Inside the movies is the sixteen episode of Glee's fourth season and the eighty-two episode overall. It premiered on April TBA, 2013 after a three weeks hiatus.
Will states that movies and films are another way to calm people down from the day-to-day anxieties, in this case, himself being left at the altar by Emma in the last episode. He sets up a mash-up Boys Vs. Girls competition, based on songs from films. The Glee Club preps up for the competition as they perform their 500th musical performance on the show. As the Glee Club prepares for the competition, Finn assists Will in finding Emma successfully. Back in New York, Santana gets too comfortable in the Bushwick apartment for Kurt and Rachel's liking. When Adam, Kurt, Rachel, and Santana are snowbound, Santana digs out the dirty secret to who Brody really is and also finds out Rachel's pregnancy test results. Marley and Finn make confessions about kisses that do not end up well.
It was directed by Ian Brennan and written by Michael Hitchcock.
Plot[]
In a black-and-white art deco fantasy sequence, Will and Emma duet Fred Astaire-style to You're All the World to Me
from Royal Wedding, singing and dancing on the walls and ceiling. But Will wakes up with a start, revealing that it's all a dream after falling asleep with the TV on.
Will's inspired to assign his students a movie-themed assignment - singing songs from their favorite films - while Artie's already got movies on the mind and is about to make his first micro-budgeted film. Finn urges Will to amp up his search for Emma, but Will insists that she should have her space and that Emma will come back to him if and when she's ready. Sue reveals that Emma's used all her vacation days, but if she has any insight into her whereabouts, she refuses to tell Finn, so Artie advises him to pressure Emma's parents to give up her location.
Santana suffers through a snowbound weekend in New York with her roommates geeking out over musical theater, and her open hostility unnerves Rachel - but not as much as her baby-themed movie marathon choices, as Rachel continues to sweat out the possibility that she's pregnant. Kurt opts for Moulin Rouge!, envisioning himself dueting with Blaine on Come What May. Still, as they watch the real movie scene, Kurt tears up but tries to conceal the reason from possible new guy Adam, though Santana bluntly reveals that it was Kurt and Blaine's dream to sing the song to each other at their wedding.
Santana next expresses her misgivings about Brody, revealing that she found a large stash of cash and a pager among his belongings. She's convinced he's a drug dealer, and when Rachel attempts to prove otherwise, Brody's evasive behavior only bolsters Santana's theory.
Rusty and Rose Pillsbury are lured to McKinley on the belief that an anti-ginger-bullying club founded by Emma is floundering, with Finn and Artie both posing as redheads to wheedle Emma's address out of them.
Paying homage to Tom Cruise films, Blaine, Artie, and Joe don flight suits for their mash-up, leading off with Kenny Loggins Danger Zone, joined by Sam, Jake, and Ryder stripped down to their tighty-whiteys on Bob Segers Old Time Rock & Roll. As the glee girls prepare their own number, Kitty apologizes for her attempts to bring down Marley, believing both of their relationships with Puckerman men will bond them together in the future. When Kitty senses something is wrong, Marley confides that Ryder kissed her, but she still likes Jake. A seemingly understanding Kitty suggests that men are like diamonds: "Collect as many as you can." The girls perform their mash-up of Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, done Marilyn Monroe-style from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; and Material Girl, from Madonna's own Monroe tribute video.
Adam asks Kurt if he and Blaine really did share the Moulin Rouge! number, and when Kurt's lingering feelings for Blaine are exposed, Adam explains that he can't compete with a fantasy. But when Kurt says he's trying to get over Blaine, Adam suggests they go to the sappiest movie they can find and make that their film. Finn tells Will that Emma's been staying with her sister and tries to inspire Will to make a big movie-style romantic play to win her back.
Will parks outside the house where Emma's holed up, singing Peter Gabriel's In Your Eyes complete with "Say Anything"-type boombox, with New Directions backing him up, and draws Emma to the window. Will and Emma try to work out justwhy Emma bolted from the wedding: she felt that she barely knew him anymore when he returned from Washington, D.C. Will suggests starting to get to know each other all over again, beginning with a Friday-night movie date.
