(OPENING SEQUENCE )
VOICE
So here's what you missed on Glee.
Rachel Berry had her audition for
Funny Girl and it went really well
but she doesn't know if she got the
part. Ryder found out that Unique
was Katie AKA catfish and he swore
to never talk to her again and he
quit Glee Club. Brittany got an
early acceptance to M.I.T. and she
was forced to leave for an early
program. Also, the New Directions
won Regionals, and Will and Emma
finally got married. Blaine went to
buy a ring for Kurt, and we still
don't know if he proposed to him.
And that's what you missed on GLEE.
INT. MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE
(The camera swoops down to reveal an empty stage. The theatre
lights are on and bright. Reveal RYDER LYNN. He is sitting
in a chair farthest away from the stage, right in the
center. He closes his eyes and envisions his friends on
stage. Their cheers and loud and glorious as they hear
they've won Regionals. Suddenly, MARLEY ROSE comes up from
behind him. )
MARLEY ROSE
Hey.
RYDER LYNN
Hey.
(MARLEY sits down beside RYDER. He doesn't look her in the
face. )
RYDER
Look, if you're trying to make me
come back to New Directions it
isn't going to work. I'm happy
getting away from all the drama,
I'm happy to be able to focus
everything on my studies, and I'm
happy that I never have to see that
two-faced liar ever again.
(MARLEY knows who RYDER is talking about and she flinches. )
MARLEY
I'm not here to try and convince
you to come back. I think you know
how much we all want you there. I
just wanted to ask you one
question.
RYDER
What?
MARLEY
Are you truly happy? Let's face
it, Ryder. Glee was the closest
thing any of us have had to a
complete family in a really long
time-
RYDER
Your family doesn't lie and deceive
you and crush all trust you've ever
had for anyone ever! That's not a
family.
MARLEY
If it's worth anything, and I don't
know if it is, I really miss you. A
lot. We've had out differences in
the past, I'm not going to deny
that... but I really consider you
to be a crucial part of helping me
branch out. I would have never had
the courage to reveal, let alone
sing one of my songs. And that
wouldn't have happened without you.
(You can see that RYDER is truly touched. His eyes water. )
RYDER
I'm glad I was able to do that for
you... but I'm not coming back.
Ever. Tell everyone I said hello.
(RYDER gets up and rushes off and MARLEY is left alone. )
GLEE
(The scene cuts to WILLIAM SCHUESTER and EMMA PILLSBURY. They
are sitting across from each other in WILL'S living room.
There are giant smiles on their faces. )
WILLIAM SCHUESTER
I can't wait any longer. What is
this about?
EMMA PILLSBURY
Hold on, hold on, I just want to
take in this moment.
WILL
You're driving me crazy, Emma!
EMMA
What I'm about to tell you is going
to change everything. It's going to
change our house and our jobs and
our marriage-
WILL
You're starting to scare me, Emma-
EMMA
I'm pregnant.
(WILL doesn't hear her at first. When it finally hits him, he
jumps up for joy and grabs EMMA into a huge hug. He kisses
her passionately. )
WILL
Please, promise me you aren't
screwing with me!
EMMA
I couldn't wait any longer! I'm
three weeks in.
(WILL is now crying. EMMA is so happy she can hardly speak. )
WILL
(Crying.)
We're going to be a family! We're
going to be a family.
INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(The scene switches to the GLEE CLUB walking into the choir
room. Excited banter. )
TINA COHEN-CHANG
Can you believe we actually won
Regionals? Thank God Marley didn't
pass out this time.
MARLEY
Thanks, Tina.
WADE "UNIQUE" ADAMS
Only one more competition before we
got it all, baby!
SAM EVANS
It doesn't even matter if we win it
all because none of it matter when
Brittany's not here. None of it.
(Awkward pause in the club. )
TINA
Way to bring down the room, Sam.
BLAINE ANDERSON
Enough, Tina.
TINA
Do you guys live to call me out?
Seriously? I want to know!
ARTIE ABRAMS
Now why in the world would we want
to do that?
(Suddenly, WILL walks in. )
WILL
Enough, guys. We don't have time to
start fighting and going against
each other, considering the amount
of people that we just lost. We
need twelve to compete at Nationals
and right now we only have ten.
BLAINE
I know, you don't have to remind
us, Mr. Schue.
WILL
Now, with everything going on we're
going to have to truly put
everything we have into these next
few months. Because for a lot of
people... these next few months are
going to be their last few months
here at McKinley. I want to make
them count.
KITTY WILDE
Yawn.
WILL
We can do this, guys. You just need
to have a little faith.
MARLEY
We'll try, Mr. Schue.
(WILL smiles. )
WILL
Coaching a group of people,
especially a group who are
unfamiliar with the competitive
nature of Nationals, alone is not
easy. Which is why I've asked my
good friend Finn to help me out...
ARTIE
Are you sure that's a good idea,
Mr. Schue?
KITTY
Yeah, the last time we let that
giant custard coach us we lost...
WILL
He's just going to be my assistant.
I call the shots.
(Pause. The kids are afraid to say what's really on their
minds. They know things look bad for them right now. )
WILL (CONT.)
Cheer up, guys. We're going to
Nationals.
INT. CAFETERIA.
(BLAINE is walking with his tray in hand. He spots SAM
sitting alone and walks to him. TINA, ARTIE, and the rest of
the gang are sitting at another table. )
BLAINE
Hey, Sam.
SAM
Not now, Blaine. I'm not really in
the mood to talk to anybody.
