Chapter 35: Hard to Say Goodbye
Mr. Schuester introducing Jesse St. James to the New Directions as their new Show Choir consultant. Jesse proceeds to trash Finn, telling him most of the other male vocalists can sing better than him and that Mike Chang who can't even sing can at least dance, to which Finn gets visibly upset.
Rose: wait hold up Mr. (Gets up from her seat and walks up to him) You maybe new to this whole thing but only I'm allowed to insult Finn, got me?
Jesse: (scared) yes sir, I mean ma'am
Rose: (smiles) good glad we understand each other (turn around and goes back to her seat)
Jesse: you dated this guy Ryan right
Rose: (froze at the name and turns to him) how you know that? You don't even go to school here
Jesse: I know him cause he was my cousin
Rose: (color drained from her face) ohhhhhh
Jesse: so before you go and try to hurt me, think you should be careful what you say next since it was your fault for what you did to him
Rose tears came out of the her eyes and she quickly fled the room.
Finn: now that's it nobody makes my baby sister cry (about to approach him)
Puck and and Mike holds him back and Mr. Schue.
Mr. Schue: that's enough! Finn cool down, someone go take care of Rose and bring her back here
Kurt: (gets up) I'll go get her
Mr. Schue: thank you
Mercedes: (to Kurt) I'll keep you updated
Kurt nods and went to get his sister. Once everybody all calm.
Jesse then tells the kids that a solo is up for grabs at Nationals in New York and they will be auditioning for the part.
Rose was crying in the gainter closet. Kurt heard sniffling and crying as he walked by the door, he opened it revealing a crying Rose hugging her knees with her red eyes and noise running.
Kurt: oh honey...
Rose: it's my fault
Kurt: hey it's not your fault, Jesse just being a jerk (takes out his hanky and hands it to her)
Rose: (cleans up her face with it along with her noise and blows in to it)
Kurt: (cleans her face) not your fault what you did
Rose: but I was the one that was drunk
Kurt: but we're you the one driving?
Rose: (frowns) nooooo
Kurt: exactly so it isn't your fault
Rose: (sighs) I understand
Kurt: good, you had nothing to do with the death of Ryan, you two were just two messed up teenagers that night that didn't know what they were doing. You weren't yourself, cause I know that deep down my little Rose would never hurt a fly sober
Rose: (smiles) thanks Kurt (hugs him) made me feel a lot better
Kurt: anytime kiddo, come on let's get out of the closet. Btw why the closet?
Rose: um.... (Squeaky voice) Personal reason
Kurt: (gives her a look)
Rose: oh please don't act like you never done something in the gianter closet with Blaine
Kurt: shut up and let's go
Rose just smiles and left with Kurt from out of the closet.
Kurt: come on let's get back to glee club
Rose nodded and wipe her tears and headed back with Kurt as he had her arm around her.
When they made it back Mr. Schue said to them as they walk in and took their seat.
Mr. Schue: are you okay Rose?
Rose: yeah I'm okayyyyy,
Jesse: hey Rose I'm sorry I didn't mean all that to make you cry
Rose: (mumbles a little loud) sureeee you didn't (roll eyes and fakes smile) can we just forget all this and get back to what we were saying
Mr. Schue: (smiles at her) sure Rose
Rose sigh in relief as all focus was off her now and Mr. Schue and Jesse got back to discussion.
Coach Sylvester schemes with Terri to disrupt the New Directions flight to New York and has asked Terri to find her a computer hacker. Terri brings Howard Bamboo from Sheets-N-Things to her office where they conspire, using Figgins' e-mail, to have the flight routed through Tripoli, Libya so that the kids will be kidnapped upon landing or "kidnapped and killed."
Becky Jackson and her mother show up to ask Mr. Schuester to join the Glee Club because Sue has kicked her off the Cheerios. Mr. Schuester explains to them both that he would love for her to join next year, but that they are a week away from nationals and the competition season is almost over.
After his talk with Mrs. Jackson and Becky, Mr. Schuester goes in search of Sue and finds her in the teacher's lounge where he confronts her about kicking Becky off the squad. In response, Sue tells Will that she can't have Becky around her because she reminds her of her sister Jean Sylvester.
