Throwdown (14 Oct. 2009)

To cause dissention among the Glee Club members, Sue forces the students to compete against each other, but the real showdown happens when she and Will get called into the principal's ... See full summary »

Director:

Ryan Murphy

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 (credit only)
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
Iqbal Theba	...	Principal Figgins
Jennifer Aspen	...	Kendra Giardi
Amy Hill	...	Dr. Chin

Storyline

To cause dissention among the Glee Club members, Sue forces the students to compete against each other, but the real showdown happens when she and Will get called into the principal's office. Meanwhile, the Glee kids rally to support Quinn after some shocking news is revealed.

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Plot Keywords:

sister sister relationship | blog | blackmail | failing class | obstetrician

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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:

14 October 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this episode, Finn mentions that Gwyneth Paltrow named her daughter Apple. In the second season Paltrow guest stars as fun substitute, Holly Holliday

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Goofs

Quinn and Finn attend a doctor's appointment regarding Quinn's pregnancy. She is said to be at 10 weeks, and yet the doctor can tell through a routine ultrasound that the sex of the baby is female. It is virtually impossible to tell the gender at 10 weeks, since the genitals don't even begin to form until week 14 at the earliest.

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Quotes

Sue Sylvester: Your delusions of persecution are a telltale sign of early stage paranoid schizophrenia.

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Soundtracks

"O Fortuna"
(uncredited)
from "Carmina Burana"
Written by Carl Orff

User Reviews

"Throwdown" continues the fun of the program that is "Glee"

All right, I'm catching up on "Glee" eps from last season. In this one, with Will and Sue becoming co-directors of the glee club, Sue divides the group by putting the minorities on her side. A bespectacled student who has a crush on Rachel threatens to expose Quinn's pregnancy unless Rachel gives her underwear to him and Terri and her sister blackmails their baby doctor to fake Terri's baby sonogram for her husband...While I was never crazy about Terri's fake pregnancy, the doctor here provided some needed humor about the whole thing the way he fools Will about it though seeing him react being touched whether it becomes a girl or boy is a little too heartbreaking knowing how it will end. Sue, as always, provides her own hilarious take on certain things. And it's a lot of fun to see all the young singers performing here. So on that note, Throwdown is another very enjoyable episode of "Glee". Now I'm gonna watch the next one...