BLAINE
I think it'll be good to talk to
someone. Ever since Brittany left
you've said barely anything in Glee
and you've been acting weird. I've
tried calling you and texting you
and you haven't answered-
SAM
Its because I don't want to talk to
anybody, alright?
(BLAINE sighs. )
BLAINE
Believe me, Sam, I know how much it
sucks. To lose someone that you
care about so much. But just like
you told me, it's going to get
better. It always does.
(BLAINE doesn't realize that SAM is now crying. )
SAM
Right now... I don't think it will.
(SAM rushes off and BLAINE sighs. He joins the rest of his
friends at the lunch table. They all saw SAM run off. )
TINA
What's up with him?
BLAINE
Brittany.
TINA
Ah.
BLAINE
(Sitting down.)
I just feel so bad for him. He
doesn't deserve what he's going
through. He really cared for
Brittany, you know?
ARTIE
We all did.
BLAINE
It sucks that she's gone. It's
going to be hard competing without
her. I mean, let's face it, her
dance moves were basically the
reason why we wowed so many people
who came to see us perform.
ARTIE
She's in a better place now,
though. I'm not worried about her.
(BLAINE smiles. )
BLAINE
Neither am I.
INT. HALLWAY
(UNIQUE is walking in the hallway. She spots RYDER. MARLEY
sees UNIQUE and walks up to her. )
MARLEY
(Confused.)
Unique? What are you doing-?
UNIQUE
I need to talk to him. I haven't
been eating, I haven't been
sleeping... it's tearing me apart!
MARLEY
You know that's not a good idea!
UNIQUE
Do you understand how it feels to
be so guilty about something that
you can't even breathe? I hate
myself everyday for what I did to
that poor boy all because I had
some stupid crush on him! I ruined
his life, Marley. I need to make
this right.
MARLEY
Bothering him at school isn't
helping the situation, it's only
making things worse.
UNIQUE
At this point, Marley... I don't
care.
(UNIQUE walks from MARLEY. She slowly walks to RYDER and he
slams his locker closed. )
RYDER
I told you I never wanted to speak
to you again-
UNIQUE
Can you please just hear me out?
RYDER
The last thing I want to do is
"hear you out." Do you realize what
you've done to me? I told you
everything about myself and now I
can't trust even the most
trustworthy of people. And why?
It's because of you. I told you I
never wanted to speak to you again
and I meant it. Now stay the hell
away from me.
(RYDER walks off angrily and UNIQUE fights back tears. )
INT. TEACHER'S LOUNGE.
(WILL is sitting in the teacher's lounge. SHANNON BEISTE and
EMMA PILLSBURY sit beside him. )
SHANNON BEISTE
You alright cowboy? You look upset.
WILL
I'm going to be fine. Just thinking
about a few things.
BEISTE
About your club?
WILL
About Rachel.
(Cut back to RACHEL BERRY. She is sitting in her couch
wrapped up in a blanket. Her computer screen and her phone
are both in front of her. She turns away. )
WILL (CONT.)
She had her Funny Girl callback and
she hasn't notified me on whether
or not she got the part.
EMMA
Maybe she's still waiting to hear
back.
WILL
It's been a few weeks, Emma. I
think she would have known by now.
I'm afraid to call her because...
if she didn't get the part, I don't
want to upset her anymore then she
probably already is.
BEISTE
Then maybe you shouldn't worry
about it. Rachel Berry is probably
the most ambitious person I've ever
met. I'm sure if she gets the part,
she'll get over it. I mean, of
course it's going to suck, getting
rejected from anything sucks. But
Rachel Berry is... different.
WILL
She's a star.
INT. RACHEL'S APARTMENT.
(RACHEL is sitting on her couch. The television is on.
Suddenly, SANTANA LOPEZ and KURT HUMMEL walk through the
front door. RACHEL spots them and pulls the blanket over her
head. )
RACHEL BERRY
If you're trying to talk to me you
can just stop because I'm not going
to listen. Just... go away. Please.
(KURT walks over to RACHEL and pulls the blanket off of her
face. )
KURT HUMMEL
Can you listen to yourself, Rachel?
You have been holed up here in this
apartment for weeks and it's time
for you to get a grip on reality.
RACHEL
Maybe I don't want to get a grip on
reality.
SANTANA LOPEZ
Listen, Berry, I hate
disappointment just as much as the
next person... but this is
ridiculous. If you're going to get
like this every time you lose a
part in some Broadway show then
maybe this business isn't for you-
RACHEL
Don't say that. I know this
business is for me. And I haven't
officially lost the part either.
I've been checking
every minute and there have been no
updates on Funny Girl either. Maybe
they're still trying to find the
right Fanny...
KURT
And I want it to be you... more
than anything. But you sitting here
torturing yourself over it is
unhealthy. You need to get up. You
need to start exploring the city!
We're in New York, Rachel! This is
our time to shine!
SANTANA
(Grabbing RACHEL'S hand.)
Now, get off your ass, get dressed,
and come on.
RACHEL
What? Why?
SANTANA
Kurt and I have a surprise for you.
Now hurry up!
(RACHEL runs into the bathroom with a smile on her face. KURT
smiles and high fives SANTANA. )
INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(TINA is sitting down in the choir room on her phone. She
checks it and starts pacing back and forth. BLAINE walks in
after and he looks confused. )
BLAINE
Tina? What's wrong? Is everything
alright?
TINA
Hurry! Close the door!
(BLAINE shuts it. )
BLAINE
I came over here as soon as you
texted me... do you want to tell me
what's going on?
TINA
I talked to you a few months ago
about my future. I told you how I
wanted to explore acting... about
how I wanted to be a star.
