Sectionals (9 Dec. 2009)

Sectionals is finally here for the Glee Club, but when Quinn's secret unravels, the club may not be able to recover in time to compete. Meanwhile, Sue's scheming hits an all-time high, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Brad Falchuk

Writers:

Ryan Murphy (creator), Brad Falchuk (creator),

Stars:

Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jessalyn Gilsig

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Dianna Agron	...	Quinn Fabray
Chris Colfer	...	Kurt Hummel
Jessalyn Gilsig	...	Terri Schuester
Jane Lynch	...	Sue Sylvester
Jayma Mays	...	Emma Pillsbury
Kevin McHale	...	Artie Abrams
Lea Michele	...	Rachel Berry
Cory Monteith	...	Finn Hudson
Matthew Morrison	...	Will Schuester
Amber Riley	...	Mercedes Jones
Mark Salling	...	Noah 'Puck' Puckerman
Jenna Ushkowitz	...	Tina Cohen-Chang
Eve	...	Grace Hitchens
Patrick Gallagher	...	Ken Tanaka
Iqbal Theba	...	Principal Figgins

Storyline

Sectionals is finally here for the Glee Club, but when Quinn's secret unravels, the club may not be able to recover in time to compete. Meanwhile, Sue's scheming hits an all-time high, and with Emma and Ken's marriage looming, Will makes a decision that could change his life forever.

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Plot Keywords:

false pregnancy | teacher inspires students | geek | singing | doubt | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alex Theatre - 216 N. Brand Boulevard, Glendale, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision, Ryan Murphy Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Will leaves rehearsal and Emma tells Rachel to let Mercedes sing, Mercedes says "Thanks Mrs. P." But as Emma is not yet married, she shouldn't have said Mrs.

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Quotes

Sue Sylvester: I think you will be adding revenge to the list of things you're not good at, including being married, running a high school glee club, and finding a hair style that doesn't make you look like a lesbian.

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Connections

References Carrie (1976)

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Soundtracks

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"
(reprise) (uncredited)
Music by Henry Krieger
Lyrics by Tom Eyen
Performed by Jane Adams Reform School

User Reviews

Shadow

10/10? Meaning this is the best there *can possibly be*? On basis of what? Make no mistake, this is a great episode, but it's far from *perfect*. Too many IMDb users write reviews from *highly* subjective viewpoint, and while they are useful in telling the average reader, what the reviewer likes, they could be more than plot summaries (there is a different update section for that) topped of with a few gushing praises.

So, in a nutshell: great plot and character development, good acting, laughs and drama, *but* Glee's main problem remains: the playback/attempts at lip sync performances are so out of sync it's *distracting*. The singers clearly are talented - why isn't there anyone on the production side making sure the vocals match the lip movements? If bands can put out live recordings with 100% audio/video sync, why can't Glee do it? Until then, we get just a shadow of Glee's full potential, "only" 8/10 at best - like this episode.