History Recap / GleeS6E10TheRiseAndFallOfSueSylvester

We return from break to as blatant a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show (Creator/FOXNews) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies,[[note]]Wasn't born in the Panama Canal Zone, didn't fight in the Falklands War, didn't extract Manuel Noriega from Panama, didn't direct ''The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'', doesn't have Trinidadian roots, not the tambourine player for Wilson Phillips (and we get Carnie Wilson herself to confirm it), didn't hump Dan Quayle/Stephen Baldwin/Matt Lauer/Johnnie Cochran/David Boreanaz/Jimmy Eat World's drummer[[/note]] especially the one about Music/MichaelBolton being Robin's father. Sue is quick to defend herself as we then discover that she once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael of WOHN's anchor team with Rod Remington, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (complete with Artie, Mercedes, and a wild Joesus Hart appearing), and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks (maybe that wasn't really that evil; perhaps he really was tangled up in them; hell, they promptly cocoon him after the interview). When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off as we see her own BRoll on how she's better without Sue. Sue is apocalyptic as Geraldo takes us to break.

We return from break to as blatant a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show (Creator/FOXNews) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies,[[note]]Wasn't born in the Panama Canal Zone, didn't fight in the Falklands War, didn't extract Manuel Noriega from Panama, didn't direct ''The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'', doesn't have Trinidadian roots, not the tambourine player for Wilson Phillips (and we get Carnie Wilson herself to confirm it), didn't hump Dan Quayle/Stephen Baldwin/Matt Lauer/Johnnie Cochran/David Boreanaz/Jimmy Eat World's drummer[[/note]] especially the one about Music/MichaelBolton being Robin's father. Sue is quick to defend herself as we then discover that she once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael of WOHN's anchor team with Rod Remington, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (complete with Artie, Mercedes, and a wild Joesus Hart appearing), and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks (maybe that wasn't really that evil; perhaps he really was tangled up in them; hell, they promptly cocoon him after the interview). When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off as we see her own B-Roll on how she's better without Sue. Sue is apocalyptic as Geraldo takes us to break.

We're in the choir room with the newly displaced Warblers. Seems as though Will was thinking ahead; forget about grief counseling, forget about actually taking time to comfort them, no, seems all Will's wanting at the moment is another Sectionals trophy as it's revealed that the staff (Will and his best friends!) have decided to merge the Warblers with New Directions. Since you didn't even remotely seem to care about them as people, Will, you're an idiot. As you'd expect, especially under these circumstances, there is some reluctance, especially from Jane, until the Warblers are convinced that it's the only way they'll be able to perform and the ND kids are reassured that none of the Warblers really get solos anyway. Jane still isn't happy. Will says that together they can win Nationals, and this is the only way ND will have enough members without having to abuse the cheerleaders' or band's services yet again (though Rachel vowed to learn their names, too). And also as you'd expect, there is but one person particularly not pleased, as the Adidas Anarchist enters to tell them they can't incorporate independent students into their school for a show choir. Which is a very good point, Will had to hunt down April in season 1 because she was technically still a [=McKinley=] student. However, Will, like Rachel, went above her and cleared it with Superintendent Plot-Device. And that may be contrived, but gleeks, just you wait. After the standard insanity, this time involving blatant ProductPlacement for the then-new Apple Watch, the battle lines are again drawn, however, though neither of them know it, the battle will soon reach its end. As once again, Will calls her "Susie Q", we cut to... to... okay. As if there was any concrete proof that this show's nearing its end, we cut to the one thing we thought we'd never see: Rebecca Faye Jackson, Sue Sylvester's most loyal minion, rail on her for not wanting the Warblers in ND. So, six seasons and ''this'' is her breaking point? M'kay. We see boyfriend Darrell off to the side reading a magazine but translating for Sue ([[RealityHasNoSubtitles and us]]) when Becky starts screaming incomprehensibly. It ends with Becky saying that Sue's evil and they're no longer friends. Huh. And we admit, while we know the ForegoneConclusion in play here, it's admittedly still shocking. Anyway, cut to New York. Yes, New York, where, as Will had mentioned earlier, a certain fellow ND coach and former Broadway baby is trying to atone for a very stupid mistake. Yes, we're back at the vaunted [=NYADA=] corridor, where we find Rachel; having been humbled by life, she decided that she sure as hell ain't too proud to beg, so she's gone to beg Madame Carmen Tibideaux for another shot at the college. We thought it was stupid that she left, but since that happened it's become more stupid for her to want to go back. The receptionist calls for her, but also tells her the Madame has anticipated her return. Knowing what may lie ahead, Rachel enters.[[note]]Creator/WhoopiGoldberg did film a cameo, but, surprise surprise, it was cut.[[/note]]

