Season 4, Episode 8:  Thanksgiving

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

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New Directions alumni come together in the auditorium to sing a mashup of 'Home/Homeward Bound.'

The alumni present:
* Quinn Fabray
* Noah Puckerman
* Finn Hudson
* Angie Hudson
* Santana Lopez
* Mercedes Jones
* Mike Chang

[Home/Homeward Bound by New Directions alumni]

When they finish singing, they all hug.

Most of them kept their promise to come home for the holiday.

Kurt and Rachel are not present, but they have reasons not to show up.

Angie smiles from her place between Finn and Quinn.

"God I miss this."

/ / /

Finn smiles as everyone is gathered in the choir room. At the front of the choir room is Mercedes, Mike, Quinn, Santana, and Puck.

"All right, do you realize, standing before you are legends?" Finn asks.

There's cheers and applause from Tina, Sam, Blaine, Artie and the others.

"Any single one of these guys could be. President of the United States one day." Finn says.

Mike shrugs. "I don't know about that." He says.

"And lucky for us, they've agreed to help us..." Finn is interrupted by Puck.

"Hang with the new chumps and see if some of our sheer awesomeness doesn't rub off on you." Puck finishes.

"It will. When you hear your name, pair up. Puck, you're with your brother. Mike, you're with Ryder. Marley, you're with Santana. Kitty, you're with Quinn. Wade, Mercedes." Angie says.

"I knew it. Mercedes was cloned." Brittany whispers to Sam.

Finn turns his attention to the newbies. "Now, your mentors are here to help you with whatever you need: Singing, dancing..."

"Birth control." Quinn inputs.

"You're so funny and self-deprecating! We're so much alike!" Kitty says.

"Wanky." Comes the reply of Santana and Angie.

"The worst mistake that we can make is to underestimate our competition. The Warblers are ruthless this year." Finn says.

"Don't forget about the Rosedale Mennonites. Any show choir that can raise a barn in five minutes deserves mad respect." Artie comments.

Finn and Angie take their seats. "Marley and Blaine will handle our duet, and for the showstopper we're doing 'Gangnam Style.'" Finn reveals.

Santana begins one of her interventions. "Okay, lumps, let me just say out loud what everyone here is thinking: You finally got an okay haircut, you're not doing that annoying half smirk as much as you used to, but you're still a idiot. No one in this room can tackle a massive dance
number except for Britt. That includes your little "Hand-Jive" that, to me, looked more like a hand..." she's cut off by Joe.

"Is there any way Mr. Shue can come back for this?" Joe asks.

"Listen to me, we have never lost sectionals before, and there's no way we're gonna do it under my watch. We can and we will succeed! We need an ambitious number with a strong dance element. That's the Warbler's calling card, and we need to blow them out of the water. And Mike and Angie said they could easily show one of our guys how to do the dance number." Finn says.

Mike and Angie look confused. "We did?"

Finn has a moment of realization. "Crap. I, uh, I kind of forgot to ask you two about that. But one of our guys is gonna have to take the lead with Britt. So who's it gonna be?"

Sam clears his throat. "Hello? White Chocolate." He answers.

He begins beatboxing and starts doing his White Chocolate dance.

Angie laughs gently. "God it's good to have you guys back."

/ / /

Brittany, Angie, Quinn and Santana sit before the New Directions girls.

"Along with being beautiful, the four of us are National Show Choir Championship goddesses." Brittany says.

"We are winners. Which is why Finn has asked us to come and shower you with the inspiration that is the Unholy Quartet." Santana explains.

Quinn nods. "Santana, Angie, Brittany and I knew each other so well that I could tell by the slightest quiver in Santana's upper lip which way we were gonna move. Whether our hips are gonna shake or shimmy."

"And I could tell by the way Quinn's eyes moved which way we were going: left, right, forwards, backwards... we just knew." Angie adds.

"No. You girls have to be tight up there, okay? The judges love the feminine quality, and the Warblers just don't have it." Santana continues.

"It's about being individuals. You know, we're all different. But it's also about synchronicity." Quinn finishes.

"Can you give us an example?" Marley asks.

Quinn chuckles. "It's been a few months, but I'm the four of us could put together something on the fly." She says.

The girls squeal.

Angie smiles as she and Quinn take the front, and Brittany and Santana take the back.

The Unholy Quartet performs 'Come See About Me.'

[Come See About Me by the Unholy Quartet]

When they finish, the girls are cheering, and begin partaking in excited chatter.

Santana sees Marley's not feeling well. "Hey, are you... are you feeling okay? You look like you're gonna hurl."

Marley smiles. "Um, I think I'm just really tired from all the rehearsing." She says.

/ / /

Angie and Santana are talking when Quinn walks up and takes Angie by the wrist. "Come with me. I hear Puck's brother is trying to pressure Marley into having sex." Quinn says.

Angie changes her tune right away. One half of the Unholy Quartet walks up to the Puckerman brothers.

"Oh, speak of the devil I knocked up. And my favorite ex-girlfriend." Puck says.

"Back off of Marley." Quinn states.

"Excuse me?" Jake asks.

"You heard Quinn. Back. Off. Of. Marley." Angie states lowly.

"I got this, little bro. See those furrowed brows, lips pursed, hands on their hips, this is what I like to call "Loopy Quinn" and "Loopy Angie." It's an irrational state that they apparently only reserves for Puckermans." Puck says.

"He's messing with her head." Quinn informs.

"He's pressuring her to have sex with him." Angie states.

"Who told you that?" Jake asks.

