Top 42 "Glee" moments, part two (1-20)
This is part two of my tribute. Enjoy!
20. "Keep Holding On" (1x07, "Throwdown")
With Quinn's pregnancy revealed to the entire school, she knows she's fucked. Literally. Her acting in this beautiful number is spot on.
19. "Bad Romance" (1x20, "Theatricality")
The crowning jewel of the Lady Gaga/Kiss episode. :D
And here it is in concert!
18. Kurt comes out to his dad (1x04, "Preggers")
This is an incredibly touching scene. I can't embed a video here, but here's the link to one: http://www.limerickmedia.com/Kurt.mov
And here's a collage of images from the scene:
17. Quinn's parents disown her (1x10, "Ballad")
All the actors are spot-on in this scene. Ex-head of the Celibacy Club and ex-cheerleading captain Quinn is knocked up, and her Christian Republican father doesn't like that.
MR. FABRAY. (To FINN.) You need to leave.
QUINN. No, please, Daddy-
MR. FABRAY. You too. (Beat.) Get out of my house.
FINN. You can't do this! She's done nothing wrong. (To QUINN's mom.) Mrs. Fabray, please, you can't let him do this.
QUINN. Don't bother, Finn. If she wanted to do something, she would've when she found out I was pregnant.
MR. FABRAY. You knew?
MRS. FABRAY. …I…no. No, she didn't tell me anything.
QUINN. But you knew. And I needed you. I needed my mom. And you were so afraid of what he would do if he found out that you just swept it under the rug, like we do with every bad thing in this house. If it's not important, it doesn't exist-
MR. FABRAY. NO! YOU CANNOT PIN THIS ON US! YOU ARE THE DISAPPOINTMENT HERE!
QUINN. Why? Because I'm not a little girl anymore? Because I made a mistake?
MR. FABRAY. Who are you? I don't recognize you at all.
QUINN. I'm your daughter. Who loves you. And I know this must be really hard for you. But what I need is my daddy to hold me and tell me everything's okay. (Beat.) Please, Daddy, please.
16. "Defying Gravity" (1x09, "Wheels")
Wow.
15. Sue visits a nursing home (1x09, "Wheels")
One of the most touching moments in the series.
NURSE. Jeannie? Your sister's here to see you.
SUE. Hi, Jeannie!
JEAN. My sister's famous!
SUE. You got that right. Look what I brought you.
JEAN. A pom-pom! Thank you!
SUE. What do you want to do today?
JEAN. Can we read today?
SUE. Look what I have!
JEAN. Little Red Riding Hood!
SUE. Yeah! Are you ready?
JEAN. Yes.
SUE. Okay. (They hold each other's hands.) "Once upon a time…there was a little girl who lived in the forest. And everywhere she went, she wore a red riding cloak. So everyone called her 'Little Red Riding Hood.'" Right?
JEAN. Right.
14. "Vogue" (1x15, "The Power of Madonna")
This. Is. Amazing.
13. Quinn talks to Mercedes in the nurse's office (1x16, "Home")
This scene is undeniably beautiful. It marks the first time I ever started tearing up while watching this show. (I apologize for the quality of the video, but I want you to watch the scene, not read it.)
12. "I Dreamed a Dream" (1x19, "Dream On")
That's right! Idina Menzel is Lea Michele's biological mother! The fans win again! And this scene is gorgeous and haunting.
11. Will and Terri's fight (1x12, "Mattress")
Oh. My. God.
WILL. Pick up your shirt.
TERRI. What? No.
WILL. (He throws the pregnancy pad.) Pick. Up. Your. Shirt.
TERRI. (Backing up.) You're scaring me, Will. Think of what you're accusing me of, and go back, and find your pocket square. (He grabs her wrist.) Please…
(WILL lifts Terri's shirt. In place of a pregnant belly is a pregnancy pad.)
TERRI. (Whimpering.) No…
(WILL rips the pad away.)
WILL. How could you do this to us?! I don't understand!
