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Glee Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2010 - 2011
Episode 1
Audition
Tue, Sep 21, 201060 mins
After a tough loss at Regionals, the glee club is back as the underdogs of McKinley High. When the school is faced with even more budget cuts, Mr. Schuester pushes the kids to help recruit new members for the club. Rachel and Finn disagree on new recruits, and aren't sure they will be able to come together in perfect harmony.
Episode 2
Britney/Brittany
Tue, Sep 28, 201060 mins
When Brittany and the gang try to convince Mr. Schuester to let them do a Britney Spears number, he is reluctant to go that edgy. Meanwhile, an insecure Will is curious about Emma's new beau, Dr. Carl Howell, so he convinces her to bring him in to talk to the kids about dental hygiene. While the dreamy doc inspires the girls to take their dental health more seriously, Will is left feeling worse than before.
Episode 3
Grilled Cheesus
Tue, Oct 5, 201060 mins
Finn has an existential crisis when he believes he sees the face of Jesus in his grilled cheese sandwich. Meanwhile, the rest of the kids rally around Kurt after he has a crisis of his own that leads to a larger discussion among the group about their own theology.
Episode 4
Duets
Tue, Oct 12, 201060 mins
Will's duet challenge, with a free meal for the winners, causes some relationship issues between the members of the club.
Episode 5
The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Tue, Oct 26, 201060 mins
Will is stung that Emma's new boyfriend is loosening her up, so to get closer to her he decides to have the club stage "The Rockey Horror Picture Show" as the school play. Sue decides to hang Will and the club out to dry in her weekly "Sue's Corner" TV commentary on opening night, so she encourages the production. There are casting challenges: who will play Frank-N-Furter and Eddie? Finn worries about appearing in his underwear, and Sam is ready to show off his six-pack. Is Will's focus on Emma going to expose his exposed kids to criticism and the club to ruin? Will Sue get her regional Emmy?
Episode 6
Never Been Kissed
Tue, Nov 9, 201060 mins
After Finn and Sam find an unconventional way of controlling their urges, a few glee club members pick up on the strategy and start using it too. But when Coach Beiste gets wind of what they are up to, the glee club has some explaining to do.
Episode 7
The Substitute
Tue, Nov 16, 201060 mins
When Mr. Schuester gets sick, a substitute teacher takes over his Spanish class and the glee club, and winds up winning over the whole New Directions clan. Meanwhile, when Sue fills in for Principal Figgins as McKinley's top dog, she tries to flex her power on campus.
Episode 8
Furt
Tue, Nov 23, 201060 mins
Weddings, preparations, bullies, and defenders. Kurt's dad and Finn's mom announce their engagement. Kurt insists on planning what will be a Glee wedding, also helping his dad and Finn prepare for their dances with the bride. Sue sends out invitations to her wedding to herself. Out of the blue, her mother Doris, a globe-trotting Nazi hunter and the family bully, shows up, wants to sing at the wedding, and generally makes Sue miserable. Karofsky continues to terrorize Kurt, so the Glee girls tell their boyfriends to make Korofsky stop. Finn ducks the challenge, but the others bring it on. Will the weddings go off with hitches and will the bullies back off?
Episode 9
Special Education
Tue, Nov 30, 201060 mins
To prepare for sectionals, Will wants the spotlight on the team, so, to Rachel's dismay, she has no solo. Meanwhile, Kurt is brimming with ideas that don't fit the eight-part, no-standout harmonies of his new school. Behind the scenes, Puck must find a replacement for Kurt or they're one-short of eligibility, Will is losing Emma, Tina and Artie suspect Mike and Brittany of surreptitious romance, and Santana spikes Rachel and Finn's relationship with a revelation. Can the club overcome divisions and jealousies to win sectionals?
Episode 10
A Very Glee Christmas
Tue, Dec 7, 201060 mins
Finn tries to bring a little holiday cheer to McKinley High, and Artie discovers that Brittany still believes in Santa. Meanwhile, the teachers pick their Secret Santas, and one manipulative coach rigs the gift-giving in her favor.
Episode 11
The Sue Sylvester Shuffle
Sun, Feb 6, 201149 mins
Mr. Schuester and Coach Beiste devise a plot to bring together the warring glee club and football team factions. Meanwhile, Sue, desperate to win cheerleading Nationals, launches a dangerous plan to bring home a trophy, and the New Directions tackle Michael Jackson's iconic hit "Thriller."