We're in the choir room with the newly displaced Warblers. Seems as though Will was thinking ahead; forget about grief counseling, forget about actually taking time to comfort them, no, seems all Will's wanting at the moment is another Sectionals trophy as it's revealed that the staff (Will and his best friends!) have decided to merge the Warblers with New Directions. Since you didn't even remotely seem to care about them as people, Will, you're an idiot. As you'd expect, especially under these circumstances, there is some reluctance, especially from Jane, until the Warblers are convinced that it's the only way they'll be able to perform and the ND kids are reassured that none of the Warblers really get solos anyway. Jane still isn't happy. Will says that together they can win Nationals, and this is the only way ND will have enough members without having to abuse the cheerleaders' or band's services yet again (though Rachel vowed to learn their names, too). And also as you'd expect, there is but one person particularly not pleased, as the Adidas Anarchist enters to tell them they can't incorporate independent students into their school for a show choir. Which is a very good point, Will had to hunt down April in season 1 because she was technically still a [=McKinley=] student. However, Will, like Rachel, went above her and cleared it with Superintendent Plot-Device. And that may be contrived, but gleeks, just you wait. After the standard insanity, this time involving blatant ProductPlacement for the then-new Apple Watch, the battle lines are again drawn, however, though neither of them know it, the battle will soon reach its end. As once again, Will calls her "Susie Q" (is her middle name Quinn or something?), we cut to... to... okay. As if there was any concrete proof that this show's nearing its end, we cut to the one thing we thought we'd never see: Rebecca Faye Jackson, Sue Sylvester's most loyal minion, rail on her for not wanting the Warblers in ND. So, six seasons and ''this'' is her breaking point? M'kay. We see boyfriend Darrell off to the side reading a magazine but translating for Sue ([[RealityHasNoSubtitles and us]]) when Becky starts screaming incomprehensibly. It ends with Becky saying that Sue's evil and they're no longer friends. Huh. And we admit, while we know the ForegoneConclusion in play here, it's admittedly still shocking. Anyway, cut to New York. Yes, New York, where, as Will had mentioned earlier, a certain fellow ND coach and former Broadway baby is trying to atone for a very stupid mistake. Yes, we're back at the vaunted [=NYADA=] corridor, where we find Rachel; having been humbled by life, she decided that she sure as hell ain't too proud to beg, so she's gone to beg Madame Carmen Tibideaux for another shot at the college. We thought it was stupid that she left, but since that happened it's become more stupid for her to want to go back. The receptionist calls for her, but also tells her the Madame has anticipated her return. Knowing what may lie ahead, Rachel enters.[[note]]Creator/WhoopiGoldberg did film a cameo, but, surprise surprise, it was cut.[[/note]]

We return from break to as blatant a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show (Creator/FOXNews) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies,[[note]]Wasn't born in the Panama Canal Zone, didn't fight in the Falklands War, didn't extract Manuel Noriega from Panama, didn't direct ''The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'', doesn't have Trinidadian roots, not the tambourine player for Wilson Phillips (and we get Carnie Wilson herself to confirm it), didn't hump Dan Quayle/Stephen Baldwin/Matt Lauer/Johnnie Cochran/David Boreanaz/Jimmy Eat World's drummer[[/note]] especially the one about Creator/MichaelBolton being Robin's father. Sue is quick to defend herself as we then discover that she once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael of WOHN's anchor team with Rod Remington, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (complete with Artie, Mercedes, and a wild Joesus Hart appearing), and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks (maybe that wasn't really that evil; perhaps he really was tangled up in them; hell, they promptly cocoon him after the interview). When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off as we see her own B-Roll on how she's better without Sue. Sue is apocalyptic as Geraldo takes us to break.

