1. that was important.
I need applause to live.Copy !req
2. But then Finn introduced her
to a friend who showed herCopy !req
3. that there's a lot worse things
to lose than your voice.Copy !req
4. - I compensate with humor.
- And that's what you missed
on Glee.Copy !req
5. (bell ringing)
Hey, you wanted to see me?Copy !req
6. William, there's someone
I'd like to introduce you to.Copy !req
7. He's the newest memberCopy !req
8. of our school board.Copy !req
9. And he'd like
to speak to you.Copy !req
10. Will Schuester,
meet Mr. Bryan Ryan.Copy !req
11. We've met.Copy !req
12. Bryan Ryan.Copy !req
13. We went to school together, and
he made my life a living hell.Copy !req
14. He was two years older.Copy !req
15. Dated every girl I liked.Copy !req
16. Got every solo.Copy !req
17. What's the matter, Schuester,
cat got your talent?Copy !req
18. I'm here to do an audit
of our curriculum, Will.Copy !req
19. We may need to cut
some of our district'sCopy !req
20. art programs.
It's really justCopy !req
21. a formality, William.Copy !req
22. No, it's not. We'll
probably cut the glee club.Copy !req
23. What?Copy !req
24. But-but you were
in the glee club.Copy !req
25. Show choir was your life.Copy !req
26. It was, Will.Copy !req
27. And after I graduated,
I hit the big time.Copy !req
28. I was a featured soloistCopy !req
29. at King's Island in The
Dooble-Dee-Doo Musical Revue.Copy !req
30. We were a smash.Copy !req
31. Then for
three years,Copy !req
32. I did the cruise
ship circuit.Copy !req
33. But when that dried up,Copy !req
34. I realized I had been sold
a bill of goods.Copy !req
35. Nine years later,Copy !req
36. I woke up
on a urine-stained mattressCopy !req
37. in the West Lima crack district.Copy !req
38. Then...Copy !req
39. something amazing happened.Copy !req
40. I was introduced to Jesus.Copy !req
41. He was my Honduran
social worker.Copy !req
42. I straightened up,Copy !req
43. put down the pipe,Copy !req
44. met the love of my life, Wilma,Copy !req
45. and now I run a successful
used Hummer dealership.Copy !req
46. Don't make
that face.Copy !req
47. Global warming's a theory.Copy !req
48. And four nights a week,Copy !req
49. I run
a show choir conversion group.Copy !req
50. Hi, I'm Brenda.Copy !req
51. And it's been 42 days
since I sang a show tune.Copy !req
52. Hi, Brenda.Copy !req
53. Years ago when I
auditioned to playCopy !req
54. Miss Adelaide
in Guys and Dolls,Copy !req
55. I was asked
to take my top off.Copy !req
56. Evidently, that is
not... customary.Copy !req
57. And... that's when I
started huffing glue.Copy !req
58. My name is Russell;
I'm a glee club survivor.Copy !req
59. Whenever anything
bad would happen,Copy !req
60. I would just say,
"Let's put on a show."Copy !req
61. Well, guess what?Copy !req
62. "Puttin' on a show!"Copy !req
63. about your father's
prostate cancerCopy !req
64. (voice cracking):
will actually just make
him more depressedCopy !req
65. about the situation.Copy !req
66. Show choir kills.Copy !req
67. I just want to have
a talk with your kids.Copy !req
68. Make sure you're not
building up their hopesCopy !req
69. just to have them knocked down.Copy !req
70. What if I say no?Copy !req
71. Just let him speak
to the kids, William.Copy !req
72. Let Mr. Bryan Ryan contribute
to the marketplace of ideas.Copy !req
73. What's the worst
that can happen?Copy !req
74. Okay, guys, listen up.Copy !req
75. This is Mr. Ryan.Copy !req
76. He's a member
of the school board,Copy !req
77. and he would like
to say a few words.Copy !req
78. I-I just want you guys
to listen criticallyCopy !req
79. and know that
what he's sayingCopy !req
80. is just one of
many opinions.Copy !req
81. Take out a piece of paper.Copy !req
82. And on that paper,
I want you to write downCopy !req
83. your biggest dream.Copy !req
84. A dream that means so much,Copy !req
85. you're afraid to admit it
even to yourself.Copy !req
86. Your dream
is never going to happen.Copy !req
87. 91% of youCopy !req
88. will spend your entire lives
living in Allen County, Ohio.Copy !req
89. So unless you wrote down
that your dream wasCopy !req
90. to "work for a mid-market
health insurance provider"Copy !req
91. or "find an entry level job
in an elderly care facility,"Copy !req
92. you're going to be
very disappointed.Copy !req
93. This is really depressing.Copy !req
94. I'm going to guess that
