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"Showmance" is the second episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on September 9, 2009. It was written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan and directed by Murphy. The episode sees the glee club attempt to recruit new members by performing Salt-n-Pepa's "Push It" in a school assembly. It advances the love triangles between Rachel (Lea Michele), Finn (Cory Monteith) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) and Emma (Jayma Mays), Will (Matthew Morrison) and Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig), and sees antagonist Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) begin to conspire against the club.
The episode features covers of six songs. Studio recordings of three of the songs performed were released as singles, available for digital download. Three of the tracks also appear on the album Glee: The Music, Volume 1. "Showmance" introduces recurring cast members Jennifer Aspen, Kenneth Choi, and Heather Morris, and guest-stars Valorie Hubbard.
The episode was watched by 7.3 million US viewers, and was the best-received scripted premiere by Fox in three years. The performance of Kanye West's "Gold Digger" in particular drew positive reviews from critics, with Jarett Wieselman of the New York Post and Entertainment Weekly's Tim Stack comparing the episode favorably to the series' pilot episode. Brian Lowry for Variety, however, received the episode poorly, deeming the show a one-hit wonder, while Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times noted weaknesses in the adult characters.
Original Release
09/09/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dianna Agron | Quinn Fabray |
Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Jessalyn Gilsig | Terri Schuester / Terri del Monico |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Jayma Mays | Emma Pillsbury |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Cory Monteith | Finn Hudson |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Directors
Writers
Ryan Murphy, Ian Brennan, Brad Falchuk
Creators
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dianna Agron | Quinn Fabray |
Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel |
Jessalyn Gilsig | Terri Schuester / Terri del Monico |
Jane Lynch | Sue Sylvester |
Jayma Mays | Emma Pillsbury |
Kevin McHale | Artie Abrams |
Lea Michele | Rachel Berry |
Cory Monteith | Finn Hudson |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester |
Amber Riley | Mercedes Jones |
Mark Salling | Noah Puckerman / Noah 'Puck' Puckerman |
Jenna Ushkowitz | Tina Cohen-Chang |
Patrick Gallagher | Ken Tanaka |
Iqbal Theba | Principal Figgins |
Jennifer Aspen | Kendra Giardi |
Romy Rosemont | Carole Hudson |
Naya Rivera | Santana Lopez |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Kenneth Choi | Dr. Wu |
Valorie Hubbard | Peggy |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ryan Murphy | Executive Producer |
Brad Falchuk | Executive Producer |
Ian Brennan | Executive Producer |
Dante Di Loreto | Executive Producer |
John P. Kousakis | Executive Producer |
Bradley Buecker | Producer |
Alexis Martin Woodall | Producer |
Michael Novick | Producer |
Zachary Woodlee | Producer |