TERRI. I thought you were leaving me! You're so different, Will, we both know that. […] I could feel you pulling away from me! Since you started with that club, you walk around like you're better than me!
WILL. I should be allowed to feel good about myself in my own house!
TERRI. Oh, who are we kidding, Will? This marriage works because you don't feel good about yourself!
WILL. This marriage works because I love you, and because I've always been there for you-
TERRI. No-
WILL. Through good and bad.
TERRI. You love the girl you met when you were fifteen. I'm not that girl anymore.
WILL. You've made yourself a stranger to me now!
TERRI. No…
WILL. Are you happy? Are you satisfied?!
TERRI. It didn't start as a lie! I really believed I was pregnant. But then the doctor said it was a hysterical pregnancy, and I just panicked!
WILL. I don't believe this! What were you going to do when the due date came?
TERRI. …Quinn Fabray. It was so perfect. She didn't want her baby, and I needed one… I made the doctor use her ultrasound at our appointment.
WILL. I really loved you, Terri.
TERRI. I'm so sorry, Will.
10. "Imagine" (1x11, "Hairography")
This number is just so beautiful.
9. "Over the Rainbow" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
The perfect conclusion to a wonderful season. New Directions came in third at Regionals, which means the club is disbanded, but Mr. Schuester has some news.
8. "Don't Rain on My Parade"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" (1x13, "Sectionals")
Everything is working in this scene: the vocals, the energy, and Will's reactions on the phone.
7. "My Life Would Suck Without You" (1x13, "Sectionals")
The perfect end for the fall finale. It's an homage to all the previous musical numbers. Check below the video for a side-by-side comparison.
6. "Faithfully"/"Any Way You Want It"/"Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'"/"Don't Stop Believin'" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
5. "To Sir, With Love" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
Yeah, I cried.
4. "Rose's Turn" (1x18, "Laryngitis")
I cried hysterically. Kurt sounds amazing, and the scene after this left me bawling.
BURT. (Clapping.) That's some serious singing, kid.
KURT. That was "Rose's Turn."
BURT. Hey, I could get into that, maybe.
KURT. What happened to the hoagies?
BURT. Ah, blew it off, you know, too much cholesterol.
KURT. I bet Finn was disappointed.
BURT. He understood once I told him how bent out of shape I thought you were.
KURT. Me, I'm fine.
BURT. Kurt, I'm dumb, but I'm not stupid. And I have no idea what that song was about, but "fine" don't sing how you just sung. Look, maybe I got carried away, doing stuff with Finn - but I told you this thing with you was going to be hard."
KURT. "Thing" with me? You mean being gay?
BURT. Yeah, being gay. Look, I will fight to the death for your right to love whoever you want, but when you were a little baby in my arms, did I dream about taking you to ballgames and talking about girls? Yeah, I did. A lot of fathers do.
KURT. (Starting to storm off.) I had no idea how disappointing I was.
BURT. Hey, come on now, stop it right now, I'm talkin' straight to you, don't go playing the victim. You know that's not what I mean.
KURT. (Pauses, turns.) I know, I'm sorry. I know you're working hard on yourself to make this all okay. Just seeing you…the way you are with Finn, how easy it is…breaks my heart. (He is crying.)
BURT. Is that why you were pretending to date that daffy cheerleader and dressing differently, and singing Mellencamp?
KURT. I just want you to know that…that I'm going to work as hard as you to make this okay.
BURT. You don't have to work hard at anything, Kurt. Your job…is to be yourself. And my job is to love you, no matter what, okay? That and a majority ownership in a tire store - that's all we got. Okay, we stick to that, and we're going to be great.
KURT. I missed you, dad.
BURT. C'mere. (They hug.) I love you.
KURT. I love you too.
3. Burt yells at Finn (1x20, "Theatricality")
This scene left me speechless. The video is mirror-image, and it has French subtitles.
2. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
Vocal Adrenaline does a brilliant, yet somehow empty rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody." And Quinn goes into labor. CHILLS.
1. "Don't Stop Believin'" (1x01, "Pilot")
This number made the show what it is today. Enjoy.