a lot of your dreamsCopy !req
95. involve "showbiz."Copy !req
96. Well, let me tell you.Copy !req
97. Showbiz dreams are the most
unrealistic of them all.Copy !req
98. But... that's what I want
to do with my life.Copy !req
99. Oh, look, I'm not trying
to hurt your feelings,Copy !req
100. I'm just trying to spare you
disappointment.Copy !req
101. I think we get your point.Copy !req
102. Aw, well, Schuester here's
a prime example.Copy !req
103. He used to have that glimmer
of hope in his eyesCopy !req
104. that I can see right now
in all of yours.Copy !req
105. But he couldn't make it happen
for himself,Copy !req
106. so he now has to try
and convince you allCopy !req
107. that it will happen
for you.Copy !req
108. Guess what?Copy !req
109. His dream didn't work out.Copy !req
110. And neither will yours.Copy !req
111. Okay, you're done here.Copy !req
112. You would be wise
to show me some respect.Copy !req
113. You've said your piece.Copy !req
114. Now get out.Copy !req
115. Well, Schuester,
I should thank you.Copy !req
116. You've made my decision
about which program to cutCopy !req
117. a lot easier.Copy !req
118. Thanks.Copy !req
119. Godard on Godard?Copy !req
120. He was the master
of the French New Wave.Copy !req
121. I was figuring that since I'm
never going to become a starCopy !req
122. as a performer, maybe I could
become one behind the camera.Copy !req
123. Did you know Christopher
Reeve directed a movieCopy !req
124. after his accident?
In the Gloaming.Copy !req
125. Didn't see it.Copy !req
126. Oh, me neither. Too depressing.Copy !req
127. Is that what you
wrote as your dream?Copy !req
128. Before Bryan Ryan crumpled it up
and tossed it in the trash?Copy !req
129. Yes.Copy !req
130. Why are you lying to me?Copy !req
131. After everybody left,Copy !req
132. I went back for my book bagCopy !req
133. and something stopped me.Copy !req
134. That was supposed to be private.Copy !req
135. I don't understand you.Copy !req
136. You're always talking about
wanting to get with me,Copy !req
137. but you won't be honest
with me about your
hopes and dreams.Copy !req
138. I'm in a wheelchair,
but I'm still a guy.Copy !req
139. What's the difference?Copy !req
140. I'm never going to
actually become a dancer.Copy !req
141. My legs are never
going to work again.Copy !req
142. It was stupid.Copy !req
143. I was thinking—Copy !req
144. Mr. Shue is so busy
dealing with Bryan RyanCopy !req
145. that he didn't give
us an assignment
for the week.Copy !req
146. So, why don't we do
one on our own.Copy !req
147. A dance number.Copy !req
148. You want to dance with me?Copy !req
149. You were pretty hot
in "Proud Mary."Copy !req
150. Why don't we try and
kick it up a few notches.Copy !req
151. Hi.Copy !req
152. Hi.Copy !req
153. How was your
spring break?Copy !req
154. Good.Copy !req
155. It's good to be back.Copy !req
156. What were you just rehearsing?Copy !req
157. A guy came to Glee Club to talk
to us about dreams.Copy !req
158. Luckily, I've known mine
since I was four.Copy !req
159. I'm going to play three
parts on Broadway—Copy !req
160. Evita, Funny Girl
and Laurey in Oklahoma.Copy !req
161. I was just practicing her
dream ballet with Curly.Copy !req
162. It's what I do when I'm feeling
a little stressed.Copy !req
163. That's not a dream.Copy !req
164. A dream is something that
fills up the emptiness inside.Copy !req
165. The one thing that you
know if it came true,Copy !req
166. all the hurt would go away.Copy !req
167. You singing, "Don't
Cry For Me Argentina,"Copy !req
168. in front of a sold-out
crowd, isn't a fantasy.Copy !req
169. It's an inevitability.Copy !req
170. I thought you'd
never come back.Copy !req
171. And miss all your drama?Copy !req
172. Never.Copy !req
173. So what is it, your dream?Copy !req
174. I don't know.Copy !req
175. Well, then go inside, find it
and ask it what it's gonna take.Copy !req
176. Why are you pushing this?Copy !req
177. Because you're
my girlfriend,Copy !req
178. and I want to know
all your secrets.Copy !req
179. When you lie awake
at night, what's missing?Copy !req
180. My mom.Copy !req
181. Your mom?Copy !req
182. You mean like you
want to meet her?Copy !req
183. I just would like
to know who she is.Copy !req
184. I don't really need
to meet her or anything,Copy !req
185. but maybe just find out her name
