Wonder-ful
"Wonder-ful" | |
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Glee episode | |
Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 21 |
Directed by | Wendey Stanzler |
Written by | Brad Falchuk |
Featured music | |
Production code | 4ARC21 |
Original air date | May 2, 2013 |
Guest appearances | |
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"Wonder-ful" is the twenty-first episode of the
Plot
Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) calls glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) to let him know she is one of the finalists for the role of Fanny Brice in the upcoming Broadway revival of Funny Girl; he tells the club the good news and encourages them to perform Stevie Wonder songs to celebrate the wonderful things in their lives.
Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin) finds out that Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) has been accepted in a film school in New York City but scared of how his mother will react to him living in New York by himself if he doesn't tell her. She performs "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" to encourage him to go, but Artie remains decided about staying. Kitty then approaches Nancy Abrams (Katey Sagal), who is surprised to learn about Artie's feelings about leaving. After being confronted by his mother, Artie admits he is afraid to be on his own, but Nancy assures him he'll adapt, and now emboldened, Artie decides to go to New York.
Kurt learns his father
In New York,
Mercedes becomes disappointed when the record label tries to force her to change her image to have the album released, and decides to cancel their contract and pursue her dreams through different means. She reminds New Directions to always remain true to themselves by singing "Higher Ground". The club later meets at the auditorium, where they celebrate Artie's success with a rendition of "For Once in My Life".
Production
Shooting for the episode had begun by April 8, 2013,[1] and was done in parallel with the final episode, which started by April 10.[2]
Special guest star Katey Sagal debuts as Nancy Abrams, Artie's mother.
Special guest star Kate Hudson returns as Cassandra July, Rachel's dance instructor at NYADA. Other recurring characters in this episode include Kurt's father Burt Hummel (O'Malley), Burt's wife and Finn's mother Carole Hudson-Hummel (Rosemont), glee club members Wade "Unique" Adams (Alex Newell), Marley Rose (Benoist), Jake Puckerman (Artist), Kitty Wilde (Tobin) and Ryder Lynn (Blake Jenner), and two unnamed sycophantic students at NYADA (Patrick Stafford and J.D. Phillips).[4]
Seven Stevie Wonder songs from the episode are being released as singles: "For Once in My Life" sung by McHale, "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" performed by Chris Colfer, "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" sung by Tobin, "I Wish" performed by Artist, "Higher Ground" sung by Amber Riley, "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" performed by Hudson and "Superstition" sung by Riley, Darren Criss and Benoist.[7][8]
Ratings
"Wonder-ful" was first broadcast on May 2, 2013 in the United States. It garnered a 1.9/5
References
- ^ Michele, Lea (April 8, 2013). "Twitter / @msleamichele: First day of episode 21.. Can't believe we only have 2 more episodes to shoot this year!". Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Rivera, Naya (April 10, 2013). "Twitter / @NayaRivera: Busy busy day! Meetings then off to Glee for my first scene of our last episode of the season! I see a little #brittana in it too!". Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- PMC. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Listings - Glee on Fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
- ^ PMC. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ Sagal, Katey (April 10, 2013). "Twitter / @Kateylous: Gleefully being Artie's mom!! Sooo sweet!! Hangin with beautiful Becca and Awesome Kevin... Lovin it". Retrieved April 30, 2013.
- ^ "Glee Cast – MP3 downloads". amazon.com. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
- ^ "Kate Hudson Makes Her Wonder-Ful Return To Glee! Listen To ALL The Songs In This Week's Episode HERE!". perezhilton.com. April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
- ^ TV by the Numbers
- ^ TV by the Numbers
External links
- "Wonder-ful" at Fox.com
- "Wonder-ful" at IMDb