ boyfriend Shane. After
shocking them with a pamphlet titled ”So You’re a Two-Timing Ho,” Emma suggests that they
need to spend some time NOT talking about it. She thinks that all the modern-day distractions
of communicating through technology has left teenagers with little time to quietly reflect. Emma
wants them to spend a week not speaking so that they can get a clearer idea of what their true
feelings are.
After charging up the Cheerios with a high-energy performance filled with modern dance
moves, Roz taunts Sue over her ”stale, white-bread” approach. Sue tells Roz that she’s on to her
”All About Eve” routine and has figured out that she plans to swoop in to steal the coaching spot
when Sue’s on maternity leave. Roz mocks Sue’s plans: ”You gonna get in those stirrups and
you’re gonna push and push, and a full-grown adult’s going to pop out with a briefcase and a job
talking on a cell phone.” Roz also says that she doesn’t need to steal Sue’s job, because Figgins is
going to hand it to her: her Olympics bronze medal marks her as the face of the Cheerios future.
Now Sue’s even more determined to prove Roz wrong.
Rachel, Kurt, and Mercedes watch ”Twilight” as Mercedes tries to find some sense in the story
of a girl torn between two boys. When Kurt wants to know why the girls are being so serious,
Rachel reveals that she’s accepted Finn’s proposal. Mercedes thinks Rachel’s crazy, and Kurt’s
apoplectic. He wants to know how this affects her plans for NYADA.
Rachel assures them that her and Finn’s struggles as a young married couple will simply
become a charming part of her backstory when she becomes famous. She knows that Finn is
the man for her as surely as she knows she’ll be a star. Reluctantly, Mercedes and Kurt agree to
keep her secret.
In the glee club room, Mercedes sings a bilingual version of Gloria Estefan’s ”Don’t Want
to Lose You” as a not-so-subtle message to Sam without actually speaking to him. The next
performance has Sam taking the lead on ”Bamboleo” by the Gipsy Kings mashed up with Enrique
Iglesias’ ”Hero,” as the rest of the glee club boys back him up dancing in long, pointed-toed
Mexican cowboy boots. Sam, too, aims his message directly at Mercedes.
When Will learns that many of the Latin touches were suggested by David, Santana rubs it in
by suggesting that David’s ”the best Spanish teacher ever.” She sarcastically suggests that she’s
excited to see what Will has planned to ”defend your Spanish teacher honor.”
Emma confronts Sue about the inappropriateness of asking for Will’s sperm. As Sue responds
with insults, Emma tries to understand why, if Sue hates Will so much, she’d want him to father
her child. Sue describes how typically her heart pulsates with a wild, irrational rage - and she
never wants her offspring to feel that. Will’s always met Sue’s challenges with kindness and
optimism, and if those qualities are genetic, she wants them for her child. Sue doubts that Will
would accept, and Emma leaves it to him to give her an answer, but she tells Sue she thinks
having a child would indeed be good for her.
As Finn lifts weights, Kurt presents him with a stack of college brochures, hinting broadly that
Finn might find a school in New York. When Finn realizes that Kurt knows about the proposal,
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Kurt lays into him for not telling him - they’re supposed to be brothers. Finn wants to keep the
info from Burt for the time being, but Kurt counters the point: ”Don’t you think something you
have to keep from everyone you love might not be the best idea in the first place?” Upset, Finn
says that Rachel is the only good thing in his life right now.
While Kurt understands that Finn’s had a rough year, he thinks that Finn has the same star
potential as Rachel does but just doesn’t believe in himself. Kurt thinks Finn should plan on
marrying Rachel someday, but he shouldn’t just be the guy who holds her purse on the red
carpet. Kurt tells Finn that he’s unique in the world of the arts, and he shouldn’t give up on
himself yet. Kurt’s words seem to get through to Finn.
Believing that Santana was the student who lodged the complaint against her, a menacing Sue
confronts her. Santana insists that she didn’t do it, and Will tries to intervene, but Sue blames
Santana for putting her ”family” at risk. Sue then tells Will that she’s found an even better sperm
donor.
As Emma admires her own prolific output creating new pamphlets, Will crams to learn more
Spanish. She tries to ease his stress by jokingly showing him the pamphlets, but he snaps at
her: doesn’t she realize he’s doing this so he can take care of her? He continues to take his
frustrations out on her, causing her to storm off.
In the auditorium, Santana performs a bilingual version of Madonna’s ”La Isla Bonita” onstage
with David, as the students watch. After some more taunts from Santana, Will takes the stage
with a full mariachi band, dressed as an authentic matador, singing a Latin-flavored take on Elvis
Presley’s ”A Little Less Conversation” peppered with complicated Spanish lyrics. Upon finishing,
Will tells Santana he’s realized that she was the student who complained to Figgins about his
teaching technique.
Santana points out that his embrace of cultural stereotypes, while acceptable to the students
who don’t know any better, offend her as a Latina. She forces Will to admit that the reason he
became a Spanish teacher was because it was the only position open at the time. She tells him
that an amazing teacher once taught her that without passion, you can’t succeed - and he is that
teacher.
In the teachers’ lounge, Coach Beiste sings the praises of Emma’s pamphlets, which have
finally awakened the football team to the dangers of jock itch. The pamphlet was so successful
that the coach’s husband ordered thousands of copies for his college team and teams across the
Big Ten. Beiste tells Will that he should be proud of Emma, and he agrees that he is.
In the night class, David hands out awards to his students, giving Will the ”Most Improved”
trophy. Will says that it’s not exactly the honor an actual Spanish teacher should receive. He
then tells David that he and the glee club students have recommended David to Figgins and the
job is his. Overjoyed, David says that his parents were immigrants who had to lie about their
citizenship to go to school, and now he’s the one teaching it.
Will says that he’ll be taking an opening in the history department, and he hopes to find his
duende there. David tells him that when Will’s teaching glee club, he’s got duende coming out of
his orejas (ears). Then David wonders who got the tenured position.
Becky gives Sue a fertility injection. As Becky confesses to Sue that she was the one who
filed the complaint against her, Sue tells her she already knew (”after ’Tinker, Tailor, Soldier,
Spy’-ing my way through Figgins’ filing cabinet”). Becky says that she was just worried Sue
isn’t as focused on the Cheerios as she once was. Sue forgives her because she is being honest.
Impending motherhood has given Sue perspective and reignited all her passions, and Becky
assures Sue that she’ll be a great mom.
Mercedes and Sam encounter each other wordlessly in the halls, but they’re interrupted by
Shane, who’s meeting Mercedes for lunch. She walks off with him, but clearly her heart is still
with Sam.
Later, Will presents Emma with an elaborate dinner and a pamphlet he’s made himself: ”So
You Were a Jerk to Your Fiancé.” A second pamphlet congratulates her: it was Emma who was
granted tenure. Will explains that his first marriage ended because his wife didn’t believe in him,
and he made the same mistake with Emma. He wants to stop the cycle and make sure that
Emma realizes that she’s as special and amazing as he knows she is.
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Heart
Season 3
Episode Number: 57
Season Episode: 13
Originally aired: Tuesday February 14, 2012
Writer: Ali Adler
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Jeff Goldblum (Hiram Berry), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Vanessa Lengies
(Sugar Motta), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Brian Stokes
Mitchell (Leroy Berry), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Chord Overstreet
(Sam Evans), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson-Hummel), Iqbal Theba
(Principal Figgins), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley),
Production Code: 3ARC13
Summary: New Directions are tasked with performing the great love songs of our
time to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Meanwhile, on news of Rachel and
Finn’s engagement, Rachel’s two dads show up at McKinley High to
congratulate the lovebirds.
In a fundraising bid for hair and
makeup supplies, Will wants New Directions
to sell Valentine’s Day singing
telegrams featuring classic love songs to
the McKinley students to send to their
loved ones. But after their bad experiences
Christmas caroling, the glee kids
resist, so Will reluctantly accepts a cash
donation from Sugar.
Sugar has sweet candy surprises for
her show choir colleagues. Valentine’s
Day is her favorite holiday ever, and her
father is footing the bill to let her throw a
bash at BreadStix (temporarily renamed
the Sugar Shack), where the whole show
glee club is invited. But, she says, they all have to bring dates - no single people allowed. When it’s
pointed out that Sugar is single, she suggests that she won’t be for long, catching the attention
of both Artie and Rory.
Rachel and Finn are summoned to the performance stage, where they’re surprised by Rachel’s
dads, Hiram and Leroy, who arrive singing ”Going to the Chapel” while playfully quarreling about
the musical details. They’ve heard about Finn and Rachel’s engagement from Burt and Carol,
and while Finn’s ashamed for not asking their permission, they give the couple an enthusiastic
blessing. Hiram needles Leroy about having a dream about Tony Danza, and the fathers slide in
some warning details about the potential pitfalls of teen marriage. But they say that they want
Rachel to be proud of her decisions, so they’ve planned a celebratory dinner with Finn’s family.
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Mercedes leads a meeting of the school’s ”God Squad,” welcoming Quinn back into the fold
alongside Sam and new member Joe Hart. Joe is a home-schooled sophomore who, realizing his
best friend was his mother, decided to experience more of the world by attending McKinley. Joe
is tattooed with Scripture quotes, and he sports dreadlocks named for the books of the Bible,
prefers to be shoeless, and plays Christian rock on his guitar. ”He’s like a teen Jesus!” says an
uncomfortable Quinn.
Sam points out that Mercedes’ boyfriend, Shane, isn’t a member of the God Squad, but Mercedes
sidesteps his point by getting down to the business at hand: determining a community
service project. Sam wants to take the open slot for singing telegrams to raise funds for charity,
and they unanimously agree.
In the cafeteria, Puck plans to bring the entire sorority he’s apparently dating to Sugar’s party
(”They don’t call them the Easy D-Zs for nothing”), saying that he tried the true love thing and
it wasn’t for him. Kurt is more enamored of the idea of true love, believing he’s received a new
Valentine every day from Blaine, who continues to recover from his eye injury. But Artie points
out that Kurt’s Valentines are signed, ”Your Secret Admirer.”
Suddenly, someone dressed as a gorilla appears, delivering a Gorilla Gram from Kurt’s secret
admirer - but he stays silent when Kurt asks who the admirer really is.
Artie and Rory discover that they’re both planning on taking Sugar to her party. They are both
determined to win her heart, but Rory believes his genuine four-leaf clover will give him the edge.
As Mike and Tina dance and sing to Nat King Cole’s ”L-O-V-E,” Artie and Rory escalate their
competition for Sugar. They woo her with increasingly large gifts, ranging from boxes of candy to
showers of heart-shaped confetti, from a stuffed toy dog to a real puppy.
Meanwhile, Brittany gives Santana her own Valentine’s gift, an infinite playlist. As they lean
in to kiss, their romantic moment is interrupted by Principal Figgins, who demands to see the
”teen lesbians” in his office.
Santana is furious when she learns that Figgins is trying to squash public displays of affection
at McKinley. He insists that his PDA objections aren’t specific to same-sex couplings (he’d rather
see Santana and Brittany kiss than Finn and Rachel), but he has to respond to a religious-based
complaint from another student. Santana believes that they’re the victims of a double standard
at the school.
Finn and Rachel announce to New Directions that they’re getting married, prompting concern
from Will and their fellow students. Kurt and Quinn in particular try to convince the couple that
they’re not old or mature enough to see their wedding plans through. Rachel refuses to hear the
objections and says that anyone who doesn’t support them won’t be invited to the ceremony.
While some of the students lend their support, Artie takes the moment to get back on point
in his Valentine’s Day pursuit of Sugar. He puts his smoothest game into serenading her with
Mario’s ”Let Me Love You.” It seems to seal the deal: Sugar sits in Artie’s lap and tells him, ”Wheel
me to class, baby,” much to Rory’s dismay.
Santana expresses her support of Rachel’s right to be miserable with Finn for the rest of her
life, and the God Squad delivers a singing Valentine to Rachel from Finn: Gym Class Heroes’
”Stereo Hearts,” with a finale backed by a gospel choir. Santana seizes the moment to make a
point by paying the Christian students to sing a song for her girlfriend Brittany, saying, ”And by
that I don’t mean my friend who’s a girl; I mean my girlfriend-girlfriend.”
Back in the choir room, Rory tells New Directions that he’d been trying to get his student visa
extended so he could spend his junior year at McKinley, but the request has just been denied
and he’ll have to return to Ireland. To thank the glee club for providing him with a second family
and home, he sings Michael Buble’s ”Home.” His song affects Sugar in particular; she tells Rory
that she feels worse for him than she does for Artie, and she asks him to be her Valentine’s Day
date.
The God Squad meets to determine where they stand on singing love songs to gay people.
They agree that statistically speaking one of the 12 Apostles may have been gay, although in the
strictest definition of its words the Bible appears to condemn homosexuality. However, Quinn
points out that there are many things the Bible takes a stand against that are widely ignored
today, such as eating lobster, and that the Bible does not condemn obvious wrongs, such as
slavery.
Quinn, Mercedes, and Sam are willing to sing for Santana, while Joe asks for more time
to think about it. Quinn suggests that it’s fair to give the topic due consideration - and thus
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ultimately very Christian - but her words seem to leave Mercedes feeling anxious.
When Sam gives Mercedes a Valentine’s gift, she reveals that that she’s told Shane about their
situation, and he was very sad to hear it. At first Sam thinks they can finally be together out in
the open, but Mercedes feels guilty about lying and cheating. Being Sam will only remind her of
how badly she behaved, she says. She also tells him that she doesn’t know who she is when it
comes to love, and until she finds out she can’t be with anyone.
As Sam walks off, dejected, Mercedes envisions herself singing ”I Will Always Love You,” the
Dolly Parton-penned song made famous by Whitney Houston. She continues the emotional performance
in front of the glee club, and the song hits Sam so powerfully that he has to leave the
music room.
While hosting the Hummel/Hudson clan, the Berrys sing around the piano to Cole Porter’s
”You’re the Top” before settling in to dinner. Finn asks Hiram and Leroy how they met, and they
reveal that it was while touring in Up With People and have been together ever since (Hiram also
pointedly notes that they were in their late twenties at the time). The Berrys toast to the happy
couple, but Rachel and Finn are taken aback when Hiram announces that the party will end and
move into the ”teenage lovemaking” portion.
Burt and Carol are in on the plan as well: all the parents have arranged for Finn and Rachel
to spend the night together as adults. Though freaked out, Finn and Rachel are also excited and
go through with the plan, but agree to ”no monkey business” in deference to the presence of
Rachel’s dads in the house.
Rachel sets about her elaborate bedtime rituals, but Finn’s need to use the bathroom in
the middle of her routine upsets her: she’d concocted a bizarre vision of the future where their
opposite schedules would allow them to maintain some mystery. The discussion devolves into an
argument that prompts Finn to storm off. Rachel’s dads overhear and clink Champagne glasses
triumphantly - their plan appears to be working.
Kurt shows up early at BreadStix per the instructions of the latest Valentine from his secret
admirer, but he discovers the Gorilla Gram delivery person waiting for him instead of Blaine. The
gorilla hands him another note that ends with, ”I think I love you,” and he pulls off the mask to
reveal Dave Karofsky underneath. Since they last saw each other in the gay bar Scandals, Dave’s
been trying to come to terms with how he really feels. He previously took his self-loathing out on
Kurt because Kurt was so out and proud, and now Dave thinks that he has genuine feelings for
him.
Kurt tells him that he’s flattered but doesn’t believe that Dave is really in love with him. He
wants him to be happy and believes he will be. But they can’t be a couple: Kurt’s with Blaine,
and he likes Dave only as a friend. Embarrassed and hurt, Dave begins to leave, but not before
he’s spotted by a student from his new school who reads between the lines of Dave and Kurt’s
meeting. Humiliated, Dave dashes out of the restaurant.
Having kissed and made up, Finn and Rachel snuggle in bed together and talk through the
difficulties they face, both agreeing that they can make their relationship work. They’re about to
go to bed but realize it’s only 7:15. So they decide to hit Sugar’s party at BreadStix.
Meanwhile, Hiram realizes that their plan may be falling apart, but Leroy wants to stick to
the reverse psychology plot - until they discover that Finn and Rachel still plan to get married in
May, right after nationals.
At her party, Sugar showers her guests with sponsored gifts, then she introduces the God
Squad. Joe admits that after thinking and praying about the right answer to Santana’s request,
he’s decided that love is love and he’s happy to join his group members in singing for Brittany a
mashup of The Association’s ”Cherish” and Madonna’s song of the same name.
Meanwhile, Sugar tells Rory that she’ll miss him when he gets deported; he tells her not
to worry about it and focus on tonight. She then introduces a surprise appearance by Blaine,
wearing a heart-shaped eye patch. Blaine sings the B-52s ”Love Shack” with Mercedes and the
God Squad, with Kurt eventually joining in as well.
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On My Way
Season 3
Episode Number: 58
Season Episode: 14
Originally aired: Tuesday February 21, 2012
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan),
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smithe), Max
Adler (Dave Karofsky), Romy Rosemont (Carole Hudson), Chord Overstreet
(Sam Evans), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste), Iqbal Theba (Principal
Figgins), Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart)
Guest Stars: Daniel Roebuck (Paul Karofsky), Aaron Hill (Nick), Jeff Goldblum (Hiram
Berry), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart)
Production Code: 3ARC14
Summary: As New Directions gears up for sectionals, Sebastian tries to undermine
their win. Karofsky makes a terrible decision and Sue proves she
really can do anything.
As Rachel scours bridal info and imagines
her dream wedding to Finn, Kurt
still tries to persuade her to wait. Their
discussion is derailed by the appearance
of Sebastian, the scheming captain of
the Dalton Academy Warblers. Sebastian
has a ”wedding present” for Rachel: a
Photoshop-doctored nude image of Finn,
which he threatens to post online unless
Rachel drops out of the regionals competition.
Determined to win regionals, Sebastian
gives Rachel a deadline to come
up with an excuse to abandon New Directions.
When Finn learns of Sebastian’s plot,
he’s ready to unleash a beat-down, but Artie reminds the show choir that even the threat of
physical violence could lead to disqualification - and besides, Rachel explains that she isn’t
dropping out or ”negotiating with terrorists.” She believes that a regionals win will be key to her
admission into NYADA. Finn is hurt that Rachel isn’t even considering dropping out to spare him
the humiliation and storms out of the choir room.
Sue excitedly reveals to Quinn that she’s going to become a mother (although she won’t reveal
the name of the father), but she is irritated when Quinn cannot offer anything but the most basic
solutions to dealing with morning sickness. Quinn tells Sue that she’d like to close out her high
school experience in a Cheerios uniform and take home the national championship - if Sue will
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let her back on the cheerleading squad. However, Sue says that she doesn’t think bringing Quinn
back would be fair to the other Cheerios who didn’t quit, leaving Quinn disappointed.
A seething Blaine snaps at Kurt, wanting to put Sebastian’s scheming behind them and zero
in on a plan to beat the Warblers. As Blaine sings Young the Giant’s ”Cough Syrup,” at Dave
Karofsky’s new school Dave finds himself the victim of a vicious hate crime. His teammate Nick
outs him in the locker room after spotting Dave and Kurt at BreadStix on Valentine’s Day. Returning
home to find his Facebook page covered in hateful, homophobic rants, Dave cracks. He
methodically puts on his best suit, then uses his belt to hang himself.
At McKinley, Figgins consults with Will, Sue, Emma, and Coach Beiste about breaking the
news about Dave’s suicide attempt to his former classmates. Will notes how much harder it is
for kids feeling the pressure of their reputations when social media makes anonymous attacks
so much easier than in his day.
Although she at first pleads the excuse of hormones, Sue is moved to tears by Dave’s actions.
She says that she should have done more to help him when she was principal and the problems
between him and Kurt escalated. Will says that they were all hard on Dave, fearing that he might
hurt Kurt but never knowing he’d hurt himself. Figgins tells them that it wasn’t their job to know,
while Emma wonders if it wasn’t their job, whose job was it?
The God Squad convenes, with Mercedes suggesting that they open their meeting by praying
for Karofsky to find peace, while Quinn says that Dave’s family needs their prayers even more.
Sam is bewildered about how Dave could sink to such a dark place, while Joe wonders if Dave
will survive. Mercedes says that Dave’s father found him in the nick of time, and he has a good
chance to make it.
Quinn admits that she feels sorry for Dave but thinks what he did was selfish and hurtful
to everyone around him; even at her lowest ebb, she never contemplated suicide. Kurt appears
at the door, shooting down Quinn’s opinions by insisting that her life never got drastically dark.
She tries to defend her stance, but Kurt won’t hear it: the Facebook messages on Dave’s page
continue to grow nastier, and she shouldn’t compare her situation to his despair.
When Quinn wants to know why Kurt, a professed nonbeliever would show up at a God Squad
meeting, Joe explains that when Kurt asked him if he could attend, he was invited. Kurt wants to
join in their prayers for Dave; he feels responsible after turning down Dave’s advances and failing
to take his calls. Mercedes asks Kurt if he wants to join them in delivering an edible arrangement
to the hospital.
Shaken by the Karofsky news, Rachel and Finn apologize to each other. When Rachel offers
to drop out of the competition, Finn insists that she stay in. Even if Sebastian sees his plan
through, Finn says he doesn’t care what anyone but Rachel thinks of him. Deciding that life’s
too short to wait on anything, Rachel wants to get married to Finn as soon as possible, and she
suggests that they wed on the coming Saturday, immediately after the regionals competition.
Finn agrees, but wonders, ”What if we lose?” ”I thought we agreed that I was singing,” Rachel
replies confidently.
At the coffee shop, Santana, Blaine, Kurt, and Brittany confront Sebastian, insisting that he
stop his underhanded schemes. Unexpectedly, Sebastian, who was the one who called them all
there, agrees. Offering no excuses, Sebastian apologizes and insists that he wants the Warblers
to win regionals fair and square.
Dedicating their upcoming performance to Karofsky, Sebastian plans to have the Warblers
and their supporters contribute money to Lady Gaga’s Born This Way foundation, and he asks
New Directions to join them. He’s realized that for too long he’s treated everything as a big joke.
He deeply regrets an encounter at a gay club when he cruelly criticized Dave and advised him to
”stay in the closet.” It’s all fun and games, Sebastian admits, until it isn’t.
Will assembles the glee club and informs them that one of their ranks, Rory, has never tasted
peanut butter before. Will offers him a spoonful, and Rory says that it’s the best thing he’s ever
tasted. When Kurt wonders, during such a rough week, what the point of Will’s gesture is, Will
explains that the future offers so many new experiences for each of the students, and he wants
them to promise him that no matter how low they feel they’ve sunk, they’ll never forget what’s
waiting ahead for them.
Mercedes suggests that none of them would ever consider suicide, but Will reveals that when
he was a junior in high school he considered it after being caught cheating on a test. Fearing
how disappointed his father would be, he nearly took a step off the roof of the school to end
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his pain and humiliation. Had he done it, he would have missed out on New Directions, Emma,
and everything that matters to him now. On his suggestion, the students take turns imagining
something that they’re really looking forward to in the future, ending with Rory’s choice: winning
at regionals.
At regionals, the Warblers kick off the competition with their upbeat rendition of Lenny
Kravitz’s ”Stand,” prompting Finn to rise in his seat to lead the audience’s cheer because life’s
too short to get caught up in the negative side of competition. The Warblers follow up with ”Glad
You Came” by the Wanted. After a surprisingly strong performance by the Golden Goblets, the
madrigal singers from Our Lady of Perpetual Sorrows High School, New Directions starts to lose
focus. Finn rallies them with his announcement about the impending wedding and living each
moment as if it’s their last, even supporters and non-supporters alike.
Then the New Directions take the stage and deliver a powerful mashup of two songs titled
”Fly,” built around Nicki Minaj’s version with R. Kelly’s as a background chorus, followed by the
girls grouping together on Kelly Clarkson’s ”Stronger.” Rachel next takes the lead on Halestorm’s
”Here’s to Us” with the boys joining in from the balcony.
As Rachel and Finn’s families cheer them on, they focus on each other as the song takes
on a deeper meaning between the two of them. Finally, one of the judges, late-night TV horror
movie host Svend Goebbels, takes the stage to announce the results of the competition: The
Golden Goblets win third place, with the Warblers claiming second and New Directions taking
the championship trophy.
Sue calls Quinn into her office and explains that she’s been doing a lot of thinking and wants
to tell Quinn that she admires her. At first Sue thought it was because of Quinn’s similarities to
the younger Sue Sylvester, but then she realized that it’s actually because of all the ways that
Quinn is NOT like Sue. Quinn’s proven that it’s never too late to turn your life around, and Sue
has decided to reinstate her into the ranks of the Cheerios, and she gives her a Cheerios uniform.
Quinn promises that Sue won’t regret the decision and will soon have a nationals championship
to show for it.
Now clad in her Cheerios uniform, Quinn encounters Rachel in the hallway. She tells her she
realized during regionals that Finn and Rachel were singing directly to each other and how happy
they make each other. If it’s not too late, Quinn wants to show her support by coming to their
wedding.
Kurt makes a visit to the hospital to see Dave, who’s been taken off suicide watch. Kurt tells
Dave that he’s happy he’s alive, and Dave admits that he is too. Kurt apologizes for not taking
Dave’s calls, but Dave forgives him: he knows how long Kurt endured Dave’s previous bullying
when he himself couldn’t take it for more than a week. Now he can’t imagine returning to his
school. Kurt urges him to simply go to another school. Moving forward won’t be easy, Kurt says,
and sometimes things will ”just suck,” but he’ll have to support of those who love and accept
him.
Kurt tries to apply Will’s lesson about envisioning something to look forward to, prompting
Dave to imagine life ten years from now: Dave’s a sports agent with a lavish office and a desk
full of trophies, having left Lima and never looked back; he takes the day off to spend it with
his handsome partner at their adorable son’s first football game, and Dave finishes the thought:
”I’m so happy right now.” Dave wants to take Kurt up on his prior offer to be friends, and Kurt
accepts.
At the courthouse before Finn and Rachel’s wedding, Will is taken aback when Sue offers him
congratulations. However, she now seems sincere when she tells him that she thought the glee
club was fantastic at regionals. And Sue wants Will to congratulate her because she’s pregnant.