or... something about her.Copy !req
186. Hmm.Copy !req
187. It's silly.Copy !req
188. It's not like it's going
to happen or anything.Copy !req
189. Why?Copy !req
190. Well, just because my dad
never told me anything,Copy !req
191. and I didn't want
to ask them anythingCopy !req
192. 'cause I didn't want
to hurt their feelings.Copy !req
193. So let's check it out
without them knowing.Copy !req
194. Do you know why I
came back to school here?Copy !req
195. To win another
national titleCopy !req
196. and make all your
dreams come true.Copy !req
197. If this is one of them,Copy !req
198. then I'm not going to
stop until it happens.Copy !req
199. My tap wheels suck.Copy !req
200. I thought
we sounded pretty good.Copy !req
201. You did.Copy !req
202. I sound like someone
put tap shoes on a horseCopy !req
203. and then shot it.Copy !req
204. Will you bring me those?Copy !req
205. I borrowed them
from John Hubner.Copy !req
206. The kid with cerebral palsy?Copy !req
207. They're his extra pair.Copy !req
208. Help me get up on them.Copy !req
209. Have you ever used
anything like these before?Copy !req
210. No, but I have superhuman
upper body strengthCopy !req
211. from using my wheelchair.Copy !req
212. If I can just get up,Copy !req
213. I think I can use my arms
to get around the room.Copy !req
214. Come on. You saidCopy !req
215. we were going to
kick it up a notch.Copy !req
216. Dreams aren't
supposed to be easy.Copy !req
217. I'm going to try
to take a step.Copy !req
218. Okay.Copy !req
219. You're doing it.Copy !req
220. Are you okay?Copy !req
221. Go away.Copy !req
222. Let me bring
your chair over.Copy !req
223. Just go... away.Copy !req
224. You shouldn't have
done this to me.Copy !req
225. You pushed me
to do this.Copy !req
226. I'm sorry.Copy !req
227. Just go away, please.Copy !req
228. Hey, Bryan.Copy !req
229. Hello, Will.Copy !req
230. Just taking stock of
the home ec supplies.Copy !req
231. You see, our
home ec programCopy !req
232. teaches practical skills
like food service preparation.Copy !req
233. Can't feed a child
sheet music, Will.Copy !req
234. I mean, I suppose you
could for a while, but...Copy !req
235. they'd be dead in a month.Copy !req
236. I'd like to buy you a beer.Copy !req
237. Oh.Copy !req
238. No, no.Copy !req
239. I want to convince you
that you're wrong.Copy !req
240. You won't.Copy !req
241. Then... for old times' sake?Copy !req
242. I found her.Copy !req
243. Your mother? Where?Copy !req
244. In the library.Copy !req
245. I've been researching her all
morning, and as I suspected,Copy !req
246. my intuition has
been proven correct.Copy !req
247. My mother is Broadway legend
Patti Lupone.Copy !req
248. I've always had
a deep connectionCopy !req
249. to Ms. Lupone—
her choice of roles and songs.Copy !req
250. I decided to do a little mathCopy !req
251. to see if her being my mother
was even possible.Copy !req
252. I was born December 18, 1994.Copy !req
253. 1994 was a big year for Mother.Copy !req
254. She was a sensation
in Pal Joey.Copy !req
255. But that was in New York;
I was born in Ohio, you say.Copy !req
256. Well, Mother took many breaksCopy !req
257. from the show to tour
with Mandy Patinkin.Copy !req
258. That April found them
at the EJ Thomas HallCopy !req
259. in Akron, Ohio, for
a standing room performance—Copy !req
260. nine months before I was born.Copy !req
261. Are you saying that your fathers
impregnated Patti LuPoneCopy !req
262. in the Marriott
in Akron?Copy !req
263. Was Mandy Patinkin
in on this?Copy !req
264. All you have to do is
look at pictures of herCopy !req
265. in her performance
in Master Class in 1996.Copy !req
266. Look at the pain in her eyes
and the hurt she's feelingCopy !req
267. from giving up her obviously
talented little girl.Copy !req
268. One question:
What was in it for her?Copy !req
269. M-Money, a sense of charity
for those in need?Copy !req
270. I don't know.Copy !req
271. Guess you're right.Copy !req
272. Do you want to hear my researchCopy !req
273. that proves that my mother
is Bernadette Peters?Copy !req
274. Why are you so afraid
about finding the truth?Copy !req
275. I don't know, I guess
I just don't want to thinkCopy !req
276. that my mother is some
teenage trollop like Quinn,Copy !req
277. or worse, some skanky girl
who would do anything for money,Copy !req
278. including giving me up.
