History Recap / GleeS4E9SwanSong

* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: Emma, Beiste, and Sugar.

* AbsenteeActor: Creator/JaymaMays did film a scene, which also included a song, but it was cut and she wasn't credited.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Jesse said that in Vocal Adrenaline, if a dancer passed out they would use them as a prop, which was hilarious until it actually happens.

* [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Retroactive Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Finn writes "[[TitleDrop Swan Song]]" on the board, saying that if this is going to be glee's final lesson then they've got to make it really good and remember what glee is to all of them. He's aiming for a DyingMomentOfAwesome for the glee club that gets {{Averted}}, but it [[HarsherInHindsight sadly turns into his own]].

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Jesse said that in Vocal Adrenaline if a dancer passed out they would use them as a prop, which was hilarious until it actually happens.

* "Somethin' Stupid" by Music/RobbieWilliams and Creator/NicoleKidman, performed by Sam and Brittany, and a more appropriate song for these two there never was.

* NoYay: Do we really have to say who?

* "Somethin' Stupid" by Music/RobbieWilliams and Creator/NicoleKidman, performed by Trouty and Brittany, and a more appropriate song for these two there never was.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Kurt singing ''Being Alive'' in an impromptu audition in front of the Winter Showcase audience to thunderous applause, showing the soul inside him for Madame Tibideux, and receiving a letter saying that he got in NYADA pretty much qualifies.

After Marley's onstage faint at Sectionals, the New Directions learn of their loss at the competition. Back at NYADA, Kurt and Rachel are both extremely nervous, Rachel about the Winter Showcase and whether she will be chosen and Kurt, re-auditioning for the school. The New Directions begin to split apart as their competition season is over but Finn and Marley attempt to bring the spark back.

* CallBack/ContinuityNod: Rachel mentioning that her favorite song that Kurt has sung is ''[[Recap/GleeS2E3GrilledCheesus I Want To Hold Your Hand]]''.

As you'd expect with the suddenness of last episode's conclusion, we bypass Brennan and jump right to the choir room to begin the proceedings, Marley carried backstage after she hit the floor. All the New Directioners are required to carry her, and then crowd around her, under Finn's instruction instead of, say, calling 911 or something. Finn, you're an idiot. Artie says no one's fainted during a performance. Right, tell that to a certain group of soulless automatons that won Nationals X number of years. After Jake reveals Marley's lack of basic human functions, Santana, who followed ND backstage, promptly and correctly tells Kitty off as Will arrives to tell them all to get back on stage before they're disqualified - one of the rules they just made up is that a whole group abandoning a performance is grounds for disqualification. It's stupid, but if that's the case then it's no wonder that Vocal Adrenaline [[FunnyAneurysmMoment would used kids that pass out or die on stage as props]]. However, as you'd immediately guessed, the Adidas Abomination swoops in to confirm the ND DQ and thus the Warblers get the duke. The judges being so quick (for the first time ever) actually suggests that they thought New Directions had finished when they left, so they might have at least gotten 2nd or 3rd. Nonetheless, no Sectionals win means
Sue claims the choir room space... huh. Glee club is disbanded and Sue takes the choir room. Hmm. That's... actually an interesting plot device. We may need to revisit this later on[[spoiler:, maybe a season or so from now]]. For now though, Marley, naturally blaming herself, breaks down as we hit the TitleCard.

Bushwick. Kurt tells Rachel the bad news, and she immediately wants to call Finn. Heart's in the right place Rachel, but I'm sure the timing isn't all that good right now. Besides, it would take up your time having phone sex I mean quality phone time with Dear Lucille. This leads Kurt to say that the ND loss reminds him of the chances one has, as he reveals he's got one last [=NYADA=] audition and is determined to succeed. He then reveals a "Winter Showcase": Madame Tibideaux hand-picks her 10 most promising students from all of NYADA and invites them to perform, the invitations sent in the form of "[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Golden Tickets]]". Rachel is aware but indifferent, telling Kurt that because she's a freshman she has virtually zero chance of getting one. She is, and we know she is. After a montage reiterating what we've just mentioned, we cut to Cassie's class to see the Madame with said ticket in hand and the ForegoneConclusion writes itself. Cut back to [=McKinley=] and... wow, the choir room is being gutted. We knew it was Sue's intention but, still hard to see. [[spoiler: Gotta love this (un?)intentional {{Foreshadowing}}.]] Sue is fully engorged in the venom and the triumph, declaring everything hers, including the trophies and the plaque of Lillian Adler, which she's already defaced with a typical appalling quote.[[note]]''"[[CrossesTheLineTwice I died a slow painful death choking on the fluid in my lungs]]."''[[/note]] Naturally, that's where Finnegan draws the line and he rescues the picture, saying Lillian is important to the spirit of glee. They fight over the trophy as we cut to Figgins' office where he has but a slight smirk on his face, the cheapass bastard. All other possible performing spaces are of course taken, reinforcing ND being done for the year. Cut to Sue's office and a surprisingly contemplative Sue, who feels that while a win is a win, this one was basically handed to her, so it doesn't feel like she earned it. This being Sue though, when she talks about how this will affect the temporarily ex-ND members, we of course cut to them verbally crossing the line thrice.[[note]]Tina: Drug mule in the Lima crack district, Artie: Sold legs to science, Blaine: Bathhouse circuit, Brittany: Finance major at Brandies.[[/note]] Sue wishes there was a way to assuage her guilt, when who should arrive but the unsung hero. The man behind the music, the maestro, the legend that is Brad Ellis. He, not so surprisingly if you think about it, is ''thrilled'' he gets an early vacation, telling her how damn annoying all the kids are with their gossip, and ignoring him but expecting him to know every song on the face of the earth. He's right, if they showed him more respect, they would've won Regionals in Season 1. Her guilt assuaged, we cut to the again temporarily ex-ND members getting the word about their hiatus. Tina and Artie, seniors without another shot at Nationals, start loading the blame on Marley, not Kitty therefore Tina, Artie, you're a pair of idiots. Finn tries to rally the former troops, but as you'd guess, it falls on deaf ears, Sam and Blaine reinforcing the fact that it's their last year as well. Finn stands lost as we go to break.

