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David Karofsky
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General Information
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Hazel/Green
Occupation(s): Student
Aliases: Karofsky (Multiple characters)
Manimal (Artie Abrams)
David Paul, Will, Figgins, Sue Kurt)
Dave (Santana, Kurt, Will Schuester)
Ham Hock (Kurt Hummel)
Bear Cub (Patrons at Scandals, the Gay bar featured in The First Time)
Family & Friends
Family: Paul Karofsky (Father)
Grandpa Murray (Mentioned in Rocky Horror Glee Show
Unnamed mother
Relationships: Kurt Hummel (kissed; crush)
Santana Lopez (beard; ended)
Friends: Azimio (maybe not since Dave started the Bullywhips.)
Kurt Hummel
Santana Lopez (sort of)
Finn Hudson (sort of)
Glee Kids (possibly)
Enemies: Scott Cooper and the Hockey Team
Nick
Other Information
Clique: Jocks
Education: Thurston High School
William McKinley High School (former)
Talent: Hockey, Football (Right Guard), Dancing
Vulnerabilities: His sexuality
Awards: 2011 High School State football championship (shared with the rest of football team)
2011 WMHS Prom King
Series Information
First appearance: Mash-Up
Portrayer: Max Adler
David "Dave" Karofsky was a student at William McKinley High School who, along with his friend Azimio Adams, used to constantly bully the kids in Glee Club, especially Kurt Hummel. In the season two episode Never Been Kissed, it is revealed that he is gay when he kisses Kurt. As of Born This Way, he has begun his slow journey towards self-acceptance and redeemed himself by forming the Bullywhips with Santana, a club to monitor the hall and stop bullying in its tracks. As means to hide both of their sexualities and to win prom king and queen, Dave and Santana agreed to be each other's beards, they ended their alliance after prom. He has since moved schools. In the episode Heart, he tells Kurt that he thinks he's in love with him. After being outed at his new school as being gay, Dave attempts to commit suicide by hanging but the attempt fails and he is briefly hospitalized.

Dave is portrayed by Max Adler.

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BiographyEdit

Dave Karofsky is an ex--football player at William McKinley High School. He also played right guard on the football team while he was at McKinley. He is initially portrayed as the stereotypical jock and bully, having slushied or at least helped slushie just about every single member of New Directions (with the exception of Brittany). Dave also harassed Kurt for a long time because of his sexuality, due to his own closeted sexuality. After he kissed Kurt forcefully yet passionately, Kurt realized that Dave was in the closet and was struggling with his own sexuality. However, he still kept coming after Kurt to continue covering it up, which eventually lead to Kurt transferring to Dalton Academy. When Santana (who was also in the closet at the time) asked him out on a date, she stated that she knew about his sexuality and they decided to date each other as "beards" and they subsequently convinced Kurt to come back to McKinley. Dave soon tearfully apologized to Kurt before prom night. Dave also won Prom King while Kurt won Prom Queen as a joke. When the "King and Queen Dance" came up, Kurt urged Dave to come out, but he said he couldn't and walked off. He was not seen at McKinley after that. It is later revealed in The First Time that he transferred schools to avoid gay rumors from his peers at McKinley, so he could be able to enjoy his senior year playing football at his new school. Dave Karofsky attempts suicide in 'On My Way'. Kurt is later seen visiting Karofsky in the hospital where he informs him that there is nothing wrong with being gay, and helps Dave imagine a future where he is able to be open about his homosexuality and happy,

Season OneEdit

Dave Karofsky first appears in the episode Mash-Up, splashing Finn and Quinn with a grape slushie.
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Dave also slushies Puck while he is walking with Rachel.

In Mattress, Dave and Azimio corner Finn in the locker room and write on his face as "practice" for doing it to his to glee club yearbook photo later. They then tease Finn about having a big forehead. Dave is later seen defacing the glee yearbook page, surrounded by other laughing jocks.

In Hell-O, Dave and Azimio are briefly seen slushying Rachel, Kurt and Mercedes.

In Bad Reputation, he is seen serenading Sue Sylvester by quoting lyrics from Physical.
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In Theatricality, Dave and Azimio continue to make fun of the Glee club. He pushes Tina into a locker, and Kurt yells at him for it. He berates them for dressing in Lady Gaga costumes, roughing them up again later when they have not changed their clothing. The duo attempt to beat up Kurt once more in the end of the episode, but Finn (wearing a Lady Gaga costume of his own) stops them, backed up by the rest of the glee club. Dave says he and Azimio will "bring some friends" the next time.

Season TwoEdit

In Audition, he is seen in the background, while Jacob interviews Finn and Rachel about her "expected return to the Shire". Rachel gives both Dave and Azimio $100 to slushie herself, Kurt, and Mercedes in front of Sunshine's locker, hoping she'll be scared out of auditioning (this is not seen onscreen). However, after consulting Kurt and Mercedes, makes a change of plans. She directs Sunshine to a fake audition at a crack house instead.

In Britney/Brittany, he and Azimio rip Finn's varsity jacket into half, since he is no longer on the football team. Finn was about to fight them, but Artie comes in between them. Neither he or Azimio are comfortable with the thought of hurting a kid in a wheelchair, so they leave. Later in the episode, Dave and Azimio comment on Rachel's schoolgirl outfit. While Azimio makes catcalls, Dave asks Finn why all the gay dudes get the hot chicks.

Dave next appears in Duets, where he, along with Azimio, slushies Sam Evans for being the newest member of the glee club.

In The Rocky Horror Glee Show, Dave and Azimio make fun of Finn for walking down the hallway in his boxers.

