The Glee Project (2011–2012): Season 1, Episode 1 - Individuality - full transcript
Once upon a time, there was a
little tv show called Glee.
If you haven't heard of it,
you totally deserve to get slushied.
Anyway, things were going really well,
and then one of its creators,
Ryan Murphy, came to a realization.
Kids that started out with the show...
will be graduating very soon.
So we need new blood. We need new kids.
We need new talent.
So he created the Glee project.
It's like a Glee boot camp/
acting/singing/...
dancing/everything master class.
Each week there'll
be a different theme,
a homework assignment,
and a mystery guest...
from the actual Glee cast.
You're so hot.
The contenders will go through...
the same process as they would on Glee.
They'll record in a
professional studio...
with vocal producer Nikki Anders...
Let's do a couple takes to get into it.
And learn to dance from Glee's
choreographer Zach woodlee...
I want the boom, boom, boom,
and I need it to be severe.
All in preparation for
their big group number...
A music video inspired by the
musical performances on Glee.
And overseeing it all...
will be Glee's casting director,
Robert ulrich.
I feel connected and proud
of each and every one of you.
He auditioned over 40,000 kids...
who showed up with their
hearts on their sleeves...
and their jazz hands in the air.
And after hearing the same songs...
over and over and over again...
- What time is it?
- Robert was able
to narrow it down to 12
very talented contenders.
They will live on the Glee
project campus...
and compete to inspire the
creators of Glee...
to write a seven-episode
guest-starring role...
just for them on the coolest show ever.
And that's all you need
to know so far on...
We're going to meet our
guest judge for the week,
and I'm a little nervous.
Oh, my God, you're so hot.
Welcome to the Glee project!
All right!
So my name is Darren criss,
and I play the character
Blaine Anderson on Glee.
Oh, we know!
So can you believe you're here?
Out of 40,000 people,
here you are... The final 12.
And one of you is gonna win...
a seven-episode guest-starring
role on Glee,
and that's an incredible gift.
So you guys were given an
assignment yesterday...
to sing Stevie wonder's signed,
sealed, delivered.
They told you you have
different lead lines...
in which you get to
showcase your individuality.
And the person who we think
did the most shining job...
Will win an advantage
in a big group number,
which means you get the starring role.
And Darren will work
with you one-on-one...
to help you really nail it...
and get you one step closer to
winning a role on Glee.
So it's your job... To stand out.
So let's see what you got.
Let's rock and roll.
♪
♪...
♪ like a fool, I went
and stayed too long ♪...
♪ and now I'm wondering if
your love's too strong ♪...
♪ ooh, baby ♪...
♪ here I am, signed,
sealed, delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ mmm ♪...
♪ then that time you
went and said good-bye ♪...
♪ now I'm back and not
ashamed to cry ♪...
♪ ooh, baby ♪...
♪ well, here I am ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ oh, ooh ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ seen a lot of things
in this old world ♪...
♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪...
♪ when I touch them, ha,
they did nothing, girl ♪...
♪ ooh, baby, here I am ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ whoo, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ah, ah, oh, yeah ♪...
♪ ooh, wee, baby,
you set my soul on fire ♪...
♪ and that's why I know you're
my only desire, baby ♪...
♪ here I am ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours, ah ♪...
♪ here I am, baby ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ here I am, baby ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ here I am, baby ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
- Whoo! Awesome!
- Bravo!
- That was great.
- You know what?
Everybody's clearly a great singer,
and it's interesting to see
who is focusing more...
on the singing and
who's focusing more...
on sort of attitude.
Uh, Ellis.
And how old are you,
Ellis? I'm 18, I swear.
I promise I'm not ten.
I'm sick of being ten. I really am.
I make jokes about it
all the time, you know,
"ha ha, yeah, it's funny."
But it's not.
I hate being in a room
with beautiful girls...
and just being a little
frilly thing on the side.
So, Ellis, you say you're 18,
and you're very kind of, like,
making a joke about it,
because you clearly look younger.
And that's something that...
can also be very empowering,
I think, you know.
Things that make you who you are...
can really elevate you,
so I would totally
embrace that, and, um...
You sound great, girl. Thanks.
I love the sass. What's your name?
Emily. But you can call
me whatever you want.
I'll call you Emily.
I'll stick to the original.
I'm an amazing flirt. It's crazy.
My talent is this...
The way I flip my hair.
It's fun.
It makes me different.
So, Emily, clearly you
exude this sass...
that I think everybody
in this room feels.
I think everybody can feel
that's exactly who you are.
And that's a wonderful trait to have,
because it's very magnetic.
So that was really cool. Oh, my God.
Thank you. Can you say it again?
Matheus, you're doing a
lot of things vocally...
that I can tell you are
a musician of sorts,
and you know how to control
things to your favor.
Glee is about hearing the unexpected...
and having that person really own it...
in ways that you
would've never imagined.
And because of this week's theme,
individuality,
the winner for this challenge is...
Matheus.
- Yay!
- Oh, my...
Oh, my gosh! Ah!
The song might not be
immediately relatable...
to your voice,
but you nonetheless
stepped up to the plate...
and really made it your own.
I need to breathe. I need to breathe.
My mind is just racing everywhere.
I'm so happy right now.
This is a great way to start this.
So, matheus, what you're gonna win...
is you're gonna get
a featured moment...
in the big group number
that's coming up,
as well as you're gonna
spend some time...
in that one-on-one session with Darren.
Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
So do you want to hear what
this big group number is?
Yes. Drumroll, please.
All right, you guys
are gonna be doing...
my girl Katy Perry's firework.
No way!
- Yes!
- Yeah, all right!
That could not have been...
a more amazing choice.
It's definitely kind of like...
a belt-y kind of, like,
fist in the air kind of anthem for...
People like me.
So the important thing about
this particular performance...
is to really solidify a character...
that you would want to be
in the world of Glee.
And the concept is that of
a high school photo shoot.
And the job here is
trying to showcase...
who you think you would be
or could be most likely to...
So this is more character stuff...
and being that character for,
like, the "photo shoot"...
as you sing the song.
So you're gonna record,
perform, and shoot this...
as a big group number.
And you're gonna be working
with a team of experts...
Mostly importantly Zach woodlee,
Glee's choreographer,
and vocal producer Nikki Anders.
But we will also be assessing
you throughout the process,
because that's the best way to judge...
how you'd fit into the Glee world.
And after the big group number is shot,
unfortunately, Zach, Nikki, and I...
will be picking three of you...
to do the last-chance
performance for Ryan Murphy.
Ryan Murphy, the creator and
writer of Glee...
What? We have to perform
in front of him...
if we don't do well?
I think all of us
have a heart attack...
about that information.
So you may be the most
technically trained singer.
You may be the most
technically trained dancer.
You may be the best actor.
Casting is completely subjective.
And, ultimately, Ryan will decide...
who stays and who goes.
Okay, guys, so good
luck and have some fun.
- Break a leg.
- Break a leg, guys.
Hey, shut it.
I don't know if you know me. I'm Zach.
I do the choreography.
This is Brooke. Say it, Brooke.
- I'm Brooke.
- Hi, Brooke!
All right, this is what's gonna happen.
Right now I need, uh,
a little bit of your acting abilities.
I need a pose. What are you doing?
- This.
- Okay. Thumbs.
- And then this.
- Face.
Okay. So there you go.
You'll go thumb and
face and hand and drop.
And thumb and face and hand and drop.
- Okay. Thumb, face, and drop.
- This is amazing!
Yeah. Lock those into
what your character is.
A-five, a-six, a-seven, go.
A-sharp. A-sharp.
Keep 'em slow. Slow.
Shh!
Listen.
This is the part where, on the show,
on Glee, we don't have any time.
You've got to start locking
this stuff down for continuity.
A-hit, a-hit, a-hit,
and-a one, bah, bah.
As you shoot and bah... Oh!
Wait. Guys, every
time you do something,
you don't have to be like,
"oh!" Just kind of get it, be like,
"I messed up. We got to keep going."
A-two, a-three, a-four.
Less... I don't know... less of
whatever it was you were doing.
I am really down on myself,
because I feel like I
did a terrible job...
in the first assignment.
And, honestly,
it's gotten to me so much,
I actually feel like Zach's
picking on me a little bit...
when I do something stupid.
Lean to the right,
and then we're just gonna start...
to turn over ourselves.
Bom, bom.
O...Kay.
Look, I can't treat you
like three-year-olds.
That's it... Like, I just can't.
You need to understand
we have to get this done,
and I know that it's like,
"oh, fun, look at me,"...
but it's not helping us at all.