* "The Trolley Song" from ''Theatre/MeetMeInStLouis'', performed by Sue and Doris Sylvester

* AbusiveParents: Sue's, even though she didn't know it

We return from break to as blatant a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show (Creator/FOXNews) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies,[[note]]Wasn't born in the Panama Canal Zone, didn't fight in the Falklands War, didn't extract Manuel Noriega from Panama, didn't direct ''The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'', doesn't have Trinidadian roots, not the tambourine player for Wilson Phillips (and we get Carnie Wilson herself to confirm it), didn't hump Dan Quayle/Stephen Baldwin/Matt Lauer/Johnnie Cochran/David Boreanaz/Jimmy Eat World's drummer[[/note]] especially the one about Creator/MichaelBolton being Robin's father. Sue is quick to defend herself as we then discover that she once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael of WOHN's anchor team with Rod Remington, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (complete with Artie, Mercedes, and a wild Joesus Hart appearing), and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks (maybe that wasn't really that evil; perhaps he really was tangled up in them; hell, they promptly cocoon him after the interview). When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off as we see her own B-Roll on how she's better without Sue. Sue is apopalyptic as Geraldo takes us to break.

We return to Sue telling Geraldo (and the camera, which she didn't know was still rolling) that it's a biased view, because he didn't bother to get comments from some of her more successful students, saying how she sends her cheerleaders off to Ivy League schools: like Quinn Fabray, at Yale[[note]]And dating former Broadway darling Rachel Berry[[/note]], Brittany S. Pierce, who she got to MIT despite teachers' giving up on her, and Santana Lopez, former Broadway understudy who could've had a promising career as a call girl. Somewhere on Paradise Island, a certain newlywed suddenly has the urge to unleash her personal Snixx. They were contacted, but declined to comment (a.k.a. the actors were not being paid enough). After a debate over how he's trying to assassinate her character and lied about the aspects of the interview, she says that nobody can dispute how she made the school a bully-free zone. This is something she truly cares about, and Rivera says that people do agree on that. He plays a video of a disguised Beiste saying how good Sue's been. Obviously Sue is happy with this outcome, because the interview is looking better. However, as she is wont to do, she makes the mistake of opening mouth and inserting Adidas, because she says not to mess with her because her parents were Nazi Hunters. Yeah, as we've hid behind the spoiler tags back in "''[[Recap/GleeS2E8Furt Furt]]''", Geraldo pulls up a video of Carol Burnett explaining that they weren't Nazi Hunters, they just didn't want to spend time with Sue or Jean and after a while the two girls seemed fine on their own (or, Sue had to look after her sister). Rivera says that Sue was a daughter even a mother couldn't love, so she must be horrible. Ooh, Rivera, that may be true, but we can see why you took a chair to the nose in '92. This time, it's a fist as Sue leaves. And of course, the show goes on, as we see a clip from a certain WorthyOpponent of hers to close. It's actually super positive, not that Sue gets to see this. Cut to the auditorium where we find a broken Sue and a band with a funeral march. The primary reason for her depression arrives, revealing she and Papa Sylvester were actually accountants and not Nazi Hunters. Sue owns up to being a difficult child, Doris owns up to being a difficult mother, and despite Sue not liking musicals (explains a lot), the two cue up some ''Meet Me In St Louis'' as apparently once upon a time Sue's parents could actually feel love - their words, not ours - and fell in love on a trolley.

We return from break to as blatant a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show ({{FOX}} News) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies,[[note]]Wasn't born in the Panama Canal Zone, didn't fight in the Falklands War, didn't extract Manuel Noriega from Panama, didn't direct ''The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'', doesn't have Trinidadian roots, not the tambourine player for Wilson Phillips (and we get Carnie Wilson herself to confirm it), didn't hump Dan Quayle/Stephen Baldwin/Matt Lauer/Johnnie Cochran/David Boreanaz/Jimmy Eat World's drummer[[/note]] especially the one about Creator/MichaelBolton being Robin's father. Sue is quick to defend herself as we then discover that she once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael of WOHN's anchor team with Rod Remington, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (complete with Artie, Mercedes, and a wild Joesus Hart appearing), and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks (maybe that wasn't really that evil; perhaps he really was tangled up in them; hell, they promptly cocoon him after the interview). When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off as we see her own B-Roll on how she's better without Sue. Sue is apopalyptic as Geraldo takes us to break.

