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About the show
- Schedule
- Tuesdays, 8 p.m.
- Fox
- Cast
- Matthew Morrison
- 'Will Schuester'
- Lea Michele
- 'Rachel Berry'
- Dianna Agron
- 'Quinn Fabray'
- Chris Colfer
- 'Kurt Hummel'
- Amber Riley
- 'Mercedes Jones'
- 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'
- Ashley Fink
- 'Lauren Zizes'
- Mike O'Malley
- 'Burt Hummel'
- Jayma Mays
- 'Emma Pillsbury'
- Jane Lynch
- 'Sue Sylvester'
- Creators
- Ryan Murphy
- Brad Falchuk
- Ian Brennan
- Executive Producers
- Ryan Murphy
- Brad Falchuk
- Ian Brennan
- Dante Di Loreto
- Debut
- May 19, 2009
- Official Site
- http://www.fox.com/glee
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Recaps
Ep.12/13 - 2009/Dreams Come True
Glee Recap: The Movie Never Ends
Time to ugly-cry.
Ep.11 - We Built This Glee Club
Glee Recap: Come Sail Away
It brings the warm fuzzies.
Ep.10 - The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester
Glee Recap: The Final Countdown
What the hell was this episode?
Ep.09 - Child Star
Glee Recap: Friday, I’m in Love
This episode suffered from a touch of the Ruby Problem.
Ep.08 - A Wedding
Glee Recap: I Do, I Do, I Do
The episode was overly sentimental, unrealistic, and really lovely.
Ep.07 - Transitioning
Glee Recap: Introducing Sheldon Beiste
None of this would work with an actor less skilled than Dot-Marie Jones.
Ep.06 - What the World Needs Now
Glee Recap: Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
Last night's episode was the tiniest bit boring.
Ep.05 - The Hurt Locker, Part 2
Glee Recap: Elevator Horror Story
For the duration of the series, there will be no fourth wall.
Ep.04 - The Hurt Locker, Part 1
Glee Recap: A Suitcase Full of Glitter and Tears
The show returns to its darkly hilarious roots.
Ep.03 - Jagged Little Tapestry
Glee Tackled a Delicate Topic Surprisingly Well Last Night
Plus: vigorous scissoring.
Ep.1/2 - Loser Like Me/Homecoming
Glee Season 6 Premiere Recap: Filed by Emotion
Judging by last night's two strong episodes, Glee might just go out with a bang.
Ep.20 - The Untitled Rachel Berry Project
Glee Season 5 Finale Recap: Canonical Bird Fetishes
Glee ended its fifth season, and it still hasnt’t quite figured out what to be now.
Ep.19 - Old Dog, New Tricks
Glee Recap: Dogs, Tricks, and Peter Pan
There are a lot of puppies in this episode. And June Squibb.
Ep.18 - The Back-Up Plan
Glee Recap: What’s Your Damage, Rachel Berry?
What sheer joy it was to see Shirley MacLaine charge up to a stage with a microphone in her hand.
Ep.17 - Opening Night
Glee Recap: Bi-Curious Minstrel Show of Self-Congratulation
“Do people like Rachel?” It’s a perfectly valid question.
Ep.16 - Tested
Glee Recap: Love Is a Battlefield
This episode began with a fake newsreel about the clap, and it was one of the best thing's Glee's done in a while.
Ep.15 - Bash
Glee Recap: Nobody Puts Kurt Hummel in a Corner
Don’t half-ass Sondheim.
Ep.14 - New New York
Glee Recap: Accursed Ennui
Everyone's finally in New York.
Ep.13 - New Directions
Glee Recap: Long Live the New Directions
The New Directions are dead. Long live the New Directions.
Ep.12 - 100
Glee Recap: End of an Era
Gwyneth Paltrow and Kristin Chenoweth, great, but Heather Morris was the MVP.
Ep.11 - City of Angels
Glee Recap: How the Story Was Supposed to End
What ifs.
Ep.10 - Trio
Glee Recap: A Dude Ranch on a Nuclear Waste Site
Renditions of "Hold On" and "Gloria" and "Barracuda": Can you say sassy?
Ep.09 - Frenemies
Glee Recap: Kelly Clarkson Solves Everything
Rachel gets a New York Magazine cover shoot — how meta.
Ep.08 - Previously Unaired Christmas
Glee Recap: Christmas, Now With Less Death
See you in February.
Ep.07 - Puppet Master
Glee Recap: The Fox Says Whatever
It’s hard not to be at least a little charmed by puppet versions of every Glee character.