Why does itCopy !req
279. have to be one
of those choices?Copy !req
280. Maybe she had a really good
reason for doing what she did.Copy !req
281. We need to do a
real investigation.Copy !req
282. Like, CSI real.Copy !req
283. Do you haveCopy !req
284. any baby stuff in your house,Copy !req
285. something that might
give us a clue?Copy !req
286. My fathers kept
every piece of paperCopy !req
287. related to my life in files
and cabinets in our basement.Copy !req
288. It's sort of
a little Rachel Berry museum.Copy !req
289. Perfect.Copy !req
290. We'll start there.Copy !req
291. You were a big deal
at McKinley.Copy !req
292. You had all
the moves...Copy !req
293. You were one
of those dudesCopy !req
294. where all the guys
wanted to be youCopy !req
295. and all the girls
wanted you.Copy !req
296. Not all of them.Copy !req
297. Really?Copy !req
298. All right, wh-who was
the one that got away?Copy !req
299. Terri Delmonico.Copy !req
300. You remember her?Copy !req
301. Yeah.Copy !req
302. Yeah, she was,
she was cool.Copy !req
303. Oh...Copy !req
304. I married her.
No way.Copy !req
305. Yeah.Copy !req
306. It didn't really
work out though.Copy !req
307. Wow. I'm sorry to hear that.Copy !req
308. She was great.Copy !req
309. I-I really loved her,Copy !req
310. and, you know, just...
just grew apart.Copy !req
311. Do you know what gave
me the strength to...Copy !req
312. finally get out of a
terrible marriage?Copy !req
313. Music.Copy !req
314. Meeting those kids.Copy !req
315. Coaching Glee Club.Copy !req
316. No, you're right.Copy !req
317. I-I'm... I'm never
going to be on Broadway.Copy !req
318. And maybe the same is going to
go for most of those kids.Copy !req
319. But that's
not the point.Copy !req
320. Glee Club—Copy !req
321. it's not just about
expressing yourselfCopy !req
322. to everyone else.Copy !req
323. It's about expressing
yourself to yourself.Copy !req
324. I'm living a lie.Copy !req
325. What?Copy !req
326. (sniffles)
