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"100" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series ''
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'', and the 100th episode of the series overall. Written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy,
Brad Falchuk Bradley Douglas Falchuk (born March 1, 1971) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for co-creating the television series ''Glee'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Scream Queens'', and '' Pose'' with Ryan Murph ...
and Ian Brennan, and directed by
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, it aired on
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in the United States on March 18, 2014. The episode features the apparent end of New Directions after the club is shut down by principal Sue Sylvester (
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). Many graduates of the glee club return, as do special guest stars
Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...
as April Rhodes and
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as Holly Holliday.


Plot

Rachel Berry Rachel Barbra Berry is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists, alongside Mr. Schue in the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Lea Michele, and appears in ''Glee'' from its pilot ep ...
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Lea Michele Lea Michele Sarfati ( ; born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of ''Les Misérables'' (1995–1996), ''Ragtime'' (1997–1999), ''Fid ...
),
Kurt Hummel Kurt Elizabeth Hummel is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. Series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan initially conceived of him as a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied a ...
(
Chris Colfer Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received crit ...
),
Santana Lopez Santana Lopez is a fictional character from the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee (TV series), Glee''. The character was portrayed by Naya Rivera, and appeared in ''Glee'' from its Pilot (Glee), pilot episode, first ...
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Naya Rivera Naya Marie Rivera ( ; January 12, 1987July 8, 2020) was an American actress, singer, and model. Recognized for her work on the popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. She began her career as a child actress and model, first appearing in ...
),
Mercedes Jones Mercedes Jones is a fictional character from the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee (TV series), Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Amber Riley, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its Pilot (Glee), ...
(
Amber Riley Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) sometimes known mononymously as Riley (stylized in all caps), is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series ''Glee'' (2009 ...
),
Quinn Fabray Quinn Fabray is a fictional character from the TV series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Dianna Agron, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is the cheerleading captain at the ...
(
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), Noah "Puck" Puckerman (
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), Brittany S. Pierce (
Heather Morris Heather Elizabeth Morris is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She played the role of Brittany S. Pierce in the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. Early life Morris was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and raised in Scottsdale, ...
) and
Mike Chang Michael Robert Chang Jr. is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr., and has appeared on ''Glee'' since the fourth episode in the first season, " Pr ...
( Harry Shum Jr.) return to Lima for the glee club's last week. For their 100th assignment, glee club director
Will Schuester William Michael Schuester, often referred to as Mr. Schue, is a fictional teacher character and one of the two main protagonists from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'', alongside his student Rachel Berry. He appeared in ''Glee'' fro ...
(
Matthew Morrison Matthew James Morrison (born October 30, 1978) is an American actor, dancer, and singer, best known for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show ''Glee'' (2009–2015). He has starred in multiple Broadway and off-Broadway produ ...
) asks old and new members alike to sing remixed versions of their favorite songs, and announces he has invited April Rhodes (
Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...
) to join them. Will and April then lead the students in a performance of " Raise Your Glass". Puck plans to rekindle his relationship with Quinn, only to find out she's dating Biff McIntosh (
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), an arrogant billionaire, and has been hiding her past from him. Quinn, Santana and Brittany later perform "
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", but Brittany feels her dancing was not up to par, and feels she's lost her creative streak since learning she's a mathematical genius. Meanwhile, Rachel and Mercedes begin feuding over who is more successful, and decide to settle their dispute through a "diva-off", in which they perform " Defying Gravity" alongside Kurt, and leave it to the others to vote for who was better. Will and April remind Principal
Sue Sylvester Susan "Sue" Rodham Sylvester is a fictional character of the Fox musical comedy-drama series, ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Jane Lynch, and appears in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009, through t ...
(
Jane Lynch Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. Known for playing starring and recurring roles in comedic television, her accolades include one Golden Globe, five Primetime Emmys and two Screen Actors Gui ...
) that April's charity foundation owns the auditorium, which means the glee club could move to the auditorium and rely on the foundation's funding to move forward, but Sue reveals that Will has already blown most of the money on costumes and scenery, and April's assets have been frozen, meaning glee club is still over. Santana cheers up Brittany through a performance of " Valerie", backed up by Mike and Jake Puckerman (
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). Puck then serenades Quinn with "
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" and encourages her not to be ashamed of her past. Quinn tells Biff the truth, including that she has a daughter with Puck. He is infuriated and insults her, causing Puck to beat him up and throw him into the dumpster. Biff then breaks up with Quinn and returns to Yale. During the diva-off voting, Santana humiliates Rachel, who is consoled by Mercedes. They reaffirm their friendship and gleefully accept that the votes are tied. They are soon joined by Holly Holliday (
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), who was invited by April, and convinces the glee club to sing something new, leading to a rendition of "
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". Puck and Quinn develop a relationship, and Brittany declares her love for Santana, though Santana is reluctant to date her again after their painful break-up. Will reunites Rachel, Kurt, Santana, Mercedes, Artie, Tina, Puck, Quinn, Brittany and Mike in the auditorium and thanks them for being part of his life. April and Holly, who have been watching from the sidelines, realize how important glee club is to Will and decide to team up to save it.