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In Never Been Kissed, Dave is shown going out of his way to bully Kurt at every opportunity. This results in Kurt falling further into a depressive state, until his new friendship with Blaine leads him to confront Dave. After Dave smacks Kurt's phone out of his hand and pushes him into a locker, Kurt follows him into the locker room. He angrily demands to know why Dave won't stop attacking him. When Kurt begins to insult him, Dave becoming more and more upset, holds his fist up threateningly and orders for Kurt to not push him.
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When Kurt continues his tirade, Dave suddenly forces a kiss on him. He goes back in for a second one, but is shoved away by an obviously shocked and frightened Kurt. Dave punches a locker in frustration and flees the room near tears. Kurt brings Blaine to confront him in the stairwell the next day, and nearly publicly outs Dave, who denies everything and attempts to leave. When Blaine tries to tell him he's not alone, Dave turns around and angrily forces him against the wall. Kurt easily pushes him off, and Dave runs away, looking scared. He later continues pushing Kurt into the lockers, showing he is unwilling to acknowledge what happened.

In The Substitute, Kurt is sitting with Mercedes at lunch as he tries to set her up on a date reassuring her that "love is just around the corner". Dave suddenly appears and winks at Kurt, taunting him one again. Later, he confronts Kurt at his locker and demands to know whether or not he's told anyone else about the locker room kiss, phrasing it as though it was Kurt who kissed him. Kurt tells Dave that he's the one who kissed him and he hasn't told. Dave threatens to kill him if he does.

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In Furt, Dave's harassment has reached the point where even his presence obviously terrifies Kurt. He approaches Kurt at his locker and ignores him when he tells Dave he doesn't want him near him. Dave pokes him in the chest, trails it down and then steals Kurt's wedding topper. The Glee girls ask their boyfriends to help Kurt, so Artie and Mike confront Dave in the locker room. They demand he leave Kurt alone, but Dave pushes Mike who falls onto Artie, accidentally hurting both of them. This causes Sam to run in and attack Dave, and the fight escalates between the two of them until Coach Beiste steps in. Sam is left with a black eye as a result of the fight. Later, while Kurt is giving Finn and Burt dancing lessons, Dave makes a limp wristed gesture at Kurt and Finn. Kurt comes clean about the death threat when prompted, angering Burt. He rushes after Dave and throws him up against the wall. The situation causes Sue to call Dave's dad to the school. Though Dave tries to deny everything, Mr. Karofsky notes that Dave has been acting differently and takes Kurt's side. Sue expels Karofsky.
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When Sue asks to know why Dave threatened to kill him, Kurt maintains Dave's secret stating that Dave threatened to kill him if he told about the bullying itself. Though relieved he has not been outed, Dave shakes his head in disappointment at Kurt as he leaves the office. Sue later reveals that the school board overrode her expulsion of Dave due to a lack of physical evidence or witnesses and that he'll be returning the next day. She resigns in protest, allowing Figgins to return as principal, and says she'll be a set of eyes and ears for Kurt in the hallway regarding Dave. However, because Dave is returning, Kurt and his parents agree that the safest thing for him is to transfer to Dalton Academy.

In Special Education, Dave and Azimio heckle Puck during his Glee Club pitch. He looks nervous when Puck brings up Kurt, glancing at Azimio. After Puck finishes, he and Azimio soundly reject the idea. They incite the football team into roughing him up, though they are not the ones who lock him in a Porta-John.

In A Very Glee Christmas, he is seen throwing a slushie into the faces of Mike, Tina, and Mercedes.

In The Sue Sylvester Shuffle, Dave is first seen on the field during a football game. He throws the game after Finn makes a comment about how it's funny that Dave is always calling people gay but never seems to have a girlfriend. In the locker room, a fight breaks out between the Glee guys and the players. Dave stubbornly announces that he refuses to block for Finn due to his being in the Glee Club. After a brutal group slushie attack on Artie, Dave and the jocks are sent to the choir room where they and the Glee kids are shocked and angered by Mr. Schue's and Coach Beiste's announcement that the jocks are to be in Glee Club for an entire week, no exceptions. After a few rehearsals, Dave seems a little less intimidated by the thought of being a Glee Club loser.
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When Mr. Schuester compliments him on his performance during rehearsals, Dave looks moved and becomes noticeably more confident when he politely asks Finn if they should do a warmup number before the halftime show. After a well-received performance of She's Not There by the jocks, they walk through the halls of McKinley with pride. They are stopped in their tracks by the Hockey Team. One of them (Scott Cooper) says that Glee Club turned Dave gay—which he flinches at, still not wanting to admit it—followed by a group slushie. Dave's confidence instantly goes down the drain. He insists on quitting Glee Club and reluctantly is made to quit football along with the rest of the team (that weren't original Glee Clubbers). At half-time, Puck insists the team join in on the Thriller/Heads Will Roll number.
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They all agree except Dave who stays behind in the locker room in turmoil.

During the performance, Dave walks by, but then stops to watch. He notices the crowd is loving the show and not booing it as he thought they would, and the Glee Club is having a blast. He smiles, puts on his zombified football shirt and happily joins in. After the show, the football team play the other half of the game and win.Some day after the game, Finn greets Dave at his locker, and the two actually seem to get along. When Finn asks him to join in on a trip to Dalton Academy to apologize to Kurt before other Glee Club members would allow him to join Glee Club permanently, Dave shoots him down refusing to ruin his reputation and not willing to face Kurt as doing so would mean admitting his true sexuality.

In A Night of Neglect, he slushies Santana only to sarcastically apologize. Later, he begins to taunt Kurt and Blaine who have come to attend the benefit concert. He seeks them out and mentions about how he was 'pumping iron in the gym,' and one of the guys told him that Kurt and Blaine were 'spreading their fairy-dust'. This causes Blaine to say, "You can live whatever lie you want, but don't pretend like the three of us don't know what's really going on here." That is when you can see Santana in the background listening to the conversation (foreshadowing that she is the next one to discover the secret of Dave's sexuality). After Dave calls Blaine "buck-boy", meaning male prostitute, Blaine shoves him, and Dave shoves back almost starting a fight when Santana intervenes and threatens him. Dave leaves immediately.

In Born This Way, Santana, in order to bring Kurt back to the school and make herself favorable to win Prom Queen, blackmails Dave after finding out his sexuality by telling him that if he won't be her gay beard and prom date, she would reveal his secret to the school. Seeing as he has no other choice, he accepts. With the blessings of Principal Figgins, he and Santana start an anti-bullying group called the Bullywhips.
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He makes an apology to the members of New Directions for his past actions against them, especially to Kurt, and notes that he will have to earn their trust. The Bullywhips has been successful in creating a safer environment in the school and according the Principal Figgins, since the inception of the club there has been no bullying cases reported. With his dad and Principal Figgins, Dave talks to Kurt and Burt. Burt still holds a grudge against him for threatening the life of his son; however, Kurt, although still skeptical, wishes to talk to Dave alone and sends the adults out of the room.