BLAINE
And I told you that all of those
things were possible...
TINA
Right. So, a few months ago, I
applied to some acting schools...
in Los Angeles. I thought long and
hard about where I wanted to go and
I realized that New York just...
isn't for me. I want to be on T.V.,
I want to be the girl that girls
like me look up too! I just found
out that I got wait-listed at a
veterenary college just incase my
acting thing doesn't work out.
But... But I have this feeling.
This gut feeling that it will. I
know it will.
BLAINE
That's... that's amazing, Tina! I'm
so proud of you!
(TINA looks down at her phone. Her eyes go big. )
TINA
Oh... Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh, oh my
gosh, I have they emailed me!
BLAINE
Wait, what school?
TINA
UCLA. That's my plan. I applied for
their acting program. This is it.
My acceptance... or rejection to my
dream school. If I get into this
school, I'll be able to audition
for things in L.A. while I take
classes. It's everything I've ever
dreamed of!
(BLAINE walks over and grabs TINA'S hand. )
BLAINE
No matter what happens... I'm here
for you. You know that.
(TINA hugs BLAINE. )
TINA
You open it! I can't do it!
(TINA shoves the phone to BLAINE. )
BLAINE
I really think you should-
TINA
Please, Blaine.
(BLAINE sighs and takes TINA'S phone. He opens the email. His
eyes go wide. )
BLAINE
Tina Cohen-Chang...
(Pause. TINA looks beyond anxious. )
BLAINE (CONT.)
You're going to UCLA!
(TINA begins to cry. BLAINE hugs her and they cheer!)
TINA
I did it! I actually did it! I'm
going to California! I'm going to
California! I have to go tell Mr.
Schuester, Artie... everyone!
(TINA runs out and BLAINE smiles. He is happy for TINA. His
face suddenly changes from happiness to complete sadness. )
FLASHBACK. INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(WILL and EMMA just officially got married. BLAINE and KURT
are standing right next to each other. He leans over to
KURT. )
BLAINE
Hey, when everyone rushes out, can
you stay behind for a few minutes?
I wanted to talk to you about
something...
KURT
Sure.
(BLAINE smiles. WILL turns towards all his students. )
WILL
Well... this was unexpected!
(Laughter. )
WILL (CONT.)
Celebratory dinner at Breadstix! On
me!
(Cheers. )
WILL (CONT.)
We're finally married!
(Everyone rushes off, talking excitedly. MERCEDES JONES walks
to KURT. )
MERCEDES JONES
You coming?
KURT
In a minute.
MERCEDES
Okay.
(MERCEDES walks out and the room is empty except for KURT and
BLAINE. )
KURT
Is everything alright, Blaine?
BLAINE
Everything is perfect... actually,
things couldn't be better for me
right now. And you want to know
why?
KURT
Why?
BLAINE
Because I'm here with you.
(KURT smiles. )
KURT
Well... that's very sweet.
BLAINE
(Sigh.)
Things have been really, really
hard for us this year. I made the
biggest mistake of my life which
caused me the worse misery I've
ever had to experience. These
months of not being with you have
made me the unhappiest man in the
world, and if I could, I would go
back in time in a heartbeat and
change every mistake I've ever made
that cost me you.
(KURT seems at a lose of words. )
KURT
Yeah, well you can't do that, can
you?
BLAINE
No. But I can do this. I can
promise to you that I will never,
ever hurt you again. I can promise
you that I will do everything in my
power to make you the happiest,
proudest man you can be, and I will
do everything in my power to love
you the way you deserve to be
loved. I love you, Kurt Elizabeth
Hummel.
KURT
Blaine-
(BLAINE suddenly gets down on one knee. KURT gasps. )
BLAINE
I've wanted to do this since the
first time I met you at Dalton. And
now that we can legally love each
other whenever we want... Kurt,
will you marry me?
(KURT is silent. BLAINE has a hopeful sparkle in his eye. )
KURT
You go out and buy this beautiful
ring and get down on one knee
saying things that you know I want
to hear, and then you cheat on me
on top of all of that... and you
expect me to... to marry you?
BLAINE
I made a mistake. I've apologized
over and over and I promise that it
will never happen again just as
long as you give me a chance-
KURT
(Crying.)
I don't think I can do that,
Blaine. At least not right now. I
can't marry, I can't pretend that
I'm not still hurt over what you
did to me. I'm sorry. But no. Not
now. No.
(KURT walks off and BLAINE immediately breaks down. )
END FLASHBACK. INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(BLAINE is still in the choir room alone. He closes his eyes,
sighs, and walks out the room. )
INT. HALLWAY
(JAKE PUCKERMAN is walking down the hallway. He is smiling. )
JAKE PUCKERMAN (V.O.)
Here I am, about to start the
second semester of my sophomore
year, being ignored. Recently it
seems like the only thing that's
mattered around this dumb school is
Ryder, Ryder, Ryder. I'm not a
cocky guy, but I'm just as good a
singer, and I'm a much better
dancer than him. Mercedes and Mike
even told me that I was basically
Glee's new star. So why does no one
see me that way?
(JAKE stops and spots KITTY talking to ARTIE. He sighs. )
JAKE (V.O.)
Look at Kitty, for example. She is
probably the biggest bitch in this
school and even she is getting more
attention than me. It's time for me
to make a stand for myself. It's
time for me to be the man I need
too. But how?
(KITTY laughs as ARTIE says something funny. )
JAKE
And I know just what to do.
INT. AUDITORIUM.
(BLAINE walks into the auditiorium. He has his guitar in
hand, and he sits down on a stool. He sighs, and he begins
to play, and eventually he begins to sing. )
BLAINE
(Singing.)
