Glee: Season 5

2013 · 20 episodes · ★ 6.4

What Season 5 of Glee

The season opens at William McKinley High School with the glee club in the grip of Beatles fever. Will Schuester wants New Directions to regain the prestige the group once had and is preparing them for the choir competition. Its members are talented outsiders, but their personal problems weigh as heavily as rehearsals. Rachel dreams of making it big on Broadway, Kurt faces the ups and downs of his relationship with Blaine, and Santana and Tina deal with tensions within the group. The vote for prom king and queen and graduation add pressure to a school year in which each student tries to decide what comes next.

20episodes

Sep 26, 2013premiered

May 13, 2014latest episode

14.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Love, Love, Love
Sep 26, 2013 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
The members of New Directions are back in action and take on their biggest assignment yet: the Beatles! As Will enlists the kids to pay homage to the classic song catalog from the Fab Four, Blaine and Kurt attempt to answer questions about their future together. Meanwhile, Rachel's New York ambitions take an unexpected turn.
Directed by: Bradley Buecker · Written by: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Amber Riley, Mike O'Malley, Ioan Gruffudd, Peter Facinelli
5x02 Tina in the Sky with Diamonds
Oct 3, 2013 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
As the Prom approaches, the race for Prom Queen brings out the best and the worst in candidates Tina and Kitty. Meanwhile, Sam tries to make a connection with a new school nurse, an increasingly discouraged Rachel waits for word on her Funny Girl callback, and Santana makes a new friend at work.
Directed by: Ian Brennan · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Phoebe Strole, Peter Facinelli, Demi Lovato, Erinn Westbrook
5x03 The Quarterback
Oct 10, 2013 · 46 min · ★ 7.1
The New Directions remember Finn.
Directed by: Brad Falchuk · Written by: Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy · Starring: Dot-Marie Jones, Amber Riley, Jayma Mays, Mark Salling
5x04 A Katy or a Gaga
Nov 7, 2013 · 45 min · ★ 6.2
The members of New Directions tackle their assignment of getting out of their comfort zones and determining whether they're more like "Katy" (Perry) or (Lady) "Gaga." Kurt holds auditions for his new band and must decide if he'll let in the overly bold performer, Starchild. Meanwhile, Jake gets closer to Bree as he and Marley grow apart.
Directing: Ian Brennan · Writing: Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend · Starring: Phoebe Strole, Demi Lovato, Erinn Westbrook, Ryan Heinke
5x05 The End of Twerk
Nov 14, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 5.7
The glee club learns the dance of the hour: twerking. Meanwhile, Marley discovers Jake's relationship with Bree, and Rachel tries to convince Kurt they both should get tattoos.
Directed by: Wendey Stanzler · Written by: Michael Hitchcock · Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Peter Facinelli, Erinn Westbrook, Ryan Heinke
5x06 Movin' Out
Nov 21, 2013 · 45 min · ★ 6.0
The New Directions pay homage to the Piano Man: Billy Joel. As graduation looms closer, the seniors make plans for their futures beyond the halls of McKinley.
Directed by: Brad Falchuk · Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa · Starring: Tyra Banks, Erinn Westbrook, Brad Ellis, Trisha Rae Stahl
5x07 Puppet Master
Nov 28, 2013 · 44 min · ★ 6.1
Blaine believes he has the best plan to win nationals, but the other club members think he's too controlling; members of Kurt's band disagree over the venue of their first gig; Sue gets in touch with her feminine side.
Directed by: Paul McCrane · Written by: Matthew Hodgson · Starring: Demi Lovato, Erinn Westbrook, Ryan Heinke, Brad Ellis
5x08 Previously Unaired Christmas Mid-Season Finale
Dec 5, 2013 · 43 min · ★ 6.1
Sue Sylvester introduces the episode as a Christmas special that FOX did not allow to air from last year. The members of New Directions audition for roles in McKinley's living Nativity Scene. Meanwhile in New York, Rachel, Kurt and Santana work as Santa's elves at a mall.
Directed by: Wendey Stanzler · Written by: Ross Maxwell · Starring: Dot-Marie Jones, Bryce Johnson, M.C. Gainey, Ryan Heinke
5x09 Frenemies
Feb 25, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Santana auditions and snags the role of Rachel's understudy in "Funny Girl," causing a feud between the roommates. Meanwhile, back in Lima, Tina and Artie compete against each other to be the class valedictorian.
