Season 1, Episode 14:  Hell-O

Ownership of Glee:  FOX, Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk

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So here's what's happened on Glee:

Will took over the Glee Club, and at first they were terrible (Rachel: we suck), but then they got kind of good.

Quinn got pregnant and said it was Finn's, but really it was Puck's (Finn: I'm done with you).

And Will's wife Terri said she was pregnant, but she was just scared that Will liked Emma (Will: I just left my wife). And then they kissed.

(Rachel: I want you to be happy, Finn) Rachel loves that she and Finn are the glee club's new power couple, but he seems a little weird about it.

Also Kurt and Angie have crushes on Finn, but he just got out of a relationship with Quinn.

And Sue tried to throw sectionals but they won anyway, which is pretty exciting (Sue: This is a travesty of international proportions).

And that's what you missed on Glee!

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Everyone's come back from winter break. Rachel is walking down school hallway between classes. Mercedes joins her.

"Hey, babe, looking good!" Mercedes says with a smile.

Rachel smiles back. "I'm feeling good, Mercedes."

Mercedes chuckles. "This is amazing. Ever since Glee Club won sectionals, everybody looks at us differently."

Kurt joins them while walking to class.

"We're glitterati. I feel like Lady Gaga." Kurt says happily.

Rachel has a bright smile and an even better attitude. "Get used to it, guys, we're stars now, on par with all the jocks and popular kids; oh it's the dawn of a new era here at McKinley, and we are going to rule this school!"

Karofsky, Azimio, and some other guy round a corner and slushee Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes.

Karofsky smirks. "Ooh, welcome to Losertown!"

"Population you!" Azimio says.

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In the choir room, Will drawing stick figure on whiteboard with speech bubble that says "HELLO."

Will points at the drawing. "Hello." He says. The New Directions look confused. "Helloooo?" He asks.

New Directions mumble hellos, but Rachel's is the loudest.

"What do you guys say when you answer the phone?" Will asks.

"What up?" Mercedes says.

Artie smiles. "Who dis be?"

"Mike stop spamming my voicemail." Angie says. Mike shoots her a silly smile.

"No, she's dead, this is her son." Kurt deadpans. The entire good mood is gone.

"O-kay. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, liked to say, "ahoy, ahoy" when he answered the phone. It was Edison who decided that "hello" was a more appropriate greeting." He says. Everyone stares. "Look. I am really proud of what you guys did at sectionals. But, as most of you have realized by now, it hasn't made a bit of difference in your day-to-day at school."

Rachel smiles proudly. "I have a slushee-stained training bra to prove it."

"News flash: no one cares." Angie snaps. Rachel glares at her briefly.

Will continues. "Fact is, we're going to have to be better, even more spectacular at regionals. It's time for some reinvention, some new, New Directions. We need a new ... hello. Here's your assignment for the week: Come up with a fresh number, but it has to have "hello" in the song title. Alright?"

Rachel smiles broadly at Finn, who smiles nervously back.

Angie looks at Finn briefly before clearing her head to do the assignment.

The bell rings.

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Finn sings "Hello, I Love You."

[Hello, I Love You by Finn]

At the end of the song, everyone cheers for Finn.

Rachel stands up. "And that, fellow glee clubbers, is how we say 'hello.'"

Will smiles and Rachel walks toward him. "Mr. Schuster, I'd like to run some of my hello ideas by you."

Angie glares at Rachel. Mike sees Angie's glare and pats her shoulder.

"Come on. Let's go work on our assignment."

Angie has never wanted to work on an assignment as much as she did right now.

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Finn's talking with Brittany and Santana the next day. Apparently, he took them both on a date to Breadstix. "Well, obviously Hawaiian pizza is the best because it's got ham AND pineapple on it, right?" He asks.

Brittany and Santa nod. "Mmhmm, oh god, both, it's so good." They agree.

Finn smiles. "So it's better than most pizzas." He concludes.

Will enters. "Alright, guys, we gotta get moving on those "hello" numbers. Who has got something to show us? Volunteers?" He asks.

Rachel raises hand. "Mr. Schuster, I think I've found a song that sums up my feelings perfectly."

Will smiles. "Fantastic, Rachel. Show us what you got."

