Do the cha-cha-slide!
Will seeks revenge against Sue when she plans to install a cheerleading trophy cabinet in the choir room. He asks her out on a date then stands her up, leaving Sue depressed and bedridden. With encouragement from a regretful Will, she leads the cheer squad to win at Nationals, and has their trophy placed in the choir room. Mercedes asks Quinn to move in with her family. The glee club learns that Jesse has defected to Vocal Adrenaline, forcing Rachel to deal with her emotions as she discovers that Jesse was using her to bring the club down.
Next Time: The Season 1 Finale, featuring Regionals 2010, an inevitable birth, and the definition of the phrase Chaotic Neutral.
Songs
- "Another One Bites the Dust" performed by Vocal Adrenaline
- "Tell Me Something Good" performed by Will
- "Loser" performed by Puck and Finn, with backing vocals by Sandy, Howard Bamboo, and Terri
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" performed by Quinn
- "Good Vibrations" performed by Puck and Finn with Mercedes
- "Give up the Funk" Performed by New Directions
Tropes appearing in the episode:
- Beware the Nice Ones: Will shows he can be just as cruel as Sue.
- Disproportionate Retribution: VA trashes the choir room, so Finn and Puck slash the tires on their Range Rovers.
- Face–Heel Turn: Jesse's return to Vocal Adrenaline.
- Imagine Spot: Puck's performance of "Loser."
- Kick the Dog: Not only does Jesse break Rachel's heart, he and the other members of VA egg her. And tease her about being vegan.Kurt: Mr. Schue, Rachel's one of us. We're the only ones who get to humiliate her.
- Mrs. Robinson: Played with. Terri seems attracted to Finn, who reminds her of Will at 16 (when they first met). He tells her she'd be a total MILF...if it weren't for faking the baby. Ouch.
- Pun: Will challenges the group to use "Funk" in a sentence. Rachel suggests "This cheese smells funky." Puck replies "That's because it's from-unda-cheese."
- Shaking the Rump: Will does this during "Tell Me Something Good".