I miss it so much!Copy !req
327. I am miserable.Copy !req
328. Ever since I stopped performing,
I cannot stand my life!Copy !req
329. Three times a year,
I tell my wifeCopy !req
330. I'm going off to a business
trip, I sneak out to New York,Copy !req
331. I see a bunch of
Broadway shows.Copy !req
332. I have a box of PlaybillsCopy !req
333. hidden away
in my basement, Will.Copy !req
334. Like porn.Copy !req
335. What are you doing?Copy !req
336. You remember?Copy !req
337. Sectionals, 1992.Copy !req
338. You sang this songCopy !req
339. alone on stage, just
you and a piano.Copy !req
340. I mean, I... I know this
isn't quite as theatrical,Copy !req
341. but you're gonna sing
it again right now.Copy !req
342. I can't.Copy !req
343. Yes, you can.Copy !req
344. Whatever happened to you
in the past, it's over.Copy !req
345. You've got to give it
another shot.Copy !req
346. Lima Theatre Guild is doing
a production of Les Miz.Copy !req
347. Auditions are Friday,Copy !req
348. and both of us
are trying out.Copy !req
349. All right? Oh, oh, okay.Copy !req
350. Hey.Copy !req
351. Sorry about yesterday.Copy !req
352. No, I'm sorry.Copy !req
353. I do a pretty good job
of being in denialCopy !req
354. about the hopelessness
of my condition.Copy !req
355. I think I just
kind of freaked outCopy !req
356. when I actually
had to face it.Copy !req
357. Who says it's
hopeless?Copy !req
358. Like, every doctor
I've ever seen.Copy !req
359. Maybe they're the wrong doctors.Copy !req
360. I went online and did
some research aboutCopy !req
361. the new treatments
on spinal cord injuries.Copy !req
362. Did you know that some
doctors are implantingCopy !req
363. electrical stimulators
in patients' bodiesCopy !req
364. to recover hand
movements?Copy !req
365. My hands work.Copy !req
366. They're just starting to
develop the technology.Copy !req
367. But in a year, five
years, who knows?Copy !req
368. And some scientists at UC
San Diego were actually ableCopy !req
369. to regenerate a rat's
damaged spinal cord.Copy !req
370. There are hundreds
of studiesCopy !req
371. going on right now
using stem cells.Copy !req
372. I guess I just
wanted to tell youCopy !req
373. not to give up
on your dream.Copy !req
374. If you can imagine it,Copy !req
375. it can come true.Copy !req
376. What took you so long?Copy !req
377. Your dads will
be home soon.Copy !req
378. There was so much
stuff in the basement,Copy !req
379. it's like a shrine.Copy !req
380. It's creepy and flattering
at the same time.Copy !req
381. But these boxes had the
earliest dates on them, so...Copy !req
382. My baby teeth.Copy !req
383. Look.Copy !req
384. Is that me?Copy !req
385. Looks like you.
Oh.Copy !req
386. I think you're
in fifth position.Copy !req
387. Makes sense. My dad
says they used toCopy !req
388. play Vivaldi into
my mother's belly.Copy !req
389. Put that there.Copy !req
390. My first singing
competition.Copy !req
391. I came in
first place.Copy !req
392. You were eight months old.Copy !req
393. I was very musically verbal.Copy !req
394. Cute little
baby shoes.Copy !req
395. What's this?Copy !req
396. "From Mother to Daughter."Copy !req
397. Oh, my God, she wrote this.Copy !req
398. She held this in her hand.Copy !req
399. Wh-What are you doing?Copy !req
400. Playing the tape.
No!Copy !req
401. Why not?
She wanted you to hear this.Copy !req
402. I-I'm not ready.Copy !req
403. Look, this is all
happening too fast.Copy !req
404. What if she's singing
on the tape?Copy !req
405. What if she's terrible?Copy !req
406. Or worse, what if
she's better than me?Copy !req
407. I can't believe we're so close
to your dream coming true,Copy !req
408. and you're running
away from it.
No.Copy !req
409. It's, it's my choice.Copy !req
410. It's... it's my life, and...Copy !req
411. No, I'm-I'm not ready.Copy !req
412. Jessie, I think
that you should go.Copy !req
413. Hey, buddy.
Glad you showed up.Copy !req
414. Please don't
distract me.Copy !req
415. I'm trying out for the
role of Jean Valjean.Copy !req
416. So am I.Copy !req
417. Really?Copy !req
418. What song do you
plan on singing?Copy !req
419. I was going to sing
"The Impossible Dream."Copy !req
420. Wow, really?
Interesting.Copy !req
421. So am I.Copy !req
422. But then,Copy !req
423. I decided onCopy !req
424. Aerosmith's "Dream On."Copy !req
425. Yeah, me, too. That's
what I'm gonna sing.Copy !req
426. Are you kidding
me right...Copy !req
427. Is there a problem out here?Copy !req
428. Yeah, there's a problem;
this guy just stole my song!Copy !req
429. Uh, I don't know this man.
His caretaker just stepped away.Copy !req
430. I overheard her mention
he's a sex offender.Copy !req
431. Oh, you're gonna need
a caretaker in a second, buddy.Copy !req
432. I run a dry cleaners.Copy !req
433. I can only keep it closed forCopy !req
434. 30 minutes at a time.
Thank you.Copy !req
435. Sing it as a duet.Copy !req
436. Thank you. We'll let you know.Copy !req
437. I can't believe
I just bought tap shoes.Copy !req
438. Think of them
as an investment
in your future.Copy !req
439. Do you want
a pretzel?Copy !req
440. Hell, yes, woman.Copy !req
441. They're upstairs.Copy !req
442. Do you mind waiting down here
while I go get them?Copy !req
443. As long as
you're buying.Copy !req
444. Wait.Copy !req
445. I need to tell you something.Copy !req
446. I went to the doctor yesterday,Copy !req
447. and he started me
on all of the therapiesCopy !req
448. that you researched for me.Copy !req
449. Really?Copy !req
450. But guess what?Copy !req
451. They're working.Copy !req
452. Oh, my God.Copy !req
453. Artie, you can walk!Copy !req
454. I've spent so many years
dreaming about what I'd doCopy !req
455. if I could get up
out of the chair.Copy !req
456. And now that I can,Copy !req
457. all I want to do is... dance.Copy !req
458. You okay?Copy !req
459. I'm gonna dance one day,
you know.Copy !req
460. I know you are.Copy !req
461. I thought you were gonna take
a hatchet to that Glee Club.Copy !req
462. I was,
but you may have heard,Copy !req
463. I plan on making my return
to the stage next monthCopy !req
464. in a local production
of Les Miz,Copy !req
465. and I've had something
of a personal awakening.Copy !req
466. So I've decided
to examine allCopy !req
467. of the extracurricular
activities here at this school,Copy !req
468. and Sue, your Cheerios!
