History Recap / GleeS1E14HellO

And apparently it's now time for glee club rehearsal, where San, Brit, and Finn are discussing pizza flavors. Rachel tells Will that she has the ''perfect'' song for this week's assignment, and launches into [=AAR=]'s "Gives You Hell," directed right at Finn, Rachel's way of taking him to the woodshed. Sooner or later, the whole club (with Santana and Brittany, and without Finn) join her. Will is not amused, because "hell" is obviously not "hello." Rachel tells him she was only focusing on the first syllable. Quite frankly, the look on dear Finnegan's face is priceless. Will says they really have to up their game. Like, seriously.

Cut to [[BuffySpeak some library-music-store place]] where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair [[MeetCute interrupts]] her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have an old friend of Creator/LeaMichele coming on board, namely, one Creator/JonathanGroff, late of {{Theater/SpringAwakening}}, AKA the one where Lea stripped down every night. Rachel recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline,[[spoiler:[[Recap/GleeS6E13DreamsComeTrue and in about 11 years time, star of her heart]]]]. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she [[StealthInsult clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented]]. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach [[DrillSergeantNasty Shelby Corcoran]] tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. Shelby is played by the {{Theatre/Wicked}} one herself, Creator/IdinaMenzel, and yes, the casting is deliberate, and we'll leave it at that for now. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer]]. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark"[[spoiler:, she says of her future son-in-law]].

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach [[DrillSergeantNasty Shelby Corcoran]] tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. Shelby is played by the {{Theater/Wicked}} one herself, Creator/IdinaMenzel, and yes, the casting is deliberate, and we'll leave it at that for now. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer]]. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark"[[spoiler:, she says of her future son-in-law]].

In Glee York City, Will, obviously expecting "Hello," as an answer, asks the kids what they say when they answer the phone [[note]] "Whaddup?" (Mercedes) "Who dis be?" (Matt) "No, she's dead, this is her son," (Kurt)[[/note]]. Will says that Graham-Bell wanted "Ahoy Ahoy" when he invented the telephone, and it was Edison who suggested "hello." They need to up their game for Regionals, and to do that they need to reintroduce themselves to the world. Hence this week's assignment [[TitleDrop (and title)]] : Sing a song with the word "Hello" in the title.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Rachel says of Jesse, "maybe he's not the one, but what if he is?" [[spoiler:As the finale proved, he was[[spoiler:.

Cut to [[BuffySpeak some library-music-store place]] where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair [[MeetCute interrupts]] her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have an old friend of Creator/LeaMichele coming on board, namely, one Creator/JonathanGroff, late of {{Theater/SpringAwakening}}, AKA the one where Lea stripped down every night. Rachel recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline,[[Recap/GleeS6E13DreamsComeTrue and in about 11 years time, star of her heart]]. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she [[StealthInsult clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented]]. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

Brit: "Did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?" Moe wit and wisdom from Brittany Susan Pierce-Lopez.

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach [[DrillSergeantNasty Shelby Corcoran]] tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. Shelby is played by the {{Theater/Wicked}} one herself, Creator/IdinaMenzel, and yes, the casting is deliberate, and we'll leave it at that for now. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer]]. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark," she says of her future son-in-law.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Rachel says of Jesse, "maybe he's not the one, but what if he is?" As the finale proved, he was.

* HilariousInHindsight: This is the first time we see Santana and Brittany make any mention of making out with each other.

* RomanticFalseLead: Jesse seems a little ''too'' well-set-up to be this, ironically, that's who Rachel winds up with in the end. Shelby, for the Will/Emma pairing.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, the Tracksuit Despot, having time to prepare her revenge, slipped Figgins a [[RapeAsComedy date]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale rape]] drug and took [[{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. [[ButtMonkey You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes]]. Although, considering how many times his head's been in the sand over EVERYTHING, you really don't.

