The Break-Up (Glee)

"The Break Up"
Glee episode
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 4
Directed by	Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Written by	Ryan Murphy
Featured music	"Barely Breathing" "Give Your Heart a Break" "Teenage Dream (acoustic version)" "Don't Speak" "Mine" "The Scientist"
Production code	4ARC04
Original air date	October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
Guest appearance(s)
Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury Alex Newell as Wade "Unique" Adams Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose Dean Geyer as Brody Weston Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde Dan Domenech as Chase Madison
Episode chronology
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"The Break Up" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the seventieth episode overall. Written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, it aired on Fox in the United States on October 4, 2012, and features the end of several long-established romantic relationships on the show: the couples Finn and Rachel, Kurt and Blaine, and Santana and Brittany all break up.

In New York City, Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) reunites with her former fiancé, Finn Hudson (Cory Monteith), who has been discharged from the Army, and gives him a tour through the New York Academy of Dramatic Arts (NYADA), causing Finn to feel out of place. Meanwhile, in Lima, Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), feeling neglected by his boyfriend, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer), who is busy with his work at Vogue.com, cheats on him. Finn and Blaine sing Duncan Sheik's "Barely Breathing" and Blaine, feeling guilty, decides to surprise Kurt by visiting him in New York City.

Finn, Rachel, Kurt and Blaine attend a local bar where NYADA students meet, and where Finn runs into Brody Weston (Dean Geyer). Suspicious of his and Rachel's relationship, Finn encourages them to sing Demi Lovato's "Give Your Heart a Break" together. They are followed by Blaine, who performs a heartfelt acoustic version of Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream." Outside, Finn and Kurt confront Rachel and Blaine, and Rachel admits to kissing Brody, while Blaine admits to cheating on Kurt, leading to them singing No Doubt's "Don't Speak" as they return to Rachel and Kurt's apartment.

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