History Recap / GleeS1E3Acafellas

* "Poison" by Bell Biv Devoe, performed by Acafellas.
* "Mercy" by Duffy, performed by Vocal Adrenaline.
* "Bust Your Windows" by Jazmine Sullivan, performed by Mercedes Jones.

Will teaches Puck and Finn the steps, to some success. Lack of coordination and infighting ensue, and Will gets the idea to use baseball analogies and it seems to do the trick. Cut to Mercedes' locker as Rachel and Tina arrive, both of them telling Mercedes that Kurt doesn't want her. Mercedes dismisses it as jealously on both their parts.

We begin business at Casa de Schuester, where Will and Terri are entertaining Will's parents. Will promptly spills the beans about Terri's pregnancy, despite previous plans to wait. As Terri (who is insane) takes Will's mom to the new "nursery", Will's dad laments about his missed opportunities -- he wanted to be a lawyer, but settled for insurance. He says that being a man is about guts and that Will has six months to figure out if he has any.

In the choir Will has now got the New Directions, now including the Unholy Trinity, rehearsing. They're all fretting over how lame the routine is, as we cut to Quinn and Santana engaging in Sue's latest scheme -- planting seeds of doubt in Rachel's mind about Will's choreography, a classic case of divide and conquer. Rachel says Will's great with voices, not great with steps. Rachel mentions their competition: choreographing for Vocal Adrenaline is Dakota Stanley, evidently one of the best choreographers in the midwest and was once a Broadway understudy. Well, you need only mention the [[UsefulNotes/{{Broadway}} B-word]] to set Rachel off.

Will points out that understudies don't usually perform[[note]]They totally do, though...[[/note]]. Quinn, however, is ''very'' [[GeniusBruiser quick-witted]] and manages to hit him where it hurts:

''"Did you ever perform, Mr. Schuester? After high school. Did you even try?"''

Point to Fabray.

Will says he wanted to, but not to Q. Instead, we cut to him and Emma and she's saying that really it takes more certainty than talent to be a star -- "just look at John Stamos". [[spoiler:We will next season, and you'll wind up marrying him]]. Will says he's also nervous about being a dad, wanting his kid to be proud of him and what have you. Anyway, it's clear that Ken Tanaka's words to Emma last time hit her where she lived, as she is now dating him -- but the flirting remains strong for another of our {{Official Couple}}s, Emma babbling on about both of them being in relationships, then saying there's nothing sexier in a man then confidence. Will halfheartedly smiles as we hit the TitleCard.

As we're shown into the Teacher's Lounge we notice Sandy. Apparently, being ordered to stay fifty feet away from kids hasn't stopped him from returning to [=McKinley=] to help welcome back a friend and the shop teacher, Henri, who found out the hard way that cough medicine plus saws equals loss of thumbs. Howard, the Sheets 'n Things employee Terri bullied in the pilot, arrives with a DudeNotFunny "thumb" cake. Cake is cake is cake though, and as the gentlemen pathetically indulge, they lament about their various problems, lack of thumbs of course trumping all and leading to "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to cheer Henri up.

Will hears their different voices meld, and with a little BreakingTheFourthWall, leads us into a little scene where he's teaching the guys some steps set to "This Is How We Do It". Then, after suggestions of 'Crescen-dudes' and 'Testoster-tones', we get the name of this little guy group: ''Aca-fellas''. Unfortunately for Sandy his dubious rep, and dubious tux, preclude him from joining. More rehearsing ensues, unfortunately waking up the sleeping Terri. And I say unfortunately, because this leads to Will dismissing the guys so he and Terri can get it on -- or, give her more chances to pee on sticks, though all of them come back negative.

Glee Central. We see Rachel took a page from the [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] playbook by baking some apology cookies. The rest of ND look forlorn, especially Finn (at the piano for one of the few, if not only, times). We then see that Rachel took the cookies to Will, who basically blew her off, saying she was right about his lack of confidence and thus leading him to start Acafellas. [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Another hoisted petard]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero for Rachel]]. With the boy band, Will's loyalty to the glee club is faltering.

