Season 4, Episode 6:  Glease

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

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Will smiles as he walks into the choir room.

"All right, guys, listen up. I have an announcement to make." He says.

"Adele is dead." Brittany states.

"No. I have been asked to join a blue ribbon panel to rewrite the arts curriculum nationwide." Will says.

"Wow! Congratulations." Tina says.

Will smiles. "Thank you. I'll be taking a short sabbatical, which means I'm leaving McKinley at the end of the week."

"What? This is crazy." Angie remarks.

"But Glee Club is your life." Artie reminds their teacher.

"Which is why this is only temporary. I'll be back right after sectionals." Will informs.

"Wait... after sectionals?! Whoa!" Marley exclaims.

"Guys, guys, calm down. Look, I knew I needed to find a replacement, which is why I brought in Finn Hudson to co-direct alongside Angie." Will says.

"Mr. Shue, Finn cannot take over Glee Club. He doesn't know what he's doing at all. Sorry, Finn." Tina says.

"Guys, I know I can do this. And I've got some really great ideas for sectionals." Finn says.

"We'll all be dead by then!" Tina bites back.

"Tina." Angie growls.

"Finn doesn't know how to direct a musical!" Tina tells her teammates.

"Hudsons, Schuester. Figgins' office, right now." Sue says as she walks into the choir room.

Angie glares at Tina.

"So much for team spirit, Tina."

/ / /

Angie can't form words when she and Finn get home.

Finn looks down as Angie walks to the kitchen. He knows she's either mad or disappointed.

He accidentally called Sue's daughter, Robin, retarded. He knew that Robin had Down Syndrome.

Angie zeroes in on her work. If she thinks about anything other than that, she won't be as mad.

Dinner is very tense.

Finn picks at his chicken, glancing to Angie every now and then.

Angie eats silently, knowing that Finn's looking at her every so often.

"Are you mad?"

Angie sighs and finishes eating a bite of her food. "I'm not mad. I'm just... disappointed in you. Robin is just like Becky and was just like Jean. An underdog. And for you to call Sue's daughter that offensive term... it's inexcusable."

Finn looks down. "I know. And I really didn't mean to say it. That's not what I meant when I said it."

"The fact is that you did say it. Your words matter more when you get older, Finn. We're supposed to be setting examples for those kids in glee club." Angie emphasizes.

"I'm sorry." Finn chokes out in tears.

Angie gets up and hugs him. "It's okay. It's okay Finn. I know you didn't mean it. Baby please don't cry."

After some consoling, ice cream and watching Transformers, Finn calms down. And he can only think one thing.

Angie is the best wife in the world.

/ / /

"You can't be serious!" Angie says when Finn tells her what went down.

Unique has been pulled from the show, and has to be Wade at school.

"I don't like it any more than you do. But I can't go against Wade's parents." Finn says sadly.

Wade walks in and Angie looks so downcast.

"I'm so sorry Wade. I know you wanted this so badly." Angie  says.

Wade shakes his head. "Don't be. Whoever they get to replace me will be an amazing Rizzo. I'll be watching from the audience, and you'll bet your sweet ass I will be cheering for everyone."

Angie sighs sadly. "This is ridiculous. I can't believe Sue did this."

Wade shrugs. "Neither can I."

Angie sighs and nods. "This freaking sucks."

Finn hugs his wife. "Don't worry. I have a plan."

Angie wonders who Finn could possibly get to come in as Rizzo on such short notice.

/ / /

"I'm more concerned about running into you-know-who." Kurt says as he and Rachel walk down the halls of McKinley High.

Rachel smiles. "You'll be fine. Oh, look, it's your locker next to my locker."

"Remember that time I got out of that date with Mercedes by saying that I had a thing for you?" Kurt says.

Rachel nods.

"Yeah, it still burns my ass to this day." Mercedes says as she walks down the hallway.

The three divas hug.

"Oh, my God, guys. It's amazing you guys came to see the musical. Look, these kids are ready to bring the house down." Mercedes says.

"How are you? Tell us everything." Kurt says.

"Oh, life is crazy busy. You know, it's not easy balancing UCLA classes and recording backup vocals or having Puckerman always hit me up for sugar mamas' phone numbers. But life is good." Mercedes answers.

Rachel smiles. "Good."

"Oh, you guys have to come backstage and say hi. They're gonna freak when they see who's here. And I know two people who would love to see you both."

/ / /

Angie is finishing touching up Santana's makeup. Finn got Santana to come in and play Rizzo.

A pair of hands block her vision. Angie smiles immediately after knowing who it is.

"Kurt? I-I didn't think I'd see you this weekend." Angie says as Kurt removes his eyes from his sister's face.

Kurt smiles as he kisses her cheek. Santana takes this opportunity to leave the room.

"We wouldn't miss it for the world. Would we Kurt?" Rachel asks as she walks in.

Angie smiles and hugs Rachel. "I'm so happy to see you guys. This is such a good surprise!"

