The members of New Directions audition for roles in McKinley's living Nativity Scene. And the two Glee leaders are given an assignment: the two must perform a song together using the theme of feuds. But it comes off as her just wanting more. Kevin McHale initially retweeted a … Sue demands that the Cheerios! In the face of much criticism, an optimistic high school teacher challenges a group of outcasts to realize their potential in the school's glee club. It features some pretty obnoxious musical numbers. Season Four struggled with the addition of the new members of the glee club. The Music Meister sends Supergirl and the Flash to a world where life is a musical and the only way to escape is to sing and dance. The glee club agrees to help raise funds for another under-the-radar group; big decisions are made and relationships are tested. Dionne is a writer living in Vancouver. The lowest rating for an episode is a 7/10 and that would equal around a C+. Meanwhile, Sue’s scheming hits an all-time high, and with Emma and Ken’s marriage looming, Will makes a decision that could change his life forever. Charlie Brown, Judy Garland, Star Wars, Frosty, the list goes on-and-on. Meanwhile, Mr. Schuester initiates a boot camp for some of the members of New Directions. Last Updated: Oct 29, 2020. They’re set up as opposites, but although Katy and Gaga are obviously different, they’re not exactly opposites so it doesn’t make a ton of sense. There was nothing new with that storyline and as a result, it’s a bore. One of Glee’s major issues is that it could never quite decide what the tone was. He wonders what may have happened if he was never in a wheelchair and glee club never formed. Pitching a series that revolved mostly around outcast teenagers singing in a Glee club, with musical episodes every episode was unheard of at the time Glee came out. It’s just another way for Mr. Schue to save the day. The gorgeous 1920s … In this episode Glee tries to tackle a couple of serious issues and falls flat on both counts. Blaine and Sue will have a sing-off, while Ryder has a scary story coming. Joe says: February 27, 2015 at 9:19 PM ... Perhaps the worst Glee episode … Because Unique’s right to use a bathroom safely is touched upon, but not really delved into. Meanwhile, Kurt is under pressure in his life which isn't helped by Mercedes' newfound interest in finding a relationship. The glee kids are down in the dumps following their disappointing showing at Nationals, so Will assigns them a project to get them back on track. First of all, it’s the retread of Kurt versus Rachel in the Midnight Madness contest. But their plans are thwarted when Becky joins unexpectedly. Kitty was the only strong personality, but in the beginning, all of her personality traits were negative. GM: Glee became more and more irritatingly self-reflexive through its seasons, and finally ate its own tail in Season 6 when it was revealed that like many Glee fans, Sue Sylvester is a Klaine (Kurt and Blaine) shipper, and keeps a shrine to the couple in a secret back annexe of the garage where she keeps the rest of her Glee memorabilia. RELATED: The 5 Best Couples on Glee (And 5 Of The Worst). The glee club gains a whole new respect for Sam when they discover some interesting new information about his family life. The story itself wasn't bad, or even the characters’ reactions because a bunch of guys saying he was lucky is sadly probable. from Game of Thrones, Glee, Pretty Little Liars and The Stranger, it's time to decide which was the worst. But it’s insensitivity is somehow harder to take because it’s a holiday episode, and for most TV shows, those are a high point, and heartwarming. Sue struggles to get a Secret Santa present for Marley's mother, Millie, but has a change of heart after seeing Marley and Millie struggle. So of course once she’s achieved that, she immediately gets bored of it and decides she wants to be a TV star instead. First of all, Jewish Rachel obsessing about what she’s getting for Christmas is bizarre. Her loyalties lie with Ravenclaw, Team Stark (both Winterfell and Tony), Buffy Summers, Glenn Rhee, and for better or for worse, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Glee was an interesting show. Glee's musical numbers, underdog characters, and rousing soundtracks have all helped make Glee a runaway pop-culture hit. Upon discovering that Sue has banished the arts at McKinley, Rachel takes it upon herself to reinstate and lead the Glee Club. Joey might be the worst best man in the history of matrimony, but Phoebe steals … Rachel, Kurt, and Santana’s rendition of “Christmas, Don’t Be Late” helium voices and all, is completely unnecessary. Worst. The lead in Funny Girl, which