Episode 12
Silly Love Songs
Tue, Feb 8, 201160 mins
Valentine's Day approaches. Kurt is sure Blaine is about to declare that he's attracted to Kurt. Puckerman puts the moves on Lauren with limited success. Fresh from leading the football team to victory, Finn opens a kissing booth and wants Quinn back to cement his hold on being Mr. Popular. Quinn waivers between Finn and Sam, while Santana hatches a plot to punish the cheaters, and Rachel realizes it's time to put Finn behind her.
Episode 13
Comeback
Tue, Feb 15, 201160 mins
The boys find the Valentine's dating buzz dying down makes scoring hard. Sam finds a way out that works so well even Fin ends up begging permission to join what seems so childish: a Justin Bieber tribute. Sue seems suicidal after loosing her cheerleaders budget, so Will naively lets her observe and possibly join the glee club, despite the kids' protest. Once in, she decides to spy and successfully postulates for coach of a nemesis rival team after 'freeing' that post. Rachel pays Brittanny to become a fashion idol, only to find she created a monster.
Episode 14
Blame It on the Alcohol
Tue, Feb 22, 201160 mins
Principal Figgins expects the glee club to help promote Alcohol Awareness week. Schuester eagerly accepts and chooses it as song selection theme, but Sue maximizes Will's embarrassment after discovering he let coach Beiste drag him along to a country bar with song, dance and alcohol. The kids can't resist the forbidden fruit that is dangling before them, only to be cured by their hangovers.
Episode 15
Sexy
Tue, Mar 8, 201160 mins
Schuester volunteers to program Glee club songs which help with sex education, hearing many of his kids are dangerously ignorant. Free-spirited substitute sex-education teacher Holly Holliday therefore comes help him select and arrange appropriate repertoire. That proves tricky, as does the kids' own input, also on account of their personal (romantic) agendas. The Celibacy Club welcomes unlikely recruits.
Episode 16
Original Song
Tue, Mar 15, 201160 mins
Saddened by the death of the Warblers' mascot bird, Kurt speaks out against Blaine singing every single solo. To his surprise, Blaine agrees and insists they perform duets, privately adding that's also an excuse to spend time together. Sue successfully spreads a rumor so as to trick Will into opting for originally composed songs, a very tall order, while her choir caters to the jury members' bizarre tastes. Finn coaches Rachel to write from real life emotions.
Episode 17
A Night of Neglect
Tue, Apr 19, 201160 mins
Proving that birds of a feather flock together, when another under-the-radar club at McKinley High needs helps raising funds, the glee club signs up to help. But when Sue hears about the show of support, she moves quickly to put the kibosh on it. Meanwhile, relationships are tested and big decisions will be made.
Episode 18
Born This Way
Tue, Apr 26, 201157 mins
Mr. Schuester teaches the glee club a valuable lesson about self-acceptance and embracing what makes you unique. Meanwhile, Lauren and Quinn go toe-to-toe for the prom queen crown, Ms. Pillsbury confronts her obsessive issues, Rachel struggles with a life-altering decision and Santana has something up her sleeve that could permanently alter the glee club dynamic.
Episode 19
Rumours
Tue, May 3, 201160 mins
Sue Sylvester revives the school newspaper and decides to print a few inflammatory blind items. The glee club gains a whole new respect for Sam when they discover some interesting new information about his family life. Meanwhile, April Rhodes returns to Lima and tries to convince Mr. Schuester to hit the road with her.
Episode 20
Prom Queen
Tue, May 10, 201160 mins
The junior prom approaches. Mercedes doesn't have a date, so Rachel makes a suggestion; Kurt invites Blaine who fears a repeat of a beating the last time he went to a dance with a date; Santana and Karofsky organize gay-protection squads as part of their law-and-order campaign for prom king and queen; Kurt notices that no one has harassed him for more than a week; Puckerman wants Artie's help in spiking the punch at the dance; and, the glee club is going to provide some of the music at the prom itself. The dance starts, Quinn and Finn seemed poised for coronation, Finn can't keep his eyes off Rachel, and is school homophobia on holiday?
Episode 21
Funeral
Tue, May 17, 201160 mins
Multiple former winer Jesse St. James has been hired as consultant to prepare for the nationals. He gets Will to organize soloist auditions, at which he tries to undermine everybody's confidence before applauding Rachel. Meanwhile Fin and Kurt, who each lost a parent, volunteer to help boxing and insist the choir must perform at the funeral of arch-enemy Sue's beloved, utterly different sister Jean Sylvester.
Episode 22
New York
Tue, May 24, 201160 mins
The Glee Club gets ready to perform at the Nationals in New York. Finn and Rachel have an emotional moment on stage during the competition.
