History Recap / GleeS1E19DreamOn

* "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees. Sung by Bryan Ryan and the 1993 WMHS Glee Club
* "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. Sung by Will Schuester and Bryan Ryan.
* "Dream On" by Aerosmith. Sung by Will Schuester and Bryan Ryan.
* "Safety Dance" by Men Without Hats. Sung by Artie.
* "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Misérables. Sung by Rachel and Shelby Corcoran.
* "Dream a Little Dream" by The Mamas and Papas. Sung by Artie with New Directions.

In the Library, we see Artie trying to reach a book as Tina approaches. The book was on a famous director, since Artie is never gonna be a performer, he'd figured he'd go down that route. Tina asks if that was his dream; when he says yes, she reveals she found the paper in the trash with the word "dancer". Tina then offers to have Artie dance with her since Will didn't actually give them an assignment for this week. Cut to Rachel in her ballet studio; we then pan over to see Jesse. After Rachel reveals her dream: {{Theatre/Evita}}, Theatre/FunnyGirl, and Laurey in {{Theatre/Oklahoma}} [[spoiler:(one out of three's not bad, especially when events pertaining to it lead to humbling a raging ego.)]]. Jesse states that a dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside, the one thing that if it came true would make all the hurt go away. Her dreams are an inevitability. They embrace as we cut to the [=McKinley=] hallway, where Rachel reveals her true dream: to meet her mother. Jesse offers to help as we cut to Tina getting her tap on. Artie then follows with taps on the wheels. Unfortunately, Artie sees the reality and cuts the music, asking Tina to hand him crutches borrowed from a student with Cerebral Palsy. Seems Artie wants to know if pushing the chair gave him the upper body strength to leave it. This being Glee, as we are wont to do, we spot the outcome from a mile away and sure enough, despite Tina stabilizing him, he moves two inches and collapses. And to drive it home, he then breaks down and lashes out at Tina.

In the Library, we see Artie trying to reach a book as Tina approaches. The book was on a famous director, since Artie is never gonna be a performer, he'd figured he'd go down that route. [[spoiler:He'll prove to excel at it.]] Tina asks if that was his dream; when he says yes, she reveals she found the paper in the trash with the word "dancer". Tina then offers to have Artie dance with her since Will didn't actually give them an assignment for this week. Cut to Rachel in her ballet studio; we then pan over to see Jesse. After Rachel reveals her dream: {{Theatre/Evita}}, Theatre/FunnyGirl, and Laurey in {{Theatre/Oklahoma}} [[spoiler:(one out of three's not bad, especially when events pertaining to it lead to humbling a raging ego.)]]. Jesse states that a dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside, the one thing that if it came true would make all the hurt go away. Her dreams are an inevitability. They embrace as we cut to the [=McKinley=] hallway, where Rachel reveals her true dream: to meet her mother. Jesse offers to help as we cut to Tina getting her tap on. Artie then follows with taps on the wheels. Unfortunately, Artie sees the reality and cuts the music, asking Tina to hand him crutches borrowed from a student with Cerebral Palsy. Seems Artie wants to know if pushing the chair gave him the upper body strength to leave it. This being Glee, as we are wont to do, we spot the outcome from a mile away and sure enough, despite Tina stabilizing him, he moves two inches and collapses. And to drive it home, he then breaks down and lashes out at Tina.

Cut to Lima Community Theater, where both Will and Ryan plan to audition for Jean Valjean with the same song. After we see the director dismissing an Series/AmericanIdol level bad singer, the two take the stage for the obvious Aerosmith. After the break, we cut to Tartie in a mall, Artie having bought taps. When Tina leaves to get a pretzel, we then go into another hallmark scene: Artie [[AllJustADream daydreaming]] about being out of the chair for a flash mob, complete with Mike, Matt, Brittany, Kurt, and Mercedes mixed in among the dancers and BTW, with the exceptions of said dancers and the main cast, no one else is an extra, so their reactions are legit. Afterwards, we MoodWhiplash back to sad reality with a visit to Sylvester's house of venom and triumph, although not much right now as it is revealed, not so shockingly, that it was Sue who sent Bryan Ryan after ND. Ryan admits he was, only to have a change of heart after getting his performing mojo back. He then flips it on Sue, threatening to go after her due to studies suggesting music-based programs improve intelligence. Sue counters saying athletics promotes group activities, problem-solving and social skills. And then, Ryan gets turned on. Hmm.