budget is out of control.Copy !req
469. Let me remind you
of something, Mr. Ryan.Copy !req
470. The Cheerios! sell tickets.Copy !req
471. Not enough to offset your costs.Copy !req
472. I am very tired of athletics
always taking a back seat.Copy !req
473. When daily P.E. was cut
at this school,Copy !req
474. no one batted an eye.Copy !req
475. But cut a dance program,
cancel the school musical,Copy !req
476. and suddenly there's an uproar.Copy !req
477. I did a little research, Sue.Copy !req
478. Did you know that studies have
shown that reading ShakespeareCopy !req
479. might help kids learn physics?Copy !req
480. That singing helps you
learn pitch,Copy !req
481. which makes learning
a foreign language easier?Copy !req
482. That when a kid picks up
a clarinet or a trumpet,Copy !req
483. every region of the cerebral
cortex is stimulated?Copy !req
484. Well, that's all
very interesting,Copy !req
485. but did you know that a third
of American teenagers are obese,Copy !req
486. and only 2% of high schools
require any formCopy !req
487. of daily physical
activity?Copy !req
488. Where is your outrage
about that, Mr. Ryan?Copy !req
489. Sports teach kids
how to work together,Copy !req
490. teaches problem solving
and social skills,Copy !req
491. it improves attendance,
not to mention grades,Copy !req
492. particularly among
those students deemedCopy !req
493. the most "at risk."Copy !req
494. You've done your homework.Copy !req
495. I'm an educator.Copy !req
496. Now, I realize my methods
are unconventional,Copy !req
497. but my record speaks for itself.Copy !req
498. Is it a tad over
the top to billCopy !req
499. the district
for skydiving lessonsCopy !req
500. to have the Cheerios! parachuted
onto the football field?Copy !req
501. Perhaps.Copy !req
502. But what I do here
makes a difference.Copy !req
503. Sue, you're an impressive woman.Copy !req
504. I can't tell you how much
you turn me on right now,Copy !req
505. You ever heard of the term
"anger sex"?Copy !req
506. It's the only kind I know,
Bryan.Copy !req
507. I should tell you I'm married.
Not a problem for me.Copy !req
508. And I'm still cutting
half your budget.Copy !req
509. You win some, you lose some.Copy !req
510. Should I lock the door?Copy !req
511. No. Got a secret room upstairs.Copy !req
512. Like Letterman.Copy !req
513. She has the tape.Copy !req
514. She won't listen to it.Copy !req
515. What?Copy !req
516. She has to listen to it.Copy !req
517. That's the point of all this.Copy !req
518. I'm doing my best!Copy !req
519. Look, when you told me
to seduce her...Copy !req
520. "Befriend" her was the word
I used, actually.Copy !req
521. Whatever. The thing is,
I was into itCopy !req
522. because I thought it would
be a good acting exercise,Copy !req
523. but now I think
I kind of like her.Copy !req
524. I don't want her to get hurt.Copy !req
525. Look, one more week,
this will all be done;Copy !req
526. you can come back to Vocal
Adrenaline where you belong.Copy !req
527. I don't understand why you don't
just go up to her and say,Copy !req
528. "Hi, my name's Shelby.