She offers to help Will take the glee club all the way to a nationals victory, but Will expects a
catch. ”I don’t think there is a catch,” she admits. ”I think I just want to help you. Isn’t that
weird? Damn hormones!”
The Hummell-Hudson and Berry clans are fretting about the nuptials, with Burt most vocally
wanting to block the young couple from marrying altogether. But Carol believes that it’s important
that they’ve shown up to support them, no matter how much they disagree with the choice,
because the kids would’ve simply persevered and gotten married behind their backs in the end.
Nevertheless, Hiram plots an elaborate distraction in which Leroy highjacks Rachel and takes
her directly to Broadway, where her career ambitions may be re-stoked.
Finn gets his first glimpse of Rachel in her wedding dress, and the couple await the ceremony,
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stalling for time until a late-running Quinn can get there to serve as a bridesmaid. Driving to the
ceremony, Quinn is distracted by Rachel’s anxious texts. As she tries to text back, a car horn
sounds, and suddenly there’s a massive crash.
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Big Brother
Season 3
Episode Number: 59
Season Episode: 15
Originally aired: Tuesday April 10, 2012
Writer: Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Jeanine Anderson (Waitress), Matt Bomer (Cooper Anderson), Timothy
Davis (Mr. Anderson), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Vanessa Lengies
(Sugar Motta), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Chord Overstreet
(Sam Evans), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson)
Production Code: 3ARC15
Summary: Much to Blaine’s chagrin, his big-shot Hollywood actor brother,
Cooper, comes to visit.
Quinn’s car accident resulted in a
postponement of Rachel and Finn’s justice
of the peace-style wedding, leaving
Finn wondering if they could tie
the knot someplace special in Chicago,
where the show choir nationals are being
held. Rachel’s concern about Quinn’s
fate makes her hesitate. Just then, Quinn
appears in the hallway.
Quinn is in a wheelchair and accompanied
by Artie. She maintains a cheerful
demeanor, insisting that she’s glad that
she didn’t end up as ”a creepy memorial
page in the yearbook.” She says that her
return to school is the happiest day of her
life, prompting her to share an upbeat duet of Elton John’s ”I’m Still Standing” with Artie.
Quinn explains to the glee club that her accident was the result of texting and driving - the
”stupidest thing I’ve done since sleeping with Puck” - and she wants to clear up the rumors: her
spine has been compressed, preventing her from moving her legs, but feeling is coming back.
With physical therapy she stands a decent chance at fully recovering; she pledges that she’ll be
back on her feet and dancing on the stage by nationals.
Sue is stunned when Principal Figgins announces that he’s named swim coach Roz Washington
as co-coach of the Cheerios. Roz has convinced Figgins that Sue’s distracted by the numerous
procedures she must follow to become a mother, and that she’s lost the focus to achieve a win at
the cheerleading nationals. Figgins explains that the school desperately needs the prize money
a win would deliver, but a fuming Sue makes a counterproposal: If she can help the lead the
glee club to a win at their competition and let the school claim that cash reward, she should be
allowed to continue running the Cheerios on her own.
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Sue assumes control of the glee club’s Booty Camp and institutes a strict regimen of discipline
and verbal abuse. After the students complain, Will insists that Sue dial down her drill sergeant
routine and instead focus on inspiring and encouraging the students. Until now, Will thought
that Sue had changed. Sue admits that she’s highly hormonal and any attempts to understand
her behavior are in vain.
Emma suggests that Sue consult her doctor to better balance herself, and Sue reveals that
she’s about to make a visit to confirm the sex of the child she’s assured will be a girl. Unable to
stand the thought of Sue going alone without moral support, Emma volunteers herself and Will
to accompany her.
Kurt is shocked and overjoyed to discover that Blaine’s visiting older brother is Cooper Anderson,
a familiar handsome face on TV as the star of several musical FreeCreditRating.com
commercials. Surprisingly, Sue is captivated when she meets Cooper, flirting shamelessly with
him as he soaks up the attention. As the effect of Cooper’s pseudo-fame overwhelms the smalltown
Ohioans of McKinley, Blaine is reminded of why he rarely mentions his brother.
Puck solicits suggestions for a fun, edgy activity for the group to do on McKinley’s Senior
Ditch Day when Rachel suddenly blurts out a tearful apology to Quinn, blaming her wedding for
Quinn’s condition and getting upset that the group is planning fun events while ignoring what
happened to her. Quinn assures Rachel that she’s not to blame, and she gently insists that this
is the way things are and she is accepting the situation. Quinn won’t be dwelling on it, and
she doesn’t want anyone else to either. She reassures Rachel with a hug and offers the winning
suggestion for ditching: the group will go to the Six Flags amusement park.
Meanwhile, Puck takes Finn aside and proposes that, like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, and
Abraham Lincoln before him, he’s not taken seriously in high school, but he will when he has
the ”big idea,” which is to move his pool cleaning business to the seemingly more lucrative locale
of Southern California after graduation. Puck wants Finn to join him as his business partner.
Finn’s honored, but he’s planned to move to New York with Rachel. Puck tries to propose a
hypothetical situation in which Finn didn’t go to New York, but Finn won’t consider it, so Puck
asks him if he’ll help him out by fixing the motor on a broken Jacuzzi, and Finn agrees.
In a reluctant attempt to alter her coaching style, Sue presents the glee club with a guest
lecturer she believes they can benefit from: Cooper Anderson. Cooper recalls when he too was a
student with big dreams, which he has now achieved, and he offers a ”master class” in acting to
the members of New Directions. Everyone is thrilled, except for an embarrassed Blaine, who’s reluctantly
been drafted into an impromptu performance with Cooper for his friends. They reenact
their ”famous” dueling Simon Le Bon impressions from their childhood, performing a mashup of
”Hungry Like the Wolf” and ”Rio.” Blaine does enjoy himself, but he is quickly brought back to
reality by Cooper’s increasingly inflated ego.
Over dinner at BreadStix, Blaine finally loses patience with Cooper when he’s heard enough
of his brother’s supposedly constructive criticism. He flashbacks to a moment when Cooper
critiqued his five-year-old dance moves. Cooper claims not to remember and offers an apology,
telling Blaine that he wants to be closer to him, including at their master class.
Artie attempts to coach Quinn into tackling the steepest accessibility ramp at McKinley, but
the incline looks too daunting to her. He’s able to motivate her by telling her that he believes in
her. Little by little, she’s able to make it to the top. Artie tries to warn her about even greater
challenges for a wheelchair newbie at the amusement park, but she tells him she doesn’t want
to miss out on Senior Ditch Day. Artie promises that she’ll have a very special day if she agrees
to come with him.
Cooper begins his master class with some unusual tips, advising the students that college
is a waste of time and to avoid New York because Broadway is dead. Hollywood is where it’s
at for real actors, he explains while demonstrating proper headshot techniques. As Cooper’s
lessons become increasingly inane, Blaine grows irritated, but Cooper is able to convince the
other students he knows what he’s talking that about. Finally, during a poorly conceived acting
exercise, Blaine loses his cool and blows up, but Cooper is too caught up in his own world to
acknowledge what’s happening.
As Puck and Finn repair the broken Jacuzzi, the owner flirtatiously hands out tropical drinks
and offers to invest in Puck’s business as a silent partner, ”or a noisy one.” Puck uses the
opportunity to try to sway Finn, extolling the promise of opportunity in California for both Finn
and Rachel, and it’s clear he’s gradually getting into Finn’s head.
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At the obstetrician’s office, Will and Emma join Sue as she gets her test results. She is indeed
having a hoped-for girl, but there are also some potential causes for concern.
When Cooper informs Blaine that he’s landed an audition for Michael Bay’s next movie -
untitled, which Cooper is certain is code for ”Transformers 4” - he’s surprised at Blaine’s subdued
reaction. Blaine has finally reached his breaking point at his brother’s all-consuming selfinvolvement,
and he expresses his frustration as he sings Christina Aguilera’s ”Fighter.”
Meanwhile, Quinn lightly takes Finn to task for carelessly texting while walking, saying,
”That’s how I got started.” She tells him that she and Artie have planned their own special
Senior Ditch Day activities.
Becky silently observes Sue from the doorway to her office until Sue acknowledges her. Becky
tells Sue that she’s heard about her baby. Sue initially bristles, wondering what Becky’s heard
until she says, ”I heard it’s a girl.” ”Just like you,” says Sue as she hugs Becky, who surprisingly
offers a parenting tip: ”Try to work on your patience.”
Artie and Quinn arrive at their Ditch Day destination, a skate park designed for wheelchairbound
and other unique athletes. Quinn’s not sure she’s ready for it, but Artie tells her to trust
him. Quinn and Artie watch the athletes test their skill on the park’s various challenges to the
beat of the Givers’ ”Up Up Up,” finally joining in the fun themselves, juxtaposed against images
of their glee club friends riding roller coasters at the amusement park.
Quinn tells Artie that she had a very special Ditch Day. He says that he just wanted her to
see people having fun who are in her situation. She’s a little taken aback, assuring him that her
condition is only temporary. He tries to explain that he’s been where she currently is. But she
won’t hear him out, insisting that she’s not like him. This isn’t her life, she says. She’s getting
out of Lima to attend Yale, and she will walk again. ”What if you don’t?” Artie asks. ”When are
you going to stop pretending that this isn’t really happening to you?”
Quinn’s fellow God Squad member Joe Hart tells her that he’s been praying for her. She’s
grateful, and again she’s caught off-guard when he says he hasn’t been praying for her to walk
again, but to accept whatever her journey may be. She snaps at him, then quickly apologizes,
telling Joe that she does find him inspiring. She invites him to join her in New Directions.
Sue addresses the glee club at Booty Camp, acknowledging her harsh treatment even as she
delivers a new round of barbs, but she admits that she’s realized that she wants the life growing
inside her to soak up some of their persistent optimism and decency. She says she’ll be nicer if
they work harder.
After Blaine sits out the Senior Ditch Day trip, Kurt tries to cheer him up and tells him he
understands the family friction. He tries to convince Blaine that he and Cooper can still connect,
especially if Blaine reaches out in the most honest way he knows how.
Blaine takes to the theater’s stage and sings Gotye’s ”Somebody That I Used to Know,” as
Cooper listens and eventually joins in. ”Best you ever sounded,” says Cooper, who admits that
he has been extremely hard on his brother - but only because he sees how extremely talented he
is and wants him to succeed.
Blaine accepts Cooper’s apology and is glad they had time to sing one last time before Cooper
returns to L.A., but Cooper surprises him by revealing that his audition was cancelled. He hopes
that he and Blaine will be more than brothers, they’ll be friends. Then Blaine concocts a plan to
put a memorable audition from Cooper on tape for Michael Bay.
Finn asks Rachel if she’s considered what he’ll do in New York, floating the possibility of
the two of them going to Los Angeles instead - he’ll work to support her ambitions. It quickly
dissolves into an argument. She feels like he’s not planning for a future together, and he feels
their existing plans have been very one-sided. Rachel has no intention of going Hollywood, and
she says that she can’t go to New York without Finn. Finn tells her he wants her to be really sure
she loves him for who he is and not who she wants him to be.
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Saturday Night Glee-ver
Season 3
Episode Number: 60
Season Episode: 16
Originally aired: Tuesday April 17, 2012
Writer: Matthew Hodgson
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James),
Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), NeNe Leakes (Roz Washington), Alex Newell
(Wade), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Production Code: 3ARC16
Summary: The New Directions pay homage to the movie ”Saturday Night Fever”
by grooving to disco-infused dance numbers.
Bored in the classroom, Blaine slips
into an elaborate fantasy, singing and
disco dancing to the Bee Gees’ ”You
Should Be Dancing” from the classic
1977 film ”Saturday Night Fever.” As
Blaine boogies with Brittany and Mike,
the fantasy becomes a reality as the three
of them audition the number for Will onstage.
Blaine believes that it’s a great fit
for nationals’ ”vintage” theme - old but
with high energy. Will responds enthusiastically,
recalling how in his own glee
club days his show choir took nationals
with an all-disco theme, singing KC & The
Sunshine Band’s ”That’s the Way (I Like
It).” There’s only one problem: as far as the rest of the glee club’s concerned, ”disco sucks!”
As he tries to prep for nationals, Will is distracted by his concerns for three of his students.
Finn lacks self-confidence; Mercedes is talented but needs a bigger vision, and Santana’s ambition
needs focus. Out of ideas, Will turns to Sue, who advises him to rely on a tried and true
tactic: assigning the students an iconic album to perform. This time, she says, use the soundtrack
”that defined a generation” - ”Saturday Night Fever.” Will loves the idea, but he needs to
sell it the disco-hating members of the glee club. Sue suggests that they give the students a prize
to fight for.
Mercedes and Kurt meet Wade Adams (”The Glee Project’s” Alex Newell), who’s a member of
rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline and who professes to be their biggest fan. Wade promises that
he’s not there to spy; he has come seeking their advice. Vocal Adrenaline’s coach Jessie St.
James is running his show choir like a demanding drill sergeant, and the pressures from Jessie,
his fellow students, and his family are weighing on Wade.
Wade explains how he escapes into a fantasy of being an entirely different person - a brash,
confident, and stylish singer named Unique. When Wade reveals that Unique is a woman and
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that his dream is to take the stage at regionals in a dress and heels, he asks Kurt and Mercedes
for advice.
New Directions discovers that the choir room floor has been replaced with Sue’s own ”one-of-akind,
lit-from-within, shatterproof, Plexiglas dance floor,” as Will announces the new assignment.
He turns the tide of opposition from Rachel and the other students by explaining how closely the
underdog story of John Travolta’s character, Tony Manero, resembles their own. Sue ups the
ante by revealing that the winner of the dance-off they’re planning will receive a custom-crafted
facsimile of Travolta’s iconic white suit.
As the students demonstrate their moves to the Bee Gees’ ”Night Fever,” they find that disco
is more fun than they expected. Will then announces the finalists in contention for the suit:
Santana, Mercedes, and Finn - the latter is a shock to everyone, including Finn himself.
Irritated when Will reveals that the dance contest was fixed, Santana, Mercedes, and Finn
find out that their next assignment will be to perform a song that represents their dreams, and
they’ll have to explain to the class what their future goals are. They grumble about it, but Will is
adamant. They’re running out of time to make decisions about the rest of their lives, he says.
Mercedes is determined to prove something to Will, and she delivers a blistering rendition
of The Trammps’ ”Disco Inferno.” But even as she explains her desire to record inspiring pop
music like that of Mariah Carey and Aretha Franklin, she begins talking herself out of her ability
to actually make it in the music business. Mercedes doesn’t know if she has the courage and
determination to uproot herself and make her way in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Kurt tries unsuccessfully to persuade Rachel to put aside her fight with Finn and
help him as he struggles with his assignment. She’s still hurt by what Finn said to her.
Puck approaches Finn again, urging him to join him in the pool-cleaning venture in L.A. Puck
admits that the move would be less scary for him if his best friend would join him. Finn declines,
insisting that Puck will easily handle everything. Finn admits that he still doesn’t know what his
own dream is. Puck makes him promise to ”make it as big as you are.” Puck adds, ”You owe it to
yourself, and now you owe it to me.”
When Sue calls out Kurt and Mercedes for consorting with an enemy from Vocal Adrenaline,
they explain Wade’s dilemma and are surprised when Sue suggests that Wade should go through
with his dream of being Unique onstage. But Sue believes such a move would tank Vocal
Adrenaline at regionals and clear the way for New Directions. She even gives them a pair of
high heels, purportedly from Janet Reno, to deliver to Wade.
Santana performs the Bee Gees-penned song ”If I Can’t Have You” in the style of ”Saturday
Night Fever” singer Yvonne Elliman, directing the lyrics to Brittany. Will interprets the choice as
Santana’s ode to same-sex marriage equality and says it could be her path to becoming a lawyer
to create that legal change. Santana cockily corrects him, calling it symbolic of her quest for
fame. She scoffs at Will’s disappointment, insisting that all of them dream of fame, but she’s the
only who will become famous - if it’s the last thing she does. Her words seem to inspire Brittany.
Finn meets Rachel in the auditorium, where she wants to set aside their quarreling and
expand their focus to include Finn’s hopes for the future. ”What if you dreams are bigger than
mine?” she asks.
Finn doesn’t feel confident, but Rachel tells him she’s realized that although she’d always
imagined her dreams would come true when she went ”home” to Broadway, home isn’t a place -
it’s a person. She promises that they won’t follow her dreams until they’ve given his a shot. To
show him how she feels, she sings the Bee Gees’ ”How Deep Is Your Love.”
Emma provides Finn with a stack of career- and college-oriented pamphlets to give him guidance.
Will wonders if Finn believes he’ll find his dream in there somewhere. Finn appears optimistic,
but after he leaves Emma’s office he drops the pamphlets into the trash.
When Santana realizes that she’s suddenly the center of attention at school, she’s shocked by
the reason: in hopes of helping Santana achieve her dream of becoming famous, Brittany’s posted
a sex tape of the two of them (intercut with a video of her cat, Lord Tubbington, ”performing
everyday household chores”).
Will confronts Finn with the pamphlets from the trash; he knew Finn was just humoring them
and followed him out. Finn says that he’d rather do anything than what the pamphlets described,
but he doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do with Rachel being so supportive. He finally breaks
down, admitting that he feels like a loser, unqualified to do almost anything.
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Will insists that Finn watch his videotape of ”Saturday Night Fever.” He believes that Finn
does indeed know what he wants to do with his life but is afraid try. He wants Finn to watch
someone else following their dream when everyone else tells him it’s impossible.
As Santana handles the indignity of the sex tape gone public, she tries to persuade Brittany
to take it down, but Brittany is committed to supporting Santana’s quest for fame. The next step,
Brittany proposes, is to get Santana on a reality show, and she offers tips and techniques to get
on ”Hoarders” and ”Fear Factor,” such as eating a bull testicle.
Kurt and Mercedes make a backstage visit to Wade, regretting having sent him the high heels
and attempting to persuade him to not take the stage dressed as a woman. Even though he’s
worn some flamboyant ensembles onstage himself, Kurt doesn’t think that it’s the time or place
for Alex to make an even bolder statement. Wade says the difference is that Kurt always identified
himself as a man and didn’t need to go as far. Wade, however, feels that he does.
Jessie St. James spots Kurt and Mercedes and escorts them from the dressing room, assuming
that they’re Will’s spies. When they explain that they’re friends of Wade’s, Jessie sees it as a
reason to fire Wade from the glee club after the performance.
As Vocal Adrenaline takes the stage, Wade is front and center in full diva costume as Unique,
singing lead on KC & The Sunshine Band’s ”Boogie Shoes.” Jessie demands that Wade leave the
stage, but Wade ignores him as the crowd showers him with loud cheers and applause.
Rachel meets Finn in the choir room, where he tells her that the ”Saturday Night Fever” song
he’s chosen won’t work without a dance partner - and, more importantly, his future plans won’t
work without Rachel. In a fantasy sequence, they’re on the dance floor in front of the class,
singing and dancing to the Bee Gees’ ”More Than a Woman.”
Finn says that he’s finally landed on a plan for his future. He explains how he connected
to the Tony Manero character in the film and realized that he wants to move to New York with
Rachel to pursue his own dream: he’s applied to James Lipton’s Acting Studio. Rachel cautions
him to not do it just for her - it’s more pressure than she can handle. He insists that’s what he
wants: to be an actor. He’s not scared anymore, and he wants to see himself as the man that
Rachel sees him as.
Kurt and Mercedes marvel at how Wade/Unique stole the show, and they recognize the power
of a dream. Sam approaches Mercedes and offers to share something with her. On his laptop
he calls up video that he shot of her ”Disco Inferno” performance; it’s a video that he’s posted
on YouTube. She’s stunned to see nearly 500 positive comments, and she wonders why Sam
did that for her. ”Because I believe in you and what you could become,” he answers. ”And now
complete strangers believe in you too.”
With Santana and Brittany in her office, Sue explains her disappointment. It’s not simply that
Santana wants to be a star, it’s that she doesn’t care what she has to do to become famous.
Santana admits that she was shortsighted and says she wants to do something of substance
with her life.
Then Sue surprises her with a letter offering a full-ride cheerleading scholarship to the University
of Louisville, where Santana can get the kind of education that will allow her to pursue
big dreams and successes. Santana thanks Sue, but Sue reveals that the idea, in fact, was
Brittany’s.
Having each put themselves on a path for the future, Mercedes, Santana, and Finn are clad
in the famed ”Saturday Night Fever” white suits, strutting and singing to the Bee Gees’ ”Stayin’
Alive.” They’re joined by Will, Sue, and the entire glee club - all equally decked out in Travolta’s
signature suit.
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Dance with Somebody
Season 3
Episode Number: 61
Season Episode: 17
Originally aired: Tuesday April 24, 2012
Writer: Ross Maxwell
Director: Paris Barclay
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Justin Castor (Actor), Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), Samuel
Larsen (Joe Hart), Alex Newell (Wade), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel),
Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans)
Production Code: 3ARC17
Summary: The glee club pays homage to a true icon when they cover Whitney
Houston’s greatest hits. Meanwhile, Emma and Will are one step closer
to their dream wedding.
Mercedes’ contemplation of a framed
photograph of the late Whitney Houston
turns into a fell-fledged fantasy tribute,
with Mercedes singing a stripped-down
rendition of Houston’s ”How Will I Know.”
Rachel, Kurt, and Santana join in her a
cappella chorus, each leading a verse until
a spotlight slowly dims at an empty microphone.
Will tells Emma that he’s surprised
that his students remain depressed
about Houston’s death several weeks
later. Emma believes she may know how
to help. After the death of Princess Diana
in 1997, Emma sunk into a long-lasting
depression. Even though she wasn’t an especially ardent admirer, the timing coincided with
Emma’s high school graduation, and she funneled her feelings of loss into a preoccupation with
the princess’ death. Whitney Houston, Will realizes, is his students’ Diana.
The students are thrilled when Will announces that their latest assignment will involve honoring
Houston’s legacy and celebrating her memory (smoothing over Sam’s concerns about Houston’s
troubled lifestyle). He also wants them to use the lesson to explore their own feelings about
the massive changes ahead when so many of them are going to graduate. Santana challenges
Will’s belief that they’re not dealing with their issues, while Rachel, though also believing Will
is misguided, is ready to throw herself into the lesson, tackling Houston’s version of ”The Star-
Spangled Banner” - ”the Mount Everest of anthems.”
Kurt debates which of two Houston songs ”obviously written” for him he’ll perform, deciding
to do one for glee club and one for his audition to get into NYADA. He’s put off when Blaine tells
him he’s got plans that will prevent him from help Kurt prep.
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While shopping for sheet music, Kurt befriends Chandler, a highly enthusiastic student from
North Lima High School who also happens to be auditioning for a college musical theater program
in New York. Chandler gets excited when he hears about Kurt’s Whitney Houston plans,
delivering rapid-fire suggestions and offering to help in any way he can. Kurt is surprised at how
infectious he finds Chandler’s fervor.
Brittany performs a wildly energetic version of ”I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” aided by
Santana in the style of Houston’s 1987 music video. As Brittany pulls her fellow students from
their chairs to dance, wheelchair-bound Quinn is clearly bothered, even after she is invited to
join.
Joe asks her if she’s OK, and Quinn admits that because there’s been little progress at physical
therapy she’s feeling depressed. Joe offers to join her at her therapy to liven things up.
Quinn wonders why he’d want to go, and he tells her that besides caring about her, he feels as a
Christian he wants to act and not just talk about compassion. His words win her over.
Will presents Emma with an elaborate calling card from Mr. Lavender, ”Northwestern Ohio’s
premiere wedding planner.” Thanks to a decent tax refund and after selling some blood platelets,
Will has booked him for their wedding. Emma’s not sure that they’ll need him, given their wedding’s
planned for Christmas and the church will already be elaborately decorated, but Will
reveals that he wants to move up the wedding to the following month - they’ve been in love for
nearly three years and waiting any longer doesn’t make sense to him. His kisses quickly persuade
her to agree.
After having trouble mastering ”The Star Spangled Banner,” Rachel learns that Kurt’s been
exchanging flirtatious texts with Chandler, who’s making him feel good about himself. Rachel
disapproves, as Kurt explains that he and Blaine have settled into a not-so-sexy routine as a
couple, and Chandler’s providing an innocent distraction. But when Rachel asks if Kurt would
show those texts to Blaine and Kurt says no, she points out that it doesn’t seem all that innocent.
After attending some therapy sessions together, Joe and Quinn present their Whitney Houston
song to the show choir, duetting on her breakout hit ”Saving All My Love for You.” Quinn finds
herself thinking about how attentively Joe helped her in her effort to regain the use of her legs
but is bothered when the moment for a kiss seemed to come and go.
Next Santana and Rachel duet on ”So Emotional” in front of the class, while Kurt continues to
happily read flirty texts from Chandler, even as Blaine seems to grow increasingly uncomfortable.
Later, the girls try to playfully tease Quinn about the chemistry she shared with Joe, but she
informs them that Joe’s not into her - and she says she doesn’t blame him. In her eyes, who
would be into her?
Will and Emma meet with Mr. Lavender - pronounced ”Lah-VIN-der,” he informs them, surprising
them with his dour, decidedly un-fabulous demeanor. When Mr. Lavender informs them
that it will be next to impossible to find a wedding venue that would also accommodate a glee
club performance at such short notice and proposes pushing the wedding back to November,
Will angrily fires him and insists that he and Emma can do it on their own.
Joe asks his fellow God Squad member Sam for advice on how to deal with his ”in your
pants feelings” for Quinn, having previously avoided temptation when he was a home-schooled
student. He’s surprised to hear Sam’s revelation that he had sex last year while working as a
male stripper. Sam explains that he is trying to be a new kind of Christian, following the guiding
principles but trying to recognize the strict, older rules that no longer seem to apply to modern
society. Joe thinks that the no-sex rule actually still makes sense to him, and Sam tells him he’ll
have to decide if he wants to get closer to God or closer to Quinn.
Kurt’s shocked when Blaine reveals that he’s aware of the marathon texting between Kurt and
Chandler, and he goes on the defensive when Blaine is angry and hurt, not only by the betrayal
but also by Kurt claiming that Blaine rarely offers him such compliments. Upset, Blaine reminds
Kurt that he uprooted his whole life to change schools to be with him. Kurt’s pleas of innocence
do not sway Blaine, who sees Kurt’s actions as cheating. To send a message, the emotional Blaine
sings Houston’s ”It’s Alright, It’s OK” in front of the show choir, making it clear that he’s hurting
from Kurt’s actions. Then he storms out of the music room.