- ♪ Baby ♪
- ...that's not your chest voice.
It's trying to be.
Just, like, ugh, this is the moment.
What are you waiting for?
I'm sorry if I'm making
it difficult, man.
I'm really not trying to.
Right now this ain't working.
No, I agree with you completely.
Look at this light!
It's got holes in it like cheese.
This is my first time ever...
being in a professional
recording studio.
It's my first time being within,
like, 20 feet...
of a professional recording studio.
- Hello!
- Hi.
Oh, my gosh, I'm so
excited to see you guys.
I'm Nikki Anders.
I work on the music team...
that does all the music for Glee.
I help arrange the vocals,
and the thing that is
really important...
that may not get talked about a lot...
is the studio experience of Glee,
because when you're a cast
member on Glee,
you have very little time.
Sometimes for a whole song,
we'll have lea...
for, like, 45 minutes to an hour,
and she's got to do the whole song.
So matheus, since you won
the homework assignment,
you can start us off. Okay. Oh, my God.
For this song,
each of the contenders...
have been given lines that play
to their strengths vocally.
Cool. Let's try one.
I do expect them to push themselves.
As with a lot of people,
they think they know
their own limitations.
Just let's do a couple
takes to get into it.
And I think that my goal for today...
is to try to show them that
they're capable of a lot more.
Don't be nervous. Just let loose.
♪ Do you ever feel ♪...
♪ like a plastic bag ♪...
♪ drifting through
the wind ♪...
♪ wanting to start again? ♪...
It's really pretty,
but I need you to emote.
Just... what do you
mean by these words?
It just sounds like
you're singing them.
Marissa, she's an amazing singer.
But I don't think that she's
really connecting with the song,
and I didn't feel any emotion
when she was singing.
♪ Just own the night ♪...
Nice.
♪ Like the fourth of July ♪...
Whoo! I see what you got going on here.
♪ Do you know that there's... ♪...
My first reaction to Nikki was, "whoa."
Ending just needs to
tidy up a little bit.
She's gonna tell you if you're flat,
and she's gonna tell
you if you're sharp,
and that is a good thing,
because it's the only way
you're gonna improve.
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, let your colors burst ♪...
Almost. That was a great start.
♪ 'Cause, baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, show 'em
what you're worth ♪...
That was a good "come on."
Nice! Great job.
Feeling pretty confident.
I'm a classically trained soprano.
I have one of the best voices here.
That's why I'm, like, nailing it.
Let's talk about your
chest voice for a second.
It's virtually nonexistent
to this point.
This is my chest voice.
♪ Baby ♪ that's not your chest voice.
It's trying to be.
- Hmm...
- Sorry. I'm...
I'm trying to find it right now.
I'm sick as a dog,
and my throat is so raw and terrible,
I can barely sing.
Can you reach... ♪ baby, you're a ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
- Okay. So let's belt that out.
- Okay.
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪...
- All right.
- ...♪ come on, let your colo... ♪
Just, like, ugh, this is the moment.
What are you waiting for? Okay.
♪ You just gotta ignite the light ♪...
♪ and let it shine ♪...
Um... Okay, just remember...
that it doesn't need to just be loud.
You can start soft, just intense.
Okay.
♪ You just gotta ignite the light ♪...
♪ and let ♪...
- ♪ ah ♪
- ...♪ it shine ♪
♪ ah ♪...
I think we can...
We can work with that.
Okay.
Nikki is looking very unimpressed,
which is not a good thing at all.
I thought I was gonna
go in and just... bam!
And I went in, like...
I know that I could have
given it more energy,
but it's just, like,
I just couldn't get there.
But that doesn't mean
that you would be, like...
It's your first time in a studio.
- Oh, God.
- And you will.
I don't want to be in
the bottom three, dude.
I really don't want to...
Oh, that would suck.
Glee, Glee contenders,
Glee project contenders,
gather around.
I'd like to introduce myself.
I'm Erik white.
I'm a music video director.
And I have the privilege of
directing music videos...
for you guys.
I've worked with everybody
from diddy to Chris brown...
to lil Wayne to Mary j blige.
So now you guys got
me for the duration.
I'm gonna make you look
incredible, amazing.
So be ready to bring it,
'cause it's gonna be fun,
but it's gonna be a lot of work.
The firework music video is
designed to look like...
a yearbook photo shoot.
I'm really looking to see who
expresses their individuality...
through their character
while at the same time...
are able to take direction
from our creative team.
The contenders that do well
will make the callback list.
Those who don't will risk
being in the bottom three...
and will have to do a
last-chance performance...
to prove that they deserve
to be called back.
Playback!
♪ You just gotta ignite ♪...
♪ the light ♪...
My recording didn't go as well
as I would like it to have gone,
so I'm definitely nervous,
and I think that I could possibly be...
one of the three
last-chance performers.
- Cut, cut.
- Do have any, like, ideas
or direction or anything I can...
I mean, it's such a
short amount of time.
As long as you just
give it up to camera...
Like, those little pieces
is what makes you relatable.
Can you tighten it up and go...
Make this shoot?
Make 'em go, ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪...
♪ as you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪...
Alex...
Has an amazing sense of confidence.
♪ As you shoot
across the sky-y-y ♪...
I mean, he knows he's good.
And then I'll be, like, posing, like...
♪ Da da da ♪...
Like... Yeah!
Winning the homework assignment,
I got to have one-on-one
time with Darren criss.
For any time you're
doing any kind of poses,
I think it's important to be
as just grounded as possible.
Okay. I'm close to the ground,
so don't worry.
You know what? As we're talking,
I think the really important
thing here is just to,
I would say, keep your head up.
If people see you
comfortable in your skin,
then they are rooting for you 100%,
because they're like,
"this is a guy I could get behind."
♪ Make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ you're gonna
leave 'em... ♪...
Darren gave me some great advice...
as far as dancing,
as far as the emotion...
and kind of like portraying
it in front of a camera,
'cause I'm not used to that at all.
Ha ha ha!
Yeah, man!
You know how to give those looks.
- Yeah. I'm so good at that.
- Yeah.
- Okay, so...
- Wait.
This is your strength.
No, these are my strength.
So I go like that,
and then, like,
I go to this side to him?
Yeah, but do it like a prom photo,
so where you, like, you know,
would have in front of... yeah.
Let's pretend you're a boy.
Okay. Yeah, let's pretend.
Well, no, stand here.
So be on this side of the thing.
♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than
the moon, moon ♪...
And, like, get up...
We'll get the boys,
so you'll be, like, right here on him.
Then you'll just come in, push her.
You'll be like, "ah,
screw you," and walk out.
Sorry. What does that have to
do with my character, though?
My most likely is to be the
"heartbreaker."
I don't feel like it would be...
Her walking away or...
It almost looks like
the creeper instead.
It doesn't look like the creeper.
But what would you like to do?
I was thinking she'd walk away...
because another girl walks
up or something like that.
Completely. We can get another girl.
It's just another...Girl.
I'm sorry if I'm making
it difficult, man.
I'm really not trying to.
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
For my part for firework,
I'm most likely to be a child forever.
Ellis' thing... like,
she wants to be a child forever,
whatever, whatever.
But I feel like it reads
that she's trying to be...
She's acting like she's
an eight-year-old baby.
She looks like a little baby.
But right now this ain't working.
No, I agree with you completely.
Yeah. I'm gonna talk to her.
Am I in trouble?
No.
You don't have to play young.
You look young...
- Yes.
- Which is awesome.
I think you just have to play it,
because... rather than try
to be more than you are.
Okay! I will do what you ask.
Young.
So give a little bit of air...
A-five, a-six, ♪ baby you're ♪...
♪ a cat, a cat ♪...
All of this has to be
like we could take...
a still frame of all of it...
to sharpen everything up.
Yeah, slide.
I think Damian struggled
a little bit...
in the main assignment.
He kind of faded into the background.
I'm not quite sure where
Damian's fitting in.
I haven't seen him really
bloom on anything just yet.
Start here. ♪ you ever feel like ♪...
♪ a plastic bag ♪...
- Just a little bit slower.
- ...♪ walk backwards ♪
The main assignment was spectacular.
It's gonna be an incredibly
tough decision...
to pick out three kids that
have to be in the bottom three.
But, ultimately, it's about
who popped in the music video.
Here we go. And...
Cue playback, please.
...
♪
♪...
♪ do you ever feel
like a plastic bag ♪...
♪ drifting through
the wind ♪...
♪ wanting to start again? ♪...
