Glee (TV Series)

The Power of Madonna (2010)

Matthew Morrison: Will Schuester

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• Will Schuester : Guys, you know, it's come to my attention that many of you haven't been treating the young ladies of our group very nicely lately. You're disrespectful, bullying, sexist, and, I hate to say it, misogynistic.

  Finn Hudson : I have no idea what that means.

  Brittany : When I pulled my hamstring, I went to a "misogynist".

• [Will writes the name 'Madonna' on the white board] 

  Will Schuester : What comes to mind when you see that name?

  Rachel Berry : Genius.

  Kurt Hummel : Icon.

  Noah 'Puck' Puckerman : Hall of fame MILF.

• Sue Sylvester : ...and, wow, I just lost my train of thought. You have so much margarine in your hair.

  Will Schuester : OK. First, of all my kids are doing Madonna. She's public domain and there is nothing you can do about it. Secondly, enough with the hair jokes. Oh, by the way, how's the Florence Henderson look working for you? Oh, maybe you should try a new setting on your FLOwbee!

  [walking away] 

  Will Schuester : Oh, snap!

• Will Schuester : Where have you been? I have been calling you all weekend.

  Emma Pillsbury : I was kind of embarrassed. I really wanted to go through with it, Will. You were so gracious and gentle and... handsome, and it felt so good to be close to you in that way. I just... I don't know why I always freak out that like that.

  Will Schuester : Stop. Stop, stop, stop. You don't need to sleep with me to prove anything. You took ownership of your body on Friday when you told yourself you weren't ready... and then ran out of my apartment with no shoes on.

  Emma Pillsbury : They're my favorites. Did you bring them?

• Will Schuester : I feel so bad, Emma. I've been working so hard trying to get the guys to start treating the girls with more respect, and I... I haven't been walking the walk. I never should have agreed to have you come over that night.

  Emma Pillsbury : I did kind of throw myself at you.

  Will Schuester : That is the point. All right, we're falling into a pattern here. We need to instant an official no dating policy until my divorce is final.

  Emma Pillsbury : Well, when will that be?

  Will Schuester : I filed today. So that's a start. But while we're waiting, I want you to get some help for your problems; we need to take action here. They're not gonna go away unless we do.

  [handing her a business card] 

  Will Schuester : Now, our health union covers counseling. They'll come to the school, meet you in your office, whatever you need. And...

  [he places her shoes on the desk] 

  Will Schuester : I polished them myself.

  Emma Pillsbury : [standing to leave]  Thank you.

• Sue Sylvester : [Looks up sniffing]  Oh, hey William. I thought I smelled cookies wafting from the ovens of the little elves who live in your hair.

  Will Schuester : Wow Sue. I'm really impressed.

  Sue Sylvester : Yeah well, Madonna is legend. I want my girls to learn all the lessons she has to offer. Strength. Independence. Nobody quite like the material girl to empower my Cheerios. Just like your hair dresser has empowered you to look absolutely ridiculous.

  Will Schuester : [undaunted and smiling]  I'll see you later Sue.

• Noah 'Puck' Puckerman : I am not down with this. I like being a dude.

  Finn Hudson : That's because it's easy to be a dude.

  Noah 'Puck' Puckerman : Uh, Mr. Schue, I think we're gonna need a new baritone, 'cause Finn would like to become Finnessa.

  Will Schuester : Wait, h... hold on, Puck. Finn has a point. I mean, haven't you noticed how low morale has been around here lately?

  Artie Abrams : I have. I think the way I was objectifying Tina may have sent her over the edge.

  [flashback] 

  Artie Abrams : Hey, girl.

  Tina Cohen-Chang : My eyes are up here! I am a person with feelings! Get out of my grill! I am a powerful woman, and my growing feminism will cut you in half like a righteous blade of equality!

  [return to real time] 

  Finn Hudson : We've been treating the girls like crap; not caring about their feelings, not listening, objectifying. That's the right word, right, Mr. Schue?

