History Heartwarming / Glee

** Blaine and Cooper’s reunion plot-line turns into this pretty fast near the end. “Somebody That I Used To Know” shows Cooper patiently listening to every word Blaine is singing, looking genuinely shocked at how sad his brother is, ''because of him!'' He is literally apologising with his eyes in the final verse.

* In "Big Brother" Quinn telling Rachel that the car accident she was in wasn't her fault followed by a hug and holding hands.

*** ''All'' of Puck's moments like that. What many people love about Puck is that he does the whole JerkAssFacade thing, except it's not really a facade. Maybe originally it was, but as he's grown with Glee, they've just sort of melded together, so that Puck is a good person and seems to see this as "badass". It's actually a really uplifting example of that kind of character. It's also a surprisingly realistic portrayal of how guys tend to be among each other. Guys tend to joke and tease each other in ways that seem mean to outsiders. But there is that fine line guys have with each other between joking and serious and the way Puck is written, he moves back and forth between those depending on who he's talking to without exaggeration or Flanderizing something.

* I'm not sure where to put this, but Principle Figgins' reaction to the identity of the Prom Queen is powerful. ''"You have just humiliated a fine young person and I am disappointed in you all"'' it seems to say.

** A smaller comforting-Rachel scene, but heartwarming nonetheless: the short scene in which we see Rachel sobbing while Finn holds her tightly. I can't be the only one who went "Aww" at that, knowing just how comforting it feels know that, even though your heart is shattered, at least someone is there who's willing to help you through.

* In "Sue Sylvester Shuffle" when Karofsky joining the rest of the team in the halftime show.

* It's already been mentioned on the Awesome page and the Funny page, but the Kurt/Blaine skit from the final leg of the Glee Live tour in Dublin also belongs here for several reasons: 1) Brittany saying "I love her" about Santana and the two of them leaving holding hands; 2) Blaine calling Kurt "my man and my inspiration," when Blaine has so obviously been an inspiration for Kurt the entire season, even before he was the LoveInterest and one half of the OfficialCouple; 3) [[CaptainObvious Do the Brittany/Santana and Kurt/Blaine kisses even need to be mentioned?]]

*** When Rachel needs advice about whether to sleep with Finn she goes to Mercedes, Santana, Brittany, Tina, and Quinn for advice, even though all of them except Tina and Quinn have left to join a competing choir, some quite acrimoniously. Despite that, they still trust and rely upon each other enough to offer support.
*** Actually, Mercedes isn't there... which is just [[TearJerker depressing]] considering Santana and Quinn are there to give advice and one of the girls she has slumber parties with isn't...

** Coach Beiste confessing her love for Cooter.
*** Though sadly subverted later on when it's revealed Cooter abuses her.

* Although for most of "The Role You Were Born to Play" episode, Jake behaves in an incredibly immature way, during the "Born to Hand Jive" song, tthere is a moment where Kitty sees him and Marley together, and she looks viciously towards Marley, and moves over like she's going to hit her or something... cue Jake doing the dance with her going over his head. Even at his most [[Jerkass]] behaviour, he still has some concern for Marley's safety.

* Glee can be {{Anvilicious}} and a little too obvious with their morals, but how many gay kids or "[[TeensAreMonsters freaks]]" have found solace and acceptance by simply watching this show?

* ''Glee'' tackled such dark and deep subjects that no other show dared to portray, let alone one centred for teens. From the very beginning, the show never shyed away from depicting real issues that teens and adults face, and did so with generally the right amount of nuance and sensitivity.

* Rachel and Shelby's duet of "I Dreamed A Dream" after Shelby is revealed to be Rachel's mother. Also a CrowningMusicOfAwesome, and a TearJerker.

** Notice that this is a HeartwarmingMoment for the Cheerios who did this ''against Sue's plans''

* This one took a rewatch to even notice but when I did it really got me - Rachel's going out to do her original song, she looks off stage nervously, and of course Mr. Shue is in the foreground looking encouraging. This is sweet, but not HeartwarmingMoment material. What is? Standing in the background is [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Lauren]] Zizes who formerly said show choir was stupid and only joined for food and making out with Puck, smiling at her encouragingly as well. [[CharacterDevelopment What a difference a season makes, huh?]]