♪ do you ever feel,
feel so paper thin ♪...
♪ like a house of cards ♪...
♪ one blow from caving in? ♪...
♪ do you ever feel ♪...
♪ already buried deep? ♪...
♪ six feet under screams ♪...
♪ but no one seems to hear a thing ♪...
♪ do you know that there's ♪...
♪ still a chance for you ♪...
♪ 'cause there's a spark in you ♪...
♪ you just gotta ignite ♪...
♪ the light ♪...
♪ and let it shine ♪...
♪ just own the night ♪...
♪ like the fourth of July ♪...
♪ 'cause, baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, show 'em
what you're worth ♪...
♪ make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ as you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, let your colors burst ♪...
♪ make them go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ you're gonna leave
them falling do-o-wn ♪...
♪ boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than ♪...
♪ the moon, moon, moon ♪...
♪ it's always been inside of you,
you, you ♪...
♪ and now it's time you
let it through ♪...
♪ through, through ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, show 'em
what you're worth ♪...
♪ make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ as you shoot across the sky ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, let your colors burst ♪...
♪ make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ you're gonna leave
'em falling do-o-wn ♪...
♪ boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than the moon,
moon, moon ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than the moon,
moon, moon ♪...
All right, everybody. That's a wrap.
Excellent job. Whoo!
Hand for the Glee project.
Good job!
The bad news is, as you know,
we have to pick three of
you to perform tonight...
in the last-chance performance.
Hey, dude, you're...
You almost got it, you almost got it.
We're similar in a way to
the actual Glee cast.
Like, we have different cast members...
that are good at different things.
Like, one person's a way
better dancer than the other,
while that person's a way
better singer than that person.
It's that... backwards.
First of all, I'm not much of a dancer.
Yes!
- You're doing it!
- Ha ha ha ha!
You know, I don't take lessons.
I don't do ballet.
I do Cameron.
If I want to, you know,
break down and do some...
Stinky leg, then I'll do it.
Ha...
I think you just invented a new dance.
Peoples, here's the thing.
This is what I was thinking about.
Like, seriously, any of us could
end up in the bottom three...
No, it's not like...
'Cause we're all so good,
like, there's no one that was bad.
No, 'cause I'm thinking
about it, and, like,
they might even put someone
that they think is amazing...
and put them in the bottom three...
so they can see them do a solo...
just to see if they can
handle the pressure.
It's all in the back of our minds...
that there's gonna be a
last-chance performance.
And it's the bottom three...
that they think is struggling the most,
and you realize that, you know,
only one person out of this
12 is getting in the show.
Cameron, who do you think is
the weakest out of everybody?
And don't you dare say yourself,
'cause that's a cop-out,
and you can't do it.
I won't say myself. I'm not afraid.
If I had to pick someone that was weak,
I might have to say...
Hannah.
Don't get me wrong.
I love you to death.
But the funny only goes so far.
I think...
Dude, it's totally at
the point where, like,
it could be any of us.
I definitely feel competitive.
I mean, everyone here's so great,
and we're all getting along
super well, and, you know,
we're all being friendly,
but at the end of the day,
like, I can't get out of my
head that it is a competition.
This week we asked you to
focus on individuality...
to really show us what it
is that makes you unique...
and, most importantly,
a great fit for Glee.
The bad news is, as you know,
we have to pick three
of you to perform...
tonight in the last-chance performance.
Cameron...
Lindsay...
Matheus...
Alex...
Emily...
Samuel...
Great job this week, you guys.
Congratulations.
You've made the callback list.
This is not a game to me, you know.
I want this so bad,
and it's just one step closer.
So I'm thrilled.
Good luck, guys. I love you guys.
The rest of you all had
some struggles this week,
in our opinion.
Three of you are going to have to do...
last-chance performances for Ryan...
to convince him to put
you on the callback list.
Mckynleigh...
Hannah...
Marissa...
You three all have some work to do.
But you're called back
for the next round.
So you're safe,
but I need you to step it up a bit.
Thank you.
Ellis...
The reason that you've
made it this far...
is because of the
contradictions you represent.
On one hand, you look
like such a young girl,
but your personality is more adult.
And that is what makes you so unique.
Unfortunately, you lost that this week.
So we're giving you
a Broadway number...
right in your wheelhouse.
Your song is big spender from the
musical sweet charity.
Bryce...
You know that you have
what it takes to be...
Glee's next teen heartthrob.
But you definitely struggled...
with your attitude this week.
So, Bryce, show Ryan that you can be...
the McKinley high heartbreaker.
Your song is just the way you are...
by Bruno Mars.
Shoot.
Damian...
I love what you did with your line...
in the homework assignment.
When you kind of spoke it,
it really made your personality pop.
But you have to figure out a way...
to show how unique
you are in a group...
and especially when you're not
singing in your Irish accent.
We need to know who you are.
Your song is...
Jessie's girl by Rick Springfield.
You guys have a few hours
to rehearse and prepare.
Do your best, and you
guys are gonna be great.
♪ Jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish that I had jessie's girl ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ how can I find... ♪...
I'm right now incredibly worried.
I have never heard the song once.
I don't know what it is.
I don't know who sings it.
I don't know how it goes.
♪ I'm looking in the
mirror all the time ♪...
Jesus!
♪ Wondering what she
don't see in me ♪...
I'm in trouble.
I am just... Crapping myself.
♪ Real big spender ♪...
♪ hey, big spender ♪...
I feel so unprepared and
just scared out of my mind,
and I've never felt in a
worse place in my life.
♪ Just the way you are ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ when you... ♪ ah!
Just the way you are is a great song.
Only problem is, it's super-high,
and I have a super-low voice.
And I feel like that's
why they gave it to me,
for the challenge.
But I don't know if I can pull it off.
What are you thinking about it?
I'm not totally comfortable with it,
'cause honestly,
like... I don't know the song.
And the whole dancing part...
Like, I wouldn't be confident
in my dancing at all,
and that's the truth, you know?
I'm not the kind of guy who
kind of cracks under pressure.
But even for me, today has just been...
the biggest test of my character ever.
You know, we're in high school here.
- Yes.
- And, like, it should be...
There should be a little
bit of vulnerability,
which might help you,
since you don't know the song.
Not everybody could learn a song in,
say, two hours.
That's anything but easy.
You're wonderful,
and what I don't want you to do...
by what we said out there
is overthink the song.
Just do it. Just do it.
You don't have to do anything except...
Like you would have normally done...
when you first auditioned
for me in Chicago.
You're here today...
'Cause you're amazing.
Just try to have fun.
I don't want to go home.
I don't have anything
waiting for me there.
I, um, took a leave from
school to come here.
I can't go back,
and I don't want to go back.
It's boring.
If I go home tomorrow,
then I go back to my parents.
You need to stop going to that place.
You just have to pull it
together and try to enjoy it.
You sound amazing.
It's a great song for you.
- Can I come in?
- Yeah, absolutely.
- How you doing?
- Um...
Listen, what are you most upset about?
I guess I get down on myself so often,
and I always take everything
that people say to heart.
People love you.
We want to give you another chance...
to show that you can deliver.
This is, like, a huge moment of...
it's a test.
Can you... Get out of my own head?
Yeah, get out of your own head,
because that... you can't
be your own worst enemy.
It's hard. I feel for them.
It's harder than I thought.
I can go back and forth
with all of them, you know,
why they should stay
and why they should go.
I could tell that you
were a little unsure...
of how to sell it.
Show us who you are,
not who you think we want you to be.
When the contenders perform,
they have to remember that
the Glee project...
isn't solely about
finding the best singer,
the best dancer, or the best actor.
It is about finding someone
who will inspire...
the writers to write for them.
I feel so unprepared...
and just scared out of my mind.
I've never had to perform
anything like this...
on such a big scale.
So it's... It's really intimidating.
I feel like talking with
Nikki helped me a lot.
But I'm definitely extremely
nervous to perform.
I'm not sure if it's a good
thing or a bad thing...
being in the bottom three,
because it's not every
day you get to perform...
for the producer and creator of Glee.
We're ready for you onstage.
See, Damian, he was a
little reserved, I think,
at the beginning, which is, I think...
Which is why he's here.
Hi, guys. I'm Damian mcginty.
And I'm gonna sing jessie's girl.
♪
♪...
♪ jessie is a friend ♪...
♪ and I know he's a
good friend of mine ♪...
♪ but lately there's a change ♪...
♪ that ain't hard
to define ♪...
♪ jessie's got himself a girl,
and I want to make her mine ♪...
♪ and she's watchin' him
with those eyes ♪...