  Will Schuester : That's right.

  Finn Hudson : Objectifying.

  Kurt Hummel : As an honorary girl, I have to agree. This team shouldn't work, but it does because we respect each other's talent. And if we want to take it to the next level, we have to start respecting each other as individuals. Really see each other. Why were you singing with us, Mr. Schue?

  Will Schuester : Because, apparently... I need to learn that lesson.

• Santana Lopez : He's a spy, Mr. Schuester. I would know.

  Will Schuester : Whoa, whoa, whoa, guys. I saw all the paperwork, I spoke with his parents.

  Jesse St. James : They winter in Bali. It's a very expensive phone call.

  Will Schuester : Jesse just moved in with his uncle, which is in our school district. It's all above board, guys. He goes to this school now.

  Artie Abrams : But this isn't fair.

  Will Schuester : Guys! Everyone who's ever auditioned for this group has gotten in. That's how we do things here. Okay? To suddenly change the rules now, that would be unfair.

• Emma Pillsbury : You know when we were talking about Madonna the other day and how her music was being blasted like an intimidating cluster bomb into everybody's office except for mine because, apparently, I lack a shred of sex appeal? Well, it struck me that the Big Mo is always in control of everything. Her life is her own.

  Will Schuester : Okay.

  Emma Pillsbury : So I need to take control of myself and my body, just like Madonna. Which is why... I'm planning on doing the nasty with you tonight at your place. Foreplay shall begin at 7:30 sharp. So, what do you think? Not that it matters.

  Will Schuester : I couldn't agree more.

  Emma Pillsbury : Great.

  Will Schuester : Great.

  Emma Pillsbury : 7:30.

  Will Schuester : Cool.

  Emma Pillsbury : Mm-hmm.

• Will Schuester : Hey, guys. I'm sorry to interrupt your little sorority, but I couldn't help overhearing. Are you really having that much boy trouble?

  Quinn Fabray : You wouldn't understand, Mr. Schue. You're a guy.

  Will Schuester : Well, then maybe you should talk to someone else about it. Like Ms. Pillsbury.

  Rachel Berry : I tried that.

  [cut to Emma's office] 

  Emma Pillsbury : [flustered]  Oh, um, that's a hot-button topic, isn't it? I mean, when to do that. This is the perfect chat to have with your mom.

  Rachel Berry : I have two gay dads.

  Emma Pillsbury : Right. Right. You, um... how about your rabbi?

  Rachel Berry : I really don't feel comfortable talking about this with Rabbi Greenberg. Aren't you a guidance counselor?

  Emma Pillsbury : [lost for words]  Uh...

  [back to the choir room] 

  Quinn Fabray : [as the dismissal bell rings]  The fact is that women still earn seventy cents to every dollar that a man does for doing the same job. That attitude starts in high school.

• Emma Pillsbury : I don't know what to say. I mean, I can't do this job if I don't have the kids' confidence.

  Will Schuester : Now, I get that this area of interest is, uh, your blind spot, but I want to help you so that the next time a girl comes in here asking those kinds of questions, you'll be prepared.

  [seeing her expression] 

  Will Schuester : I... I'm not saying you need to have sex.

  Emma Pillsbury : No. No, no, no. No, that's not what you were offering. Why would you offer that? It wasn't what I was thinking. Wishful thinking is all that was.

  Will Schuester : I mean, what this is all really about is teenage girls feeling like they have no power.

  Emma Pillsbury : Right, and it makes sense, too. I mean, look at their role models, you know? You've got Britney Spears and her shaved head. Lindsay Lohan looks like something out of "Lord of the Rings". Ann Coulter.

  Will Schuester : Let's work together to try to find a way to make them feel more confident about themselves.

  Emma Pillsbury : Yeah, I like that. Yes, we will change the world one girl at a time. We'll be like a girl-saving team.

  Will Schuester : And maybe along the way, we can find a way to help you, too.