Still pushing her Brody theories, Santana reveals to Rachel that she knows about her pregnancy test. Rachel claims that she doesn't know what Santana's talking about, but Santana continues to push for answers. Rachel breaks down in Santana's arms, and Santana comforts her, looking very concerned. Meanwhile, Jake has Marley meet him in an art classroom, where he confesses that he didn't come up with all his impressive Valentine's Day touches on his own. To make up for using Ryder's ideas, Jake sets up a pottery wheel and plans to sings Marley's favorite song, Unchained Melody, recreating the iconic scene from Ghost. During the performance, a guilt-ridden Marley has an out-of-body experience, watching in anguish as Ryder replaces Jake at the pottery wheel, singing to and kissing her. At the end of the song, as Jake attempts to kiss her, she stops him and confesses that she let Ryder kiss her. Jake quietly storms out of the room as she pleads for him not to go, leaving her in tears.
Will announces the winner of the movie mash-up competition, once again proclaiming
everyone a victor, much to the annoyance of the club. He also asks to speak privately with Finn, thanking him for helping save the day with Emma. Finn breaks down and reveals that he impulsively kissed Emma, though it didn't mean anything, and urges Will to punch him for messing everything up: "I deserve it." But Will, thrown by the revelation, simply walks away.
Meanwhile, New Directions closes out their lesson with a rendition of Kenny Loggins', Footloose and record the performance for Artie's film.
Songs[]
| Song Title | Original Artist | Performer(s) | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| You're All the World to Me | Fred Astaire | Emma Pillsbury and Will Schuester | Royal Wedding |
| Shout | The Isley Brothers | Brittany S. Pierce and Sam Evans with New Directions | Animal House |
| Come What May | Cast of Moulin Rouge! | Blaine Anderson and Kurt Hummel | Moulin Rouge! |
| Old Time Rock & Roll/Danger Zone | Bob Seger/Kenny Loggins | New Directions Boys | Risky Business/Top Gun |
| Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend/Material Girl | Marilyn Monroe/Madonna | New Directions Girls | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes/Moulin Rouge! |
| Flashdance (What a Feeling) | Irene Cara | Kurt Hummel, Mercedes Jones, Quinn Fabray, Rachel Berry and Santana Lopez | Flashdance |
| In Your Eyes | Peter Gabriel | TBA | Say Anything |
| Footloose | Kenny Loggins | New Directions with Mike Chang | Footloose |
Videos[]
Guest Cast[]
Guest Stars[]
- Jayma Mays as Emma Pillsbury
- Vanessa Lengies as Sugar Motta
- Alex Newell as Unique Adams
- Samuel Larsen as Joe Hart
- Melissa Benoist as Marley Rose
- Jacob Artist as Jake Puckerman
- Blake Jenner as Ryder Lynn
- Becca Tobin as Kitty Wilde
- Don Most as Rusty Pillsbury
- Valerie Mahaffey as Rose Pillsbury
- Oliver Kieran-Jones as Adam Crawford
Trivia[]
- The title-card is made to look like an old black-and-white movie.
- This is the only episode to feature brackets in the title.
- Tina, Brittany, Marley, and Kitty were supposed to sing Maniac from Flashdance, but it got cut. Source
- This song can be heard on the background in Props, during Rachel and Tina's talk as they drive together.
- Brody was supposed to have his first released solo in this episode. It was supposed to be El Tango de Roxanne, but it was cut. Source
- This is the first time a mash up competition has not taken place during the sixth episode of the season.
- It is also the first mash up competition after which a result is announced, although this competition resulted in a draw.
- When Will and Emma are discussing their problems by the car, she can be seen wearing the same coat she wore in Special Education on the scene she tells Will she can't go with the New Directions to Sectionals because of her husband Carl.
- This episode drew a 2.4 rating. Source
- Dean Geyer was not credited in this episode, as he did not appear but Brody's voice was heard in a phone call with Rachel.
- Will has his blue car that he drove to school in Pilot.
- Emma Bunton (Baby Spice) was present during the filming of the Footloose performance as she was filming the mini-documentary "I Heart Glee" for Sky 1. Curiously enough, Glee made a cover of the Spice Girls' hit, Wannabe two episodes later, with Unique being the one who portrays Baby Spice.
- The New Directions Girls were supposed to sing Diamonds/Diamonds Are Forever by Rihanna/Shirley Bassey but was changed for unknown reasons.
- Ian Brennan said they couldn't settle on a title for this episode. They wanted to call the episode "What Ever Happened to Emma Pillsburry" or "Cinema Pare-glee-so" however, they decided on Inside the Movies.