Finn, for the first time, blows up at Rachel for causing Will to lose his confidence. Quinn then takes the opportunity and puts out the vote to hire Dakota Stanley, understandably all but Finn agree. Cut to outside, and we see exactly what Sue's "break them from within" play is. Finn is loyal to Shue, considers him a father figure and confidante. Rachel sees a bigger picture, wanting every avenue to win, even saying a Nationals win would validate her whole high school career. Finn, however, demonstrating his emotional savvy, suspects that her anger also has to do with their kiss last episode. Rachel correctly calls him out, accurately pointing out that he has feelings for her, but is too afraid to admit it. Finn threatens to quit if Dakota Stanley is hired.

In the Tracksuit Dungeon, Sue's office, Sue is praising the two capable cogs of her trio for the plan thus far, but of course wants absolute results, ordering Quinn and Santana to target the glee members individually. We see this plan begin to take hold as we cut to Mercedes, for the first time getting some focus, as she laments over not having anyone and staring forlornly at various couples (including Pucktana, amongst other more loving pairs). Kurt arrives and, realizing Mercedes emotional state, reminds her that their dubious social status severely limits choices for romantic partners; of course, their superiority balances that out.

As Kurt walks away, Quinn and Santana swoop in and plant the seeds of false hope that Kurt has a thing for Mercedes. Evidently they know, like everybody else in the glee world except Mercedes, that Kurt doesn't exactly play for her team.

Cut to the Acafellas' first performance, a little "Poison". We see Will's proud parents, Terri, and Emma. The latter is cheering ostensibly for Ken, but insanity doesn't breed incompetence, as Terri begins to suspect Emma might have something for her hubby. After the performance, [=CDs=] are handed out as Will's parents praise Will. We also see Figgins show up and praise Will, then offer the Acafellas a slot at the next PTA meeting.

Cut to New Directions arriving in a sweet Lincoln Navigator, Kurt's Sweet 16th gift from Papa Burt. They're at Carmel to look for Dakota Stanley. Mercedes laments her nervousness, Kurt calming her down and giving her a chance to ask him out, only for Rachel to interrupt by pointing out one of VA's stars, unfortunately neck deep in a trashcan while a [[Series/ScreamQueens2015 neckbrace]]-clad VA member holds the hair back. Rachel asks what's wrong, the VA member says Dakota Stanley. We also get an idea of how brutal the rehearsals are; running from 2:30PM-''midnight'', no leaving for any reason at all. Also, weird to see VA members as actual people and not faceless minions. What an interesting insight, and still they don't run scared.

We catch an end product of those VA rehearsals, the funnily named "Mercy". Afterwards, we also get an opinion of the performance: ''GET OFF MY STAGE!''. Yes, this is [[TheNapoleon Dakota Stanley]], your basic DrillSergeantNasty. Cut to ND in the audience, all but the Unholy Trinity dumbfounded, then to a sweet Corvette Stingray as ND find Dakota. He lays down his prices: $8000 a number, plus $10,000 if they place. Rachel asks the obvious question; a shot of the Unholy Trinity seems to provide an answer.

Choir Room. Will is teaching Ken steps as he gets a call and since we'll come to find out Glee enjoys deploying DiabolusExMachina from time to time, we of course find out that Howard wants out due to not getting any mention in the reviews of the first performance. Emma arrives. After Ken thinks she's dumping him, we find out that the pressure got to Henri, OD'ing on cough syrup and needing rehab. Ken leaves as Emma gives Will a peptalk, saying he shouldn't give up. Though the band is totally breaking up -- tension rises!

As Will puts out an ad for a singer, Finn arrives, planning to quit glee yet again. Will tells him to stick around a little longer, saying he'll regret it if he quits. Looking at the unplaced ad, he then gets an idea. Cut to the locker room, where Puck offers to join the Acafellas. Ken promptly threatens him if he screws it up, like in the Pilot. We then see Puck's backstory, or at least some of it: he loves cougars, and uses his pool cleaning business to bang them. That's about it.

As we montage all this, we cut to Santana breaking up with him over his credit score. Ah, any scene with Santana is simply hilarious[[spoiler:, especially ones with her mooning over the masculine sex. Ah, hindsight]].

Will is teaching Puck and Finn the steps, to some success. We say some, but lack of coordination and infighting ensue, and Will gets the idea (stolen, of course) to use baseball analogies - to go with something they know- and it seems to do the trick. Cut to Mercedes' locker as Rachel and Tina arrive, both of them essentially telling Mercedes that Kurt doesn't want her. Mercedes, naturally, dismisses it as jealously on both their parts. Seems everyone but her got the memo.