Rachel walks to the front of the choir room and nods to band before singing 'Gives You Hell.' She opens singing to Finn. The kids eventually join Rachel in dancing, except for Finn and Angie.

[Gives You Hell by Rachel]

Will rolls his eyes in the background. "Guys." He says but the kids ignore him. "Guys, guys, I don't want to be a buzzkill but the assignment was 'hello.'"

Rachel looks at him. "I'm sorry, I was just focusing on the first syllable." She says and looks back at Finn.

Will sighs. "You know what? I don't think you guys understand the seriousness of what we're up against. While we were busy winning our sectional, Vocal Adrenaline was busy winning theirs. They're last year's national champions. They haven't lost a competition in three years. This is the big leagues, guys. If we don't place at regionals, Glee Club is over." He reiterates.

Rachel looks remorseful.

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Angie is at her locker. She's heard from Santana and Brittany about Rachel seeing Jesse St. James, lead singer of Vocal Adrenaline. She knew Jesse — they'd met at the sheet music store, Between the Sheets. They've been good friends ever since.

Angie is pulled out of her thoughts when Finn shakes her shoulder. The Cheerio looks at the quarterback with a small smile.

"You okay? You look like you're out of breath." Angie states.

"I kind of am out of breath. I ran all the way from the gym to here." Finn said.

"Are you okay?" Angie asked.

"Uh... not really. I'm still upset about breaking up with Quinn. Then I guess I became Rachel's boyfriend, and I'm starting to think maybe I shouldn't be her boyfriend. It doesn't help she's dating that Jesse kid from Vocal Adrenaline." Finn rants.

"Didn't you take Brittany and Santana on a date to Breadstix?" Angie asked.

Finn nodded. "Yeah, but it was really weird. I felt like the third wheel."

Angie sighed. "Well... I'm glad you're opening yourself up to options. You don't have to jump into another relationship if you're not ready. I personally think you should take your time to sort out all of your feelings and then see if you're up for dating or not."

Finn looked at her with a smile. "You're so smart when it comes to this stuff."

Angie shrugged. "I'm really not. This is just my opinion."

Finn smiled and kissed her cheek. "Well thank you. You really helped me out." He said and walked off.

Angie touched her cheek and a smile blossomed onto her face.

"Finn Hudson just kissed me on the cheek."

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Rachel walks into the choir room. "Hey, guys." Rachel says.

Kurt rolls his eyes. "Cut the butter, Benedict Arnold. We heard about your new boyfriend."

Mercedes looks at Rachel. "Look, Rachel, we're all happy that you're happy, but we've worked too hard in Glee Club to let you throw it all away on a relationship that might not even be real."

"Why? Cause he's in Vocal Adrenaline?" Rachel challenges.

"Their motto is "aut neca aut necatus eris," which loosely translates to 'murder or be murdered.'" Kurt states.

"They give their dancers human growth hormone." Angie adds.

"Look, we're not saying the dude is playing you – " Mercedes is cut off by Kurt. "He's playing you." He says.

Mercedes continues. "We just think that until regionals are over, we can't risk the possibility that he is."

"None of us wanna go through what happened at sectionals again." Tina says.

Rachel shakes her head. "Okay, look. Jesse and I might not be true love, but what if we are? I know who I am. And how many chances at this am I gonna get?"

Kurtcedes look at each other.

"If you don't break up with him, you're out." Kurt says, smiling a bit on the inside at the thought of Rachel being out of glee club.

Rachel looks appalled. "But you can't kick me out!"

Artie pipes up. "But we can all quit if Mr. Schue doesn't."

Rachel scoffs. "Well, good luck winning without me."

"Everyone is replaceable. Even you." Angie says offhandedly.

Rachel looks hurt. "How could you do this to me?"

"How could you do this to us? We're a team, and all you've ever wanted was for us to be great, and be a part of something special. Now, is that still true or not?" Mercedes says.

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The New Directions are now on the auditorium stage, where they sing 'Hello Goodbye' with Finn and Rachel as lead. Guys are wearing black suits with skinny ties, girls sleeveless black dresses with big white bows on their chests.

[Hello, Goodbye by New Directions]

After finishing, Rachel walks off. Finn watches as she goes.

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Songs Mentioned/Performed
1. Hello, I Love You - Finn
2. Gives You Hell - Rachel
3. Hello, Goodbye - New Directions

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