Season 4, Episode 5:  The Role You Were Born to Play

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

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Blaine and Sam see that there's a signup sheet on the bulletin board for Grease auditions.

"Auditions are tomorrow. As president and vice president, we can pretty much decree which ever parts we want, right?" Sam asks.

Blaine sighs. "I'm not sure I'm gonna do the musical this year. I'm not in the right headspace to do a project like Grease. Since Kurt and I broke up, I haven't slept, I lost my appetite. I don't even gel on weekends."

"This is pretty serious, then." Sam says.

Blaine sighs sadly. "Sam, Kurt was my soulmate. We talked about spending the rest of our lives together. About retiring in Provincetown and buying a lighthouse and starting an artists' colony. And now he won't even return my calls. He won't text me. Hell, he won't even talk to me. He's gone. Maybe forever." He laments.

Sam sighs and pats Blaine's shoulder. "Dude, I get it, except for the lighthouse part. But look, everybody's been there. You'll get through it."

Blaine walks with Sam down the hall.

Blaine couldn't help but cry all the time. He had something good with Kurt. And that something good was ruined in seconds because of Blaine.

Blaine never wanted to be forgiven.

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Blaine ends up singing 'Hopelessly Devoted to You' as his audition song for Grease.

[Hopelessly Devoted to You by Blaine]

Artie, Angie and Finn sit in the audience of the auditorium, clapping for Blaine. Though Angie and Finn aren't Blaine's biggest fans right now, he had a great audition song.

Artie wants Blaine to play Danny Zuko, but Blaine refuses. Instead, he wants the role of Teen Angel.

Did I mention Artie asked Angie and Finn to be his co-directors for the musical?

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The next day after school, Angie and Finn sit with Artie, Mike and Mercedes in the auditorium to watch more auditions.

The first three were really bad.

"Next!" Artie says.

Marley and Unique perform 'Blow Me (One Last Kiss)' by Pink as a duet for their audition.

[Blow Me (One Last Kiss) by Marley and Unique]

When they're done, they get applause from all three alumni and Artie.

"That was outstanding!" Mike applauds.

"You go girls!" Mercedes cheers.

"Yeah that's my girls!" Angie celebrates.

"What roles were you guys wanting?" Finn asks.

"Sandy. Definitely Sandy." Marley states.

Angie writes down Marley's name under the potential Sandy's.

"What about you Wade?" Mike asks.

"I'd like to play the role of Rizzo."

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Finn sighs as he sits in the choir room with Angie, Mercedes, Mike and Artie.

"Okay, we need to do that thing where we call people back. What's that called?" He asks.

"Callbacks." Artie inputs.

"I don't know. I feel like Kitty has the inside track on Sandy." Mercedes states.

"Sandy can't be brunette." Artie comments.

"Oh, like Maria couldn't be black?" Mercedes bites back.

"That was a year ago, Mercedes. Let it go." Mike tells her.

"Okay, so we call back all the Sandys and the Dannys. What about the rest?" Angie asks.

"Brittany for Cha Cha, she's the best dancer." Finn immediately says.

"You know, Tina would make a great Jan. It's too bad she won't audition because she refuses to be in the same room with Mike." Artie says.

"Okay, what about Rizzo?" Mercedes interjects.

"Now, I know it's way outside of the box, but I like Unique for it. He wants it so badly. He's the best singer, too." Finn remarks.

"So, we cast a brunette as Sandy and a guy as Rizzo." Artie mumbles.

Angie looks at her brother. "Artie, you gotta think outside the box."

"Think about how cool it would be to do something really different." Finn recalls.

"Though I don't agree with your choices, I appreciate your passion. It's nice to have the old Finn back." Artie says.

Finn smiles. "It's nice to be the old me."

Angie nods. "I second that."

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Unique walks into the choir room to meet up with Finn and Angie.

"Hey. I came to talk to you about the play. I get it. I heard about Coach Sylvester's meltdown." Unique says.

Finn smiles. "We want to offer you the part."

"But what about Coach Sue?" Unique asks.

"Well, Sue isn't directing the play. We are." Angie states.

Finn nods. "So now all you got to worry about is getting a curly wig and learning the words to 'There Are Worse Things I Could Do.'" Finn states. "And I'll take care of Coach Sue or anybody else who might try and stop us."

"Unique knows the song and has the wig." Unique says.

Finn nods. "Good."

Angie looks to Unique. "You okay?"

Unique sighs. "I don't feel right in the men's locker room. But I can't go into the girls'. And I don't feel right in men's clothing, but I can't wear dresses every day. It sucks to never know your place. It's just nice, for once, to feel like I've found one."

Finn nods. "Yeah, it is. Well, uh...before I post the cast list, I just need to know that you're both ready for this. Angie remembers when Mercedes quit the glee club after the double-casting of Maria in West Side Story, but I want to make sure you're okay with this decision, Unique. 'Cause there's gonna be a lot of heat on you, and like I said, I can shield you from some of it, but... At the end of the day, you're gonna be the one out on that stage."

Angie smiles as she wraps an arm around Unique's arms. "We'll defend you as best as we can. If anyone gives my girl any trouble, I'll kick their ass." Angie says proudly.

Unique smiles, happy to have a friend as fierce and loyal as Angie. "I'm so glad we're friends," Unique says.

Finn chuckles. "All right, all right."

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When the cast list goes up, the New Directions gather around it and smile as they find their names.

Kitty makes her way to the cast list and she looks appalled.

"Patty Simcox? Patty Simcox? Who the hell is Patty Simcox?"

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When Angie and Finn get home, Angie finishes typing up her Psychology paper while Finn's rummaging the fridge for something to eat.

"You do know we're going to get major backlash from Sue about casting Unique as Rizzo, right?" Angie asks.

Finn sighs. "I know. But he wants the part so badly. Plus... the New Directions push limits all the time. I don't care what Sue says; we made the right choice." He says as he rubs Angie's shoulders.

Angie smiles and kisses his hand. "You know just what to say. I'm glad you're home. I've missed you."

Finn smiles and pulls her into a kiss.

"I've missed you more."

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Grease Cast List

* Marley Rose as Sandy Olsson
* Ryder Lynn as Danny Zuko
* Unique Adams as Rizzo
* Sugar Motta as Frenchy
* Tina Cohen-Chang as Jan
* Sam Evans as Kenickie
* Jake Puckerman as Putzie
* Joe Hart as Doody
* Brittany S. Pierce as Cha Cha
* Blaine Anderson as Teen Angel
* Kitty Wilde as Patty Simcox

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Songs Mentioned/Performed
1. Hopelessly Devoted to You - Blaine
2. Blow Me (One Last Kiss) - Marley and Unique

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