New Directions (Glee)
| "New Directions" | |
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| Glee episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 13 |
| Directed by | Brad Falchuk |
| Written by | Brad Falchuk |
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| Production code | 5ARC13 |
| Original air date | March 25, 2014 |
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"New Directions" is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the one-hundred-first episode overall. Written and directed by series co-creator Brad Falchuk, it aired on Fox in the United States on March 25, 2014, and is the second part of a two-part anniversary episode that features the apparent end of New Directions after the club is shut down by principal Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch). Many graduates of the glee club have returned, as do special guest stars Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes and Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday. This is Melissa Benoist latest appearance on the show.
The episode opens with Holly (Gwyneth Paltrow) and April (Kristin Chenoweth) in the teacher’s lounge. Sue (Jane Lynch) enters and interrupts their gossip to insult April for being a “dwarf whore." She says that she would usually have April escorted off campus, but allows her to stay, since she seems to be friends with Holly. When April asks how they know each other, Sue and Holly tell April that they are auditioning together for The Amazing Race as “Team Gorgeous”, and flashback scenes are shown of the audition tape. Holly, attempting to use her friendship with Sue to help save the Glee Club, asks if they can incorporate music into other clubs at McKinley. Sue reluctantly agrees, but tells Holly that they only have one week to try it out.
Tina (Jenna Ushkowitz) is walking down the hallways, reflecting on her options for college as other seniors around her excitedly show their acceptance letters to their friends. Via voiceover, Tina reveals she was rejected by her back-up school, Ohio State, and is still waiting to hear back from Brown University. Tina also reveals that she was adopted and applied to Mitzvah University in hopes of following her friends to NYC. Tina then enters the choir room as Rachel (Lea Michele), Sam (Chord Overstreet), and Artie (Kevin McHale) pack up the Glee Club’s trophies, which saddens Tina. Rachel and Tina share a hug as Blaine (Darren Criss) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) enter the room with the exciting news of Blaine’s acceptance into NYADA. As everyone congratulates Blaine, Sam accidentally knocks Tina out with one of the trophies, prompting another of Tina’s strange fantasies, in which she and all her friends appear in a loose parody of Friends called "Chums".
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