Jagged Little Tapestry

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"Jagged Little Tapestry"
Glee episode
Episode no.Season 6
Episode 3
Directed byPaul McCrane
Written byBrad Falchuk
Featured music"It's Too Late"
"Hand in My Pocket" / "I Feel the Earth Move"
"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" / "Head over Feet"
"So Far Away"
"You Learn" / "You've Got a Friend"
Production code6ARC03
Original air dateJanuary 16, 2015 (2015-01-16)
Guest appearances
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"Jagged Little Tapestry" is the third episode of the sixth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the 111th overall. The episode was written by series co-creator Brad Falchuk, directed by Paul McCrane, and first aired on January 16, 2015, on Fox in the United States.

The episode takes place as

Coach Beiste
must make a difficult decision.

Plot

Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter
) tells Quinn and Tina that she has a new boyfriend Darrell (Justin Prentice) whom she wants to introduce to everyone, but Becky has told Darrell that she was the president of every club at McKinley High including New Directions, so Quinn and Tina agree to help her sing.

Becky introduces Darrell to

), Sue, Quinn, and Tina all confront Darrell about his intentions with Becky, but he makes them realize that a person with Down syndrome should be treated like everyone else and that their concerns are not valid.

Roderick
(Noah Guthrie) that they are one step closer to being ready for Sectionals.

Production

Returning recurring characters that appear in the episode include former New Directions members Puck (Mark Salling), Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron), Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera), Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), and Tina Cohen-Chang (Jenna Ushkowitz), Dave Karofsky (Max Adler), Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter), and Roz Washington (NeNe Leakes), along with new recurring characters Mason McCarthy (Billy Lewis Jr.), Madison McCarthy (Laura Dreyfuss), Jane Hayward (Samantha Marie Ware), Roderick (Noah Guthrie), and Spencer Porter (Marshall Williams). Justin Prentice is introduced as Darrell, the new boyfriend of Becky.

The episode features five musical cover versions, three of which are mashups. All featured music is from either Alanis Morissette or Carole King. "It's Too Late" by King is sung by Colfer and Criss. The mashup of Morissette's "Hand in My Pocket" and King's "I Feel the Earth Move" is sung by Rivera and Morris. The mashup of King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and Morissette's "Head over Feet" is sung by Lewis Jr. and Ware. King's "So Far Away" is sung by Agron and Ushkowitz. The mashup of Morissette's "You Learn" and King's "You've Got a Friend" was sung by Michele, Colfer, Agron, Morris, Rivera, Salling, Ushkowitz, Ware, Guthrie, Lewis Jr., and Dreyfuss.

Accompanying the music from this episode, the EP Glee: The Music, Jagged Little Tapestry was released on January 16, 2015.[1]

Reception

Ratings

The episode was watched by 1.98 million viewers and received a 0.7/2 in the adult 18-49 demographic.[2]

Critical response

Lauren Hoffman from

Vulture said that this final season of Glee "is a show quietly and confidently moving back to its roots."[3] Christopher Rogers from Hollywood Life summarized his review with "It was amazing!"[4] The A.V. Club's Brandon Nowalk described the theme of the episode as "one other thread that runs all the way through 'Jagged Little Tapestry,' brutal honesty."[5] Miranda Wicker from TV Fanatic stated the "writing this season is cheesier than normal and quite stilted, with "goodbye" hanging on every word."[6]

References

  1. ^ Strecker, Erin (January 17, 2015). "'Glee' Music Recap: Watch All the Performances From 'Jagged Little Tapestry'". Billboard. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  2. ^ Bibel, Sara (January 20, 2015). "Friday Final Ratings: 'Hawaii Five-0' Adjusted Up; No Adjustments to 'Constantine' or 'Glee'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Hoffman, Lauren (January 17, 2015). "Glee Recap: Mash Up With You Forever". Vulture. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Rogers, Christopher (January 17, 2015). "'Glee' Recap: Santana Proposes To Brittany". Hollywood Life. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  5. ^ Nowalk, Brandon (January 17, 2015). "Review: Glee: "Jagged Little Tapestry"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  6. ^ Wicker, Miranda (January 16, 2015). "Glee Season 6 Episode 3 Review: Long Live Brittana". TV Fanatic. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

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