We begin the home stretch with Rachel finding Jesse putting Shelby's tape in the player and saying she's ready to hear it. We then get a duet of the Les Mis song appropriate for the occasion; afterwards we cut to Tina begging Artie to reconsider, but Artie says she's worked too hard on her routine to have "half" a partner. He does agree to sing as we cut to Will confirming the obvious about glee's status, then letting Tina have the stage for her routine. And thus we end with Artie flexing pipes to the moves of his girlfriend [[spoiler:and her future boyfriend]]. Dream on gleeks.

Cut to Emma's office, where Artie reveals the studies about spinal cords to her, saying he'll need her help when he starts walking again. And now, RealityEnsues as Emma points out that as many therapies he could take to try and walk again, it will still take years for them plus medical sciences to find any sort of way to repair the damage. Artie is naturally crushed. Cut to the [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Magiglee Shop]] where Bryan Ryan is handing out new outfits and sheet music bought by siphoned Cheerios! budget. Of course, this is almost too good to be true and that of course summons Sue to reveal Will got the part in Les Mis. Ryan takes everything back and says he's cutting glee. We then cut to him rehearsing his one line as Will arrives and reminds him of high school, saying you're labeled the second you show up. He produces the yearbook picture to show Ryan ND has no labels or preconceptions, just their true spirits. Will then offers Ryan his part, and of course he accepts.

In the Library, we see Artie trying to reach a book as Tina approaches. The book was on a famous director, since Artie is never gonna be a performer, he'd figured he'd go down that route. [[spoiler:He'll prove to excel at it.]] Tina asks if that was his dream; when he says yes, she reveals she found the paper in the trash with the word "dancer". Tina then offers to have Artie dance with her since Will didn't actually give them an assignment for this week. Cut to Rachel in her ballet studio; we then pan over to see Jesse. After Rachel reveals her dream: {{Theater/Evita}}, Theater/FunnyGirl, and Laurey in {{Theater/Oklahoma}} [[spoiler:(one out of three's not bad, especially when events pertaining to it lead to humbling a raging ego.)]]. Jesse states that a dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside, the one thing that if it came true would make all the hurt go away. Her dreams are an inevitability. They embrace as we cut to the [=McKinley=] hallway, where Rachel reveals her true dream: to meet her mother. Jesse offers to help as we cut to Tina getting her tap on. Artie then follows with taps on the wheels. Unfortunately, Artie sees the reality and cuts the music, asking Tina to hand him crutches borrowed from a student with Cerebral Palsy. Seems Artie wants to know if pushing the chair gave him the upper body strength to leave it. This being Glee, as we are wont to do, we spot the outcome from a mile away and sure enough, despite Tina stabilizing him, he moves two inches and collapses. And to drive it home, he then breaks down and lashes out at Tina.

Cut to Ryan taking stock of the Home Ec supplies as Will enters and offers both a beer and an olive branch as we break. We return to Rachel telling Jesse that her mother is Patti [=LuPone=]. Right. Jesse pries and we find out Rachel's afraid of who her mother might be. He then suggests using whatever baby items she has for clues. Rachel points out her dads kept file cabinets of documents and that's a good place to start. Cut to a bar where Will recites how popular Bryan Ryan was, only for Ryan to reveal the one who got away... Terri. Explains a lot. Will says music helped him recover from dumping her, saying ND is about expressing yourself internally as well as externally. We then get the truth about Bryan Ryan: He tells his wife thrice a year he's going on business trips, only to see Broadway shows, even keeping the Playbills in his basement. Will then tries to motivate him by going to the jukebox for some Billy Joel, afterwards, Will reveals the local theater gild is doing Theater/LesMiserables and they are both going to audition.

Any time anyone asks that question, we get the answer in the next scene. Ryan is introduced, and he asks ND to write their dreams on paper. We then see him rip Artie's piece of paper off and crumple it into a ball, and tell the kids their dreams won't come true, that Will's show biz dream didn't come true, and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis neither. Will. Theirs. as. we. hit. the.]] TitleCard.