Kurt asks him what his real reason is for starting the anti-bullying group, and Dave claims he just wants to make everything right. Kurt reminds him that he remembers the kiss and hasn't told anybody anything. When Dave asks him why he hasn't told anyone about the kiss, Kurt replies he doesn't believe in outing people but still accepts them for who they are, though he does add that Dave owes him the truth for his silence on the matter. Dave confesses that it's part of Santana's plan to become prom queen and people might vote for them if Kurt comes back. Kurt then stresses to Dave that even if he is unable to come out to the world he needs to be educated, and he tells Dave to help him co-chair a local chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG).

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In Prom Queen, Dave and Santana go to prom together. Kurt's date to the Prom is Blaine. In order to get more votes Santana promises Kurt that the Bullywhips will escort him to classes so he won't get bullied. When Dave brings Kurt to his class, Kurt tells him that he thinks people don't care if you're gay or straight any more, to which Dave disagrees. Kurt tells him that he sees how miserable he is, and he doesn't hate him anymore because he only sees the pain Dave is in. He also tells him that he may not have to come out the next day but maybe soon the time can arise where he can.
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Dave suddenly starts to cry and tearfully tells Kurt how sorry he is. Kurt reassures Dave that he knows. When someone passes by, Dave quickly gets his act together, thanks Kurt, and walks away reminding Kurt to "wait for him" so he can walk him to lunch.

Later that evening, Kurt and Dave are chosen as Prom King and Queen. The selection of Kurt was of course meant as a cruel joke. Kurt first runs away, but he later decides to back into the gym to accept his crown. Dave and Kurt need to share a dance. As they walk to the dance floor, Kurt tells Dave to come out of the closet. Dave responds with "I can't," and he turns around and walks away in tears. It seems that no one goes after him.

Season ThreeEdit

David at Scandals
Dave made his next appearance in The First Time, when Kurt runs into him at the gay bar Scandals. It was revealed that he changed schools to avoid any rumors about being gay at McKinley, since he wants to have a normal senior year where he can play football. However, he is slowly coming to terms with his sexuality and has been a regular at the bar since the summer. He and Kurt share a toast "to baby steps."
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In Heart, Kurt walks into the cafeteria, excited and happy by the letters and the gorilla gram that he receives from a secret admirer, who he automatically assumes is Blaine.

Kurt arrives at Breadstix early to meet up with the secret admirer before Sugar's party. The person in the gorilla suit appears, Kurt is confused when the card he is given reads "I think I love you" and questions,"Wait, you think you love me?". Then the person in the gorilla suit pulls his mask off, and Kurt is shocked to see that Karofsky has been his secret admirer all along.
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They sit down, and Karofsky confesses to Kurt saying that he "hated who he was" for bullying Kurt, and that he is trying to be honest with what he is feeling. Kurt is flattered and proud of Karofsky, but eventually turns him down by saying that he doesn't really love him, and also that he is with Blaine. Kurt also tells Karofsky that he likes him as a friend, but only just as friends. Disappointed and heartbroken, Karofsky tries to leave, but eventually runs into his friend, Nick, who suspects Kurt and Karofsky are hanging out for Valentine's day. Kurt explains that they used to go to the same school, and they've just bumped into each other. Nick still suspects the two, and Karofsky leaves.

In On My Way, Dave is outed at his new school by someone, probably Nick, who saw him at Breadstix with Kurt on Valentine's Day, spray-painting "FAG" across his football locker. As he tries to leave, the football jocks bully him, intimidate
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him and slam him into the lockers. He then rushes home, only to see that he has received extreme hate from his peers on Facebook, who are telling him to go back into the closet and are calling him names. Dave is then seen slamming his laptop down, throwing books, and crying on his bed. This leads him to the decision to commit suicide by hanging himself in his closet. He takes a suit from his room and dresses slowly, showing little emotion. Dave then enters his closet, looks up at the beam crossing his ceiling, and steps onto the chair placed under it. The entire scene is intercut with Blaine singing "Cough Syrup" in the McKinley High Auditorium. Fortunately, his attempt fails and his father finds him in time. Dave is admitted to the hospital under a 72 hour suicide watch. During a flashback scene in the Lima Bean, it is revealed that Sebastion told him to stay in the closet and called him names at Scandals once, for which Sebastion now feels entirely guilty for. During Regionals both New Directions and the Warblers dedicate their performances to him. After the competition, Kurt visits him at the hospital. Dave tells Kurt that he can go home the next day, and that he is happy he's still alive. He also confesses that his mother thinks Dave's sexuality is a disease and that his best friend will no longer talk to him. Kurt reaches out to Dave and helps him envision himself in ten years as a successful sports agent with a handsome husband and a son. Dave wants to be Kurt's friend and Kurt agrees that he wants to be Dave's friend. The scene ends as the two hold hands and smile at each other.

PersonalityEdit

Dave Karofsky is a stereotypical jock bully. He enjoys terrorizing the kids in New Directions, and seems to favor targeting Kurt Hummel and Finn Hudson in particular. While Azimio's bullying and prankster behavior seems to be motivated by a larger sense of maintaining order and keeping the herd in line, Karofsky's seems to be more personal in nature. He's been harboring a grudge against Finn since fifth grade, and seems to target Kurt in a desperate attempt to cover up his own sexual feelings, or as a way to get closer to his possible crush. In fact most of Karofsky's bullying behavior seems to be because of the social order of the school and the opinions of his friends, rather than anything he was raised believing at home as his father in fact seems to behave completely different from Dave, showing an understanding and enlightened opinion of homosexuality.

