Love Love Love (Glee)

"Love, Love, Love"
Glee episode
Episode no.	Season 5 Episode 1
Directed by	Bradley Buecker
Written by	Brad Falchuk
Featured music	"Yesterday" "Drive My Car" "Got to Get You into My Life" "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" "Help!" "A Hard Day's Night" "I Saw Her Standing There" "All You Need Is Love"
Production code	5ARC01
Original air date	September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
Guest appearance(s)
Ioan Gruffudd as Paolo San Pablo Peter Facinelli as Rupert Campion Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones Mike O'Malley as Burt Hummel Iqbal Theba as Principal Figgins NeNe Leakes as Roz Washington Michael Hitchcock as Dalton Rumba Grant Gustin as Sebastian Smythe Erinn Westbrook as Bree Christopher Cousins as Superintendent Bob Harris Christopher Curry as Gunther
Episode chronology
← Previous "All or Nothing" Next → "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds"
Glee (season 5) List of Glee episodes

"Love, Love, Love" is the premiere episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the eighty-ninth episode overall. The episode was written by series co-creator Brad Falchuk and directed by Bradley Buecker, and first aired on September 26, 2013 on Fox in the United States.

The episode was the first of two tribute episodes to the Beatles. It features the marriage proposal by Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) to Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), the revelation of Rachel Berry's (Lea Michele) future on Broadway, the official dating of Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) and Kitty Wilde (Becca Tobin), and the return of Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) to Mckinley High School as the new principal. Two special guest stars debut on the show: Peter Facinelli as Rupert Campion, the Funny Girl director and Ioan Gruffudd as Paolo San Pablo, the Funny Girl lead actor.

The episode received mixed to positive reviews, with many critics highlighting Blaine and Kurt's storyline and the episode's ending scene. Upon its initial airing, this episode was viewed by 5.06 million American viewers and garnered a 2.0/5 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 age group. The total viewership and ratings for this episode were down slightly from the previous episode, "All or Nothing".

An album was released on September 24, 2013 to coincide with the premiere of the episode, which features music from this episode and the episode "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds". The album, Glee Sings the Beatles, has received generally positive reviews from critics.

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