** That whole episode was one big MomentOfHeartwarming on the Brittany subject. All those little things, the drawing Santana had in her locker, the not wanting to leave Brittany alone, "I wish you'd hold my hand" - than sadly covering it up... It made it all the more heartwarming and heartbreaking.

** The fact she had a list prepared in advance is also a HeartwarmingMoment: It means that she'd been hoping he would come back for some time before the episode.

** Santana proposing to Brittany is a simple, yet incredibly sweet moment. For these two characters, they don't a big romantic gesture like Blaine or Will pulled, just being together in the place they fell in love in around their closest friends. And considering the absolute hell these two went through to be together at that moment, the tears were plentiful.
** Although Brittany suggesting "You Oughta Know" on its' own to Santana for a mash-up assignment might just seem like the typical ditzy Brittany moment, one just needs to think back to "Original Song" in which Santana lists the number as her favorite song, in which it becomes a lot more sweeter.

* During "What The World Needs Now", an episode of which Brittany and Santana go through some tough times by Brittany trying and not succeeding in getting Santana's homophobic Abuela to come to their wedding, the New Directions dedicate the titled song of the episode towards the two of them. In the meantime, of course inviting themselves along to their wedding.

** Finn's speech right before the song deserves to be it's own HeartwarmingMoment. "I didn't have a father, someone I could look up to... model myself after. Someone who could really show me what it meant to be a man." He's talking about Mr. Schuester.

** Mike tells his dad that he missed the application deadlines for the dance colleges. Tina then tells him that she already sent them all in just in case his dad changed his mind. [[FunnyMoments Though she kinda had to forge his signature]]. Mike's heartfelt "I love you ''so much''" turns a CrackPairing into a justified ship.

** Coach Beiste's reveal that she and Cooter eloped. What made it even better was Sue's congratulatory "I have been bested; [[CrowningMomentOfFunny I'll just have to call David Boreanaz]]," speech.

* Burt Hummel's graduation present to Kurt. His explanation of how much he's glad that their relationship finally got as close as it is again, all because he caught Kurt doing the Single Ladies dance in the basement, and then proceeding to do the dance himself with Brittany and Tina was was absolutely adorable. It was also [[CrowningMomentOfFunny hysterical]], considering this is Burt, the flannel wearing GreaseMonkey.

* The average teenager would probably be embarrassed to have the lunch lady as their mother. Marley Rose is decidedly ''not'' the average teenager. She even makes a CrowningMomentOfAwesome out of it when she publicly admits to being the lunch lady's daughter, without a single hint of shame.

** In fact, many of the scenes with these two are HeartwarmingMoment material, because it's clear that she loves Kurt and is acting as a mentor for him in ways that go beyond the expected.

* The secret performance of "Ride Wit Me" in Throwdown. ''Everyone'' is having a good time with each other, and completely happy. It [[TastesLikeDiabetes tastes a little bit like diabetes]], but it's also very uplifting and causal.

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* After all the tear jerker scenes involved with Kurt leaving for NYADA in Dance with Somebody, seeing Blaine not only at Kurt's audition, watching with pride (and distinctly glazed eyes when the [[FetishFuel gold lame pants]] first come out, but that's another matter), but being there for his rehearsal too. The entire time he just looks so proud, like "That's my man, and he's doing this, and it's awesome!"

* This one took a rewatch to even notice but when I did it really got me - Rachel's going out to do her original song, she looks off stage nervously, and of course Mr. Shue is in the foreground looking encouraging. This is sweet, but not HeartwarmingMoment material. What is? Standing in the background is [[BruiserWithASoftCenter Lauren]] [[BadAss Zizes]] who formerly said show choir was stupid and only joined for food and making out with Puck, smiling at her encouragingly as well. [[CharacterDevelopment What a difference a season makes, huh?]]