It was revealed by his father that Dave is actually quite intelligent academically, usually getting A's and B's in school, suggesting that his dolt-like behavior is an act to make himself appear "normal" to his friends. In the weeks leading up to the kiss confrontation between Dave and Kurt, his grades began to decline, and he has started acting out and talking back both at home and school. It became severe enough that he threatened to kill Kurt, prompting his temporary expulsion. Since Kurt has transferred to Dalton Academy, his violence seems to have returned to its previous level. It is speculated that he feels less threatened now that the person who knows his secret is gone. However, his more violent tendencies seemed to flare up upon seeing Kurt and Blaine again, which was only stopped by the actions of Santana.

Max Adler, who portrays Karofsky, has called him the "insecure, afraid, and shy boy in the corner with this crazy secret, with a rough and tough exterior, a hard edged bully who doesn't take anything from anybody." Dave is "very scared of what he is, scared of telling people his big secrets. He's afraid that it will ruin his life and shatter his whole world. He has to keep up that manliness, be the guys guy, be the jock and fit in with them while he's hiding completely who he is and what he wants."

According to Max Adler, Karofsky's fears come from society instead of his father. "He's obviously a very loving father who is concerned for his son," Adler says. "He knows about his grades, the groups he's involved with, the teams he's playing on. I like the fact that Ryan Murphy chose to not make him what everyone thought — including me — as this beer-drinking, abusive, berating father. It was a more interesting choice to have him actually be the loving, supportive, caring father to show that Karofsky's fears aren't really coming from home. It's more society that's really scaring him into denying who he is." Source

RelationshipsEdit

Kurt HummelEdit

Main Article: Dave-Kurt Relationship

In Never Been Kissed, it is revealed that Karofsky's favorite target is Kurt, who he goes out of his way to bully at every opportunity. This results in Kurt falling further into a depressive state, until his new friendship with Blaine leads him to confront Karofsky. Following him into the locker room, Kurt demands an explanation and begins belittling him. This upsets Karofsky, who demands Kurt to back off. Kurt refuses, continuing his rant and daring him to punch him. The final straw seems to be calling Dave extraordinarily ordinary. Karofsky snaps and lunges forward, grabs Kurt, and forces a kiss on him. He makes an attempt at a second one, but a stunned and scared Kurt pushes him back. Visibly upset, Karofsky hits a locker and runs out of the locker room. Kurt and Blaine attempt to confront him in the stairwell the next day, but Karofsky refuses to talk about what happened. When Blaine keeps trying, Karofsky rams him against a wall, though he is easily freed when Kurt pushes Karofsky away and demands he stop. Karofsky runs off again, looking frightened. Afterwards, Kurt tells Blaine that until the day before, he had never had a kiss that "counted." Later, Karofsky shoulder checks him into his locker, showing Kurt that nothing has changed.

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In The Substitute, Kurt and Mercedes are in the cafeteria, where Kurt is trying to set her up on a date. He says that "love is just around the corner," when Dave walks past, asks "Sup, homo?", then winks at him. He later confronts Kurt in front of his locker, and asks if he told anyone that Kurt kissed him. Kurt is quick to correct him on the details (Dave shushes him and looks around frantically), but Kurt reassures him that he hasn't. Dave then tells him to keep it that way, or he will kill him. He walks away without touching him. In Furt, Kurt has just finished discussing wedding details with Finn, when he finds Dave standing behind him. Though Kurt tells Dave he doesn't want him anywhere near him, Dave smirks slyly at him and walks forward until Kurt has backed himself against his locker. Dave proceeds to poke Kurt in the chest and slide his finger down, grabbing the cake topper Kurt is holding. Dave then asks Kurt if he can have it and walks away, putting the figure in his letterman
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jacket pocket. Later in the choir room, Kurt is trying to teach Finn and Burt to dance. Dave walks past the door, and upon seeing Kurt and Finn in a waltzing position, makes a limp wrist motion to mock them. This angers Burt, who quickly charges Dave in the hallway after Kurt tells him about the death threat. This ultimately leads to the principal's office, where Dave attempts to deny everything. When his father asks why Kurt would lie, he is only able to come up with "Maybe he likes me." He is unable to make eye contact with anyone for long, though he does look at Kurt in desperation when Kurt is asked why Dave threatened him. He is visibly relieved when Kurt lies, but does give him a disappointed head shake as he's leaving the office. At the end of the episode, we find out that Dave is not getting expelled because they have no proof of Dave bullying Kurt. Kurt decides to transfer to Dalton Academy.

In Special Education, Dave's eyes get shifty when Puck scolds him for forcing Kurt out (perhaps because of his choice of words: "Don't push me, Karofsky," and "My boy, Kurt"), alternately switching between Azimio and Puck. Azimio gives him a suspicious look.

In Born This Way, Santana, in order to bring Kurt back to the school and increase her chances of winning Prom Queen, blackmails Dave after finding out his true sexuality. She tells him that if he won't be her gay beard and prom date, she will reveal his secret to the school. Seeing no other choice, Dave accepts. With the blessings of Principal Figgins, he and Santana start an anti-bullying group called the Bully Whips and he makes an apology to the members of New Directions for his past actions against them and Kurt. With his father Paul Karofsky and Principal Figgins, he talks to Kurt and Burt. Burt still holds a grudge against him for threatening the life of his son, but Paul asks that Burt grant Dave the time it took him to learn his lesson, given that it took Burt and Paul years to realize homosexuality is no reason to discriminate against someone.

Kurt, still skeptical, wishes to talk to Dave alone and sends the adults out of the room.
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Kurt asks Dave what's his real reason is for starting the anti-bullying group, and Dave says he just wants to make everything right. Kurt reminds him that while he hasn't forgotten the kiss, he wouldn't out Karofsky. When Dave asks him why he hasn't told anybody, Kurt replies he doesn't believe in outing people, but still accepts them for who they are. However, he says Dave owes him the truth. Dave confesses that it's part of Santana's plan to become prom queen. Kurt tells Dave he could either tell everyone that Dave kissed him, which Dave quickly objects to and sincerely apologizes for, or he could come back and marvel in the anti-bullying group on the condition that he and Dave start a local chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Kurt then stresses to Dave that even if he is unable to come out to the world, he needs to be educated so that progress can truly be made. In Prom Queen, even though Santana only does her Bully Whips duty in order to gain the votes for prom queen, Dave seems to take his job seriously in protecting Kurt and walks him to hi
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s classes and lunch. Kurt appears to not be afraid of being around Dave anymore. He tells him that he doesn't hate him and can understand his pain. Hearing this, after months of bearing guilt, Dave finally breaks down and apologizes. Kurt accepts the apology. Before they separate, Dave tells Kurt to wait for him.