I'm your mom."Copy !req
529. I signed a contract.Copy !req
530. I can't contact her
until she's 18.Copy !req
531. She has to come to me.Copy !req
532. That's why she has
to listen to the tape.Copy !req
533. Once she hears it,Copy !req
534. she won't be able to sleep
until she finds me.Copy !req
535. I answered an ad
in the paper.Copy !req
536. Nine months work here
would make me enough moneyCopy !req
537. to live in New York
for two years.Copy !req
538. Her dads seemed
like nice guys,
so I went for it.Copy !req
539. I never got to hold her.Copy !req
540. And I only saw her for a second
when they were cleaning her off.Copy !req
541. It was through
a bunch of nurses,Copy !req
542. but she turned her little head,
and she looked at me.Copy !req
543. I've failed as an actress.Copy !req
544. My walls are lined with trophiesCopy !req
545. instead of wedding
pictures,Copy !req
546. but through all of of that...Copy !req
547. I only have one regret.Copy !req
548. You get her to listen
to that tape.Copy !req
549. You know, honestly,Copy !req
550. the only students
that come and see meCopy !req
551. on a scheduled
weekly basis are onesCopy !req
552. that have been diagnosedCopy !req
553. with psychological disorders,Copy !req
554. like a certain junior female
that eats her own hair.Copy !req
555. When I start walking,Copy !req
556. I'm gonna need help
emotionally adaptingCopy !req
557. to my drastically
altered lifestyle.Copy !req
558. Walking?Copy !req
559. There are all these new
therapies for my condition.Copy !req
560. I figure if I try them all,
one's bound to work.Copy !req
561. Um...Copy !req
562. you know, Artie, I have, um...Copy !req
563. you know, I've read
your file before.Copy !req
564. Um... the damageCopy !req
565. to your spinal cord's
pretty severe.Copy !req
566. Irreversible.Copy !req
567. I think you know that.Copy !req
568. I used to know thatCopy !req
569. until I saw the research.Copy !req
570. Do you know how long
the testing process takesCopy !req
571. for medical protocols like this?Copy !req
572. At least ten years,Copy !req
573. and-and that's before
they even start human trials.Copy !req
574. So, you know, these...
these studiesCopy !req
575. really aren't even
in their infancies yet.Copy !req
576. Look, I-I truly believe
that there's gonna be a doctorCopy !req
577. that finds a cure
for what happened to you,Copy !req
578. but I...