Question: what is the best way to raise money? Fanservice, of course, as we see the Cheerios! hold a car wash. Emma and Sue stand guard. Emma's complementing Sue on her generosity before babbling, while Sue responds with a BackhandedCompliment about how Emma's not married. Ah, Sue. We then see Mercedes and Kurt working on the Lincoln as Mercedes asks when she and Kurt can tell everyone they're dating. Kurt is like [[ReactionShot say what now?]] He claims to be in love with Rachel so that he doesn't break Mercedes' heart. She responds with a rock through Kurt's windshield.

This being Glee though, vehicular destruction is not enough to convey Mercedes' anger, no no no, verbal declarations are also required, specifically the aptly named "Bust Your Windows", during which we can see HeMo show off the moves for the first time.

Evidently, this raised enough to hire Dakota Stanley, only for the glee kids (bar cheerleaders) to ''immediately'' regret it: assigned meals, kicking people out for their disabilities and skin tones, all your basic {{Jerkass}}ery. Mass exodus ensues, but Rachel, realizing she made the mess, commences to clean up the mess by invoking her knowledge and love of Music/BarbraStreisand. Barbra was told to get a nose job, like glee club were to get a choreographer, and she didn't so they won't. [[spoiler:If you can remember this lesson a season and a half from now, it'll hurt more.]] She then fires Dakota thusly: ''You're fired. And I'm taller than you''.

Cut to backstage at the PTA meeting, as Will gives the Acafellas a peptalk, Finn being particularly receptive. Sandy crashes through, claiming Josh Groban is in the front row. This leads to a little "I Wanna Sex You Up", complete with Puck mastering the pelvic thrusts. We cut to the audience where once again Will's parents, Terri, and Emma cheer him on. Terri actually softens a little, only to invoke crazy eyes at Emma who is not so subtle at cheering outrageously for Will. Seems Terri's putting pieces together and not liking what she sees. Also not liking what she sees is Sue, both for said pelvic thrusts and realizing she failed again.

After the performance, we see Sandy tell Figgins about his ambitions as Josh Groban walks in, both to praise the performance and hand Sandy a restraining order for stalking. Outside, Terri apologizes for not being more supportive. Will's dad interrupts as we discover Josh Groban's as big a cougar lover as Puck, hitting on a drunk Mrs. Schuester. Anyway, Will says he had fun, but he's exactly where he needs to be right now. Will's dad says Will inspired him to go to law school, saying it's never too late to go after your dreams.

Cut to Kurt's locker. Mercedes arrives to apologize, only for Kurt to officially come out.

Now, while we conclude business for the week with New Directions rehearsing and Rachel praising the steps, it's the following scene that we end the recap with, because it's really funny and a sign of CharacterDevelopment.

We see Sue punishing Quinn and Santana for failing to break up ND by revoking their tanning privileges. While this causes Santana to comically weep like a small child, subtle acting by Creator/DiannaAgron can go a long way, as we see a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment in passing. This, plus the pep-talk from Rachel, provides her with the strength to offer the following declaration, showing that she may wear Sue's colors, but will never truly be Sue's bitch:

''"When you really believe in yourself, you don't have to bring people down."''

Next Time: The plotline that serves as the underlying arc of Season 1 begins, as a certain member of New Directions finds themselves with a bun in the oven.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Quinn to Will "Did you ever perform after high school?"
* AmusingInjuries: Henri losing his thumbs CrossesTheLineTwice, particularly when he's trying to eat his "thumb cake."

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: "Smell your armpits. That's the smell of failure, and it's stinking up my office." Sue then revokes Quinn and Santana's tanning privileges, this causing Santana to weep like a small child, [[DontExplainTheJoke funny because she's]] ''[[LatinLand Hispanic]]''.

* HoodOrnamentHottie: the Cheerios at the car wash fundraiser.