After Will's incredulous response that she loves her sister, Sue explains to him that she does, but that Jean unfortunately died from pneumonia and passed away in her sleep the day before.
Rachel confronts Finn in a hallway asking why he hasn't signed up for the male lead at Nationals, to which he replies that Jesse's remarks have destroyed his confidence "I'm Lima good not New York City good" and that he will not be auditioning.
Emma and Will are in his apartment packing up his belongings before he heads to New York with the kids. After Nationals he will be staying for a while to appear in Crossrhodes: The April Rhodes Story, but he's shown to have little confidence that the play will succeed and plans to be back a week after it opens. Emma encourages him to follow his dreams, telling him that he's given up so much for others to succeed and that now it's his turn.
With Finn, Kurt and Rose.
They were walking in the halls heading to Miss. Sylvester's offices.
Rose: why are we here?
Finn: like we told you in the car we came to give our respect to Miss Sue who lost her sister.
Rose: why?
Kurt: well... We know what it's like to lose someone, so we figure with a lot of love and compassion and help from us it would be good for her
Rose: (cross arm) why should we help her after what she done to us?
Finn: because it's good to help people no matter what pain and suffering she has done to us
Rose: what about Jesse?
Finn: Jesse has nothing to do about this
Rose: what if I don't want to do this? (cross arm)
Finn: (stand over her) then you and I will have a meeting tonight with Mr. Good Belt if you don't stop with the sassy attitude
Rose: (gulps) yes sir
Finn: very good
Finn step away from her, Rose was freaky scared with her brothers threat. Not only was 6' foot taller then her but he takes his threat very seriously.
Kurt: (knock on door holding followers) Coach Slyvester
Coach Sue: (looks up)
Finn: (holding stuff animal) we bought you some flowers and stuff. We're sorry for your loss.
Coach Sue: put them over there with the rest. There were more arrangements but I had to throw some of them out. I'm allergic to pansies. And I don't mean that as a swipe at either of you. So... Why'd you bother doing this-- buying me flowers , comforting me-- after I've actively made your life a living hell and enjoying doing it?
Kurt: all three of us knows what it's like to lose someone really close to you.
Rose: (looks down)
Finn: (puts both hand on Rose shoulder yeah the three of us been through a lot these past couple of days. We know what it's like to lose someone special close to heart
Kurt: with his parents dead, my parents dead, and um... Rose losing her parents and Ryan it's been hard on all of us cause we been through so much
Coach Sue: so how you think you can help me? Are you here to tell me how to deal with this?
Kurt: not at all
Coach Sue: 'Cause if I was being honest with you, Eddie Munster and Herman Munster, I don't know how to deal with this. I can't go back into that nursing home and start sorting through Jean's things. And I won't plan a funeral.
Kurt: have you told your mother yet?
Coach Sue: as far as I'm concerned her good-byes to us years ago. If you boys would really like to help me, you might start by explaining why it was her time and not mine.
She's the sweetest person I ever met. And as the three of you can attest , I'm probably the meanest so how come I'm the one still standing here talking to you?
Rose: (mumbles) because god don't like ugly, ow! Finn! (Groans and turns to him pouting rubbing her head)
Finn: strike one little girl wanna go for strike two
Rose: noooooo
Finn: keep your sassy mouth shut and apologize
Rose: (mumbles) sorry Coach Sue
Finn: louder
Rose: (perk up) Sorry Coach Sue
Finn: better, now go wait outside
Rose: yes sir
Rose run out of room and away from her brother so she don't get into anymore trouble.
...
Kurt and Finn enlist the Glee Clubs help to plan Jean's funeral, as Sue has agreed for them to do so.
Auditions are being held in the auditorium, first up is Santana singing Back to Black by Amy Winehouse.
Jesse is shown to berate her for not infusing the song with the needed emotion.
Next is Kurt singing Some People from Gypsy.
Jesse thinks isn't quite up to par with the Bernadette Peters or Patti LuPone, Kurt's idol, who have both sung the song before. Kurt leaves the stage in a huff after this and is shown to be very negative toward Jesse saying "Jesse St. James totally Jesse St. Sucks" while he enters the choir room.
Next to perform is Mercedes singing Try a Little Tenderness by Otis Redding.