And we return to things going from bad to revolting, as we're about to bear witness to something that the gleeks, a specific section in particular, have been dreading since the beginning of the season. We see Brittany in the hallway, before something catches her eye; a trail of cheerios on the floor - no, the cereal, though since she was once the [=McKinley=] poster child for ReallyGetsAround we wouldn't be surprised if she once preferred the human kind as well - and, because nobody has trodden on or disposed of or followed them yet, she eats them all and finds Sam waiting for her with breakfast.

And now... (sigh). Okay. What we have here is a scene that, on the surface, doesn't look that bad, in fact if it wasn't for the circumstances leading up to this, the following sequence would be almost... cute. But sweet Grilled Cheesus, did this start something vile. See, by the end of Season 3, Glee's ratings weren't as high as they once were, but still respectable. By the end of Season 4, however, they were in a freefall. The fanbase was really starting to hemorrhage, with the Brittana fans being the biggest section to leave. Nonetheless, there were some remaining, hoping Brittana's breakup was just for the season, and they would reunite at the end of it. The main reason behind this whole thing was simple: Creator/HeatherMorris is hilarious, and with Santana gone, this was a chance to establish her and her humor on their own. Thusly, Murphy wanted to make her almost the comic relief. Fine. However, he figured it should be a double act, and decided to pair her with a partner. Fine. Then he decided that, since he genuinely felt that Brittana's time as a couple was at an end, Brittany and her new partner should be a couple. [[NoJustNoReaction No. Just... just no]]. The Brittana fans, who we should remind you were the biggest section of the fanbase, led a riot, becoming the main source of said ratings freefall. Season 4 has ''many'' negative factors, but the following scene, and scenes to follow, were among the worst of them.

Anyway, back to the stupidity. Apparently, [[Recap/GleeS2E15Sexy breakfast confuses our Brit-Brit]], something Sam probably asked Santana about. He says that they've never dueted - that's great Sammy, now you can leave - and asks her to do Something Stupid with him. Well, everything you do is something stupid, boy. Let's say the song choice is a reference to how, as a couple, your combined IQ is probably negative, but Brit-Brit is still infinitely smarter than you'll ever be. After the atrociousness, Sam confirms he's got a thing for her (insert VomitDiscretionShot here), but Brittany says that the lesbians on the Internet wouldn't like them as a couple, UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE FUCKING CENTURY, and if they got together he'd get death threats. [[SarcasmMode Funnily enough]], Chord actually did. Sam, showing a alarming lack of self-preservation, promptly tries to eat Brit's face and she does a runner. Oh if only she'd keep doing that.

Let us ''quickly'' get away from that bit of nasty to Cassie's class, where Rachel asks the lady in question for water, which is clear SchmuckBait, as Cassie stops the class to chastise, accurately saying that there are no water breaks on the stage. She asks Rachel if this is how one should react after getting a so very rare invite? Rachel insists it's not a diva moment, she's just thirsty working her ass off. Cassie disagrees, saying she's made no progress and thus the public embarrassment is inevitable. When Rachel tries to counter by saying she's kept up with Cassie, she claims that her methods are intentional and it's not her fault Rachel can't keep up. Rachel retorts that it's not her fault Cassie can't see the improvement and oh I do believe the gauntlet has been thrown. The weapon: ''Theatre/{{Chicago}}'''s SignatureSong. The dance-off is on, which isn't amazing on either side but Cassie does do better. Afterwards, Rachel concedes but says that she's going to sing, so it doesn't matter. Slight point there, Rachel's argument was that she's improved since the beginning of the semester, not that she was better than Cassie (as a dancer - as a singer she wins hands-down).

After the break, we see the Madame figuring out the slotting for the Winter Showcase as Kurt arrives, having sent in the audition tape of ''[[Music/GeorgeMichael Wham!]]'' Interesting choice, but not interesting enough for the Madame, who repeats the reason Kurt didn't get in last year; he's a great performer, just like before, but is lacking in soul - he doesn't connect with the piece he's singing and, having to do it night after night on Broadway, the audience would notice. He is rejected and dejected once again, leaving crushed as we cut to the in limbo ND members, who have joined other clubs. Artie, not having a girl to impress, opts not to rejoin the Titans and instead opts to be on the sidelines in the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, Joesus joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other safely." Blaine and Tina, well... they need something on their college applications, so they submit to Sue, who is all too happy to claim them as trophies. There are five people not mentioned; one is Sugar cause time machine, one is Kitty cause Cheerios, the other three we'll talk about later. There is of course one person who needs to be notified and we thus cut to Finnegan and oh he's in "judgemental" mode. Joy. He criticizes them for giving up, right, because committing to something that's wrapped up, as temporary as it may be, is so much the way to fulfill your time. Finn, you're an idiot, but we qualify that by saying that though there's better ways for him to express it, he is in a bad headspace right now. And don't let it be said we won't defend Finn when it's warranted. Without New Directions, he's back to being lost, without a direction of his own. Finn says Sue carved auditorium time into tenths, so he they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Hey, if the future [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Zor-El can leap tall buildings in a single bound]], Marley Rose can handle Finnegan Hudson. For now, the rest of ND can't, dispersing leaving only her. And we go from bad to... to.. oh god. Yes, we cut to Sam and Brittany and it doesn't matter what they say, the only thing that matters is Brittany is officially so desperate for some kind of physical contact... that she allows Sam to swallow her. {{Squick}} does not begin to describe. The fans promptly lose their lunch and Sam officially loses his name, because as protest for the most unnecessary RelationshipUpgrade in Glee history, he will be referred to in these recaps strictly as Trouty Mouth.

