The World Of Glee: Glee Season 1 Episode 2

Aired: 9/9/2009

Will Schuester 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, Terri, receives some unexpected news.

What Happend In This Episode:

The Glee episode entitled “Showmance” begins as Will (Matthew Morrison) starts his day. We see him drive up in his beat up car, and walk through the parking lot engaging in some quick banter with all of the New Directions kids. As he enters the campus, we see Emma (Jayma Mays) waiting around a corner to “accidently” run into Will, and as he approaches that’s exactly what she does. They have a quick conversation, and Quinn (Dianna Agron) passes and tells will that Ms. Sylvester (Jane Lynch) is waiting for him in her office and she doesn’t like to be kept waiting!

Will enters Sue’s office where she is just finishing up “blasting her hammies” and she offers him an iron pill with the advice that it “Keeps your strength up while menstruating.” To which Will says, “I don’t menstruate” and Sue announces “either do I”. Sue mentions to Will that Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) has told her that if the Glee club doesn’t place at Regionals, they will be disbanded. She then offers him a job as his assistant if and when that happens. Will tells Sue that he’s not worried as the Glee kids are phenomenal, and then Sue pulls out a copy of The Show Choir Rule Book and informs Will that if the Glee club wants to perform at Regionals they need to have 12 members, and currently they only have 5 and a half.

The next scene cuts to Finn (Cory Monteith) and Quinn arguing by Finn’s locker, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) is nearby not so subtly eavesdropping on their conversation. Quinn is yelling at Finn because she is concerned that his involvement in the Glee club is going to jeopardize their chances of becoming Homecoming King and Queen, and she promises him that if he quits New Directions that she’ll let him feel her up, over the bra of course! Finn walks away and Quinn pulls Rachel aside to not so nicely tell her to back off of her man! As the conversation is wrapping up Puck (Mark Salling) walks by and throws a slurpee in Rachel’s face.

Now we are brought to the Glee club rehearsal. The scene begins as the kids are performing Le Freak. As they wrap up the song Will announces that they will be performing the song at the school assembly to try and drum up some new members for the Glee club. Everyone is horrified, convinced that performing the song will be humiliating so they try to get Will to pick a more updated song but he insists that Le Freak is the way to go, after all they did win the 93’ Nationals with it!

Next we join Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig) and Will as they are having brunch with Terri’s sister and her family. They decide that since Terri is expecting, the Scheuster’s are going to have to buy a new house. Terri and Will go look at a model home and Terri falls in love. Will promises to provide whatever she wants, no matter what it takes as the new house is at the top of their budget. Will takes a second job as school janitor to help foot the bill.

Back at the school, we’re again brought to the Glee kids rehearsing. Will lets the group know that he was listening when they asked for some updated music, and breaks out the sheet music for a new song. Gold Digger! They perform the song, with Will doing the main rap and everyone is excited as they want to sing this at the school assembly instead of Le Freak. Will disappoints the group as he tells them the number won’t be ready in time, and they will still be singing Le Freak.

Rachel is determined to save herself and the rest of the Glee kids from humiliation, so with the help of Finn sets out to make fliers to hang around school in an effort to get some new members and be able to cancel the show. The two are caught by Sue and brought to the Principal’s office, where Will is asked to join them. Sue goes on and on about how the principal won’t believe what they were doing, and when it comes out that they were just using the Cheerio’s copy machine, they decide to just make them pay for the copies and that is that.

The group decides to meet behind Will’s back, and they decide to sex up the performance for the assembly. Not knowing anything about this, Will introduces the group to the school and the sing their version of Push It. The song is a huge hit with the student population however the administration is horrified. Will, Principal Figgins, and Sue Sylvester. Sue urges the principle to disband the Glee club; however, he realizes their talent and potential and gives them a second chance. The only condition he has is they must sing songs from a list given to him by his pastor.

Rachel and Finn are practicing together when things get a little romantic. The two begin eating a picnic lunch, and start to make out. Finn, realizing he’s unable to control his excitement jumps up and begs Rachel not to tell anyone this happened. Meanwhile, Terri is at the doctor and discovers that she is having a hysterical pregnancy.

Not wanting to lose her man to the Glee club, Quinn and her friend decide to audition. They sing a fabulous rendition of “I Say a Little Prayer” and a very impressed Will lets them in. Coach Sue Sylvester is not happy that the girls have decided to join the Glee club, and decides to take advantage of their membership to try to infiltrate from the inside. Finn and Quinn patch things up and Rachel watches as it all happens and is very hurt. The show ends as Rachel is singing “Take a Bow”, and reflecting on the relationship she wants to have with Finn.

And that's what happened on Glee.