* In December 2016, Creator/JaneLynch officiated Becca Tobin's wedding, showing they were still super close almost 2 years after the show ended. Awww.

* Kurt's excitement when Blaine reveals that he's transferred to McKinley.

** Kurt, who's clearly not having a good day after the "Run the World (Girls)" flash mob incident with Brittany, is still willing to swallow his pride - something that we've seen Kurt doesn't like to do, and say "You killed your audition, Blaine. If anyone else got Tony, including me, the wrath of Sondheim would descend on William McKinley like a plague of Schubert Alley locusts." Knowing Kurt, that can't be easy for him to say, but he's crazy about Blaine, so he's willing to eat humble pie. The way Blaine buries his face in his roses like the love struck teenager he is is also completely adorable!

* In The Purple Piano Project, Blaine transferred to McKinley to be with Kurt, claiming he "couldn't stand to be away from the person he loves". Also, before that in the cafe their heartwarming moment shared together and holding hands.

** Also, Finn being a brother when he gets back to McKinley and, when he sees Blaine, asking him why he did [[YourCheatingHeart that]] to his brother. Particularly the mature way he handled it - he didn't yell or punch him out or confront him in front of people as some brothers (or even Finn in the past) might have, he just asked him, privately, and heard him out. Not that he isn't mad on his brother's behalf, but still, he knows that sometimes people screw up, and seeing Finn not just be a brother but a mature, level headed adult is really nice.

** Alex Newell reprising his role as Unique, leading a choir of 100 trans people (including the newly transitioned Bieste) in a rendition of "I Know Where I've Been".
** Rachel and Sam's duet on ''Time After Time'' (itself a nice heartwarming song) hits the right notes as well.

*** Even more so when you realise those reactions were real, the actors had no idea what the others were going to perform.

* The "Imagine" number from 1x11 (Hairography). After the club tried to use the titular technique to be as flashy as they can, in comes a Glee club from a deaf school, and as they recite John Lennon's song and repeating after the lyrics in sign language, the [=McKinley=] Glee Club joins in, finally realizing that, sometimes, less is more. I think that may just have been the most touching thing I've seen on television, at least as far as I can remember right now.
* Subtle moment but when Puck and the other two football players help carry Artie + wheelchair out of the auditorium as the Glee club all leave in outrage in "Throwdown". Keep in mind, these are the same guys that locked Artie into a Port-a-Potty in the pilot.
** It should be note, they are likely to have been doing this every time that Artie has to go to the auditorium, so this is just one example of them helping Artie out.

* From 1x13, "Sectionals": Will running to catch Emma before she left, then kissing her, all against the backdrop of the Glee club singing "My Life Would Suck Without You".
** [[ContinuityCavalcade The performance]] of "My Life Would Suck Without You" itself.

** Same episode, the whole club standing beside Kurt and Finn to face down a couple of bullies, decked out in full LadyGaga and {{Kiss}} costumes (except Tina who gloriously went back to her goth style), then laughing and reveling in being "freaks".

** 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' in the season finale. Pretty much sums up the entire show.
*** Especially all the little bonding clips, like the bit in which Quinn and Mercedes hold hands across Kurt, who then smirks and grabs onto their hands with both of his.
** And no love for the end of "Bohemian Rhapsody" when Quinn's finally given birth and she holds Beth in her arms, saying, "Hi" with a big smile on her face?

* The secret performance of Ride Wit Me in Throwdown. ''Everyone'' is having a good time with each other, and completely happy. It [[TastesLikeDiabetes tastes a little bit like diabetes]], but it's also very uplifting and causal.

** Kurt finally agreeing to go to church with Mercedes and the performance of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" that she dedicates to Burt.

