Welcome to the WASP nest
Summary
The glee club members are split into pairs to sing ballads to one another. Rachel is paired with Will and develops a crush on him. Will struggles to let Rachel down gently, recalling the last student he turned down almost died after eating the world's hottest pepper in her grief. Finn and Quinn's parents learn Quinn is pregnant, and she moves in with Finn and his mother when her own parents throw her out. Puck reveals to Mercedes he is the father of Quinn's baby.
Next Time: New Directions whips their hair back and forth.
Songs appearing in the episode:
- "Endless Love" performed by Will and Rachel
- "I'll Stand By You" performed by Finn Hudson
- "Crush" performed by Rachel Berry
- "You're Having My Baby" performed by Finn Hudson
- "Don't Stand So Close To Me/Young Girl" performed by Will Schuester
- "Lean on Me" performed by New Directions
Tropes in the episode include:
- Call-Back: Rachel's gold stars, to which we were introduced in the pilot.
- Daddy's Girl: Quinn's dad claims Quinn to be this.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Suzy listens to "More Than Words." ND performs the song in Season 4.
-
Enforced Method Acting: Dianna Agron and Cory Monteith weren't allowed to see the rest of the cast rehearse. Their reactions are 100% legit. -
Fanfic Fuel: The character of Russell Fabray has appeared in numerous fics, almost always with his monstrous traits dialed up. - Hot for Teacher: Rachel, and Suzy Pepper, for Will.
- I Have No Daughter: Russell pulls this on Quinn.
- Incompatible Orientation: Kurt's crush on Finn, and it makes Finn very uncomfortable.
- "Not So Different" Remark: Suzy Pepper uses these exact words when she delivers her The Reason You Suck speech to Rachel. She describes them both as "mildly attractive" with self-esteem problems, which causes them to chase men who aren't available.
- Sleep Mask: Terri wears one.
- Stalker with a Crush: Suzy Pepper. Rachel for Will. Kurt for Finn.
- This Is Your Song: All of the songs, given the theme of the week's lesson, but notably "I'll Stand by You."
- White Anglo-Saxon Protestant: The Fabrays.
- Wham Line: An in-universe example. Mercedes responds with a pretty good speech.Puck: Finn's not the father! I am.
