Glee Season 2 episode 21

So, Sue does have a heart. And can cry. And can do half-apologies.
Sue’s sister, Jean, died from pneumonia. She passed away in her sleep. Sue wants to be left alone, and is taking it out on her students. Sue wants Terri to stop New Directions from getting to New York for Nationals. They reroute them to Tripoli. Sue even kicks Becky off of the Cheerios. Now, Becky and her mom begs Will for her to join the choir, but Will says no.

Glee brings on Jesse St. James, as show-choir consultant. New Directions doesn’t trust him, especially Finn. Jesse makes fun of Finn’s singing and dancing say it is like “a zombie who has to poop.”Jesse wants New Directions to scrap what it was doing before and does something that will make them win. He wants people to audition to be the lead performer, from which to build a winning set list upon for Nationals.

First up is Santana, performing Back to Black by Amy Winehouse. Jesse says, it did “go deep into the emotional truth of the song.”

Next is Kurt singing “Some People,” from the musical “Gypsy.” He owns this genre and his ugly outfit. Jesse says that Kurt can't fill the heels of Ethel Merman, Patti LuPone and Bernadette Peters.

Then Mercedes tries her hand at an old Otis Redding classic, “Try a Little Tenderness.” It started off slow and then gradually blew up. But Jesse says she’s not a star and questions how many times she’s practiced that song. She lacks choreography, he says. Still, no one can question her natural talent.

But when Rachel took over the stage, she shines in “My Man” by Barbra Streisand, as performed in Rachel’s favorite movie “Funny Girl.” While she sings, she imagines Finn, her first and only love. Not Jesse, who questions whom she’s singing to. Her rendition was both heartbreaking, and a teary performance. Kurt says "Brava". Jesse says it was brilliant. Santana calls McKinley Idol competition rigged.

At the end, Will wasn’t convinced that the competition was healthy and wasn’t good for group dynamics as the club heads to Nationals. So, he tells them to go back and make original songs for New York.

Meanwhile, Finn and Kurt bought flowers and teddy bears to comfort Sue. She’s suspicious. She doesn’t know how to deal with grief. She says she’s the meanest of the sisters and she doesn’t know why she didn’t die first. She can’t go through her sister’s things or plan a funeral. So, they and the rest of Glee help her.

They dedicate a beautifully sung “Pure Imagination” from Jean’s favorite movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” at the funeral. Sue cries and wasn’t able to finish her eulogy. Will takes over to recite the words she wrote:

“I remember Jean. I remember a life lived with no enemies, no regrets. … I feel like a part of me has been ripped off … I want 10 more seconds to hold her … I love you Jeannie, rest in peace.”

Following the funeral Finn breaks up with Quinn. Quinn realizes that Finn is still in love with Rachel and storms away.