Finn, out! You can't see the bride before the wedding.
It's okay, I've already seen her.
RachelNo, it's fine.
Rachel, we gotta go or we're going to lose our slot.
Rachel
Can we please wait a couple more minutes for Quinn, please?
Rachel
[grabs her phone and texts Quinn again]
[to Hiram] If you're going to do something, do it fast.
New plan. I'm going to fake an epileptic seizure.
That's why I'm going to fake it.
[peeks at her cellphone which reads 2 messages & texts to Rachel "on my way"]
[A speeding truck honks at Quinn, still distracted, and collides into Quinn's car. The screen turns black.]
[in promo]
Rachel
It's not that. It's just, I can't stop thinking about Quinn. She's-
[Rachel turns around and sees Quinn approaching her and Finn in a wheelchair, smiling.]
Rachel
[smiles] Hi, Quinn! We missed you so much!
No, don't. [Artie wheels next to her.] I could've easily become one of those creepy memorial pages in the yearbook, but by the grace of God, I'm here. Believe it or not, this is the happiest day of my life. [turns to Artie] Come on, Artie. I'll race you to the choir room! [wheels away with Artie following]
[The glee club gathers at the library.]
We all know why we're here. I've waited five years for this. I want ideas for Senior Ditch Day. Go.
Ooh! A Gershwin/Sondheim scavenger hunt!
[scoffs] That sounds like torture.
I want actual ideas, Kurt.
Footloose marathon. Footloose, Footloose 2011.
What about a non-alcoholic pub crawl?
It's Senior Ditch Day, not Senior Citizen's Ditch Day.
It's springtime. I would like to see something give birth. [Tina and Quinn smile and giggle.]
Rachel
[begins to cry] Quinn, I'm so sorry. It was my wedding you were going to when you got in your car crash. And you were answering my text message and now we're all sitting here, we're talking about this day that's suppose to be the most amazing and unforgettable day of our high school lives. And we're completely ignoring the fact that she's sitting in that chair. [shakes her head] It's not right. It's not right and it shouldn't be like this.
Well, maybe not, but this is the way it is. My accident, which you did not cause by the way, doesn't define me or ruin our senior year. I meant what I said in the choir room. I'm not going to dwell on this and neither should any of you. Okay? [to Rachel] Come here.
[Rachel stands up and approaches Quinn.]
(Tina gets up and leaves)
Whoa, whoa Tina where are you going?
You guys don't need me-- carry on.
Rachel
Tina, you don't understand. I need this.
Because you blew an audition? That's not a reason for you to get a solo at nationals. Maybe the rest of us would like one, too.
I wouldn't mind having another one before I get deported.
I want one even though I can't sing.
So are you, but you can bet the only thing you'll be doing is a dance break with Brittany. Other people matter.
Tina, you might not always get the solos, but you are a key player. I put you in charge of costumes.
Wow! like that's some prize. You want props to move around? Well I'm a human prop, and I'm sick of it!
Take a lap and cool down, Asian Number One.
My name is Tina. Tina Cohen-Chang!
Isn't she the one who used to stutter?
Rachel
Tina, look, I understand that you feel like your voice is being stifled right now, in the glee club. I mean, I have no idea why you would choose this moment specifically to make a stink about it but I want you to know you are being heard. Which is why I am willing to offer you $50 just to let this all blow over until after Nationals.
(Tina walks away, Rachel follows)
Rachel
Do you have any idea how important Nationals is to me? I mean if I can convince Carmen Tibideaux to come and watch us perform, then it's basically like a do-over for my NYADA audition, which means that my entire future depends on us being amazing, which means that everyone has to do their part.
Their part to make you look good. I've sat, for three years, in the back of that choir room, holding Mikes hand or crying or smiling and swaying, while everyone else was out there singing solos. Maybe I say something, most of the time I don't, team player all the way. I am tired of being silent. I am one of the original glee club members and I was singing Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat when Finn and Puck were still throwing slushies at us. So when is it my turn?
Rachel
Do you have any idea how difficult it is to be me? Do you have a Facebook account or Twitter account?
Rachel
Do you have time to watch Bravo or read a book or buy laces for your incredibly high comical boots? Okay? I don't. It's exhausting being me. I get up at 5:00 in the morning just to get all of this prepared, in case a solo is thrown my way. I have the entire Sondheim, Hamlisch, Lloyd-Webber, Elton John songbooks memorized, including every single Katy Perry hit, as well. And I do all of this while keeping my boyfriend interested and physically satisfied and being the captian of 16 clubs and keeping a 3.86 GPA.