** Blink and you miss it, but when Puck is talking to the football team about Glee, he shuts up Karofsky with a, paraphrased, "You already forced my boy Kurt out of Glee, so you're on top of my list to go all Death Star on." Much like his moment in "Grill Cheesus" (offhandedly mentioning praying with his Nana), Puck hides his personal emotions well but can't quite hide it all the time.
*** ''All'' of Puck's moments like that. What this troper loves about Puck is that he does the whole JerkAssFacade thing, except it's not really a facade. Maybe originally it was, but as he's grown with Glee, they've just sort of melded together, so that Puck is a good person and seems to see this as "badass". It's actually a really uplifting example of that kind of character.
*** This troper also likes Puck for that reason as, among other things, it's also a surprisingly realistic portrayal of how guys tend to be among each other. Guys tend to joke and tease each other in ways that seem mean to outsiders. But there is that fine line guys have with each other between joking and serious and the way Puck is written, he moves back and forth between those depending on who he's talking to without exaggeration or Flanderizing something.

** My personal favorite, and it can double as TearJerker, one when Sue saw the glee club performing Welcome, Christmas. For some reason, I couldn't stop myself from saying, "And what happen then? Well, in [=McKinley=] they say, that Sue Sylvester's small heart grew three sizes that day.

** Kurt and Blaine singing ''Baby, It's Cold Outside'' was fantastic. This troper almost fell over squealing, which is saying a lot as I usually find that song more creepy than anything else.

* This seem may kind of small and silly compared to the above ones, but I found something really endearing about Finn and Mike's performance of "I've Gotta Be Me." Mike doesn't sing, Finn can't dance, but they embrace their own talents and each others. It was just so...positive.
** I completely agree. Especially just how into it Finn was. He knew he couldn't dance, and yet he was trying so hard, and having so much fun. I loved it.

** Hey! No mention to Kurt and Quinn who had helping him out and keeping his secret?

** Rachel had some moments as well: asking Mercedes (and later Sam) to the Prom as friends and comforting Quinn after she lost Prom Queen to [[ItMakesSenseInContext Kurt]] are amongst the sweetest things she's done all season.
*** This is particularly sweet considering Quinn had just slapped her across the face. Most people wouldn't be feeling particularly comforting, even after the apology.
** And don't forget her telling a very stressed-out Finn exactly what kind of corsage to get Quinn, down to the ribbon color ("Green, to match her eyes," which Quinn, who was not present at the time of the conversation, notices immediately), followed by her trying to smile sweetly at him and promptly walking away in tears. This and Finn's previous attempts to cheer her up reminded me why I like them together.

** This one's kind of subtle but it really, to this troper anyway, showed exactly how much Finn and Kurt have grown up in a year - before the "Gay Braveheart" moment, Finn's doing something really simple, sitting watching sports with his brother's boyfriend and talking about jamming at prom togther. A year ago, there was no way that would have seemed possible considering the above mentioned stalking, retaliation, and tentative relationship. But now, the both of them have matured to the point where it's just a normal family relationship, "I'll go work on my prom outfit, you guys can watch the game, you know I don't care about sports," kinda deal, that just happens to involve three guys. Couple that with Burt treating Blaine already as part of the family, getting him the deal on the tuxedo as well as Finn and Kurt, had Kurt not already been making his own outfit, and you have why this troper just thought that scene was really adorable.

* I nominate the two scenes Paul Karofsky are in. He's calm, friendly, and obviously loves his son. In his first scene, he neither attacks nor defends his son; he simply asks why Kurt would make up such a thing, pointing out that Dave's current behaviour does give credence to Kurt's accusations. In his second scene, he doesn't whitewash his son's actions but does advocate for him to be given a chance to make things right, correctly pointing out that he and Burt both once held prejudices that they grew to realise were wrong.

* Another small one, but after Kurt's AwesomeMomentOfCrowning, there's a shot that includes Brad the piano player smiling broadly and clapping for him. Given Brad's usual deadpan behavior as "part of the furniture," this troper found that insanely cute.

** Right before that, Will saying he's going to stay with the kids no matter what. Followed by the group hug intitiated by, of all people, Puck.

** Rachel apologizing to Sunshine and stopping her from going back home. From experience this Filipino troper thinks that's for the best.