20. "Keep Holding On" (1x07, "Throwdown")
With Quinn's pregnancy revealed to the entire school, she knows she's fucked. Literally. Her acting in this beautiful number is spot on.
19. "Bad Romance" (1x20, "Theatricality")
The crowning jewel of the Lady Gaga/Kiss episode. :D
And here it is in concert!
Click to view18. Kurt comes out to his dad (1x04, "Preggers")
This is an incredibly touching scene. I can't embed a video here, but here's the link to one: http://www.limerickmedia.com/Kurt.mov
And here's a collage of images from the scene:
17. Quinn's parents disown her (1x10, "Ballad")
All the actors are spot-on in this scene. Ex-head of the Celibacy Club and ex-cheerleading captain Quinn is knocked up, and her Christian Republican father doesn't like that.
MR. FABRAY. (To FINN.) You need to leave.
QUINN. No, please, Daddy-
MR. FABRAY. You too. (Beat.) Get out of my house.
FINN. You can't do this! She's done nothing wrong. (To QUINN's mom.) Mrs. Fabray, please, you can't let him do this.
QUINN. Don't bother, Finn. If she wanted to do something, she would've when she found out I was pregnant.
MR. FABRAY. You knew?
MRS. FABRAY. …I…no. No, she didn't tell me anything.
QUINN. But you knew. And I needed you. I needed my mom. And you were so afraid of what he would do if he found out that you just swept it under the rug, like we do with every bad thing in this house. If it's not important, it doesn't exist-
MR. FABRAY. NO! YOU CANNOT PIN THIS ON US! YOU ARE THE DISAPPOINTMENT HERE!
QUINN. Why? Because I'm not a little girl anymore? Because I made a mistake?
MR. FABRAY. Who are you? I don't recognize you at all.
QUINN. I'm your daughter. Who loves you. And I know this must be really hard for you. But what I need is my daddy to hold me and tell me everything's okay. (Beat.) Please, Daddy, please.
16. "Defying Gravity" (1x09, "Wheels")
Wow.
15. Sue visits a nursing home (1x09, "Wheels")
One of the most touching moments in the series.
NURSE. Jeannie? Your sister's here to see you.
SUE. Hi, Jeannie!
JEAN. My sister's famous!
SUE. You got that right. Look what I brought you.
JEAN. A pom-pom! Thank you!
SUE. What do you want to do today?
JEAN. Can we read today?
SUE. Look what I have!
JEAN. Little Red Riding Hood!
SUE. Yeah! Are you ready?
JEAN. Yes.
SUE. Okay. (They hold each other's hands.) "Once upon a time…there was a little girl who lived in the forest. And everywhere she went, she wore a red riding cloak. So everyone called her 'Little Red Riding Hood.'" Right?
JEAN. Right.
14. "Vogue" (1x15, "The Power of Madonna")
This. Is. Amazing.
You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com
13. Quinn talks to Mercedes in the nurse's office (1x16, "Home")
This scene is undeniably beautiful. It marks the first time I ever started tearing up while watching this show. (I apologize for the quality of the video, but I want you to watch the scene, not read it.)
12. "I Dreamed a Dream" (1x19, "Dream On")
That's right! Idina Menzel is Lea Michele's biological mother! The fans win again! And this scene is gorgeous and haunting.
11. Will and Terri's fight (1x12, "Mattress")
Oh. My. God.
WILL. Pick up your shirt.
TERRI. What? No.
WILL. (He throws the pregnancy pad.) Pick. Up. Your. Shirt.
TERRI. (Backing up.) You're scaring me, Will. Think of what you're accusing me of, and go back, and find your pocket square. (He grabs her wrist.) Please…
(WILL lifts Terri's shirt. In place of a pregnant belly is a pregnancy pad.)
TERRI. (Whimpering.) No…
(WILL rips the pad away.)
WILL. How could you do this to us?! I don't understand!
TERRI. I thought you were leaving me! You're so different, Will, we both know that. […] I could feel you pulling away from me! Since you started with that club, you walk around like you're better than me!