Cut to Lima Community Theater, where both Will and Ryan plan to audition for Jean Valjean with the same song. After we see the director dismissing an Series/AmericanIdol level bad singer, the two take the stage for the obvious Aerosmith. After the break, we cut to Tartie in a mall, Artie having bought taps. When Tina leaves to get a pretzel, we then go into another hallmark scene: Artie [[AllJustADream daydreaming]] about being out of the chair for a flash mob, complete with Mike, Matt, Brittany, Kurt, and Mercedes mixed in among the dancers and BTW, with the exceptions of said dancers and the main cast, no one else is an extra, so their reactions are legit. Afterwards, we MoodWhiplash back to sad reality with a visit to Sylvester's house of venom and triumph, although not much right now as it is revealed, not so shockingly, that it was Sue who sent Bryan Ryan after ND. Ryan admits he was, only to have a change of heart after getting his performing mojo back. He then flips it on Sue, threatning to go after her due to studies suggesting music-based programs improve intelligence. Sue counters saying athletics promotes group activities, problem-solving and social skills. And then, Ryan gets turned on. Hmm.

We begin the home stretch with Rachel finding Jesse putting Shelby's tape in the player and saying she's ready to hear it. We then get a duet of the Les Mis song appropriate for the occasion; afterwards we cut to Tina begging Artie to reconsider, but Artie says she's worked too hard on her routine to have "half" a partner. He does agree to sing as we cut to Will confirming the obvious about glee's status, then letting Tina have the stage for her routine. And thus we end with Artie flexing pipes to the moves of his girlfriend [[spoiler:and her future boyfriend]].

Dream on gleeks.

In the Library, we see Artie trying to reach a book as Tina approaches. The book was on a famous director, since Artie is never gonna be a performer, he'd figured he'd go down that route. He'll prove to excel at it. Tina asks if that was his dream; when he says yes, she reveals she found the paper in the trash with the word "dancer". Tina then offers to have Artie dance with her since Will didn't actually give them an assignment for this week. Cut to Rachel in her ballet studio; we then pan over to see Jesse. After Rachel reveals her dream: {{Theater/Evita}}, Theater/FunnyGirl, and Laurey in {{Theater/Oklahoma}} (one out of three's not bad, especially when events pertaining to it lead to humbling a raging ego.). Jesse states that a dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside, the one thing that if it came true would make all the hurt go away. Her dreams are an inevitability. They embrace as we cut to the [=McKinley=] hallway, where Rachel reveals her true dream: to meet her mother. Jesse offers to help as we cut to Tina getting her tap on. Artie then follows with taps on the wheels. Unfortunately, Artie sees the reality and cuts the music, asking Tina to hand him crutches borrowed from a student with Cerebral Palsy. Seems Artie wants to know if pushing the chair gave him the upper body strength to leave it. This being Glee, as we are wont to do, we spot the outcome from a mile away and sure enough, despite Tina stabilizing him, he moves two inches and collapses. And to drive it home, he then breaks down and lashes out at Tina.

We begin the home stretch with Rachel finding Jesse putting Shelby's tape in the player and saying she's ready to hear it. We then get a duet of the Les Mis song appropriate for the occasion; afterwards we cut to Tina begging Artie to reconsider, but Artie says she's worked too hard on her routine to have "half" a partner. He does agree to sing as we cut to Will confirming the obvious about glee's status, then letting Tina have the stage for her routine. And thus we end with Artie flexing pipes to the moves of his girlfriend and her future boyfriend.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The only one who comforts Artie because he can't dance is Quinn. Season 3 will reveal why this is foreshadowing.

Creator/JossWhedon is in the director's chair this week. [[spoiler: No one dies]].

In the Library, we see Artie trying to reach a book as Tina approaches. The book was on a famous director, since Artie is never gonna be a performer, he'd figured he'd go down that route. [[spoiler: He'll prove to excel at it.]] Tina asks if that was his dream; when he says yes, she reveals she found the paper in the trash with the word "dancer". Tina then offers to have Artie dance with her since Will didn't actually give them an assignment for this week. Cut to Rachel in her ballet studio; we then pan over to see Jesse. After Rachel reveals her dream: {{Theater/Evita}}, Theater/FunnyGirl, and Laurey in {{Theater/Oklahoma}} [[spoiler: (one out of three's not bad, especially when events pertaining to it lead to humbling a raging ego.)]]. Jesse states that a dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside, the one thing that if it came true would make all the hurt go away. Her dreams are an inevitability. They embrace as we cut to the [=McKinley=] hallway, where Rachel reveals her true dream: to meet her mother. Jesse offers to help as we cut to Tina getting her tap on. Artie then follows with taps on the wheels. Unfortunately, Artie sees the reality and cuts the music, asking Tina to hand him crutches borrowed from a student with Cerebral Palsy. Seems Artie wants to know if pushing the chair gave him the upper body strength to leave it. This being Glee, as we are wont to do, we spot the outcome from a mile away and sure enough, despite Tina stabilizing him, he moves two inches and collapses. And to drive it home, he then breaks down and lashes out at Tina.