"Rachel." Finn says as he walks into the room.

Rachel smiles. "Finn, hey. How are you?"

Finn nods. "Good. A little... surprised to see you, but... I'm gonna go put the kids through their warm-up. Angie, will you go get everyone?" He asks.

Angie nods and walks out. She immediately finds everyone backstage. "Hey guys, we're needed for warm-ups." She says.

Angie walks back in just to hear Finn finish talking to Rachel. "I just want to say... it's cool you came to see our show."

Rachel walks out of the room. Angie looks at Kurt with a smile.

"I guess you should go get your seat. I'll see you after the show?" Angie asks.

Kurt smiles. "That sounds like a plan." He says and smiles at her.

Finn smiles at his wife and kisses her hand. "Let's get this musical started."

/ / /

Kurt, Rachel and Mercedes sit together in the audience.

The first act goes really well. Angie and Finn look at each other with bright smiles.

It's now time for 'Beauty School Dropout,' performed by Blaine as the Teen Angel to Frenchy, who's played by Sugar.

[Beauty School Dropout by Blaine]

Blaine gets massive cheering from the audience for his performance.

/ / /

Santana is onstage, singing 'There Are Worse Things I Could Do.' It turns into a duet with Wade, who's sitting in the audience, and then it becomes a trio with Cassandra July, who's in New York, seducing Brody.

[There Are Worse Things I Could Do by Santana, Wade and Cassandra]

After Santana's performance ends, she gets a standing ovation from the crowd.

Including Mercedes, Rachel, Kurt and Wade.

/ / /

The opening notes to 'You're The One That I Want' begins to play, and Ryder and Marley take the lead in the classic staple song of Grease.

[You're The One That I Want by Ryder, Marley, and McKinley High's Grease Cast plus Santana and Kurt]

While watching the number, Brittany, Kurt and Tina all have daydreams.

Kurt envisions he's singing this song with Blaine.

Brittany thinks about if she was singing this song with Santana.

Tina daydreams about singing this song with Mike.

When the number ends, the cast get their well-deserved applause.

/ / /

After curtain calls, Angie is talking with Mike and Mercedes when she sees Rachel and Kurt walk by.

"Are you ok?" Angie asks.

Rachel shakes her head. "I just want to go home."

Kurt looks confused. "I thought this was home."

Rachel sighs. "Doesn't feel like it anymore."

Angie gives Rachel a hug. "Next time, I'll come out and visit." She says.

Rachel smiles gently. "I'll hold you to that."

Angie is grateful they're friends.

/ / /

Blaine runs up to Kurt, who's walking the opposite way.

"Kurt, I need to talk to you. You okay?" Blaine asks as he sees Kurt is probably finished crying.

"I'm not interested." Kurt tells his ex-boyfriend.

"I-I never told you about what happened. The guy that I hooked up with... I need you to know everything." Blaine states.

Kurt whips his head around. "What are you gonna tell me, that it wasn't serious? That you only made out? That you didn't care about him?"

"I didn't care." Blaine says.

"Do you think any of that matters to me? Relationships are about trust... and I don't trust you anymore." Kurt says sadly.

Blaine walks off with his head hung low in shame.

He shouldn't have tried to talk to Kurt.

/ / /

After Rachel and Kurt leave, Angie and Finn meet up with the rest of New Directions in the choir room.

Will smiles. "Man, this week hasn't been easy, knowing it was the last time I was gonna see you guys for a while. But one thing that's helped is knowing that I'm leaving you in good hands. If there's two people who love the Glee Club as much as I do, it's Finn and Angie. And I know in my heart that they have what it takes to get you guys a win at sectionals."

Finn and Angie feel good about the amount of trust Will has in them. 

"I have so much to thank you guys for. But for giving me this chance to share that joy with others. I'm gonna see you guys in a few months, but hopefully, there'll he a brand-new sectionals trophy in that case over there. I love you guys. I'm really gonna miss you." Will says.

The New Directions hug their director.

Will smiles as he hugs back. "I'm serious... you can call me anytime, day or night."

Finn nods. "I know. You okay?" He asks Will.

Will nods. "Yeah. You okay?"

"Yeah." Finn assures.

"For sectionals, don't be afraid to open with a ballad." Will suggests.

Angie nods. "Yeah, sure we got a lot of great dancers now, but the judges at sectionals always reward the best singers." She reminisces.

"So what you gotta do..." Will says.

Finn pats Will on the shoulder. "Mr. Shue, I got this. Go get 'em."

Will smiles. "You, too." He says and walks out of the choir room.

Angie smiles as she hugs Finn. "We've got a lot of work ahead of us for Sectionals." She says.

Finn smirks. "And we'll get the job done. We always do."

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Songs Mentioned/Performed
1. Beauty School Dropout - Blaine
2. There Are Worse Things I Could Do - Santana, Wade and Cassandra
3. You're The One That I Want - Ryder, Marley, McKinley High's Grease Cast, Santana and Kurt

I loved writing Glease!!

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