Rachel approaches Santana at her locker to offer an unexpected revelation. Their performance
made her realize that they’ve wasted years posturing as enemies when they could have been
making beautiful music together as friends. Santana’s shocked when she realizes Rachel’s right
- their time together is fleeting and she’ll miss Rachel after they graduate. Rachel gives Santana
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a photo of herself to hang in her locker so they can officially be friends for their remaining 42
days in high school, and they hug.
As Kurt tries to ruthlessly pare down his belongings, his dad, Burt, wants to hold on to
the mementos. He admits to Kurt that he’s been missing family dinners and blaming it on his
Congressional duties, but the truth is that he’s been trying to avoid the reality that Kurt is about
to move into the adult world and things will never be the same between them. While they have
”made each other men,” Burt admits that he is going miss the sweet little boy Kurt used to be.
Kurt responds by crafting a powerful performance for the glee club, singing Houston’s ”I Have
Nothing” from ”The Bodyguard” to express his regrets to Blaine.
Puck gifts the glee guys with shot glasses he’s boosted from the homes where he cleans
pools, aware that their time together is coming to an end. ”I want you guys to remember all the
bro-ments we had together and all the great things we accomplished together,” he tells them,
thanking them for standing by him when he wasn’t being the greatest friend.
Emma attempts to couples-counsel Kurt and Blaine at Kurt’s behest (though Blaine, noting
her lack of success with Mercedes and Sam, remains skeptical). Emma asks them to air their
differences: Blaine is upset about the texting, though he admits he was doing something similar
with Sebastian Smythe, and he airs some of the things he’d like to see change, especially Kurt’s
preoccupation with talking about NYADA and New York. Blaine feels like Kurt can’t wait to leave
Lima, leaving Blaine alone and on his own. His distance, he admits, is because he’s learning to
be by himself. Kurt promises Blaine won’t lose him.
Will pours Champagne for Emma, telling her he’s celebrating because he’s found the perfect
wedding location: the KOA Campground. Emma’s concerned it sounds a bit rustic, admitting
that it will be difficult for her to manage her OCD at a campground. She suggests that they move
the wedding to November, believing that the glee kids will return for it. ”What if they don’t?”
snaps Will, admitting that he doesn’t want them to leave. Emma reminds him that the wonderful
thing about being a teacher is getting a new group of kids to inspire you each year, but Will tells
her that this particular group changed his life. She reminds him the students know that, and if
their wedding were ten years from now on the moon they’d make a point to be there.
Joe helps Quinn with her therapy again, and she can’t help but notice the physical evidence
of his attraction for her. He tells her how attractive she is to him, and she tries to downplay it
through her injury, but he insists that she try to learn to see herself through his eyes - and what
he sees is ”perfection.” She asks if he wants her to be his girlfriend, and Joe admits he’s been
conflicted by his faith but wants to know what it would be like to be intimately involved with her.
When she asks him directly if he’d give up his faith to be with her, Joe says he doesn’t know.
Quinn says she’d never ask that of him, and when he asks what they are together, she says she
doesn’t know either - ”Something new.”
After Kurt and Blaine have made amends, they debate whether to attend a non-mandatory
glee club practice. Blaine explains that most of the students will be skipping it and thinks they
should too, but Kurt thinks they should go since they have so little time left as a group.
In the auditorium, Mercedes and Artie sing Houston’s ”My Love Is Your Love” and are gradually
joined by every member of New Directions as they slowly file in and join in the song. We
see each of them giving up the Whitney Houston images in their lockers and replacing them with
photos and keepsakes from their time together in glee club.
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Choke
Season 3
Episode Number: 62
Season Episode: 18
Originally aired: Tuesday May 01, 2012
Writer: Marti Noxon
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Thomas Calabro (Mr. Puckerman), Whoopi Goldberg (Carmen
Tibideaux), Gina Hecht (Mrs. Puckerman), Dot Jones (Shannon
Beiste), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), NeNe Leakes (Roz Washington),
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan),
Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Rebecca
Staab (Mrs. Collins), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins)
Production Code: 3ARC18
Summary: Kurt and Rachel get ready for their NYADA audition but are scared
when they find they will be performing for the school’s dean; Puck
makes a life decision when his father shows up in a Lima; Sue and
Roz help Coach Beiste when she reveals a deep secret.
As her audition for the New York
Academy of Dramatic Arts draws near,
Rachel is determined to be prepared and
laser-focused. She dedicates every free
moment to honing her skill set - with
some help from Finn - as the audition begins
to dominate her life.
Meanwhile, Finn is concerned when
he overhears Puck telling a Cheerio that
he may not graduate. Finn urges Puck to
make sure that he gets his diploma before
he heads to Los Angeles to start his
dream pool-cleaning business.
Puck admits that he was only trying to
play on the cheerleader’s sympathies to
get ”a sympathy pants massage.” In reality, just one thing stands between him and his diploma:
the European geography exam. And Puck feels confident that his flirtatious classroom banter
with the teacher will get him a passing grade.
As class president Brittany considers senior prom themes (she favors an ”Alien Abduction”
motif), she and glee girls Mercedes, Santana, Sugar, and Tina notice that Coach Beiste sports a
black eye. When Santana makes a joke about the coach being hit by her husband, Coach Roz
Washington comes down hard on the girls, informing them that domestic violence is no laughing
matter. Roz warns them about stepping out of line in front of her again.
Later in the teacher’s lounge, Sue becomes an unlikely ally with Roz - or ”Black Sue,” as
she dubs her. The two set aside their differences and inform Will and Coach Beiste - who says
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that her shiner was the result of a punching bag mishap while working out - that his students
are insensitive. Sue assures Will that ”John Goodman” (Beiste), ”Black Sue” (Roz), and ”Original
Recipe Sue” will handle it.
Kurt works on his own NYADA audition routine, performing ”Music of the Night” in full ”Phantom
of the Opera” regalia with Tina as his leading lady in an elaborate set piece. Blaine loves it,
but Kurt is concerned that it’s too predictable and safe. He considers a more ”ahead of the curve”
approach that will set it apart.
Puck throws himself at his teacher, claiming that he’s been crushing on her since the ninth
grade. When he goes in for a neck kiss, she almost caves but regains her composure and insists
that she can’t be bought, even as Puck offers to ”tickle her thighs” for a D+. She suggests that
he might consider cracking a book like everyone else. Puck claims that he’s too stupid, but she
counters that he’s simply lazy. Angry, Puck impulsively decides to drop out of school, storming
away while singing Alice Cooper’s ”School’s Out.”
When Sue, Roz, and Coach Beiste attempt to lecture the glee girls about their insensitivity,
the students counter that Sue’s not one to talk, given that she constantly makes fun of them. The
girls claim that they get the message, but none of them think their boyfriends would be capable
of violence against them.
Roz tells the tale of her aunt, who married a man who seemed perfectly kind and decent on
the surface, but he beat her behind closed doors even as she made excuses for his behavior.
Sue tells them that since the only way to get anything into the girls’ heads is to force them to
sing about it, she makes an assignment: they must take popular songs that spring from violence
against women and transform them into songs of female empowerment.
In the workout room, Finn forces the glee guys to realize that Puck has been AWOL for several
days, noting that ”He doesn’t even log on to ’Call of Duty’ tourneys anymore.” Finn tries to rally
them to help Puck pass his final test ”by any means necessary.” Rachel breaks an enforced
silence to rest her voice in order raise an urgent red flag for Kurt: after hearing from Blaine that
Kurt plans to sing ”Not the Boy Next Door” from ”The Boy From Oz” for his audition, she says
he’s making a mistake by choosing something controversial. Kurt insists that it’s the first song
choice that’s genuinely inspired him.
Rachel is also worried that - unlike her own choice of ”Don’t Rain on My Parade,” which
she’s been singing since she was two years old - Kurt doesn’t have time to properly rehearse his
performance.
Kurt suggests that now is the perfect time to take a risk, but Rachael accuses him of selfsabotage
- creating an excuse for not getting into NYADA - because deep down he doesn’t think
he’s good enough. When Kurt admits that he’s torn about the song choice, Rachael says she
believes in his chances with ”Phantom” enough that she’ll be his leading lady in the number.
The glee girls perform the first song in their assignment, ”Cell Block Tango” from the musical
”Chicago,” but during the performance Coach Beiste walks out. Afterward, Sue and Roz explain
that the song choice - crazy women in lingerie singing about killing the men in their lives -
completely missed the point.
In the teacher’s lounge, Sue and Roz confront Coach Beiste about leaving, and they’re shocked
when she admits that her husband Cooter did indeed hit her. He’d been drinking, and it was over
something as trivial as the coach not doing the dishes, she explains. The instant afterward he
cried and begged for her forgiveness. Roz wonders why the coach didn’t kick his ass, but Coach
Beiste insists that she’s not a violent person. When Sue tells her that she has to leave the house
immediately, the coach breaks down, afraid that no one else will ever love her. Nevertheless, Sue
insists that she’ll be staying with her for the night.
As Puck cleans his client Mrs. Collins’ pool, she suggests a quickie in the pool house. He tells
her that it’s a last cleaning on the house before he takes off for California. As he finishes the job,
he turns around and is shocked at the man he sees. ”Dad?” he asks.
Just as Finn explains to the glee guys a detailed plan to intercept Puck on his rounds and
stage an intervention, Puck walks into the music room.
He’s shellshocked after his encounter with his father, whom he hasn’t seen or heard from in
five years. Puck’s dad is a high school dropout, and he’s sunk to a new low: he asks Puck if he
can borrow some money. Puck gives him the $500 seed money he’d saved for his L.A. move.
Now Puck says that he sees his potential future in his father’s path, and when he imagines
himself asking his own daughter, Beth, for money one day, it changes him. He tells the glee guys
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that he’s committed to passing his test and graduating.
As they prepare for Kurt’s audition, Rachel reveals which educator NYADA has sent to evaluate
them: Carmen Tibideaux, one of the school’s most acclaimed - and infamous - alumni. Tibideaux
is a Broadway star and opera diva who has been named the Dean of Vocal Performance & Song
Interpretation; she’s traveling across the country to handpick her inaugural class. Her presence
throws Kurt, but he soldiers on. However, he quickly realizes that Tibideaux has seen countless
attempts at ”Music of the Night” (”That and ’Impossible Dream’ from ’Man of La Mancha’ and
’Being Alive’ from ’Company,’” she confirms).
In the moment, Kurt abandons his safe choice for ”something a little more out there, but much
more me.” He performs ”Not the Boy Next Door” (he had Tina, Brittany, and Mercedes on hand
as emergency backup). His gamble pays off. Tibideaux is impressed with both his performance
and his willingness to take a risk.
Before her performance, Rachel reassures herself that she’s a star, telling Finn that she
doesn’t feel nervous. She takes the stage and sings ”Don’t Rain on My Parade.” Shortly into
the song, she blows a lyric, then loses her composure and stumbles again. Panicked, she prepares
to restart, but Tibideaux refuses to hear her sing any further, ending the audition and
leaving Rachel devastated.
As the glee guys help Puck cram for his geography exam, Puck’s head is swimming with
information he doesn’t care about. Suddenly, a prompt from Finn results in a correct answer,
leading into a hard-rocking rendition of ”The Rain in Spain” from the musical ”My Fair Lady.”
Sue tells Coach Beiste she’s disappointed that the coach didn’t stay at her place as promised,
asking, ”What am I going to do with those nine whole chickens?” The coach explains that she
spent the night moving in with her sister. It was a difficult choice, she says, but not as difficult
as her next move: Coach Beiste gathers the glee girls in the music room and reveals the truth
about her black eye.
After hearing the girls say they couldn’t imagine their own boyfriends committing an act of
violence against them, the coach admits that a week ago she wouldn’t have imagined that her
husband was capable of it either.
The girls are stunned, and the coach gets emotional as she tells them that they opened her
eyes - and possibly saved her life.
Puck’s musical memory carries him through some of the final exam questions, but when he
hits some that aren’t referenced in ”The Rain in Spain” he’s on his own. Still, when he leaves the
classroom he tells the glee club guys that he feels good about the effort. Without a dad, he tells
them, his friends have been the male role models he needed all along.
Meanwhile, the girls ask Coach Beiste to join them in the music room. They apologize for not
realizing domestic violence was happening to someone they care about, and they say they owe
her a song, as they gather to sing ”Shake It Out” by Florence + The Machine. However, the coach
doesn’t reveal the truth: she has secretly remained with Cooter, giving him a second chance.
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Prom-A-Saurus
Season 3
Episode Number: 63
Season Episode: 19
Originally aired: Tuesday May 08, 2012
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Rock Anthony (Rick ’The Stick’), Ryan Heinke (Brett), Dot Jones (Shannon
Beiste), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), NeNe Leakes (Roz Washington),
Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Lauren
Potter (Becky Jackson), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Lamarcus
Tinker (Shane Tinsley)
Production Code: 3ARC19
Summary: Brittany as class president begins to set up the senior prom; she settles
on a Dinosaur theme for the evening; The hunt begins for the prom
king and queen; troublemakers have their own plans for prom night.
After her disastrous audition for the
New York Academy of Dramatic Arts,
Rachel believes that her dream of Broadway
stardom is at an end. To cope, she
decides to dazzle at prom and focus on
what she has going with Finn. She feels
OK with it all until Becky steamrolls over
her with her own ambitious plan: to be
named prom queen.
Principal Figgins explains to Brittany
that during her reign as senior class
president she has accomplished nothing:
she’s made the post so inconsequential
that he’s considering abolishing it.
He also points out that given her failing
grades the title is the only thing that might get into a college. After wasting her year exploiting
her ”fluid teen sexuality and getting caught up in Lord Tubbington’s Ponzi schemes,” Brittany
vows to make her term relevant by delivering a prom theme to remember.
Brittany meets with the three-member prom committee for the first time, despite the fact that
they formed months ago and have been routinely sending her memos. She immediately vetoes
their prom theme suggestions, explaining that ”Castles in Clouds” won’t work because castles are
too heavy and dangerous to be held aloft by clouds, while ”Stairway to Heaven” is inappropriate
because the disabled students wouldn’t have escalator access. Declaring that the committee is
incompetent - or perhaps a terrorist cell - Brittany fires them all and announces her own prom
theme: dinosaurs (which she believes coexisted peacefully with cavemen for millions of years).
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Next, Sue makes a P.A. announcement to reveal the candidates for the senior prom court:
nominated for king are Finn, thuggish hockey player Rick ”The Stick” Nelson, and, oddly, Brittany.
Nominated for prom queen are Santana, Quinn, and Missy Gunderson. Believing that she
was robbed of a nomination, Becky immediately throws a hissy fit and trashes Sue’s music-cue
xylophone.
As Rachel shares with Finn her plans for a perfect prom night with her fiance, Will tells the
glee club that Figgins has asked New Directions to perform at prom once again. Then Brittany
announces her choice of prom theme, prompting some skepticism from everyone but Santana.
Brittany also details her impractical prehistoric menu and announces a ban on hair gel, along
with her decree that Quinn and Santana will be tallying the prom court votes to keep each other
honest.
When Rachel sees a poster touting the prom candidacies of Finn and Quinn, she angrily
confronts him. Finn admits that Quinn asked him to lend her support and he agreed as a friend.
Given that Quinn nearly died on her way to their aborted wedding, he didn’t suspect that it
would upset Rachel. But Rachel is angry at the thought that on her big prom night Finn may be
dancing with Quinn - even though Quinn, confined to her wheelchair, may not actually be able
to dance.
However, Quinn is making progress in her physical therapy with constant help from Joe, and
she is able to take a few step before tumbling to the mat. Joe wants to tell everyone, but Quinn
is determined to keep it between them until she’s able to walk unassisted into the choir room -
or better yet, into prom.
Meanwhile, Becky’s high-class inner monologue kicks in as she struggles with her disappointment
about not being nominated for prom queen. She grows increasingly moody, bitter,
and difficult. Sue tries to assure her that her Quinn had split any sympathy vote she might have
garnered and that Becky’s better off being a bitch. Sue says she will take her to prom as deputy
in charge of guarding the punch bowl.
Onstage, Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine sing together on Fergie’s ”Big Girls Don’t Cry,” but Blaine
suggests that it’s too much of a downer to sing at prom. Rachel admits that she’s down herself
about Quinn and Finn’s potentially shared reign.
Kurt agrees that prom sucks, recalling that the school’s write-in vote tradition led to his
humiliating stint as prom queen the year before. Meanwhile, Blaine frets over the hair gel ban
and being seen in his natural state. Kurt suggests that if they’re all going to be miserable maybe
they should skip prom.
Rachel ups the ante: she announces to the glee club that she’ll be throwing an ”anti-prom
party” for those feeling uncomfortable with the celebration. Rachel has already secured a hotel
room and invited the underclassmen (a bored Becky informs her that ”I’ll think about it”).
Puck agrees to come, frustrated by his continued failure in the classroom and ready to quit the
tradition of trying to spike Sue’s punch, much to Artie’s chagrin.
Santana tries to deter Rachel from her plan by insisting that she face the truth: she’s upset
and disappointed, but she’s also acting petty, potentially ruining one of the last nights they’ll all
have to spend together before graduation.
As Finn and Quinn hang posters and discuss Rachel’s downward spiral, a student tells Quinn
how brave she is for running for prom queen. Quinn delivers a very touching - yet also thoughtout
and practiced - speech designed to effectively evoke voter sympathy. Finn is a little creeped
out by the tactic. Quinn asks him if he wants to win or not.
On prom night, the students are impressed by the results of Brittany’s dinosaur theme, while
Brittany herself kicks off the party by performing Ke$ha’s ”Dinosaur” in a cave girl costume with
Cheerios in dino masks. Sue proudly declares her prom punch to be her best batch yet.
Finn searches for Quinn and is stunned to find her standing on her feet in the ladies room.
Finn’s also shocked that she’s been lying to everyone, but she insists that she’s still healing
and just wanted to take her first steps to claim her prom queen crown. As she tells him how
badly she wants to win, Finn realizes that he stood by Quinn when it was Rachel who really
needed him. He feels stupid and betrayed, believing that Quinn has learned nothing from all of
her setbacks during the year and remains as selfish as ever. Quinn practically begs Finn to stay
for the nominees’ one mandatory dance.
Rachel, Kurt, Blaine, Puck, and Becky get their anti-prom bash underway. They agree that
they’re glad they’re not at prom. Becky’s a little too enthusiastic - not to mention obnoxious - but
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when Rachel advises her to chill out, Becky dismisses her and vetoes most of the suggestions for
a fun time, declaring the party ”the worst anti-prom ever.”
Santana entertains the prom crowd by singing Selena Gomez’s ”Love You Like a Love Song,”
with Brittany and Tina as backup while Sam and Mercedes dance. Mercedes shares a friendly
wave with her ex, Shane, who dances with a date of his own. In the midst of their obligatory
dance, Finn demands that Quinn stand and show the other students that she can really walk.
Joe tries to step in and calm Finn down. They nearly come to blows before Sue breaks it up
and reminds Finn that she ejected him from prom the year before, and Finn storms away.
As the anti-prom party grows increasingly lame, Kurt suggests that if Blaine wanted to go to
prom he’d be willing to go with him. Blaine, however, doesn’t want to give in to Brittany’s hair gel
ban - and he especially doesn’t want Kurt to see him without hair product.
Finn arrives just in time for Rachel to step out of the bathroom to model the prom dress she’d
bought. He tells her that he loves her and that ”prom sucks without you.” In fact, he thinks prom
sucks without all of them, and he persuades them to join him back at the prom, although Becky
and Puck stay behind - a decision Puck may find himself regretting when Becky again suggests
a round of strip poker.
Finn, Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine arrive at the prom, welcomed in by Brittany - but she still
insists Blaine can only attend gel-less - while Joe, Sam, Artie, Mike, and Rory perform One
Direction’s ”What Makes You Beautiful,” working the crowd into a frenzy.
Meanwhile, Becky’s poker skills have left Puck stripped down to his skivvies. When he asks
for mercy, she admits that she’s having a hard time holding back because she angry that she
didn’t get a prom queen nomination. When he realizes how much it means to her, Puck suggests
that they haven’t crowned a king and queen of the anti-prom, and he cuts a cardboard beer
carrier into crowns for them. Seeing herself in the mirror, Becky is finally happy.
Rachel apologizes to Quinn for freaking out about her campaign with Finn. Having not been
aware of the drama, Quinn shrugs it off. Rachel realizes that Quinn doesn’t understand what
exactly she means to Rachel. When they met, Quinn was everything Rachel wanted to be, and
Rachael continues to see her that way - she hasn’t been seeing the still-beautiful but humbled
Quinn. She wants Quinn to know how happy she is that they finally became friends and admits
that she voted for her because she thinks Quinn deserves to win. But Rachel’s praise leaves
Quinn questioning her own methods.
Becky and Puck make a grand entrance at the prom. As Sue is pleased to see her, Becky
provides the perfect distraction that allows Puck to at long last spike the punch. When they head
to the dance floor, Puck thanks Becky for making his own dream come true.
As Santana and Brittany tally the prom court votes, Santana is surprised at how few votes
Brittany scored for king, and Santana admits that she doesn’t want to be queen if Brittany isn’t
king.
Then Quinn reveals the final results for queen: she won by one vote. Quinn realizes that
although she got everything she wanted, she doesn’t feel any better. She suggests to Santana
that they’ve had dream runs in high school and that they now have a chance to make a difference
for someone else.
Blaine finally enters prom without hair gel, a look that prompts Brittany to immediately lift
her ban - but before Blaine can leave to reapply his product, Kurt insists that he stay. He says
that he loves Blaine no matter what his hair looks like.
Figgins take the stage to reveal the prom court voting results and invites former prom queen
Kurt to help unveil the winners: Finn has been named prom king, and in a surprise twist, write-in
candidate Rachel takes the crown, thanks to Quinn and Santana.
As Quinn sings Berlin’s ”Take My Breath Away,” Finn and Rachel share their king-and-queen
dance. Rachel worries that her win is a joke and is expecting a hideous follow-up, but Finn
reminds her that she’s beautiful, sexy, and an inspiration to the other students.
Tina cries on Mike’s shoulder, saying that she wishes the whole experience would never end.
Then Quinn stuns everyone as, in the midst of the song, she stands and leans on Santana to
finish. ”It’s a prom miracle!” says Sam.
Rachel remains stunned, telling Finn, ”Never in a million years would I have thought I’d be
named prom queen, but if my friends believe in me this much maybe anything’s possible.”
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Props
Season 3
Episode Number: 64
Season Episode: 20
Originally aired: Tuesday May 15, 2012
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Ian Brennan
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Recurring Role: Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Samuel
Larsen (Joe Hart), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Dot Jones (Shannon
Beiste)
Guest Stars: LaMarcus Tinker (Shane), Eric Bruskotter (Cooter Menkins), Rock Anthony
(Rick ’The Stick’), Whoopi Goldberg (Carmen Tibideaux), Ric
Sarabia (Crusty Teacher)
Production Code: 3ARC20
Summary: As the countdown to graduation continues, the kids of New Directions
prepare a high-concept routine for Nationals. When Tina bumps her
head, the world of New Directions is turned upside down in her eyes.
Then, the New Directions perform at Nationals for celebrity judge Lindsay
Lohan.
Sue blames Kurt and Mercedes for
creating a monster with their encouragement
of Wade Adams and his crossdressing
alter ego, Unique, who has made
rival show choir Vocal Adrenaline the
team to beat in nationals (with Jessie
St. James now taking full credit for the
innovation). Sue tells them that if they
want to have any hope of beating their rivals,
Kurt will have to perform in drag as
”Porcelina.”
Kurt explains that just because he’s
gay doesn’t mean he likes to dress up
as women — his Halloween costume as
Snooki, with Blaine as the Situation,
notwithstanding. But Sue insists that if he doesn’t go drag, New Directions will lose.
Rachel looks at her journal, thinking of her failed NYADA audition, as she fantasizes about
singing Jason Mraz’s ”I Won’t Give Up.” She leaves yet another message on the voicemail of
NYADA instructor Carmen Tibideaux, reiterating her invitation for the opera diva to attend nationals,
where Rachel hopes that she’ll be named MVP and impress Tibideaux enough to make
up for her audition flop.
Will announces that the glee club will be working on a routine built around lyricist Jim
Steinman’s hit song with Meat Loaf, ”Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” with Rachel soloing.
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Sue, meanwhile, plans to create a revived Trouble Tones number featuring Kurt as Porcelina to
Irene Cara’s ”Flashdance” song ”What a Feeling.” (”Not gonna happen, dragon lady,” Kurt tells
her.) Sue, who claims to have been Jennifer Beals’ dance double, insists that a healthy dose of
props, plus a transsexual performer, will put them over the top.
Will reminds them that, after failing to make even the Top 10 at last year’s nationals, they
have one last week to come together and shake things up. Anyone who’s not willing to give their
all should walk away now, he says. Tina surprises everyone by storming out after she castigates
Will and Sue for always favoring Rachel and some of the other students.
Mike chases down Tina, trying to convince her that the seniors deserve a chance to shine and
that, as a junior, she’ll have the spotlight next year. Rachel makes things worse by offering Tina
$50 to drop her protests to ensure Rachel’s future. Tina fires back, sick of being a silent team
player and reminding Rachel that she was an original glee club member when Finn and Puck
were still throwing slushies at them. Rachel tells Tina that she doesn’t understand how difficult
it is to be Rachel. She makes a convincing case about her hard work, but Tina says that all she
wants is one moment to feel what it’s like to be Rachel and get one of her standing ovations.
While angrily shopping for costume material in the mall and text-fighting with Mike, Tina
complains to Kurt and Blaine before slipping and falling headfirst into a fountain, where she
bumps her head. When the boys pull her out of the water, she revives and is taken aback when
Blaine appears to have morphed into Puck and Kurt has turned into Finn — but still wearing
the same clothes and acting like Blaine and Kurt. She’s further confused when they refer to her
nationals solo until she looks down and sees the way she’s dressed. Somehow, Tina has turned
into Rachel Berry!