We start the 3rd/last home stretch in the lounge (again) where Will apologizes to Blaine for the air-guitar, but then Rachel arrives with one more obstacle Murphy insists on for dramatic purposes. We cut to Myron telling her that, for no reason at all, the Superintendent has decreed that he's being made to shut down all arts programs at [=McKinley=] if the club doesn't win Nationals. Again with the stupid standard. Cut to Will and the ND alums lamenting, but also rallying, as they've been through all manner of hell and back, and they've come out stronger for it. And thus, we end with the combined New Directions and Warblers on stage in familiar ties, as it seems they've compromised on uniforms: essentially the Warbler template, but in [=McKinley=] red. As we hear a Creator/DarrenCriss-penned original which sets the appropriate tone, we see them united together in their only chance to Rise.

We return to Sue telling Geraldo (and the camera, which she didn't know was still rolling) that it's a biased view, because he didn't bother to get comments from some of her more successful students, saying how she sends her cheerleaders off to Ivy League schools: like Quinn Fabray, at Yale, Brittany S. Pierce, who she got to MIT despite teachers' giving up on her, and Santana Lopez, former Broadway understudy who could've had a promising career as a call girl. Somewhere on Paradise Island, a certain Mrs. Lopez-Pierce suddenly has the urge to unleash her personal Snixx. They were contacted, but declined to comment (a.k.a. the actors were not being paid enough). After a debate over how he's trying to assassinate her character and lied about the aspects of the interview, she says that nobody can dispute how she made the school a bully-free zone. This is something she truly cares about, and Rivera says that people do agree on that. He plays a video of a disguised Beiste saying how good Sue's been. Obviously Sue is happy with this outcome, because the interview is looking better. However, as she is wont to do, she makes the mistake of opening mouth and inserting Adidas, because she says not to mess with her because her parents were Nazi Hunters. Yeah, as we've hid behind the spoiler tags back in "''[[Recap/GleeS2E8Furt Furt]]''", Geraldo pulls up a video of Carol Burnett explaining that they weren't Nazi Hunters, they just didn't want to spend time with Sue or Jean and after a while the two girls seemed fine on their own (or, Sue had to look after her sister). Rivera says that Sue was a daughter even a mother couldn't love, so she must be horrible. Ooh, Rivera, that may be true, but we can see why you took a chair to the nose in '92. This time, it's a fist as Sue leaves. And of course, the show goes on, as we see a clip from a certain WorthyOpponent of hers to close. It's actually super positive, not that Sue gets to see this. Cut to the auditorium where we find a broken Sue and a band with a funeral march. The primary reason for her depression arrives, revealing she and Papa Sylvester were actually accountants and not Nazi Hunters. Sue owns up to being a difficult child, Doris owns up to being a difficult mother, and despite Sue not liking musicals (explains a lot), the two cue up some ''Meet Me In St Louis'' as apparently once upon a time Sue's parents could actually feel love - their words, not ours - and fell in love on a trolley.

What is this?

Klaine, who were on a sucky honeymoon anyway, are recalled when they are told that Dalton has burned down to the ground. Their concern is what will happen to the Warblers. The staff (Will and his best friends!) have decided to merge the Warblers with New Directions. Nobody is happy with this, until the Warblers are convinced that it's the only way they'll be able to perform and the ND kids are reassured that none of the Warblers really get solos anyway. Jane still isn't happy. Will says that together they can win Nationals, and this is the only way ND will have enough members without having to abuse the cheerleaders' or band's services yet again (though Rachel vowed to learn their names, too). Sue says that they can't incorporate independent students into their school for a show choir. Which is a very good point, Will had to hunt down April in season 1 because she was technically still a [=McKinley=] student. Will, like Rachel, went above her and cleared it with Superintendent Plot-Device. Once again, Will calls her "Susie Q" (her mom does this later, is her middle name Quinn, too, or something?)

