Glee: Season 2, Episode 7

The Substitute (16 Nov. 2010)

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When Mr. Schuester gets sick, a substitute teacher takes over his Spanish class and the glee club, and winds up winning over the whole New Directions clan. Meanwhile, when Sue fills in for ... See full summary »

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When Mr. Schuester gets sick, a substitute teacher takes over his Spanish class and the glee club, and winds up winning over the whole New Directions clan. Meanwhile, when Sue fills in for Principal Figgins as McKinley's top dog, she tries to flex her power on campus. Written by Fox Publicity

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Shortly after the episode aired, Dina Lohan publicly attacked the show and Gwyneth Paltrow for the joke made about her daughter Lindsay. See more »

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During the "Singing in the Rain" scene a 3-second clip is playing in reverse. See more »

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Will Schuester: You're a substitute. Of course you can let the kids do whatever they want. You never have to deal with the hangover of all that fun.
Holly Holliday: 16% of all high school students dropped out last year. We can't just expect them to sit up and pay attention. These kids feel special. They have a voice, and if we don't listen to it, they just tune us out.
Will Schuester: I give my kids a voice. I just don't let them run it free. I'm a teacher. It's my job to know more than they do.
Holly Holliday: Right, you don't know about what they care ...
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"Forget You"
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Written by CeeLo Green, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, and Brody Brown
Performed by Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin McHale, Amber Riley, and Naya Rivera
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The Substitute
18 November 2010 | by See all my reviews

An episode of Glee much like episodes of the first part of season 1, which is very good. What I really like is the humor of the episode, which is very strong. An episode that is not trying to be too perfect as other episodes, such as episode 2, Britney / Brittany. In the musical numbers, I really love the version of Glee of Forget You by Cee Lo Green, all thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow and energizing its interpretation. The mash up of Singin 'in the Rain and Umbrella is very successful, even though we know full well that a choir of a school could not manage to get water on a stage! Gwyneth Paltrow should immediately receive the Emmy for Best Guest Star because his interpretation of Holly Holiday is just perfect, surpassing Kristin Chenoweth, in the episode of season 1 ''The Rhodes Not Taken'' www.starsenvue.blogspot.com


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