We begin the home stretch with Rachel finding Jesse putting Shelby's tape in the player and saying she's ready to hear it. We then get a duet of the Les Mis song appropriate for the occasion; afterwards we cut to Tina begging Artie to reconsider, but Artie says she's worked too hard on her routine to have "half" a partner. He does agree to sing as we cut to Will confirming the obvious about glee's status, then letting Tina have the stage for her routine. And thus we end with Artie flexing pipes to the moves of his girlfriend and [[spoiler: her future boyfriend]].

In the Library, we see Artie trying to reach a book as Tina approaches. The book was on a famous director, since Artie is never gonna be a performer, he'd figured he'd go down that route. [[spoiler: He'll prove to excel at it.]] Tina asks if that was his dream; when he says yes, she reveals she found the paper in the trash with the word "dancer". Tina then offers to have Artie dance with her since Will didn't actually give them an assignment for this week. Cut to Rachel in her ballet studio; we then pan over to see Jesse. After Rachel reveals her dream: {{Theater/Evita}}, Theater/FunnyGirl, and Laurey in {{Theater/Oklahoma}} [[spoiler: (one out of three's not bad, especially when events pertaining to it lead to humbling a raging ego.)]], Jesse states that a dream is something that fills up the emptiness inside, the one thing that if it came true would make all the hurt go away. Her dreams are an inevitability. They embrace as we cut to the [=McKinley=] hallway, where Rachel reveals her true dream: to meet her mother. Jesse offers to help as we cut to Tina getting her tap on. Artie then follows with taps on the wheels. Unfortunately, Artie sees the reality and cuts the music, asking Tina to hand him crutches borrowed from a student with Cerebral Palsy. Seems Artie wants to know if pushing the chair gave him the upper body strength to leave it. This being Glee, as we are wont to do, we spot the outcome from a mile away and sure enough, despite Tina stabilizing him, he moves two inches and collapses. And to drive it home, he then breaks down and lashes out at Tina.

Any time anyone asks that question, we get the answer in the next scene. Ryan is introduced, and he asks ND to write their dreams on paper. We then see him rip Artie's piece of paper off and crumple it into a ball, and tell the kids their dreams won't come true, that Will's show biz dream didn't come true, and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis neither. Will. Theirs. as. we. hit. the.]] TitleCard

Any time anyone asks that question, we get the answer in the next scene. Ryan is introduced, and he asks ND to write their dreams on paper. We then see him rip Artie's piece of paper off and crumple it into a ball, and tell the kids their dreams won't come true, that Will's show biz dream didn't come true, and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis neither. Will. Theirs. as. we. hit. the. [[{{TitleCard}} Title. Card.]]]]

We commence with Will in Figgins' office, being introduced to the newest member of the school board... naturally, since Will's dreams exist only in his nightmares, this turns out to be former [=McKinley=] ubermensch [[{{Creator/NeilPatrickHarris}} Bryan Ryan]], who got Will's solos and his women. We then cut to 80's [=McKinley=], full of mullet's aplenty, Bryan doing his best [[{{Music/TheMonkees}} Monkees]] with some magic attached. We then see Will agast at this as Ryan talks the smack. Cut back to the present where Ryan plans to audit the curriculum, and by that, naturally, he means glee. Ryan then reveals that after he graduated, he was a soloist in a review at a theme park, then the cruise ship circuit, before that dried up and led to him [[BreadEggsMilkSquick waking up in a crack house]]. He cleaned up, and now runs a group for ex-show choir members; we then cut to a meeting featuring Molly Shannon's character from the last episode. Ryan wants to speak to New Directions, Figgins asking what's the worst that could happen?

Figgins calls Will into his office to introduce the newest member of the school board - and it's none other than former glee club star and Will's old rival Bryan Ryan (played by Creator/NeilPatrickHarris), who's in town to figure out which arts programs to cut. And naturally, he's got his eyes on the glee club. Apparently Bryan's show biz career didn't end up so well, and now he's settled down, married, with a "show choir conversion group." Bryan asks Will to have a talk with the glee kids. Will, of course, has no choice but to agree.