* TackyTuxedo: Sandy shows up wearing a powder blue one early in the episode. Inverted later when all the Acafellas are well-dressed.
* TakeThat: "You don't need talent to perform, just ask [[Series/FullHouse John]] [[Recap/GleeS2E5TheRockyHorrorGleeShow Stamos]]."
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Evidently, this raised enough to hire Dakota Stanley, only for the glee kids (bar cheerleaders) to ''immediately'' regret it: assigned meals, kicking people out for their disabilities and skin tones, all your basic {{Jerkass}}ery. Mass exodus ensues, but Rachel, realizing she made the mess, commences to clean up the mess by invoking her knowledge and love of Music/BarbraStreisand. Barbra was told to get a nose job, like glee club were to get a choreographer, and she didn't so they won't. [[spoiler:If you can remember this lesson a season and a half from now, it'll hurt more[[spoiler:. She then fires Dakota thusly: ''You're fired. And I'm taller than you''.

Will says he wanted to, but not to Q. Instead, we cut to him and Emma and she's saying that really it takes more certainty than talent to be a star -- "just look at John Stamos". We will next season, and you'll wind up marrying him. Will says he's also nervous about being a dad, wanting his kid to be proud of him and what have you. Anyway, it's clear that Ken Tanaka's words to Emma last time hit her where she lived, as she is now dating him -- but the flirting remains strong for another of our {{Official Couple}}s, Emma babbling on about both of them being in relationships, then saying there's nothing sexier in a man then confidence. Will halfheartedly smiles as we hit the TitleCard.

As we montage all this, we cut to Santana breaking up with him over his credit score. Ah, any scene with Santana is simply hilarious, especially ones with her mooning over the masculine sex. Ah, hindsight.

Evidently, this raised enough to hire Dakota Stanley, only for the glee kids (bar cheerleaders) to ''immediately'' regret it: assigned meals, kicking people out for their disabilities and skin tones, all your basic {{Jerkass}}ery. Mass exodus ensues, but Rachel, realizing she made the mess, commences to clean up the mess by invoking her knowledge and love of Music/BarbraStreisand. Barbra was told to get a nose job, like glee club were to get a choreographer, and she didn't so they won't. If you can remember this lesson a season and a half from now, it'll hurt more. She then fires Dakota thusly: ''You're fired. And I'm taller than you''.

Will says he wanted to, but not to Q. Instead, we cut to him and Emma and she's saying that really it takes more certainty than talent to be a star -- "just look at John Stamos". [[spoiler:We will next season, and you'll wind up marrying him.]] Will says he's also nervous about being a dad, wanting his kid to be proud of him and what have you. Anyway, it's clear that Ken Tanaka's words to Emma last time hit her where she lived, as she is now dating him -- but the flirting remains strong for another of our {{Official Couple}}s, Emma babbling on about both of them being in relationships, then saying there's nothing sexier in a man then confidence. Will halfheartedly smiles as we hit the TitleCard.

As we montage all this, we cut to Santana breaking up with him over his credit score. Ah, any scene with Santana is simply hilarious[[spoiler:, especially ones with her mooning over the masculine sex. Ah, hindsight.]]

Evidently, this raised enough to hire Dakota Stanley, only for the glee kids (bar cheerleaders) to ''immediately'' regret it: assigned meals, kicking people out for their disabilities and skin tones, all your basic {{Jerkass}}ery. Mass exodus ensues, but Rachel, realizing she made the mess, commences to clean up the mess by invoking her knowledge and love of Music/BarbraStreisand. Barbra was told to get a nose job, like glee club were to get a choreographer, and she didn't so they won't. [[spoiler: If you can remember this lesson a season and a half from now, it'll hurt more.]] She then fires Dakota thusly: ''You're fired. And I'm taller than you''.

We catch an end product of those VA rehearsals, the funnily named "Mercy". Afterwards, we also get an opinion of the performance: ''GET OFF MY STAGE!''. Yes, this is [[TheNapoleon Dakota Stanley]], your basic DrillSergeantNasty. Cut to ND in the audience, all but the Unholy Trinity dumbfounded, then to a sweet Corvette Stingray as ND find Dakota. He lays down his prices: $8000 a number, plus $10,000 if they place. Rachel asks the obvious question ("where do we get the cash?!); a shot of the Unholy Trinity seems to provide an answer.

Choir Room. Will is teaching Ken steps as he gets a call and since Glee enjoys deploying DiabolusExMachina from time to time, we of course find out that Howard wants out due to not getting any mention in the reviews of the first performance. Emma arrives. After Ken thinks she's dumping him, we find out that the pressure got to Henri, OD'ing on cough syrup and needing rehab. Ken leaves as Emma gives Will a peptalk, saying he shouldn't give up. Though the band is totally breaking up -- tension rises!