Ep.06 - Movin’ Out
Glee Recap: The Channing Tatum Former Male Stripper Grant
A Billy Joel tribute without “We Didn’t Start the Fire”? Seriously?
Ep.05 - The End of Twerk
Glee Recap: Twerking, Moles, and ‘Blurred Lines’
Transgender issues? Relevant. The rape-iness of "Blurred Lines"? Not so much.
Ep.04 - A Katy or a Gaga
Glee Recap: Loincloths and Vine-Swinging Notwithstanding
“Are you a Katy or a Gaga?” isn’t a particularly interesting question.
Ep.03 - The Quarterback
Glee Recap: His Voice in Our Head
R.I.P. Finn Hudson.
Ep.02 - Tina in the Sky With Diamonds
Glee Recap: Take a Sad Song and Make It Better
Prom night, Beatles (and Carrie) style.
Ep.01 - Love, Love, Love
Glee Recap: Nothing You Can Sing That Can’t Be Sung
Last night on Glee, two boys got engaged.
Ep.22 - All or Nothing
Glee Season Finale Recap: Regionals, Obviously
The season finale was mostly a love letter to, for, and about Brittany.
Ep.21 - Wonder-ful
Glee Recap: Misguidedly Supportive Television Parents
We're just super stoked to get a Glee where no one’s getting shot at or molested.
Ep.20 - Lights Out
Glee Recap: Unplugged and Ill-Advised
Not all the things that complicate us or make us interesting as humans are born out of trauma, Glee.
Ep.18 - Sweet Dreams
Glee Recap: Continue Believin’
Glee consistently abandons the important issues it milks for drama. Maybe it shouldn't try then.
Ep.18 - Shooting Star
Glee Recap: No One Dies
No one's saying Glee isn't allowed to try to tackle big issues like school shootings. The show's just not very good at it.
Ep.17 - Guilty Pleasures
Glee Recap: Songs About Sweaters
Glee just loves to follow terrible episodes with pretty good ones like last night's.
Ep.16 - Feud
Glee Recap: Don’t Apply Logic to Lopez
Is anyone else increasingly frustrated at how phoned-in this season has been?
Ep.15 - Girls (and Boys) on Film
Glee Recap: Movie Meh-gic
It's movies week on Glee, and the show sings its 500th song.
Ep.14 - I Do
Glee Recap: An Anxiety Attack Set to Music
A lot of hooking up on last night's episode.
Ep.12 - Diva
Glee Recap: Where Air Comes From
Kurt blows Rachel away with a song from Les Miz.
Ep.12 - Naked
Glee Recap: Crazy Girl Makes Good
The New Directions are back in the running.
Ep.11 - Sadie Hawkins
Glee Recap: Stolen Kisses, Stolen Songs
What will likely overshadow last night's episode (which, honestly, would be a breeze to overshadow) is the whole Jonathan Coulton thing.
Ep.10 - Glee, Actually
Glee Recap: Your Christmas/Mayan-Apocalypse Gift Is Prostate Cancer
Glee's Christmas episodes are historically problematic. The streak continues.
Ep.09 - Swan Song
Glee Recap: Carefully Chosen Bells and Whistles
If you’re a casual Glee fan, you might have missed how directly last night’s episode knocked down the fourth wall.
Ep.08 - Thanksgiving
Glee Recap: Just Sing Gibberish
It’s sectionals time!
Ep.07 - Dynamic Duets
Glee Recap: Holding Out For a Hero
Everything about this episode felt like season one Glee.
Ep.06 - Glease
Glee Recap: Glease Is The Word
Thanks for the lesson on how to binge and purge, Glee.
Ep.05 - The Role You Were Born to Play
Glee Recap: I’ve Been Knocked Out by a Car Door Before
Greased lightning!
Ep.04 - The Break-Up
Glee Recap: We Need to Talk About Klaine
A quartet of breakups.
Ep.03 - Makeover
Glee Recap: Strip Debates and Couture Bunkers
Last night was Sarah Jessica Parker’s first appearance as Kurt’s very kind boss at Vogue.
Ep.02 - Britney 2.0
Glee Recap: Britney, One More Time
It’s been 723 days since our last Britney Spears–themed episode of Glee.
Ep.01 - The New Rachel
Glee Recap: New Faces, Old Slushies
It's a new Glee this season, as the producers and cast spent all summer warning us — a show that's been spun off into itself.