Give me love like her, cause lately
I've been waking up alone. Paint
splattered tear drops on my shirt,
Told you I'd let them go. And that
I'll fight my corner, and that
tonight I'll call you, after my
blood turns into alcohal. Oh, I
just wanna hold you. Give a little
time to me, or burn this out, we'll
play hide and seek, to turn this
around. All I want, is the taste
that your lips allow, my my, my my,
give me love. My my, my my, give me
love.
(BLAINE suddenly starts to go emotional. The music voices of
people chanting "My My, give me love," play in the
background. BLAINE cries out into the theatre. )
BLAINE (CONT.)
(Sobbing.)
Love me! Love me! Love me! Give me
love! Give me love!
(He falls to his knees. )
BLAINE (CONT.)
(singing.)
My my, my my, give me love. My my,
my my, give me love. My my, my my,
give me love. My my, my my, give me
love.
(BLAINE is crying. Suddenly, it is revealed that SAM has been
watching the entire time. He wants to get up and help his
best friend. But he realizes that BLAINE needs some time to
his self. Tears well up in his eyes as he walks away. )
INT. HALLWAY.
(ARTIE is frantically wheeling his way down the hallway. He
spots JAKE and MARLEY talking and rushes to them. )
ARTIE
Guys, we have a problem.
JAKE
What is it?
ARTIE
I just found out that online there
is a nasty comment going around
saying that we didn't deserve to
win Regionals! People are saying
that Frida Romero was actually
better than all of us combined, and
I read that apparantly the
Hoosierdaddies has more pazass than
the New Directions will ever have.
(MARLEY and JAKE look horrified. )
JAKE
Well, what does this mean? I mean,
we can't let this bring us down
obviously.
ARTIE
It's kind of hard to not let this
bring us down when everyone is
agreeing with it.
MARLEY
Should we tell Mr. Schuester? Maybe
he'll have some advice on how to
handle this. We don't want to do
something stupid that will cost us
Nationals. We're not going to let
this destroy our chance of winning.
ARTIE
One of us is going to have to break
the news to the group. Because if
this gets around to people that
we're still being seen as the
underdogs even after we've won...
all the hope we have might be gone
for good.
(ARTIE wheels away and MARLEY looks hurt. She slams her
locker shut. )
MARLEY
Could things get any worse? How can
this happen! We won at Regionals
because we were good!
JAKE
Listen, I won't let some stupid
rumor going around saying that we
didn't deserve to win crush my
confidence, and you shouldn't
either.
(JAKE lifts MARLEY face up and holds it tenderly. )
JAKE (CONT.)
That song you wrote was absolutely
amazing. None of us could have done
something as incredible as that,
and I'm sure as hell that no one on
any of the other teams could have
done that either. You are a star,
Marley Rose, and New Directions is
going to prove to everyone that we
do have what it takes to win. We
can do this.
(MARLEY smiles. JAKE wipes the tears out of her eyes. )
MARLEY
I love you, Jake.
(She kisses him. )
JAKE
I love you too.
INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(The kids are sitting down in their normal chairs. WILL is
standing in front of the room. )
WILL
I have a special announcement to
tell you guys before we get
started.
KITTY
Are you about to finally reveal to
us that you're gay? Because let me
just say, I knew it all along.
(WILL is confused. )
WILL
What? No. I... I was going to say
that something really exciting has
just happened to Emma and I.
(Pause. )
WILL (CONT.)
Emma's pregnant.
(Cheers and happines. )
JOE HART
Congratulations Mr. Schuester!
ARTIE
Finally a real baby and not some
fake one your ex-wife made up just
so that you would stay married to
her!
BLAINE
Wait, what?
UNIQUE
When did that happen?
ARTIE
It's a long story...
WILL
I wanted to tell you guys a few
days ago but... now just seems like
the perfect time. I mean, our
wedding couldn't have been more
special. Being here in this room
that has brought us so many great
memories with people who I love
more than anything. And now this.
Things couldn't be better.
SUGAR MOTA
Well, we love you Mr. Schue!
WILL
And I love you. Now, today we're-
(SUGAR stops WILL. )
SUGAR
Before we start, I have something I
want to say, if that's okay with
you. Not like I care if it isn't...
(SUGAR stands in front of the class. )
SUGAR (CONT.)
You all know how difficult things
can be with me, you know, with the
aspergers and all.
TINA
(Whisper to BLAINE.)
Self diagnosed...
SUGAR
So my daddy has finally agreed to
let me follow my dreams and live in
Paris while going to a hospital to
help treat this sickness that has
plagued me.
(The room is silent. No one is saying anything. )
SUGAR (CONT.)
I'm going to Paris, bitches! That
is all.
(SUGAR sits back down. )
WILL
Wait... are you saying you're
leaving?
SUGAR
Obviously the amount of product you
put in your hair is clouding your
hearing...
WILL
Sugar, now is a terrible time for
you to go, we need you for
Nationals!
SUGAR
You were the one who told me I
couldn't sing when I first stepped
into this smelly old room. And oh,
how the tables have turned. Now
you're begging me to stay.
WILL
If you leave now, we'll be screwed.
SUGAR
(Getting up.)
Well, just like I always say. Show
choir is stupid... unless it's
always about me.
(SUGAR is about to walk out the door. )
ARTIE
Sugar, wait!
(ARTIE wheels to her. )
ARTIE (CONT.)
You really don't have to do this,
you know. I know you may have been
feeling a bit, unappreciated
recently, all of us have felt that
way at some point, but we can move
past that if you give us a shot!