Cut to [[BuffySpeak some library-music-store place]] where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair [[MeetCute interrupts]] her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have an old friend of Creator/LeaMichele coming on board, namely, one Creator/JonathanGroff, late of {{Theater/SpringAwakening}}, AKA the one where Lea stripped down every night. Rachel recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline[[spoiler:,[[Recap/GleeS6E13DreamsComeTrue and in about 11 years time, star of her heart]]]]. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she [[StealthInsult clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented]]. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

Brit: "Did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?" And thus begins six seasons of the wit and wisdom of Brittany Susan Pierce[[spoiler:-Lopez]].

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach [[DrillSergeantNasty Shelby Corcoran]] tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. Shelby is played by the {{Theater/Wicked}} one herself, Creator/IdinaMenzel, and yes, the casting is deliberate, and we'll leave it at that for now. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer]]. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark," she says [[spoiler: of her future son-in-law]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Rachel says of Jesse, "maybe he's not the one, but what if he is?" [[spoiler: As the finale proved, he was]].

* HilariousInHindsight: This is the first time we see Santana and Brittany make any mention of making out with each other. [[spoiler: As the rest of the series proved, they went from making out to making it down the aisle.]]

* RomanticFalseLead: Jesse seems a little ''too'' well-set-up to be this[[spoiler:, ironically, that's who Rachel winds up with in the end]]. Shelby, for the Will/Emma pairing.

* HilariousInHindsight: This is the first time we see Santana and Brittany make any mention of making out with each other. As the rest of the series proved, they went from making out to making it down the aisle.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a [[RapeAsComedy date]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale rape]] drug and took [[{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. [[ButtMonkey You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes]]. Although, considering how many times his head's been in the sand over EVERYTHING, you really don't.

In the music room, Will, obviously expecting "Hello," as an answer, asks the kids what they say when they answer the phone [[note]] "Whaddup?" (Mercedes) "Who dis be?" (Matt) "No, she's dead, this is her son," (Kurt)[[/note]]. Will says that Graham-Bell wanted "Ahoy Ahoy" when he invented the telephone, and it was Edison who suggested "hello." They need to up their game for Regionals, and to do that they need to reintroduce themselves to the world. Hence this week's assignment [[TitleDrop (and title)]] : Sing a song with the word "Hello" in the title.

Of course, the next scene is Finn stalking to the music room to rat her out to Will. ''Darn!''

The episode begins with the opening bars of "Don't Rain on My Parade," with a beaming Rachel walking inside [=McKinley=] and telling Mercedes and Kurt that since they won Sectionals, it's a new page in the book for them - the whole school looks at them differently, and they aren't "losers" anymore...

Cut to [[BuffySpeak some library-music-store place]] where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair [[MeetCute interrupts]] her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have an old friend of Creator/LeaMichele coming on board, namely, one Creator/JonathatGroff, late of {{Theater/SpringAwakening}}, AKA the one where Lea stripped down every night. Rachel recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline[[spoiler:,[[Recap/GleeS6E13DreamsComeTrue and in about 11 years time, star of her heart]]]]. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she [[StealthInsult clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented]]. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a [[RapeAsComedy date]] [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale rape]] drug and took [[{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. [[ButtMonkey You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes]]. [[note]]Although considering how many times his head's been in the sand over EVERYTHING, you really don't.[[/note]]

Cue a basketball game - [=McKinley=] against some unimportant no-name school - and it's Finn in possession of the ball. His inner monologue tells us that, in a way, he's glad football season's over, considering that their school isn't doing so hot, and he's hoping basketball can be a fresh start. Pan to Rachel, cheering in the bleachers with a "Team Finn" shirt on. And then an opposing player steals the ball from him. Finn's VO tells us that he's actually sort of depressed.