Music room. Will introduces Bryan to the club. Bryan asks the kids to take out a piece of paper and write their dream on it. [[note]]Rachel puts down "HUGE STAR," Puck scribbles "3some," and Quinn writes "NO STRETCH MARKS."[[/note]] Bryan then rips Artie's piece of paper off and crumples it into a ball, and tells the kids that Will's show biz dream didn't come true, and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis neither. Will. Theirs.]]

Tina meets Artie in the library and tells him that she saw what he'd written "dancer" on the paper. Tina offers to choreograph a dance between the two of them for this week's assignment.

Meanwhile, in the ballet studio, Rachel finishes up her ballet practice and sees Jesse at the end of the bar. She tells him she was just practicing her dream role. They make up for the "Run Joey Run" fiasco, and Rachel confides in him that it's one of her dreams to find her mother. Jesse tells her he'll help her achieve her dream.

In the choir room, Tina and Artie practice their dancing. Artie asks Tina to get the crutches he borrowed from someone with celebral palsy and explains that he's surely got enough upper body strength to try walking. And of course, he collapses onto the floor and breaks into tears, blaming it on Tina.

Home economics room, where Will and Bryan banter about the practicality of home economics in comparison to glee club. Meanwhile, Will invites him out for a drink to appeal to his sense of nostalgia.

Rachel corners Jesse in the library and tells her that she's found her mother, and shows him a bunch of articles "proving" that Broadway legend Patti [=LuPone=] is her mother. Jesse, like most sensible people, takes this with a grain of salt, and reassures Rachel that he'll help her find her mom.

In other news, we see Will and Bryan out for a drink. Will eventually gets Bryan to admit that he's always missed show choir, and that he often goes on "business trips" that are really "Broadway shows" and that he's got a bunch of playbills in his basement that are stocked [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything like porn.]] Will punches a bunch of buttons on the jukebox and gets Bryan to sing a duet of "Piano Man" with him. He gets Bryan to try out for the community theater's production of ''Les Miserables''.

Tina catches up to Artie, telling him that she's been researching on possible therapy for Artie's condition and kisses him.

Rachel's house. Rachel lugs two boxes full of baby Rachel Berry memorabilia. She and Jesse go through a bunch of somewhat creepy stuff [[note]]A sonogram? Really?[[/note]] He then picks up a cassette tape (that he had slipped into the box when Rachel's back was turned) which is apparently from her biological mom. He tries to get her to listen to the tape, but Rachel will have none of it, saying she's not ready. Jesse makes wounded noises but Rachel sends him out.

At the Lima Community Theatre, Will and Bryan are shocked to discover that they are both auditioning for the part of Jean Valjean with the same song. The director tells them to sing it as a duet, and we see them rocking out to Aerosmith's "Dream On."

Meanwhile, as Tina wheels Artie through the mall and offers to get him a pretzel. Artie tells her that the therapies have been working, and they launch into a fun, upbeat, {{Flashmob}} dance sequence of "The Safety Dance." [[note]]One can see Mike, Matt, Brittany, Kurt, and Mercedes among the crowd.[[/note]] The song ends, and it turns out it was AllJustADream.

Sue and Bryan debate over the practicality of cheerleading in comparison to glee club [[note]]Oh, come ''on!''[[/note]], which somehow leads to the two of them having "angry sex."

Jesse slides into Shelby's car and informs her that Rachel won't listen to the tape. Shelby is upset and tells him that her listening to the tape was the whole point of his coming to [=McKinley=]. Jesse tells her that even though he saw his relationship with Rachel as an acting exercise at first, he [[BecomingTheMask really is starting to fall for her]], and sensibly asks ''why'' she can't just walk over to Rachel and say "Hi, my name's Shelby. I'm you ''mom.''" It turns out that Shelby signed a contract with Rachel's dads and that she can't legally contact Rachel until she turns eighteen, and that leaving Rachel was her one big regret. Okay.

Artie wheels himself into Emma's office, who tells him that the therapies could take a ''long'' time to work and that he probably isn't going to be walking anytime soon. Oh, well.

Bryan's talking to the glee club and informs them that he's been doing a little shopping. It turns out he's bought them a load of stuff, like sheet music and custom-made New Directions jackets, and everything's fine and good until Sue comes in, informs Will that he's got the lead in ''Les Miz'', and that Bryan's got a tiny part with one line. Bryan is not happy about it, and walks out, taking all the freebies with him.