♪ and she's lovin'
that body of his ♪...
♪ I just know it ♪...
♪ and he's holding her in her arms ♪...
♪ late at night ♪...
♪ you know I wish I
was jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish that I was jessie's girl ♪...
♪ how can I find a
woman like that? ♪...
♪ jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish that I was jessie's girl ♪...
♪ how can I find a
woman like that? ♪...
♪ how can I find a
woman like that? ♪...
♪ jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish I was
jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish I was jessie's girl ah ♪...
♪
♪...
So I thought it was an
interesting interpretation,
because, you know, the main lyric is...
"I wish I had jessie's girl,"...
and you said it many times,
"I wish I was jessie's girl."
So it became a different
sort of song for you.
But God bless you, I went with it.
And I thought, "well,
I could write to that."
And I have.
I take that back.
I don't wish I was her...
Um...
I felt you were nervous.
Yeah, I was...
Uncertain,
because I'm kind of trying
to remember the lyrics.
So, if you had to
critique your performance,
what would you say?
Other than I wish I was
jessie's girl, uh...
But see, right now you laughing...
and being funny about it... Yeah.
That's what the show is about.
The show is, I think,
about making mistakes and being young.
I realize I am young,
so it is something I'm embracing...
and really enjoying, you know.
It's a challenge for me, which I like.
That's the hard thing about,
I think, a show like this...
You never know what
we're gonna give you...
every week. Yeah.
But you're not allowed
to sort of be nervous.
Yeah.
You have to embrace it,
and you have to sell it,
and even if you suck,
part of the joy is
seeing that you know...
It's not your forte, but you
are embracing the spirit of it.
And I saw that with
you talking about it,
but I didn't see that in the number.
But you do get points for saying...
that you wish you were
jessie's girl, so...
But you're very charming. Thank you.
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
Thanks, Damian.
- Can he dance?
- Not at all.
And that's part of
the reason he's here,
not because he can't dance,
because he said he's so
uncomfortable dancing...
that he just wanted to blend.
He is very musical.
He sang the most gorgeous
Irish folk song a cappella.
I mean, he's very, very musical.
Well, you know I've
always wanted to do...
a riverdance episode, so...
So Bryce is next,
and he looked amazing on camera.
But the reason that he's
in the bottom three...
is because when he was
working with Zach,
he had some kind of attitude problems.
My name is Bryce Ross-Johnson,
and I'm going to be singing
just the way you are.
♪
♪...
♪ ah ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ oh, her eyes, her eyes ♪...
♪ make the stars sound like
they're not shining ♪...
♪ her hair, her hair ♪...
♪ falls perfectly
without her trying ♪...
♪ she's so beautiful ♪...
♪ and I tell her every day ♪...
♪ when I see your face ♪...
♪ there's not a thing
that I would change ♪...
♪ 'cause you're amazing ♪...
♪ just the way you are ♪...
♪ oh, the way you are ♪...
♪ the way you are ♪...
♪ girl, you're amazing ♪...
♪ just the way you are ♪...
♪ just the way you are ♪...
It's a hard song,
because you have to do,
I think, a lot of scales...
and sort of traverse a lot of keys,
and I felt you sort
of straining for that.
Having the low voice,
I always have to work my
way around the high parts.
Well, I thought you did
great when you went up high.
I thought that was the part...
that you were actually
the most comfortable.
I thought it was the beginning.
I could tell that you were...
a little unsure of how to sell it.
What do you have that these
other two don't have?
I've never heard anyone sing like me,
and I've never seen anyone
that looked like me.
You know, I like what you just said,
because I think, you know,
when we go on tour,
the thing that's
always amazing to me...
is that so many people come
from all over the country...
because they've never...
Seen somebody like them on the show.
So I thought you were great.
- Thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
So next is Ellis.
She's been given a Broadway number...
and been told to not
play it really broad,
because her problem during
the main challenge...
was that she became very animated,
and she already looks
like she's ten years old.
So it was kind of like Shirley temple.
I'm Ellis wiley.
I'm going to be singing big spender.
♪
♪...
♪ the minute you walked
in the joint ♪...
♪ I could tell you were a
man of distinction ♪...
♪ a real big spender ♪...
♪ good-looking, so refined ♪...
♪ wouldn't you like to know
what's going on in my mind? ♪...
♪ so let me get right to the point ♪...
♪ I don't pop my cork
for every guy I see ♪...
♪ hey, big spender ♪...
♪ spend ♪...
♪ a little time with me ♪...
♪
♪...
Very nice.
Thank you.
So tell me about your week.
Um...
I've been having a lot
of vocal problems.
Like, I am so sick right now,
and I know that this show...
is not about... You know,
all about singing,
but I just felt like,
"how am I going to put...
my best foot forward when it's
hacked off at the knee?"...
Vocally, I thought you sounded great.
I didn't think you acted it great.
Show us who you are,
not who you think we want you to be.
People will come in and audition,
and they're so authentic
in themselves...
that I'll say, "I will write for that."
Okay.
What I'm struggling
with right now is, like,
what will I write to?
- Bye, Ellis.
- Thank you.
It's hard. I feel for them.
It's harder than I thought.
- Oh, my...
- Oh, my God!
Hey!
Hey.
I mean, what... what is up?
Like, seriously? We don't know.
I thought I would come in here
and say immediately, "no."
I can go back and forth
with all of them, you know?
Why they should stay
and why they should go.
To me,
the one who was a character was Damian.
I really like him, but I don't know.
His confidence level
seemed very shaky to me.
Mm-hmm. Bryce.
You have to think about,
"okay, if you have to work
with that person every day"...
I can see why, at this point,
Bryce has been a little
bit difficult in that way.
Ellis.
I thought she had great spunk,
and I thought she was very
good with her answers.
I don't know what
character she could be.
I mean, I don't know what kind
of person we would create.
- They're all so sweet.
- It's all so sad.
- They are.
- Yeah.
Any one of them is gonna be...
It's gonna be a huge knock,
I think, just to the whole cast.
To me, it's definitely those two.
It's tough.
We have our work cut out for us, then.
Like, just hearing...
about what you guys'
experience was like,
I'm terrified to be
in the bottom three,
'cause I don't think I could
handle that pressure, honestly.
I started crying then...
and didn't stop for another 20 minutes.
All I can keep thinking
about is just, like,
"I wish I could've done
better from Ryan Murphy."
I mean, if there was a
situation in life...
where I wish I could've owned it,
it would've been right then.
I think it has now kicked in
that this is a competition.
Somebody has to go home every week,
and that's the truth.
It's a hard... it's kind of...
It's a hard reality to accept,
and it's a hard pill to swallow.
I don't know. Just...
I'm pretty confident...
that I'm gonna be the
one going home today.
I feel like I could've done
so much better this week.
I know.
The time has come.
The list is up, so...
Go take a look.
Cheers, everyone.
Good luck with everything.
I want to stay here so badly.
I can't put it into words
how much I want to be here.
I'm not surprised that I am where I am,
'cause I wasn't really
me that much this week.
I could've done it a lot better.
I wish I had.
I want to be called back so badly.
I don't want to go home.
♪
♪...
♪
♪...
Yes! Come on!
Yes!
♪
♪...
♪
♪...
This has been one of the
best weeks of my life.
I appreciate it. I'm upset, though.
I'm upset I don't get
to see what comes next.
I'm upset I didn't get to have...
a real shining moment.
This is not the end of the road
for me and my music career.
If nothing else, I got a chance
to meet a group of people...
that mean the world to
me now that I probably...
never would've met under
any other circumstance.
♪
♪...
♪ there's nothing you can say ♪...
♪ there's nothing you can do ♪...
♪ there's no other way when
it comes to the truth ♪...
♪ so keep holding on ♪
♪ keep holding on ♪...
♪ 'cause you know we'll
make it through ♪...
♪ we'll make it through ♪...
♪
♪...
On the next Glee project...
Ah ha ha ha!
♪ Gaga, ooh la la ♪...
If I don't win this week's challenge,
something's wrong.
Bring him closer. Like maybe kiss him.
I've never actually been kissed.
Ellis! Best first kiss?
Just ruin my life, Lindsay. Go ahead.
Nooo! Why would you do that to me?
You shouldn't make me
upset all the time.
What?
I don't think Lindsay's very nice.
Honestly, I think she's kinda mean.
I'm just trying to help.
little tv show called Glee.
If you haven't heard of it,
you totally deserve to get slushied.
Anyway, things were going really well,
and then one of its creators,
Ryan Murphy, came to a realization.
