What she intends is not to merely be in Beth's life, but to get full custody of her daughter. In a controversial essay for Newsweek, critic Ramin Setoodeh wrote that Groff, who is openly gay, was unconvincing as the straight Jesse ("he seems more like your average theatre queen; a better romantic match for Kurt than Rachel"). The duet ends in another fight between them and Finn asks them to reveal their greatest fear to each other. Her audition is a stunningly horrendous rendition of "Big Spender", and she becomes the first person who fails to get into New Directions after auditioning. [21] She is later reinstated after blackmailing Figgins, and wins her sixth consecutive national cheerleading title. He comes to William McKinley High with an enviable record of coaching successful football teams, and Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) boosts the football program budget for him by reducing the cheerleading and glee club budgets, which alarms coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) and director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison), respectively, and drives them into a temporary alliance against him. The producers engineered his absence from the series to allow a romance to develop between Quinn and new student Sam Evans. After the "Glee" star posted a message in support of George Floyd on Twitter . [242] Both actresses return in the sixth season, Coll in the sixth episode, and both she and Estefan in the eighth episode, "A Wedding". Glee Cast - IMDb Jeff (Riker Lynch) and Trent (Dominic Barnes) are also fellow Warblers. Cast of Glee Solos: Artie, Blaine, Kurt, Mercedes, Rachel, Roderick, Sam, and Will Place: Finn Hudson Auditorium Episode: Dreams Come True I Lived by OneRepublic is featured in Dreams Come True, the thirteenth and final episode of Season Six. Although Colfer had no previous professional experience, Murphy was so impressed by Colfer's performance that the role of Kurt Hummel, named after the character Kurt from The Sound of Music, was created for him. [133] Becky appears in three episodes of the first season, "Wheels", "The Power of Madonna" and "Home"[134] and returns in the second season[135] as cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester's assistant. [277] Starchild auditions for a band that Kurt is starting, and after initially being refused as too flamboyant, is ultimately asked to join the bandalong with Dani, Santana, and Rachelbecause he is extremely talented. She is used by the series' writers to say things no other character would, to the point that Morris considers some of her lines nonsensical. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. If it means hearing Chenoweth sing, we can put up with any explanation the show cares to offer. McKinley High has now become a model of excellence and other schools are copying its format. [97] He also takes on the task of running the school elections. Sue reveals that, as a child, people laughed at and were mean to Jean, and Sue prayed for it to stop, but it didn't; this is why Sue believes there is no God. In the second season, Sue is appointed acting principal after having Figgins infected with the flu but she later stands down. Glee goes so far in the opposite direction it plays like bad fanfic. 1 Darren Criss Darren Criss is almost certainly the biggest star to come out of Glee. She returns briefly to the club, and then abandons it for the new, rival McKinley show choir, the Troubletones, run by Shelby Corcoran, but when the Troubletones lose to New Directions at Sectionals and disband, she returns again. In the next episode, the two sing a duet, Just Give Me a Reason, and confess their new relationship to the Glee club Alumni. Blaine later moves in with Kurt. New Directions members from throughout its history unite for one last massive group song. Later, after sadly watching Rachel perform at Nationals (and implying he still has feelings for her), Jesse talks to Carmen Tibideaux (Whoopi Goldberg) and tells her Rachel's the most talented person he knows and that she will make an excellent contribution to NYADA. She briefly goes out with his best friend Puck,[9] and later dates Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff), the lead singer of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, who ultimately betrays her in favor of his club. The two have their first sexual experience in the episode "The First Time", and are still a couple at the end of the school year, though Blaine still has another year of high school after Kurt graduates. He also joins the football team as a kicker, with Finn's help, and the cheerleading squad as a singer, though he ultimately quits both. She is later transferred to another school by Sue Sylvester as she wants to remove all the remaining members of Glee Club in the school. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. [29] When her actions are discovered by Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), Sue is suspended from the school. Kurt Hummel on Glee. Billboard's Rae Votta said she was "arguably the best part" of "Yes/No", and after her second appearance in "The Spanish Teacher", declared that the show "should never let NeNe go". Jake tells Finn about this and Finn convinces Ryder to do a test to see what's wrong with him. Glee Cast Member Naya Rivera Missing, Possibly Dead Due to Drowning Later that day, Rachel wins the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical and she thanks all of her friends but especially Will Schuester for his mentorship. "[12] In season two he begins dating Tina, and gives his first lead musical performance dueting with her on "Sing!" Roz Washington (NeNe Leakes) was first introduced in the third-season episode "Yes/No" as McKinley High's new synchronized swim coach, a sport in which she received an Olympic bronze medal. The finale of Glee made the case, emotionally and passionately, that it's worth it to dream because-as both Rachel and Will said in so many words-"dreams come true.". [15] Morrison has assessed that the crux of Glee is "about [Will's] passion for music and influencing his kids". No Rory No Marley No Warblers except Blaine (although they were part of ND) No Jacob Ben Israel (he was also an ND - briefly). [29] Regardless, Puck attends the birth of his daughter, who he names Beth, and tells Quinn that he loves her.[21]. "I Lived" by OneRepublic is sung by Michele, Criss, Overstreet, Morrison, Riley, McHale, Colfer and Guthrie with all cast members in the chorus,[5][6] and was the last song to be sung on the series[7] after six seasons[8] and over 700 musical performances. The 'Glee' cast is no stranger to tragic deaths | CNN They arrange a Christmas Day dinner with their two mothers, who have never met before, and the two womeninitially hostilecome to an understanding. But one thing I really respect about him is that he goes after something: He just doggedly pursues Emma. Rachel Barbra Berry (Lea Michele) is a "strong, driven" member of the glee club who is misunderstood by her peers. The cast of "Glee" Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Chord Overstreet, and Darren Criss make an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," March 11, 2015 . All was going well with the show as it also continued to attract big-name celebrity guest stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Carol Burnett, Helen Mirren, Jeff Goldblum, Idina Menzel, John Stamos, Neil Patrick Harris, and Ricky Martin to name some. Terri manages to seduce a sick and lonely Will in the second-season episode "The Substitute", but she is rebuffed by him when he recovers. [155] James Poniewozik of Time commented positively on Suzy's characterization, observing that while she appeared to be a "throwaway dorky-girl stereotype", she was "fleshed-out as a person", a feat he doubted the series would have been capable of earlier in the season. [87] In the second season, Sue serves as Figgins's temporary replacement when he catches the flu, and succeeds in having him fired, becoming principal in his stead. By this time, Kitty has stopped sabotaging Marley and trying to undermine her confidence; in "Shooting Star", while the glee club is locked up in the choir room after gunshots are heard, Kitty breaks down and admits that she altered Marley's Sandy costumes. At the end of the fourth season, Ryder finds out that Unique has been behind the fake account and he tells her that he will never speak to her ever again. He becomes best friends with Sam, developing a minor crush on him that he later overcomes (and which Sam finds somewhat flattering). In "Journey to Regionals", Jesse and the rest of Vocal Adrenaline beat the New Directions at regionals with a standout performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody". Heather Morris Says 'Glee' Cast 'Lost 3' Members After Mark Salling Rory wasn't there though. They both decide to take things slow and Blaine decides to move out. He helps her with her self-esteem issues and kisses her as Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist) looks on. [17] He is blackmailed by Sue for most of the first season: she uncovers internet footage of him appearing in a support stocking commercial for Mumbai Air,[25] and she later drugs his drink and takes a compromising photograph of them in bed together. Jesse and Rachel begin dating, and he briefly transfers to McKinley High, joining New Directions. His resumed relationship with Rachel ultimately fails when Finn suddenly kisses her in the middle of a Nationals performance and Rachel chooses to get back together with him. Gregg Henry and Charlotte Ross play Quinn's parents Russell and Judy Fabray in the tenth episode; Ross makes additional appearances in each of the first three seasons. He later switches from teaching Spanish to teaching history, though he continues directing the glee club. Rachel wins a Tony and thanks her husband, the director, Jesse St. James, who has himself. She also gets back together with Jesse, whom she later marries. Rivera's fellow "Glee" cast members Cory Monteith and Mark Salling have also died. In the third season, her junior year and his senior year, she helps Mike when he decides to try out for the school musical and then to apply to dance school, and tells Rachel and the other girls that she had sex for the first time with Mike over the summer, losing her virginity. Harmony is portrayed by The Glee Project runner-up Pearce,[204] and her debut was met with critical acclaim. Jake and Marley attend the dance and become a couple after Jake agrees to Marley's request that they take it slow and that he not also see other girls. Ryder helps Jake with ideas for Valentine's Day gifts for Marley, and at Will and Emma's wedding on Valentine's Day, she and Jake think about going "all the way", but Marley decides she isn't ready. Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) is William McKinley High School's "stern but fair" principal. It then features a flashforward to the year 2020 that explores the fates of the characters. Sue takes the blame for having the gun, which she gets rid of, and is fired by Principal Figgins. In "The End of Twerk", Unique's problems using the school restrooms are revealed and Mr. Schuester makes a deal with Sue that Unique can have a key to one of the private unisex teachers' restrooms and the glee club will stop twerking. He is a bully, and a tyrant, and behaves sexually innapropriate towards male students. After pausing for a moment to think back on his own show choir past, Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) joins his New Directions members on stage as they are now in the finals for the show choir national championship (winning Regionals off-screen). Ken will go after what he wants. During this time, Roz Washington is coach of the Cheerios. After making another try at Jake, she begins dating Jake's older half-brother, Puck. [131] He is introduced in the season 6 episode "Homecoming", when Rachel Berry hears the voice of someone singing and attempts to recruit them to the New Directions, but is unsure of where the sound is coming from. The 'Glee' curse: Is Naya Rivera latest victim in tragic history? He later apologizes to both Jake and Marley, saying it was inappropriate. After graduation, he moves in with Kurt in New York. In season four, she is seen forming a friendship with Kitty, visits Rachel with Santana to convince her not to do a nude scene, and hooking up with Santana twice while being drunk at Will and Emma's supposed wedding. Only one question remained following her appearances - why was she not featured more often? Though she is immediately accepted into the club, Sue Sylvester contacts Dustin Goolsby, the new director of rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline, who secures permanent U.S. residency and a condominium unit for Sunshine and her mother provided she join his club. Kurt transfers to Dalton Academy to escape further harassment as a result. [17] He ultimately decides against it, though briefly works after hours at the school as a janitor to earn extra money. Sandy Ryerson (Stephen Tobolowsky) is the former director of the McKinley High glee club. Also: J.J. Totah had filmed, and was a part of the I Lived performance, however, when the song was performed, he didn't appear anywhere. Will takes a leave of absence to be a member of a blue-ribbon panel in Washington, DC, and chooses Finn as his interim replacement; he takes over in "Dynamic Duets". [80] He is subsequently selected to perform a dance routine with Brittany for Sectionals in "Special Education". He feels that he doesn't belong in her world in New York, returns to Lima without telling her. He next appears in the third-season episode "The First Time". Ryder continues to pursue Marley, and even goes on a date with her following her breakup with Jake in the episode "Movin' Out". [28] During the first season, he begins to accept his disability and the fact he will never achieve his dream of becoming a dancer. [211] Discussing her casting, Eve stated: "I got asked and I'd heard the buzz about the show. In "Lights Out", she reveals to Ryder, who had been sexually abused when eleven, that she too had been sexually abused in sixth grade by her friend's older brother at a sleepover. Roz manages to convince Principal Figgins to appoint her as cheerleading co-coach, which outrages Sue who doesn't want to share power, though the two team up to teach the glee club girls that spousal abuse is nothing to joke about. New Directions wins, and afterwards, Superintendent Bob Harris (Christopher Cousins) tells Will that McKinley High is being converted into a performing arts school, and that Will is to become its principal. [33] Hunter Clarington (Nolan Gerard Funk), the new captain of the Dalton Academy Warblers, attempts to convince Blaine to return to the Warblers. [42] Eventually she gives up on doing an album after her producer pressures her into showing more skin on her CD cover art. 3. Bradley Buecker . It is later revealed he is the voice Rachel heard singing, and later becomes the first official member of the newly reformed New Directions after a successful audition of "Mustang Sally". She, along with some of the other members of New Directions transfer to other schools when the Glee Club is disbanded. Rivera's fellow "Glee" cast members Cory Monteith and Mark Salling have also died. I didn't want to