Glee
In 2009,Gleereminded audience what it was like to be a high-pitched school day outcast who dreamed of stardom . The New Directions were a glee club in an Ohio suburban area , but its members dreamed of living and work in New York and Los Angeles . Over the course of six seasons , the character reference evolved from comedic in high spirits school stereotype into bonafide stars .
ThoughGleecertainly had its ups and downs , fan were overwhelmingly behind the serial even when they hated the plot line . The show found a balance between satire and earnest drama in its good episodes . With more than 100 episodes to its name , Gleehas an intermediate rating of 6.7 on IMDb . The top episodes , however , all order much higher .
Updated On June 22 , 2022 By Amanda Bruce : Though Glee come to an end in 2015 , it go on to preserve its popularity thanks to streaming political platform and social media . The series made the move from teem gargantuan Netflix to Disney+ as a resultant of the Disney - FOX amalgamation , leave the hearing to proceed to relive their pet episode . With a new propagation finding fodder for Tik Tok video from its episodes , and rankings stay to change on IMDb , the ratings of the long - draw series stay in flux year after their debut .
The Substitute (S2.E7) - 8.5
This installment features the introduction of fan - favorite Holly Holiday as the alternate teacher who fill in while Will Schuester is out with the grippe . Gwyneth Paltrow won an Emmy for the role .
While Will is out , Holly instill the club with her interpretation of Cee Lo Green ’s " Forget You , " but her exterior - the - box thought does end up further Mercedes to cause serious damage to Sue Sylvester ’s car . It ’s a nice modification to see the social club interact with a new instructor since it ’s rare for them to act with other pedagog than Will . Holly brings a merriment dynamical to the show , and it ’s no marvel she kept occur back .
The Sue Sylvester Shuffle (S2.E11) - 8.5
Sue Sylvester plot to get member of her squad to quit the gloating club by verify one of their boastful rivalry is on the same night as a football playoff secret plan . With the gloating gild perform the half - fourth dimension show for the plot , the cheerleader in both group are forced to choose — and of course , they initially pick out the Cheerios . football game team players are ram to connect the glee nightspot at the same time as the teacher require the rivalry between the two group to end .
There ’s a hatful last on in the installment as football players are bar from playing when they drop out the gloating club , and some of the glee club members temporarily join the football game squad to make trusted the biz can continue . at long last , it ’s a palpate - skillful episode as Quinn , Santana , and Breiz regaining to the club and the football players participate in a " Thriller / Heads Will pluck " mashup and still deliver the goods the plot . While the themes in the instalment are repetitious for the show , it ’s still an incredibly playfulness ride .
Born This Way (S2.E18) - 8.5
" wear This means " features Rachel think over a nose job after Finn accidentally breaks her nozzle during dance dry run . This provokes Santana to manoeuvre out everyone ’s " spoiled quality " and has everyone dealing with their own insecurity , even Kurt , who re - enrolls at McKinley after leave because of Karofsky ’s intimidation .
While the episode is literally on the nose when it comes to character dealing with their respective issues , it does provide a lot of growth for characters like Rachel , Quinn , and Lauren . The highlight of the sequence , however , has to be Quinn and Rachel performing of " I finger Pretty / Unpretty",one ofGlee ’s good mashups .
Wheels (S1.E9) - 8.6
Glee ’s tackling mystifying issues could be reach or escape , but " Wheels " does a great Book of Job at highlighting an issue that affects multitude every day . In the instalment , the club discovers that the schoolhouse is n’t unforced to increase the glee club budget to set aside them a wheelchair - approachable bus for a competition , leaving Artie having to find another way to get there .
The club decide to attempt to raise the funds themselves through bodily process like bake cut-rate sale , and Will make the confutable decision of having the glee club habituate wheelchairs to realise how Artie goes about his day , though it does result in the fantastic " Proud Mary " carrying out . Ultimately , it ’s Sue Sylvester who gets the money for new ramps for the school day , which will make it easier for Artie to get to the auditorium and his class . The instalment also introduces fan - favorite Cheerio Becky , who becomes Sue ’s protégé .
Dream On (S1.E19) - 8.5
As the title suggest , this instalment is all about dream . Several penis of the glee golf-club are encouraged to realize that not everyone ’s pipe dream comes true . While that can be a harsh world of the entertainment industry , Will want to proceed to foster the dreams of the kids in the class , in keeping with the base of the series that they should never give up . The person wrecking people ’s dreams ? None other than Bryan Ryan , a former glee club phallus himself , played by Neil Patrick Harris .
The installment also uncover that rival club passenger car Shelby , played by Idina Menzel , is really Rachel ’s biological female parent , a secret plan point that would be important for the residue of the season .
Never Been Kissed (S2.E6) - 8.6
This is the episode that launched the Karofsky bullying electric arc for Kurt , earn his season 2 a turbulent one . He frequently found himself the target of Karofsky ’s ire . When left without his male glee society member concerned in his opinions , Kurt left to " spy " on the Warblers for the good afternoon .
That spying school term gave the consultation a face at what the dynamic would become between Kurt and Blaine , one ofGlee ’s most pure couples , but it also gave Kurt the courage to try out to talk to Karofsky with Blaine as his backup , though it did n’t go as planned .
Goodbye (S3.E22) - 8.6
At the end of season 3 , most of the New Directions members were heading off to the adult world . The coda play as a bye for those members .
Nothing happened exactly the mode anyone design . Kurt and Finn did n’t get into the schools they wanted , and Rachel planned to defer her adoption to help them . Like the audience , Rachel was in for a surprisal though when Finn decided to send her to New York instead of splice her , making sure she got to follow her dreams . Similarly , Santana ’s mother endow her with saving to keep an eye on her ambition , despite the two not seeing heart to heart .
The Power Of Madonna (S1.E15) - 8.7
This was one of the first protection episodes of the serial , with all of the strain being none other than Madonna ’s . Sue saw Madonna as the ultimate in distaff empowerment , and root on by her , Will want to give the New Directions girls a path to authorization as well .
While not everything changes just because the group belts out some Madonna songs , the boys do make a hope to be better to the girls . The grouping also gets to perform a gospel - backed interpretation of " Like A Prayer , " which remains a standout .
Furt (S2.E8) - 8.7
One of thebest episode inGleeseason 2brought the gild together for a marriage ceremony , but also pulled them asunder because of intimidation . Kurt ’s father and Finn ’s mother walk down the gangway , with Kurt and his friends cater the Song , but most of the rest of the episode sport a more serious plot line .
Kurt still found himself the target of Karofsky ’s bullying . Though some members of New Directions attempted to defend him , it only resulted in Sam getting vex up , Finn scared to peril his position on the football game team , and Kurt find out that Karofsky would get a verbal admonition from the school board . This is the sequence in which Kurt decide to channelize to Dalton Academy , temporarily changing New Directions and bringing a fresh dynamic to the show .
The Break Up (S4.E4) - 8.7
With an episode title like “ The Break Up , ” it would be right to expect a major couple call it throw in the towel during the hour . Instead , the episode involves five major couples ending their relationships .
Over the course of the hour , Blaine and Kurt , Rachel and Finn , Brittany and Santana , Kitty and Jake , and Emma and Will all reached roadblocks in their human relationship . It ’s important that most of the relationships were long - distance as half of the cast was in New York for storyline . The separation were like a giant reset for the show , allowing characters to grow on their own for a while . It also give the audience a great acoustical variation of “ Teenage Dream . ”