After a cleansing break, we're in the "round room" as seen at the beginning of the season. Madame Tibadeaux arrives and introduces the first act, a performance piece with a costume clearly ripped from ''Theatre/SwanLake''. As with the third group in any of the show choir competitions, this serves as filler while we cut to a nervous Rachel as Brody arrives. He tries a peptalk, but Rachel reveals she's actually confident. She then, surprisingly, acknowledges her limitations, saying she may not be good at a lot of things, but a stage is where she truly shines, before revealing that yes, she is in fact petrified, but said confidence balances it out. Brody wishes her luck and she responds with a liplock. All well and good, but since two blondes tortured us, we forgot about a third, one we care enough to want to replace Brody with - you know, if Rachel's decided that YOLO is her new creed, Dear Lucille might as well be in the right place at the right time, it couldn't hurt. Anything, god, ''ANYTHING'' to counteract a Trout eating a Bicorn. Back to the round room for Rachel's turn at the mic and of course Rachel is Rachel is Rachel, giving us the expected Streisand and a holiday standard to remind us the ChristmasEpisode is next week. Afterwards, we see Kurt in the audience for support, however the Madame throws her own gauntlet down, inviting Kurt on stage as we go to break.

We return to Kurt's expected meltdown. Rachel tries to calm him down, but he has to perform as just himself and that's the one thing he's never done. He's defined by his theatricality, not by his real self. Rachel then tells him of one time she saw his real self: When he sang Music/TheBeatles after Papa Burt's heart attack. That Kurt Hummel still exists, and he needs to find the courage to reemerge. In the round room, Kurt steps on stage and we do indeed see the real Kurt Hummel. The tear he sheds afterwards at the standing ovation tells the story: People cheer for the showman. They've never cheered for ''him''. He's not a contender to win the showcase, but he really knocked it out of the park.

After the break, we're in Finn's room for the home stretch with the trophies he managed to claim when his phone rings and we of course know who's calling. Seems he does too, as he obviously never got rid of Rachel's number; seems the whole "no contact" thing was him being an asshole like he does. She just wants to hear his voice, and he of course think she's gonna rub it in. Clearly he's in a state because as much as a diva as she can and will be, she would never slag him off over something like an ND loss. She says as much, reminding him glee's not just the competition, yes this is ''her'' saying it, but even she knew the whole of the parts. She does tell him she, not surprisingly, won the Winter Showcase, but also says that even if neither of them win anything, they've have a good time experiencing it. She tells him not to give up, that his dreams can come true and as is common with these scenes awash in poignancy, we're not crying, you are. I mean, he's managed to not be a jerk since the start of the episode, okay comparatively less of one than usual, and we're coming up to the end of the episode. This is the most mature conversation they've had since they split, both knowing that as much as they'd rather be in each others arms, they're where they both need to be right now. A peptalk from the right person can do wonders as Finn gets a second wind and we cut to the auditorium where, as expected, only Marley arrives. She does reveal a place they could rehearse, granted it's the bleachers in the courtyard, where it's night. In Ohio. In December. Where it's snowing, they'd be freezing, and waste oxygen on singing. Eh, bad with the good. Finn puts out the group email with of all songs, "[[Music/SimpleMinds Don't You (Forget About Me)]]". There is relevance to that as we cut to the courtyard, where Finn, Marley, and the band are near frostbite. Marley again blames herself for Kitty being the reason ND lost, but Finn is undeterred, saying at least Marley's here. Now, as you'd sorta surmised, there's a reason that specific song was playing when Finn typed the email. That connects to the song played here, as Finn, Marley, and, no surprise, the rest of ND join in for the ''other'' well know Film/TheBreakfastClub song. However, we have one last piece of triumph to attend to, as we cut to Bushwick where Rachel finds Kurt with a certain letter. Yes, as we figured out from the moment he stepped on stage, Madame Tibadeaux saw the real Kurt and that was enough to admit him. We end on a triumphant note, all parties dented but not broken, with no TitleDrop in sight... [[Creator/CoryMonteith for now]] at least.

Next Time: ItsAWonderfulPlot for the Season 4 ChristmasEpisode: What would happen if TheHeart of New Directions went on a different path than the one fate intended for him?

* NotImportantToThisEpisodeCamp: Emma, Beiste, and Sugar, who of course has her and her mom fixing the time machine to keep busy.

* "Being Alive" from ''Theatre/{{Company}}'', performed by Kurt

After the break, we see the Madame figuring out the slotting for the Winter Showcase as Kurt arrives, having sent in the audition tape of ''[[Music/GeorgeMichael Wham!]]'' Interesting choice, but not interesting enough for the Madame, who repeats the reason Kurt didn't get in last year; he's a great performer, just like before, but is lacking in soul - he doesn't connect with the piece he's singing and, having to do it night after night on Broadway, the audience would notice. He is rejected and dejected once again, leaving crushed as we cut to the in limbo ND members, who have joined other clubs. Artie, not having a girl to impress, opts not to rejoin the Titans and instead opts to be on the sidelines in the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, Joesus joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other safely." Blaine and Tina, well... they need something on their college applications, so they submit to Sue, who is all too happy to claim them as trophies. There are five people not mentioned; one is Sugar cause time machine, one is Kitty cause Cheerios, the other three we'll talk about later. There is of course one person who needs to be notified and we thus cut to Finnegan and oh he's in "judgemental" mode. Joy. He criticizes them for giving up, right, because committing to something that's wrapped up, as temporary as it may be, is so much the way to fulfill your time. Finn, you're an idiot, but we qualify that by saying that though there's better ways for him to express it, he is in a bad headspace right now. And don't let it be said we won't defend Finn when it's warranted. Without New Directions, he's back to being lost, without a direction of his own. Finn says Sue carved auditorium time into tenths, so he they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Hey, if the future [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Zor-El can Mon-El of Daxam on his off days]], Marley Rose can handle Finnegan Hudson. For now, the rest of ND can't, dispersing leaving only her. And we go from bad to... to.. oh god. Yes, we cut to Sam and Brittany and it doesn't matter what they say, the only thing that matters is Brittany is officially so desperate for some kind of physical contact... that she allows Sam to swallow her. {{Squick}} does not begin to describe. The fans promptly lose their lunch and Sam officially loses his name, because as protest for the most unnecessary RelationshipUpgrade in Glee history, he will be referred to in these recaps strictly as Trouty Mouth.