Sue and Becky have an argument about glee club, Becky's boyfriend sat off to the side reading a magazine but translating for Sue ([[RealityHasNoSubtitles and us]]) when Becky starts screaming incomprehensibly. It ends with Becky saying that Sue's evil and they're no longer friends. A few states over, Rachel is in NYADA. Having decided that instead of taking a Broadway role, she's better off back in school, she's gone to beg Madame Tibideaux for another shot at the college. We thought it was stupid that she left, but since that happened it's become more stupid for her to want to go back. They also cut WhoopiGoldberg's scene.

The Superintendent wants to see Sue, and when she enters his office he reveals that they found her [[Recap/GleeS6E04TheHurtLockerPartOne hurt]] [[Recap/GleeS6E05TheHurtLockerPartTwo locker]]. She's in deep shit. He could forgive having Myron's face on a tiny doll, or the StalkerShrine to Klaine, but what was so truly horrifying that it calls for this reaction is... her ''"Penthouse"'' shoot. The one Finn had her admit to doing. Though she's a good educator, the contents of that magazine means she shouldn't be allowed near children. Where was this Superintendent in any previous season? Huh? In any event, Sue's fired again.

Now we move onto a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show ({{FOX}} News) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies (you never slept with Creator/MichaelBolton!), Sue quick to defend herself. She once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (holy shit is Joe still in this glee club?!) and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks (although maybe that wasn't really that evil; perhaps he really was tangled up in them). When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off. She tells Geraldo (and the camera, which she didn't know was still rolling) that it's a biased view, because he didn't bother to get comments from some of her more successful students, saying how she sends her cheerleaders off to Ivy League schools: like Quinn Fabray, at Yale, Brittany S. Pierce, who she got to MIT despite teachers' giving up on her, and Santana Lopez, former Broadway understudy with a promising career as a stripper. They were contacted, but declined to comment (a.k.a. the actors and characters were not being paid enough).

After a debate over how he's trying to assassinate her character and lied about the aspects of the interview, she says that nobody can dispute how she made the school a bully-free zone. This is something she truly cares about, and Rivera says that people do agree on that. He plays a video of Beiste saying how good Sue's been. Obviously Sue is happy with this outcome, because the interview is looking better. Until she says not to mess with her because her parents were Nazi Hunters, as Geraldo pulls up a video of her mom explaining that they weren't Nazi Hunters, they just didn't want to spend time with Sue or Jean and after a while the two girls seemed fine on their own (or, Sue had to look after her sister). Rivera says that Sue was a daughter even a mother couldn't love, so she must be horrible, to which Sue punches him and leaves. The show goes on, though, playing a clip from a Mr William Schuester to close. It's actually super positive, not that Sue gets to see this.

Sue and her mom have a heart-to-heart in the auditorium, then do a number together. Apparently once upon a time Sue's parents could actually feel love - their words, not ours - and fell in love on a trolley. Cut to the staff room, devoid of Sue and instead full of the alums. There are so many words for this, but we'll summarize with: it's probably good that this show ends three episodes from now.. Rachel got kicked out of Tibideaux's office but thinks she still has a chance. Mercedes says that with a name like that, she's probably going to stick with her original decision -- and is it a school of witchcraft or something? [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical Looks at Blaine, who says that if he could get kicked out of it then anyone can.]] Rachel gets a call from NYC, she thinks it's NYADA, no it's just the play she auditioned for saying she got the part. That maybe makes her decision harder - well, it should do, but doesn't really.

The New Directions and the Warblers aren't working well together. The Warblers are a unit and New Directions a RagtagBunchOfMisfits. Everyone argues about whether they need a uniform or not, Jane and Spencer making the case that [=McKinley=] isn't sexist and they don't need to adopt the all boys' school uniform, the Warblers saying that the blazers make them a unit and also more attractive (Myron: "give me one example" Skylar: "the girls like it" Kitty: "[[AmbiguouslyGay do girls really like you in them?]]"). Kurt thinks the uniforms are sexy, but the school has already taken in the Warblers and accepted them with open arms (Kitty: "''semi-''open arms") and can't expect them to take their uniform, too, let alone a uniform for a different school. Blaine thinks that it'll be a hassle to find new outfits for everyone. It continues, not going anywhere quickly, until Beiste interrupts saying that Sue has taken over Vocal Adrenaline. (Later on the new Warbler-infused New Directions settle on a compromise: they'll keep the blazers, but they'll get red ones.)