Cut to [[BuffySpeak some library-music-store place]] where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair [[MeetCute interrupts]] her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. She recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline ([[Recap/GleeS6E13DreamsComeTrue and in about 11 years time, star of her heart]]). He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she [[StealthInsult clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented]]. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

At Breadsticks, we finally see the infamous threesome date - which, it turns out, isn't doing so hot. After snarking the waitress into getting them more food for free, San and Brit start talking about the hottest guys in school. Brit volunteers Puck, and says that Finn is cute, but he's definitely not hot. Santana agrees with her and says that and Rachel's just dragging his rep through the dust. Pan to Finn, who reminds them that he's right in front of them, and could they please include him in the conversation or something? San says that they're following the procedure: he buys them dinner, they make out in front of him. Sweet. Finn seems to agree. Santana criticizes Rachel's fashion sense, and Finn rebuts her by saying Rachel's kinda cool. Brittany says that's mean. In any case, Santana seems to grow tired of this conversation and tells Finn to wait in the car (but leave his credit card, of course).

Brit: "Did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?" And thus begins six seasons of the wit and wisdom of Brittany Susan Pierce-Lopez.

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach [[DrillSergeantNasty Shelby Corcoran]] tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer]]. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark," she says of her future son-in-law.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Rachel says of Jesse, "maybe he's not the one, but what if he is?" As the finale proved, he was.

* RomanticFalseLead: Jesse seems a little ''too'' well-set-up to be this, ironically, that's who Rachel winds up with in the end. Shelby, for the Will/Emma pairing.

* "Hello, I Love You," originally by TheDoors. Sung by Finn.

* "Hello," originally by Lionel Richie. Sung by Jesse and Rachel.

* HilariousInHindsight: This is the first time we see Santana and Brittany make any mention of making out with each other. As the rest of the series proved, they went from making out to making it down the aisle to each other.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a [[RapeAsComedy date]] [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale rape]] drug and took [[{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. [[ButtMonkey You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes]]. [[note]]Although considering how many times his head's been in the sand over EVERYTHING, you really don't.[[/note]]

* HilariousInHindsight: This is the first time we see Santana and Brittany make any mention of making out with each other. As the rest of the series proved, they went from making out to making it down the aisle.

* HilariousInHindsight: This is the first time we see Santana and Brittany make any mention of making out with each other. As the rest of the series proved, they went from making out to making it down the isle.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a [[RapeAsComedy date]] [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale rape]] drug and took [[{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. [[ButtMonkey You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes [[note]]Although considering how many times his head's been in the sand over EVERYTHING, you really don't.[[/note]]]].

The episode begins with the opening bars of "Don't Rain on My Parade," with a beaming Rachel walking inside [=McKinley=] and telling Mercedes and Kurt that since they won Sectionals, it's a new page in the book for them - the whole school looks at them differently, and they aren't "losers" anymore!

Or not. Cue the {{Jerk Jock}}s and their triple slushie attacks to the face. "Welcome to loser town, population ''you''," calls a grinning Azimio.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a [[RapeAsComedy date]] [[RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale rape]] drug and took [[{{Blackmail}} blackmail]] photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. [[ButtMonkey You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes]].

Will intercepts Emma on her way out the office and says that he totally doesn't care if it's been twenty minutes since she's last practiced dental hygiene, because they've kissed before, anyway. She thinks her germophobia is unattractive. He finds it [[GRatedMentalIllness cute]]. Huh. Anyway, Wil, following this episode's theme, says that they have to clean things up emotionally and get to know each other better - he suggests a date at his place later in the evening where he can reintroduce himself to her.

And apparently it's now time for glee club rehearsal, where San, Brit, and Finn are discussing pizza flavors. Rachel tells Will that she has the ''perfect'' song for this week's assignment, and launches into [=AAR=]'s "Gives You Hell," directed right at Finn. Sooner or later, the whole club (with Santana and Brittany, and without Finn) join her. Will is not amused, because "hell" is obviously not "hello." Rachel tells him she was only focusing on the first syllable. Quite frankly, the look on Finn's face is priceless. Will says they really have to up their game. Like, seriously.