After a cleansing break, we're in the "round room" as seen at the beginning of the season. Madame Tibadeaux arrives and introduces the first act, a performance piece with a costume clearly ripped from ''Theater/SwanLake''. As with the third group in any of the show choir competitions, this serves as filler while we cut to a nervous Rachel as Brody arrives. He tries a peptalk, but Rachel reveals she's actually confident. She then, surprisingly, acknowledges her limitations, saying she may not be good at a lot of things, but a stage is where she truly shines, before revealing that yes, she is in fact petrified, but said confidence balances it out. Brody wishes her luck and she responds with a liplock. All well and good, but since two blondes tortured us, we forgot about a third, one we care enough to want to replace Brody with - you know, if Rachel's decided that YOLO is her new creed, Dear Lucille might as well be in the right place at the right time, it couldn't hurt. Anything, god, ''ANYTHING'' to counteract a Trout eating a Bicorn. Back to the round room for Rachel's turn at the mic and of course Rachel is Rachel is Rachel, giving us the expected Streisand and a holiday standard to remind us the ChristmasEpisode is next week. Afterwards, we see Kurt in the audience for support, however the Madame throws her own gauntlet down, inviting Kurt on stage as we go to break.

Let us ''quickly'' get away from that bit of nasty to Cassie's class, where Rachel asks the lady in question for water, which is clear SchmuckBait, as Cassie stops the class to chastise, accurately saying that there are no water breaks on the stage. She asks Rachel if this is how one should react after getting a so very rare invite? Rachel insists it's not a diva moment, she's just thirsty working her ass off. Cassie disagrees, saying she's made no progress and thus the public embarrassment is inevitable. When Rachel tries to counter by saying she's kept up with Cassie, she claims that her methods are intentional and it's not her fault Rachel can't keep up. Rachel retorts that it's not her fault Cassie can't see the improvement and oh I do believe the gauntlet has been thrown. The weapon: ''Theater/{{Chicago}}'''s SignatureSong. The dance-off is on, which isn't amazing on either side but Cassie does do better. Afterwards, Rachel concedes but says that she's going to sing, so it doesn't matter. Slight point there, Rachel's argument was that she's improved since the beginning of the semester, not that she was better than Cassie (as a dancer - as a singer she wins hands-down).

Bushwick. Kurt tells Rachel the bad news, and she immediately wants to call Finn. Heart's in the right place Rachel, but I'm sure the timing isn't all that good right now. This leads Kurt to say that the ND loss reminds him of the chances one has, as he reveals he's got one last [=NYADA=] audition and is determined to succeed. He then reveals a "Winter Showcase": Madame Tibideaux hand-picks her 10 most promising students from all of NYADA and invites them to perform, the invitations sent in the form of "[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Golden Tickets]]". Rachel is aware but indifferent, telling Kurt that because she's a freshman she has virtually zero chance of getting one. She is, and we know she is. After a montage reiterating what we've just mentioned, we cut to Cassie's class to see the Madame with said ticket in hand and the ForegoneConclusion writes itself. Cut back to [=McKinley=] and... wow, the choir room is being gutted. We knew it was Sue's intention but, still hard to see. [[spoiler: Gotta love this (un?)intentional {{Foreshadowing}}.]] Sue is fully engorged in the venom and the triumph, declaring everything hers, including the trophies and the plaque of Lillian Adler, which she's already defaced with a typical appalling quote.[[note]]''"[[CrossesTheLineTwice I died a slow painful death choking on the fluid in my lungs]]."''[[/note]] Naturally, that's where Finnegan draws the line and he rescues the picture, saying Lillian is important to the spirit of glee. They fight over the trophy as we cut to Figgins' office where he has but a slight smirk on his face, the cheapass bastard. All other possible performing spaces are of course taken, reinforcing ND being done for the year. Cut to Sue's office and a surprisingly contemplative Sue, who feels that while a win is a win, this one was basically handed to her, so it doesn't feel like she earned it. This being Sue though, when she talks about how this will affect the temporarily ex-ND members, we of course cut to them verbally crossing the line thrice.[[note]]Tina: Drug mule in the Lima crack district, Artie: Sold legs to science, Blaine: Bathhouse circuit, Brittany: Finance major at Brandies.[[/note]] Sue wishes there was a way to assuage her guilt, when who should arrive but the unsung hero. The man behind the music, the maestro, the legend that is Brad Ellis. He, not so surprisingly if you think about it, is ''thrilled'' he gets an early vacation, telling her how damn annoying all the kids are with their gossip, and ignoring him but expecting him to know every song on the face of the earth. He's right, if they showed him more respect, they would've won Regionals in Season 1. Her guilt assuaged, we cut to the again temporarily ex-ND members getting the word about their hiatus. Tina and Artie, seniors without another shot at Nationals, start loading the blame on Marley, not Kitty therefore Tina, Artie, you're a pair of idiots. Finn tries to rally the former troops, but as you'd guess, it falls on deaf ears, Sam and Blaine reinforcing the fact that it's their last year as well. Finn stands lost as we go to break.

Anyway, back to the stupidity. Apparently, [[Recap/GleeS2E15Sexy breakfast confuses our Brit-Brit]], something Sam probably asked Santana about. He says that they've never dueted - that's great Sammy, now you can leave - and asks her to do Something Stupid with him. After the decent song, Sam confirms he's got a thing for her (insert VomitDiscretionShot here), but Brittany says that the lesbians on the Internet wouldn't like them as a couple, UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE FUCKING CENTURY, and if they got together he'd get death threats. [[SarcasmMode Funnily enough]], Chord actually did. Sam, showing a alarming lack of self-preservation, promptly tries to eat Brit's face and she does a runner.

Next, we go to bitchy Cassie's class, where Rachel asks the lady in question for water, which is clear SchmuckBait, as Cassie stops the class to chastise, accurately saying that there are no water breaks on the stage. She asks Rachel if this is how one should react after getting a so very rare invite? Rachel insists it's not a diva moment, she's just thirsty working her ass off. Cassie disagrees, saying she's made no progress and thus the public embarrassment is inevitable. When Rachel tries to counter by saying she's kept up with Cassie, she claims that her methods are intentional and it's not her fault Rachel can't keep up. Rachel retorts that it's not her fault Cassie can't see the improvement and oh I do believe the gauntlet has been thrown. The weapon: ''Theater/{{Chicago}}'''s SignatureSong. The dance-off is on, which isn't amazing on either side but Cassie does do better. Afterwards, Rachel concedes but says that she's going to sing, so it doesn't matter. Slight point there, Rachel's argument was that she's improved since the beginning of the semester, not that she was better than Cassie (as a dancer - as a singer she wins hands-down).