**** Oh God, thank you for telling me (the troper just above you) I'm wrong. I was a little upset when I first saw the scene-- I must've just interpreted it incorrectly.
*** Or you could be in my group of people, who interpret it as Kurt not being entirely sincere there.
*** Kurt follows up his "I love you too," by reflecting, "If you think about it, Kurt Hummel's had a pretty good year." Considering all the ''phenomenally'' crappy things that have happened to him this season, it's quite the statement of how happy having Blaine in his life makes him.

** Brittany saying that she loves Santana more then she's ever loved anyone else and Santana calling Brittany her best friend.
*** Wait, no love for when she said that she would be there when Tina and Mike get married and when Artie recover the movement of his legs?

** The "Breakfast at Tiffany's" scene for many reasons, but one reason really stood out, particularly after the "I love you" ending- Kurt pointing out that he's already talked to Blaine about moving to New York and they're planning to go together. Umm... [[OneTruePairing Please excuse me while I go do the dance of joy.]]

** The drawing of the [[ItMakesSenseInContext clown pig]] was what really got to this troper. He just wants to make Beth happy, and he was so cute asking if Shelby thought it would scare her and then putting it up on the fridge for her so that he can have so kind of connection to her until Shelby's ready for him to have a bigger part in her life.

* In "I Am Unicorn," Kurt's diva tendencies and desire to be Tony in West Side Story are on full display for most of the episode, so the proud "That's my boyfriend and he's awesome!" smile while he's up in the balcony watching Blaine audition with "Something's Coming" really got this troper. (Which made it even more heartbreaking a minute or two later when we found out Blaine had decided not to try out for Tony [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy because he wants Kurt to get it]].)

** What really got this troper was Kurt, who's clearly not having a good day after the "Run the World (Girls)" flash mob incident with Brittany, is still willing to swallow his pride - something that we've seen Kurt doesn't like to do, and say "You killed your audition, Blaine. If anyone else got Tony, including me, the wrath of Sondheim would descend on William McKinley like a plague of Schubert Alley locusts." Knowing Kurt, that can't be easy for him to say, but he's crazy about Blaine, so he's willing to eat humble pie. The way Blaine buries his face in his roses like the love struck teenager he is is also completely adorable!

** Rory going off-script during the special in order to remind the rest of the club [[ACharlieBrownChristmas what Christmas is really about]], and then joining Sam in ringing Salvation Army bells downtown to collect money for charity.

* In "Saturday Night Glee-ver," the "More than a Woman" number is absolutely adorable. Here's Finn, singing to Rachel; but not only that, all of the other long term and or stable couples from the Glee club are there dancing too - Mike and Tina, Kurt and Blaine, and Brittany and Santana, all grinning, twirling and dipping one another around the dance floor. This troper might need a dentist because her sweet tooth might need to be checked for cavities. (And she is not complaining in the slightest!)
** It's even more heartwarming because this is Finn's fantasy and in his fantasy world, all of these couples are as happy as him. Keep in mind, Finn spent a lot of season 1 slightly homophobic, so what really got this troper was the fact that there's two same-sex couples that Finn sees as completely equal.

*** What really got this troper was the shocked expression on Santana's face. She was so surprised that Rachel was breaking down in front of ''her''. Their growing relationship is so nice to watch.

*** The entire scene where the Hudson-Hummels are going through Finn's stuff is a heartwarming moment when you get past the [[TearJerker tears]]. Kurt wanting to hold onto the letterman jacket, and the fact that Finn kept not only the lamp, but the football from Kurt's one and only game on the team were exceptionally sweet. Your mileage may vary, but this troper will seriously miss Furt brotherliness.

* The fact that Afterellen, a site who writers made their hatred of Finn known, published an article after Cory Monteith's death praising his acting ability.

* When the show wrapped, many of the cast members got to take home props from the show. Especially when [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CAlWhQdWsAA7eTD.jpg Lea Michele took Finn's jersey home with her]], and [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B_atTe9WIAAJJLB.jpg Mark Salling eventually hung Finn's memorial plaque in his house]].