was her dream scenario. Rachel tries to launch a comeback into the McKinley High social stratosphere with a little help from Brittany. Rachel is faced with a decision that pits her education against her career. Shelby Corcoran returns to the halls of McKinley High. Heather Morris responded to backlash after she deemed a Glee fan post 'offensive' for covering up Mark Salling's face with an emoji. Sometimes it was successful in doing so but more often than not, it fell short. Feel free to leave your thoughts below. The higher they are on the list, the worse rated they are. Meanwhile, Rachel begs Carmen Tibideaux to let her return to NYADA. At least they didn’t throw It’s a Wonderful Life in there. The Glee club is finally coming to an end and the members of New Directions say their farewells to Mr. Schuster. "Duets" is the fourth episode of the second season of the American television series Glee, and the twenty-sixth episode overall. Sue Sylvester revives the school newspaper and decides to print a few inflammatory blind items. Dalton Academy burns to the ground, and the Warblers must combine with the New Directions to form a super group. Both viewership and ratings rose from the previous episode, "Duets", which was watched by 11.36 million viewers and attained a 4.7/13 rating/share among adults aged 18–49. And was resolved way too quickly. Sam and Brittany live as if it's the end of the world as the Mayans know it. Mercedes struggling about whether she wants to lose her virginity was more or less all covered a couple of seasons earlier in “The First Time”. In the face of much criticism, an optimistic high school teacher challenges a group of outcasts to realize their potential in the school's glee club. There are a lot of smaller things in the episode that are also dumb, but Rachel risking her Broadway career was just lunacy. The episode was rated #3 Best episode of Glee from 448 votes. Meanwhile, in New York, Elliot is stuck in the middle between Rachel and Santana's feud. Sam and Blaine investigate a possible cheating scandal at sectionals. Actress Becca Tobin found the perfect home on Tuesday's episode of Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles—with one complication. The newer members seemed pale in comparison. NEXT: Glee: 10 Storylines That Make No Sense (And 10 That Hurt The Show). With over 700 musical performances in just 121 episodes, the series delivered fun and fresh takes on classic songs each episode. A tribute to the film "Love, Actually" with five different storylines all dealing with the holidays. The earliest episode of the series to appear on this list, “A Night of Neglect” is another that suffers from being simply a filler episode. Following the episode memorializing Cory Monteith was never going to be easy. Meanwhile in New York, Santana makes herself at home in the loft a little too quickly for Rachel and Kurt's comfort. Share Tweet. ‘Glee’ started in 2009 with its best-rated season on Rotten Tomatoes Pitching a series that revolved mostly around outcast teenagers singing in a Glee club, with musical episodes every episode was unheard of at the time Glee came out. Director: Brad Falchuk | Stars: Jacob Artist, Melissa Benoist, Chris Colfer, Darren Criss. go on a crazy diet in preparation for a big interview with “Splits” magazine and April Rhodes returns to save Will and the glee club. RELATED: Glee: 10 Storylines that Never Resolved. Santana being Santa at the mall was pretty hilarious though. When the school is faced with even more budget cuts, Mr. Schuester pushes the kids to help recruit new members for the club. In New York, Rachel prepares for her "Funny Girl" callback. His black-and-white vision has Rory as his guardian angel, reminding him of who he was to the glee club. The musical comedy-drama Glee aired six seasons from 2009 to 2015, totalling 121 episodes and over 729 music performances. Game of Thrones: All 8 seasons ranked from worst to best. It premiered on the Fox network on December 9, 2009. If there had been more of an existential crisis for Rachel, that would have made more sense. Rocky Horror is supposed to be transgressive. It was that things surrounding it, especially in the musical numbers, didn’t strike the right tone. Mercedes tells Sam she’s still a virgin. We know. Original musicals aren’t all that popular, and series aren’t often based around musicals either. Are there such things as "worst" Glee performances? It would make so much more sense if it were Santana demanding things from Brittany. RELATED: The Worst Season of ‘Glee,’ Based on Its Rotten Tomatoes Score, Is Definitely a Surprise. Glee premiered on Fox on May 19, 2009. My thoughts are in italics. Network: FOX. Meanwhile in New York, Rachel, Kurt and Santana work as Santa's elves at a mall. A "Glee"-Gaga collaboration seemed unbeatable until it wasn't. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. The members of New Directions must come together to prepare for their first public performance at a high-strung tween's bar mitzvah. Rachel and Santana get to the core of their quarrels and sing it out in traditional Glee style. It’s set a year earlier for no discernible reason. Wait! Meanwhile, Blaine, no longer in a relationship with Kurt, has moved home to coach the Warblers while Will is coaching rival Vocal Adrenaline, and Sam is the assistant coach for the McKinley football team. Sue Sylvester introduces the episode as a Christmas special that FOX did not allow to air from last year. It was presented as a surprise twist and it’s far too serious of an issue to be used a plot device, especially in a comedy. It’s touted as being edgy, but it’s not more edgier than any other Glee episode. Glee goes the opposite way with theirs. After Rachel's humiliating failure as TV actress, she comes home to Lima to figure out what she wants to do next. The lowest rating for an episode is a 7/10 and that would equal around a C+. After a tough loss at Regionals, the glee club is back as the underdogs of McKinley High. No, that was BatB on CW or WGNs Salem or Manhatthan which were all lower rated than Glee but renewed anyway. The original members of the group, while not always the best people, were all interesting characters with distinct personalities. Kurt spends Christmas with Blaine and his father in New York, whilst discovering his father has prostate cancer. Not only was it beaten by the first episode of NBC's new show "The Voice," it was the lowest-rated episode of the season. Rachel hopes to form a deal in which Will's glee club purposefully underperforms at their invitational; Sue wants Sam to distract Rachel. The members of New Directions take on the greatest hits of music icon Stevie Wonder. For the first five seasons of the series, Rachel Berry’s one and only goal has been to become a star on Broadway. “Dynamic Duos” only received a 7.4/10 on IMDB because it focused so much on the new characters. As the all-singing series draws to an end, we round … "Sectionals" sees the glee club win the sectionals round of competition, advancing on to regionals. Santana helps Rachel do damage control for her flagging public image; Kurt tries to help a home for retired Broadway performers with their production of Peter Pan; to prove he is responsible, Sam adopts a dog - despite Mercedes’ objections. Rachel and Finn disagree on new recruits, and aren’t sure they will be able to come together in perfect harmony. Meanwhile, April Rhodes (guest star Chenoweth) returns to Lima and tries to convince Mr. Schuester to hit the road with her. Will Schuester’s has a White Savior Complex and whether it’s making sure teens can twerk or that a transgender student has use of a bathroom, he needs to save the day. With the issue of Sue banning twerking, they don’t actually address the inherent racism in the act, rather concentrating on other dances banned in the past. Tina, having realized she’s in love with Blaine, confesses her feelings. The fifth season’s Christmas episode is the lowest-rated of all of Glee’s episodes on IMDB with a seven out of ten. Glee Season 6 Episode 8 Review: “A Wedding” ... (I rated this episode up one more star purely for Jeong’s speech and Artie’s performance of “Hey Ya”). The second, ickier issue are Tina and Finn’s actions towards Blaine and Emma respectively. Sectionals is finally here for the Glee Club, but when Quinn’s secret unravels, the club may not be able to recover in time to compete. Blaine believes he has the best plan to win Nationals, but he doesn't take the glee club's criticism too well when the students accuse him of being too controlling. And it’s touched on that Blaine likes being needed by Kurt, but they don’t go deeper into that. Kurt makes a new friend at NYADA. Glee’s tribute to Cory Monteith was one of the highest rated episodes in the series’ history, though. Elsewhere, Rachel's arrogance causes Kurt to reach a breaking point; and Emma throws herself into wedding preparations. Meanwhile, Sue reveals the story behind her iconic tracksuit and gets in touch with her feminine side. RELATED: 5 Best & Worst Episodes Of Fargo, According To IMDb, Secondly, it was a never-ending list of Christmas specials the episode cribs from. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Directed by Dermott Downs. And Will’s decision to have them sing “Blurred Lines” to protest is presented as a mistake, but it doesn’t really address the core issue. There are some good songs and heart-warming moments in “Extraordinary Merry Christmas”. The episode in large part ignores the elephant in the room, mentioning it only in conversations between Rachel and Kurt. The show ended a year ago. The characters often behaved in whatever way would best suit the plot of that episode rather than in a consistent way. Why is Blaine even with Kurt if he thinks no one would have been attracted to Kurt before he started working out? Especially considering the series as a whole has a rating of 6.7/10. RELATED: Glee: 10 Times Rachel Berry Was Actually a Jerk. Glee season 6 finale: From Rachel to Mr Schue, the best and worst characters to grace the show. McKinley’s Sadie Hawkins dance offers several gleeks a rare chance to feel empowered. The One with the Worst Best Man Ever – Season four, episode 22. Episode. “Tested” is a filler episode. The glee club travels to Chicago, to compete in Nationals against the best show choirs in the country, including Vocal Adrenaline, for celebrity judges including Lindsay Lohan and Perez Hilton. From the very beginning of the series Kurt feels that Rachel is too much of a diva and wants to battle her to prove his worth. Blaine suffers a crisis of confidence after gaining the dreaded “Freshman Fifteen.” Artie discovers that his newfound success with the ladies comes at a price. And there’s more drama with the new members of the club, and they’re just not interesting enough to sustain all the emotional weight of an episode. The episode suffers from a lot of unnecessary extras. The rest is just Sue being obnoxious, and a parade of recurring characters coming in to make the Glee Club’s life difficult. Votes: 993 Reply. Somewhat surprisingly, the ratings of Glee episodes aren’t too bad. Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired Dec 9, 2009 . Collectively, the figures confirm that this was the worst-rated “Glee” of all-time. Even the recurring characters in the Glee Club (Lauren Zizes) are insufferable this episode. The characters often behaved in whatever way would best suit the plot of that episode rather than in a consistent way. To start with, Mercedes as Dr. Frankenfurter? But there are definitely a set of episodes that fall far below the rest. The whole episode is so dumb. The Puckermans, including half-brothers Puck and Jake and their mothers, come together for Chanukah. When Kurt sets his dad, Burt, up with an unexpected partner his plan for a nuclear family may backfire. Blaine and Kurt’s fight over Kurt’s new physique and Blaine’s jealousy could have been more interesting. it's unbelievable how much i've gotten into glee, it's just that its a show that seems to go from strength to strength, and this episode proves it. Meanwhile, Sam starts a tribute band. Vote up your favorite episodes of Glee, and vote down any bad episodes that While the high-school musical series could be very fun, and it was filled with show-stopping numbers, it sometimes struggled with storytelling. It was written by series creator Ian Brennan, directed by Eric Stoltz, and premiered on Fox on October 12, 2010. This list of the best Glee seasons has been voted on by Glee fans from around the world, so the order of the seasons … With Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes. Meanwhile, Ms. Sylvester wants to go to Washington: Sue's running for Congress. Glee is a musical comedy and it is nearly impossible to strike a completely light tone following the premature death of a lead actor and character. Update: If it does not receive an upward adjustment in the final Nielsen report, Tuesday’s edition of “Glee” will rank as the series’ worst-rated and least-watched episode to date. Best Episodes Worst Episodes Best Seasons . RELATED: Glee: 10 Times The Show Broke Our Hearts. As graduation approaches, Tina, Blaine and Sam band together to hold a senior "lock-in" at school, hoping to savor their last chance at hanging out together. It marketed itself as a comedy but it often wanted to tackle more serious issues. But they were never going to last due to Will’s love for Emma. i thought that this would be the worst episode, but it turns to be the best one yet, funny, dramatic and just 100% on spot and would definitely make you stop drinking. (More on that further down.). In this case, it’s the Katy Perry lovers versus the Lady Gaga fans. Big fans of the series often argue over what the greatest season of Glee is, which is exactly why this ranked list of all Glee seasons was created. Seriously. Sam and Mercedes consider rekindling their romance. ... the famous The Door episode, is an all-time favourite. Rachel is many things, a lot of them problematic, but materialistic was never one of them. 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