Sue coaches VA as intensely as they ever were, and they love it, mixed with a montage of her destroying the hurt locker (but keeping sentimental stuff before watching it burn). Rachel and Sam also get mixed up between talking about the uniform and her future (what do you mean this isn't the Rachel Berry show? It failed? Yes, we know, but somehow it's still airing). Sam and Will try to replicate Finn's meaningful talks. It's not working. Then Will finds Sue with Brad and an organ (how in Murphy's shit did they get that onto the stage - InUniverse, because we know the set is missing walls and ceilings), and they have a singing duel, imagining it's TheEighties. They are brought out of their DreamSequence by the kid-staff-hybrids that now exist because they look crazy and they've gathered all the new new new new New Directions. That ''is'' the right number of 'new's and it's just getting ridiculous now. Joe has disappeared again, the dreads having grown back on their own and re-tangled him. The staff room is the new social hub, and Rachel runs in saying that Myron told her that the Superintendent told him that he's being made to shut down all arts programs at [=McKinley=] if the club doesn't win Nationals. Again with the stupid standard. The group then do a closing number, part of the dance routine bringing out jacket racks full of red blazers. The stage is set for the 3rd/last episode kids, and as you'll see, the question was was Murphy evil enough to make the final big moment of the series a DownerEnding?

* AbusiveParents: Sue's, even though she didn't know it.

Klaine, who were on a sucky honeymoon anyway, are recalled when they are told that Dalton has burned down to the ground. There concern is what will happen to the Warblers. The staff (Will and his best friends!) have decided to merge the Warblers with New Directions. Nobody is happy with this, until the Warblers are convinced that it's the only way they'll be able to perform and the ND kids are reassured that none of the Warblers really get solos anyway. Jane still isn't happy. Will says that together they can win Nationals, and this is the only way ND will have enough members without having to abuse the cheerleaders' or band's services yet again (though Rachel vowed to learn their names, too). Sue says that they can't incorporate independent students into their school for a show choir. Which is a very good point, Will had to hunt down April in season 1 because she was technically still a [=McKinley=] student. Will, like Rachel, went above her and cleared it with Superintendent Plot-Device. Once again, Will calls her "Susie Q" (her mom does this later, is her middle name Quinn, too, or something?)

The New Directions and the Warblers aren't working well together. The Warblers are a unit and New Directions a RagtagBunchOfMisfits. Everyone argues about whether they need a uniform or not, Jane and Spencer making the case that [=McKinley=] isn't sexist and they don't need to adopt the all boys' school uniform, the Warblers saying that the blazers make them a unit and also more attractive (Myron: "give me one example" Skylar: "the girls like it" Kitty: "[[AmbiguouslyBi do girls really like you in them?]]"). Kurt thinks the uniforms are sexy, but the school has already taken in the Warblers and accepted them with open arms (Kitty: "''semi-''open arms") and can't expect them to take their uniform, too, let alone a uniform for a different school. Blaine thinks that it'll be a hassle to find new outfits for everyone. It continues, not going anywhere quickly, until Beiste interrupts saying that Sue has taken over Vocal Adrenaline. (Later on the new Warbler-infused New Directions settle on a compromise: they'll keep the blazers, but they'll get red ones.)

The Superintendent wants to see Sue, and when she enters his office he reveals that they found her [[Recap/GleeS6E04TheHurtLockerPartOne hurt]] [[Recap/GleeS6E05TheHurtLockerPartTwo locker]]. She's in deep shit. He could forgive having Myron's face on a tiny doll, or the StalkerShrine to Klaine, but what was so truly horrifying that it calls for this reaction is... her ''"Penthouse"'' shoot. The one Finn had her admit to doing. Though she's a good educator, the contents of that magazine means she shouldn't be allowed near children. Where was this Superintendent in any previous season? Huh?

Now we move onto a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by Geraldo Rivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show ({{FOX}} News) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies (you never slept with Creator/MichaelBolton!), Sue quick to defend herself. She once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (holy shit is Joe still in this glee club?!) and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks. When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off. She tells Geraldo (and the camera, which she didn't know was still rolling) that it's a biased view, because he didn't bother to get comments from some of her more successful students, saying how she sends her cheerleaders off to Ivy League schools: like Quinn Fabray, at Yale, Brittany S. Pierce, who she got to MIT despite teachers' giving up on her, and Santana Lopez, former Broadway understudy with a promising career as a stripper. They were contacted, but declined to comment (a.k.a. the actors and characters were not being paid enough).