Ep.22 - Goodbye
Glee Recap: The End Is an Afterthought
No one has ever watched Glee to see the kids graduate. But yet, there they were.
Ep.21 - Nationals
Glee Recap: Commemorative Plaques All Around
"Nationals" was Glee at its best: Singing teenagers. Some feelings. Some jokes. We even cried once!
Ep.20 - Props
Glee Recap: Leg Warmers and Massive Arcs of Fire
We came to this episode fairly prepared to hate the Freaky Friday body swap.
Ep.19 - Prom-asaurus
Glee Recap: When Dino Prom Ruled the Earth
When prom and anti-prom meet, do they cancel each other out?
Ep.18 - Choke
Glee Recap: Just Stick to Singing Teenagers
Remember the time Glee had an episode about domestic violence and called it "Choke"?
Ep.17 - Dance With Somebody
Glee Recap: The Whitney Tribute
Okay, maybe the locker shrine was a bit much.
Ep.16 - Saturday Night Glee-ver
Glee Recap: The Theme Is Obviously Jumpsuits
It's Saturday Night Fever time, but not a single mention of the Bee Gees.
Ep.15 - Big Brother
Glee Recap: Your Moves Lacked a Theme
In which we discover what happened with the marriage and car accident cliff-hangers.
Ep.14 - On My Way
Glee Recap: Suicide and Regionals
Which is the A-story?
Ep.13 - Heart
Glee Recap: Jeff Goldblum O’Clock
Glee! NO RAPPING!!! Ever!
Ep.12 - The Spanish Teacher
Glee Recap: La Cucaracha
Ugh, Will Schuester.
Ep.11 - Michael
Glee Recap: Takin’ It to the Streets
"I'd throw this milk in your face but it's not nearly scalding enough."
Ep.10 - Yes/No
Glee Recap: Did She Put Up a Fight?
Helen Mirren, synchronized swimming, and marriage proposals.
Ep.09 - Extraordinary Merry Christmas
Glee Recap: Yes, We Know It’s Christmastime
Congratulations, Glee. You've ruined Joni Mitchell.
Ep.08 - Hold on to Sixteen
Glee Recap: Thank You for Being My Friend
Not just something you say to red solo cups.
Ep.07 - I Kissed a Girl
Glee Recap: Lady Music
The theme of this episode is “violently ripping a vulnerable gay teenager out of the closet."
Ep.06 - Mash Off
Glee Recap: Slap Slap
Santana might not make any sense sometimes, but she is not boring.
Ep.05 - The First Time
Glee Recap: Losing It
"How are we, as virgins, supposed to follow THAT?!"
Ep.04 - Pot O' Gold
Glee Recap: Lucky Charms
Leprechauns, pizza making morticians, and last-minute congressional races.
Ep.03 - Asian F
Glee Recap: Ginger Supremacy
This episode is bonkers.
Ep.02 - I Am Unicorn
Glee Recap: The Last Unicorn
"Will Schuester never did appreciate the gentle tremble of your thin, forgettable alto."
Ep.01 - Episode 01
Glee Recap: Beat It
Season three begins!
Ep.22 - New York
Glee Recap: A Helluva Town
It's the finale, nationals, and more original songs.
Ep.21 - Funeral
Glee Recap: Try a Little Tenderness
Glee club reaches out to Sue in her time of need.
Ep.20 - Prom Queen
Glee Recap: Prom Happens
And it's dramatic for everyone.
Ep.19 - Rumours
Glee Recap: Mac Attack
'Glee' does 'Rumours' and rumors.
Ep.18 - Born This Way
Glee Recap: Nip/Tuck
Everyone learns to live with what they hate about themselves.
Ep.17 - Night of Neglect
Glee Recap: Lack of R-E-S-P-E-C-T
'Glee' returns from hiatus.
Ep.16 - Orginal Song
Glee Recap: New Material
Blurt happens, and so do original songs.
Ep.15 - Sexy
Glee Recap: Too Sexy for This Song
Gwyneth Paltrow returns, with a “there’s no day too soon for (protected) sex!” mantra.
Ep.14 - Blame It on The Alcohol
Glee Recap: Just Say No
Featuring the musical stylings of “Ke Dollar Sign Ha”
Ep.13 - Episode 13
Glee Recap: Never Say Never
Remember last week’s episode of 'Glee'? Yeah, those sure were the days.
Ep.12 - Silly Love Songs
Glee Recap: Blue Valentine
"I've kissed Finn, and just let me say? Not worth a buck."