At McKinley, Tina wanders the halls encountering more body swaps: Artie insults her in the
persona of Santana, who’s now in Artie’s wheelchair; Mercedes and Brittany have traded places;
and she runs into Rachel, who’s now Tina. Their brief encounter is disrupted by Will and Sue,
who have flip-flopped personalities. When they indicate that Tina-as-Rachel will be rehearsing a
solo for nationals, she asks for time to think about it. Then she’s given a pep talk about tackling
it with her usual confidence by Kurt-as-Finn. Tina-as-Rachel performs Celine Dion’s ”Because
You Loved Me,” wowing her fellow students and earning her a standing ovation — her first.
Tina-as-Rachel goes out of her way to thank Rachel-as-Tina for her continued support, saying
all the things she wishes Rachel would say to her. She’s surprised and pleased when Rachel-as-
Tina graciously accepts the compliments and even gives her advice on how to salvage her NYADA
audition flop. Tina suddenly comes back to reality, pulled out of the fountain by the actual Kurt
and Blaine, and she seems unusually at peace.
Sue puts the show choir through their ”Flashdance” routine, complete with welding masks
and sparking torches, but she’s displeased by their failure to gracefully incorporate the props
into the routine. Will recognizes that it’s a misstep, and Kurt, while still insisting he won’t do
drag, says he has an idea to liven up the routine.
Santana, Brittany, and Mercedes invade the teachers’ lounge to confront Coach Beiste as she
eats lunch. They’ve noticed that she still wears her wedding ring and have seen her around town
with her husband, Cooter, after he struck her and she claimed to have left him. Coach Beiste
insists that they’re too young to understand the complexities of adult relationships. She says
sometimes people deserve second chance. Cooter, she claims, now knows that if he behaves that
way again she will leave.
But even as she tells the girls this, Coach Beiste sees herself holding a knife in her hand at
the kitchen sink as Cooter rages at her in the background, clutching the knife tightly until she
meekly drops it into the dishwater.
The girls question Coach Beiste’s choice, wondering if a man could really change that quickly.
They invite her to join them on the nationals trip as a chaperone to get some time away to think.
She declines, assuring them that she can take care of herself.
After sneaking into a Vocal Adrenaline rehearsal and covertly recording it, Kurt shows his
footage to New Directions. They see a tightly choreographed team not missing a step in their
routine, which includes the latest and most difficult piece of choreography to hit the show choir
world, the Human Centipede.
The footage illustrates Sue’s belief that centering the routine around Alex/Unique has given
Vocal Adrenaline the edge — even Rachel’s not enough of a secret weapon to counteract Unique.
Sue believes that the judges are idiots who can be distracted and dazzled by props. ”Unique is the
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ultimate prop,” she insists, saying that having their own drag star is the only way New Directions
can win.
Tina approaches Rachel as she tries to hone her notes, realizing that Rachel never stops in
her pursuit of perfection. Rachel reveals that she’s yet to hear back from Carmen Tibideaux.
Tina gives her the advice from her body-switching fantasy: Rachel should go see the instructor in
person. Tina’s researched where they can find Tibideaux and offers to drive Rachel to try to catch
her. Rachel apologizes for making Tina feel less important to the group, but Tina has embraced
the notion that everyone has a part to play.
Given Kurt’s continued refusal to don drag, Sue plots a new gimmick, having ordered ”little
people” for each of the students to dance with, but Will puts an end to that plan. Then Puck
surprises everyone by walking into class in full — if poorly assembled — drag, asking to be called
by his stage name, ”Lola.” Will won’t have it, and he insists that the students instead focus on
building their choreography for ”Dashboard.”
In the hallway Rick the Stick gathers his hockey toadies around Puck at his locker to get a
last look at him — Rick considers him a faded version of his former gloriously rebellious self
after he came to school in a dress. Puck squares off against them, telling them if they want a
fight they’ll need more people. Rick continues to needle him, pointing out that Puck won’t be
graduating and that he’s going to turn into what they used to mock: the older guy who tries to
pick up high school girls at the convenience store, a true ”Lima Loser.” Puck makes a move on
him but is held back by Rick’s thugs. Rick offers to take Puck on at the dumpster where Puck
used to hold court.
As they drive to track down Carmen, Rachel wonders what will happen if she’s rejected again.
Tina thinks that Rachel was born under ”a blessed gold star” and will get what she wants.
Rachel’s not so sure, imagining that most adults had things go their way for a while until something
changed and they ended up living lives they barely recognize and ceasing to dream. Nevertheless,
Rachel decides to be confident no matter what. Tina asks if they can sing together before
she graduates, and Rachel agrees.
At the dumpster Puck and Rick square off, with Rick talking trash until an insult about Puck’s
father prompts Puck to deck him. They continue to fight until Rick gets the advantage and finally
lays Puck out with his last punch. Rick’s toadies lift Puck from the ground and toss him into
the dumpster. Rick declares that ”the reign of Noah Puckerman is over” and leads students in a
chant of ”Loser!”
Puck emerges from the dumpster and shocks Rick when he pulls a switchblade on him,
declaring, ”I’m not a loser.” Before he can swing the blade at Rick, however, Coach Beiste breaks
up the fight and drags Puck into the locker room and chews him out over the knife (which turns
out to be a rubber prop left over from ”West Side Story”). She tells him that with his record,
pulling the knife could’ve gotten him kicked out of school and arrested for assault.
Puck blows up, raging about how he feel like a joke, a useless failure, every day of his life. As
he breaks down into tears and apologizes, the coach takes him into her arms and tells him, ”You
and me are badasses — no one thinks anything hurts us, but it does.”
As Carmen Tibideaux concludes advising another student, Rachel approaches her and tries
to appeal for a second chance. Tibideaux is irritated with her for repeatedly taking her time away
from other students — she wants to know why Rachel would think she’s so much more special
than anyone else. Tina steps in, telling Tibideaux she knows exactly how she feels: she found
Rachel to be an irritant as well, but she’s accepted that Rachel is exceptional — not just for her
voice but also for her drive and her focus. Rachel urges Tibideaux to come see her nationals
performance in Chicago, where Tibideaux is also performing, because there’s nothing Rachel is
better at or loves more than singing. She pledges that whether Tibideaux comes or not, Rachel
will see her again each year for a NYADA audition until she makes it in, reminding Tibideaux
that the diva auditioned for Juilliard many times herself before she was admitted.
Coach Beiste returns home to find Cooter contrite and apologetic, attempting to play off his
explosive temper on circumstances at work. He tells her that he feels like he’s constantly disappointing
her but promises not to lose his cool anymore. She quietly places Puck’s switchblade
on the table, noting that it’s fake — but the one she’s been sleeping with under her pillow is not.
She tells Cooter that she’s done with their marriage, leaving the shame of what happened behind
with her ring. At first Cooter begs her to stay, but then he explodes, asking her who will love her
now. ”Me,” she tells him, walking out of their home.
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Puck sings Taylor Swift’s ”Mean” on the school’s stage, joined in song by Coach Beiste. Then
the Coach tells Puck that she’s talked his geography teacher into giving him another chance
to pass his final exam, based on Puck’s willingness to don drag to help his teammates. Puck
showed that he cared for something bigger than himself, and that’s all the teachers want from
any student. The coach vows to help him pass because he has helped her more than he’ll know,
saying, ”You are loved, punkin, and you’re not alone.”
Sugar, Rory, and Joe grow disgruntled as they work on the show choir’s costumes: their
dues-paying as the newest members of New Directions. Sugar begins suggesting a rebellion —
someone like Rachel should sew their own costumes. Tina tries to put Rachel’s importance to
the group in perspective and cautions them to put in the work to one day get their own solos.
Coach Beiste approaches Will and Sue with a packed bag, asking to be a chaperone on the
nationals trip. At first Sue bristles at sharing her ”executive maternity suit,” prompting Will
to offer her shared space with him and Emma in their room. Then the coach admits that she
prepacked her bag because she left Cooter, and Sue embraces her.
Meanwhile, Rachel tells Finn that she’s come to believe that it’s the glee club as a whole — a
group of students who’ve come together to be something better than they are individually — that
may be New Directions’ true unique factor. As Rachel kicks off a rendition of ”What a Feeling”
on the school stage, she’s joined by Tina as they finally share a duet. They join their fellow glee
clubbers on the bus and prepare to hit the road to nationals.
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Nationals
Season 3
Episode Number: 65
Season Episode: 21
Originally aired: Tuesday May 15, 2012
Writer: Ali Adler
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Rock Anthony (Rick ’The Stick’), Nichola Fynn (Graduate Student),
Mary Gillis (Mrs. Hagberg), Whoopi Goldberg (Carmen Tibideaux),
Jonathan Groff (Jesse St. James), Perez Hilton (Himself), Samuel
Larsen (Joe Hart), Rex Lee (Alderman Martin Fong), Vanessa Lengies
(Sugar Motta), Lindsay Lohan (Herself), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan),
Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Dale
Pulliam (Teacher)
Production Code: 3ARC21
Summary: The glee club travels to Chicago, Illinois, to compete in Nationals
against the best show choirs in the country, including Vocal
Adrenaline, for celebrity judges including Lindsay Lohan and Perez
Hilton.
In Chicago for nationals, Will is distressed
to find Sue and the glee girls
tending to an ailing Mercedes, who has
a nasty case of food poisoning. Sue overreacts
with healthcare tough-love, but at
least she shows a continued dedication
to the show choir’s nationals bid. Meanwhile,
Will drafts Tina and a nervous, reluctant
Quinn to sub for Mercedes in the
Trouble Tones number.
Emma finds Will sitting outside their
hotel room, fretting about the prospect
of losing the competition. He worries that
his New Directions kids never get to score
their biggest victories, and he imagines
what just one major win could do for their confidence and pride throughout their lives. Then
Coach Beiste calls them down to manage a new crisis: Will and Emma discover the students
in the midst of chaotic bickering, with Sam and Puck about to come to blows because Puck’s
studying for his crucial geography exam rather than focusing on mastering the choreography.
Everyone seems to be in the midst of a meltdown after relentless rehearsing, but Santana
calls for an end to the ”we can’t win without Mercedes” whining, demanding that they embrace
reality and give it everything they’ve got. She’s afraid Will’s going to scold her for yelling at her
friends, but Will’s actually impressed at the amount of passion he sees in all of them. He knows
that they really want this, and though he offers them a break, they decide to keep practicing.
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Rachel runs into Jessie St. James, who taunts her by somehow knowing that she’s scanning
the arriving crowd for NYADA’s Carmen Tibideaux in hopes that she’ll get a second shot at
getting into the arts college. As he tries to get under her skin, she points out that they dated
long enough to know that when Jessie gets nervous he gets mean. He relents and admits that
Vocal Adrenaline’s loss at last year’s nationals broke their eight-year winning streak. Another
loss would mean the end of the school’s show choir dynasty and spark a reboot of the program.
He’s struggling with the new rules, but Rachel reminds him that his past performances set the
gold standard for show choirs for years.
Rachel’s words ease Jessie’s nerves. Then Finn arrives as she walks away, and he and Jessie
share a tense moment. Jessie ultimately congratulates Finn on his engagement to Rachel, and
the two shake hands.
Backstage, Finn reveals to Rachel that he’s bought a glass mug from Chicago for them to
smash during the Jewish portion of their wedding ceremony — he wants it to symbolize the city
where everything changed and New Directions went from losers to winners. Finn also made a
$500 bet with hockey jock Rick the Stick that New Directions would win nationals — money
they’d saved for their honeymoon. Rachel’s worried they’ll lose it all, but Finn is confident he’ll
double their money. And he says that Carmen Tibideaux will show up, then they’ll get married,
smash the glass, and live happily ever after.
When Will goes backstage to provide a final pep talk, he’s taken aback when Finn speaks on
behalf of all the students, telling Will they want to win the nationals for him. Finn says that while
Principal Figgins awards a Teacher of the Year honor, they consider Will to be their Teacher of a
Lifetime.
Mercedes makes a surprise arrival, healthy and ready to perform, thanks to Sue’s intense
regimen. Quinn’s relieved that she won’t have to dance; she’s still feeling nervous since getting
back on her feet. But Mercedes insists that because it’s their last time sharing the stage together,
she wants Quinn and Tina performing alongside her.
As he settles into the audience with Emma, Sue, and Coach Beiste, Will worries about the
odds stacked against the glee club. They have the first slot in the competition — the ”death slot”
— Mercedes is still feverish, and Carmen Tibideaux remains nowhere to be seen.
The judging lineup is an eclectic assembly: actress Lindsay Lohan, gossip blogger Perez Hilton,
and Chicago assemblyman Martin Fong. New Directions opens the competition with Lady Gaga’s
”Edge of Glory,” with Santana initially taking center stage. Then Mercedes, Quinn, and Tina each
take a turn in the spotlight.
The audience’s enthusiastic reception doesn’t help Rachel from noticing that Tibideaux’s seat
remains empty. Finn tries to rally her spirits. No matter what, he says, this is her moment, three
years in the making, and she should embrace it.
As the crowd noise fades out in her ears, Rachel takes center stage for her solo, belting out a
powerful rendition of Celine Dion’s ”It’s All Coming Back to Me Now.” The crowd is spellbound,
and Rachel spots Tibideaux taking her seat in the audience. Next up, New Directions delivers
Meat Loaf’s ”Paradise By the Dashboard Light.” The performance is dazzling, and the audience
explodes with applause — even Carmen Tibideaux can’t resist rising to her feet and whistling in
appreciation.
Kurt and Mercedes then head to the dressing room of Vocal Adrenaline’s Wade Adams, hoping
to deliver a white rose to his drag alter ego Unique. They find Wade in a frazzled state, unable to
summon up his brash, confident identity. He’s feeling too much pressure to perform as Unique.
It’s not the same as when he was just trying to be who he is inside — now, he tells them, he feels
like ”the poster child for anyone who’s different, and I just can’t handle it.”
They give him the rose and remind him that a real star will be able to push through the nerves
and insecurity. Wade wonders if they are supposed to be enemies, but Kurt tells him that’s not
really New Directions’ style. Wade suggests that Unique may transfer schools next year.
Unique takes the stage at the center of Vocal Adrenaline, delivering Nicki Minaj’s ”Starships”
with charm and attitude. Even the New Directions students are stunned by the performance, as
Unique segues into the Who’s ”Pinball Wizard” from the rock opera ”Tommy” and continues to
knock out the audience.
In the judges’ conference room, Assemblyman Fong rambles on about how much of a show
choir junkie he is, while Lindsay Lohan is irritated with Perez Hilton for blogging about her during
the performances. Perez challenges Lindsay’s love of show choir, but Fong reminds him that she
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was a 12-time Teen Choice nominee. Lindsay agrees that she knows what it’s like to chase a
dream, and she wants to support the students.
The judges begin trying to narrow down the contenders, with Perez impressed by the Portland
Scale Blazers’ ”haunting medley homage to ’Starlight Express’” — on roller skates, even. Fong was
taken by New Directions’ energy, though he remembers them choking in New York the previous
year. Lindsay doesn’t think New Directions were the best singers and dancers — but she found
them likable and favors a team on the brink of a major comeback. However, Perez hated them —
he’s for Vocal Adrenaline and believes Unique is a star — ”like Tina and Ike Turner together.” He
wants to send a message to the outcast kids watching — though Fong points out that nationals
isn’t televised, prompting a surprised Lindsay, in ”full image rehab mode,” to want to fire her
manager (a detail Perez instantly posts). With time ticking away, they decide to cast their final
votes.
Jessie stops Carmen Tibideaux in the lobby, reminding her that when he auditioned for her
a few years ago, she told him he showed promise. She acknowledges that she probably did
say that, but adds that she auditions hundreds each year and attempts to blow off what she
thinks is going to be a professional appeal. Jessie insists she listen: he wants to tell her that
Rachel is the most talented person he knows, she’ll definitely be a star one day, and she’d be
an excellent addition to NYADA. Tibideaux responds by recalling Jessie’s audition with ”Giants
in the Sky,” a flawed but passionate and admirable attempt at what may be Steven Sondheim’s
most challenging song. She wishes him good luck.
The judges present the individual MVP award, which goes to Wade/Unique. Third place goes
to the Portland Scale Blazers, leaving New Directions and Vocal Adrenaline to vie for the top prize.
Then the winner is named, and New Directions takes home the trophy!
As the show choir returns to McKinley carrying the nationals trophy, they enter the hallways
and find themselves surrounded by indifferent-looking fellow students. The hockey goons march
toward them, slushie cups in their hands. The glee kids brace to be slushied, but instead the
cups shower them with confetti. Everyone in the school shares in the celebration, and all seems
perfect in their world: they made the front page of the Lima News, Sue retains her Cheerios
coaching position, Emma shows Will that she’s finally ready to get physically intimate, Finn
collects his $500 from Rick, Rachel signs her first autograph, and the trophy is placed in the
display case for everyone to see.
Principal Figgins calls Finn and Rachel to his office, where for their role as co-captains of the
glee club he gifts them with McKinley bumper stickers and mini-pompons, as well as cash to
help celebrate their impending wedding. He also tells them that the school will be hosting a very
special event, and he wants New Directions to perform. When asked what the event is, Figgins
grins and asks ”Can you keep a secret?”
As Emma tenderly helps Will dress for the McKinley event, Will thanks her - not just for their
first night of passion, but for standing by him throughout the long road to nationals. They’re
interrupted by a top hat-sporting, formal black track-suited Sue.
As they enter the school, Sue tells them that according to her source — Becky Jackson hiding
inside a fake filing cabinet she installed in Figgins’ office — Sue is once again the likely shoo-in
for Teacher of the Year, for helping New Directions win nationals, fending off Roz Washington,
and regaining control of the Cheerios, all while never missing a day of work while being pregnant
”for an indeterminate number of months.” Will gives Sue the credit he feels she deserves, and
she gladly soaks up the praise.
At the ceremony Figgins introduces ”the so-called ’Finchel,’” and Rachel and Finn take the
stage to announce the winner of the 2012 Teacher of the Year Award: Will!
Before Will takes the stage, Finn wants to make a speech. He recalls how three years ago he
thought he had everything, until he met Will and realized all that he was missing. He praises Will
for teaching his students how to dream, adding, ”As far as I’m concerned, there’s nothing more
important than that.”
Rachel tells Will that she’s headed to New York ”come hell or high water, and I can honestly say
I couldn’t have done it without you.” New Directions performs Queen’s ”We Are the Champions”
as they pull Will onto the stage and present him with his Teacher of the Year Award.
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Goodbye
Season 3
Episode Number: 66
Season Episode: 22
Originally aired: Tuesday May 22, 2012
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Dianna Agron (Quinn Fabray), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren
Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Jayma Mays
(Emma Pillsbury), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele (Rachel
Berry), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Amber Riley (Mercedes
Jones), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Mark Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman),
Harry Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Jenna Ushkowitz
(Tina Cohen-Chang)
Guest Stars: Gloria Estefan (Maribel Lopez), Nichola Fynn (Graduate Student), Dot
Jones (Shannon Beiste), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), NeNe Leakes (Roz
Washington), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Damian McGinty (Rory
Flanagan), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Chord Overstreet (Sam
Evans), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Lamarcus Tinker (Shane Tinsley),
Charlotte Ross (Judy Fabray), Eric Bruskotter (Cooter Mankins),
Gina Hecht (Puck’s Mom), Keong Sim (Mike Chang), Tamlyn Tomita
(Julia Chang)
Production Code: 3ARC22
Summary: Graduation is finally here, as McKinley High’s class of 2012 looks to
the past and present, while contemplating the future.
As the glee club students clown
around in the music room with an improv
version of ”Sit Down, You’re Rockin’
the Boat” from ”Guys and Dolls,” Will prepares
them for their last musical lesson
of the school year: saying goodbye via
song when the seniors graduate. To set
the mood, Will delivers his own farewell,
strumming an acoustic rendition Rod
Stewart’s ”Forever Young.”
Kurt reflects upon his experiences at
McKinley, hoping that he perhaps inspired
some ”tadpole” gay students by his
example and remembering how far he has
come. He then finds his dad, Burt, waiting
for him in the theater, ready to give him his graduation gift.
Burt confesses that he ”lost” Kurt around seven years old, when he was not quite able to
figure him out, but both are proud of the progress they’ve made together. As a gift, Burt offers a
tribute to the moment when he realized for certain who Kurt was by pantomime-performing the
same song he discovered Kurt singing three years ago: Beyonce’s ”Single Ladies,” complete with
backup dancers Tina and Brittany.
Thrilled with his dad’s gift, Kurt is brought back to a harsher reality when Blaine gently insists
that they address how they’re going to handle their long-distance relationship when Kurt moves
to New York. Kurt shares his vision of the faraway future, where his high school sweetheart is
still at his side. He reassures Blaine that they’ll make things work despite the challenges.
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Kurt then offers his goodbye song to the glee club: Madonna’s ”I’ll Remember.” After his song,
Rachel tells Kurt and Finn that she called NYADA and discovered that the acceptance and rejection
letters have been sent out. The three of them pinky-swear to open Rachel and Kurt’s letters
together, because their shared futures are riding on them.
Thanks to the YouTube video posted by Sam, Mercedes has been offered a recording contract
as a backup singer in Los Angeles, and she’ll be taking courses at UCLA. We also learn that Mike
got a dance scholarship in Chicago. Meanwhile, Santana is concerned that as a future ”star,”
she’s only headed to Louisville, Kentucky, for college.
Santana turns to her mother, Maribel, for comfort and support, but Maribel doesn’t back
Santana’s plan to drop out of the cheerleading program in Louisville and go to New York. She
prefers that her daughter get the education that she herself never received.
Brittany drops a bombshell, revealing that she won’t be graduating - though she’s excited to
get a chance to improve herself with a second senior year. With Brittany staying in Lima, Santana
suggests that maybe she should stay too, but Maribel’s look tells her that’s not an acceptable
option either.
Finn delivers the seniors’ goodbye song, ”You Get What You Give” by the New Radicals, with
Puck picking up some verses before the whole group of seniors joins in to bid the underclassmen
farewell.
Finn and Rachel squabble over wedding details, and he worries that she’s secretly dissatisfied
with him as her future husband. She assures him that they’re just letting the stress of graduation
and the wedding get to them.
Later, Finn reflects on his high school career, deeming it a success: his grades may have been
a little shaky, but he had an excellent record on the football field, he won a show choir national
championship, and he never accidentally got anyone pregnant. He realizes that he was afraid
of the future but feels much more confident now - he believes he’s nailed his personal audition
with James Lipton from ”Inside the Actor’s Studio” - and he says that ”fear” is no longer in his
vocabulary. He is, however, a little let down by Will’s lackluster inscription in his yearbook.
Will admits that he kept falling apart when he tried to write something more meaningful. He
tells Finn that it was actually him who planted the pot in Finn’s locker that led to his blackmailmotivated
addition to the glee club. After a long, stunned silence Finn responds, ”You are so
much cooler than I ever thought you were!”
Finn studies a photo of his dad, admitting to his mom, Carol, that he feels like he hasn’t done
enough in his bid to get his father an honorable discharge status from the military. He says that
he still considers his dad to be a hero despite his troubles, and he worries that becoming an
actor may not honor his father enough.
Later, the underclassmen pay tribute to Finn in particular for having their backs, even before
he joined glee club, as they sing the Beatles’ ”In My Life” for him. Something about the song
leaves Puck feeling isolated and melancholy.
Reflecting on her own high school experiences, Quinn tells Rachel that a freshman hugged
her in the hallway and told her never to change. Quinn says that the poor thing doesn’t realize
that change can be good. She then gives Rachel train passes so they can make sure they will
stay in contact, and she wishes her and Finn a happy future together.
Rachel reveals that she always thought of Quinn and Puck as a similar couple with staying
power, prompting Quinn to tell a very downtrodden and regret-filled Puck that she loves him
and always will - he’s only down on himself because his confidence has been shaken. She offers
him a kiss, and it reenergizes him. Suddenly Puck is walking the halls with swagger again, and
he sits down to retake his all-important geography exam, expecting to ”make Puckerman your
daddy.”
As Sue triumphantly polishes the national championship trophies earned by both the glee
club and the Cheerios, she’s visited by Roz Washington. The two trade their usual barbs, but
somewhere in the midst of them, Roz slips in the notion that while the two of them might never
like each other, they both agree that McKinley has a fool for a principal in Figgins - and perhaps
they might work together to end his tenure. Sue neither accepts nor denies the offer, yet she’s
clearly giving it thought as Roz leaves.
Quinn tries to return her Cheerios uniform to Sue in case she wants to pass it down to the
new captain, but Sue tells her that she’s retiring Quinn’s uniform. She says that while she once
thought Quinn was a young Sue, she now realizes that Quinn is better - just as smart but less
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evil, and she admires her for it. Quinn gets emotional and embraces Sue, telling her that she’ll
miss her.
Puck anxiously awaits the results of his test. So he’s thrilled to learn that he earned a C-
(”That’s a Puckerman A+!”) and will be graduating after all.
The seniors don their commencement garb and attend their graduation ceremony, to the tune
of Finn singing Bruce Springsteen”s ”Glory Days.” After the ceremony, Rachel, Finn, and Kurt
gather in the music room to open their letters, even as Finn tries to delay the moment that will
determine their futures. Ultimately, he volunteers to go first: he didn’t get into the Actor’s Studio.
Kurt goes next: he didn’t get into NYADA. Finally, Rachel opens hers: against the odds, she was
accepted.
Deciding that going to New York will be too hard for Finn and Kurt after their rejections, Rachel
defers her acceptance to NYADA for a year. She plans to help the boys perfect their auditions so
they can gain admittance later.
As Santana cleans out her locker, her mother delivers her graduation gift: an envelope full of
money she’s saved all of Santana’s life. Given that she earned a scholarship, Santana suggests
that her mother keep the money, but Maribel tells her to use it to go to New York City. She says
she trusts Santana’s judgment enough to encourage her to follow her dreams.
Rachel gets into Finn’s car to drive to their wedding, but instead he drives her to the train
station. He wants her to get on the train to meet her dads and find a dorm room. He tells her to
go to school, and he asks her to admit that she’s not 100 percent sure she wants to marry him.
