Recap / Glee S 2 E 4 Duets

Do you hear me, I'm not gay.^note Dammit.

When Puck is sent to juvie, New Directions welcomes Sam Evans as a new member, and Will assigns a duet competition for the week. Kurt wants to partner with Sam because he suspects Sam might be gay, but Finn and Burt dissuade him, and Kurt sings alone. Finn and Rachel secretly throw the competition so that Sam will feel welcome; the victory dinner with Sam and his partner Quinn turns into a first date for the couple.

Next time: Don't dream it, be it.

Songs from this Episode

• "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John, performed by Rachel and Finn
• "River Deep, Mountain High", performed by Santana and Mercedes
• "Le Jazz Hot" from Victor/Victoria, performed by Kurt
• "Sing!" from A Chorus Line, performed by Mike and Tina
• "With You I'm Born Again", performed by Rachel and Finn
• "Lucky", performed by Sam and Quinn.
• "Happy Days Are Here Again/Get Happy", perfomed by Kurt and Rachel.

This episode contains examples of

• Call-Back: Burt discusses what happened in 1.20 "Theatricality":
  Burt: Maybe Finn has a point.
  Kurt: You're siding with him? After what he called me in our basement?
  Burt: I was talking to Carole, and you weren't totally honest with me. She told me that you had a crush on Finn and you weren't afraid to show it. Is this true?
  Kurt: So a gay guy can't be friendly to a straight guy without it being predatory?
  Burt: You gotta understand, most guys don't know how to deal with unwanted advances.
• Enlightened Self-Interest: When Rachel asks Quinn to partner with Sam because they're each others' best shot at winning, Quinn reminds her that she doesn't do something unless it helps herself. Rachel's intention is to let Quinn and Sam win so that Sam will stay in the glee club: winning should make him like the club, and pairing with Quinn means he's less likely to get bullied. The story Rachel tells Quinn is that she wants some good competition for morale.
• Hollywood Tone-Deaf: Brittany when she tries to do runs, also MIKE.
• Incompatible Orientation: Kurt and Sam.^note Or so we think in Sam's case.

• Pun: Sam's reference to Green Eggs and Ham
  Sam: My name is Sam, I am. No, I do not like green eggs and ham.
• Running Gag: Apparently, Breadstix can't stop giving you breadsticks, EVER.
• Sequelitis: Discussed by Finn and Rachel
  Finn: We watched Grease and that was pretty good, but when we watched Grease 2 and I fell asleep.