This is your glee club on Vitamin D. Also, angels.
Believing the glee club members are becoming complacent ahead of Sectionals, Will pits the girls against the boys for a mash-up competition. Terri takes a job as the school nurse to stop Will from becoming closer to Emma. With encouragement from Terri, Ken proposes to Emma, who reluctantly accepts. Terri gives the glee club pseudoephedrine tablets, enhancing their mash-up performances. Rachel and Finn feel guilty and confess, resulting in the competition being nullified, Terri being fired, and Sue being appointed co-director of the glee club. Quinn agrees to let Terri secretly adopt her baby, enabling Terri to continue faking her pregnancy.
Next Time: The first time the Tyrant Takes the Helm.
Songs in the episode:
- "It's My Life / Confessions Part II" by Bon Jovi / by Usher, performed by The Boys from New Directions (Finn, Puck, Artie, Kurt, Mike, and Matt)
- "Halo / Walking on Sunshine" by Beyoncé / by Katrina and the Waves, performed by the Girls from New Directions (Rachel, Mercedes, Quinn, Santana, Brittany, and Tina)
Tropes appearing in this episode include
- Anguished Declaration of Love: Ken to Emma. Quickly subverted when her terms for agreeing to marry him are they live in separate parts of town and don't tell anyone.
- Disappointed in You: Will makes it clear that he's this toward the Glee Club after they confess to using pseudoephedrine for the competition.
- Downer Ending: Sue's now the co-director of New Directions with Will and Emma decides to accept Ken's marriage proposal, much to Will's dismay.
- Dr. Feelgood: Handing out happy pills without any kind of thought to their effects, both short and long-term.
- G-Rated Drug: "It's over the counter."
- Marriage of Convenience: Emma accepts Ken's proposal because she doesn't want to be alone, admits to herself that Will should be unattainable, and it's hard to find better than Ken - especial considering his job security.
- Mushroom Samba: Finn's high-energy rants and the whole of both "vitamin" - charged performances.
- Once a Season: The first of the four annual "mash up" episodes.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Will gives one to Terri near the end.Every time I light a fire in my life, you find a way to make sure it burns the forest down.
- Title Drop: Kurt postulates that Finn might be on Vitamin C, which is said to boost energy. Finn proudly responds "Vitamin D."