Finn tells Rachael that he loves her too much to hold her back. While she’ll be heading to New
York, he’s going to serve in the Army. He asks her to join him in surrendering to fate, and let the
universe show them if they will ultimately end up together. Rachel’s heart is breaking, but she
agrees to Finn’s logic.
As Rachel imagines herself singing Room for Two’s ”Roots Before Branches,” Will and the glee
club have arrived at the station to support Finn’s decision, and together they all see Rachel off.
She arrives in New York City and faces her future, gradually walking into it with confidence
and excitement.
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The New Rachel
Season 4
Episode Number: 67
Season Episode: 1
Originally aired: Thursday September 13, 2012
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue
Sylvester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Samuel
Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart), Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Josh Sussman
(Jacob Ben Israel)
Guest Stars: Kate Hudson (Cassandra July), Whoopi Goldberg (Carmen Tibideaux),
Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Dean
Geyer (Brody Weston), Becca Tobin (Kitty), Trisha Rae Stahl (Mrs.
Rose), Amanda Jane Cooper (Beatrice MacLaine)
Production Code: 4ARC01
Summary: A still-heartbroken Rachel begins her brand new life in New York City,
while back in Lima, the New Directions are struggling to figure out
what to do with a group of only seven ? and no star performer. Who
will be their new Rachel Berry?
In her first dance class at the New York
Academy of Dramatic Arts, Rachel is intimidated
and insulted by her demanding,
trash-talking instructor, Cassandra
July. When Rachel stumbles, Cassandra
makes it clear she thinks Rachel sucks.
At McKinley, the returning New Directions
students are basking in newfound
popularity after their Nationals
win: Artie’s dating a Cheerio, Sam’s
swarmed by admirers, and a diva-like
Tina has a freshman personal assistant
(although she’s down following a breakup
with Mike Chang after their romance
went long-distance). The big question on
everyone’s mind: Who will be the glee club’s ”New Rachel”?
Lonely after receiving no word from the Army-enlisted Finn in weeks, and tired of being teased
for her elaborate grooming routine, Rachel’s taken to wee-hours primping in the coed bathroom,
where she encounters a hunky, shower-singing Brody Weston. A junior who’s majoring in musical
theater, Brody believes Cassandra’s tough demands pay off, and he reminds Rachel that
she’s enrolled because she’s among the best of the best.
Aimless Kurt visits McKinley, meets Sue’s baby daughter Robin (named to evoke hope, springtime
and ”my favorite dead Bee Gee”), and encounters Sue’s new Cheerio captain and ”head
bitch,” Kitty. Wade Adams, aka Unique, transfers to McKinley and joins New Directions, but
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his presence only serves to fan his teammates’ competitive fire. They plan a secret performance
showdown in which Artie will determine the New Rachel – and they’ll present the winner to Will.
As Kurt struggles with his job waiting tables at the Lima Bean coffee shop, sophomore Marley
Rose dreams of joining the glee club. When Wade wears partial drag makeup to lunch, the boys
fear he could upset the fragile popularity they’re enjoying. As Kitty and some jocks mock the
overweight lunch lady, Artie caves in and joins them – upsetting Marley, who hides the secret
that she’s actually the lunch lady’s daughter. Her mom has been pretending they’re not related
and sweetly sews designer name labels into Marley’s bargain-priced clothing, hoping to help her
fit in better at McKinley.
Marley auditions for New Directions, impressing Will but making the glee veterans feel even
more threatened. Another glee aspirant, Jake, is cut off by Will before he finishes, leading him to
angrily knock over a music stand and storm off.
The show choir roster is posted: Marley’s in, Jake is not. And Artie has chosen the New
Rachel: it’s Blaine, with runner-up Brittany – a choice that greatly irritates Tina and Wade. Will
introduces Marley to the glee club, but after Marley stumbles on the designer name when Sugar
admires her top, Sugar suspects she’s hiding something.
Blaine makes Kurt realize that staying in Lima is a mistake – he should head to New York
now rather than wait for a second shot at NYADA. Meanwhile, when the glee kids again join in
mocking Marley’s mom, she reveals the truth and expresses her disappointment: ”I thought you
guys were different.”
Back in New York, a supportive Brody inspires Rachel to stand her ground against Cassandra,
and Rachel vows she’ll land on top. Meanwhile, Kurt’s dad, Burt, provides an emotional farewell
as he urges Kurt to live his New York dreams.
Sam apologizes to Marley: he assures her that the glee club isn’t about labels. The other New
Directions students admit that their rare taste of popularity briefly went to their heads. Then
Kitty and her football jock flunkies – who refuse to accept Wade or Marley into their cool group –
disown the entire glee club, sealing the deal by slushie-ing everyone.
Will meets with Jake after learning that he’s Puck’s half-brother – Puck’s unaware of Jake’s
existence – and he explains that he cut Jake off because he’d already decided Jake should be in
New Directions. But Jake turns down Will’s offer.
As Marley performs the lead on her first number and clearly establishes herself as the New
Rachel, Rachel herself is breaking down, tearfully calling Kurt to tell him she’s not doing OK.
When Kurt suggests that maybe a new roommate might help, she turns to see that he’s arrived
in New York.
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Britney 2.0
Season 4
Episode Number: 68
Season Episode: 2
Originally aired: Thursday September 20, 2012
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Matthew Morrison (William ”Will” Schuester), Jane Lynch (Sue
Sylvester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Guest Stars: Becca Tobin (Kitty), Dean Geyer (Brody Weston), Iqbal Theba (Principal
Figgins), Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Kate Hudson (Cassandra
July), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart),
Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Josh Sussman
(Jacob Ben Israel), Trisha Rae Stahl (Mrs. Rose), Kyle Burnard
(Chris), Ryan Heinke (Stoner Brett), Daniel Curtis Lee (Phil Lipoff),
Jesse Luken (Bobby ’Boom Boom’ Surette), Richard Stiasny (Older
Gentleman)
Production Code: 4ARC02
Summary: Brittany S. Pierce is in a funk and turns to her icon Britney Spears’
music for inspiration! Meanwhile, Rachel struggles to adjust to life in
New York, but is helped by her newfound NYADA friend, Brody Weston.
Facing a second senior year and missing
Santana, Brittany plots to reinvent
herself in her new captaincy of the Cheerios.
But after calling Brittany’s choreography
to Britney Spears’ ”Hold It Against
Me” ”garbage wrapped in skin” and insisting
that the Cheerios raise their academic
standards, Sue kicks failing Brittany
off as a poor example and puts Kitty
in charge. ”Tough love feels a lot like
’mean,’” Brittany laments after being ordered
to ”lose the high pony.” Skyping
with Santana, Brittany notices little room
in her girlfriend’s new life for her.
At NYADA, Cassie bars Rachel from
tango instruction when the class is a boy short, but Rachel insists on participating so she
may one day play Evita or Roxie Hart. Cassie scoffs, saying Rachel’s not sexy enough to pull
off the seductive dance. Will and Emma attempt to counsel Brittany, believing she’s suffering
deep depression and a loss of identity as a result of being left back. Zombie-like Brittany insists
she’s fine, but to bolster her spirits, Will builds preparations for the upcoming pep rally around
”Britney 2.0,” hoping another tribute to Brittany’s idol Britney Spears will reinspire her.
Kurt and Rachel move into a roomy loft outside the city while Kurt plots his future: prepping
to re-audition for NYADA’s winter semester, he hopes to land a job at fashion site Vogue.com.
When Rachel tells Kurt about Cassie, he recognizes her as ”Crazy July — the biggest train wreck
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in Broadway history.” Recounting the legendary tale of how in Cassie’s big Broadway moment as
Lola in ”Damn Yankees,” she assaulted an audience member who forgot to silence his cell phone
mid-performance, Kurt urges Rachel not to give in: ”If she wants sexy, give her sexy.”
Unique, planning to become insta-besties with Marley, warns her against crushing on Jake
Puckerman — she and Tina explain that he is a serial ”Womanizer,” using Spears’ hit song.
Nevertheless, Marley accepts Jake’s offer to ”hang out sometime.” Meanwhile, Rachel asks Brody
to be her tango partner in dance class; despite Cassie’s ban on upperclassmen, Brody agrees to
help her.
Brittany attempts unsuccessfully to shave her head: if she can’t have a high pony, she doesn’t
want hair at all. In the aftermath, she assaults probing reporter Jacob Ben Israel with an umbrella,
creating an ugly public scene. Blaine, Sam and Tina wonder if what their friend needs is
to shine in the spotlight again.
Will makes another effort to get Jake to join the glee club, arguing that it gave Jake’s even
more troubled half-brother Puck a much-needed sense of community and friendship — but Jake
rejects the offer. Marley tells Jake she sees him as a guy who got hurt and puts up walls to
protect himself, but she feels she can just ”be” at McKinley and suggests he try it too. Sharing a
moment, he offers her his leather jacket to keep her warm.
As the pep rally’s lead performer, Brittany insists on lip-synching: she argues that she’s ”been
up every night yelling at shrubs that have been making fun of me” and needs to focus her
energies on choreography. Meanwhile, Rachel arrives to dance class dressed in sexy ”Bob Fosse
chic,” and with Brody’s help, she performs a sensual routine to ”Oops!...I Did It Again.” Cassie
pans the performance, prompting Rachel to snap and reveal her knowledge of the teacher’s past,
which leads Cassie to angrily ban her from class.
When the cocky football players make fun of lunch lady Mrs. Rose’s size, her daughter Marley
defends her, and a fight breaks out after Jake steps in to take her side. Will drags Jake from the
fray and into the music room, where Jake is stunned to encounter Puck, summoned by Will and
informed of their relationship. Puck confronts him, reminding Jake that he’s not half the badass
that Puck was and needs the glee club just as much as he did. Whether still-protesting Jake
joins New Directions or not, Puck will now always identify with him as a brother.
Brittany absently performs her pep rally routine while also eating Cheetos and drinking orange
soda — all leading up to her ultimate resignation from glee club. At NYADA, Rachel apologizes
to Cassie, who reminds her that while she cracked under pressure on Broadway, Rachel
cracked in class over minor criticism; if she’s not careful, she’ll end up just as unemployable as
Cassie. Cassie can’t yet permanently ban Rachel, so she allows her back into class on probation.
Sam recognizes the angle Brittany’s been working all along: she’s intentionally trying to hit
rock bottom in order to make a glorious comeback along the lines of Britney Spears. With Santana
gone, Brittany’s glad to see that someone understands her, and Sam offers his support.
Brittany informs Sue that she’s legally obligated to reinstate her on the Cheerios: until a new
class president is elected, Brittany remains in the post and has drafted — in crayon — an executive
order forcing her return to the cheerleading team. Sue’s impressed that Brittany has
developed even the semblance of a plan, and with the revelation of an improved grade on her
history exam, Brittany’s back on the squad.
Brody confesses his feelings for Rachel, but she remains loyal to Finn, despite not having
heard from him. Brody promises to respect her wishes, but guarantees that when they’re together
he’ll be thinking of kissing her. Meanwhile, Marley promises to look out for new glee club member
Jake, but is stunned when Kitty asks for Jake’s jacket back — the two of them are dating now.
Downhearted, Marley sings ”Everytime” as she reflects on a future without Jake — sentiments
echoed by Brittany wondering about her unavailable girlfriend Santana, and Rachel’s increasing
loneliness without word from Finn.
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Makeover
Season 4
Episode Number: 69
Season Episode: 3
Originally aired: Thursday September 27, 2012
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Eric Stoltz
Show Stars: Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel), Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Jane
Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Lea Michele
(Rachel Berry), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce), Matthew Morrison
(William ”Will” Schuester), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Jenna
Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-Chang), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Cory
Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart),
Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Becca
Tobin (Kitty), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Alex Newell (Wade
Adams)
Guest Stars: Sarah Jessica Parker (Isabelle Wright), Dean Geyer (Brody Weston),
Michael Hitchcock (Dalton Rumba), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson),
Phyllis Applegate (Birdie Lawrence), Sean Gunn (Phineas Hayes), Dan
Domenech (Chase Madison), Suzanne Krull (Eccentric Vogue Woman),
Alissa Geraghty (Supermodel), Ryan Heinke (Stoner Brett), Ina-Alice
Kopp (Receptionist), Katherine McNamara (Bunhead #1), Bailey Noble
(Bunhead #2), Ryan Salonen (Alpha Gay), Nicole Simone (Daphne)
Production Code: 4ARC03
Summary: Blaine and Brittany fight for the Student Council Presidency. Meanwhile
Kurt gets his dream job.
Missing Kurt, Blaine has decided that
it’s his turn to shine at McKinley and
throws himself into countless extracurricular
activities, until he finally lands
on a pursuit that excites him: running
against Brittany for class president.
Meanwhile, Kurt faces his big interview
at Vogue.com, meeting its editor
and one of his fashion idols, Isabelle
Wright (Sarah Jessica Parker). She’s been
impressed by his portfolio of his bold
fashion choices, and hearing him speak
so passionately about what fashion and
style mean to him seals the deal: ”Anybody
who can pull off a hippo broach deserves
to be here.” He’s got the job.
Artie agrees to be Brittany’s vice presidential running mate when he realizes he can be the
Dick Cheney to her George W. Bush. Brittany’s empty platform of popularity makes Blaine realize
he thinks his campaign should be about great ideas and making change - although his sincerity
isn’t shared by his schoolmates. When Sam admits he wishes Brittany had chosen him to balance
her ticket, she ”introduces” him to Blaine, and the two agree to team up as running mates.
Meanwhile, Will is feeling creatively dry on glee club lessons, and Sue suggests that it’s because
he actually achieved his dream of a national championship. She urges him to find a way
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out before the mundane daily grind of teaching destroys his spirit, and Will becomes caught up
in the notion of joining a blue ribbon government panel to make a real change in arts education.
Kurt listens in on a Vogue.com pitch meeting and later admits to Isabella that he’s not blown
away by the Web site’s upcoming coverage. Isabella admits that she feels in over her head and
fears losing what she has, but Kurt promises to have her back.
When some ”mean girl” ballerinas at NYADA mock her, Rachel feels like she’s back in high
school again, but Kurt suggests that it’s because she hasn’t evolved her personal style. He
promises a makeover that could change her life - and his too.
Kurt and Rachel sneak into Vogue’s coveted couture vault afterhours (”It supposedly could
withstand a nuclear blast”) but are caught by Isabella and security; however, when she hears
Kurt’s plan to make Rachel over, she’s immediately on board. Meanwhile, Kurt’s focus on his
own life leaves Blaine feeling ignored and lonely as he plans his campaign.
Speaking to Emma as a counselor and not his fiancée, Will reveals his plans to leave McKinley,
and she encourages him to do what he’s always taught the kids: follow his dream.
At the debate, Artie’s thoughtful but longwinded answers bore his classmates, while Sam’s
honest and flashy response to a question about his stripper past - complete with actual striptease
- is better received. But Brittany’s declaration of deep love for her school - which she plans to
show by eliminating summer vacations and weekends - all but seals the election for Blaine.
Vogue editor Anna Wintour emails a rare positive response to Kurt’s video after Isabella shows
it to her. The video will be reshot for the Web site in Bali with a supermodel, but Kurt will get the
credit. Isabella’s even more impressed when Kurt is equally excited that his makeover prompted
Rachel to finally throw out her reindeer sweater.
Wowed by Rachel’s new look, Brody suggests that her outside finally reflect her insides. They
rehearse together to Sheryl Crow’s ”A Change Would Do You Good” and share a romantic moment
but stop short of kissing. Still, something pushes Rachel to offer to make dinner for Brody the
following night.
At Blaine’s victory party, Artie congratulates him and reveals that his campaign caught
Sugar’s attention and she’s finally going on a date with him. Kurt blows off a call from Blaine
while enjoying himself at the Vogue offices, prompting Blaine to admit to Sam that he launched
the whole campaign to get Kurt’s attention, and without it, the victory feels worthless. Sam
points out that Blaine did accomplish something: he’s McKinley’s first gay male class president,
and Sam’s first gay guy pal. Meanwhile, even in defeat, Brittany grows closer to Sam.
After Rachel accidentally burns dinner, she and Brody relax with a pizza - dinner was just
another attempt to try something new, she admits. ”I like the new me.” Even though Brody
promises not to cross boundaries, the two are soon making out passionately, until there’s a
knock at the door. Thinking Kurt’s forgotten his key, Rachel answers the door and is shocked to
discover Finn standing there - and Finn is stunned to see Brody in the background.
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The Break-Up
Season 4
Episode Number: 70
Season Episode: 4
Originally aired: Thursday October 4, 2012
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart),
Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Josh Sussman (Jacob Ben Israel), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins)
Guest Stars: Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Dean
Geyer (Brody Weston), Becca Tobin (Kitty), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury),
Dan Domenech (Chase Madison), Pamela Chan (Dottie Kazatori),
Brad Potts (Drill Sergeant)
Production Code: 4ARC04
Summary: Rachel and Kurt deal with visits from their loved ones. Emma isn’t too
thrilled with Will’s new job opportunity. Brittany and Santana proceed
with their long distance relationship.
While she and Jake half-competitively
compare notes in the cafeteria about being
poor, Marley’s surprised to learn that
Jake has been studying dance. As that
pair’s flirting suggests a potential romance,
Brittany and Blaine commiserate
about the state of their own relationships
with their absent loves, Santana
and Kurt.
Rachel and Finn share a tense morning
in the wake of his surprise arrival
in New York. Finn reveals what’s happened
to him over the past four months:
as planned, he’d enlisted in the Army
but only lasted 16 days after accidentally
shooting himself in the thigh with his rifle (which he’d named ”Rachel”). After a semi-honorable
discharge, he backpacked through Georgia, too embarrassed to tell Rachel what had happened.
Rachel urges him to move in with her, audit her classes and possibly pursue his passion for acting.
She insists that something’s been missing in her life since they parted, and she’s determined
not to let him go.
Santana visits Brittany, insisting that she’s enjoying college and wants to stay closer to Lima
for their relationship. She notices Brittany’s increasing exhaustion due to long hours spent reading
a series of post-apocalyptic Christian novels.
Blaine and Kurt plan to be together in New York in two weeks’ time, but Blaine is still bothered
by Kurt’s distraction with his heavy new workload at Vogue.com. Meanwhile, after attending
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some of Rachel’s classes, Finn sees that she’s finally found the place she belongs and worries
that there’s no room for him in her new world.
As Finn, Rachel and Kurt prepare to hit a karaoke bar, Blaine makes a surprise appearance
in New York. When they run into Rachel’s classmate/hookup Brody at the bar, Finn’s concerns
grow deeper when he sees their chemistry as they duet on Demi Lovato’s ”Give Your Heart a
Break.” The mood gets even more awkward when Blaine performs a very emotional rendition of
the song he shared with Kurt when they first met, Katy Perry’s ”Teenage Dream” - Kurt clearly
senses that something’s wrong.
On the walk home, Finn reveals that he doesn’t feel he fits into Rachel’s new life. Finn questions
Rachel about Brody, and she admits to kissing him. Meanwhile, Blaine drops an even
bigger bombshell: in Kurt’s absence, he’d hooked up with someone else - he insists that it didn’t
mean anything and he’d only acted out of loneliness. Both couples’ frustrations overwhelm them,
and they face an uncomfortable, tight-lipped night at home. Later, Kurt discovers Finn sneaking
away in the early morning hours.
Kitty invites Marley and the other glee club members to attend her Left Behind Club’s meeting-
Kitty believes that the End of Days are imminent, and she wants to educate and convert her fellow
students, even staging a fake Rapture to make her point. Marley can’t take being around Kitty
and tells Jake that she just doesn’t like his girlfriend, while Santana tries to convince a stubborn
Brittany to abandon Kitty’s club.
Finn turns up at McKinley, seeking out Will. Blaine discovers Finn in the music room and
reveals that he, too, felt compelled to leave New York.
Later, Will reveals to Emma that he’s been selected to join the blue-ribbon government panel
designed to improve arts education, and he wants her to join him in Washington, D.C., for several
weeks. She’s surprised that he simply expects her to leave her job behind - they argue, and when
Emma thinks Will doesn’t respect her decision, she storms off.
Santana calls Brittany to the music room, singing a moving version of Taylor Swift’s ”Mine” to
her, but then reveals the painful truth: she believes that ultimately their long-distance relationship
will become unworkable, and she opts for an ”unofficial’ breakup.
Meanwhile, when Kitty suspects that Jake’s planning a breakup, she warns him about the
repercussions - ”I am like a bad Carrie Underwood song once I get going” - but her attitude
prompts him to end their relationship anyway.
Rachel arrives in Lima to discover Finn on McKinley’s performance stage, the site of so many
of the key moments in their romance. She’s angry - she admits that when he left her months ago,
she hated him at first but then realized that stepping out of her way showed her ”how a man
loves.” His four-month absence, however, has showed her otherwise. She tells him he’s her first
love, and she wants him to be her last, but she can’t continue on the way they’ve been going.
As Rachel breaks up with him, Finn feels like he’s lost everything important to him, but she
offers him another scenario: ”You have you, and that’s better than anyone else on the planet, as
far as I’m concerned.”
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The Role You Were Born to Play
Season 4
Episode Number: 71
Season Episode: 5
Originally aired: Thursday November 08, 2012
Writer: Michael Hitchcock
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Guest Stars: Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Dot
Jones (Shannon Beiste), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Adina Porter
(Teacher), Alex Newell (Wade ’Unique’ Adams), Samuel Larsen (Joe
Hart), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Becca Tobin (Kitty), Blake Jenner
(Ryder Lynn), Ric Sarabia (Mr. Clippenger), Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman),
Marissa Heart (Juke Box Girl), Catherine Masters (Cheerio)
Production Code: 4ARC05
Summary: The school production of ”Grease” is underway and Marley, Jake, Kitty
and football player Ryder compete to play ”Danny” and ”Sandy.” Meanwhile,
former glee clubbers Mercedes and Mike, return to cast the play
and Mr. Schuester struggles with a difficult decision.
Finn’s working full-time at Burt’s auto
shop after his breakup with Rachel, feeling
like a complete loser. Artie won’t let
Finn to wallow in self-pity, however: Hoping
to help Finn find his way again, Artie
asks him to help him co-direct the high
school musical production of ”Grease”
and refuses to take no for answer. Reluctantly,
Finn agrees.
At McKinley, Blaine, brokenhearted,
doesn’t think he has it in him to take a
big role in the musical after his split from
Kurt. His lament to ”Hopelessly Devoted
to You” turns into an audition, and Artie
wants to cast Blaine as Danny Zuko, but
Blaine’s not up for a romantic leading role performance. Finn wants to back out because he
doesn’t feel qualified to direct, but Artie assures him the secret is surrounding himself with people
who know what they’re doing: he reveals that Mike and Mercedes have returned to McKinley
to lend their talents as choreographer and vocal coach.
Will and Emma discuss their differences with a counselor, with Will making his case for Emma
to join him while he’s in Washington, D.C., and Emma resisting uprooting her life and career just
to follow him. Their counselor - Shannon Beiste - urges them to resolve their problem through
compromise. Will agrees: If Emma follows him now, he promises to follow her when she needs
him to. Emma hesitantly consents.
Casting Danny Zuko proves a challenge: Finn turns to the football field looking for a fresh
face and spots sophomore player Ryder Lynn (Blake Jenner, the second-season winner of ”The
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Glee Project”), a loner who nevertheless has impressive moves. Although Ryder insists he’s not
musically inclined, Finn challenges him to try out for the musical.
Marley, hoping for the role of Sandy, learns Wade/Unique longs to play Rizzo despite the
gender switch. She urges Wade to be open with the desire to play the part, but Sue confronts
them with a hard-line anti-gender-confusion rant, insisting that she won’t allow such casting to
happen. Marley and Unique’s resultant duet to P!nk’s ”Blow Me” becomes their energetic audition
for the musical, impressing the directors.
Finn and Artie consider jukeboxes for the production, but such questionable choices further
rattle Finn’s confidence. Finn reveals to Ryder that, like him, when he first became involved in
the glee club he didn’t believe he had it within himself either, but once he started something just
began to happen for him. As they duet on Foreigner’s ”Juke Box Hero,” Ryder’s confidence and
enthusiasm grow - he’s ready to audition. Finn tells him that he just did.
As Ryder meets Marley and they click immediately, Jake watches and broods from afar. Kitty
taunts Jake about losing his girl to ”the new guy with old-school Justin Bieber hair.” Intent
on making Marley miserable over luring Jake away, Kitty decides to go after the role of Sandy
herself. Kitty tells the jealous Jake she’s got the perfect audition number in mind for them, and
their dancing duet on Neon Trees’ ”Everybody Talks” impresses.
Although a strong dancer is needed to play Cha Cha, Tina is still hurt by her recent split from
Mike and refuses to participate as long as he’s involved, despite his entreaties to put aside her
personal feelings.
Finn lobbies for Marley as Sandy and Unique as Rizzo, and an angry Sue pulls Finn into the
Principal Figgins’ office, objecting to the casting of Unique. She argues that it will set the precedent
for Unique to join the Cheerios, endangering Sue’s bid to become the all-time winningest
cheer coach in history. Sue’s racked up an impressive stance of tolerance in recent years, but
she’s tired of McKinley being a testing ground - and, in truth, she’s worried about the backlash
that will come down onto Wade/Unique as a result of the controversy. Will stands behind Finn
and Artie’s choice, and Finn defies Sue, who warns him about ”the daily nightmare that is being
my enemy.” In standing his ground, Finn accidentally refers to her ”retarded” baby - he tries to
apologize, but she silently storms out.
Mike and Mercedes put the finalists for the lead roles through a last set of musical paces,
testing their choreography skills with ”Hand Jive.” Kitty continues to antagonize Marley during
the routine, and Jake’s jealousy toward Ryder flares, but a near scuffle is avoided and all the
aspirants make a good showing. Finn offers Unique the role of Rizzo and promises to deal with
anyone who tries to stop them. Unique becomes emotional, telling Finn: ”It sucks to never know
your place... It’s just nice for once to feel like I found one.” The casting is revealed: Unique is
Rizzo, Ryder is Danny and Marley is Sandy - much to the fury of Kitty, who finds herself cast in
the obscure role of Patty Simcox.
Will finds Emma in manic homemaker overdrive, and she admits she doesn’t want to go to
Washington with him. She has bigger issues about what it will mean to be Will’s wife, but in the
end she realizes she’d rather feel close to him while he’s physically far away than be close by him
but feel far in spirit. They agree to make it work through the distance.