Sue and her mom have a heart-to-heart in the auditorium, then do a number together. Apparently once upon a time Sue's parents could actually feel love - their words, not ours - and fell in love on a trolley. Cut to the staff room, devoid of Sue and instead full of the alums. There are so many words for this, but we'll summarise with: it's probably good that this show ends soon. Rachel got kicked out of Tibideaux's office but thinks she still has a chance. Mercedes says that with a name like that, she's probably going to stick with her original decision -- and is it a school of witchcraft or something? [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical Looks at Blaine, who says that if he could get kicked out of it then anyone can.]] Rachel gets a call from NYC, she thinks it's NYADA, no it's just the play she auditioned for saying she got the part. That maybe makes her decision harder - well, it should do, but doesn't really.

Sue coaches VA as intensely as they ever were, and they love it, mixed with a montage of her destroying the hurt locker (but keeping sentimental stuff before watching it burn). Rachel and Sam also get mixed up between talking about the uniform and her future (what do you mean this isn't the Rachel Berry show? It failed? Yes, we know, but somehow it's still airing). Sam and Will try to replicate Finn's meaningful talks. It's not working. Then Will finds Sue with Brad and an organ (how in Murphy's shit did they get that onto the stage - InUniverse, because we know the set is missing walls and ceilings), and they have a singing duel, imagining it's TheEighties. They are brought out of their DreamSequence by the kid-staff-hybrids that now exist because they look crazy and they've gathered all the new new new new New Directions. That ''is'' the right number of 'new's and it's just getting ridiculous now. Joe has disappeared again. The staff room is the new social hub, and Rachel runs in saying that Myron told her that the Superintendent told him that he's being made to shut down all arts programs at [=McKinley=] if the club doesn't win Nationals. Again with the stupid standard. The group then do a closing number, part of the dance routine bringing out jacket racks full of red blazers.

Now we move onto a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by GeraldoRivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show ({{FOX}} News) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies (you never slept with Creator/MichaelBolton!), Sue quick to defend herself. She once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (holy shit is Joe still in this glee club?!) and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks. When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off. She tells Geraldo (and the camera, which she didn't know was still rolling) that it's a biased view, because he didn't bother to get comments from some of her more successful students, saying how she sends her cheerleaders off to Ivy League schools: like Quinn Fabray, at Yale, Brittany S. Pierce, who she got to MIT despite teachers' giving up on her, and Santana Lopez, former Broadway understudy with a promising career as a stripper. They were contacted, but declined to comment (a.k.a. were not being paid enough).

After a debate over how he's trying to assassinate her character and lied about the aspects of the interview, she says that nobody can dispute how she made the school a bully-free zone. This is something she truly cares about, and Rivera says that people do agree on that. He plays a video of Beiste saying how good Sue's been. Obviously Sue is happy with this outcome, because the interview is looking better. Until she says not to mess with her because her parents were Nazi Hunters, as Geraldo pulls up a video of her mom explaining that they weren't Nazi Hunters, they just didn't want to spend time with Sue or Jean and after a while the two girls seemed fine on their own. Rivera says that Sue was a daughter even a mother couldn't love, so she must be horrible, to which Sue punches him and leaves. The show goes on, though, playing a clip from a Mr William Schuester to close. It's actually super positive, not that Sue gets to see this.

Sue and her mom have a heart-to-heart in the auditorium, then do a number together. Apparently once upon a time Sue's parents could actually feel love - their words, not ours - and fell in love on a trolley. Cut to the staff room, devoid of Sue and instead full of the alums. There are so many words for this, but we'll summarise with: it's probably good that this show ends soon. Rachel got kicked out of Tibideaux's office but thinks she still has a chance. Mercedes says that with a name like that, she's probably going to stick with her original decision -- and is it a school of witchcraft or something? [[Theatre/AVeryPotterMusical Looks at Blaine, who says that if he could get kicked out of it then anyone can.]] Rachel gets a call from NYC, she thinks it's NYADA, no it's just the play she auditioned for saying she got the part. That maybe makes her decision harder - well, it should do.