Ep.11 - The Sue Sylvester Shuffle
Glee Recap: Better Understanding Through Zombie Dancing
Everyone finally gives in to the 'Glee' mantra that life is better when you're singing and dancing.
Ep.10 - A Very Glee Christmas
Glee Recap: A Mean One
"Even the smallest envelope is heavy for an elf."
Ep.09 - Special Education
Glee Recap: Why the Caged Kurt Sings
Why is a choir of senior citizens competing against two high schools?
Ep.08 - Furt
Glee Recap: Here Comes the Bride
"I just prefer to think of the homeless as outdoorsy."
Ep.07 - The Substitute
Glee Recap: Forget Schue
It turns out that a dose of wacky Gwyneth Paltrow was just what the doctor ordered for this season of 'Glee.'
Ep.06 - Never Been Kissed
Glee Recap: Teenage Dream
After five episodes this season, it would appear 'Glee' has decided to go back to a little thing called "plot."
Ep.05 - The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Glee Recap: Damn It
The episode that could have truly transgressed was actually one of the more traditional 'Glee' shows.
Ep.04 - Episode 04
Glee Recap: Get Happy
"If I don't have something warm beneath me, I can't digest my food."
Ep.03 - Grilled Cheesus
Glee Recap: Faith
"I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I guess I don't have to — I think Mary Lou Retton's, like, an orphan or something."
Ep.02 - Britney/Brittany
Glee Recap: Speared
"I'm Brittany S. Pierce. I've lived my entire life in Britney Spears's shadow."
Ep.01 - Audition
Glee Premiere Recap: Kinda Busy
The most meta episode starter ever!
Ep.22 - Journey
Glee Season-Finale Recap: Carry On, Carry On
We love it — more than most things in life! But the show still has a lot to learn.
Ep.21 - Funk
Glee Recap: Renegades of Funk
At first, we worried about this week’s episode. But we shouldn't have.
Ep.20 - Theatricality
Glee Recap: Gaga Week Arrives!
The group goes Gaga and Kiss; Kurt and Finn fight; and Rachel finally finds her mom.
Ep.19 - Dream On
Glee Recap: Get Out of That Chair
Welcome, Neil Patrick Harris! You are awesome.
Ep.18 - Laryngitis
Glee Recap: Is It Getting Better?
Great tunes, believable and touching plot, and a healthy dose of absurdism.
Ep.17 - Bad Reputation
Glee Recap: Collaborate and Listen
Bad songs of the world, unite!
Ep.16 - Home
Glee Recap: Kristin Chenoweth Comes Home
How do you follow up Madonna?
Ep.15 - The Power of Madonna
Glee Recap: Madonna and Children
We can all breathe now: The Madonna episode was, for the most part, epic.
Ep.14 - Hell-o
Glee Recap: Greetings
Say hello to the cruel realities you’re used to, our characters are told, 'cause they won’t go away any time soon.
Ep.13 - Sectionals
Glee Recap: We’ll Always Have Sectionals
Until April …
Ep.12 - Mattress
Glee: Jump Around
At long last, Absurd Pregnancy Plotline No. 1 has resolved itself!
Ep.11 - Hairography
Glee: Driven to Distraction
One of the best songs yet — as well as one of the worst.
Ep.10 - Ballad
Glee: I Just Crush a Lot
Lust is in the air as we head back to Crazytown.
Ep.09 - Wheels
Glee: Roll Play
Finally, everyone is dealing with believable problems.
Ep.08 - Mash-Up
Glee: Rap Attack
Schue gets on the mike!
Ep.07 - Throwdown
Glee: Minority Report
Sue barks out the most marvelous roll call ever: “Gay kid! Wheels! Asian! Other Asian! Aretha!”
Ep.06 - Vitamin D
Glee: Divide and Conquer
Mr. Schue's grand idea: Get the kids in competition, and they’ll get psyched for Sectionals!
Ep.05 - The Rhodes Not Taken
Glee: You Best Believe It
Who thought Kristin Chenoweth, squeaky mistress of soprano sunshine, could bring gravitas to the show?
Ep.04 - Preggers
Glee: Here’s the Kicker?
The football team learns the true meaning of teamwork — and putting a ring on it!
Ep.03 - Acafellas
Glee: This Is How We Do It (Once a Week)
"This is what we call total disaster, ladies. I’m going to ask you to smell your armpits."
Ep.02 - Showmance
Glee Season Premiere: Pushing It Real Good
We rate the musical numbers in the categories of Pizazz, Relevance, and Absurdity!