Finn’s finally feeling good about himself, especially about helping other people achieve their
dreams. Will explains that he sees Finn as the leader the glee club needs in his absence - because
it’s not an official teaching position, Finn can replace him in overseeing the glee club. And, just
like that, Finn finds the role he was born to play.
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Glease
Season 4
Episode Number: 72
Season Episode: 6
Originally aired: Thursday November 15, 2012
Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Director: Michael Uppendahl
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Guest Stars: Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Jon
Christie (Dude), Debby Gerber (Stagehand), Dean Geyer (Brody Weston),
Kate Hudson (Cassandra July), Blake Jenner (Ryder Lynn),
Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Alex Newell
(Wade ’Unique’ Adams), Cassidy Noblett (Rachel’s Dance Classmate),
Becca Tobin (Kitty Wilde)
Production Code: 4ARC06
Summary: Rachel and Kurt pay a visit to Lima as the glee club launches its
production of ”Grease.” Meanwhile, Cassandra July returns to shake
things up in Rachel’s life, and Santana comes back to lend a helping
hand.
Will announces his sabbatical from
McKinley to the glee club, revealing that
Finn will replace him until he returns -
after Sectionals. Sue summons Will and
Finn into Figgins’ office. She objects that
Finn doesn’t have the credentials or maturity
to oversee the glee club, but Figgins
and Will agree that Finn’s simply
an adult volunteer. Furious, Sue insists
that if Finn remains in charge, her fragile
peace with the school will be over, and
she storms out in a destructive rampage.
Rachel tells Brody she’s landed her
first off-Broadway audition, but Cassandra
warns Rachel from her own experience
that the director will eat her alive - she doesn’t think Rachel’s been hurt enough in life
to make the cut. Determined, Rachel encourages Cassandra to try out too, ”to get back in the
game.” Cassandra offers Brody a teaching assistant position, and he accepts but puts off starting
until after he can help Rachel prep her audition.
The glee girls get their ”Grease” wardrobe, and Kitty insinuates that Marley’s inheriting her
mother’s weight problems when her Sandy costume doesn’t fit - but Kitty had secretly altered the
costume beforehand. Claiming a desire to win new friends, Kitty invites the girls to a sleepover.
Marley asks her mom about her weight gain, concerned about a genetic connection, but her
mother gently reminds her that even if that’s true, Marley can choose her own course: ”I didn’t
raise a victim or a quitter - I raised a star. You have control over your life and your body.” They
agree to a strict diet together.
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Finn attempts to apologize to Sue for his insensitive remark about her baby. Sue refuses
to accept, claiming she’s seen his true colors and believes ”you have hate in your heart.” To
frustrate him, she’s reserved the auditorium for Cheerio practice, forcing Finn to find a new
rehearsal space. Finn brings the guys to Burt’s auto shop to get into character as grease monkeys
and better understand the musical’s themes: fixing cars, getting your hands dirty and bonding
forever with your friends. They’re soon perfecting ”Greased Lightnin’.”
Kurt’s tempted to return to Lima for the musical, but neither he nor Rachel are sure it’s the
right thing to do after their fractured romances with Blaine and Finn. Overhearing, Cassandra
urges them to go to get closure or to simply just have fun - she even offers them her own frequent
flyer miles.
At the sleepover, Kitty mercilessly trots out donuts, and seeing Marley’s panic, she takes her
aside and not-so-subtly suggests that Marley should try a binging-and-purging approach. As
Marley considers it in the bathroom, Kitty mocks her to the other girls with the ”Look at Me, I’m
Sandra Dee” routine from ”Grease.”
When Wade/Unique’s parents learn about his Rizzo casting, they worry about his safety.
Although they’ve been supportive, Sue fans their fears by revealing bullying incidents involving
Wade. The Adamses pull Wade from the musical and require him to dress as a boy at school.
Tina takes a crash course in the Rizzo role but is irritated to discover that Finn has recruited
Santana to take on the part she was ”born to play.”
Rachel and Kurt nervously return to McKinley, finding themselves awkwardly facing both
Blaine and Finn. Finn assures them he’s happy they came, but there’s weirdness. Kurt thinks
they’ve made a mistake in coming, and tortured looks are exchanged during Blaine’s onstage
performance of ”Beauty School Dropout.”
Marley’s ever-tightening wardrobe prompts her to seriously consider Kitty’s advice. Ryder
finds her gagging herself in the bathroom. He tells her about his second cousin, a college wrestler
who tried to drop weight through extreme diets, purging and laxatives. Rather than ending with
his cousin dying, Ryder instead reveals that his relative had a particularly embarrassing incident
on the mat. Easing the tension, he tells her, ”I don’t want to kiss a girl who’s got puke on her
breath - onstage or later.” Marley reassures herself with the ”Sandra Dee” goodbye refrain from
”Grease.”
As Santana performs Rizzo’s showcase song ”There Are Worse Things I Could Do,” Wade
suffers watching from afar, and the lyrics are mirrored in Cassandra’s determined seduction of
Brody during their training session. Meanwhile, wowed by Tina’s performance, Mike wants to
reconcile, and while Tina admits she was tested by the breakup, she’s interested in talking about
it.
Marley’s confidence takes another hit after Kitty reveals that a merciless theater critic is in
the audience, and Ryder boosts her back up with a passionate kiss - one that doesn’t escape
Jake’s notice. Their performance of ”You’re the One That I Want” prompts Rachel to fantasize she
and Finn are singing the leads - in fact, ALL the glee club’s fractured couples imagine dueting
with their ex-loves. But when Rachel calls Brody, Cassandra answers the phone, cruelly spelling
out how she set out to teach Rachel a lesson about overreaching.
Finn spots Rachel after the show, realizing she’s been crying - the type of tears she reserves
for guy trouble. Upset that she no longer cries over him, Finn insists that they should have no
contact whenever she returns to town, and Rachel agrees, telling him, ”This doesn’t feel like
home anymore.” Blaine and Kurt also have a confrontation, with Kurt rejecting Blaine’s appeal
because he doesn’t trust him anymore.
After positive reviews for the show, Will’s pleased to leave the glee club in capable hands, but
as he says goodbye to Finn, he tries to offer some final advice. ”I’ve got this,” the newly confident
Finn assures him.
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Dynamic Duets
Season 4
Episode Number: 73
Season Episode: 7
Originally aired: Thursday November 22, 2012
Writer: Ian Brennan
Director: Ian Brennan
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Guest Stars: Curt Mega (Nick), Dominic Barnes (Trent), Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman
/ Mega Stud #1), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose / Woman Fierce),
Pamela Chan (Dottie Kazatori), Nolan Gerard Funk (Hunter Clarington),
Dean Geyer (Brody Weston), Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe),
Jon Robert Hall (Warbler #4), Blake Jenner (Ryder Lynn / Mega Stud
#2), Dot Jones (Shannon Beiste / The Beiste Master), Samuel Larsen
(Joe Hart / Tarantula Head), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta / Sweet
’n’ Spicy), Riker Lynch (Jeff), Titus Makin Jr. (David), Sarah Jessica
Parker (Isabelle Wright), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson / Queen Bee),
Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgins), Becca Tobin (Kitty Wilde / Femme Fatale)
Production Code: 4ARC07
Summary: A love triangle heats up among Marley, Jake and Ryder, and Blaine
has a run-in with the Warblers.
Blaine — in his new identity as Nightbird
— calls to order the first Society of
Superheroes meeting. The McKinley kids
are dressed as their own crusading creations:
Asian Persuasion (Tina), Blonde
Chameleon (Sam), Tarantula Head (Joe),
Sweet ’N’ Spicy (Sugar), Queen Bee
(Becky), The Human Brain (Brittany) and
the very Professor X-like Dr. Y (Artie).
Blaine ignores Tina’s prodding to contact
Kurt and reports that the glee club’s Nationals
trophy has been stolen, replaced
with a laptop message from a mystery
man among the Dalton Academy Warblers.
Jake asks Marley out but is rebuffed by Ryder, who already has a date with her and warns
that he won’t let Jake hurt her. Tempers flare, but Finn breaks up their scuffle. Ryder and Kitty
join the glee club, qualifying it to compete in next week’s Sectionals. Finn grasps at straws for a
theme - singing Foreigner songs in foreign languages while wearing foreign wardrobe — but the
students aren’t impressed.
As the SoS’s advisor, Coach Beiste gets into character as The Beiste-master and suggests
Finn try it himself: ”Clark Kent was a great guy, but it was Superman who inspired them.”
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Meanwhile, Sebastian leads Blaine to the Warblers’ new mastermind: Hunter Clarington (Nolan
Gerard Funk), a former military academy champion choir leader recruited by Dalton. The trophy
was bait: Hunter plays on Blaine’s feelings of alienation from New Directions and his desire to
escape painful memories of Kurt to lure him back to the Warblers. Against the backdrop of Kelly
Clarkson’s ”Dark Side,” Blaine is seen slipping back into his blazer, feeling tempted.
Finn becomes The Almighty Treble Clef, ”uniter of glee clubs.” With simmering archrivalries
threatening the club’s harmony, Finn uses an Avengers analogy: powerful individuals are even
more effective as a team. For the new ”Dynamic Duets” theme, he pairs enemies Jake and Ryder
and Marley and Kitty as duet partners.
As tensions rise between Ryder and Jake, both assume the identity of Mega Stud, playing
their rivalry out to R.E.M.’s ”Superman.” After a full-on brawl, Finn enforces ”the Kryptonite
Lesson”: each must confess his deepest fear to the other, in hopes of recognizing their greatest
strengths. Meanwhile, Blaine confesses that, with hopes of dousing his brokenhearted feelings,
returning to the Warblers may be ”my birthright and my destiny.”
Marley’s ongoing issues with her body image — she’s still experimenting with bulimia — and
the possibility of a spandex costume scare her, but Kitty promises to be supportive. In the weight
room, Jake passes Ryder a note detailing his secret fear, but Ryder insists that Jake be a man
and reveal it to his face. Jake admits that he feels like he doesn’t fit in anywhere because of
his mixed-race background, and McKinley students like Phil Lipoff never cease to reinforce this.
Ryder confesses that the reason he made Jake tell him aloud was that he can’t read the note
Jake passed.
After bolstering Marley’s confidence in her outfit as Wall Flower, Kitty - wearing a skin-tight
catsuit and cracking a whip as Femme Fatale — kicks off Bonnie Tyler’s ”Holding Out for a Hero,”
joined by Marley’s revised persona: Woman Fierce. By the duet’s end, the students realize that
Blaine has departed, going over ”to the dark side.”
Tipped off by Jake, Finn takes Ryder to undergo a test that diagnoses him as dyslexic. Ryder
feels like he’s been concealing a secret identity, afraid of being perceived as stupid and letting his
Ph.D. father down. Now set to receive some help, Ryder tells Finn he owes him, but Finn reminds
him that he really owes Jake.
Jake notices that Marley’s mom has lost some weight, and she in turn encourages him not to
give up on Marley and try changing a little — like she has. When Lipoff insults Ms. Rose, Jake
stands up to him. A fight is avoided when Ryder and the glee kids rally behind Jake, as Ryder
assures Jake he now has his back as well.
In Los Angeles, Puck is working Hollywood Boulevard as a superhero — The Pucker Man —
charging for photos with tourists. Jake calls for advice: Can he pursue Marley without screwing
over Ryder, who he now sees isn’t so bad? Puck says to play it cool and soon Marley will be
desperate for him: ”Don’t be a dick, but don’t give up.”
Sam tries to convince Blaine to stay, but Blaine confesses his secret: When doubting his future
together with Kurt, he hooked up with a Facebook Friend — he realized immediately after how
perfect he and Kurt were for each other, but his betrayal ruined everything. Sam urges Blaine
to forgive himself, using David Bowie’s song ”Heroes” to convince Blaine not to exile himself.
They’re soon on a mission to Dalton, recapturing the Nationals trophy and replacing it with
Blaine’s Warbler jacket and a note that says ”No Thanks.”
Ryder postpones his date with Marley to study for an early appointment with a dyslexia
specialist the next day. She grows insecure — aided by Kitty’s subtle digs about her weight —
then confident: Superheroine Marley won’t wait around, so she boldly marches up to Jake and
asks him out, and he accepts
Blaine returns the trophy and announces that he’s staying, and the students present Finn
with a gift: a superhero utility belt disguised as a backpack and loaded with goodies, including
a treble clef pin to affirm his status as ”uniter of glee clubs.” As New Directions performs fun.’s
”Some Nights,” a new unity settles in among the former rivals — except, it seems, for Kitty.
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Thanksgiving
Season 4
Episode Number: 74
Season Episode: 8
Originally aired: Thursday November 29, 2012
Writer: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart), Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Jayma
Mays (Emma Pillsbury), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Bieste), Vanessa
Lengies (Sugar Motta), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Iqbal Theba
(Principal Figgins), Grant Gustin (Sebastian Smythe), Blake Jenner
(Ryder Lynn)
Guest Stars: Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Dean
Geyer (Brody Weston), Becca Tobin (Kitty), Sarah Jessica Parker (Isabelle
Wright)
Production Code: 4ARC08
Summary: Quinn returns to McKinley High for Thanksgiving, and helps prepare
New Directions for Sectionals along with other fellow graduates. Finn
tells the Glee club there going to be doing the Gangnam style dance.
Kurt, Rachel and Brody along with Isabelle have a unique way of celebrating
the traditional holiday.
Making her first return visit to McKinley
for Thanksgiving, Quinn strolls across
the auditorium stage and is joined by a
guitar-playing Puck on a mashup of Simon
& Garfunkel’s ”Homeward Bound”
and Phillip Phillips’ ”Home,” and gradually
they’re joined by more harmonizing
alumni: Mike, Santana, Mercedes
and Finn. ”Home for the holidays,” says
Quinn, as the former classmates join in a
group hug. ”Just like we promised.”
Marley recalls her longtime dream of
stepping onto a stage to perform for a
crowd - and her dream’s about to come
true at Sectionals. She vows not to let up
on her weight-loss efforts before the competition, out of concern about letting down the glee club
- especially Jake and Ryder.
At Breadsticks, the alumni note the absence of Rachel and Kurt, not expecting them to show.
Later, Finn pairs them up with his students to help master whatever’s necessary for Sectionals.
Finn plans PSY’s ”Gangnam Style” to be the centerpiece of their performance, and he needs the
students to up their game to compete with the Warblers. Jake admits to Ryder that he hung out
with Marley, but offers to pull back if it will put them at odds again; though disappointed, Ryder
doesn’t object.
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Kurt and Rachel agree that returning to Lima feels sad and unproductive, so they plan to
indulge each other at their first New York City Thanksgiving away from home. Meanwhile, Mike
leads the guys in their dance training: Ryder demonstrates smooth moves, but Jake’s footwork
isn’t so hot - Ryder gets the dance lead. Quinn, Santana and Brittany offer an improvised example
of their uncanny dance synchronicity for the newbies to The Supremes’ ”Come See About Me.”
Kitty reveals intense hero worship of Quinn, who notices that Marley seems under pressure.
Kitty assures her she’s been trying to help Marley, and she leads Quinn to believe that Marley’s
distraction stems from another case of a good girl dating a Puckerman - something Quinn knows
all too well.
Brody admits he slept with Cassandra because Rachel took herself out of play in favor of Finn.
When Rachel reveals that she and Finn are over, Brody vows not to hook up with Cassandra again
and even offers to cook Thanksgiving dinner for Rachel and Kurt.
Quinn confronts Jake, believing he’s pressuring Marley for sex. Jake insists he isn’t, and Puck
tells Quinn that she’s out of line, but she warns them both: ”The only way you’re going to win
Sectionals is if Marley’s at her best, and if you keep distracting her, she’s not going to be.”
Learning that his Vogue.com boss Isabelle has no holiday plans, Kurt invites her to the ”orphan
Thanksgiving.” She agrees, wondering if his renewed cheerfulness means traction in his
breakup with Blaine. Kurt tells her he’s texted Blaine to stop with the repeated apologies. Isabelle
suggests that the easiest way for both of them to move on is if, one way or another, Kurt’s able
to accept Blaine’s apology.
Santana tells Quinn she believes ”pure evil” Kitty is responsible for giving Marley laxatives,
but their old jealousies resurface, with Quinn mocking Santana for hiding out in cheer college
and Santana scoffing at Quinn’s new relationship with a much older, supposedly soon-to-divorce
professor. Their sniping escalates into an exchange of slaps until Brittany walks in on them.
After Jake reveals his superior skills, having been trained in ballet, he admits he downplayed
his talents because he didn’t want to show up Ryder. He insists Ryder - who thinks Jake should
take over the lead - keep quiet about it and let Jake help him train for Sectionals. Marley’s
exhausted and hungry, ”but at least my dress fits” - and she continues popping laxatives to stay
thin. Wade makes a return as Unique, defying his parents’ wishes to keep his alter ego out of his
performances and refusing to be ashamed of who he is and how he looks.
Just when Kurt’s had his fill of Rachel and Brody’s cutesy flirting while prepping their turkey,
he’s surprised by the arrival of a large group of Isabelle’s friends: after a wet and challenging day,
she’s invited an entire party to liven up the celebration, which explodes with a raucous mashup
of Scissor Sisters’ ”Let’s Have a Kiki” and ”Turkey Lurkey Time” from the Burt Bacharach/Hal
David musical ”Promises, Promises.”
The Warblers open the Sectionals competition with dynamic performances of Flo Rida’s ”Whistle”
and One Direction’s ”Live While We’re Young” - and it’s so good that Marley’s more anxious
than ever. Will joins Emma and Sue in the audience, and just before New Directions takes the
stage, Blaine gets a call from Kurt, who tells him he believes he’s sorry and is trying to forgive
him but isn’t there yet. Kurt can’t stand not talking to Blaine, though, and asks for a mature
heart-to-heart at Christmas time. Blaine is tearful and thrilled.
Jake tries to calm Marley’s frazzled nerves as she admits she hasn’t slept in days and is
terrified of letting everyone down. Ryder unconvincingly fakes an injury, hoping to get Jake to
replace him as the dance lead. Ryder persuades Jake that they each need to give their all for
the group to win, and that means Jake should take the top spot. Jake agrees, promising Marley,
”You’re going to kill this.” The glee club’s high-energy ”Gangnam Style” routine does indeed
impress the audience - but ends on a tense note when Marley unexpectedly collapses onstage.
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Swan Song
Season 4
Episode Number: 75
Season Episode: 9
Originally aired: Thursday December 06, 2012
Writer: Stacy Traub
Director: Brad Falchuk
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Recurring Role: Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Bieste), Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe”
Hart), Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury),
Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Iqbal
Theba (Principal Figgins), Blake Jenner (Ryder Lynn)
Guest Stars: Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Dean
Geyer (Brody Weston), Becca Tobin (Kitty), Kate Hudson (Cassandra
July), Whoopi Goldberg (Carmen Tibideaux)
Production Code: 4ARC09
Summary: As New Directions regroups after Sectionals, Finn ponders his future
with the club. Meanwhile, Rachel prepares for the NYADA Winter
Showcase, and Kurt gets his shot at redemption with a second audition.
Immediately after Marley’s onstage
fainting incident at Sectionals, the glee
club carries her backstage, both concerned
for her health and unsure how to
proceed with their performance. As Santana
accuses Kitty of getting into Marley’s
head and causing her to starve herself,
Will joins them backstage and tries
to rally them to return to the stage before
they’re disqualified - a rule Finn was
unaware of - but a gloating Sue reveals
that the judges have already declared the
Dalton Academy Warblers the winners.
Meanwhile, Kurt and Rachel worry
about their friends back in Lima but
choose to focus on their own futures. Kurt’s going the extra mile to prepare for his next NYADA
admission audition, while Rachel assures him that as a freshman she stands virtually no chance
to get a Golden Ticket to Carmen Tibideaux’s Winter Showcase, traditionally the starting point
where superstars launch their careers. She is later shocked when Carmen hands her one of the
elite handwritten invitations to perform.
With New Directions out of competition for the rest of the school year, Sue quickly claims
the music room - and all of its contents - as her own. Finn and Sue battle over the glee club’s
Nationals trophy, which she wants to run over with her Le Car. Figgins tells Finn and Will that
there’s no longer a location for the glee club to practice: they must turn over the key to the music
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room to Sue, who confides to Becky that she finds it an empty victory. But Sue receives the
guilt-relieving validation she sought when piano player Brad tells her how much he hates the
glee kids and that he finally feels free.
As Tina and Artie begin to heap blame for the defeat on Marley, Finn tries to keep the glee club
motivated by prepping for the upcoming holiday concert - but they were expecting a triumphant
Sectionals coda, not ”a pity party.” Finn wants to regroup and start focusing on next year, but
graduating seniors like Sam, Artie, Tina and Blaine don’t have a next year.
Brittany follows a trail of Cheerios to Sam, where he makes a play for her — she’s the only
one who understands him. He hopes to finally share a song just with her, and the two sing the
Frank and Nancy Sinatra duet ”Somethin’ Stupid.” Brittany stops short of kissing him, worried
that the worldwide lesbian blogger community would go after Sam.
Cassandra pushes Rachel in dance class yet again, believing she’s a diva who’s not ready
for the opportunity she’s been offered, but Rachel pushes back, insisting Cassandra’s not appreciating
how good she’s gotten. The two face off in a dance showdown to ”All That Jazz” from
”Chicago”: Rachel holds her own, but admits she’s not the dancer Cassandra is; she’s a better
singer, however, and has a chance to win the contest with her voice. Kurt is shocked when Carmen
is unimpressed by his second audition - she finds him talented on the surface, but lacking
the soulful depth she’s looking for in an artist.
Looking for purpose, Artie becomes a drum major; Tina and Blaine become Cheerios; Ryder
and Jake make the basketball team; Unique joins the floor hockey team; and Joe joins the
interfaith paintball team - but they wrestle with telling Finn about moving on. Finn’s disappointed
and urges them to continue with glee club, joining him in the only time slot he was able to book
the auditorium for (late Friday night), but only Marley seems committed. Meanwhile, Brittany
and Sam finally give in to their feelings.
As she prepares to take the stage for the Winter Showcase, Rachel impulsively kisses Brody -
she’s going to do things as if she’ll never have another chance. She performs Barbra Streisand’s
”Being Good (Isn’t Good Enough),” prompting a standing ovation from the audience. Her encore,
”O Holy Night,” thrills the audience and earns praise from Carmen, who stuns Kurt by
announcing him as the next performer. Panicked, Kurt settles on ”Being Alive” from ”Company”
but worries that he can’t pull it off without his usual props and costumes. Rachel convinces
him that he doesn’t need any of that, and his emotional performance succeed in earning him
enthusiastic applause.
In contrast, Finn’s defeated after clearing the glee club’s belongings out of the music room.
Rachel calls him, wanting to hear his voice, and he unloads, feeling like he’s failed - and she
reveals that she won. She reminds him that if they’d never won a competition together, it was
still the experience they all shared that mattered. She urges him not to give up on his dreams.
Finn waits in the auditorium, but only one student - Marley - shows up. Finn sends a heartfelt
email to the glee students, urging them to continue on with him, using Rachel’s unprecedented
victory as inspiration, and inviting them to join him in the new rehearsal space Marley located:
the plaza by the steps outside the school. Finn and Marley wait alone in the falling snow, regretting
their mistakes. They sing Crowded House’s ”Don’t Dream It’s Over” and are soon surprised
as the rest of New Directions arrives to join them.
Meanwhile, Rachel discovers a stunned Kurt staring at a letter from NYADA: he’s finally been
admitted.
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Glee, Actually
Season 4
Episode Number: 76
Season Episode: 10
Originally aired: Thursday December 13, 2012
Writer: Matthew Hodgson
Director: Adam Shankman
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson)
Guest Stars: Jessalyn Gilsig (Terri Schuester), Mike O’Malley (Burt Hummel), Dot
Jones (Shannon Beiste), Aisha Tyler (Jake’s Mother), Gina Hecht (Mrs.
Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman),
Becca Tobin (Kitty Wilde), Blake Jenner (Ryder Lynn), Damian
McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Samuel Larsen (Joe Hart), Lauren Potter
(Becky Jackson), Trisha Rae Stahl (Millie Rose), Sarah Buxton (Mrs.
Cross), Harrison Forsyth (Cross Kid), Bonnie Hellman (Nurse), Daniel
Curtis Lee (Phil Lipoff), Jesse Luken (Bobby ’Boom Boom’ Surette),
Dean Geyer (Brody Weston), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Alex
Newell (Wade ’Unique’ Adams)
Production Code: 4ARC10
Summary: As the end of 2012 draws near, Sam and Brittany live their lives to
the fullest before the Mayan Apocalypse occurs. Meanwhile, Jake and
Puck spend quality sibling time together for Hanukah, Artie has a holiday
dream that changes his outlook on life and Kurt has a Christmas
he’ll never forget.
Sue reflects on the holiday season,
imagining it as a setting for a series of
plot lines sandwiched between commercials
breaks, much like the movie ”Love,
Actually” - ”which is a movie that I don’t
think anyone cares for but is constantly
on cable.”
After an angry, humiliated Artie slips
on the ice and cuts his face, Finn
helps him to the nurse’s office, where
he stews about being helpless and pitied
and wishes he never had to be in the
wheelchair. As he tries to rest, he slips
into a fantasy in which his legs are completely
mobile. Surprised, he tests his
legs and walks around McKinley, quickly realizing that reality has changed when no one is
surprised at his mobility.
After Artie realizes that Tina still has her old stutter, a guardian angel appears to him in
the form of foreign exchange student Rory, who grants Artie’s wish that his accident had never
happened. However, this means that he never joined glee club, so some resultant changes - like
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Tina getting over her stutter, and Becky learning self-respect - have never happened, either. Finn
and Puck are both bullies, terrorizing Kurt, who’s been avoiding school and has yet to graduate
and has never met Blaine; Will never started the glee club and lives in an alcoholic haze, still
married to Terri, while Emma actually married Coach Tanaka; Rachel is still in Lima working as
a librarian, never pursuing dreams of stardom. Rory reveals to Artie that, without his accident,
he’d focused on football and never became the glue that held the glee club together.