Sue and Becky have an argument about glee club, Becky's boyfriend sat off to the side reading a magazine but translating for Sue ([[RealityHasNoSubtitles and us]]) when Becky starts screaming incomprehensibly. It ends with Becky saying that Sue's evil and they're no longer friends. A few states over, Rachel is in NYADA. Having decided that instead of taking the Broadway role she was offered, she's better off back in school, she's gone to beg Madame Tibideaux for another shot at the college. We thought it was stupid that she left, but since that happened it's become more stupid for her to want to go back. They also cut WhoopiGoldberg's scene.

The Superintendent wants to see Sue, and when she enters his office he reveals that they found her [[Recap/GleeS6E04TheHurtLockerPartOne hurt]] [[Recap/GleeS6E05TheHurtLockerPartTwo locker]]. She's in deep shit. He could forgive having Myron's face on a tiny doll, or the StalkerShrine to Klaine, but what was so truly horrifying that it calls for this reaction is... her ''"Penthouse"'' shoot. The one Finn had her admit to doing. Thought she's a good educator, the contents of that magazine means she shouldn't be allowed near children. Where was this Superintendent in any previous season? Huh?

Now we move onto a FramingDevice if ever we saw one: Sue is being interviewed by GeraldoRivera (nobody made a joke about "are you related to that singer or the Raiders' tight end?"), who says she used to be an American Treasure and always winning but is now a loser. She says that she only agreed to the show ({{FOX}} News) because she just got fired and needs to set the record straight. Rivera digs in deep, exposing all of her BlatantLies (you never slept with Creator/MichaelBolton!), Sue quick to defend herself. She once kidnapped Andrea Carmichael, a video of the former co-anchors shown. Sue ignores this and says that she devoted her life to [=McKinley=] -- but Geraldo went to visit the glee club (holy shit is Joe still in this glee club?!) and has a video of some of them saying how horrible a person she is, she even cut off Joe's dreadlocks. When the videos continue, Sue says that this is all clearly a set-up full of lies perpetrated by Will. No, it's Becky who gave them the tip-off. She tells Geraldo (and the camera) that it's a biased view, because he didn't bother to get comments from some of her more successful students, saying how she sends her cheerleaders off to Ivy League schools: like Quinn Fabray, at Yale, Brittany S. Pierce, who she got to MIT despite teachers' giving up on her, and Santana Lopez, former Broadway understudy with a promising career as a stripper. They were contacted, but declined to comment (a.k.a. were not being paid enough).

The New Directions and the Warblers aren't working well together. The Warblers are a unit and New Directions a RagtagBunchOfMisfits. Everyone argues about whether they need a uniform or not, Jane and Spencer making the case that [=McKinley=] isn't sexist and they don't need to adopt the all boys' school uniform, the Warblers saying that the blazers make them a unit and also more attractive (Myron: "give me one example" Skylar: "the girls like it" Kitty: "[[AmbiguouslyBi do girls really like you in them?]]"). Kurt thinks the uniforms are sexy, but the school has already taken in the Warblers and accepted them with open arms (Kitty: "''semi-''open arms") and can't expect them to take their uniform, too, let alone a uniform for a different school. Blaine thinks that it'll be a hassle to find new outfits for everyone (so later on they settle on a compromise: they'll keep the blazers, but they'll get red ones.)

* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to (The Rise and Fall of) [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]]. Maybe to ''Theatre/TheRiseAndFallOfLittleVoice''.

Klaine, who were on a sucky honeymoon anyway, are recalled when they are told that Dalton has burned down to the ground. There concern is what will happen to the Warblers. The staff (Will and his best friends!) have decided to merge the Warblers with New Directions. Nobody is happy with this, until the Warblers are convinced that it's the only way they'll be able to perform and the ND kids are reassured that none of the Warblers really get solos anyway.
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* "Rather Be" by Music/CleanBandit feat. Music/JessGlynne, performed by New Directions

* "Far From Over" by Music/FrankStallone, performed by Clint and Vocal Adrenaline

* ShoutOut: The title is a reference to (The Rise and Fall of) [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars]].