Kids that started out with the show...
will be graduating very soon.
So we need new blood. We need new kids.
We need new talent.
So he created the Glee project.
It's like a Glee boot camp/
acting/singing/...
dancing/everything master class.
Each week there'll
be a different theme,
a homework assignment,
and a mystery guest...
from the actual Glee cast.
You're so hot.
The contenders will go through...
the same process as they would on Glee.
They'll record in a
professional studio...
with vocal producer Nikki Anders...
Let's do a couple takes to get into it.
And learn to dance from Glee's
choreographer Zach woodlee...
I want the boom, boom, boom,
and I need it to be severe.
All in preparation for
their big group number...
A music video inspired by the
musical performances on Glee.
And overseeing it all...
will be Glee's casting director,
Robert ulrich.
I feel connected and proud
of each and every one of you.
He auditioned over 40,000 kids...
who showed up with their
hearts on their sleeves...
and their jazz hands in the air.
And after hearing the same songs...
over and over and over again...
- What time is it?
- Robert was able
to narrow it down to 12
very talented contenders.
They will live on the Glee
project campus...
and compete to inspire the
creators of Glee...
to write a seven-episode
guest-starring role...
just for them on the coolest show ever.
And that's all you need
to know so far on...
We're going to meet our
guest judge for the week,
and I'm a little nervous.
Oh, my God, you're so hot.
Welcome to the Glee project!
All right!
So my name is Darren criss,
and I play the character
Blaine Anderson on Glee.
Oh, we know!
So can you believe you're here?
Out of 40,000 people,
here you are... The final 12.
And one of you is gonna win...
a seven-episode guest-starring
role on Glee,
and that's an incredible gift.
So you guys were given an
assignment yesterday...
to sing Stevie wonder's signed,
sealed, delivered.
They told you you have
different lead lines...
in which you get to
showcase your individuality.
And the person who we think
did the most shining job...
Will win an advantage
in a big group number,
which means you get the starring role.
And Darren will work
with you one-on-one...
to help you really nail it...
and get you one step closer to
winning a role on Glee.
So it's your job... To stand out.
So let's see what you got.
Let's rock and roll.
♪
♪...
♪ like a fool, I went
and stayed too long ♪...
♪ and now I'm wondering if
your love's too strong ♪...
♪ ooh, baby ♪...
♪ here I am, signed,
sealed, delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ mmm ♪...
♪ then that time you
went and said good-bye ♪...
♪ now I'm back and not
ashamed to cry ♪...
♪ ooh, baby ♪...
♪ well, here I am ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ oh, ooh ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ seen a lot of things
in this old world ♪...
♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪...
♪ when I touch them, ha,
they did nothing, girl ♪...
♪ ooh, baby, here I am ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ whoo, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh,
ah, ah, oh, yeah ♪...
♪ ooh, wee, baby,
you set my soul on fire ♪...
♪ and that's why I know you're
my only desire, baby ♪...
♪ here I am ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours, ah ♪...
♪ here I am, baby ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ here I am, baby ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
♪ here I am, baby ♪...
♪ signed, sealed,
delivered ♪...
♪ I'm yours ♪...
- Whoo! Awesome!
- Bravo!
- That was great.
- You know what?
Everybody's clearly a great singer,
and it's interesting to see
who is focusing more...
on the singing and
who's focusing more...
on sort of attitude.
Uh, Ellis.
And how old are you,
Ellis? I'm 18, I swear.
I promise I'm not ten.
I'm sick of being ten. I really am.
I make jokes about it
all the time, you know,
"ha ha, yeah, it's funny."
But it's not.
I hate being in a room
with beautiful girls...
and just being a little
frilly thing on the side.
So, Ellis, you say you're 18,
and you're very kind of, like,
making a joke about it,
because you clearly look younger.
And that's something that...
can also be very empowering,
I think, you know.
Things that make you who you are...
can really elevate you,
so I would totally
embrace that, and, um...
You sound great, girl. Thanks.
I love the sass. What's your name?
Emily. But you can call
me whatever you want.
I'll call you Emily.
I'll stick to the original.
I'm an amazing flirt. It's crazy.
My talent is this...
The way I flip my hair.
It's fun.
It makes me different.
So, Emily, clearly you
exude this sass...
that I think everybody
in this room feels.
I think everybody can feel
that's exactly who you are.
And that's a wonderful trait to have,
because it's very magnetic.
So that was really cool. Oh, my God.
Thank you. Can you say it again?
Matheus, you're doing a
lot of things vocally...
that I can tell you are
a musician of sorts,
and you know how to control
things to your favor.
Glee is about hearing the unexpected...
and having that person really own it...
in ways that you
would've never imagined.
And because of this week's theme,
individuality,
the winner for this challenge is...
Matheus.
- Yay!
- Oh, my...
Oh, my gosh! Ah!
The song might not be
immediately relatable...
to your voice,
but you nonetheless
stepped up to the plate...
and really made it your own.
I need to breathe. I need to breathe.
My mind is just racing everywhere.
I'm so happy right now.
This is a great way to start this.
So, matheus, what you're gonna win...
is you're gonna get
a featured moment...
in the big group number
that's coming up,
as well as you're gonna
spend some time...
in that one-on-one session with Darren.
Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!
So do you want to hear what
this big group number is?
Yes. Drumroll, please.
All right, you guys
are gonna be doing...
my girl Katy Perry's firework.
No way!
- Yes!
- Yeah, all right!
That could not have been...
a more amazing choice.
It's definitely kind of like...
a belt-y kind of, like,
fist in the air kind of anthem for...
People like me.
So the important thing about
this particular performance...
is to really solidify a character...
that you would want to be
in the world of Glee.
And the concept is that of
a high school photo shoot.
And the job here is
trying to showcase...
who you think you would be
or could be most likely to...
So this is more character stuff...
and being that character for,
like, the "photo shoot"...
as you sing the song.
So you're gonna record,
perform, and shoot this...
as a big group number.
And you're gonna be working
with a team of experts...
Mostly importantly Zach woodlee,
Glee's choreographer,
and vocal producer Nikki Anders.
But we will also be assessing
you throughout the process,
because that's the best way to judge...
how you'd fit into the Glee world.
And after the big group number is shot,
unfortunately, Zach, Nikki, and I...
will be picking three of you...
to do the last-chance
performance for Ryan Murphy.
Ryan Murphy, the creator and
writer of Glee...
What? We have to perform
in front of him...
if we don't do well?
I think all of us
have a heart attack...
about that information.
So you may be the most
technically trained singer.
You may be the most
technically trained dancer.
You may be the best actor.
Casting is completely subjective.
And, ultimately, Ryan will decide...
who stays and who goes.
Okay, guys, so good
luck and have some fun.
- Break a leg.
- Break a leg, guys.
Hey, shut it.
I don't know if you know me. I'm Zach.
I do the choreography.
This is Brooke. Say it, Brooke.
- I'm Brooke.
- Hi, Brooke!
All right, this is what's gonna happen.
Right now I need, uh,
a little bit of your acting abilities.
I need a pose. What are you doing?
- This.
- Okay. Thumbs.
- And then this.
- Face.
Okay. So there you go.
You'll go thumb and
face and hand and drop.
And thumb and face and hand and drop.
- Okay. Thumb, face, and drop.
- This is amazing!
Yeah. Lock those into
what your character is.
A-five, a-six, a-seven, go.
A-sharp. A-sharp.
Keep 'em slow. Slow.
Shh!
Listen.
This is the part where, on the show,
on Glee, we don't have any time.
You've got to start locking
this stuff down for continuity.
A-hit, a-hit, a-hit,
and-a one, bah, bah.
As you shoot and bah... Oh!
Wait. Guys, every
time you do something,
you don't have to be like,
"oh!" Just kind of get it, be like,
"I messed up. We got to keep going."
A-two, a-three, a-four.
Less... I don't know... less of
whatever it was you were doing.
I am really down on myself,
because I feel like I
did a terrible job...
in the first assignment.
And, honestly,
it's gotten to me so much,
I actually feel like Zach's
picking on me a little bit...
when I do something stupid.
Lean to the right,
and then we're just gonna start...
to turn over ourselves.
Bom, bom.
O...Kay.
Look, I can't treat you
like three-year-olds.
That's it... Like, I just can't.
You need to understand
we have to get this done,
and I know that it's like,
"oh, fun, look at me,"...
but it's not helping us at all.
- ♪ Baby ♪
- ...that's not your chest voice.
It's trying to be.
Just, like, ugh, this is the moment.
What are you waiting for?