Although Mr Schuester thinks Mercedes really nailed the song, Jesse tells her that she needs to practice a lot more, do more choreography on stage and says that she's lazy. As Mercedes storms off the stage dragging the microphone-stand with the microphone on the stand with her.
Rachel comes on and says she will be performing My Man from Funny Girl.
To which Jesse immediately asks if she's singing it to someone in particular. Rachel replies that she isn't, but the sequence is intermingled with scenes from Rachel and Finn's relationship, suggesting that the song is about Finn. Kurt gets visibly emotional and gives Rachel a standing ovation remarking "She may be difficult, but boy can she sing" after she finishes then begins clapping before being pulled back into his seat by Santana. Jesse tells Rachel that her performance was simply brilliant.
With Finn, Kurt and Rose.
Rose: why are we here? This place is for old people?
Finn: wanna go for strike three little girl
Rose: no! I said I'll behave in the car ride here remember
Finn: then stop being such a smart ass, I already explained to you why we are here, so enough is enough. Be on your best behavior here
Rose: (frowns and look down) yes sir
Finn: that's my big girl, come on let's go
Rose, Finn and Kurt are in the nursing home with Sue, sorting through her sister Jean's belongings. Kurt discovers a copy of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, which Sue says Jean would watch at least three times a week. Sue takes only one stuffed animal, saying that she doesn't need any more memories of Jean and that she only asked the Glee Club to plan the funeral to make sure the service would be full, since Jean didn't know a lot of people.
As Sue arrives at the funeral home with Will, she discovers the club has decorated the casket with props from Jean's favorite movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. As she tries to eulogize her sister Sue breaks down and is unable to continue. Mr. Schuester takes over and gives the speech, which moves the kids to tears:
The Glee Club then sings Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (as it was Jean's favorite song) as pictures and film-clips of Jean are shown on a television set.
[Rose:]
Hold your breath
Make a wish
Count to three
[Kurt:]
Come with me, and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination
[Finn:]
Take a look and you'll see
Into your imagination
[Rose:]
We'll begin, with a spin
Traveling in a world of my creation
[Artie:]
What we'll see will defy explanation
[Rose with New Directions:]
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it
[Kurt:]
There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
[Finn:]
Living there, you'll be free
[Kurt and Finn:]
If you truly wish to be
[Kurt with New Directions:]
If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Want to change the world?
There's nothing to it
[Rose:]
There is no life I know
To compare with pure imagination
[Kurt:]
Living there, you'll be free
If you truly
[Kurt and Finn:]
Wish to be
After the service, Finn is shown to be sitting in his car crying. When Quinn Fabray asks why, he tells her that he is breaking up with her, saying he thought he could fix everything from the previous year with Rachel, but that it isn't working. After a short fight, Quinn leaves and Finn is shown to watch Rachel as she leaves the funeral home.
Becky enters Coach Sylvester's office to hand in her pom-poms and megaphone, but Sue stops her explaining that her firing Becky was because of hormones due to menopause (what she liked to call "womb rage") and that Becky is back on the Cheerios. In fact, Becky will be promoted to captain starting next year. Sue then asks Becky for a hug, which Becky gladly gives her.
Sue then shows up at Will's table in the teachers' lounge and explains to him that she had the clubs itinerary changed to have them flown to Libya, but has had a change of heart. She compliments Will saying he has something Jean had and she doesn't: a pure heart. She then says that after what Will and the Glee Club did for Jean, there is no way for Sue to hate them anymore and is giving up trying to destroy them. Terri then shows up and gives Will first class tickets to New York, telling him she lied about having the monkey pox and was contacted by a vice president of the airline who provided her with the tickets. Terri also tells Will that she's been appointed manager of a new branch of Sheets-N-Things that will be opening in Miami, Florida and will soon be moving.
Jesse meets with Rachel in the auditorium and he tells her that he cares a lot about her and that she is the reason he came back. As they share a kiss, Finn is shown to have entered the auditorium holding a single Tulip and is shown to be visibly shaken as they leave the stage.
In the end, Mr. Schuester decides that no one will have a solo at Nationals and asks the club to provide two original songs for the competition and that they will be performed by the club as a whole. Finn turns to Quinn thanking her for not quitting Glee Club over their breakup. She tells him she couldn't because it would have ruined her plans for New York; she does not elaborate exactly what those plans are.
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