Cut to [[BuffySpeak some library-music-store place]] where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair [[MeetCute interrupts]] her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. She recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she [[StealthInsult clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented]]. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

Brit: "Did you know dolphins are just gay sharks?"

It turns out Rachel's already constructed a shrine to Jesse in her locker, and she's staring at it when Finn walks up to her. He says he wants to be her boyfriend again after his threeway date with Brit and San didn't go so well. Huh. Unfortunately, it seems he's a tad too late, as Rachel tells him she's already moved on to Jesse St. James, and while she's aware that their starcrossed lovers thing schtick pressure on their relationship, their respect for each other's talent will make up for it. Finn's suspicions are justified, but Rachel won't have it.

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach [[DrillSergeantNasty Shelby Corcoran]] tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer]]. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark," she says.

* RomanticFalseLead: Jesse seems a little ''too'' well-set-up to be this. Shelby, for the Will/Emma pairing.

* Foreshadowing : Rachel says "maybe he's not the one, but what if he is?" About Jesse...and as of the finale [[spoiler: they get married]].

And then we cut to them making out on his sofa. Well, "that little spark" indeed. In any case Will soon comes to his senses and tells her to stop. Shelby apologizes for being "all business" and [[MistakenForGay asks him if he's gay]], because she's made out with lots of gay show choir directors. Shelby says she's been so focused on Vocal Adrenaline she hasn't had a date in three years. Will sympathizes with the whole workaholic schtick, because it played a huge part in ending his marriage. Well, that and the whole fake baby drama thing. But anyway, Shelby gets it out of him that he's dating someone, and she's like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, you're dating someone and yet you're making out with me?" Atta girl. She says he needs time to reintroduce himself to himself. Shelby picks up her purse, tells Will that he's the cutest thing she's ever seen, and gives him her number in case he ever fixes himself up.

* WomanScorned: Rachel to Finn, hence the "Gives You Hell" number.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[note]]considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked[[/note]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a date rape drug and took blackmail photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes.

Scene change to hallway. Rachel accosts Finn with calendars with kittens on them (whose faces have been edited to show her and Finn's). She tells him that the calendars are so that he won't forget their dates anymore, considering he's been standing her up lately. Rachel keeps talking, and Finn's voiceover tells us that while he's flattered and everything, he's not really over Quinn yet (camera pans to show her leaning against a wall, staring sadly at them and having an angry conversation with Puck).

Back to the basketball game, Finn wonders why he can't be like Coach Tanaka, who, it seems, has fallen into quite a bit of a funk since the previous episode (lost his fiancee, gained forty pounds, and everybody acts like it's normal). He tries to shoot the ball but is foiled by an opposing player [[note]]For some reason, the home crowd cheers this.[[/note]]. Pan again to Rachel, who's telling some poor unfortunate person that Finn's her boyfriend.

In the music room, Will, obviously expecting "Hello," as an answer, asks the kids what they say when they answer the phone [[note]] "Whaddup?" (Mercedes) "Who dis be?" (Matt) "No, she's dead, this is her son," (Kurt)[[/note]]. Will says that Graham-Bell wanted "Ahoy Ahoy" when he invented the telephone, and it was Edison who suggested "hello." They need to up their game for Regionals, and to do that they need to reintroduce themselves to the world. Hence this week's assignment (and title): Sing a song with the word "Hello" in the title.

Will intercepts Emma on her way out the office and says that he totally doesn't care if it's been twenty minutes since she's last practiced dental hygiene, because they've kissed before, anyway. She thinks her germophobia is unattractive. He finds it cute. Huh. Anyway, Wil, following this episode's theme, says that they have to clean things up emotionally and get to know each other better - he suggests a date at his place later in the evening where he can reintroduce himself to her.