"I don't need somebody to tell me that the biggest womanizer in school is trying to take advantage of the naive girl who just wants to fit in and be loved." Quinn comments.

Angie nods. "Especially if the womanizer's last name is Puckerman."

"You two don't know me. I'm a lot of thing he's not, and I would never do that to Marley." Jake defends.

"I don't believe you." Quinn says and walks past the Puckerman brothers.

"Quinn, I think you're being a little out of line here." Puck states.

"Says you. We're trying to make sure Jake and Marley don't become the next Noah and Quinn." Angie tells her friend.

Quinn looks at Jake. "The only way you're gonna win sectionals is if Marley's at her best. And if you keep distracting her, she's not going to be."

Puck sighs. "I don't miss that Quinn." He says.

Angie rolls her eyes and gives him a smile. "It's really good to see you again Puck."

/ / /

Angie and Brittany walk into the choir room to see both Quinn and Santana holding their faces.

"What are you guys doing?" Brittany asks.

"Nothing." Quinn replies.

Angie raises an eyebrow. "Hey Q, wanna walk with me?" She asks.

Quinn nods and they walk down the hall together.

"So... how's Finn?" Quinn asks with a smile.

Angie's smile brightens. "He's good. He was so good helping Artie and I direct Grease. Wish you could've been there."

Quinn smiles. "I wanted to, and I'm sorry I didn't come. Hopefully this makes up for it."

Angie smiles back. "It totally makes up for it."

Quinn nods. "Have you and Finn made Christmas plans?" She asks.

"We're trying. But between my college classes and glee club, we don't exactly have that much free time together." Angie answers.

Quinn shakes her head with a smile. "I can't believe you guys are the longest lasting couple out of New Directions. It's got to be some sort of record."

Angie laughs gently. "I guess so. I was kinda sad when Kurt told me he wasn't coming home for Thanksgiving, but I understand he doesn't want to leave Rachel in New York by herself."

Quinn smiles and hugs her. "I'm so proud of you. You've gone through so much, and you've come out even better and stronger because of it."

Angie smiles. "Well... I was inspired by you. You had a rough sophomore year, Quinn. And you came back stronger in your junior year. Yes, you lost your way a bit, but you remembered who you truly were. That's what I love so much about you. It's what I miss the most about you too."

Quinn wipes away a few tears. "You're making me cry." She says and laughs gently.

Angie gently laughs. "C'mon. Let's go get lunch or something. Hang out like the old days before I drive myself crazy preparing for Sectionals."

/ / /

Angie walks over to Marley and Unique. "Hustle up, you two. You're gonna miss show circle." She says and walks over to the others, placing herself between Finn and Quinn.

"What's show circle?" Marley asks.

Finn smiles. "It's a tradition before every competition. It's something Mr. Shue made up. And today I want to add to it. Joe, how about you lead us in prayer?"

Puck smiles. "Whoa, dude, Old Testament. There's Hebrews here."

Joe nods. "Yeah, okay. This is one of my favorite Bible verses from Isaiah. Considering that the Warblers are so good, and that it's the first competition for a lot of you, I think it's appropriate. "So do not fear because I am with you. Do not be dismayed. I will strengthen you, I will uphold you with my righteous hand." And our righteous dance moves, amen." Joe says.

Finn smiles. "All right!"

There's indistinct chatter and applause.

Puck smiles. "Ugh! Man, I-I remember our first sectionals like it was yesterday."

Angie smiles tenderly, remembering their first Sectionals. "That was... something."

Finn gently squeezes Angie's hand. "We came together as a team because we had to. Because no one outside our circle knew how much we'd been through, and how much it meant to us to win it. This is our house. Look into the faces of these graduates. They've been to the mountaintop. This is just the first step in your climb to meet them there." Finn says.

"On three?" Angie asks.

Finn nods.

"One, two, three! A... mazing!" Everyone says.

/ / /

Angie watches the Warblers perform 'Whistle.'

[Whistle by the Warblers]

They receive applause and then transition into 'Live While We're Young.'

[Live While We're Young by the Warblers]

Angie claps for them out of respect for their performance.

She can see the uneasy looks on the newbies' faces. "Hey. Don't let them get to you. Nerves are not the best thing to have right before a performance."

/ / /

"Hey Kurt, can we talk?" Blaine asks while talking to Kurt on the phone.

"Yeah." Kurt agrees.

"Kurt, I just want you to know that no matter..."

Kurt interrupts. "Just let me talk for a second. Look, you've... you've said you're sorry a million times. And... I believe you. And I'm trying to forgive you, but... I'm just not there yet. But... it's Thanksgiving, and it's sectionals, and... I miss you like crazy. And... I can't stand not talking to you, even though I'm mad at you. 'Cause you're still my best friend."

Blaine nods. "You're mine, too."

"At Christmas, we... we need to have a mature heart-to-heart." Kurt decides.

Blaine nods. "I can do that." He says.

Kurt nods. "Good." He states.

One day, Kurt will somewhat forgive Blaine.

/ / /

The New Directions perform 'Gangnam Style.'

[Gangnam Style by New Directions]

Angie is the one to see Marley faint onstage.

/ / /

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Songs Mentioned/Performed
1. Home/Homeward Bound - New Directions alumni
2. Come See About Me - The Unholy Quartet 
3. Whistle - The Warblers
4. Live While We're Young - The Warblers
5. Gangnam Style - New Directions

I love this episode!

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*So we're almost halfway done with season 4, and I'm proud of how far we've gotten with Angie and Finn's story. Thank you guys so much for taking a chance on this story; it means the world to me.*