WILL. I should be allowed to feel good about myself in my own house!
TERRI. Oh, who are we kidding, Will? This marriage works because you don't feel good about yourself!
WILL. This marriage works because I love you, and because I've always been there for you-
TERRI. No-
WILL. Through good and bad.
TERRI. You love the girl you met when you were fifteen. I'm not that girl anymore.
WILL. You've made yourself a stranger to me now!
TERRI. No…
WILL. Are you happy? Are you satisfied?!
TERRI. It didn't start as a lie! I really believed I was pregnant. But then the doctor said it was a hysterical pregnancy, and I just panicked!
WILL. I don't believe this! What were you going to do when the due date came?
TERRI. …Quinn Fabray. It was so perfect. She didn't want her baby, and I needed one… I made the doctor use her ultrasound at our appointment.
WILL. I really loved you, Terri.
TERRI. I'm so sorry, Will.
10. "Imagine" (1x11, "Hairography")
This number is just so beautiful.
9. "Over the Rainbow" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
The perfect conclusion to a wonderful season. New Directions came in third at Regionals, which means the club is disbanded, but Mr. Schuester has some news.
8. "Don't Rain on My Parade"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" (1x13, "Sectionals")
Everything is working in this scene: the vocals, the energy, and Will's reactions on the phone.
7. "My Life Would Suck Without You" (1x13, "Sectionals")
The perfect end for the fall finale. It's an homage to all the previous musical numbers. Check below the video for a side-by-side comparison.
6. "Faithfully"/"Any Way You Want It"/"Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'"/"Don't Stop Believin'" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
5. "To Sir, With Love" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
Yeah, I cried.
4. "Rose's Turn" (1x18, "Laryngitis")
I cried hysterically. Kurt sounds amazing, and the scene after this left me bawling.
BURT. (Clapping.) That's some serious singing, kid.
KURT. That was "Rose's Turn."
BURT. Hey, I could get into that, maybe.
KURT. What happened to the hoagies?
BURT. Ah, blew it off, you know, too much cholesterol.
KURT. I bet Finn was disappointed.
BURT. He understood once I told him how bent out of shape I thought you were.
KURT. Me, I'm fine.
BURT. Kurt, I'm dumb, but I'm not stupid. And I have no idea what that song was about, but "fine" don't sing how you just sung. Look, maybe I got carried away, doing stuff with Finn - but I told you this thing with you was going to be hard."
KURT. "Thing" with me? You mean being gay?
BURT. Yeah, being gay. Look, I will fight to the death for your right to love whoever you want, but when you were a little baby in my arms, did I dream about taking you to ballgames and talking about girls? Yeah, I did. A lot of fathers do.
KURT. (Starting to storm off.) I had no idea how disappointing I was.
BURT. Hey, come on now, stop it right now, I'm talkin' straight to you, don't go playing the victim. You know that's not what I mean.
KURT. (Pauses, turns.) I know, I'm sorry. I know you're working hard on yourself to make this all okay. Just seeing you…the way you are with Finn, how easy it is…breaks my heart. (He is crying.)
BURT. Is that why you were pretending to date that daffy cheerleader and dressing differently, and singing Mellencamp?
KURT. I just want you to know that…that I'm going to work as hard as you to make this okay.
BURT. You don't have to work hard at anything, Kurt. Your job…is to be yourself. And my job is to love you, no matter what, okay? That and a majority ownership in a tire store - that's all we got. Okay, we stick to that, and we're going to be great.
KURT. I missed you, dad.
BURT. C'mere. (They hug.) I love you.
KURT. I love you too.
3. Burt yells at Finn (1x20, "Theatricality")
This scene left me speechless. The video is mirror-image, and it has French subtitles.
2. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1x22, "Journey to Regionals")
Vocal Adrenaline does a brilliant, yet somehow empty rendition of "Bohemian Rhapsody." And Quinn goes into labor. CHILLS.
1. "Don't Stop Believin'" (1x01, "Pilot")
This number made the show what it is today. Enjoy.