Later at the prom, they win the Prom Royalty together (with Kurt as the Prom Queen, as part of a prank). As they are about to dance, Kurt tells Dave that this is his moment to come out and make a difference. Dave says he can't, indicating that he has already come to terms with his sexuality but is still unable to come out.

Dave made his next appearance in The First Time, when Kurt runs into him at the gay bar Scandals. It was revealed that he changed schools to avoid any rumors about being gay at McKinley, since he wants to have a normal senior year where he can play football. However, he is slowly coming to terms with his sexuality and has been a regular at the bar since the summer. He and Kurt share a toast "to baby steps."

In Heart, Kurt walks into the cafeteria, excited and happy by the letters and the gorilla gram that he receives from a secret admirer, who he automatically assumes is Blaine.

Kurt arrives at Breadstix early to meet up with the secret admirer before Sugar's party. The person in the gorilla suit appears, Kurt is confused when the card he is given reads "I think I love you" and questions, "Wait, you think you love me?". Then the person in the gorilla suit pulls his mask off, and Kurt is shocked to see that Karofsky has been his secret admirer all along. They sit down, and Karofsky confesses to Kurt saying that he "hated who he was" for bullying Kurt, and that he is trying to be honest with what he is feeling. Kurt is flattered and proud of Karofsky, but eventually turns him down by saying that he doesn't really love him, and also that he is with Blaine. Kurt also tells Karofsky that he likes him as a friend, but only just as friends. Disappointed and heartbroken, Karofsky tries to leave, but eventually runs into his classmate, Nick, who suspects Kurt and Karofsky are hanging out for Valentine's day. Kurt explains that they used to go to the same school, and they've just bumped into each other. Nick still suspects the two, and Karofsky leaves.

In On My Way, after Dave's suicide attempt, Kurt reaches out to Dave and promises to help him get through this. Dave tells Kurt that he wants to be friends with him and Kurt says that he would like to be friends with Dave, and they hold hands.

Santana LopezEdit

Main article: Santana-Dave Relationship
In Born This Way, Santana asks Dave out on a date for coffee at the Lima Bean, which he tells her is no surprise to him and that it was only a matter of time before she asked him out. After he says this, Santana informs Dave that she knows about his closeted homosexuality. He is at first in denial, asking who would have told her that. Assuming she was told by Kurt and Blaine, he mentions that he is going to kick their asses for making up lies to mess with him. She tells him that she wasn't told by anyone and that his sexuality was just too obvious as she earlier caught him checking out Sam's butt. Dave also denies this,
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claiming that he was just looking at what jeans he was wearing. Santana calls Dave out, saying "Like that's any less gay." Santana describes Dave as being a "late-in-life" gay. After realizing defeat, he asks her why she is doing this. She informs him that she plays on the same team, which he seems shocked about. She also tells him that she wants them to be each others beards, so they both seem heterosexual, become Prom King and Queen, and later rule the school. Santana then tells him that if he doesn't do as she says, she will tell everybody about his secret, and it will ruin his life. Through blackmail, Dave follows through with her plan. Dave is later shown apologizing to the Glee club, and also informing them that he wants to apologize to Kurt, who he has treated the worst. Dave informs New Directions that it was Santana, to their surprise (especially Quinn's), who helped him see the light. Santana informs them about their "relationship," to which they all react in disgust. Dave and Santana both inform the New Directions of the new anti-bullying club known as the Bully Whips. At the end of the episode, they are seen together watching New Directions' performance of Born This Way (song) in the auditorium, Santana wearing the 'Lebanese' shirt Brittany made for her and Dave watching Kurt during the performance.
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In Prom Queen, they go to the prom together. Both Dave and Santana seem to having fun and dancing around during the prom performances. They slow dance at Rachel's Jar of Hearts, although both clearly look uncomfortable. Dave is then announced as Prom King, but Santana doesn't win the Prom Queen due to the prank against Kurt, who is voted Queen. In the end, it's unclear whether their beard relationship continues or not.