Production

The 100th episode of ''Glee'' started production on December 19, 2013, the second-to-last day of filming in 2013, and resumed in January 2014. The episode had completed filming by January 29, 2014, when director
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posted a number of tweets with photos from the final day of shooting. Barclay was responsible for the first part of the episode, scheduled to air on March 18, 2014; the second part, which is set to air a week later, was directed by series co-creator
Brad Falchuk Bradley Douglas Falchuk (born March 1, 1971) is an American television writer, director, and producer. He is best known for co-creating the television series ''Glee'', ''American Horror Story'', '' Scream Queens'', and '' Pose'' with Ryan Murph ...
. The show made a list of thirty songs that had previously been performed on the show, and invited fans to vote on which ones should appear in the 100th episode in a promotion called "Gleek's Choice" that was run at the end of November 2013. At least ten of these, which were not immediately announced, were set to be featured in this episode, though not necessarily sung by the same artists as before. The list of thirteen songs that was eventually released in late February 2014 for what turned out to be a two-part 100th episode contained eight songs from the original thirty-song list, not ten. A number of former main characters on the show have returned for this two-part episode. These include Yale student
Quinn Fabray Quinn Fabray is a fictional character from the TV series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Dianna Agron, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. She is the cheerleading captain at the ...
(
Dianna Agron Dianna Elise Agron ( ; born April 30, 1986) is an American actress and singer. List of Dianna Agron performances, Her work spans screen and stage, and her accolades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a Brit Award. Agron bega ...
), MIT student Brittany Pierce (
Heather Morris Heather Elizabeth Morris is an American actress, dancer, and singer. She played the role of Brittany S. Pierce in the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. Early life Morris was born in Thousand Oaks, California, and raised in Scottsdale, ...
), Noah "Puck" Puckerman (
Mark Salling Mark Wayne Salling (; August 17, 1982 – January 30, 2018) was an American actor and musician known for his role as Noah "Puck" Puckerman on the television series ''Glee''. Salling studied at the Los Angeles College of Music before work ...
), who was last seen riding off to join the military, UCLA student and aspiring singer
Mercedes Jones Mercedes Jones is a fictional character from the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee (TV series), Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Amber Riley, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its Pilot (Glee), ...
(
Amber Riley Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986) sometimes known mononymously as Riley (stylized in all caps), is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series ''Glee'' (2009 ...
), and Joffrey Ballet School student
Mike Chang Michael Robert Chang Jr. is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actor and dancer Harry Shum Jr., and has appeared on ''Glee'' since the fourth episode in the first season, " Pr ...
( Harry Shum Jr.). Two characters played by special guest stars return as well: April Rhodes (
Kristin Chenoweth Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth; July 24, 1968)Kristin Cheno ...
), who went to Broadway to star in an original musical that won at least one Tony award, and substitute teacher Holly Holliday (
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). A recurring character in this episode is cheerleader
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(
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). There is a new character appearing in the episode who is a potential Yale "love interest" for Quinn: Biff McIntosh, played by
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. An album, '' Glee: The Music – Celebrating 100 Episodes'' was released with thirteen songs on it, featuring music from both this episode and the next one (its second part). The full album was released on March 25, 2014, but the six songs from this episode were made available a week early on the day the episode aired. Five of the songs are new covers of songs that have previously appeared on ''Glee'': the
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and
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version of " Valerie" performed by
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and Morris;
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's " Raise Your Glass" sung by Chenoweth and Morrison; "
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" by
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, performed by Rivera, Morris, and Agron; " Defying Gravity" from the musical ''
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'', featuring
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,
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, and Riley; and
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's "
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" sung by Salling. The sixth song, "
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" by
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, which is new to the show, features Paltrow, Chenoweth, Morrison, Riley, and
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.


Critical response

Suzanne Davis of ''TV Fanatic'' gave the episode a 3.5 out of 5 giving generally positive reviews, praising
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's performance in "Happy" and Salling's version of "Keep Holding On" describing it "incredibly superior to the original" but gave a negative review of "Raise Your Glass" saying it had "so much auto-tune and very inappropriate for high school students". Jerome Wetzel of ''Blog Critics'' gave the episode a negative review
"100" has great character moments, amid lots of story flaws and inconsistencies, and an overall weak lineup of musical numbers. What should be a celebrated milestone for the show ends up as another disappointing, mediocre let down. This is only part one of a two-parter, but it seems unlikely the next hour will redeem this one. I really hope I'm not writing the same thing about the series finale fifteen months or so from now.
Laura Frances of ''Screen Crave'' gave the episode an 8.5 out of 10, saying "Despite the cheesy scenes between Puck and Quinn, and Santana and Brittany, '100' was filled with great performances, sass and warmth. It was great to see the former Glee kids back singing and dancing and bickering. However, this also reminds us of how great Glee use to be. That's not necessarily a good thing." Lauren Hoffman of ''
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'' gave the episode a 3 out of 5,
It would seem that the end of last week's episode wasn't all bluster – and forgive me for assuming it might have been, And while it's sad for everyone that glee club has been defunded, especially in the "end of an era" sense, it's arguably most difficult for the kids who will still be left at McKinley when it's over, with no choir room as a safe haven.
She mainly gave negative reviews on April Rhodes and Holly Holliday feeling that they had no real purpose. Hoffman did comment positively on Kurt Hummel performance of "Defying Gravity", saying "not just because he got to finally prove that he'd intentionally tanked the high note all those years ago. Rachel and Mercedes needed to prove something in the choir room; Kurt didn't. Good for him." and she also gave positive feedback on the Quinn and Puck storyline and the return of Heather Morris saying she was the "True MVP" of the episode.


References


External links

* {{Glee episodes 2014 American television episodes Glee season 5 episodes Television episodes directed by Paris Barclay Television episodes written by Brad Falchuk Television episodes written by Ryan Murphy (producer)