I'm sorry if I'm making
it difficult, man.
I'm really not trying to.
Right now this ain't working.
No, I agree with you completely.
Look at this light!
It's got holes in it like cheese.
This is my first time ever...
being in a professional
recording studio.
It's my first time being within,
like, 20 feet...
of a professional recording studio.
- Hello!
- Hi.
Oh, my gosh, I'm so
excited to see you guys.
I'm Nikki Anders.
I work on the music team...
that does all the music for Glee.
I help arrange the vocals,
and the thing that is
really important...
that may not get talked about a lot...
is the studio experience of Glee,
because when you're a cast
member on Glee,
you have very little time.
Sometimes for a whole song,
we'll have lea...
for, like, 45 minutes to an hour,
and she's got to do the whole song.
So matheus, since you won
the homework assignment,
you can start us off. Okay. Oh, my God.
For this song,
each of the contenders...
have been given lines that play
to their strengths vocally.
Cool. Let's try one.
I do expect them to push themselves.
As with a lot of people,
they think they know
their own limitations.
Just let's do a couple
takes to get into it.
And I think that my goal for today...
is to try to show them that
they're capable of a lot more.
Don't be nervous. Just let loose.
♪ Do you ever feel ♪...
♪ like a plastic bag ♪...
♪ drifting through
the wind ♪...
♪ wanting to start again? ♪...
It's really pretty,
but I need you to emote.
Just... what do you
mean by these words?
It just sounds like
you're singing them.
Marissa, she's an amazing singer.
But I don't think that she's
really connecting with the song,
and I didn't feel any emotion
when she was singing.
♪ Just own the night ♪...
Nice.
♪ Like the fourth of July ♪...
Whoo! I see what you got going on here.
♪ Do you know that there's... ♪...
My first reaction to Nikki was, "whoa."
Ending just needs to
tidy up a little bit.
She's gonna tell you if you're flat,
and she's gonna tell
you if you're sharp,
and that is a good thing,
because it's the only way
you're gonna improve.
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, let your colors burst ♪...
Almost. That was a great start.
♪ 'Cause, baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, show 'em
what you're worth ♪...
That was a good "come on."
Nice! Great job.
Feeling pretty confident.
I'm a classically trained soprano.
I have one of the best voices here.
That's why I'm, like, nailing it.
Let's talk about your
chest voice for a second.
It's virtually nonexistent
to this point.
This is my chest voice.
♪ Baby ♪ that's not your chest voice.
It's trying to be.
- Hmm...
- Sorry. I'm...
I'm trying to find it right now.
I'm sick as a dog,
and my throat is so raw and terrible,
I can barely sing.
Can you reach... ♪ baby, you're a ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
- Okay. So let's belt that out.
- Okay.
♪ Baby, you're a firework ♪...
- All right.
- ...♪ come on, let your colo... ♪
Just, like, ugh, this is the moment.
What are you waiting for? Okay.
♪ You just gotta ignite the light ♪...
♪ and let it shine ♪...
Um... Okay, just remember...
that it doesn't need to just be loud.
You can start soft, just intense.
Okay.
♪ You just gotta ignite the light ♪...
♪ and let ♪...
- ♪ ah ♪
- ...♪ it shine ♪
♪ ah ♪...
I think we can...
We can work with that.
Okay.
Nikki is looking very unimpressed,
which is not a good thing at all.
I thought I was gonna
go in and just... bam!
And I went in, like...
I know that I could have
given it more energy,
but it's just, like,
I just couldn't get there.
But that doesn't mean
that you would be, like...
It's your first time in a studio.
- Oh, God.
- And you will.
I don't want to be in
the bottom three, dude.
I really don't want to...
Oh, that would suck.
Glee, Glee contenders,
Glee project contenders,
gather around.
I'd like to introduce myself.
I'm Erik white.
I'm a music video director.
And I have the privilege of
directing music videos...
for you guys.
I've worked with everybody
from diddy to Chris brown...
to lil Wayne to Mary j blige.
So now you guys got
me for the duration.
I'm gonna make you look
incredible, amazing.
So be ready to bring it,
'cause it's gonna be fun,
but it's gonna be a lot of work.
The firework music video is
designed to look like...
a yearbook photo shoot.
I'm really looking to see who
expresses their individuality...
through their character
while at the same time...
are able to take direction
from our creative team.
The contenders that do well
will make the callback list.
Those who don't will risk
being in the bottom three...
and will have to do a
last-chance performance...
to prove that they deserve
to be called back.
Playback!
♪ You just gotta ignite ♪...
♪ the light ♪...
My recording didn't go as well
as I would like it to have gone,
so I'm definitely nervous,
and I think that I could possibly be...
one of the three
last-chance performers.
- Cut, cut.
- Do have any, like, ideas
or direction or anything I can...
I mean, it's such a
short amount of time.
As long as you just
give it up to camera...
Like, those little pieces
is what makes you relatable.
Can you tighten it up and go...
Make this shoot?
Make 'em go, ♪ oh, oh, oh ♪...
♪ as you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪...
Alex...
Has an amazing sense of confidence.
♪ As you shoot
across the sky-y-y ♪...
I mean, he knows he's good.
And then I'll be, like, posing, like...
♪ Da da da ♪...
Like... Yeah!
Winning the homework assignment,
I got to have one-on-one
time with Darren criss.
For any time you're
doing any kind of poses,
I think it's important to be
as just grounded as possible.
Okay. I'm close to the ground,
so don't worry.
You know what? As we're talking,
I think the really important
thing here is just to,
I would say, keep your head up.
If people see you
comfortable in your skin,
then they are rooting for you 100%,
because they're like,
"this is a guy I could get behind."
♪ Make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ you're gonna
leave 'em... ♪...
Darren gave me some great advice...
as far as dancing,
as far as the emotion...
and kind of like portraying
it in front of a camera,
'cause I'm not used to that at all.
Ha ha ha!
Yeah, man!
You know how to give those looks.
- Yeah. I'm so good at that.
- Yeah.
- Okay, so...
- Wait.
This is your strength.
No, these are my strength.
So I go like that,
and then, like,
I go to this side to him?
Yeah, but do it like a prom photo,
so where you, like, you know,
would have in front of... yeah.
Let's pretend you're a boy.
Okay. Yeah, let's pretend.
Well, no, stand here.
So be on this side of the thing.
♪ Boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than
the moon, moon ♪...
And, like, get up...
We'll get the boys,
so you'll be, like, right here on him.
Then you'll just come in, push her.
You'll be like, "ah,
screw you," and walk out.
Sorry. What does that have to
do with my character, though?
My most likely is to be the
"heartbreaker."
I don't feel like it would be...
Her walking away or...
It almost looks like
the creeper instead.
It doesn't look like the creeper.
But what would you like to do?
I was thinking she'd walk away...
because another girl walks
up or something like that.
Completely. We can get another girl.
It's just another...Girl.
I'm sorry if I'm making
it difficult, man.
I'm really not trying to.
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
For my part for firework,
I'm most likely to be a child forever.
Ellis' thing... like,
she wants to be a child forever,
whatever, whatever.
But I feel like it reads
that she's trying to be...
She's acting like she's
an eight-year-old baby.
She looks like a little baby.
But right now this ain't working.
No, I agree with you completely.
Yeah. I'm gonna talk to her.
Am I in trouble?
No.
You don't have to play young.
You look young...
- Yes.
- Which is awesome.
I think you just have to play it,
because... rather than try
to be more than you are.
Okay! I will do what you ask.
Young.
So give a little bit of air...
A-five, a-six, ♪ baby you're ♪...
♪ a cat, a cat ♪...
All of this has to be
like we could take...
a still frame of all of it...
to sharpen everything up.
Yeah, slide.
I think Damian struggled
a little bit...
in the main assignment.
He kind of faded into the background.
I'm not quite sure where
Damian's fitting in.
I haven't seen him really
bloom on anything just yet.
Start here. ♪ you ever feel like ♪...
♪ a plastic bag ♪...
- Just a little bit slower.
- ...♪ walk backwards ♪
The main assignment was spectacular.
It's gonna be an incredibly
tough decision...
to pick out three kids that
have to be in the bottom three.
But, ultimately, it's about
who popped in the music video.
Here we go. And...
Cue playback, please.
...
♪
♪...
♪ do you ever feel
like a plastic bag ♪...
♪ drifting through
the wind ♪...
♪ wanting to start again? ♪...
♪ do you ever feel,
feel so paper thin ♪...
♪ like a house of cards ♪...
♪ one blow from caving in? ♪...