SUGAR
Look at you, Artie. I even thought
you were cute for a while until I
remembered you were in a
wheelchair.
(ARTIE is stunned. )
SUGAR (CONT.)
Sorry, aspergers.
(SUGAR finally turns around to the group. There is a smirk on
her face. )
SUGAR (CONT.)
See you on the flip side, losers!
(SUGAR walks out the door. ARTIE turns toward everyone left
in Glee. He doesn't know what to say until... )
JAKE
It's official. We're screwed.
EXT. TIMES SQUARE
(RACHEL, KURT, and SANTANA are all linking arms walking down
Times Square. RACHEL has the biggest smile on her face. )
RACHEL
Thanks so much for this, guys.
Every time I get into a funk I just
need to find myself back to here.
This... This is where I belong.
There are so many more
opportunities out there for me than
just Funny Girl. This is my home.
KURT
I'm so glad you've come to your
senses. I've missed you, Rach.
SANTANA
I'll admit. I loved the silence
from you. You being in a funk was
the best thing for my sleeping
schedule... so it's really good to
have you back.
KURT
Which is why we brought you here.
(KURT turns around and behind him is a giant WICKED poster.
SANTANA walks to his side. )
KURT (CONT.)
If you don't remember, this show is
the reason why we have the drive we
have today. On the stage for that
show, we got to experience that
rush that we all know called
showbiz. Here, we recognized our
destiny.
(RACHEL smiles. )
KURT (CONT.)
So, out of the kindness of my Dad's
heart, he bought the three of us
tickets to the show tonight. And
from me, to you, I wish you a happy
recovery into your normal insane,
psychoanalytic self.
SANTANA
Now. You gonna just stand there, or
are you going to hug us?
(RACHEL grabs the three and holds them tight. )
RACHEL
I love you guys.
KURT
Come on. We don't wanna miss the
show.
(They walks off. )
INT. THEATRE.
(All the GLEE kids are gathered in the theatre. KITTY looks
annoyed. )
KITTY
Can someone explain to me why we're
gathered in this dingy place? I
hate the theatre, it just... sucks
the life out of me.
BLAINE
I brought us all here because we
have a dilemma.
KITTY
What? Has your spiraling depression
at being rejected and alone
starting to affect your wardrobe?
Because your bow ties have been
looking quite crooked lately.
BLAINE
No. This is about Sugar and Ryder
and all the other people missing
from New Directions. Nationals is
in a few months and we need more
members. Or else we're going to be
disqualified just because we don't
have enough people to perform...
ARTIE
So what do you want us to do about
it?
BLAINE
We're going to have to recruit new
members. I think that's all we can
do about it.
KITTY
But Blaine, sorry to interject...
but we have other pressing matters
to discuss.
BLAINE
Like what?
KITTY
Sam told me that he spotted someone
in this very room breaking down and
screaming like a maniac to a very
popular Ed Sheeran song.
(BLAINE glances at SAM who looks extremly embarrassed. )
SAM
Kitty! I told you not to say
anything about that!
KITTY
Oops.
BLAINE
(Embarrassed.)
I'm sorry. No one was supposed to
see that.
SAM
I'm so sorry, man. I know I
shouldn't have been spying but... I
needed to talk to you and then I
saw you breakdown and I thought you
just needed some time to
yourself...
BLAINE
I'm fine. Alright? I'm fine.
SAM
Blaine-
BLAINE
Trust me. I am okay. That was just
a bad day.
KITTY
It seems like you've been having a
lot of "bad days."
BLAINE
Can we just get off of me? This is
about recruiting new members so
that we win Nationals!
JAKE
(Finally speaking up.)
Well... you can count on me. We're
gonna get new members and we're
gonna win.
BLAINE
That's the attitude we need, Jake.
We can do this!
JAKE
If you need anything, you can count
on me. You all can. I'm ready to
take my position as a leader.
Mercedes was right. I am ready to
bring this club to victory. Who's
with me?
MARLEY
You know I am.
JAKE
Everybody?
BLAINE
(Smiling.)
Let's do this.
INT. HALLWAY.
(Shot to someone walking down the hallway. People are glaring
and fear spreads across their face as they come through.
BECKY JACKSON is walking and stops. A smile spreads across
her face. )
BECKY JACKSON
It's good to have you back.
(SUE SYLVESTER is revealed. )
SUE SYLVESTER
It's good to be back, my little
minion. And first order of
business, besides my child Robin...
get my job back here. I should have
never left. Of course, the glitz
and glamor of aerobics life was
good for a while, but my true
calling is terrorizing children,
not old women with more flab than
an overweight teenage video-gamed
obsessed male.
(BECKY smiles. )
SUE (CONT.)
Now, where's Principal Figgins.
INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(WILL is sitting in the choir room going through paperwork.
He is trying to decide which songs to sing at Sectionals,
and which songs to sing at Nationals. He doesn't know what
to do. Too many people are gone. Suddenly, BLAINE walks in. )
BLAINE
You said you wanted to see me, Mr.
Schue?
WILL
Blaine, yes. Sit down. I wanted to
run some things over with you about
Nationals. Get your opinion on a
few things.
(BLAINE sits down. )
BLAINE
Alright, shoot!
WILL
Nationals is only a few months
away. With Brittany gone from the
club and Sugar we don't have enough
people to compete and I don't know
what we're going to do...
BLAINE
So there's no way that Brittany can
come down for the competition?
WILL
I haven't gotten the chance to talk
to her about it yet.
BLAINE
Leave it to me, Mr. Schue. Maybe I
can convince Brittany not to give
up on us just yet.