After the break, we see the Madame figuring out the slotting for the Winter Showcase as Kurt arrives, having sent in the audition tape of ''[[Music/GeorgeMichael Wham!]]'' Interesting choice, but not interesting enough for the Madame, who repeats the reason Kurt didn't get in last year; he's a great performer, just like before, but is lacking in soul - he doesn't connect with the piece he's singing and, having to do it night after night on Broadway, the audience would notice. He is rejected and dejected once again, leaving crushed as we cut to the in limbo ND members, who have joined other clubs. Artie, not having a girl to impress, opts not to rejoin the Titans and instead opts to be on the sidelines in the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, Joesus joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other safely." Blaine and Tina, well... they need something on their college applications, so they submit to Sue, who is all too happy to claim them as trophies. There are five people not mentioned; one is Sugar cause time machine, one is Kitty cause Cheerios, the other three we'll talk about later. There is of course one person who needs to be notified and we thus cut to Finnegan and oh he's in "judgemental" mode. Joy. He criticizes them for giving up, right, because committing to something that's wrapped up, as temporary as it may be, is so much the way to fulfill your time. Finn, you're an idiot, but we qualify that by saying that though there's better ways for him to express it, he is in a bad headspace right now. And don't let it be said we won't defend Finn when it's warranted. Without New Directions, he's back to being lost, without a direction of his own. Finn says Sue carved auditorium time into tenths, so he they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Hey, if the future [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Zor-El can Mon-El of Daxam on his off days]], Marley Rose can handle Finnegan Hudson. For now, the rest of ND can't, dispersing leaving only her. We cut to Sam and Brittany , and it seems Brittany is desperate for some kind of physical contact.

After a cleansing break, we're in the "round room" as seen at the beginning of the season. Madame Tibadeaux arrives and introduces the first act, a performance piece with a costume clearly ripped from ''Theater/SwanLake''. As with the third group in any of the show choir competitions, this serves as filler while we cut to a nervous Rachel as Brody arrives. He tries a peptalk, but Rachel reveals she's actually confident. She then, surprisingly, acknowledges her limitations, saying she may not be good at a lot of things, but a stage is where she truly shines, before revealing that yes, she is in fact petrified, but said confidence balances it out. Brody wishes her luck and she responds with a liplock. Back to the round room for Rachel's turn at the mic and of course Rachel is Rachel is Rachel, giving us the expected Streisand and a holiday standard to remind us the ChristmasEpisode is next week. Afterwards, we see Kurt in the audience for support, however the Madame throws her own gauntlet down, inviting Kurt on stage as we go to break.

Bushwick. Kurt tells Rachel the bad news, and she immediately wants to call Finn. Heart's in the right place Rachel, but I'm sure the timing isn't all that good right now. Besides, it would take up your time having phone sex I mean quality phone time with Dear Lucille. This leads Kurt to say that the ND loss reminds him of the chances one has, as he reveals he's got one last [=NYADA=] audition and is determined to succeed. He then reveals a "Winter Showcase": Madame Tibideaux hand-picks her 10 most promising students from all of NYADA and invites them to perform, the invitations sent in the form of "[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Golden Tickets]]". Rachel is aware but indifferent, telling Kurt that because she's a freshman she has virtually zero chance of getting one. She is, and we know she is. After a montage reiterating what we've just mentioned, we cut to Cassie's class to see the Madame with said ticket in hand and the ForegoneConclusion writes itself. Cut back to [=McKinley=] and... wow, the choir room is being gutted. We knew it was Sue's intention but, still hard to see. [[spoiler: Gotta love this (un?)intentional {{Foreshadowing}}.]] Sue is fully engorged in the venom and the triumph, declaring everything hers, including the trophies and the plaque of Lillian Adler, which she's already defaced with a typical appalling quote.[[note]]''"[[CrossesTheLineTwice I died a slow painful death choking on the fluid in my lungs]]."''[[/note]] Naturally, that's where Finnegan draws the line and he rescues the picture, saying Lillian is important to the spirit of glee. They fight over the trophy as we cut to Figgins' office where he has but a slight smirk on his face, the cheapass bastard. All other possible performing spaces are of course taken, reinforcing ND being done for the year. Cut to Sue's office and a surprisingly contemplative Sue, who feels that while a win is a win, this one was basically handed to her, so it doesn't feel like she earned it. This being Sue though, when she talks about how this will affect the temporarily ex-ND members, we of course cut to them verbally crossing the line thrice.[[note]]Tina: Drug mule in the Lima crack district, Artie: Sold legs to science, Blaine: Bathhouse circuit, Brittany: Finance major at Brandies.[[/note]] Sue wishes there was a way to assuage her guilt, when who should arrive but the unsung hero. The man behind the music, the maestro, the legend that is Brad Ellis. He, not so surprisingly if you think about it, is ''thrilled'' he gets an early vacation, telling her how damn annoying all the kids are with their gossip, and ignoring him but expecting him to know every song on the face of the earth. He's right, if they showed him more respect, they would've won Regionals in Season 1. Her guilt assuaged, we cut to the again temporarily ex-ND members getting the word about their hiatus. Tina and Artie, seniors without another shot at Nationals, start loading the blame on Marley, not Kitty therefore Tina, Artie, you're a pair of idiots. Finn tries to rally the former troops, but as you'd guess, it falls on deaf ears, Sam and Blaine reinforcing the fact that it's their last year as well. Finn stands lost as we go to break.