♪ do you ever feel ♪...
♪ already buried deep? ♪...
♪ six feet under screams ♪...
♪ but no one seems to hear a thing ♪...
♪ do you know that there's ♪...
♪ still a chance for you ♪...
♪ 'cause there's a spark in you ♪...
♪ you just gotta ignite ♪...
♪ the light ♪...
♪ and let it shine ♪...
♪ just own the night ♪...
♪ like the fourth of July ♪...
♪ 'cause, baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, show 'em
what you're worth ♪...
♪ make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ as you shoot across the sky-y-y ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, let your colors burst ♪...
♪ make them go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ you're gonna leave
them falling do-o-wn ♪...
♪ boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than ♪...
♪ the moon, moon, moon ♪...
♪ it's always been inside of you,
you, you ♪...
♪ and now it's time you
let it through ♪...
♪ through, through ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, show 'em
what you're worth ♪...
♪ make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ as you shoot across the sky ♪...
♪ baby, you're a firework ♪...
♪ come on, let your colors burst ♪...
♪ make 'em go, "oh, oh, oh" ♪...
♪ you're gonna leave
'em falling do-o-wn ♪...
♪ boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than the moon,
moon, moon ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ boom, boom, boom ♪...
♪ even brighter than the moon,
moon, moon ♪...
All right, everybody. That's a wrap.
Excellent job. Whoo!
Hand for the Glee project.
Good job!
The bad news is, as you know,
we have to pick three of
you to perform tonight...
in the last-chance performance.
Hey, dude, you're...
You almost got it, you almost got it.
We're similar in a way to
the actual Glee cast.
Like, we have different cast members...
that are good at different things.
Like, one person's a way
better dancer than the other,
while that person's a way
better singer than that person.
It's that... backwards.
First of all, I'm not much of a dancer.
Yes!
- You're doing it!
- Ha ha ha ha!
You know, I don't take lessons.
I don't do ballet.
I do Cameron.
If I want to, you know,
break down and do some...
Stinky leg, then I'll do it.
Ha...
I think you just invented a new dance.
Peoples, here's the thing.
This is what I was thinking about.
Like, seriously, any of us could
end up in the bottom three...
No, it's not like...
'Cause we're all so good,
like, there's no one that was bad.
No, 'cause I'm thinking
about it, and, like,
they might even put someone
that they think is amazing...
and put them in the bottom three...
so they can see them do a solo...
just to see if they can
handle the pressure.
It's all in the back of our minds...
that there's gonna be a
last-chance performance.
And it's the bottom three...
that they think is struggling the most,
and you realize that, you know,
only one person out of this
12 is getting in the show.
Cameron, who do you think is
the weakest out of everybody?
And don't you dare say yourself,
'cause that's a cop-out,
and you can't do it.
I won't say myself. I'm not afraid.
If I had to pick someone that was weak,
I might have to say...
Hannah.
Don't get me wrong.
I love you to death.
But the funny only goes so far.
I think...
Dude, it's totally at
the point where, like,
it could be any of us.
I definitely feel competitive.
I mean, everyone here's so great,
and we're all getting along
super well, and, you know,
we're all being friendly,
but at the end of the day,
like, I can't get out of my
head that it is a competition.
This week we asked you to
focus on individuality...
to really show us what it
is that makes you unique...
and, most importantly,
a great fit for Glee.
The bad news is, as you know,
we have to pick three
of you to perform...
tonight in the last-chance performance.
Cameron...
Lindsay...
Matheus...
Alex...
Emily...
Samuel...
Great job this week, you guys.
Congratulations.
You've made the callback list.
This is not a game to me, you know.
I want this so bad,
and it's just one step closer.
So I'm thrilled.
Good luck, guys. I love you guys.
The rest of you all had
some struggles this week,
in our opinion.
Three of you are going to have to do...
last-chance performances for Ryan...
to convince him to put
you on the callback list.
Mckynleigh...
Hannah...
Marissa...
You three all have some work to do.
But you're called back
for the next round.
So you're safe,
but I need you to step it up a bit.
Thank you.
Ellis...
The reason that you've
made it this far...
is because of the
contradictions you represent.
On one hand, you look
like such a young girl,
but your personality is more adult.
And that is what makes you so unique.
Unfortunately, you lost that this week.
So we're giving you
a Broadway number...
right in your wheelhouse.
Your song is big spender from the
musical sweet charity.
Bryce...
You know that you have
what it takes to be...
Glee's next teen heartthrob.
But you definitely struggled...
with your attitude this week.
So, Bryce, show Ryan that you can be...
the McKinley high heartbreaker.
Your song is just the way you are...
by Bruno Mars.
Shoot.
Damian...
I love what you did with your line...
in the homework assignment.
When you kind of spoke it,
it really made your personality pop.
But you have to figure out a way...
to show how unique
you are in a group...
and especially when you're not
singing in your Irish accent.
We need to know who you are.
Your song is...
Jessie's girl by Rick Springfield.
You guys have a few hours
to rehearse and prepare.
Do your best, and you
guys are gonna be great.
♪ Jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish that I had jessie's girl ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ how can I find... ♪...
I'm right now incredibly worried.
I have never heard the song once.
I don't know what it is.
I don't know who sings it.
I don't know how it goes.
♪ I'm looking in the
mirror all the time ♪...
Jesus!
♪ Wondering what she
don't see in me ♪...
I'm in trouble.
I am just... Crapping myself.
♪ Real big spender ♪...
♪ hey, big spender ♪...
I feel so unprepared and
just scared out of my mind,
and I've never felt in a
worse place in my life.
♪ Just the way you are ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ when you... ♪ ah!
Just the way you are is a great song.
Only problem is, it's super-high,
and I have a super-low voice.
And I feel like that's
why they gave it to me,
for the challenge.
But I don't know if I can pull it off.
What are you thinking about it?
I'm not totally comfortable with it,
'cause honestly,
like... I don't know the song.
And the whole dancing part...
Like, I wouldn't be confident
in my dancing at all,
and that's the truth, you know?
I'm not the kind of guy who
kind of cracks under pressure.
But even for me, today has just been...
the biggest test of my character ever.
You know, we're in high school here.
- Yes.
- And, like, it should be...
There should be a little
bit of vulnerability,
which might help you,
since you don't know the song.
Not everybody could learn a song in,
say, two hours.
That's anything but easy.
You're wonderful,
and what I don't want you to do...
by what we said out there
is overthink the song.
Just do it. Just do it.
You don't have to do anything except...
Like you would have normally done...
when you first auditioned
for me in Chicago.
You're here today...
'Cause you're amazing.
Just try to have fun.
I don't want to go home.
I don't have anything
waiting for me there.
I, um, took a leave from
school to come here.
I can't go back,
and I don't want to go back.
It's boring.
If I go home tomorrow,
then I go back to my parents.
You need to stop going to that place.
You just have to pull it
together and try to enjoy it.
You sound amazing.
It's a great song for you.
- Can I come in?
- Yeah, absolutely.
- How you doing?
- Um...
Listen, what are you most upset about?
I guess I get down on myself so often,
and I always take everything
that people say to heart.
People love you.
We want to give you another chance...
to show that you can deliver.
This is, like, a huge moment of...
it's a test.
Can you... Get out of my own head?
Yeah, get out of your own head,
because that... you can't
be your own worst enemy.
It's hard. I feel for them.
It's harder than I thought.
I can go back and forth
with all of them, you know,
why they should stay
and why they should go.
I could tell that you
were a little unsure...
of how to sell it.
Show us who you are,
not who you think we want you to be.
When the contenders perform,
they have to remember that
the Glee project...
isn't solely about
finding the best singer,
the best dancer, or the best actor.
It is about finding someone
who will inspire...
the writers to write for them.
I feel so unprepared...
and just scared out of my mind.
I've never had to perform
anything like this...
on such a big scale.
So it's... It's really intimidating.
I feel like talking with
Nikki helped me a lot.
But I'm definitely extremely
nervous to perform.
I'm not sure if it's a good
thing or a bad thing...
being in the bottom three,
because it's not every
day you get to perform...
for the producer and creator of Glee.
We're ready for you onstage.
See, Damian, he was a
little reserved, I think,
at the beginning, which is, I think...
Which is why he's here.
Hi, guys. I'm Damian mcginty.
And I'm gonna sing jessie's girl.
♪
♪...
♪ jessie is a friend ♪...
♪ and I know he's a
good friend of mine ♪...
♪ but lately there's a change ♪...
♪ that ain't hard
to define ♪...