Artie tries to set things right, assembling his friends to convince them they should be in glee
club together, offering a performance of Jose Feliciano’s ”Feliz Navidad” as an example - but
Finn deems it ”so gay.” Artie learns that Quinn never got out of her own wheelchair without his
support and ultimately died of a broken heart. The shock brings Artie back to reality, where his
mother has come to pick him up, and this time he graciously accepts Finn’s help back into the
chair, realizing that it’s part of who he is and how he’s affected his friends.
Despite Rachel’s pleas to join her in Lima, Kurt plans a solo holiday in New York to save
money for school, but he’s surprised by the arrival of his Christmas tree-bearing father Burt. Burt
recalls how he forgot to get a tree the year that Kurt’s mother died until he saw the disappointed
look when Kurt had nowhere to hang his favorite ornament, made from his mother’s perfume
bottle. He realized the tree’s importance and would never forget again to focus on their holiday
traditions.
Over hot cocoa, Burt reveals to Kurt that he has prostate cancer - but the prognosis is pretty
positive. Still, Kurt’s concerned that when he finally achieves his dreams, Burt may not be around
to see it. Burt advises Kurt to hold the people he loves close to him, no matter what, and later they
exchange gifts. Burt instructs Kurt to pick his up at a particular address, and Kurt is stunned
to discover Blaine awaiting him at a skating rink - Burt had him flown out so they wouldn’t miss
their traditional holiday duet. They sing ”White Christmas” together as Burt watches, and they
recognize that even if they don’t get back together romantically, they’ll always be there for one
another.
Jake has a fight with the taunting football players until Puck breaks it up. Puck convinces
Jake to put his school troubles aside and join him for the holidays in Los Angeles. In Hollywood,
Puck brings Jake along on a meeting at the Paramount Pictures studio lot, where they show off
their musical skills singing ”Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah.” They get Star of David tattoos together
and chill by the pool at Puck’s ”rented” mansion - until the real owners return home and discover
their pool boy Puck taking advantage of their absence. Puck admits his charade was an attempt
to get Jake to move out to L.A. with him because he’s lonely. Instead, Jake invites Puck and his
mother to join him and his mother for dinner at the holidays - there’s no reason for any bad
blood to exist between them. At Breadsticks, the tension is thick, but Puck and Jake remind
their mothers that their father is the one at fault for such a messed-up family - but they are a
family nonetheless.
Brittany gives everyone lavish holiday gifts after watching a documentary on the Mayan prediction
of the imminent end of the world, having cashed in her savings so that everyone can enjoy
themselves at the end. Sam is a believer as well, having studied it extensively. Feeling they need
to express their true feelings about their friends to them, they form the 2012 Mayan Apocalypse
Club and hold its sole meeting - their comments to their friends are blunt and, for the most part,
insulting, and the club disbands immediately. Left with only each other, Sam sings to ”Jingle
Bell Rock” then surprises Brittany by pulling out a ring and proposing to her. Coach Beiste tells
them she is already ordained in the Mayan church and officiates their immediate wedding. With
three days left, they plan to make their time count but are soon surprised to discover that the
world hasn’t ended - and they remain married.
Sue selects her faculty and staff Secret Santa and draws lunch lady Millie Rose - Marley’s
mother. Failing to find a gift to satisfy Becky, Sue frets about getting a present for Millie but
doesn’t really care if she succeeds. Faced with tough money choices over the holidays, Millie
asks Marley to simply sing for her and receives a pitch-perfect rendition of ”The First Noel,”
which Millie calls ”the best Christmas gift I’ve ever gotten.” After overhearing them, Sue tells
Becky she’s feeling overly indulgent and wants to sell her beautiful Christmas tree to a toothpick
factory and give the proceeds to charity. The Rose women wake up on Christmas morning to
discover that their own tree has been stocked with a plethora of presents as well as cash - Sue
and Becky peer in the window and admire their handiwork.
Puck and Jake watch their moms swapping war stories about their father, and Puck decides to
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return to Lima to see his newly extended family. Meanwhile, Coach Beiste confesses that she isn’t
actually ordained and she’d fooled them in order to spare them from making a huge life mistake.
Blaine reveals to Kurt and Burt that he’s thinking of applying to NYADA after graduation, and
Kurt gives him his blessing. After bribing Becky with candy for the truth, Millie thanks Sue for
her generosity but tries to return the money; Sue in turn says they both know how hard it is to
be a single mother and presses her to keep the cash. To thank Sue, Marley assembles the glee
club to serenade her with ”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
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Sadie Hawkins
Season 4
Episode Number: 77
Season Episode: 11
Originally aired: Thursday January 24, 2013
Writer: Ross Maxwell
Director: Bradley Buecker
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury)
Guest Stars: Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart), Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman),
Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Becca Tobin (Kitty Wilde), Dot Jones
(Coach Shannon Bieste), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Lauren Potter
(Becky Jackson), Blake Jenner (Ryder Lynn), Iqbal Theba (Principal
Figgins), Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Damian McGinty (Rory Flanagan),
Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes)
Production Code: 4ARC11
Summary: McKinley’s Sadie Hawkins dance offers several gleeks a rare chance to
feel empowered. Sam and Blaine investigate a possible cheating scandal
at Sectionals. Kurt makes a new friend at NYADA.
Sam’s determined to prove that the
Dalton Academy Warblers cheated to win
Sectionals, but it’s not his theorizing that
makes Blaine uncomfortable. At the student
council board meeting, Tina proposes
a Sadie Hawkins Day dance in
which the girls are empowered to ask the
guys to be their dates - a plot hatched by
the Too Young To Be Bitter Club, whose
membership includes Tina, Sugar, Lauren
Zizes and Becky.
Kurt realizes NYADA resembles high
school with cliques and a pecking order.
With Rachel’s time increasingly occupied
by Brody, he seeks out new friends
through extracurricular activities, particularly intrigued by Adam’s Apples, the college show
choir.
Wondering if anyone will ask them to the dance, and feeling vulnerable, the glee guys get a
taste of what things are like for the girls. Coach Beiste commiserates with Finn, who is struggling
to find lessons to keep the glee club motivated in the absence of competitions. She suggests
building an assignment around the Sadie Hawkins dance - when she was a student, it gave her
confidence and inspired her to try out for football. Finn announces a ”Ladies’ Choice” lesson,
with each glee girl inviting the guy she likes to the dance in song, and Kitty’s excitement worries
Marley, who fears she’s going after Jake again.
Rachel’s giddy after allowing Brody to spend the night but is mortified when Kurt expresses
interest in Adam’s Apples - she warns that joining show choir results in social and career suicide
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at NYADA, dooming him to a fate ”as a dancing teapot at Disneyland.” Still intrigued by the show
choir, Kurt encounters Adam, the group’s Brit-accented founder who tries to charm Kurt into
joining with a group performance: a soft rock interpretation of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s ”Baby Got Back.”
Tina extends her singing invite (via ”I Don’t Know How to Love Him” from ”Jesus Christ
Superstar”), shocking everyone by targeting Blaine. He gently declines, but it still crushes her.
Noticing Marley’s fixation on Jake, Brittany helps empower her to ask him to the dance through
dueting on The Exciters’ ”Tell Him.” Together, they win ”yes” responses from Jake and Sam. But
Kitty suggests to Jake that Marley might be too good of a girl to satisfy his sexual needs, while
she is prepared to put her Christian beliefs aside and offer herself up.
Tina apologizes to Blaine and hopes for the same from him - out of many humiliating glee club
moments, his rejection was her worst. She thinks he refused because he was once bullied at a
Sadie Hawkins dance, but he admits the real reason: he’s crushing on Sam, although he doesn’t
intend to act on it. Tina empathizes and suggests they go to the dance together as friends.
When Jake is tempted by Kitty’s offer, Puck surprisingly counsels him to resist her advances
if he wants any hope of starting something real with Marley - advice that Puck has learned the
hard way. Puck promises to make Kitty ”go away” and confronts her, warning her off while also
admitting how hard it is to resist a Puckerman male. Kitty reveals that she doesn’t actually like
Jake: ”I’m a mean, hot bitch that likes to get what she wants,” she explains, pointing out that to
leave Jake alone, she’ll need a muscular distraction as her date to the dance, in the form of Puck
himself.
Kurt begins to develop a fascination with Adam, admitting to Rachel he’s flattered by his
attentions. She encourages him to put himself out there and ask Adam on a date.
At the dance, Artie and the glee guys pay tribute to the ”powerful women of McKinley” in song
with TLC’s ”No Scrubs.” Marley tells Jake that if he’s faithful and willing to take things slow, they
can be great together going forward - but if not, then it won’t work out. Coach Beiste rallies the
single-girl wallflowers: ”Life’s not about waiting to be asked - and neither is this dance,” the coach
reminds them, inspiring Lauren and Sugar to make their moves on Joe and Artie, successfully.
Meanwhile, Kurt asks Adam out and is also rewarded with a yes.
Blaine finds himself having a good time at the dance with Tina, but she’s still clearly feeling
romantic toward him and is hurt when Sam summons Blaine away for a secret mission. While
the glee girls take the stage to perform Bruno Mars’ ”Locked Out of Heaven,” Kitty and Puck
exchange insults but actually grow closer - she admits she read and liked his screenplay, and
the two dash out for a rendezvous in the parking lot.
With Blaine’s support, Sam lays out his conspiracy case for Finn in the locker room: he’s
assembled circumstantial evidence - including cell video of a Warbler ’roid-raging at a coffee shop
- that the Warblers were using performance-enhancing drugs to bulk up unnaturally. Finn thinks
the charges are far too serious - and the Warblers’ reputations too sterling - to pursue without
real evidence, so Blaine and Sam introduce him to Trent, a Warbler who refused to participate in
Hunter and Sebastian’s use of shots. But, feeling like he’s betraying the once-honorable group,
Trent worries about destroying the Warblers’ reputations forever.
When Brody is late for the dinner she prepared, Rachel stands up for herself and is ready to
walk away from their relationship, but he smoothes things over by professing the depth of his
feelings for her. When he offers to look for an apartment nearby, she suggests that he should
just move in.
Back at the dance, Ryder sings The Flamingos’ ”I Only Have Eyes For You” as Jake tells
Marley how thrilled he is that she’s into him, and Blaine returns for a final slow dance with Tina.
Later, at a meeting of the Too Young To Be Bitter Club, the members sing Tina’s praises after
successfully pursuing their guys, prompting them to disband - but Tina may be laboring under
a major delusion, believing she’s found the love of her life in Blaine.
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Naked
Season 4
Episode Number: 78
Season Episode: 12
Originally aired: Thursday January 31, 2013
Writer: Ryan Murphy
Director: Ian Brennan
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury)
Guest Stars: Samuel Larsen (Joseph ”Joe” Hart), Alex Newell (Wade Adams), Jacob
Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Dean Geyer
(Brody Weston), Becca Tobin (Kitty Wilde), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar
Motta), Blake Jenner (Ryder Lynn), Iqbal Theba (Principal Figgina),
Ashley Fink (Lauren Zizes), Lauren Potter (Becky Jackson), Damian
McGinty (Rory Flanagan), Dot Jones (Coach Shannon Bieste)
Production Code: 4ARC12
Summary: The glee club puts together a calendar photo shoot to raise money as
they head into Regionals. Meanwhile, Rachel wins a part in a student
art film, but the role poses a moral dilemma.
Hunter Clarington assaults reporters
when the media surrounds him and grills
him about the steroid allegations against
the Dalton Academy Warblers — but the
scandal means New Directions is back in
the running for Regionals, again needing
to raise money for their travel budget.
Tina proposes shooting a calendar featuring
the sexy men of glee club.
Brittany welcomes Marley to her Internet
show ”Fondue for Two,” and Marley is
put on the spot when Brittany suggests
she make her feelings for Jake known
to him. Later Brittany and Sam discover
they’ve earned, respectively, the highest
and lowest SAT scores at McKinley (Brittany’s high score was the result of creating random patterns
out of the test answers). She consoles Sam by assuring him his great body will earn him
a good future, while she makes ambitious academic plans for herself as ”one of the smartest
people in America.”
Rachel lands a leading role in a student film but must commit to appearing in a topless scene
— her divided natures literally argue out her options in her head as two Rachels, dueting on the
Natalie Imbruglia song ”Torn” until she ultimately decides to do it.
When Sam walks the halls in a Speedo, Blaine suggests he’s overcompensating for his SAT
flop. Sam conducts a ”seminar” in which he offers tips and techniques for posing for the sexy
calendar, warming the glee guys up with ”bro-ga” — ”yoga for bros” — and working out to a
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mashup of The J. Geils Band’s ”Centerfold” and Nelly’s ”Hot In Herre.” Finn and the girls are
impressed by the guys’ efforts, but Artie remains dubious about the shirtless photos.
Sue accuses Finn of peddling smut and vows to stop the calendar, but Finn calls her a hypocrite
and suggests that he might investigate the long-standing rumor about a McKinley coach
who posed nude for a Penthouse centerfold. Sue denies it (but not without tremendously revealing
details) and insists he’ll never find such a thing, but the threat clearly gives her pause.
Kurt’s disgusted by Brody’s casual nudity around the apartment, but Brody claims he’s just
showing his support for Rachel’s decision — which Kurt opposes, insisting serious actresses don’t
do nudity. Just a year ago she was fretting over losing her virginity to Finn, Kurt admonishes,
”and now you’re Slutty Barbie.” But Rachel insists she’s going through with it, with or without
his support.
Hoping to redeem herself after her fainting incident at Sectionals, Marley rehearses a romantic
duet — Christina Perri’s ”A Thousand Years” — with Jake, culminating in a kiss. She comes close
to admitting she’s in love with him but falters. Meanwhile, Finn taps Artie to scour through years
of vintage porn for the Sue centerfold, and Artie expresses his fears about posing shirtless: ”My
body is broken, and I’m not really eager to start showing it off.” Finn understands and praises
Artie for his bravery in admitting to his body issues.
Catching Jake and Ryder in a shirtless pose-off, Tina and Kitty reveal the sexy scenarios
envisioned for their calendar. Jake confesses that feelings are getting deeper between him and
Marley, and Ryder insists that Jake tell her — getting ”naked emotionally” is the key to her
heart. Jake ponders his next move, singing Ne-Yo’s ”Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love
Yourself)” in the choir room. Meanwhile, Quinn and Santana both strongly advise against filming
the topless scene.
The glee guys shoot their calendar pics, but Sam starts stressing about maintaining his
pumped-up look — he admits to Blaine that he believes he has to hook people in with his
physical qualities because it’s the only thing that makes him special. Blaine urges him to lighten
up on himself — he’ll still be loved.
Finn confronts Sue with an envelope containing the infamous issue of Penthouse, and she
says she’s surprised he’s succeeded, as she thought she’d purchased every existing copy on
eBay. She can’t resist taking a look at herself but discovers the envelope only holds an issue of
Highlights — Finn’s tricked her into confessing the truth while he secretly taped her.
Sam’s called into Emma’s office after Blaine enlists her help to find schools that are receptive
to students who didn’t perform well on the SATs, as well as researching other options for
Sam. She’s even targeted scholarship opportunities — he just needs to write an essay about his
experiences and accomplishments.
On the set, Rachel balks at dropping her robe for the topless scene. She asks for the rest of
the crew to go topless too; to her surprise, they quickly doff their shirts. But she can’t go through
with it — she’s simply not ready. The director kicks her off the set, and Rachel breathes easier,
singing Sara Bareilles’ ”Love Song” with Quinn and Santana.
When Sam struggles with his personal essay, Blaine presents him with a video in which his
friends reveal the many things they believe he’s accomplished and what he’s brought to their
lives.
Sam appeals to Artie to help fill out the empty calendar pages, but Artie’s wary of being the
only one fully clothed — but when the calendar comes out, Sam himself is also dressed in his
shots. Jake offers Marley a signed calendar, having written ”I love you” on it. ”I love you back,”
she tells him. Reenergized by the success of the calendar — which impresses Sue enough to
deem Finn a ”worthy adversary” — New Directions celebrates future possibilities with A Great
Big World’s ”This Is the New Year.”
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Diva
Season 4
Episode Number: 79
Season Episode: 13
Originally aired: Thursday February 07, 2013
Writer: Brad Falchuk
Director: Paris Barclay
Show Stars: Jane Lynch (Sue Sylvester), Matthew Morrison (William ”Will”
Schuester), Lea Michele (Rachel Berry), Chris Colfer (Kurt Hummel),
Kevin McHale (Artie Abrams), Amber Riley (Mercedes Jones), Mark
Salling (Noah ”Puck” Puckerman), Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina Cohen-
Chang), Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez), Heather Morris (Brittany Pierce),
Darren Criss (Blaine Anderson), Chord Overstreet (Sam Evans), Harry
Shum Jr. (Michael ”Mike” Chang), Cory Monteith (Finn Hudson),
Jayma Mays (Emma Pillsbury)
Guest Stars: Jacob Artist (Jake Puckerman), Melissa Benoist (Marley Rose), Becca
Tobin (Kitty Wilde), Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), Blake Jenner (Ryder
Lynn), Alex Newell (Wade Adams)
Production Code: 4ARC13
Summary: Finn instructs the glee club to discover the inner powerhouse in themselves
in preparation for Diva Week. Kurt and Rachel’s friendship hits
a strain when he can no longer take her arrogant behaviour. Emma
prepares for her wedding to Will.
Kurt realizes that ever since Rachel claimed victory
at NYADA’s Winter Showcase, her self-centered, demanding
and prima donna-ish behavior has escalated to
an all-time high, further encouraged by enabling sycophants
in class. He decides that it’s up to him to bring
her back down to earth.
As Emma frets over wedding details in advance of
Will’s return from Washington, Finn is concerned that
the inexperienced newbies of the glee club aren’t fierce
enough to want to crush their competition. Emma suggests
using Will’s tactic of pitting them against each
other to bring out their competitive sides through ”Diva-
Offs,” so with her help, Finn introduces ”Diva Week.”
Unique embraces it instantly, promising to take Tina
down - and when Tina fires back, Marley agrees that she
needs to be challenged, and Brittany leads the group in
a faceoff to Beyoncà c○’s ”Diva.”
When tensions flare between Kurt and Rachel, he
challenges her to a ”Diva-Off” at the school’s Midnight
Madness event. Rachel cockily suggests that Kurt was
only allowed to audition for NYADA because she was his
friend, and he counters by saying that it was actually his
performance everyone noticed. When he suggests that
her victory in their high school ”Diva-Off” was because
he threw the competition to spare his dad embarrassment, her confidence takes a major hit.
Tina continues to obsess over Blaine, catering to him when he suffers a cold, and he proves
that men can be divas too by doing his best Freddie Mercury - in full leathers - on Queen’s ”Don’t
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Stop Me Now.” Santana visits with her college cheerleading squad to provide a diva lesson with
Ike and Tina Turner’s ”Nutbush City Limits” - but she also wants to call Brittany out for not
telling her she’s dating Sam, and to show off her new girlfriend. Privately Santana approaches
Sam and warns him she intends to break them up, but Sam doesn’t intend to give up so easily,
and they Diva-Off to ”Make No Mistake, She’s Mine.” It’s a draw, but Santana vows she’ll never
let Brittany go.
When Rachel’s entourage tries to slam on Kurt, she surprises them by standing up for him
- but Kurt also gives as good as he gets. Meanwhile, Finn’s crushed to learn via Facebook that
Rachel is officially in a relationship while he remains heartbroken, but Emma’s able to lift his
spirits - and suddenly he finds himself looking at her differently.
Blaine’s cold worsens, and Tina’s belief in her own diva-ness wavers, but he offers to help
her reclaim her mojo - even as he unintentionally fuels her unrequited feelings. When they’re
together, Tina does the diva-appropriate thing and is honest with him, confessing that she’s
falling in love with him and, although it might be tragically one-sided, the chance of having a
relationship makes it worth it to her. His cold medicine makes him woozy, however, and he conks
out during her dramatic reveal, leaving her to tearfully apply a menthol rub to his chest.
At Midnight Madness, Rachel and Kurt launch their Diva-Off to ”Bring Him Home” from ”Les
Miserables,” both transfixing their fellow students. In the competition’s closest margin ever, Kurt
wins, and even prompts the defection of some of Rachel’s sycophants. Rachel’s confidence is
shattered.
Sue confronts Santana about the fact that she dropped out of college in Louisville, but it
turns out she has a new path for her in mind: Sue wants to groom Santana to become her heir
apparent as the Cheerios’ coach. Meanwhile, Tina finally snaps and embraces her inner diva,
refusing to settle for less than she deserves, and she tells Blaine off for not appreciating her to
Madonna’s ”Hung Up”
When Rachel’s ex-followers try to re-form their cult around Kurt, he rejects them and threatens
to challenge them at the next Midnight Madness – ”and we all know how that ends.” But
when Kurt tries to encourage Rachel to join him at an audition for a ”Funny Girl” revival, he
realizes that she’s been completely demoralized.
Tina takes the Diva Week trophy, and Blaine makes peace by apologizing for being ungrateful
for all her TLC. He admits that she’s the person he feels closest to at the school and asks her to
be his date to Will and Emma’s wedding.
Kurt tries to force Rachel out of her funk by securing them auditions for ”Funny Girl,” but
Rachel fears that overall she’ll never be able to handle fame without it going to her head and
causing her to lose her closest friends. Kurt advises her to rein in the nightmare side of her ego
and just be the confident diva - her talents speak for themselves.
Finn catches Emma in the midst of a meltdown when she believes Will’s only reluctantly
signed off on her wedding choices. She escalates into a full-blown panic, feeling that everything
has to be perfect, because the last time she let go her marriage to Carl was an instant disaster. As
he attempts to calm Emma down, Finn impulsively kisses her, shocking them both and sending
Finn running from her office.
Brittany tells Santana that she’s not breaking up with Sam, and that Santana definitively
needs to move on. She’s learned that Santana paid her fellow cheerleader to only pretend to be
her girlfriend, and she tells her that taking over for Sue is too small a dream for her right now.
Santana should rise to embrace her talents, have a real girlfriend and also a best friend - her.
Taking Brittany’s words to heart, Santana sings Alicia Keys’ ”Girl On Fire” as she leaves Lima
behind and arrives in New York to follow her ambitions - and crash with Kurt and Rachel.