TriviaEdit

  • Usually referred to by his last name.
  • Introduced as a hockey player, but never mentioned as being one afterwards, even by the hockey team themselves.
  • Used to be picked on by Finn in fifth grade for having pubic hair.
  • Although it was said that he has slushied almost every member of the New Directions, he only slushied a few more than half of the original 9 on screen. He was never shown to have slushied Brittany, Mercedes, Tina, or Lauren.
  • It's a common misconception that Dave tormented specifically Kurt for years. In season 1, until earlier in season 2, he was focusing the bullying on Finn and the Glee Club in general- he only started targeting Kurt specifically around the time of Never Been Kissed. In fact, he's never seen even touching Kurt until that episode.
  • Dave is the character that has been shoved the most by other characters. He's been shoved by Finn, Puck, Sam, Burt, Beiste, Kurt, Blaine, and other football players.
  • Goes to McDonald's after school.
  • Dave, with Azimio, used to slushie Rachel at 10AM.
  • His jersey number changed from 67 to 77 in The Sue Sylvester Shuffle.
  • Was a member of New Directions for a week when Coach Beiste forced the Titans to join the Glee Club.
  • Dave's quote "walk tall and carry a big stick" in "The Sue Sylvester Shuffle" is a modified version of Theodore Roosevelt's original quote "speak softly and carry a big stick".
  • One of the ten kids (Quinn, Finn, Kurt, Puck, Rachel, Becky, Mike, Sugar and Sam) whose parent(s) have been shown.
  • Never had a girlfriend before his pseudo-relationship (each other's beards) with Santana.
  • Pumps iron at school in the evening.
  • Seen mostly in his letterman jacket, even during his meeting with Santana at the Lima Bean.
  • Calls Azimio "Z".
  • Like Finn and Sam, he was a Cub Scout.
  • Dave didn't know about Eve Harrington and PFLAG, however, he seems to know about Liberace mannequins.
  • Takes Calculus in his junior year.
  • Named after Brad Falchuk's former classmate.
  • In Dave and Santana's prom campaign posters, the picture of Dave is actually a press photo of Max Adler from the Glee season 2 premiere party.
  • According to Max Adler, Dave and Santana actually kissed while filming the Prom episode, to prove that they were straight, however, the scene was deleted for their storyline's sake.
  • Dave and Santana's dance moves in Prom Queen were unscripted- Max and Naya did it for fun and were surprised when it actually made it to the final editing.
  • Dave's first kiss with a male was with the one seen in Never Been Kissed, when he kissed Kurt.
  • Names his fist "The Fury".
  • There are parallels in the dialogue with Dave and Azimio's confrontation with Kurt at the end of Theatricality and what happens in the locker room with Kurt and Dave in Never Been Kissed. Both times, Kurt says being beaten up will never change who he is and would allow himself to be hit because he is proud of his difference.
  • There are parallels in the dialogue with Kurt persuading Dave to come out at the end of Prom Queen and the conversation between Kurt and Mercedes in Acafellas. Both times Kurt/Dave said "I Can't" when asked to come out. (The same situation happens between Santana and Brittany in Rumors. Brittany had planned to ask Santana out to prom during her webshow Fondue For Two to make Santana's coming out easier, but Santana cancelled last minuted with a text saying, "I can't.").
  • When writers in Fanfiction put Dave and Kurt together, their relationship name is Kurtofsky.
  • Butterscotch candy is his favorite.
  • He's the first and so far only character to attempt suicide.
  • The school that he transferred to is called Thurston High School, as you can see the words "Thurston Dragons" on the wall in the locker room in On My Way

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  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFzQbHIUgc&feature=context-gflo max in last resort

  • Gutted about Max Adler not coming back , this season has totally gone downhill rapidly the only glimmer of brilliance were the scenes in "On My Way" and the acting of both Cofler and Adler everything else has been mediocre at best , what was once a fun and guilty pleasure of a show that matured into tackling issues in S2 has turned into a pathetic lackluster cringeworthy show that needs to be put out to pasture very soon !!!

    • Agreed. If Glee keeps going the way it is, I doubt the ratings & viewership will be there to get many more seasons.

    • What ratings lol if it carrys on falling it will be beaten by "Ringer" LMAO!!!

  • One Of The Best Characters On Today's Current Television <3

  • http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3g84itK591qepsfmo1_500.png

    crying in a ball etc

    • I saw some post by other Pirates on Tumblr. I was hopping that he would be back for one or two episodes. I sort of knew this would happen because he was filming his movie in Kentucky and it's already May. I'll watch the rest of the season but I'm done after that. RIB+6 runined this show and this seasons ratings prove that:

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Glee_episodes

      I'm moving on to this amazing show called, Scandal on ABC.

      Thanks for the great time you guys! XD

    • Welp not like I saw the last 6 episodes or anything (just watched all the karofsky scenes and all of OMW) but looks like I won't ever have to tune into Glee ever again. I can finally say now that I'm not a gleek anymore.

      This show is just something else now. In the bad way.

    • ^Agreed. I'll watch to the end of the season- in respect for what the show used to be & could have been- but then I'm done. I'll tune in again if Max Adler's name is ever back on the guest star list.

    • First Ashley, and now Max.

    • Hard to say quite how I feel about this. I'll watch the rest, like you all, but will I come back, barring a Max sighting on set? Not sure. It definitely wouldn't be the same for me.

    • Well, Glee is becoming more and more silly, and seeing that the only storyline that really interested me is probably gone... i don't know if i will continue watching glee, i suppose i'll end this season, but if there's no max in the fourth season... there's no reason to continue following glee.

  • Don't you guys think that at the characters' infoboxes there should be status information? alive/deceased?

    • I don't think it's necessary. The only character to have died on the show was Sue's sister.

    • ^Dont forget the strange Warbler bird that died...tragic...

  • Remember before season two, it was hinted that Kurts boyfriend would be a jock and Kurt would help him overcome his challenges. Also in the Sue Sylvester Shuffle episode it was foreshadowed that Dave would join New Directions.

    I totally agree with you guys, this season had it's moments but I'm disappointed overall. I only watch to see a cool moment (with Dave) or a fantastic performance with a cool song. Other than that, I really have a disconnect with a lot of the characters since RIB+6 has made them annoying. I'll watch the whole season but I'll move to whatever project Max is working on.

    by Ogg927
      • That awkward moment when a character is better than the show he's part of. **

    I'll admit, I've been losing interest in Glee since the season started, but recently it's become unwatchable to me. I haven't even seen the last two episodes- I think I'm finally growing out of my glee obsession. It's bittersweet, but it was about time. After what they did (or rather, didn't do) to Dave's character- all that potential they wasted.... Nope. I'm done. May possibly watch the finale for closure, but. Well. yeah. I can't do this anymore. xD

    Bye, fellow Karofskians- love you guys!

    p.s.- If any of you are looking for a new fandom, my recent obsession is Sherlock. :D

    • I agree- this is the last season of Glee for me. What they did w/h this show was horrendous. I'll miss seeing you around! Maybe we'll meet again as a part of the Sherlock fandom! X)

    • I completely understand. I felt this exact same way with Supernatural. Supernatural was my show. I thought I would always stick with it since I had been watching the show since the Pilot back when it was still the WB channel. After season 5 though things quickly went downhill, and I haven't even watched half of the episodes this season 7. It's sad, but sometimes when you don't even recognized the show you fell in love with, you've gotta let go.