Rachel
And you will. Next year. You'll have your chance next year.
All I want, for one moment, to feel like you. Be up on that stage and get one of the standing ovations you're so used to getting.
Rachel
Madame Tibideaux, hello. I'm sorry to interrupt, but it's me, Rachel Berry.
CTCarmen Tibideaux
(groans)
Rachel
I'm sorry, I realize that I've been a little persistant, but I'm just...
CTCarmen Tibideaux
I am a very busy woman. Every moment I spend deleting yet another one of your voicemails about lost hopes and dreams takes time away from another student. What makes you think that you are entitled to any more attention than other hundereds of people I see with the same hopes and dreams?
Rachel
No. I'm so sorry. I don't mean to take time away from them.
CTCarmen Tibideaux
But you do. And I'm tired of it.
Ms. Tibideaux, I know exactly how you feel. Rachel Berry is a pain in the ass. What she wants, she gets. And I've spent a lot of time resenting her for it. But the fact is, she gets it because she's exceptional. Not just the voice, which is sick, but the focus, the drive. How often do you come across the real deal?
CTCarmen Tibideaux
The "real deal" that couldn't remember the words to the song?
Which was as rare as a Bigfoot sighting. She had an off day, and that decides her whole future?
Rachel
Ms. Tibideaux, I realize that I'm asking you to take me into special consideration, but let me ask you. You've had an amazing career, did you get their by playing it safe? Please, we're performing our Nationals in Chicago, and we saw that you're going to be singing there at the Lyric Opera. And before you close the door, I just, I need you to hear me sing. I have to. There's nothing that I'm as good at or as passionate about or that brings me that much joy. And I think that that sets me apart.
CTCarmen Tibideaux
And I think it's time for you and your friend to go.
Rachel
Okay, but I just want you to know that... I'll see you again next year. And every year after that until I get in. Didn't I read somewhere that you that you auditioned for Julliard four times? Thank you.
Looking for what is left of your dignity?
Rachel Berry
Nice to see you too, Jesse.
If I were you, I'd spend more time focusing on how you're gonna wrap up fourth place than looking for her. There's no way how Carmen Tibideaux is coming here.
Rachel Berry
Wait, how do you know about Carmen?
It's my place just to know everything that's going on with my competition. I'm always looking for that extra edge. I'd hate to think you'd pull the same choke job up there today.
Rachel Berry
Look, I know exactly what you're doing, okay? We didn't date for that long, and I don't even know exactly how much of it was real, but when you get nervous, you get mean, then really pale, then you start putting your hands through your hair like Danny Zucko.
Look, you have no idea the kind of pressure I'm in here. Last year Vocal Adrenaline lost for the first time in eight years. If we lose again this year, that's it, the dynasty is over. The mystique that we use in order to intimidate our opponents will vanish. I promised them I'd reboot the program, I'll be humiliated.
Rachel Berry
You did help the program. What you did with Unique was amazing!
That was a pretty inspired idea of mine.
Rachel Berry
It was actually Kurt's and Mercedes' idea, but...
... But I implemented it. I just think that these new rules are messing with my head. 33% of the numbers have be vintage? What does that even mean? The only thing vintage about me is my Tyrone Powers haircut and my pager.
Rachel Berry
Are you forgetting who you are, Jesse? Your Bohemian Rhapsody was like the benchmark performance for every showchoir competition in the past ten years.
Most people don't realize I lost ten pounds during that performance.
Rachel Berry
You guys are going to do great today. Even though we're definitely going to win.
Cocky all of a sudden. I like it.
Maria Von Trap, Willie Loman, Shrek. Those are the roles that are appropriate for your level of sex appeal.
Rachel
You're just jealous of me. Of all of us.
Rachel
No, because we have our entire career ahead of us and yours ended before it even began. We're the future and you're just some YouTube joke.
You're not good enough yet.
Rachel
Maybe you're right. I'm not as good of a dancer as you are.
Oh, you're finally learning something in here.
Rachel
But I'm just as good of a singer. Maybe even better.
You think anyone in here believes that? Because there's a big difference between self-confidence and delusion.
Rachel
No one else has to believe it. No one but me.
So, do you believe all that stuff you tell yourself about, you know, labels, and mature conversations, Sex and the City, really?
Rachel
You think I'm lying to you?
I think you're lying to yourself. And I think that the reason you can't really commit to Brody is because you're still in love with someone else.
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