Sue tells Brittany and Santana that she's ''severely'' disappointed in both of them - she told them to destroy the club but instead they won Sectionals. She decides that the best way to ruin glee club is to destroy the heart of the team - that is, Rachel - and since everyone can see that Rachel's hung up on Finn, she instructs Brit and San to go after him.

Cut to some library-music-store place where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair interrupts her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. She recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[note]]Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.[[/note]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

Vocal Adrenaline's auditorium, where they perform "Highway to Hell" with Jesse on lead. Just as all the pyrotechnics go off, Will walks in and sees their coach Shelby Corcoran tell VA that that was just ''horrible''. She makes Jesse show them a "showface" - which is essentially this nausea-causing big grin. Shelby says it has to be so optimistic it can cure cancer. Hoo boy. She tells them to take five, and Will introduces himself. He says that he's worried that Jesse is dating Rachel. Shelby asks if Will thinks they're spying on them, which is apparently not the case. Darn. But anyway she tells him Jesse's a good kid, and that she doesn't tolerate funny business. "Sometimes there's just that little spark," she says.

And then we cut to them making out on his sofa. Well, "that little spark" indeed. In any case Will soon comes to his senses and tells her to stop. Shelby apologizes for being "all business" and asks him if he's gay, because she's made out with lots of gay show choir directors. Shelby says she's been so focused on Vocal Adrenaline she hasn't had a date in three years. Will sympathizes with the whole workaholic schtick, because it played a huge part in ending his marriage. Well, that and the whole fake baby drama thing. But anyway, Shelby gets it out of him that he's dating someone, and she's like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, you're dating someone and yet you're making out with me?" Atta girl. She says he needs time to reintroduce himself to himself. Shelby picks up her purse, tells Will that he's the cutest thing she's ever seen, and gives him her number in case he ever fixes himself up.

Oh, well. Cut to Principal Figgins' office, in which Will is shocked that Figgins will still cut the club if they don't place at regionals [[hottip:*:considering he was the one who made the deal in the first place, wonder why he's so shocked]], because the glee club is slowly eating up the budget, and considering winter's fast approaching, the Cheerios could use the auditorium for practice. Will's confused - the Cheerios don't even ''have'' a coach anymore, do they? Whoops, turns out they still do - as explained later, Sue slipped Figgins a date rape drug and took blackmail photos of him and her together - if she isn't reinstated as the Cheerios' coach, those pictures are going straight to his wife. You have to feel sorry for the poor guy sometimes.

Back to the basketball game, Finn wonders why he can't be like Coach Tanaka, who, it seems, has fallen into quite a bit of a funk since the previous episode (lost his fiancee, gained forty pounds, and everybody acts like it's normal). He tries to shoot the ball but is foiled by an opposing player [[hottip:*:For some reason, the home crowd cheers this.]]. Pan again to Rachel, who's telling some poor unfortunate person that Finn's her boyfriend.

In the music room, Will, obviously expecting "Hello," as an answer, asks the kids what they say when they answer the phone [[hottip:*: "Whaddup?" (Mercedes) "Who dis be?" (Matt) "No, she's dead, this is her son," (Kurt)]]. Will says that Graham-Bell wanted "Ahoy Ahoy" when he invented the telephone, and it was Edison who suggested "hello." They need to up their game for Regionals, and to do that they need to reintroduce themselves to the world. Hence this week's assignment (and title): Sing a song with the word "Hello" in the title.

Cut to some library-music-store place where Rachel is searching songbooks. She opens a Lionel Richie one right to "Hello," when some guy with great hair interrupts her and says that Lionel Richie's one of his favorites. She recognizes him as Jesse St. James, star of Vocal Adrenaline. He recognizes her too, saying he saw her perform at Sectionals and while her rendition of "Don't Rain on my Parade" was okay, she clearly lacked Barbra's emotional depth - but she's talented. He tells her that he comes to this place a lot, he's a senior, and he's got a full ride to the University of California Los Angeles [[hottip:*:Maybe you've heard of it? It's in Los Angeles.]] Rachel's clearly smitten, and Jesse invites her to perform "Hello" with him right there. After some convincing (and the fact that this Jesse guy gives impromptu concerts for the homeless) she does, and they perform pretty good. Let's keep this guy around. Afterwards, he's all, "We should do this more often. How's Friday night?"