As Will puts out an ad for a singer, Finn arrives, planning to quit glee yet again. Will tells him to stick around a little longer, saying he'll regret it if he quits. Looking at the unplaced ad, he then gets an idea. Cut to the locker room, where Puck offers to join the Acafellas. Ken promptly threatens him if he screws it up, like in the Pilot. We then see Puck's backstory: he loves cougars, and uses his pool cleaning business to bang them. That's about it.

As we montage all this, we cut to Santana breaking up with him over his credit score. Ah, any scene with Santana is simply hilarious.

This being Glee though, vehicular destruction is not enough to convey Mercedes' anger, no no no, a song is also required, specifically the aptly named "Bust Your Windows", during which we can see HeMo show off the moves for the first time.

Now, while we conclude business for the week with New Directions rehearsing and Rachel praising the steps, it's the following scene that we end the recap with, because it's really funny.

We see Sue punishing Quinn and Santana for failing to break up ND by revoking their tanning privileges. While this causes Santana to comically weep like a small child, subtle acting by Creator/DiannaAgron can go a long way, as we see a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment in passing. This, plus the pep-talk from Rachel, provides her with the strength to offer the following declaration, showing that she may be a Cheerio!, but will never (again) be Sue's bitch:

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%%Will and Terri announce their pregnancy to Will's parents. Will forms a boy band/acapella group and his commitment to New Directions falters. The group decides to hire a show choir coach. Mercedes has a crush on Kurt.
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Will accurately does point out that understudies don't usually perform[[note]]They totally do, though...[[/note]]. Quinn, however, is ''very'' [[GeniusBruiser quick-witted]] and manages to hit him where it hurts:

Glee Central. We see Rachel took a page from the [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] playbook by baking some apology cookies. The rest of ND look forlorn, especially Finn (at the piano for one of the few, if not only, times). We then see that Rachel took the cookies to Will, who basically blew her off, saying she was right about his lack of confidence and thus leading him to start Acafellas. [[HoistedByHisOwnPetard Another hoisted petard]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero for Rachel]]. With the boy band, Will's loyalty to the glee club is faltering.

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Will says he wanted to, but not to Q. Instead, we cut to him and Emma, her saying it takes more certainty than talent to be a star. "Look at John Stamos". We will next season, and you'll wind up marrying him. Will says he's also nervous about being a dad, wanting his kid to be proud of him and what have you. Anyway, it's clear that Ken Tanaka's words to Emma last time hit her where she lived, as she is now dating him, but the flirting remains strong for another of our [[{{OfficialCouple}} Official Couples]], Emma babbling on about both of them being in relationships, they saying there's nothing sexier in a man then confidence. Will halfheartedly smiles as we hit the TitleCard.

Teacher's Lounge. Apparently, being ordered to stay fifty feet away from kids hasn't stopped Sandy Ryerson from returning to McKinley to help welcome back a friend and shop teacher, Henri, who found out the hard way that cough medicine plus saws equals loss of thumbs. Howard, the Sheets 'n Things employee Terri (who is insane) bullied in the pilot arrives with a DudeNotFunny "thumb" cake. Cake is cake is cake though, and as the gentlemen pathetically indulge, they lament about their various problems, lack of thumbs of course trumping all and leading to "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" to cheer Henri up.

Will hears the voices, and with a little BreakingTheFourthWall, leads us into Will teaching the guys some steps set to "This Is How We Do It"; after suggestions of "Crescendudes" and "Testostertones", we get the name of this little guy group: Acafellas. Unfortunately for Sandy, his dubious rep, and dubious tux, precludes him from joining. More rehearsing ensues, unfortunately waking up the sleeping Terri (who is insane). And I say unfortunately, because this leads to Will dismissing the guys so he and Terri (who is insane) can give her more reasons to pee on sticks; all of them coming back negative. Sorry, but Do Not Want.

Glee Central. We see Rachel took a page from the [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Willow Rosenberg]] playbook by baking some apologies cookies. The rest of ND look forlorn, especially Finnegan (at the piano for one of the few times if not the only time). We then see that Rachel took the cookies to Will, who basically blew her off, saying she was right about his lack of confidence and thus leading him to start Acafellas. Another hoisted petard for Berry.