Anyway, back to the stupidity. Apparently, [[Recap/GleeS2E15Sexy breakfast confuses our Brit-Brit]], something Sam probably asked Santana about. He says that they've never dueted - that's great Sammy, now you can leave - and asks her to do Something Stupid with him. Well, everything you do is something stupid, boy. Let's say the song choice is a reference to how, as a couple, your combined IQ is probably negative, but Brit-Brit is still infinitely smarter than you'll ever be. After the atrociousness, Sam confirms he's got a thing for her (insert VomitDiscretionShot here), but Brittany says that the lesbians on the Internet wouldn't like them as a couple, UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE FUCKING CENTURY, and if they got together he'd get death threats. [[SarcasmMode Funnily enough]], Chord actually did. Sam, showing a alarming lack of self-preservation, promptly tries to eat Brit's face and she does a runner. Oh if only she'd keep doing that.

Let us ''quickly'' get away from that bit of nasty to Cassie's class, where Rachel asks the lady in question for water, which is clear SchmuckBait, as Cassie stops the class to chastise, accurately saying that there are no water breaks on the stage. She asks Rachel if this is how one should react after getting a so very rare invite? Rachel insists it's not a diva moment, she's just thirsty working her ass off. Cassie disagrees, saying she's made no progress and thus the public embarrassment is inevitable. When Rachel tries to counter by saying she's kept up with Cassie, she claims that her methods are intentional and it's not her fault Rachel can't keep up. Rachel retorts that it's not her fault Cassie can't see the improvement and oh I do believe the gauntlet has been thrown. The weapon: ''Theater/{{Chicago}}'''s SignatureSong. The dance-off is on, which isn't amazing on either side but Cassie does do better. Afterwards, Rachel concedes but says that she's going to sing, so it doesn't matter. Slight point there, Rachel's argument was that she's improved since the beginning of the semester, not that she was better than Cassie (as a dancer - as a singer she wins hands-down).

After the break, we see the Madame figuring out the slotting for the Winter Showcase as Kurt arrives, having sent in the audition tape of ''[[Music/GeorgeMichael Wham!]]'' Interesting choice, but not interesting enough for the Madame, who repeats the reason Kurt didn't get in last year; he's a great performer, just like before, but is lacking in soul - he doesn't connect with the piece he's singing and, having to do it night after night on Broadway, the audience would notice. He is rejected and dejected once again, leaving crushed as we cut to the in limbo ND members, who have joined other clubs. Artie, not having a girl to impress, opts not to rejoin the Titans and instead opts to be on the sidelines in the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, Joesus joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other safely." Blaine and Tina, well... they need something on their college applications, so they submit to Sue, who is all too happy to claim them as trophies. There are five people not mentioned; one is Sugar cause time machine, one is Kitty cause Cheerios, the other three we'll talk about later. There is of course one person who needs to be notified and we thus cut to Finnegan and oh he's in "judgemental" mode. Joy. He criticizes them for giving up, right, because committing to something that's wrapped up, as temporary as it may be, is so much the way to fulfill your time. Finn, you're an idiot, but we qualify that by saying that though there's better ways for him to express it, he is in a bad headspace right now. And don't let it be said we won't defend Finn when it's warranted. Without New Directions, he's back to being lost, without a direction of his own. Finn says Sue carved auditorium time into tenths, so he they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Hey, if the future [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Zor-El can Mon-El of Daxam on his off days]], Marley Rose can handle Finnegan Hudson. For now, the rest of ND can't, dispersing leaving only her. And we go from bad to... to.. oh god. Yes, we cut to Sam and Brittany and it doesn't matter what they say, the only thing that matters is Brittany is officially so desperate for some kind of physical contact... that she allows Sam to swallow her. {{Squick}} does not begin to describe. The fans promptly lose their lunch and Sam officially loses his name, because as protest for the most unnecessary RelationshipUpgrade in Glee history, he will be referred to in these recaps strictly as Trouty Mouth.

After a cleansing break, we're in the "round room" as seen at the beginning of the season. Madame Tibadeaux arrives and introduces the first act, a performance piece with a costume clearly ripped from ''Theater/SwanLake''. As with the third group in any of the show choir competitions, this serves as filler while we cut to a nervous Rachel as Brody arrives. He tries a peptalk, but Rachel reveals she's actually confident. She then, surprisingly, acknowledges her limitations, saying she may not be good at a lot of things, but a stage is where she truly shines, before revealing that yes, she is in fact petrified, but said confidence balances it out. Brody wishes her luck and she responds with a liplock. All well and good, but since two blondes tortured us, we forgot about a third, one we care enough to want to replace Brody with - you know, if Rachel's decided that YOLO is her new creed, Dear Lucille might as well be in the right place at the right time, it couldn't hurt. Anything, god, ''ANYTHING'' to counteract a Trout eating a Bicorn. Back to the round room for Rachel's turn at the mic and of course Rachel is Rachel is Rachel, giving us the expected Streisand and a holiday standard to remind us the ChristmasEpisode is next week. Afterwards, we see Kurt in the audience for support, however the Madame throws her own gauntlet down, inviting Kurt on stage as we go to break.

After the break, we see the Madame figuring out the slotting for the Winter Showcase as Kurt arrives, having sent in the audition tape of ''[[Music/GeorgeMichael Wham!]]'' Interesting choice, but not interesting enough for the Madame, who repeats the reason Kurt didn't get in last year; he's a great performer, just like before, but is lacking in soul - he doesn't connect with the piece he's singing and, having to do it night after night on Broadway, the audience would notice. He is rejected and dejected once again, leaving crushed as we cut to the in limbo ND members, who have joined other clubs. Artie, not having a girl to impress, opts not to rejoin the Titans and instead opts to be on the sidelines in the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, Joesus joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other safely." Blaine and Tina, well... they need something on their college applications, so they submit to Sue, who is all too happy to claim them as trophies. There are five people not mentioned; one is Sugar cause time machine, one is Kitty cause Cheerios, the other three we'll talk about later. There is of course one person who needs to be notified and we thus cut to Finnegan and oh he's in "judgemental" mode. Joy. He criticizes them for giving up, right, because committing to something that's wrapped up, as temporary as it may be, is so much the way to fulfill your time. Finn, you're an idiot, but we qualify that by saying that though there's better ways for him to express it, he is in a bad headspace right now. And don't let it be said we won't defend Finn when it's warranted. Without New Directions, he's back to being lost, without a direction of his own. Finn says Sue carved auditorium time into tenths, so he they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Hey, if the future [[Series/Supergirl2015 Kara Zor-El can stomach an asshole like Mon-El of Daxam]], Marley Rose can handle Finnegan Hudson. For now, the rest of ND can't, dispersing leaving only her. And we go from bad to... to.. oh god. Yes, we cut to Sam and Brittany and it doesn't matter what they say, the only thing that matters is Brittany is officially so desperate for some kind of physical contact... that she allows Sam to swallow her. {{Squick}} does not begin to describe. The fans promptly lose their lunch and Sam officially loses his name, because as protest for the most unnecessary RelationshipUpgrade in Glee history, he will be referred to in these recaps strictly as Trouty Mouth.