you know,Copy !req
579. I don't think that's gonna be
for... a long time.Copy !req
580. You know what? Um...
maybe you're right.Copy !req
581. Maybe you should start coming
to see me once a weekCopy !req
582. for a while.Copy !req
583. Thanks, Ms. Pillsbury.Copy !req
584. Don't forget your, um, papers.Copy !req
585. Guys, I've got good news.Copy !req
586. I siphoned off funds
from the Cheerios!Copy !req
587. and I took a little
shopping spreeCopy !req
588. through the
Jazzhands catalogue.Copy !req
589. You know why?Copy !req
590. 'Cause the arts matter.Copy !req
591. And I got custom-madeCopy !req
592. New Directions! jean jacketsCopy !req
593. and some rad tearaway dancewear.Copy !req
594. Hello.Copy !req
595. And every piece of sheet musicCopy !req
596. from every Broadway show
for the last 50 years.Copy !req
597. Everything a show choir needs
to become champions.Copy !req
598. Wow, that's just amazing.Copy !req
599. Let's all give a hand
for Mr. Ryan.Copy !req
600. Thank you. Thank you.Copy !req
601. Congratulations, Will.Copy !req
602. I'm over the moon for you.Copy !req
603. Thanks, Sue. I'm glad
you have a good attitudeCopy !req
604. about your budget
being cut.Copy !req
605. No, no, I'm not
talking about that.Copy !req
606. I came over here to congratulate
you on your new role.Copy !req
607. Local director,
Herb Duncan,Copy !req
608. does the dry cleaning
for the Cheerios!Copy !req
609. and he let it slipCopy !req
610. that you just landed
the lead in Les Miz!Copy !req
611. Congratulations.Copy !req
612. Oh, I'm ecstatic.Copy !req
613. And the good news
just keeps coming,Copy !req
614. 'cause you got a part, too, Bry.Copy !req
615. The exciting roleCopy !req
616. of Townsperson.Copy !req
617. And you got a line, too.Copy !req
618. Way back hereCopy !req
619. in the second act,
you get to say...Copy !req
620. "Hooray."Copy !req
621. Congratulations,
both of you, really.Copy !req
622. I can't wait for opening night.Copy !req
623. Wait, Bryan.Copy !req
624. Congratulations, Will.Copy !req
625. You're going to be great
in the show.Copy !req
626. Can we talk about this?
Nothing to talk about.Copy !req
627. I'm cutting the program.Copy !req
628. Hooray!Copy !req
629. Hooray...Copy !req
630. Hey, Bryan. Can I talk
to you for a second?Copy !req
631. Make it quick.
I'm rehearsing.Copy !req
632. You know,
reviewing my single line.Copy !req
633. I want to take
one last shotCopy !req
634. at convincing you
not to cut the program.Copy !req
635. Give it a rest, Will.Copy !req
636. You think you're
helping these kids,Copy !req
637. when all you're doing
is setting them upCopy !req
638. to be jaded and bitter.Copy !req
639. You're right.Copy !req
640. Cut the program,
and they're certainlyCopy !req
641. more likely
to turn out like you.Copy !req
642. I've grown weary of
your insults, Will.Copy !req
643. They sting, and they make me
want to punch your face.Copy !req
644. (sighing)
You remember
high school?Copy !req
645. Remember what it's like?Copy !req
646. Those kids get labeled
the secondCopy !req
647. they walk
through the door freshman year.Copy !req
648. Geek, punk,Copy !req
649. jock, queer.Copy !req
650. I've seen who these kids
in Glee Club really are.Copy !req
651. No labels, no preconceptions,
their true spirits.Copy !req
652. Yes, most of them
are not stars...Copy !req
653. but they shine like them.Copy !req
654. Do you know what happens
when a star dies, Bryan?Copy !req
655. It doesn't just disappear.Copy !req
656. It turns into this black hole,
this giant energy-sucking massCopy !req
657. that doesn't just collapse
in on itself; it takes awayCopy !req
658. any light that comes
close down with it.Copy !req
659. You take away Glee,Copy !req
660. you're not just putting out
those kids' lights;Copy !req
661. you're creating 13 black holes.Copy !req
662. I want you to take my part.Copy !req
663. You should play Jean Valjean.Copy !req
664. I want you to understandCopy !req
665. how important the arts are
for a person's soul.Copy !req
666. You're a black hole
right now.Copy !req
667. Maybe this
will help you rememberCopy !req
668. what it's like to be a star.Copy !req
669. So, what you're saying is,Copy !req
670. you'll give me the part
if I don't cut the program.Copy !req
671. Exactly.Copy !req
672. Cool. Deal.Copy !req
673. Oh, hey, sir. Hi.Copy !req
674. I'm your new lead, and, uh,
I'd just likeCopy !req
675. to set up some ground rules
off the bat. First of all,Copy !req
676. I have a lot of ideas.
And, uh, next,Copy !req
677. I don't really take direction.Copy !req
678. Jessie, what are you doing here?Copy !req
679. I said that I was
going to help youCopy !req
680. make your dreams come true.Copy !req
681. No. I'm not ready.Copy !req
682. Yes, you are.Copy !req
683. Hi, baby.Copy !req
684. It's your mom.Copy !req
685. I think this
pretty much says it all.Copy !req
686. Artie, please,
think about this.Copy !req
687. I have.Copy !req
688. You've worked too
hard on this routineCopy !req
689. to have half a partner.Copy !req
690. Fact is, any of
the guys in thereCopy !req
691. could dance my part better
than me without even rehearsingCopy !req
692. Well, except Finn.Copy !req
693. But I want to dance with you.Copy !req
694. I can't dance,
and I never will.Copy !req
695. But... that's okay.Copy !req
696. I'm never going to
dunk a basketballCopy !req
697. or kill a lion, either.Copy !req
698. I have to focus on dreams
that I can make come true.Copy !req
699. I'm good, Tina.Copy !req
700. Really.Copy !req
701. Will you at least
sing the song?Copy !req
702. Sure.Copy !req
703. All right, guys, listen up.Copy !req
704. Tina has something
that she wantsCopy !req
705. to share with all
of us, but first,Copy !req
706. I have an announcement to make.Copy !req
707. You've all been reprieved.Copy !req
708. Bryan Ryan isn't cutting Glee.Copy !req
709. Yeah.Copy !req
710. Did he die?Copy !req
711. No. He didn't die.Copy !req
712. He, uh, is going
to be distractedCopy !req
713. for a couple months making
his star turn in Les Miz.Copy !req
714. He got the lead role.Copy !req
715. But I thought you got the lead.Copy !req
716. I resigned.Copy !req
717. It was the price
for keeping the club.Copy !req
718. Sorry you had to do that,
Mr. Shue.Copy !req
719. I'm not.Copy !req
720. You know, th-the way I see it,Copy !req
721. I'm trading my one dreamCopy !req
722. for the chance that all 13
of you might find yours.Copy !req
723. I mean, come on— you can't
argue with those numbers.Copy !req
724. So, let's start
with Tina's dream.Copy !req
725. Come on up, Tina.Copy !req
726. Tina, I understand
that you whipped upCopy !req
727. a little dance number
for us—Copy !req
728. a breakout that we might use
at Regionals.Copy !req
729. Yes.Copy !req
730. You got a dance partner?Copy !req
731. Mike Chang.Copy !req
732. Chang.
Yeah!Copy !req
733. Whoo!
Chang. All right.Copy !req
734. All right, Chang!Copy !req