

Barclay was responsible for the first part of the episode, scheduled to air on Mathe second part, which is set to air a week later, was directed by series co-creator Brad Falchuk.

The episode had completed filming by January 29, 2014, when director Paris Barclay posted a number of tweets with photos from the final day of shooting. The 100th episode of Glee started production on December 19, 2013, the second-to-last day of filming in 2013, and resumed in January 2014. April and Holly, who have been watching from the sidelines, realize how important glee club is to Will and decide to team up to save it.Īpril Rhodes (Chenoweth, left) and Holly Holliday (Paltrow, right) return in this episode as special guest stars. Will reunites Rachel, Kurt, Santana, Mercedes, Artie, Tina, Puck, Quinn, Brittany and Mike in the auditorium and thanks them for being part of his life. Puck and Quinn develop a relationship, and Brittany declares her love for Santana, though Santana is reluctant to date her again after their painful break-up. They are soon joined by Holly Holliday ( Gwyneth Paltrow), who was invited by April, and convinces the glee club to sing something new, leading to a rendition of " Happy". They reaffirm their friendship and gleefully accept that the votes are tied.

Biff then breaks up with Quinn and returns to Yale.ĭuring the diva-off voting, Santana humiliates Rachel, who is consoled by Mercedes. He is infuriated and insults her, causing Puck to beat him up and throw him into the dumpster. Quinn tells Biff the truth, including that she has a daughter with Puck. Puck then serenades Quinn with " Keep Holding On" and encourages her not to be ashamed of her past. Santana cheers up Brittany through a performance of " Valerie", backed up by Mike and Jake Puckerman ( Jacob Artist). Will and April remind Principal Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch) that April's charity foundation owns the auditorium, which means the glee club could move to the auditorium and rely on the foundation's funding to move forward, but Sue reveals that Will has already blown most of the money on costumes and scenery, and April's assets have been frozen, meaning glee club is still over. Meanwhile, Rachel and Mercedes begin feuding over who is more successful, and decide to settle their dispute through a "diva-off", in which they perform " Defying Gravity" alongside Kurt, and leave it to the others to vote for who was better. Quinn, Santana and Brittany later perform " Toxic", but Brittany feels her dancing was not up to par, and feels she's lost her creative streak since learning she's a mathematical genius. Puck plans to rekindle his relationship with Quinn, only to find out she's dating Biff McIntosh ( Chace Crawford), an arrogant billionaire, and has been hiding her past from him. Will and April then lead the students in a performance of " Raise Your Glass". For their 100th assignment, glee club director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison) asks old and new members alike to sing remixed versions of their favorite songs, and announces he has invited April Rhodes ( Kristin Chenoweth) to join them. Pierce ( Heather Morris) and Mike Chang ( Harry Shum Jr.) return to Lima for the glee club's last week. Rachel Berry ( Lea Michele), Kurt Hummel ( Chris Colfer), Santana Lopez ( Naya Rivera), Mercedes Jones ( Amber Riley), Quinn Fabray ( Dianna Agron), Noah "Puck" Puckerman ( Mark Salling), Brittany S. Many graduates of the glee club return, as do special guest stars Kristin Chenoweth as April Rhodes and Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday. This is a two-part episode, with the second part airing on March 25, 2014, and features the apparent end of New Directions after the club is shut down by principal Sue Sylvester ( Jane Lynch). Written by series co-creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan, and directed by Paris Barclay, it aired on Fox in the United States on March 18, 2014. " 100" is the twelfth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the special one-hundredth episode of the show.
