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"Throwdown" is the seventh episode of the American television series Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on October 14, 2009. It was directed by series creator Ryan Murphy and written by Brad Falchuk. The episode includes a clash between glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) and cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) when she is named co-director of the glee club. As Sue tries to divide the club by turning the students against Will, his wife Terri (Jessalyn Gilsig) blackmails her OB/GYN into colluding with her over her fake pregnancy.
The episode features covers of five songs. Studio recordings of four of the songs performed were released as singles, available for digital download, and were also included on the album Glee: The Music, Volume 1. "Throwdown" was watched by 7.65 million US viewers and received mixed reviews from critics. The pregnancy storyline was criticized by both Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly and Shawna Malcom of the Los Angeles Times. Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal was unimpressed by Quinn's solo performance of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On", though the group performance of "Keep Holding On" was generally better received by reviewers. Lynch as Sue in particular was widely praised, with Flandez and Zap2it's Liz Pardue both writing that Lynch gave an Emmy-worthy performance.
Original Release
10/14/2009
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
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 |
Iqbal Theba | Principal Figgins |
Jennifer Aspen | Kendra Giardi |
Amy Hill | Dr. Chin |
Naya Rivera | Santana Lopez |
Heather Elizabeth Morris | Brittany S. Pierce |
Harry Shum Jr. | Mike Chang |
Dijon Talton | Matt Rutherford |
Kenneth Choi | Dr. Wu |
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 |
Thomas Kuehl | Producer |
Alexis Martin Woodall | Producer |
Jennifer Morrison | Producer |
Michael Novick | Producer |
Zachary Woodlee | Producer |