| "Trio" | |||
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| Episodeno. | Season 5 Episode 10 | ||
| Directed by | Ian Brennan | ||
| Written by | Sophia Rivka Rossi | ||
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| Production code | 5ARC10 | ||
| Original air date | March 4, 2014 (2014-3-4) | ||
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"Trio" is the tenth episode of thefifth season of the American musical television seriesGlee, and the ninety-eighth episode overall. It aired onFox in the United States on March 4, 2014.
After moving out of the apartment she shared withSantana Lopez (Naya Rivera) andKurt Hummel (Chris Colfer),Rachel (Lea Michele) is revealed to have moved in withElliott "Starchild" Gilbert (Adam Lambert), another member of Pamela Lansbury, the band Kurt formed, and the two bond over an impromptu performance of "Barracuda". While working at the Broadway diner, she and Santana attempt to out-sing each other in a rendition of "Gloria", both vying for the approbation of Gilbert; instead, they inadvertently drive him from the band. Kurt, tired of their feuding, reconvenes Elliot andDani (Demi Lovato) to form a new musical venture, One Three Hill, who perform "The Happening" at their debut; while watching this trio, Rachel and Santana are forced to co-exist peacefully, leading to the beginnings of a reconciliation when Santana points out that they share a hunger for success and a willingness to backstab others, even ostensible friends, to get to the top.
Back home in Lima, Glee club members and good friendsTina (Jenna Ushkowitz),Sam (Chord Overstreet) andBlaine (Darren Criss) plan to spend some special time together before their impending graduation. Blaine brings up the idea of a senior-class lock-in, which is quickly quashed bySue Sylvester (Jane Lynch); as a result, the trio resolve to stage one of their own, sneaking onto school property overnight. Unexpectedly,Becky (Lauren Potter) happens upon them and forces them to play endless games ofTwister in exchange for her silence. While Blaine is occupied pacifying her, Tina and Sam sneak off to make out, acting on theirunresolved sexual tension; Blaine freaks out upon discovering them. He later apologizes for his overreaction to the constant changes in his life.
Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) andEmma Pillsbury (Jayma Mays) become distracted from their teaching jobs when they decide to have a child, up to and including Emma dragging him to the staff restroom during work hours for inopportune attempts at conception. Will, on advice from Sue andShannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones), distracts Emma from the details of fertility, enabling a much more conventional mood. At the end of the episode, as Will packs for Nationals, Emma reveals that she won't be going, as their efforts have been successful.
Finally, Blaine, Sam and Tina - plusArtie (Kevin McHale) - choose and perform as their senior song "Hold On", joined variously by Kurt's new trio, as well as Rachel and Santana in their various isolations.
The episode appears to have been in production by November 25, 2013, when Lea Michele tweeted about working that day with guest starAdam Lambert.[1]
Special guest starDemi Lovato returns asDani, Santana's girlfriend and Pamela Lansbury bandmember. Other recurring characters in this episode include another bandmember, NYU student Elliott "Starchild" Gilbert (Lambert), McKinley football coachShannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones), cheerleader Becky Jackson (Potter)[2] and guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury (Mays).[3]
Seven songs from the episode are being released as singles. These includeKenny Loggins's "Danny's Song" performed by Morrison and Mays; "Don't You (Forget About Me)" bySimple Minds and "Jumpin' Jumpin'" byDestiny's Child, both performed by Ushkowitz, Overstreet and Criss;Heart's "Barracuda" sung by Michele and Lambert;Laura Branigan's "Gloria" sung by Rivera, Michele and Lambert; "The Happening" byThe Supremes, performed by Lovato, Lambert andChris Colfer; and "Hold On" byWilson Phillips, featuring Criss, Overstreet, Ushkowitz,Kevin McHale, Colfer, Lovato, Lambert, Rivera and Michele.[4][5]