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Kurt singing ''Being Alive'' in an impromptu audition in front of the Winter Showcase audience to thunderous applause, showing the soul inside him for Madame Tibideux, and receiving a letter saying that he got in pretty much qualifies.

* CommutingOnABus: This is Matthew Morrison last appearance for the next five episodes.
* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Jesse said that in Vocal Adrenaline if a dancer passed out they would use them as a prop, which was hilarious until it actually happens.

Continuing right off from last time, Marley gets carried backstage after her fainting spell. All the New Directions are required to carry her, and then crowd around her after she fainted, under Finn's instruction. Moron. Santana starts yelling at Kitty, and then Will arrives to tell them all to get back on stage before they're disqualified - one of the rules they just made up is that a whole group abandoning a performance is grounds for disqualification. It's stupid, but if that's the case then it's no wonder that Vocal Adrenaline [[FunnyAneurysmMoment would used kids that pass out or die on stage as props]]. Sue then tells them it's too late, the Warblers have already won. The judges being so quick (for the first time ever) actually suggests that they thought New Directions had finished when they left, so they might still get a trophy. However, they didn't win Regionals so can't go to Nationals, and that means that the glee club is being shut down and Roz keeps the Cheerios.

In New York, Brody tells Rachel about the Winter Showcase and Golden Tickets - Madame Tibideaux hand-picks her 10 most promising students from all of NYADA and invites them to perform. When Kurt is practicing for the next semester's NYADA auditions, Rachel tells him that because she's a freshman she has virtually zero chance of getting a Golden Ticket. She gets one, in her dance class with Cassie, and nobody is surprised.

Principal Sue announces that the contents of the choir room are hers, trying to take the Nationals trophy and picture of Lillian Adler. Finn says that Lillian is important to the spirit of glee and rescues the plaque, then fights Sue for the trophy. Something similar happens again after Nationals, but with his plaque. Sue admits to Becky that getting the choir room like this feels like an empty victory. Brad then talks - awesome - and says how damn annoying all the kids are with their gossip, and ignoring him but expecting him to know every song on the face of the earth.

Tina and Artie, seniors without another shot at Nationals, start loading the blame on Marley (not Kitty). Tina, Artie, you're a pair of idiots. However, we move on real quick to Brittany finding a trail of cheerios on the floor - no, the cereal, though we're not sure which she prefers to eat - and, because nobody has trodden on or disposed of or followed them yet, she eats them all and finds Sam waiting for her with breakfast.

Okay. What we have here is a scene that, on the surface, doesn't look that bad, almost cute as a matter of fact. But sweet Grilled Cheesus, did this start something. See, by the end of Season 3, Glee's ratings weren't as high as they once were, but still respectable. By the end of Season 4, however, they were in a freefall. The fanbase, though, was starting to hemorrhage, with the Brittana fans being the biggest section to leave. Nonetheless, there were some remaining, hoping Brittana's breakup was just for the season, and they would reunite at the end of it. Murphy, however, decided to... flip the script, so to speak, and pair Brittany up with someone else. Bad enough, but who she was paired up with lead to such a backlash and the fanbase being almost entirely decimated that, while Season 4 had many negative factors, the following scene was arguably the biggest one.

Anyway, back to the stupidity. Apparently, [[Recap/GleeS2E15Sexy breakfast confuses our Brit-Brit]], something Sam probably asked Santana about. He says that they've never dueted - [[SarcasmMode that's great, Sammy]]. Now you can leave - and asks her to do Something Stupid with him. Well, everything you do is something stupid, boy. Let's say the song choice is a reference to how, as a couple, your combined IQ is probably negative. Brittany does say that the lesbians on the Internet don't like them as a couple (UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE FUCKING CENTURY), but she's going to ignore them. Murphy putting his words into a character's mouth again, I see.

Rachel and Cassie have a dance-off, which isn't amazing on either side but Cassie does do better - Rachel concedes but says that she's going to sing, so it doesn't matter. Well, Rachel's argument was that she's improved since the beginning of the semester, not that she was better than Cassie (as a dancer - as a singer she wins hands-down). Kurt auditions, and Carmen says that he's a great performer, just like before, but is lacking in soul - he doesn't connect with the piece he's singing and, having to do it night after night on Broadway, the audience would notice.

Without the glee club, the kids join other clubs. Well, Blaine's already in them all so he becomes a cheerleader - as does Tina. Artie joins the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, and Joe joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other in a safe environment!" Finn criticises them for giving up, and says that they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Instead of going, Bram kiss. {{Squick}}. The fans lose their lunch, and Sam loses his name, henceforth referred to in these recaps strictly as Trouty Mouth.

Rachel also kisses Brody, and we care enough to want to replace him with a certain blonde - you know, if Rachel's decided that YOLO is her new creed, Dear Lucille might as well be in the right place at the right time, it couldn't hurt. Rachel sings, get a standing ovation, performs a Christmas song. Then, Madame Tibideaux seems to have caught the contagious "do spontaneous shit" from her sound waves and [[strike:invites Kurt up to perform]] announces Kurt as the next up in the Winter Showcase. Without his props and shiny costumes, he has to use himself as his greatest acting tool and everybody loves it. He's not a contender to win the showcase, but he really knocked it out of the park.

Finn's just finished wrapping everything and emptying the choir room when Rachel calls him. She just wants to hear his voice, and she tells him that she won. Finn smiles and says that even if neither of them win anything, they'll have a good time experiencing it together. Rachel thinks this is him giving up and says that his dreams can come true. We're not crying, you are. I mean, he's managed to not be a jerk since the start of the episode, and we're coming up to their last scenes.