♪ jessie's got himself a girl,
and I want to make her mine ♪...
♪ and she's watchin' him
with those eyes ♪...
♪ and she's lovin'
that body of his ♪...
♪ I just know it ♪...
♪ and he's holding her in her arms ♪...
♪ late at night ♪...
♪ you know I wish I
was jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish that I was jessie's girl ♪...
♪ how can I find a
woman like that? ♪...
♪ jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish that I was jessie's girl ♪...
♪ how can I find a
woman like that? ♪...
♪ how can I find a
woman like that? ♪...
♪ jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish I was
jessie's girl ♪...
♪ I wish I was jessie's girl ah ♪...
♪
♪...
So I thought it was an
interesting interpretation,
because, you know, the main lyric is...
"I wish I had jessie's girl,"...
and you said it many times,
"I wish I was jessie's girl."
So it became a different
sort of song for you.
But God bless you, I went with it.
And I thought, "well,
I could write to that."
And I have.
I take that back.
I don't wish I was her...
Um...
I felt you were nervous.
Yeah, I was...
Uncertain,
because I'm kind of trying
to remember the lyrics.
So, if you had to
critique your performance,
what would you say?
Other than I wish I was
jessie's girl, uh...
But see, right now you laughing...
and being funny about it... Yeah.
That's what the show is about.
The show is, I think,
about making mistakes and being young.
I realize I am young,
so it is something I'm embracing...
and really enjoying, you know.
It's a challenge for me, which I like.
That's the hard thing about,
I think, a show like this...
You never know what
we're gonna give you...
every week. Yeah.
But you're not allowed
to sort of be nervous.
Yeah.
You have to embrace it,
and you have to sell it,
and even if you suck,
part of the joy is
seeing that you know...
It's not your forte, but you
are embracing the spirit of it.
And I saw that with
you talking about it,
but I didn't see that in the number.
But you do get points for saying...
that you wish you were
jessie's girl, so...
But you're very charming. Thank you.
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
Thanks, Damian.
- Can he dance?
- Not at all.
And that's part of
the reason he's here,
not because he can't dance,
because he said he's so
uncomfortable dancing...
that he just wanted to blend.
He is very musical.
He sang the most gorgeous
Irish folk song a cappella.
I mean, he's very, very musical.
Well, you know I've
always wanted to do...
a riverdance episode, so...
So Bryce is next,
and he looked amazing on camera.
But the reason that he's
in the bottom three...
is because when he was
working with Zach,
he had some kind of attitude problems.
My name is Bryce Ross-Johnson,
and I'm going to be singing
just the way you are.
♪
♪...
♪ ah ♪...
♪
♪...
♪ oh, her eyes, her eyes ♪...
♪ make the stars sound like
they're not shining ♪...
♪ her hair, her hair ♪...
♪ falls perfectly
without her trying ♪...
♪ she's so beautiful ♪...
♪ and I tell her every day ♪...
♪ when I see your face ♪...
♪ there's not a thing
that I would change ♪...
♪ 'cause you're amazing ♪...
♪ just the way you are ♪...
♪ oh, the way you are ♪...
♪ the way you are ♪...
♪ girl, you're amazing ♪...
♪ just the way you are ♪...
♪ just the way you are ♪...
It's a hard song,
because you have to do,
I think, a lot of scales...
and sort of traverse a lot of keys,
and I felt you sort
of straining for that.
Having the low voice,
I always have to work my
way around the high parts.
Well, I thought you did
great when you went up high.
I thought that was the part...
that you were actually
the most comfortable.
I thought it was the beginning.
I could tell that you were...
a little unsure of how to sell it.
What do you have that these
other two don't have?
I've never heard anyone sing like me,
and I've never seen anyone
that looked like me.
You know, I like what you just said,
because I think, you know,
when we go on tour,
the thing that's
always amazing to me...
is that so many people come
from all over the country...
because they've never...
Seen somebody like them on the show.
So I thought you were great.
- Thank you so much.
- You're welcome.
So next is Ellis.
She's been given a Broadway number...
and been told to not
play it really broad,
because her problem during
the main challenge...
was that she became very animated,
and she already looks
like she's ten years old.
So it was kind of like Shirley temple.
I'm Ellis wiley.
I'm going to be singing big spender.
♪
♪...
♪ the minute you walked
in the joint ♪...
♪ I could tell you were a
man of distinction ♪...
♪ a real big spender ♪...
♪ good-looking, so refined ♪...
♪ wouldn't you like to know
what's going on in my mind? ♪...
♪ so let me get right to the point ♪...
♪ I don't pop my cork
for every guy I see ♪...
♪ hey, big spender ♪...
♪ spend ♪...
♪ a little time with me ♪...
♪
♪...
Very nice.
Thank you.
So tell me about your week.
Um...
I've been having a lot
of vocal problems.
Like, I am so sick right now,
and I know that this show...
is not about... You know,
all about singing,
but I just felt like,
"how am I going to put...
my best foot forward when it's
hacked off at the knee?"...
Vocally, I thought you sounded great.
I didn't think you acted it great.
Show us who you are,
not who you think we want you to be.
People will come in and audition,
and they're so authentic
in themselves...
that I'll say, "I will write for that."
Okay.
What I'm struggling
with right now is, like,
what will I write to?
- Bye, Ellis.
- Thank you.
It's hard. I feel for them.
It's harder than I thought.
- Oh, my...
- Oh, my God!
Hey!
Hey.
I mean, what... what is up?
Like, seriously? We don't know.
I thought I would come in here
and say immediately, "no."
I can go back and forth
with all of them, you know?
Why they should stay
and why they should go.
To me,
the one who was a character was Damian.
I really like him, but I don't know.
His confidence level
seemed very shaky to me.
Mm-hmm. Bryce.
You have to think about,
"okay, if you have to work
with that person every day"...
I can see why, at this point,
Bryce has been a little
bit difficult in that way.
Ellis.
I thought she had great spunk,
and I thought she was very
good with her answers.
I don't know what
character she could be.
I mean, I don't know what kind
of person we would create.
- They're all so sweet.
- It's all so sad.
- They are.
- Yeah.
Any one of them is gonna be...
It's gonna be a huge knock,
I think, just to the whole cast.
To me, it's definitely those two.
It's tough.
We have our work cut out for us, then.
Like, just hearing...
about what you guys'
experience was like,
I'm terrified to be
in the bottom three,
'cause I don't think I could
handle that pressure, honestly.
I started crying then...
and didn't stop for another 20 minutes.
All I can keep thinking
about is just, like,
"I wish I could've done
better from Ryan Murphy."
I mean, if there was a
situation in life...
where I wish I could've owned it,
it would've been right then.
I think it has now kicked in
that this is a competition.
Somebody has to go home every week,
and that's the truth.
It's a hard... it's kind of...
It's a hard reality to accept,
and it's a hard pill to swallow.
I don't know. Just...
I'm pretty confident...
that I'm gonna be the
one going home today.
I feel like I could've done
so much better this week.
I know.
The time has come.
The list is up, so...
Go take a look.
Cheers, everyone.
Good luck with everything.
I want to stay here so badly.
I can't put it into words
how much I want to be here.
I'm not surprised that I am where I am,
'cause I wasn't really
me that much this week.
I could've done it a lot better.
I wish I had.
I want to be called back so badly.
I don't want to go home.
♪
♪...
♪
♪...
Yes! Come on!
Yes!
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♪...
♪
♪...
This has been one of the
best weeks of my life.
I appreciate it. I'm upset, though.
I'm upset I don't get
to see what comes next.
I'm upset I didn't get to have...
a real shining moment.
This is not the end of the road
for me and my music career.
If nothing else, I got a chance
to meet a group of people...
that mean the world to
me now that I probably...
never would've met under
any other circumstance.
♪
♪...
♪ there's nothing you can say ♪...
♪ there's nothing you can do ♪...
♪ there's no other way when
it comes to the truth ♪...
♪ so keep holding on ♪
♪ keep holding on ♪...
♪ 'cause you know we'll
make it through ♪...
♪ we'll make it through ♪...
♪
♪...
On the next Glee project...
Ah ha ha ha!
♪ Gaga, ooh la la ♪...
If I don't win this week's challenge,
something's wrong.
Bring him closer. Like maybe kiss him.
I've never actually been kissed.
Ellis! Best first kiss?
Just ruin my life, Lindsay. Go ahead.
Nooo! Why would you do that to me?
You shouldn't make me
upset all the time.
What?
I don't think Lindsay's very nice.
Honestly, I think she's kinda mean.
I'm just trying to help.