Finn, for the first time, blows up at Rachel for causing Will to lose his confidence. This is fascinating byplay; while we will see Finchel fight, break up, and make up, this level of anger Finn express towards Rachel won't be seen until Season 4, though of course for the most ridiculous of reasons.

In any event, Quinn puts out the vote to hire Dakota Stanley, all but Finn agree. Cut to outside, and we see exactly what Sue's play is. Finn is loyal to Shue, considers him a father figure and confidante. Rachel sees a bigger picture, wanting every avenue to win, even saying a Nationals win would validate her whole high school career. Finn, however, demonstrating his emotional savvy, suspects that her anger also has to do with their kiss last episode. Rachel correctly calls him out, accurately pointing out that he has feelings for her, but is too afraid to admit it. Finn threatens to quit if Dakota Stanley is hired.

Tracksuit Dungeon. Sue is praising Quintana for the plan thus far, but of course wants absolute results, ordering Quintana to target ND members individually. We see this plan begin to take hold as we cut to Mercedes, first time getting some focus, as she laments over not having anyone, staring forlornly at various couples, including Pucktana (and that's grounds for a chuckle considering what's to come). Kurt arrives and realizing Mercedes emotional state, reminds her that their dubious social status severely limits choices for romantic partners; but their superiority balances that out.

As Kurt walks away, Quintana swoop in and plant the seeds of false hope that Kurt has a thing for Mercedes. Evidently they knew what we didn't at the time.

Cut to the Acafellas first performance, a little "Poison" to suit the mood. We see Will's parents, Terri (who is insane), and Emma, who's cheering ostensibly for Ken, but insanity doesn't breed incompetence, as Terri (who is insane) begins to suspect Emma might have something for her hubby. After the performance, CD's are handed out as Will's parents praise Will. We also see Figgins show up and praise Will, then offer the Acafellas a slot at the next PTA meeting.

In the teacher's lounge the next day, Will is reading the positive reviews to the rest of Acafellas, each getting praise except for [[ButtMonkey Howard]]. A bitter Sandy arrives, wanting in by claiming that Music/JoshGroban's coming to the PTA meeting. Acafellas refuse, but Sandy leaves a hook by mentioning Groban wants an opening act.

Cut to New Directions arriving in a sweet Lincoln Navigator, Kurt's Sweet 16th gift from Papa Burt. They're at Carmel to look for Dakota Stanley. Mercedes laments her nervousness, Kurt calming her down and giving her a chance to ask him out, only for Rachel to interrupt by pointing out one of VA's stars, unfortunately neck deep in a trashcan while a [[Series/ScreamQueens2015 neckbrace]]-clad VA member holds the hair back. Rachel ask what's wrong, the VA member says Dakota Stanley. We also get an idea of how brutal the rehearsals are; running from 2:30PM-''midnight'', no leaving for any reason et al. Also, weird to see VA members as actual people and not faceless minions.

Anyhow, we see an end product of those VA rehearsals; the funnily named "Mercy". Afterwards, we get an opinion of the performance: ''GET OFF MY STAGE!''. Yes, this is Dakota Stanley, your basic DrillSergeantNasty. Cut to ND in the audience; all but the Unholy Trinity dumbfounded. Cut to a sweet Corvette Stingray as ND find Stanley, as he lays down his prices: $8000 a number, plus $10,000 if they place. Rachel asks the obvious question; a shot of the Unholy Trinity seeming to provide the obvious answer.

Room de Choir. Will is teaching Ken steps as he gets a call; since Glee enjoys deploying DiabolusExMachina from time to time, we of course find out that Howard wants out due to not getting any mention in the reviews of the first performance. Emma arrives; after Ken thinks she's dumping him (not that far off the mark dude), we find out that the pressure got to Henri, ODing on cough syrup and needing rehab. Ken leaves as Emma gives Will a peptalk, saying he shouldn't give up.

As Will puts out an ad for a singer, Finn arrives, planning to quit ND yet again. Will tells him to stick around a little longer, saying he'll regret it if he quits; looking at the unplaced ad, he then gets an idea. Cut to the locker room, where Puck offers to join the Acafellas. Ken promptly threatens him if he screws it up. We then see Puck's backstory; he loves cougars, and uses his pool cleaning business to bang them. Not mentioned is that his father abandoned him, so he essentially whores himself out to feed his family.