Only Marley shows up to the auditorium, and with newfound inspiration from Rachel, Finn emails everyone else - telling them to meet on the bleachers in the courtyard because they're about to be kicked out. Apparently none of them do anything but check their email in the middle of the night, and they all eventually show up. It's snowing, they're freezing, and waste oxygen on singing. It's a good song, though. Kurt gets a letter from Carmen, presumably going outside of NYADA's admittance steps and letting him in.

* "Somethin' Stupid" by Music/RobbieWilliams and Creator/NicoleKidman, performed by Trouty and Brittany, and a more appropriate song for these two there never was

* YoureBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: Rachel gave two of those speeches; one to Kurt on showing how he is capable of showing true emotion to his singing without props or costumes, even mentioning the CallBack on how her favorite song that Kurt has sung in Glee club is ''I Want to Hold Your Hand'', because he has shown how much emotional depth he has inside him. The other to Finn after she believes that he is giving up after losing at sectionals. Rachel tells him all the fun times Glee club has had together and tells him not to give up on his dreams or the Glee club.

* [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Retroactive Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Finn writes "[[TitleDrop Swan Song]]" on the board, saying that if this is going to be glee's final lesson then they've got to make it really good and remember what glee is to all of them. He's aiming for a DyingMomentOfAwesome for the glee club that gets {{Averted}}, but it sadly turns into his own.

* [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Retroactive Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Finn writes "[[TitleDrop Swan Song]]" on the board, saying that if this is going to be glee's final lesson then they've got to make it really good and remember what glee is to all of them. He's aiming for a DyingMomentOfAwesome for the glee club that gets {{Averted}}, but it sadly turns into his own.

Okay. What we have here, is a scene that on the surface, doesn't look that bad, almost cute as a matter of fact. But sweet Grilled Cheesus, did this start something. See, by the end of Season 3, Glee's ratings weren't as high as they once were, but still respectable. By the end of Season 4 however, they were in a freefall. The fanbase though, was starting to hemorrhage, with the Brittana fans being the biggest section to leave. Nonetheless, there were some remaining, hoping Brittana's breakup was just for the season, and they would reunite at the end of it. Murphy, however, decided to... flip the script, so to speak, and pair Brittany up with someone else. Bad enough, but who she was paired up with, lead to such a backlash and the fanbase being almost entirely decimated that, while Season 4 had many negative factors, the following scene was arguably the biggest one.

* "Somethin' Stupid" by Music/RobbieWilliams and Creator/NicoleKidman, performed by Trouty and Brittany, and a most appropriate song for these two there never was

* [[DyingMomentOfAwesome Retroactive Dying Moment of Awesome]]: Finn writes "[[TitleDrop Swan Song]]" on the board, saying that if this is going to be glee's final lesson then they've got to make it really good and remember what glee is to all of them.

In New York, Brody tells Rachel about the Winter Showcase and Golden Tickets - Madame Tibideaux hand-picks her 10 most promising students from all of NYADA and invites them to perform. When Kurt is practising for the next semester's NYADA auditions, Rachel tells him that because she's a freshman she has virtually zero chance of getting a Golden Ticket. She gets one, in her dance class with Cassie, and nobody is surprised.

Tina and Artie, seniors without another shot at Nationals, start loading the blame on Marley (not Kitty). However, we move on real quick to Brittany finding a trail of cheerios on the floor - no, the cereal, though we're not sure which she prefers to eat - and, because nobody has trodden on or disposed of or followed them yet, she eats them all and finds Sam waiting for her with breakfast. Because [[Recap/GleeS2E15Sexy breakfast confuses her]], something he probably asked Santana about. He says that they've never duetted - [[SarcasmMode that's great, Sammy]]. Now you can leave - and asks her to do Somethin Stupid with him. Well, everything you do is something stupid, boy. Let's say the song choice is a reference to how, as a couple, your combined IQ is probably negative. Brittany does say that the lesbians on the Internet don't like them as a couple, but she's going to ignore them. Murphy putting his words into a character's mouth again, I see.

Without the glee club, the kids join other clubs. Well, Blaine's already in them all so he becomes a cheerleader - as does Tina. Artie joins the marching band. Ryder and Jake, football season over early, join the basketball team, Unique joins floor hockey, and Joe joins the inter-faith paint balling squad, "where Christians, Jews, and Muslims can shoot at each other in a safe environment!" Finn criticises them for giving up, and says that they can continue glee club in the auditorium, even though the only available time to book is when nobody else wants it - late Friday night. Even then there's only 9 minutes. Only Marley wants to. Instead of going, Bram kiss. {{Squick}}.

Rachel also kisses Brody, and we care enough to want to replace him with a certain blonde - you know, if Rachel's decided that YOLO is her new creed, Quinn might as well be in the right place at the right time, it couldn't hurt. Rachel sings, get a standing ovation, performs a Christmas song. Then, Madame Tibideaux seems to have caught the contagious "do spontaneous shit" from her sound waves and [[strike:invites Kurt up to perform]] announces Kurt as the next up in the Winter Showcase. Without his props and shiny costumes, he has to use himself as his greatest acting tool and everybody loves it. He's not a contender to win the showcase, but he really knocked it out of the park.

* "Somethin' Stupid" by Music/RobbieWilliams and Creator/NicoleKidman, performed by Trouty and Brittany

* "Being Good Isn't Good Enough" from ''Hallelujah, Baby!'' (Creator/BarbraStreisand version), performed by Rachel[[note]]It is fair to say by now that if there has been a Barbra version of the song, that is the one Rachel will sing, no exceptions.[[/note]]

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: Finn writes "[[TitleDrop Swan Song]]" on the board, saying that if this is going to glee's final lesson then they've got to make it really good and remember what glee is to all of them.

* "Being Good Isn't Good Enough" from ''Theatre/HallelujahBaby'' (Creator/BarbraStreisand version), performed by Rachel[[note]]It is fair to say by now that if there has been a Barbra version of the song, that is the one Rachel will sing, no exceptions.[[/note]]
* "O Holy Night" by Music/AdolpheAdam, performed by Rachel