turn it down! [17] When he wants to join Will's band, the Acafellas, they initially reject him for being too "creepy", but change their minds when he tells them that Josh Groban is a friend of his and will attend their next performance if Sandy is in it. [181] Tim Stack for Entertainment Weekly has praised Sandy as "one of the most reliable characters for great lines and laughs". Joe appears again in season six in "The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester" and accuses Sue of having cut off his dreadlocks. Gallagher has stated: "I think you understand where Ken comes from as they go on. [75] Kurt inadvertently pulls away from Blaine due to his Vogue.com internship; distraught, Blaine cheats on Kurt. [235] She marries him later that fall. Becky is briefly kicked off the cheerleading squad by Sue in "Funeral" after Sue's sister, who also has Down Syndrome, dies; Becky asks to join the glee club, but she is told that it's too late in the show choir season, though she is offered a spot next year. April Rhodes (Kristin Chenoweth) is a former member of the glee club who never finished high school and ended up hitting rock bottom,[252] as well as Will's high school crush, who never acknowledged his existence. "[185] Gallagher finds the character interesting, as to play the role he has to face his own "insecurities" and "bitterness". Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, Dianna Agron and more cast members mourned the end of an era hours before the finale aired with heartfelt Tweets and photos from the set. As this was the series finale, multiple former actors returned to the show for one last reunion. He does not return in the second season; Will says that he transferred to another school. Kurt later gets trapped in an elevator along with Blaine by Sue who wants to get them back together; to escape, they meet Sue's demand that they kiss each other. The series has many supporting characters, including faculty members, students and relatives of the glee club members. [21] Jacob also does polling, and his numbers are frequently mentioned during campaigns for prom king and queen, and in elections for student government and class president. Rebecca Faye "Becky" Jackson (Lauren Potter, narration as Queen Elizabeth II provided by an uncredited Helen Mirren[132]) is a member of the Cheerios with Down syndrome, who becomes a sidekick to Sue. "Daydream Believer" by The Monkees is sung by Colfer and Criss. The last shot of the series is of three plaques: the re-dedication plaque for the auditorium and the memorial ones for former glee club director Lillian Adler and Finn Hudson. In the third episode, Mercedes quits the glee club and joins the new, rival McKinley show choir, the Troubletones, run by Shelby Corcoran, later recruiting Santana and Brittany to join her. The boat she had. When she appears on stage in the Glee Club Regionals competition, Unique is a successso much so that Vocal Adrenaline director Jesse St. James decides to build the group's Nationals routine around Unique, and to promote her as a show choir star. [222] Introduced in the episode "Hell-O", he is directed to befriend Rachel by Vocal Adrenaline coach Shelby Corcoran (Idina Menzel), who is secretly her biological mother. They kiss again when they sing together during Rachel's house farewell party. She makes all of Marley's clothes and is particularly fond of Marley's boyfriend Jake Puckerman and the rest of New Directions. [21] She reveals to Will that she is a virgin,[87] but does not go through with her plan to lose her virginity to him. [138] Becky wants Sue to come back to McKinley, and later misbehaves in "Lights Out" so that Roz Washington, who has taken over as coach of the Cheerios, brings her to the principal's office, as she wants to tell Figgins something important. "[186], He did not return for the second season; the new football coach, coach Beiste, is played by Dot-Marie Jones. Will has a brief relationship with Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) starting in the episode "Sexy". ", "Spoiler Chat: Will Brooke and Julian Make It on One Tree Hill? [17] She discovers she has actually experienced a hysterical pregnancy, but hides this from Will, afraid he will leave her. [247] In the fourth season, Rob and Betty Adams, the parents of Wade "Unique" Adams, appear in the sixth episode, "Glease", and are played by Mark Christopher Lawrence and Davenia McFadden; Jake Puckerman's mother is played by Aisha Tyler, and appears in "Glee, Actually";[248] and Katey Sagal plays the mother of Artie Abrams, and appeared in the penultimate episode, "Wonder-ful". [62] Later, at her and Santana's wedding she convinces Blaine and Kurt to marry alongside them as a joint ceremony. She has romantic feelings for Will. [27] In the episode "Wheels", Sue allows Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter), a girl with Down Syndrome, to join the Cheerios as a replacement for Quinn. As a local celebrity, Rod has been tapped to judge show choir competitionshe has appeared as a judge for four of those that New Directions has competed in: the first and sixth season's Sectionals