As we montage all this, we cut to Santana breaking up with him over his credit score. Again, any scene with Santana having anything to do with guys is simply HilariousInHindsight.

The Island of Misfit Toys' Island. Will is teaching Pinn the steps, with a little poison on the guitar. Lack of coordination and infighting ensue, when Will get the idea to use baseball analogies; going with what they know seems to do the trick. Cut to Mercedes' locker as Rachel and Tina arrive; the both of them essentially telling Mercedes that Kurt doesn't want her. Mercedes, naturally, dismisses it as jealously on both their parts. Seems everyone but her got the memo.

Question: what is the best way to raise money? Fanservice of course as we see the Cheerios! hold a car wash. Emma and Sue observe; Emma complementing Sue on her generosity before babbling, while Sue responds with a BackhandedCompliment about how Emma's not married. Sue's a kind woman. We then see Mercedes and Kurt working on the Lincoln as Mercedes asks when she and Kurt can tell everyone they're dating. Kurt is like say what now?, claiming to be in love with Rachel. Sarcasm seem to be lost on Ms. Jones though, as she in turn responds with a rock through Kurt's windshield.

Kurt, your response?

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Indeed. This being Glee though, vehicular destruction is not enough to convey Mercedes' anger, no no no, verbal declarations are also required, specifically the appropriately named "Bust Your Windows", during which we can see [[{{Creator/HeatherMorris}} HeMo]] show off the moves for the first time.

Evidently, this was enough to hire Dakota Stanley, only for ND to ''immediately'' regret it; assigned meals, kicking people out for their disabilities and skin tones et al, your basic {{Jerkass}}. Mass exodus ensues, but Rachel, realizing she made the mess, commences to clean up the mess by invoking Music/BarbraStreisand, and how she was told to get a nose job and didn't. Remember this a season and a half from now, it'll hurt more. She then fires Stanley thusly: ''You're fired. And I'm taller than you''.

Cut to backstage at the PTA meeting, as Will gives the Acafellas a peptalk, Finn being particularly receptive. Sandy crashes though, claiming Josh Groban is in the front row. This leads to a little "I Wanna Sex You Up", complete with Puck mastering the pelvic thrusts. We cut to the audience where again, Will's parents, Terri (who is insane), and Emma cheer him on. Terri (who is insane) actually softens a little, only to invoke crazy eyes at Emma who is not so subtle at cheering Will on. Seems Terri (who is insane)'s putting pieces together and not liking what she sees. Also not liking what she sees is Sue, both for said pelvic thrusts and realizing she failed again.

After the performance, we see Sandy tell Figgins about his ambitions as Josh Groban walks in, both to praise the performance and hand Sandy a restraining order for stalking. Outside, Terri (who is insane) apologizes for not being more supportive. Will's dad interrupts as we discover Josh Groban's as big a cougar lover as Puck, hitting on a drunk Mrs. Scheuster. Anyway, Will saying he had fun, but he's exactly where he needs to be right now. Mr. S says Will inspired him to go to law school, saying it's never too late to go after your dreams.

Now, while we officially conclude business for the week with ND rehearsing and Rachel praising the steps, it's the preceding scene that we end the recap with, as it begins subtle CharacterDevelopment for one Lucille Fabray.

We see Sue punishing Quintana for failing to break up ND by revoking tanning privileges. While this causes Santana to comically weep like a small child, Dear Lucille has a different reaction. I offer the following screencap:

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Subtle acting by Creator/DiannaAgron can go a long way, as we see a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment in passing. This, plus the peptalk by her beloved Rachel, provides her with the strength to offer the following declaration, showing that she may be a Cheerio!, but will never be Sue's bitch:

''When you really believe in yourself, you don't have to bring people down''.

As we see in the next episode, certain events will occur; we will see that belief tested and briefly shattered, only for the most unlikely of allies to help bring her up from the brink.

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We begin business at Case de Schue, as the Schues are entertaining Will's parents ([[HeyItsThatGuy Victor Garber]] is that you?). Will promptly spills the beans about Terri (who is insane)'s "pregnancy", despite previous plans to wait. As Terri (who is insane) takes Mrs. Schue to the new "nursery", Will's dad laments about his missed opportunities, wanting to be a lawyer, but settled for insurance. Will's dad says being a man is about guts and that Will has six months to figure out if he has any. We'll see that he does, but for many more reasons.