      I'm sticking with Glee for a bit longer. My summer evening class starts middle of May so I'll miss the last few episodes, which I'll catch online, but after that I'm done with Glee too :(

    • Smash is my new Glee now :) i'm hopefully Max will get a chance to shine on that show and get the attention he needs ,

      becuase he just as talented as anyone else on the show ,yeah i'm gonna miss being a pirate but who knows we just might get another chance to see him next year or as romour his it he might be back for the finale episode,

      the show has been going slowly down hill for awhile now there not getting the viewer ship they used to get well i'd say it's RIB fault for putting to many people in at once beucase there's now room for growth for each charcater's it makes it messy and at the end of the day it will all clash and it doesn't look pretty .

      i'm still gonna watch it but until the end but ill have to see what season 4 brings to get me excited again .

  • For anyone who hasn't seen it yet:

    http://tvline.com/2012/04/24/spoilers-greys-anatomy-vampire-diaries-dexter/

    I don't know if this makes me hopeful or not, but I'm going with hopeful. :-P

    • Ugh. This show always disappoints me.... I want to be hopeful, but @ this point I have little trust in, or even much respect for, the writers. Thisshow is ridiculous -_-

    • Well, I mean, if they're putting it out there, then there's a chance at least. I can't say you're wrong about the crazy writers, but if he's in the finale I'll be really happy!

    • ^I'll be happy if he is too, I'm just not wanting to be completely disappointed if he isn't.... I really, really hope that you're right, though.

    • Max was filming his movie 23 Blast in Kentucky when the final episodes were filming for Glee, which is what I hoped would NOT happen. A production company will normally film a episode six weeks before it's broadcast. If that holds true, then all of the episodes have been filmed already and he's not in them.  :(

      On the flip side, anything that wasn't broadcast is in post-production phase and can still be edited. Hopefully Dave will be in the last episode or two or three (wishing).

      I don't blame Max since RIB has always kept him in limbo, he had moved on.

    • ^ The last episode has yet to be filmed.

    • ^^Honestly, moving on is probably the best thing for him career wise, but I still miss him on the show. There's not much to look forward to w/hout him.

  • Sigh Max was one of the best actors on the show and is character had a load of potential to have a better happier storyline following his darker one, but no, they basically scrap his character. ):

    • ): I know what you mean.... Glee just shoves their best actors to the side, in order to make some fangirls happy, rather than acknowledge the real talent they have. @ least Max is moving on to better things. I think the best thing for the good actors on the show is to get away from it as soon as possible. I'm still holding out for Max to be in one of the last eps, though.

  • I bet he'll show up in the last episode,Kurt will find him leaning against his locker and that will leave us with kurt asking Karofsky,what are you doing here ? and Karofsky will say i came to watch you guy's graduate .


    that would make the best ending ever .

    • Idk.... I'd rather find out that he & Kurt have been hanging out a lot & that Kurt convinced him to go to NYU or something & their friendship can evolve from there.... (My head-cannon).

    • I would hope that he and Kurt became great friends. I still want Kurtofsky, but obviously that won't happen since Max is busy filming his movie and RIB+6 messed up his storyline.

    • ^Unfortunately, you're probably right. It's probably good for Max to get away from this show, however. I still miss his presence every week though.

  • Transfer back to WMHS got dammit!!!

  • I'm so happy right now

    -Ugly sobbing- Dave!!!

    by Syinasu
    • Me TOO!!!!!!! XD I can't wait to see him again!

    • Wait...do we know he's coming back? Source? When? XD

    • ^I think it's only a rumour thus far, unfortunately :( Hopefully it's real, but I don't think we have a solid source as of yet.

  • I heard that he's in the final episode and that he talks to Blaine about Kurt and that's it has anybody else got something or we really only gonna get a conversation. And also there's chance that conversation won't even be shown so yeah.

    by Poloroid
    • This has made the rounds on tumblr, etc. - where did you hear it? Any more concrete news about it?

    • I hope this is real & not fake.... & I hope he gets more than just one or two mins & it's not just a small cameo, like he's had in previous eps.

  • I just want hime back <3

    by WillDaGleek
  • Max just tweeted that he's on the set for his movie, not sure if he will be back for Glee?

    https://twitter.com/#!/MrMaxAdler/status/185515200701669377

    by Ogg927
    • Well rumour has it that he will be back but when ?

    • ( I was hoping we'd see him @ prom.... He could've had a great one after last year's fiasco.
    • Argh. Repetitive and disappointing. The long break and the near dearth of rumors about Dave are getting me down. :-(

  • So what is this romour about Kurt and blaine getting into a fight over Dave all about ?

    • O.o Where did you see that rumour? (I would love that, if it means we see more Dave :) )

    • I saw that too - as far as I know it's just on facebook. I've heard that rumour and then the one just saying he'd be back for an episode. No confirmations that I know of yet though. :-(

    • I saw that on Tumblr so it's a unreliable source.

      http://klainekissesaremagic.tumblr.com/post/19739891332/more-glee-spoilers-this-time-it-involves-karofsky-plus

    • I doubt it's true, but dear god would Iove for it to be.

      On a side note- I'm actually intrigued where they're going to take Blaine in this episode. I'm not his biggest fan, but STIUTK is an incredible song, and if they're applying it to he and his brothers' relationship like I'm assuming, I think he might actually start to become a semi-demensional character. On the other hand, if it's about him and Kurt, Dave would likely be involved. But that's wishful thinking talking. D':

    • No i only hard it on Facebook and that was it that's why i was asking you guy's :)

  • Any new's on Max latley ?

    • He's in Hawaii filming for his new show.

    • Elvah1 this is so random, but everytime I see you I think your avatar is of Iqbal Theba/Principal Figgins. Lol :P

    • ^lol! If it WAS him, he would be the most terrifying principal to have ever graced my tv screen ;P

    • Elvah- About your avatar, I've actually been wondering who that is. It looks a bit like Jim Moriarty from Sherlock, but I can't quite tell.

    • ^You're right, it's Moriarty :)

    • eeeee~!