* "Hello Goodbye," originally by TheBeatles. Sung by Rachel, Finn, and New Directions.

* {{Hello}}: And how.

Will and Finn walk into the auditorium and the former tells Finn that he should find his inner rockstar. And Finn kinda does, with his pretty awesome rendition of The Doors' "Hello" - sings it at Quinn's back, then at the basketball game where he shoots a basket, then back to the hallway with the cheerleaders, then to the music room, where the girls think it's hot and poor Kurt looks like he needs a doctor. Or something.

Will's house, and he's dancing (and later, singing) with Emma to Neil Diamond's "Hello Again." Will says the song's perfect for the two of them, since it's about a guy who decided to get romantic with a friend. Then Emma kisses him. They start making out, but Emma freaks out, saying it's happening too fast, and confesses to Will that she's a virgin. She's embarrassed about it, but Will says it's fine, and suggests they just watch a movie. Or something.

It turns out Rachel's already constructed a shrine to Jesse in her locker, and she's staring at it when Finn walks up to her. He says he wants to be her boyfriend again after his threeway date with Brit and San didn't go so well. Huh. Unfortunately, it seems he's a tad too late, as Rachel tells him she's already moved on to Jesse St. James, and while she's aware that their starcrossed lovers thing puts pressure on their relationship, their respect for each other's talent will make up for it. Finn's suspicions are justified, but Rachel won't have it.

Of course, the next scene is Finn stalking to the music room to rat her out to Will. Rats.

Sue makes Brittany and Santana do punishment crunches, as their date with Finn went horribly. They say he didn't fall for any of their tricks (which include, apparently, not wearing a bra and turning up the AC). She is ''very'' disappointed and calls them the stupidest teens she's ever taught, which is saying something, because she apparently once taught a young Sarah Palin cheerleading. However, Brit does tell her that they've learned that Rachel's fallen hard for Jesse, which makes Sue happy, at least.

And then we cut to them making out on his sofa. Well. In any case Will soon comes to his senses and tells her to stop. Shelby apologizes for being "all business" and asks him if he's gay, because she's made out with lots of gay show choir directors. Shelby says she's been so focused on Vocal Adrenaline she hasn't had a date in three years. Will sympathizes with the whole workaholic schtick, because it played a huge part in ending his marriage. Well, that and the whole fake baby drama thing. But anyway, Shelby gets it out of him that he's dating someone, and she's like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, you're dating someone and yet you're making out with me?" Atta girl. She says he needs time to reintroduce himself to himself. Shelby picks up her purse, tells Will that he's the cutest thing she's ever seen, and gives him her number in case he ever fixes himself up.

Rachel walks into the music room to find Kurt, Tina, Mercedes, and Artie waiting for her. They say they've heard of her new man and that they're suspicious that he's just there to spy on them. Kurt says that "murder or be murdered" is essentially VA's motto. Mercedes: "We're not saying he's playing you - " Kurt: "He's playing you." Anyway, they just want her to stay away from him until Regionals - you know, just in case - because if she doesn't, they'll all quit, meaning they can't compete at Regionals.

Having been summoned to Sue's office, Rachel sees a circle of Hollywood Homely young women, which is apparently Sue's "Old Maids Club" - as she's heard that Rach and Finn's relationship isn't doing so hot either and she's heard that Rachel has a serious suitor in the form of [=JstJ=]. However, her fellow gleeclubbers feel very betrayed. Rachel wisely asks how Sue knows that. Flashback to Santana and Brittany, having told everyone in Glee about Jesse, trailing behind Sue. Sue says they'll now move on to Step 2 of her evil plan, which includes rounding up a bunch of TV-unattractive girls.