Sectionals 

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.

Director:

Brad Falchuk

Writers:

Ryan Murphy (created by), Brad Falchuk (created by)

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:

inspiration | split screen telephone call | split screen | doubt | song contest | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Musical

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

For their performance of "My Life Would Suck Without You" for Mr. Schuster, the New Directions incorporated choreography bits of quite a few of their past performances such as the line dance from Kristin Chenoweth's episode, the guys sitting on the stage from their "Confessions/It's My Life" mashup etc.

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Goofs

The club asks for Will's help in setting the set list for sectionals and Will says he can't help them. However, the set list is already in place, as Sue has leaked it to the other two teams. This is not an error because the set list was given to Sue by Will at the end of Hairography. Clearly it has been changed since then, since "And I'm Telling You" was added. Later Brittany admits that she gave Sue the set list, which was probably the updated version with Mercedes' ballad.

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Quotes

Mercedes Jones: Look Rachel, the truth is; you're the best singer we've got.
Kurt Hummel: As much that it hurts me to admit it, and it does... shes right. Rachel is our star. If anyone is gonna go belted on the fly, it should be her.
Rachel Berry: Well, I do have something that I've been working on since I was four.

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Connections

References Carrie (1976)

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Soundtracks

My Life Would Suck Without You
(uncredited)
Written by Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly and Kelly Clarkson
Performed by Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Glee Cast

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 December 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alex Theatre - 216 North 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