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Season 3 – Glee

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Optimistic teacher Will Schuester heads up McKinley High School's glee club -- New Directions -- a place where ambitious and talented students can find strength, acceptance and their voice. As the students find themselves, they also enjoy a respite from the harsh realities of life. Mr. Schuester hopes to help the kids in every way he can, and also dreams of taking the group to nationals. As Schuester and the glee club pursue their goal, they face opposition from a conniving cheerleading coach, Sue Sylvester, who tries to sabotage the group at every turn.
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Glee — Season 3

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Critics Consensus

Impending graduation and a race to the top provides this season some emotional power and stakes, but Glee will strain many viewers' credulity with a flurry of melodramatic developments that feel more cynically calculated than organic to characters who feel increasingly more like soundboards than people.

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Joe Reid The Atlantic Seemingly out of ideas, this was the season that started adding cast members from The Glee Project, had Rachel and Finn get engaged for some insane reason, and kept transferring people between high-school choir groups like they were on NBA teams. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Courtney Eckerle USA Today The third and current season has somehow managed to become a cross between a soap opera and an after-school special. The teenage melodrama was exhausting enough to live through, let alone watch. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Kevin Fallon The Atlantic Over two and a half seasons, however, Glee has evolved into a series that takes itself very seriously, in which every scene has a moral and every moral applies to Teens of Today. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Brett Berk Vanity Fair What truly killed Glee for me was its stubborn refusal to act upon its promise. Instead of delivering a diabolical subversion of the high-school genre, it became a showcase for a bunch of famous young performers who sort of play misfits on TV. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Ryan McGee HitFix When it stops working so damn hard to be edgy, inventive, or iTunes-driven, it frequently succeeds in being the show it thinks it actually is. Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Unfortunately, these new cast members aren't nearly as interesting as the original crew, and several of them are winners of "The Glee Project." That means they can sing, but their on-screen charisma, personality and acting ability isn't quite there. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 28, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Chelsea R my favorite show, best season in my opinion though its hard to chose Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/29/25 Full Review Klber A Depois que focaram na Rachel, acabaram com a série! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/23 Full Review Jonathan Q The most beautiful season to date that blast our hearts and take care about fans. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member The storyline is messy but the performances became stronger. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member I love the season and all the effort towards the end as if the series was going to end there. It is very good but I think it is a little disconnected when trying to remove some important issues just to leave them pending for the future. What I believe is the error that the series had. The episode "Goodbye" is incredible and delivers everything I need for the end of the series. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Quite a lot happens in the season, Santana comes out, the glee club graduates, mostly, characters grow up and such good songs too. my only complaint is Finn not getting any consequence for outing Santana, Kurt not getting into NYADA but Rachel somehow entered, maybe because of his resume, and Troubletones not winning sectionals overall 8/10 Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Matthew Morrison

Will Schuester

Jane Lynch

Sue Sylvester

Lea Michele

Rachel Berry

Cory Monteith

Finn Hudson

Jayma Mays

Emma Pilsbury

Dianna Agron

Quinn Fabray

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 20, 2011 The Purple Piano Project Mr. Schuester starts the school year by assigning the glee club kids a project to get them back on track; Sue starts her campaign for congress. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 27, 2011 I Am Unicorn Shelby Corcoran shows up at McKinley; Mr. Schuester starts a boot camp for some New Directions members. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 4, 2011 Asian F Emma gets a visit from her parents; Mike Chang's parents get involved when his grades aren't up to their standards. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 1, 2011 Pot O' Gold A new foreign exchange student clashes with Brittany; Mercedes tries to recruit new members to Shelby Corcoran's (Idina Menzel) glee club. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 8, 2011 The First Time Acting as director, Artie leads preparations for the school's performance of "West Side Story"; Finn talks with a recruiter; someone admires Coach Bieste. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 15, 2011 Mash-Off Sue goes negative to take down her competition in the congressional race; Puck develops a crush; Will and Shelby try to encourage friendly competition. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 29, 2011 I Kissed a Girl Someone is caught trying to fix the results of the student council president election; Coach Beiste challenges Sue Sylvester; Quinn and Puck encounter complications. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 6, 2011 Hold on to Sixteen Finn attempts to recruit new members by tracking down a former teammate; Tina encourages Mike to pursue his dream; McKinley gets ready to host the sectionals performance. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 13, 2011 Extraordinary Merry Christmas The glee club members face a difficult decision when they are asked to perform in two different places at the same time. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 17, 2012 Yes/No Will asks the glee club for help arranging a surprise for Emma; Becky locks in on Artie; Finn's plans for after graduation surprise his friends. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 31, 2012 Michael The rivalry intensifies between the Warblers and New Directions on the way to Regionals; Rachel and Kurt receive news about their admission to NYADA; things keep heating up between Mercedes and Sam. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 7, 2012 The Spanish Teacher Will asks a musically inclined night school teacher (Ricky Martin) to help the glee club with a Spanish singing assignment; Rachel tells Kurt and Mercedes about Finn's proposal. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 14, 2012 Heart Will asks the glee club members to find and perform the world's best love songs in honor of Valentine's Day; Rachel's fathers, Hiram (Jeff Goldblum) and LeRoy Berry (Brian Stokes Mitchell) visit McKinley High. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 21, 2012 On My Way New Directions and the Warblers face off at regionals. Details Episode 15 Aired Apr 10, 2012 Big Brother Blaine's hot-shot actor brother, Cooper (Matt Bomer), visits Lima. Details Episode 16 Aired Apr 17, 2012 Saturday Night Glee-ver The glee club performs disco-inspired dance numbers in honor of the film "Saturday Night Fever." Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 24, 2012 Dance With Somebody The club pays homage to Whitney Houston; Emma and Will move closer to their dream wedding. Details Episode 18 Aired May 1, 2012 Choke Kurt and Rachel audition for the New York Academy of the Dramatic Arts; after a meeting with his father, Puck makes a decision about the future. Details Episode 19 Aired May 8, 2012 Prom-asaurus After prom king and queen nominations are announced, some students start campaigning while others organize a rival celebration. Details Episode 20 Aired May 15, 2012 Props New Directions prepares a high-concept routine; Tina suffers a head injury. Details Episode 21 Aired May 15, 2012 Nationals The club performs at nationals for celebrity judge Lindsay Lohan. Details Episode 22 Aired May 22, 2012 Goodbye At graduation, the kids consider the future. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-14 (L|D)
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 20, 2011