WILL
But she got a scholarship to
M.I.T-
BLAINE
I got this, Mr. Schue! Trust me.
(Suddenly, it hits him. BLAINE gets an idea. )
WILL
I know that face. You have another
idea...
BLAINE
Nothing is ever too crazy, right?
INT. PRINCIPAL FIGGINS' OFFICE.
(SUE SYLVESTER is sitting in PRINCIPAL FIGGINS' office. She
has a confident look on her face. )
SUE
As always, let me be the one to
break the silence here. It's become
clear to me that I have made a
terrible mistake. I want back into
this miserable high school
immediately.
PRINCIPAL FIGGINS
You know what I can't do that,
Sue-
SUE
It was a mistake. It was wrong of
me to bring that gun here into this
school, I realize that. And I have
apologized to you for it. But you
can't tell me that things haven't
been strange since I've been gone.
(Pause. )
SUE (CONT.)
I don't want to fight with you,
Figgins. I just want you to realize
that I am capable of being around
children again. I want my job back.
P... Please.
FIGGINS
I don't know if I can do that, Sue.
SUE
But Figgins-
FIGGINS
Do you realize the fear you brought
on this school the day that gun
went off? We had over a dozen
students transfer to other schools
because they were afraid the
supposed shooter would come back
and finish the job!
SUE
There was not shooter!
FIGGINS
I know that, but what were the
students supposed to think? The day
that gun went off, you let them
down.
SUE
Don't you think I realize that?
Don't you think I regret ever
bringing that gun here? I do. Every
day. I know I made a mistake, and
you know that this school can't go
on without me here.
FIGGINS
I've given you second chances, Sue!
Some against my own will, of
course-
SUE
This time, you give me a chance to
stay and I'm here for good. No more
tricks, no more blackmailing, just
me, my students, and a Nationals
championship. Can I give you that?
I think, with everything that
happened, it's the least I can give
you.
(FIGGINS gives SUE a hard look. He is thinking hard about
what to do. )
FIGGINS
Fine. But one more chance. That's
all I'm giving you.
(SUE smiles. )
INT. MCKINLEY HIGH LIBRARY.
(JOE is sitting down at the library. He is reading through a
book "Questioning Your Faith", and SAM plops down beside
him. He slams the book shut quickly. )
SAM
Hey, dude.
JOE
Sam! I'm... I'm sorry. You scared
me.
SAM
Sorry about that. Listen, I wanted
to talk to you about something that
I've been worrying about ever since
I noticed it a few weeks ago.
JOE
Yes?
SAM
Dude, why did you cut your dreads?
Those dreads were what made you
stand out of the crowd! They were,
like, your fingerprints! No one
else could have them but you!
(JOE looks annoyed.)
JOE
I knew someone would ask me about
this. Look, I just don't want to
talk about it, alright?
SAM
There's another thing I was
worrying about too.
JOE
Sam, I really just don't feel like
talking now-
SAM
What... What happened between you
and Quinn? The two of you seemed so
close last year and it bothers me
because no one would talk about
what happened between the two of
you. Kind of like how no one would
talk about what happened between me
and Mercedes.
JOE
In the end, Quinn and I just
weren't right for each other.
SAM
Why?
FLASHBACK. INT. JOE'S HOUSE.
(JOE and QUINN are sitting down on the couch. JOE looks
nervous. )
QUINN FABRAY
You don't have to look so scared,
I'm not going to bite you.
JOE
(Embarrassed.)
I know, I know.
QUINN
Then what's the problem? Why do you
look so afraid?
JOE
I never actually had a girl in my
house before.
(QUINN smiles. )
QUINN
Never? Like ever?
JOE
Never. My parents always told me
that girls today were evil and if I
got one of them alone the devil
would take over me and bad things
would happen.
QUINN
You really believed that?
JOE
I don't know. I never really had
anyone else to talk to about all
that stuff. My whole life my
parents have done nothing but tell
me what I'm doing wrong. They talk
about how they're the biggest
Christian's around but they... they
don't act like it.
QUINN
Maybe they tell you all that stuff
because they don't want you to get
hurt.
JOE
I'm sixteen, I'm old enough to know
what's right and what's wrong.
QUINN
That's why I like you so much.
(QUINN begins to try and kiss JOE. QUINN grows angry. )
QUINN (CONT.)
What's the matter? Do you not find
me attractive?
JOE
You know I do-
QUINN
Then why won't you kiss me?
JOE
Why can't we just sit down and have
a conversation for once?
QUINN
We talk all the time-
JOE
Can't we just enjoy each others
company without all the sexual
tension that has to come with it?
QUINN
You're the one who got a little too
excited when you came to me
recovery class, not me!
JOE
I know, and I'm embarrassed by
that-
QUINN
You know what? I'm so stupid. I
don't know what I was thinking! I
actually thought that for once I
could date a guy that was different
then all the rest of them. But I
was wrong. All you're worried about
it yourself, and I need someone to
care about me. Finn didn't do it,
Puck sure as hell didn't do it, and
you're no different. Goodbye, Joe.
JOE
Quinn!
(QUINN angrily gets up and leaves. )
END FLASHBACK. INT. MCKINLEY HIGH LIBRARY.
(SAM is shocked. JOE looks sad. )
JOE
That was the last time we talked to
each other. I know it was a stupid
thing for us to argue over, but I
just wasn't ready, and I don't
think Quinn understood that.
SAM
Wow, man. I'm... I'm so sorry. It
sounds like you really cared about
Quinn.
JOE
I did. It sucks that I'll never get
the opportunity to tell her how
much I liked her.