      That's so awesome! Sherlock actually ended up being the show I watched to fill up the gaping hole Glee left me with. Unfortunately.... Last week I finished the entire series in three days and spent a fourth say an emotional mess. </3

    • ^Your basically garaunteed @ least one day of emotional ruin prior to that ep, lol. I have a friend who still tears up when she hears the words "Reichenbach Fall." & we watched the ep on the day it first aired ;P

  • Max in Hawaii

    by Ogg927
  • New(ish?) pics of Max!!!! http://ontd-glee.livejournal.com/1794604.html

    by Elvah1
  • I wish RIB+ would definitively say one way or the other as to whether he's coming back & put us out of our misery :(

    by Elvah1
    • I hear you. We'll maybe he'll do guest spots like Mike O'Malley and the other adults?

    • ^I'd be fine w/h that- I just wish it were more concrete as to if that is indeed the case.

  • How is he the first and only character to attempt suicide? Didn't Sue try to in 'Comeback' and Will try when he was in high school????

    • Will didn't try, he thought about it. As for "Comeback," If you count "sue-icide" with gummy vitamins, then I guess Sue did. But nobody seemed to take it all that seriously, including Sue, and Will and Emma stormed out angrily afterwards. Also, are you counting Sue's comment about "I've been drinking a lot of bleach" in TSSS? Cause that will usually have the same effect.

      I guess an argument could be made for saying Sue did, but I'm not convinced yet.

    • Sue never actually made a real attempt. She just wanted attention. Will's storyline wasn't presented in the show chronologically, as a storyline, & (as TitansFan said) he never made an actual attempt. There is a huge difference between actually attempting suicide & briefly considering it.

    • Oh, okay. Thanks!

    • No problem. :-)

    • Honestly, I don't really believe 80% of what Sue says. I stopped trusting her words when she got pregnant..

    • DoubleDdog09

      How the hell did it take you THAT long to stop trusting her?

    • Actually it was confirmed by Jane that Sue is four months pregnant

  • Max just got cast in an Indie film: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118051419 I'm not sure if this means that he's done with Glee?  :(

    by Ogg927
    • Not necessarily. Other cast members have been involved w/h movies & other shows & still were able to do Glee. (Dianna=I Am Number 4, Lea=New Years Eve, Grant=CSI: Miami episode, Chris=8, etc). Max has also already been involved w/h several different projects & still made appearances on Glee.

    • Don't forget Darren and H2$, and also Chris Colfer and Matthew Morrison being in that Prop 8 play that was beoadcast on YouTube recently.. :)

    • Production doesn't even start until next month - won't Glee be done filming the season by then? And it doesn't even say when Max himself will be there.

  • Ok Max will return for another episode http://maxadleronline.blogspot.com/2012/03/o-last-resortglee-news-update.html

    by Raven00
  • I've got to be honest guys, I'll stick around for the rest of the season out out of loyalty, but if Karofsky's off the show after this season, I don't think I'll watch the next seasons. Karofsky's story line was the only one actually worth sticking around for, and when I think back to season one, I just get really sad to think about what a mess the show's become. I think I'm going to save my free time for more worthy shows... Although aside from Glee, the only two I watch weekly are Dexter and Breaking Bad... I guess I could catch up with Community and Modern Family again. Anyone else have any TV show suggestions now that Glee's pretty much over with? :D

    • I'd recommend 'Switched at Birth' and 'Melissa and Joey'. But, if I were you I'd stick around for Glee another little while, there could be another good plotline coming up :)

    • You already have Community and Modern Family. That's all you'll ever need..

    • I actually really enjoy watching Smash, the new musical show. It doesn't have crappy storylines, unlike another I could mention.... If you want to completely lose your life to a particular show, I would recommend Sherlock. It will astound you, make you laugh, cry, & have you fangirl/boying so much that you won't know what to do w/h yourself until you see the next ep. Prepare to be devastated. How I Met Your Mother is usually wonderful as well.

    • Community and Modern Family are indeed wonderful, but sometimes I need more drama/substance to become more attached to a show. With Community there's this ridiculous air to everything that doesn't let me become completely emotionally attached, although it IS freaking hilarious, and with Modern Family it's kind of the same thing. I know nothing huge is ever going to happen, and you'd never know plot-wise if you missed an episode. Switched at Birth definitely isn't my cup of tea, and I've seen most of Modern Family (actually, one of my best friends and future roommate is Robin's sister) but laugh tracks piss me off for some reason. That's why I've never liked Big Bang Theory- the laugh track is SO overused, it's horrible! I've actually heard of Sherlock from a few different people, though, Elvah1. Anything drama-y and slash-able is my kind of show. I think I'm going to give that a shot :)

    • Also, regarding Smash. I wouldn't recommend it. I mean, maybe for two episodes or so, because it's mostly pretty damn good, but the main character is so unbelievably bland (both in terms of voice and personality) that it really gets old fast. I can't remember the last time I've seen a show so afraid of taking risks.

    • ^Really? I've only seen the first 2 eps so far, but it seemed pretty good.... & it has some great actors (like Debra Messing).

    • The Walking Dead is now my favorite show. Can't miss an episode :) I really recommend Psych on USA. It's a crime show, but totally different from anything out there, not to mention it's hilarious. The past two episodes have had me rolling. I have gotten into Once Upon a Time; I'm not fond of the main character but since she isn't always the focus the show's still pretty good(it does have its weak episodes though). Two seasons ago I would've listed Supernatural as my first choice, but after season 5 it's just lost what used to make it great. They're on season 7 and starting with 6, it just feels like they are rehashing the same old storylines. OH, I can't believe I forgot Raising Hope! That is a very funny show :)

    • The middle

  • Guys, can we NOT add that Thurston High School is his "former" school? Even though he said "I can't go back to that school", we still don't know anything yet..

    • He said he's transferring. Therefore, it IS his former school. I don't think the writers would put that in there for no reason. & after all that happened, there's no way someone w/h Dave's temperament/emotional state who would continue going there.

    • ^^Dude. Caaaaalllm yourself. o_o But I agree with Elvah1. He said he wasn't going back, I think us viewers are meant to assume he's, you know, not going back.

    • Like I said, we don't really know anything yet so I think it's just best to leave it alone for awhile. Besides, you never know; the bullies might finally come around and apologize to him before he transfers, though it is highly unlikely, but still Glee can be unpredictable sometimes if you know what I mean..

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