Directed by: Bradley Buecker · Written by: Ned Martel · Starring: Dot-Marie Jones, Peter Facinelli, Adam Lambert, Lauren Potter
5x10 Trio
Mar 4, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.0
When Sam, Tina and Blaine plan a lock-in at the school, Becky unexpectedly joins in; Elliot (Adam Lambert) gets caught in Santana and Rachel's feud.
Directed by: Ian Brennan · Written by: Rivka Sophia Rossi · Starring: Dot-Marie Jones, Jayma Mays, Demi Lovato, Alan Heitz
5x11 City of Angels
Mar 11, 2014 · 43 min · ★ 6.9
The glee club -- and two special guests -- travels to Los Angeles to compete in nationals.
Directed by: Elodie Keene · Written by: Jessica Meyer · Starring: Amber Riley, Mike O'Malley, Skylar Astin, Jackée Harry
5x12 100
Mar 18, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
The glee club are saying goodbye to each other when two old guests come and decide to save the glee club.
Directed by: Paris Barclay · Written by: Brad Falchuk, Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy · Starring: Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr.
5x13 New Directions
Mar 25, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
With the McKinley High glee club officially at an end, past and present members of New Directions look towards the future.
Directing: Brad Falchuk · Writing: Brad Falchuk · Starring: Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Mark Salling, Harry Shum Jr.
5x14 New New York
Apr 1, 2014 · 44 min · ★ 6.2
New Directions alumni adjust to their new lives in the city; Blaine and Sam move in with Kurt; Artie has difficulty adjusting to life in Manhattan; Rachel likes being a Broadway star; Mercedes works on her album.
Directed by: Sanaa Hamri · Written by: Ryan Murphy · Starring: Amber Riley, Riley Voelkel, Adam Lambert, Charles Melton
5x15 Bash
Apr 8, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.6
Rachel is faced with a decision that pits her education against her career. Sam and Mercedes consider rekindling their romance. Kurt comes face-to-face with a hate-crime.
Directed by: Bradley Buecker · Written by: Ian Brennan · Starring: Amber Riley, Mike O'Malley, Whoopi Goldberg, Dana Davis
5x16 Tested
Apr 15, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.4
Blaine suffers a crisis of confidence after gaining the dreaded "Freshman Fifteen." Artie discovers that his newfound success with the ladies comes at a price. Mercedes tells Sam she's still a virgin.
Directing: Paul McCrane · Writing: Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner · Starring: Amber Riley, Stephanie Hunt, Galadriel Stineman, Tahlena Chikami
5x17 Opening Night
Apr 22, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.3
The gang must rally an uncharacteristically insecure Rachel in time to make her Broadway debut in Funny Girl... but not everyone in the audience is wishing Rachel the best.
Directed by: Eric Stoltz · Written by: Michael Hitchcock · Starring: Amber Riley, Chris Parnell, Josh Sussman, Tony Colitti
5x18 The Back-Up Plan
Apr 29, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 5.8
Rachel is presented with a unique opportunity which could either take her career to the next level, or possibly kill it entirely. Meanwhile, Mercedes asks for Santana's help finding a "new sound" for her latest single, and a wealthy New York socialite takes Blaine under her wing.
Directed by: Ian Brennan · Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa · Starring: Amber Riley, Michael Lerner, Gary Dourdan, Richard Kind
5x19 Old Dog, New Tricks
May 6, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Santana helps Rachel do damage control for her flagging public image; Kurt tries to help a home for retired Broadway performers with their production of Peter Pan; to prove he is responsible, Sam adopts a dog - despite Mercedes' objections.
Directing: Bradley Buecker · Writing: Chris Colfer · Starring: Amber Riley, Sean O'Bryan, June Squibb, Billy Dee Williams
5x20 The Untitled Rachel Berry Project Season Finale
May 13, 2014 · 45 min · ★ 6.0
Rachel meets a famous television writer, whose eccentric personality catches Rachel off guard. Meanwhile, Sam and Mercedes deal with the pressure of commitment as their careers take off, and the time has finally come for Blaine's big showcase with June Dolloway at NYADA.
Directed by: Brad Falchuk · Written by: Matthew Hodgson · Starring: Heather Morris, Amber Riley, Kristen Schaal, Shirley MacLaine