(SAM gets an idea. )
SAM
Maybe you will...
JOE
What are you talking about?
(SAM smiles. )
INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(BLAINE is sitting down in the room annoyed. Suddenly, KITTY
walks in. BLAINE jumps up. )
BLAINE
Well?
KITTY
Nothing! There is no guy or slut in
their right mind that would think
about joining Glee Club! They all
heard about Marley's flop at
Sectionals. It's embarrassing.
BLAINE
You're telling me that not one
person you talked to wanted to join
Glee Club?
KITTY
That's exactly what I'm telling you
Supergay.
(BLAINE is stunned. )
BLAINE
I'm sorry... what?
KITTY
Supergay. It's a nickname I'm
trying out for you. I like it, it
sums you up perfectly. You're super
and your gay, it fits.
BLAINE
Oh... okay?
(Suddenly, JAKE walks in. )
BLAINE (CONT.)
Jake, thanks God, please tell me
that you have good news?
JAKE
Not exactly...
BLAINE
What now?
JAKE
I talked to all my friends at the
Biracial United Club and they all
told me the same thing.
BLAINE
Which is?
(JAKE grows embarrassed. )
JAKE
That they don't... don't want to be
on a team where all the players
can't even stay conscious for an
entire performance.
BLAINE
Marley's flop is really getting
around, isn't it?
KITTY
It's bad, Blaine. For one, she's
alread super annoying and not very
pretty.
(JAKE starts to object. )
KITTY (CONT.)
Sorry Jake. But now her failure is
starting to bring down the club and
that's not cool!
BLAINE
What do you suggest we do?
KITTY
I think you now exactly what we
need to do. It may not be nice, or
acceptable or whatever, but if we
want new members I think we're
going to have to lose another one.
JAKE
(Angry.)
We are not kicking Marley out!
KITTY
What else are we supposed to do? No
one new wants to come back! Unique
scared Ryder away, we have no other
option!
JAKE
Marley is one of the strongest
voices we have here in this group.
If we kick her out, we're just
going to be in more trouble than we
already are! Who's going to cover
her spot? You, Kitty?
KITTY
I wouldn't be opposed to the job-
JAKE
There is no way you can make up for
her! Tina definitely can't do it
either!
BLAINE
Tina is good-
JAKE
Yes. Tina is good and so is Kitty,
but good is not going to win us a
National championship. Only amazing
will and Marley is definition
amazing.
(BLAINE is starting to get nervous. )
JAKE (CONT.)
You're... You're not actually
starting to agree with her, are
you?
BLAINE
I think Marley is a great person,
and I'm not saying that she doesn't
have a good voice.
JAKE
Then what's the problem?
BLAINE
If only you could have spent a year
with Rachel Berry-
JAKE
Of course, it all comes down to
her, doesn't it? I don't even know
the chick and she still dictates
every move we make here in this
club!
BLAINE
It's like that because she was
truly a star! We went to
competitions and people were
actually afraid to compete against
her. That was the one thing that
always put us over the edge in
competitions. Marley is such a
sweetheart but... but after her
stunt, people just aren't saying
that about... her.
(JAKE is stunned. )
JAKE
Wow. I can't believe I'm actually
hearing this come out of your
mouth, of all people. You're always
so team oriented and you're
accepting the idea of possibly
kicking a girl out just because
she's not as good as Rachel Berry,
a girl who geaduated almost a year
ago? Do you realize how stupid that
sounds!
BLAINE
That's not the point, Jake! The
point is that we need all the help
we can get at this next competition
and having Marley on our team is
not going to help us out! I'm not
saying we should kick her out, I am
not saying that! But I think we
should figure out a way to keep her
more in the background than before,
you know? Not as many solos... I
don't know! But Nationals is all
about image, and she is just
bringing down our image!
(Suddenly, MARLEY walks in. )
MARLEY
Who is?
(BLAINE, KITTY, and JAKE all look at each other in shock. )
INT. RACHEL'S APARTMENT.
(RACHEL BERRY is sitting on the couch. KURT walks into the
room after a little while. RACHEL looks sad. )
KURT
I thought you'd be asleep by now.
RACHEL
I wasn't tired.
KURT
Santana passed out as soon as she
laid in her bed.
RACHEL
I don't blame her. Tonight was
exhausting.
(KURT sits beside her on the couch. She sighs. )
RACHEL (CONT.)
Thank you so much for tonight,
Kurt. I mean it. I know I've been a
drag to be around these past couple
of days, but I'll try and cheer up
for your sake. I promise.
(KURT smiles. )
KURT
Anything for you, Rachel Berry.
You're my best friend, you know
that. I'm here to help you.
RACHEL
And I'm here to help you.
(The two laugh. )
KURT
Tonight was a quick little get away
but... it didn't get rid of our
problems. I know it didn't.
RACHEL
Of course it didn't.
KURT
I can't stop thinking about...
about Blaine.
(Pause. KURT looks sad. )
RACHEL
We already talked about this. I
told you that it was going to take
time for you to fully release him
from you life. I mean, the guy just
propsed to you a few weeks ago,
it's going to take more than a few
drinks to wipe him out of your
mind. I mean, look at me and Finn.
It took me a while to get him out
of my mind. Besides, you have Adam,
and he's a perfectly great guy and
I think he's just what you need to
forget about Blaine.
KURT
Okay, you and Finn are totally
different. You are still in love
with him and the two of you are
bound to be together. Everyone
knows that. I used to think that
about me and Blaine but... I guess
I was wrong. And Adam. He's a great
guy he's just... I don't know.
He's-
RACHEL
Not Blaine?