In ye olde room of teh choir, Will has New Directions, now including the Unholy Trinity, rehearsing. Pretty much everyone can see how lame the routine is, as we cut to Quinntana engaging in Sue's latest scheme, planting seeds of doubt in Rachel's mind about Will's choreography, a classic case of divide and conquer; Lucy clearly knowing how her love interest's mind works. Rachel says Will's great with voices, not great with steps. Rachel invokes Dakota Stanley, evidently one of the best choreographers in the midwest, works for Vocal Adrenaline, and was a Broadway understudy. Well, you need only mention the B-word to set Rachel off.

Will accurately does point out that understudies don't usually perform. Dear Lucille however, decides to hit him where it hurts:

''Did you ever perform, Mr. Schuester? After high school. Did you even try?''

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Will and Terri announce their pregnancy to Will's parents. Will forms a boy band/acapella group and his commitment to New Directions falters. The group decides to hire a show choir coach. Mercedes has a crush on Kurt. [[/folder]]

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* AffectionateNickname : Will's dad refers to Will's mom as "Doodle."
* TheAlcoholic : Henri is addicted to cough syrup. Doodle is also a heavy drinker.
* ArmorPiercingQuestion : Quinn to Will "Did you ever perform after high school?"
* AmusingInjuries : Henri losing his thumbs CrossesTheLineTwice, particularly when he's trying to eat his "thumb cake."
* BigEater : Ken Tanaka.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment : "Smell your armpits. That's the smell of failure, and it's stinking up my office." Sue then revokes Quinn and Santana's tanning privileges, this causing Santana to weep like a small child, [[DontExplainTheJoke funny because she's]] ''[[LatinLand Hispanic]]''.
* CurseCutShort : "Bullshhh!"
* DivideAndConquer : Sue's tactic to take out the Glee Club.
* HitYouSoHardYourXWillFeelIt : Ken to Puck. "I will stick my fist so far down your throat you will taste my armpit hairs."

* IncompatibleOrientation : Mercedes' crush on Kurt and attempts to woo him.
* LikesOlderWomen : Puck reveals his attraction to "cougars." Also Josh Groban, who corners Will's drunk mom.
* TackyTuxedo : Sandy shows up wearing a powder blue one early in the episode. Inverted later when all the Acafellas are well-dressed.
* TakeThat : "You don't need talent to perform, just ask [[Series/FullHouse John]] [[Recap/GleeS2E5TheRockyHorrorGleeShow Stamos]]."

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!!! Summary

Will and Terri announce their pregnancy to Will's parents. Will forms a boy band/acapella group and his commitment to New Directions falters. The group decides to hire a show choir coach. Mercedes has a crush on Kurt.

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* TwoWordsAddedEmphasis : Music/JoshGroban , for whom Sandy is a StalkerWithACrush.

* TwoWords : Creator/JoshGroban , for whom Sandy is a StalkerWithACrush.

* "This Is How We Do It" performed by Acafellas.
* "Poison" performed by Acafellas.
* "Mercy" performed by Vocal Adrenaline.
* "Bust Your Windows" performed by Mercedes Jones.
* "I Wanna Sex You Up" performed by Acafellas.

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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment : "Smell your armpits. That's the smell of failure, and it's stinking up my office." Sue then revokes Quinn and Santana's tanning privileges, this causing Santana to weep like a small child.

* HoodOrnamentHotties: the Cheerios at the car wash fundraiser.

* TakeThat : "You don't need talent to perform, just ask [[Series/FullHouse John]] [[Recap/GleeS2E7TheRockyHorrorGleeShow Stamos]]."

* "This is How We Do It" performed by Acafellas.

* TakeThat : "You don't need talent to perform, just ask Creator/JohnStamos."

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment : "Smell your armpits. That's the smell of failure, and it's stinking up my office." Sue then revokes Quinn and Santana's tanning privileges.

* TheAlcoholic : Henri is addicted to cough syrup.

* LikesOlderWomen : Puck reveals his attraction to "cougars."

* TakeThat : "You don't need talent to perform, just ask Creator/JohnStamos."