At the Lima Community Theater, long story short, Will asks Bryan to take his part. The latter happily does so.

Rachel's room. She opens the door to find out that Jesse's probably broken into her house and gets her to listen to the tape. "Hi, baby," says Shelby from the speakers. "It's your mom." They then proceed to sing a duet of "I Dreamed a Dream."

School. Tina begs Artie to reconsider, but Artie is firm in his judgement that any of the guys (except [[ContinuityNod Finn]]) can dance better than he can. Tina asks Artie to at least sing the song.

Will announces that Glee won't be cut. He then asks Tina to show us what she'd been working on. Tina calls Mike to dance with her, and the Glee club congregates in the auditorium to watch Mike and Tina dance to Artie's singing "Dream a Little Dream of Me."

* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Among the people in the Safety Dance flashmob are Mike (who would eventually replace Artie as Tina's boyfriend) and Brittany (Artie's second girlfriend after his break-up with Tina).
** The only one who comforts Artie because he can't dance is Quinn -- in season 3 she would similarly become paralysed in a car accident herself.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Among the people in the Safety Dance flashmob are Mike (who would eventually replace Artie as Tina's boyfriend) and Brittany (Artie's second girlfriend after his break-up with Tina).

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Among the people in the Safety Dance flashmob are Mike (who would eventually replace Artie as Tina's boyfriend) and Brittany (Artie's second girlfriend after his break-up with Tina).

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Among the people in the Safety Dance flashmob are Mike and Brittany.

Meanwhile, as Tina wheels Artie through the mall and offers to get him a pretzel. Artie tells her that the therapies have been working, and they launch into a fun, upbeat, {{Flashmob}} dance sequence of "The Safety Dance." [[note]]One can see Dream Mike, Dream Matt, Dream Brittany, Dream Kurt, and Dream Mercedes[[/note]] The song ends, and it turns out it was AllJustADream.

* {{Flashmob}}: Safety Dance.

Music room. Will introduces Bryan to the club. Bryan asks the kids to take out a piece of paper and write their dream on it. [[hottip:*:Rachel puts down "HUGE STAR," Puck scribbles "3some," and Quinn writes "NO STRETCH MARKS."]] Bryan then rips Artie's piece of paper off and crumples it into a ball, and tells the kids that Will's show biz dream didn't come true, and [[PunctuatedForEmphasis neither. Will. Theirs.]]

Rachel's house. Rachel lugs two boxes full of baby Rachel Berry memorabilia. She and Jesse go through a bunch of somewhat creepy stuff [[hottip:*:A sonogram? Really?]] He then picks up a cassette tape (that he had slipped into the box when Rachel's back was turned) which is apparently from her biological mom. He tries to get her to listen to the tape, but Rachel will have none of it, saying she's not ready. Jesse makes wounded noises but Rachel sends him out.

Meanwhile, as Tina wheels Artie through the mall and offers to get him a pretzel. Artie tells her that the therapies have been working, and they launch into a fun, upbeat, {{Flashmob}} dance sequence of "The Safety Dance." [[hottip:*:One can see Dream Mike, Dream Matt, Dream Brittany, Dream Kurt, and Dream Mercedes]] The song ends, and it turns out it was AllJustADream.

Sue and Bryan debate over the practicality of cheerleading in comparison to glee club [[hottip: Oh, come ''on!'']], which somehow leads to the two of them having "angry sex."

Figgins calls Will into his office to introduce the newest member of the school board - and it's none other than former glee club star and Will's old rival Bryan Ryan (played by NeilPatrickHarris), who's in town to figure out which arts programs to cut. And naturally, he's got his eyes on the glee club. Apparently Bryan's show biz career didn't end up so well, and now he's settled down, married, with a "show choir conversion group." Bryan asks Will to have a talk with the glee kids. Will, of course, has no choice but to agree.

Music room. Will introduces Bryan to the club. Bryan asks the kids to take out a piece of paper and write their dream on it. [[hottip:*:Rachel puts down "HUGE STAR," Puck scribbles "3some," and Quinn writes "NO STRETCH MARKS."]] Bryan then rips Artie's piece of paper off and crumples it into a ball, and tells the kids that Will's show biz dream didn't come true, and [[ThisIsSparta neither. Will. Theirs.]]

* AllJustADream: The flashmob sequence.

* DuetBonding: "I Dreamed a Dream."

* DuetBonding: "Poker Face."