(KURT sighs. )
KURT
Right. He's not Blaine.
(Pause. )
KURT (CONT.)
The sad part is that I should be
over him. He really hurt me. Bad.
And the fact that I still have
feelings for him makes me feel like
I'm an idiot!
RACHEL
You're not an idiot, Kurt. You were
in love, and then everything got
screwed up. It's life. It happens.
KURT
What if I never get over him? What
if things never get better for me?
RACHEL
You don't need to worry about that.
They will, trust me.
(Another long pause. RACHEL takes a sip of her tea. )
RACHEL (CONT.)
I can't stop thinking about Funny
Girl.
KURT
Rachel-
RACHEL
I should have heard back from them
by now! I know I should have! So
why is it taking them so long to
tell me that I didn't get it?
KURT
Things like this take time, you
know that. Besides, with you in the
running for anything, of course
it's going to be a hard decision.
RACHEL
Okay, you keep boosting my
confidence, it's time for me to
boot yours. Why are you not out
auditiong for things? You are just
as talented as me.
KURT
I'm too busy with Isabelle.
Besides, I'm not good enough. You
don't have to tell me that just
because you're my best friend-
RACHEL
I'm not! And even thought you are
my best friend, I would tell you
right away if you sucked. That's
what friends do.
KURT
(Sigh.)
I don't know, Rachel. Things are
just really jumbled up in my mind
right now. I need some time to take
things slow and to really think
about these new few months.
RACHEL
And that's okay to do. You don't
have to rush into anyting at all.
That's what college is about,
exploring all of your options until
there's none left.
(KURT smiles. )
KURT
It would be nice to be considered
for a part in a Broadway show.
(RACHEL laughs. )
RACHEL
I guess it's pretty awesome.
(Before the two can say anything else, SANTANA appears
looking tired and grumpy. )
SANTANA
As much as I love to hear to two of
you go on and on about how terrible
your lives are, I would also love
to get some sleep. Do you mind
kindly shutting the hell up?
RACHEL
Sorry Santana!
KURT
Go back to sleep Cruella Deville.
(SANTANA rolls her eyes. )
SANTANA
Screw you.
(SANTANA disappears and RACHEL and KURT quietly laugh. )
INT. CHOIR ROOM.
(The next day in Glee Club. WILL walks in and claps his hands
to settle everyone down.)
WILL
Alright guys, quiet down. We have a
lot to do today.
KITTY
Don't you think it's pretty much
pointless without enough members
here? What? We're gonna practice a
number for Nationals with eight
people?
WILL
Okay, it's more than eight Kitty,
and today I think we should focus a
bit more on getting everything set
and ready for what's to come. We're
going to have new members, guys. I
know it. We just need to breathe
and know that we can recruit.
Blaine is working on some things to
get us started, so it's really all
up to you guys now.
MARLEY
Mr. Schue, I think if you give me a
bit more time, I can convince Ryder
to come back.
(JAKE doesn't like the sound of this. )
WILL
I'll give you all the time you
need, Marley.
ARTIE
What about Sugar? She's just... not
coming back?
WILL
From what I've heard... no.
ARTIE
I don't understand how she could do
something like this! She knows how
important Nationals is to us. She's
just going to leave?
WILL
Look, we can't go around passing
the blame. We just need to keep our
eye on the prize.
UNIQUE
And how are we supposed to do that?
WILL
Like this.
INT. AUDITORIUM.
(Quick cut to the Glee Club on stage. BLAINE comes intot he
spotlight and begins to sing. )
BLAINE
(Singing.)
Pressure, pushing down on me,
pushing down on you, no man ask
for. Under pressure, it burns a
building down, splits a family in
two. Puts people on streets.
JAKE
(Singing.)
It's the terror of knowing what
this world is about. Watching some
good friends screaming.
MARLEY
(Singing.)
Let me out. Pray tomorrow takes me
higher. Pressure on people, people
on streets.
SAM
(Singing.)
Chippin' around, kick my brains
around the floor. These are the
days, it never rains but it pours.
People on streets. People on
streets.
UNIQUE
(Singing.)
It's the terror of knowing what
this world is about. Watching some
good friends screaming, "Let Me
Out!"
BLAINE
(Singing.)
Pray tomorrow, takes me higher.
Pressure on people. People on
streets.
ARTIE
(Singing.)
Turn away from it all a blind man.
Sat on the fence but it don't work.
Keep coming up with love but it's
so slashed and torn. Why, Why, why?
JOE
(Singing.)
Insanity laughs, under pressure
we're cracking.
MARLEY
(Singing.)
Can't we give ourselves one more
chance?
TINA
(Singing.)
Why can't we give love one more
chance? Why can't we give love.
JAKE
(Singing.)
Give love.
MARLEY
(Singing.)
Give love.
KITTY
(Singing.)
Give love.
ARTIE
(Singing.)
Cause loves such an old fashioned
word and love dares you to care for
the people on the-
BLAINE AND ARTIE
(Singing.)
-Edge of the night and love dares
you to change our way of
KITTY AND JAKE
(Singing.)
Caring about ourselves. This is our
last chance.
MARLEY AND UNIQUE
(Singing.)
This is our last dance.
SAM AND BLAINE
(Singing.)
This is ourselves.
TINA AND ARTIE
(Singing.)
Under pressure.
BLAINE
(Singing.)
Pressure.
EVERYONE
(Singing.)
Under pressure.
(They stop singing. There is an obvious tension. MARLEY looks
at Blaine, then back at JAKE. He starts to say something but
she runs out in tears. She knows. And it's going to ruin
everything. )
END OF EPISODE.