competitions, and the Regionals competitions for the first two seasons. [25] At the end of the episode "Vitamin D", Sue is made co-director of the glee club,[26] but soon scales back her involvement to an advisory role. Initially a spy for cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester, she comes to enjoy her club participation. Mercedes Jones (Amber Riley) invites some friends to the auditorium to announce that she has been selected as the opening act for Beyonc so she will most likely not see any of them again for some time, and she leaves the building with a song. (Main Season 24; Recurring Season 1; Guest Season 56) Brittany Susan Pierce (Heather Morris) is a bisexual cheerleader who joins the glee club with Quinn and Santana in the episode "Showmance". [137] Becky is frightened in "Shooting Star" about having to leave McKinley when she graduates, so she brings her father's gun to school as protection, but it accidentally goes off when Sue tries to get Becky to give her the gun. But later, both of them decide to have their own space for some time and Blaine decides to share a room with Sam, who has also moved to New York. At the beginning of season three, Blaine decides to transfer to McKinley to be with Kurt, and joins New Directions. [11], Series regular Jenna Ushkowitz, writing in a column for The Hollywood Reporter, revealed that the last scene filmed was the gathering in the choir room when Will Schuester sings "Teach Your Children" to the five original New Directions members from the pilot episode. No Rory, no Marley and no Sebastian (though he wasn't a part of ND, was he?). Sunshine tells Rachel that she has come to hate being in Vocal Adrenaline, and desperately wants to leave on the day of competition. He gets accepted into a film school in New York. [84] Mike is given a scholarship to attend the Joffrey Ballet school in Chicago, and graduates at the end of the season. Puck invites Jake to spend Christmas vacation with him in California; the two half brothers bond further, and Puck decides to move back to Ohio. She encourages him on his first Nationals as a coach and jibes that the New Directions are going to beat him, to which he tells her he likes her cocky side. Tim Bagley was introduced as the Harvey Milk Elementary School teacher. [25] He briefly dates Rachel and Mercedes,[9][63] but ruins his chances with Quinn by sexting Santana in her presence. The last scene of the series showed Adler's plaque alongside a plaque of the rededication to the auditorium and a memorial plaque for Finn Hudson. He first appeared as Blaine Anderson on season two, and was upgraded to the main cast in season three. In the episode "Never Been Kissed", written to tackle the issue of LGBT youth bullying, Karofsky kisses Kurt during an argument. The two of them are shown to be incredibly close and are referred to by Kitty Wilde as the "creepy incest twins". When Jake and Marley begin dating, Ryder struggles with his feelings for her. [25] She briefly becomes the school nurse, but is asked to step down after giving the glee club pseudoephedrine tablets. Also in the third season, Mike Chang's parents Julia Chang (Tamlyn Tomita) and Mike Chang, Sr. (Keong Sim) appear as recurring characters starting in the season's third episode. Kevin McHale Reacts to The Price of Glee Docuseries He also directs Grease along with Finn Hudson during his senior year. [196] Barbara Tarbuck appears in the third season as Nancy Bletheim, a geometry teacher who's been at McKinley High for 42 years, who supports Sue's congressional run. [19] Dismayed at never receiving solo songs, Mercedes and Kurt join the cheerleading squad, the Cheerios, as vocalists. For the second season, formerly recurring cast members Mike O'Malley, Heather Morris and Naya Rivera were promoted to the main cast. Little do they know, Puck, Sue, Quinn, and Santana are also watching them. [48] The episode "Wheels", which places focus on Artie and his disability, drew criticism from a committee of performers with disabilities, who felt that casting an able-bodied actor to play a disabled student was inappropriate. [121] Sugar's debut was praised by Salon's Matt Zoller Seitz, who said of the new addition to McKinley, "She's awful. It's just a bunch of events. [14] In the new year, Finn asks Rachel to marry him, and she accepts. Quinn and Finn get back together, though eventually Finn realizes his true feelings for Rachel, and breaks up with Quinn. For season six, she helps Rachel and Kurt with their new glee club and along with Tina helps Becky with her new boyfriend. [18] Prior to appearing in Glee, Morris was a back-up dancer for Beyonc Knowles. Murphy selected the song after Colfer relayed a story from his own high school days, whereby his drama teacher refused to let him sing it because of his gender. [17] She initially dresses in school-girl like clothing and gothic style clothing. Rachel auditions for Funny Girl and she gets the role. [28] Hoping to sabotage the glee club's chances of winning at sectionals, Sue gives the club's set list to rival glee club directors Grace Hitchens (Eve) and Dalton Rumba (Michael Hitchcock).