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Actor Appearances
A
Max Adler ............................................... 16
108 (Dave Karofsky); 201 (Dave Karofsky); 202 (Dave
Karofsky); 204 (Dave Karofsky); 205 (Dave Karofsky);
206 (Dave Karofsky); 207 (Dave Karofsky);
208 (Dave Karofsky); 210 (Karofsky); 217
(Dave Karofsky); 218 (Dave Karofsky); 219 (Dave
Karofsky); 220 (Dave Karofsky); 221 (Dave Karofsky);
305 (Dave Karofsky); 314 (Dave Karofsky)
Jeanine Anderson ........................................3
206 (Waitress); 220 (Waitress); 315 (Waitress)
Rock Anthony ............................................ 6
301 (Hockey Player); 304 (Hockey Player); 310 (Rick
’The Stick’); 319 (Rick ’The Stick’); 320 (Rick
’The Stick’); 321 (Rick ’The Stick’)
Phyllis Applegate ......................................... 1
403 (Birdie Lawrence)
Jacob Artist ............................................. 13
401 (Jake Puckerman); 402 (Jake Puckerman); 403
(Jake Puckerman); 404 (Jake Puckerman); 405
(Jake Puckerman); 406 (Jake Puckerman); 407
(Jake Puckerman / Mega Stud #1); 408 (Jake
Puckerman); 409 (Jake Puckerman); 410 (Jake
Puckerman); 411 (Jake Puckerman); 412 (Jake
Puckerman); 413 (Jake Puckerman)
Jennifer Aspen ........................................... 4
102 (Kendra); 104 (Kendra); 107 (Kendra); 111 (Kendra
Giardi)
Kent Avenido ............................................. 3
101 (Howard Bamboo); 103 (Howard Bamboo); 106
(Howard Bamboo)
B
Dominic Barnes .......................................... 1
407 (Trent)
Melissa Benoist ......................................... 13
401 (Marley Rose); 402 (Marley Rose); 403 (Marley
Rose); 404 (Marley Rose); 405 (Marley Rose);
406 (Marley Rose); 407 (Marley Rose / Woman
Fierce); 408 (Marley Rose); 409 (Marley Rose);
410 (Marley Rose); 411 (Marley Rose); 412 (Marley
Rose); 413 (Marley Rose)
Adrienne Berry ........................................... 1
301 (Pendleton)
Jayson Blair .............................................. 1
105 (Chris)
Ben Bledsoe .............................................. 1
101 (Hank)
Lauren Boles ............................................. 1
207 (Young Rachel)
Matt Bomer...............................................1
315 (Cooper Anderson)
Barry Bostwick ........................................... 2
205 (Tim Stanwick); 206 (Tim Stanwick)
Eric Bruskotter...........................................4
305 (Cooter Menkins); 307 (Cooter Menkins); 320
(Cooter Menkins); 322 (Cooter Mankins)
Kyle Burnard ............................................. 1
402 (Chris)
Carol Burnett ............................................ 1
208 (Doris Sylvester)
Sarah Buxton ............................................ 1
410 (Mrs. Cross)
C
Thomas Calabro..........................................1
318 (Mr. Puckerman)
Marie Caldare ............................................ 1
103 (Mrs. Holloway)
Justin Castor.............................................1
317 (Actor)
Mary Jo Catlett...........................................1
117 (Mrs. Carlisle)
Pamela Chan ............................................. 2
404 (Dottie Kazatori); 407 (Dottie Kazatori)
Charice ................................................... 4
206 (Sunshine Corazon); 207 (Sunshine Corazon);
217 (Sunshine Corazon); 222 (Sunshine Corazon)
Kristin Chenoweth ....................................... 3
105 (April Rhodes); 116 (April Rhodes); 219 (April
Rhodes)
Kenneth Choi.............................................2
102 (Dr. Wu); 107 (Dr. Wu)
Jon Christie .............................................. 1
406 (Dude)
Tanya Clarke ............................................. 1
308 (Mary Evans)
Kari Coleman.............................................1
221 (Donna Jackson)
Ivone Coll ................................................. 1
307 (Abuela Lopez)
Amanda Jane Cooper .................................... 1
401 (Beatrice MacLaine)
Sterling Cooper...........................................1
119 (Morris)
Tyler Corbin .............................................. 2
109 (Student); 113 (Student)
Katie Couric .............................................. 1
211 (Herself)
Colleen Craig ............................................. 2
202 (Animal Head Dancer); 218 (Flash Mob Dancer)
Darren Criss..............................................9
206 (Blaine); 207 (Blaine); 209 (Blaine); 211 (Blaine);
212 (Blaine); 215 (Blaine); 216 (Blaine); 217
(Blaine); 220 (Blaine Anderson)
Clint Culp ................................................ 1
103 (Teamster)
D
Earlene Davis ............................................ 6

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104 (Andrea Carmichael); 108 (Andrea Carmichael);
205 (Andrea Carmichael); 206 (Andrea Carmichael);
207 (Andrea Carmichael); 208 (Andrea Carmichael)
Timothy Davis............................................1
315 (Mr. Anderson)
Loretta Devine............................................1
216 (Sister Mary Constance)
Marty Dew ................................................ 1
119 (Dancer)
Cathy Doe ................................................ 1
219 (Barista)
Dan Domenech...........................................2
403 (Chase Madison); 404 (Chase Madison)
Nick Drago................................................1
119 (Flash Mob Dancer)
Sarah Drew...............................................1
110 (Suzy Pepper)
Mark Casimir Dyniewicz.................................1
113 (Parent)
E
James Earl .............................................. 11
201 (Azimio); 202 (Azimio); 203 (Azimio); 204 (Azimio);
205 (Azimio); 206 (Azimio); 207 (Azimio);
208 (Azimio); 210 (Azimio); 217 (Azimio); 219
(Azimio)
Maxine English...........................................1
103 (Mrs. Robinson)
Gloria Estefan ............................................ 1
322 (Maribel Lopez)
Eve ........................................................ 1
111 (Grace Hitchens)
F
Ashley Fink ............................................. 15
202 (Lauren Zizes); 206 (Lauren Zizes); 207 (Lauren
Zizes); 209 (Lauren Zizes); 210 (Lauren
Zizes); 214 (Lauren Zizes); 215 (Lauren Zizes);
216 (Lauren Zizes); 217 (Lauren Zizes); 219
(Lauren Zizes); 220 (Lauren Zizes); 222 (Lauren
Zizes); 303 (Lauren Zizes); 411 (Lauren
Zizes); 412 (Lauren Zizes)
Harrison Forsyth ......................................... 1
410 (Cross Kid)
Aidan Freedman ......................................... 2
102 (Giardi Triplet #2); 107 (Giardi Triplet #2)
Ben Freedman............................................2
102 (Giardi Triplet #3); 107 (Giardi Triplet #3)
Ethan Freedman ......................................... 2
102 (Giardi Triplet #1); 107 (Giardi Triplet #1)
Kurt Fuller................................................1
104 (Mr. McClellan)
Nolan Gerard Funk ...................................... 1
407 (Hunter Clarington)
Nichola Fynn ............................................. 2
321 (Graduate Student); 322 (Graduate Student)
G
Courtney Ann Galiano ................................... 1
301 (The Mack)
Patrick Gallagher ....................................... 12
101 (Ken Tanaka); 102 (Ken Tanaka); 103 (Ken Tanaka);
104 (Ken Tanaka); 106 (Ken Tanaka); 108 (Ken
Tanaka); 110 (Ken Tanaka); 112 (Ken Tanaka);
114 (Ken Tanaka); 115 (Ken Tanaka); 116 (Ken
Tanaka); 117 (Ken Tanaka)
Victor Garber ............................................. 1
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103 (Will’s Father)
Justin Gaston ............................................ 1
101 (Guest Star)
Alissa Geraghty .......................................... 1
403 (Supermodel)
Debby Gerber ............................................ 1
406 (Stagehand)
Dean Geyer ............................................. 10
401 (Brody Weston); 402 (Brody Weston); 403 (Brody
Weston); 404 (Brody Weston); 406 (Brody Weston);
407 (Brody Weston); 408 (Brody Weston);
409 (Brody Weston); 410 (Brody Weston);
412 (Brody Weston)
Mary Gillis................................................2
220 (Mrs. Hagberg); 321 (Mrs. Hagberg)
Jessalyn Gilsig ........................................... 1
410 (Terri Schuester)
Jim Gleason .............................................. 1
307 (Doctor)
Whoopi Goldberg .........................................5
318 (Carmen Tibideaux); 320 (Carmen Tibideaux);
321 (Carmen Tibideaux); 401 (Carmen Tibideaux);
409 (Carmen Tibideaux)
Jeff Goldblum ............................................ 2
313 (Hiram Berry); 314 (Hiram Berry)
Raven Goodwin...........................................1
301 (Sheila)
Caden Michael Gray ..................................... 1
301 (Gavroche)
Kathy Griffin ............................................. 1
216 (Tammy Jean Albertson)
Josh Groban ............................................. 2
103 (Cameo); 122 (Himself)
Jonathan Groff ......................................... 14
114 (Jesse St. James); 115 (Jesse St. James); 116
(Jesse St. James); 117 (Jesse St. James); 119
(Jesse St. James); 120 (Jesse St. James); 121
(Jesse St. James); 122 (Jesse St. James); 220
(Jesse St. James); 221 (Jesse St. James); 222
(Jesse St. James); 316 (Jesse St. James); 317
(Jesse St. James); 321 (Jesse St. James)
Sean Gunn ............................................... 1
403 (Phineas Hayes)
Grant Gustin ............................................. 8
305 (Sebastian Smithe); 308 (Sebastian Smythe);
310 (Sebastian Smythe); 311 (Sebastian Smythe);
312 (Sebastian Smythe); 314 (Sebastian Smithe);
407 (Sebastian Smythe); 408 (Sebastian Smythe)
H
Jon Robert Hall .......................................... 1
407 (Warbler #4)
Cody Hamilton ........................................... 1
219 (Stevie Evans)
Jack Harding ............................................. 1
304 (Mr. Baroody)
Cheryl Francis Harrington...............................1
109 (Nurse)
Jada Harris...............................................1
207 (Little Mercedes Jones)
Neil Patrick Harris ....................................... 1
119 (Bryan Ryan)
Nate Hartley .............................................. 1
306 (Darryl)
Jacob Hashem ........................................... 1
102 (Amir)
Stjepan Hauser...........................................1
311 (Himself / 2Cellos))
Marissa Heart ............................................ 1
405 (Juke Box Girl)

Gina Hecht ............................................... 4
108 (Mrs. Puckerman); 318 (Mrs. Puckerman); 322
(Puck’s Mom); 410 (Mrs. Puckerman)
Jesse Heiman ............................................ 1
206 (Nerd)
Ryan Heinke..............................................4
306 (Brett); 319 (Brett); 402 (Stoner Brett); 403
(Stoner Brett)
Jane Galloway Heitz ..................................... 1
101 (Lillian Adler)
Bonnie Hellman .......................................... 1
410 (Nurse)
Lonnie Henderson........................................1
218 (Dancer)
Melanie Henderson ...................................... 1
101 (Barb)
Aaron Hendry ............................................ 1
101 (Darren)
Gregg Henry .............................................. 2
109 (Russell Fabray); 110 (Russell Fabray)
Whit Hertford.............................................1
103 (Dakota Stanley)
Aaron Hill.................................................1
314 (Nick)
Amy Hill .................................................. 1
107 (Dr. Chin)
Perez Hilton .............................................. 1
321 (Himself)
Gregory Hinton...........................................1
103 (Flex the Bodyguard)
Michael Hitchcock ....................................... 2
111 (Dalton Rumba); 403 (Dalton Rumba)
Jan Hoag ................................................. 1
307 (Roberta the Cashier)
Keisuke Hoashi...........................................1
119 (Peter ’Chainsaw’ Gow)
Valorie Hubbard..........................................1
102 (Peggy)
Kate Hudson ............................................. 4
401 (Cassandra July); 402 (Cassandra July); 406
(Cassandra July); 409 (Cassandra July)
Joe Hursley...............................................1
106 (Joe)
Michael Hyatt ............................................ 2
206 (Joan Martin); 207 (Joan Martin)
I
James Earl III ............................................ 1
108 (Azimo)
Ava Chelsea Ingram......................................1
219 (Stacey)
Dustin Ingram............................................1
201 (Pizza Guy)
J
Cheyenne Jackson ....................................... 4
201 (Dustin Goolsby); 206 (Dustin Goolsby); 217
(Dustin Goolsby); 222 (Dustin Goolsby)
Blake Jenner ............................................. 9
405 (Ryder Lynn); 406 (Ryder Lynn); 407 (Ryder
Lynn / Mega Stud #2); 408 (Ryder Lynn); 409
(Ryder Lynn); 410 (Ryder Lynn); 411 (Ryder
Lynn); 412 (Ryder Lynn); 413 (Ryder Lynn)
Hisonni M. Johnson ..................................... 1
104 (Nick)
Bill A. Jones .............................................. 9
104 (Rod Remington); 108 (Rod Remington); 122
(Rod Remington); 205 (Rod Remington); 206
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259
(Rod Remington); 207 (Rod Remington); 208
(Rod Remington); 217 (Rod Remington); 304
(Rod Remington)
Dot Jones ............................................... 28
201 (Shannon Beiste); 202 (Shannon Beiste); 203
(Shannon Beiste); 206 (Shannon Beiste); 207
(Shannon Beiste); 208 (Coach Shannon Beiste);
210 (Coach Shannon Beiste); 211 (Coach Shannon
Beiste); 215 (Coach Shannon Beiste); 302
(Coach Shannon Beiste); 303 (Coach Shannon
Beiste); 305 (Coach Shannon Beiste); 306
(Shannon Beiste); 307 (Shannon Beiste); 310
(Shannon Beiste); 312 (Shannon Beiste); 314
(Shannon Beiste); 318 (Shannon Beiste); 319
(Shannon Beiste); 320 (Shannon Beiste); 322
(Shannon Beiste); 405 (Shannon Beiste); 407
(Shannon Beiste / The Beiste Master); 408
(Coach Shannon Bieste); 409 (Coach Shannon
Bieste); 410 (Shannon Beiste); 411 (Coach
Shannon Bieste); 412 (Coach Shannon Bieste)
K
Mark Kanemura..........................................1
202 (Brittany’s Backup Dancer)
Kayden Kessler ...........................................1
203 (Ricky)
Adam Kolkin..............................................1
203 (Young Kurt)
Ina-Alice Kopp............................................1
403 (Receptionist)
Suzanne Krull ............................................ 1
403 (Eccentric Vogue Woman)
Graham Kurtz ............................................ 1
310 (Vinny)
L
Teddy Lane Jr. ........................................... 1
203 (Trainer)
Samuel Larsen ..........................................23
313 (Joe Hart); 314 (Joseph ”Joe” Hart); 314 (Joe
Hart); 315 (Joe Hart); 316 (Joe Hart); 317 (Joe
Hart); 318 (Joe Hart); 319 (Joe Hart); 320 (Joe
Hart); 321 (Joe Hart); 322 (Joe Hart); 401 (Joseph
”Joe” Hart); 402 (Joe Hart); 403 (Joseph ”Joe”
Hart); 404 (Joseph ”Joe” Hart); 405 (Joe Hart);
406 (Joe Hart); 407 (Joe Hart / Tarantula Head);
408 (Joseph ”Joe” Hart); 409 (Joseph ”Joe”
Hart); 410 (Joe Hart); 411 (Joseph ”Joe” Hart);
412 (Joseph ”Joe” Hart)
NeNe Leakes..............................................6
310 (Roz Washington); 312 (Roz Washington); 316
(Roz Washington); 318 (Roz Washington); 319
(Roz Washington); 322 (Roz Washington)
Daniel Curtis Lee.........................................2
402 (Phil Lipoff); 410 (Phil Lipoff)
Rex Lee ................................................... 1
321 (Alderman Martin Fong)
Vanessa Lengies ........................................ 29
301 (Sugar Motta); 302 (Sugar Motta); 302 (Sugar
Motta); 304 (Sugar Motta); 306 (Sugar Motta);
307 (Sugar Motta); 308 (Sugar Motta); 310
(Sugar Motta); 311 (Sugar Motta); 312 (Sugar
Motta); 313 (Sugar Motta); 314 (Sugar Motta);
315 (Sugar Motta); 318 (Sugar Motta); 320
(Sugar Motta); 321 (Sugar Motta); 322 (Sugar
Motta); 401 (Sugar Motta); 403 (Sugar Motta);
404 (Sugar Motta); 405 (Sugar Motta); 406
(Sugar Motta); 407 (Sugar Motta / Sweet ’n’

Spicy); 408 (Sugar Motta); 409 (Sugar Motta);
410 (Sugar Motta); 411 (Sugar Motta); 412
(Sugar Motta); 413 (Sugar Motta)
Susan Leslie ..............................................1
105 (Sandra)
Telly Leung ............................................... 2
206 (Wes); 218 (Wes)
Jeff Lewis ................................................. 1
109 (Manager)
Zack Lively ............................................... 1
108 (Lipoff)
Meat Loaf ................................................. 1
205 (Barry Jeffries)
Michael Loeffelholz.......................................1
102 (Phil)
Kristopher Logan.........................................1
304 (Mr. Sher)
Lindsay Lohan ........................................... 1
321 (Herself)
Patti LuPone..............................................1
222 (Herself)
Tommy Lukasewicz ...................................... 1
201 (Letterman)
Jesse Luken .............................................. 2
402 (Bobby ’Boom Boom’ Surette); 410 (Bobby ’Boom
Boom’ Surette)
Riker Lynch .............................................. 3
217 (Jeff); 218 (Jeff); 407 (Jeff)
M
Sonya Macari.............................................1
202 (Dancer)
Valerie Mahaffey ......................................... 2
303 (Rose Pillsbury); 310 (Rose Pillsbury)
Titus Makin Jr............................................2
206 (David); 407 (David)
Michelle Maniscalco......................................1
202 (Dancer)
Anthony Marciona ....................................... 1
119 (Flash Mob Dancer)
Ricky Martin..............................................1
312 (David Martinez)
Joe Massingill ............................................ 1
304 (Jock #1)
Catherine Masters ....................................... 1
405 (Cheerio)
Peter Mayhew ............................................ 1
309 (Chewbacca)
Jayma Mays .............................................. 5
402 (Emma Pillsbury); 404 (Emma Pillsbury); 405
(Emma Pillsbury); 408 (Emma Pillsbury); 409
(Emma Pillsbury)
Molly McCook ............................................ 1
119 (Sophmore Singer)
Damian McGinty........................................19
304 (Rory Flanagan); 306 (Rory Flanagan); 307 (Rory
Flanagan); 308 (Rory Flanagan); 309 (Rory Flanagan);
310 (Rory Flanagan); 311 (Rory Flanagan);
312 (Rory Flanagan); 313 (Rory Flanagan);
314 (Rory Flanagan); 315 (Rory Flanagan);
318 (Rory Flanagan); 319 (Rory Flanagan);
320 (Rory Flanagan); 321 (Rory Flanagan);
322 (Rory Flanagan); 410 (Rory Flanagan);
411 (Rory Flanagan); 412 (Rory Flanagan)
Damien McGinty ......................................... 1
305 (Rory Flanagan)
Brian McGovern..........................................1
119 (Brett Paxton)
Robert McMurrer.........................................1
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260
222 (NY Audience Man)
Katherine McNamara .................................... 1
403 (Bunhead #1)
Curt Mega ................................................ 5
207 (Nick); 217 (Nick); 218 (Nick); 311 (Nick); 407
(Nick)
Idina Menzel ............................................ 12
114 (Shelby Corcoran); 115 (Shelby Corcoran); 119
(Shelby Corcoran); 120 (Shelby Corcoran); 121
(Shelby Corcoran); 122 (Shelby Corcoran); 302
(Shelby Corcoran); 303 (Shelby Corcoran); 304
(Shelby Corcoran); 306 (Shelby Corcoran); 307
(Shelby Corcoran); 308 (Shelby Corcoran)
Colby Minifie ............................................. 1
306 (Young Sue)
Helen Mirren ............................................. 1
310 ((voice))
Brian Stokes Mitchell .................................... 1
313 (Leroy Berry)
Debra Monk .............................................. 1
103 (Will’s Mother)
Don Most ................................................. 1
310 (Rusty Pillsbury)
Donny Most .............................................. 1
303 (Rusty Pillsbury)
Sharon Muthu ........................................... 1
203 (Sikh)
N
Alex Newell .............................................. 15
316 (Wade); 317 (Wade); 321 (Wade Adams); 401
(Wade Adams); 402 (Wade Adams); 403 (Wade
Adams); 404 (Wade Adams); 405 (Wade ’Unique’
Adams); 406 (Wade ’Unique’ Adams); 408 (Wade
Adams); 409 (Wade Adams); 410 (Wade ’Unique’
Adams); 411 (Wade Adams); 412 (Wade Adams);
413 (Wade Adams)
Olivia Newton-John ...................................... 2
117 (Herself); 122 (Herself)
Brooke Newton ........................................... 1
103 (Leggy Blonde)
Kendal Nicole.............................................2
201 (Student); 202 (Workout Girl)
Vivian Nixon ..............................................1
103 (Andrea)
Bailey Noble .............................................. 1
403 (Bunhead #2)
Cassidy Noblett .......................................... 1
406 (Rachel’s Dance Classmate)
Samuel Nolan ............................................ 1
206 (Dalton Academy Student)
J.R. Nutt..................................................1
110 (Edgar Newdle)
O
Mike O’Malley ........................................... 21
104 (Burt Hummel); 116 (Burt Hummel); 118 (Burt
Hummel); 120 (Burt Hummel); 122 (Burt Hummel);
207 (Burt Hummel); 217 (Burt Hummel);
218 (Burt Hummel); 219 (Burt Hummel);
220 (Burt Hummel); 302 (Burt Hummel);
303 (Burt Hummel); 304 (Burt Hummel);
307 (Burt Hummel); 310 (Burt Hummel);
313 (Burt Hummel); 314 (Burt Hummel);
317 (Burt Hummel); 322 (Burt Hummel);
401 (Burt Hummel); 410 (Burt Hummel)
P

Frank Pacheco ........................................... 1
104 (Jerky Player)
David WIlson Page ....................................... 1
307 (Josh Coleman)
Jonathan Pal ............................................. 1
222 (NYU Student)
Gwyneth Paltrow ......................................... 3
207 (Holly Holliday); 215 (Holly Holliday); 217 (Holly
Holliday)
Rosanna Pansino.........................................1
204 (Cheerio Cheerleader)
Sarah Jessica Parker .................................... 3
403 (Isabelle Wright); 407 (Isabelle Wright); 408 (Isabelle
Wright)
Lindsay Pearce ........................................... 2
301 (Harmony); 308 (Harmony)
Charice Pempengco ...................................... 1
201 (Sunshine Corazon)
Jerri Phillips..............................................1
101 (Young Finn)
Adina Porter .............................................. 1
405 (Teacher)
Lauren Potter ........................................... 28
109 (Becky Jackson); 116 (Becky Jackson); 201
(Becky Jackson); 202 (Becky Jackson); 205
(Becky Jackson); 206 (Becky Jackson); 207
(Becky Jackson); 208 (Becky Jackson); 210
(Becky Jackson); 211 (Becky Jackson); 217
(Becky Jackson); 219 (Becky Jackson); 220
(Becky Jackson); 302 (Becky Jackson); 307
(Becky Jackson); 310 (Becky Jackson); 315
(Becky Jackson); 316 (Becky Jackson); 318
(Becky Jackson); 319 (Becky Jackson); 320
(Becky Jackson); 403 (Becky Jackson); 407
(Becky Jackson / Queen Bee); 408 (Becky Jackson);
409 (Becky Jackson); 410 (Becky Jackson);
411 (Becky Jackson); 412 (Becky Jackson)
Brad Potts ................................................ 1
404 (Drill Sergeant)
Al Pugliese ................................................1
203 (Customer)
Dale Pulliam..............................................1
321 (Teacher)
Jolene Purdy ............................................. 1
301 (Ronnie)
R
Shelby Rabara............................................1
103 (Shoshandra)
Patricia Raven ............................................ 1
310 (Webber)
Justin Ray ................................................1
219 (Migrant Worker Dancer)
Tia Robinson ............................................. 1
207 (Conjuntion Junction dancer)
Daniel Roebuck .......................................... 2
208 (Mr. Karofsky); 314 (Paul Karofsky)
Romy Rosemont ........................................ 12
101 (Mrs. Hudson); 102 (Mrs. Hudson); 110 (Carole
Hudson); 116 (Carole Hudson); 120 (Carole
Hudson); 122 (Carole Hudson); 203 (Carole
Hudson); 208 (Carole Hudson); 304 (Carole
Hudson); 310 (Carole Hudson-Hummel); 313
(Carole Hudson-Hummel); 314 (Carole Hudson)
Charlotte Ross ........................................... 4
110 (Judy Fabray); 122 (Judy Fabray); 220 (Judy
Fabray); 322 (Judy Fabray)
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261
S
Ryan Salonen ............................................ 1
403 (Alpha Gay)
Ric Sarabia ............................................... 2
320 (Crusty Teacher); 405 (Mr. Clippenger)
John Schneider .......................................... 1
308 (Dwight Evans)
Frank Scozzari ........................................... 1
206 (Teacher)
Molly Shannon ........................................... 2
117 (Brenda Castle); 119 (Brenda Castle)
Keong Sim ................................................ 4
303 (Mike Chang); 305 (Michael Chang Sr.); 308
(Mike Chang Sr.); 322 (Mike Chang)
Nicole Simone ............................................ 1
403 (Daphne)
Lindsey Sims-Lewis ...................................... 1
207 (Cameo)
Jean Sincere..............................................1
204 (Ancient Librarian)
Rachele Brooke Smith ................................... 1
202 (Dancer)
Jennifer Jean Snyder .................................... 1
107 (Reporter)
Britney Spears ........................................... 1
202 (Herself)
Peter Spruyt .............................................. 1
304 (Mr. Danforth)
Rebecca Staab............................................1
318 (Mrs. Collins)
Trisha Rae Stahl ......................................... 3
401 (Mrs. Rose); 402 (Mrs. Rose); 410 (Millie Rose)
John Stamos ............................................. 5
202 (Dr. Carl Howell); 205 (Dr. Carl Howell); 206
(Dr. Carl Howell); 207 (Dr. Carl Howell); 215
(Carl Howell)
Richard Stiasny .......................................... 1
402 (Older Gentleman)
Luka Sulic ................................................ 1
311 (Himself / 2Cellos))
Josh Sussman .......................................... 21
102 (Jacob Ben Israel); 105 (Jacob Ben Israel); 107
(Jacob Ben Israel); 109 (Jacob Ben Israel); 110
(Jacob Ben Israel); 113 (Jacob Ben Israel); 114
(Jacob Ben Israel); 115 (Jacob Ben Israel); 116
(Jacob Ben Israel); 122 (Jacob Ben Israel); 201
(Jacob Ben Israel); 202 (Jacob Ben Israel); 203
(Jacob Ben Israel); 206 (Jacob ben Israel); 217
(Jacob Ben Israel); 219 (Jacob Ben Israel); 220
(Jacob Ben Israel); 307 (Jacob Ben Israel); 401
(Jacob Ben Israel); 402 (Jacob Ben Israel); 404
(Jacob Ben Israel)
Makenzi Swicegood ...................................... 1
218 (Aural Intesity Dancer)
T
Dijon Talton.............................................20
104 (Matt Rutherford); 105 (Matt Rutherford); 106
(Matt Rutherford); 107 (Matt Rutherford); 108
(Matt Rutherford); 109 (Matt Rutherford); 110
(Matt Rutherford); 111 (Matt Rutherford); 112
(Matt Rutherford); 113 (Matt Rutherford); 114
(Matt Rutherford); 115 (Matt Rutherford); 116
(Matt Rutherford); 117 (Matt Rutherford); 118
(Matt Rutherford); 119 (Matt Rutherford); 120
(Matt Rutherford); 121 (Matt Rutherford); 122
(Matt Rutherford); 202 (Matt Rutherford)
Barbara Tarbuck.........................................1
301 (Nancy Bletheim)

LaMarcus Tinker .........................................3
301 (Marcus); 305 (Shane Tinsley); 320 (Shane)
Lamarcus Tinker.........................................9
306 (Shane Tinsley); 308 (Shane Tinsley); 309 (Shane
Tinsley); 310 (Shane Tinsley); 311 (Shane Tinsley);
312 (Shane Tinsley); 313 (Shane Tinsley);
319 (Shane Tinsley); 322 (Shane Tinsley)
Becca Tobin ............................................. 13
401 (Kitty); 402 (Kitty); 403 (Kitty); 404 (Kitty); 405
(Kitty); 406 (Kitty Wilde); 407 (Kitty Wilde /
Femme Fatale); 408 (Kitty); 409 (Kitty); 410
(Kitty Wilde); 411 (Kitty Wilde); 412 (Kitty Wilde);
413 (Kitty Wilde)
Stephen Tobolowsky ..................................... 8
101 (Sandy Ryerson); 103 (Sandy Ryerson); 104
(Sandy Ryerson); 105 (Sandy Ryerson); 109
(Sandy Ryerson); 117 (Sandy Ryerson); 119
(Sandy Ryerson); 217 (Sandy Ryerson)
Tamlyn Tomita ........................................... 3
303 (Julia Chang); 305 (Julia Chang); 322 (Julia
Chang)
Robin Trocki..............................................3
109 (Jean); 117 (Jean Sylvester); 203 (Jean Sylvester)
Aisha Tyler ............................................... 1
410 (Jake’s Mother)
U
Larry Udy .................................................1
105 (Barry the Bartender)
V
Jake Vaughn ............................................. 1
207 (Young Finn)
Connie Ventress..........................................1
219 (Patron)
Paul Vogt ................................................. 1
119 (Herb Duncan)
W
Emilee Wallace ........................................... 1
113 (Deaf Girl)
Evan Wecksell ............................................ 1
201 (Teacher)
Tim Wilson ............................................... 1
301 (Canada)
Jonathan Wolf............................................1
204 (Random Guy)
Anthony Wong............................................1
203 (Dr. Lee)
Y
John Lloyd Young ........................................ 1
103 (Henri St. Pierre)
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