Thanksgiving (Glee)

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"Thanksgiving"
Glee episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 8
Directed byBradley Buecker
Written byRussel Friend
Garrett Lerner
Featured music
Production code4ARC08
Original air dateNovember 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)
Guest appearances
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"Thanksgiving" is the eighth episode of the

fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the seventy-fourth episode overall. Written by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner, and directed by Bradley Buecker, it aired on Fox in the United States on November 29, 2012. The episode features the return of many of the New Directions graduates to help in coaching the current glee club for Sectionals competition, which takes place on Thanksgiving, and the reappearance of special guest star Sarah Jessica Parker as Isabelle Wright, Kurt
's boss in New York City.

Plot

Noah "Puck" Puckerman (Mark Salling) return to Lima to celebrate Thanksgiving and join interim glee club director Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith) in a mash-up performance of "Homeward Bound" and "Home
" in the school auditorium. Afterwards, Finn asks each of the graduates to mentor one of the new members of New Directions in order to prepare for Sectionals, which will once again be held at McKinley.

Mike is partnered with

Marley Rose (Melissa Benoist). In order to beat their rivals, the Dalton Academy Warblers, known for their elaborate dance choreographies, Finn decides to have New Directions perform "Gangnam Style
".

Ryder agrees to no longer romantically pursue Marley now that she is dating Jake. In return, Jake helps Ryder be selected as one of the number's lead dancers alongside Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet), despite being a better dancer than Ryder. Meanwhile, Kitty convinces Quinn, whom she idolizes, that Jake is pressuring Marley into having sex with him. Quinn becomes hostile towards Jake, partially due to her previous experience with Puck.

Quinn, Santana and

Yale
, accuses Santana of being jealous of her and projecting her hostility in their surrogates, leading to a fight before Quinn storms out of the choir room.

In

Brody Weston (Dean Geyer) over having sex with Rachel's enemy, dance instructor Cassandra July. Brody reminds Rachel that she ignored him once Finn briefly appeared in NYC, and recognizing her mistake, she invites him to celebrate Thanksgiving with her and Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), who also invites his boss, Isabelle Wright (Sarah Jessica Parker). Isabelle brings her friends to Rachel and Kurt's apartment, where they end up having a party, performing a mash-up of "Let's Have a Kiki" and "Turkey Lurkey Time". Isabelle advises Kurt to call his ex-boyfriend Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss
), and they have a heartfelt conversation, in which Kurt agrees to meet during Christmas to decide what will become of their relationship.

At Sectionals, the Warblers, led by

Sebastian Smythe (Grant Gustin), perform "Whistle" and "Live While We're Young". Meanwhile, Marley begins to feel sick due to starvation and anxiety. Hoping to relieve the pressure, Ryder agrees to give up the lead dancer position to Jake, and New Directions successfully performs "Gangnam Style", with Finn, Quinn, Santana, Mercedes, Mike, Puck, Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), Emma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) and Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch
) in the audience. However, Marley collapses on the stage seconds before their first song is finished.

Production

Special guest star

3 of RuPaul's Drag Race appears as one of Isabelle Wright's friends and party guests.[2]

This episode includes six songs, three of which were released as singles, while the other three were released on the soundtrack album

Psy's "Gangnam Style" performed by Jenna Ushkowitz and New Directions.[3] For "Gangnam Style", all the cast, none of whom speak Korean, had to each learn how to sing the lyrics phonetically.[4]

Reception

Ratings

The episode was watched by 5.39 million viewers with a 2.2/6 rating/share among adults 18-49.[5] 2.74 million viewers watched the episode via DVR, bringing the total viewership to 8.14 million viewers.[6]

Music performances

In December 2012, TV Guide listed the "Gangnam Style" rendition as one of Glee's worst performances.[7]

References

  1. ^ "NEW DIRECTIONS WARMS UP FOR SECTIONALS". FoxFlash. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  2. ^ "D.J. Pierce, AKA Shangela Laquifa Wadley IMDB Filmography". IMDB. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  3. PMC
    . Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Sneak Peek: "Thanksgiving" | GLEE". YouTube. Fox Broadcasting Company. November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  5. ^ Sara, Bibel. "Thursday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'Grey's Anatomy' Adjusted Up; 'The Vampire Diaries', 'Two and a Half Men' & 'Beauty and the Beast' Adjusted Down". Archived from the original on December 3, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
  6. ^ TV by the Numbers
  7. ^ "The Best and Worst Glee Performances (So Far!)". TV Guide. December 26, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
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