Glee
The Role You Were Born to Play
TV Flash files “The Role You Were Born to Play” as hour 71 of 121 in the TV Flash guide — Glee (2009–2015) on Fox, season 4, episode 5, aired 2012-11-08, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E05: listed hour 71 of 121 in the Glee guide, hour 5 of 22 in season 4. It aired 2012-11-08 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The Break Up” (S04E04). Next is “Glease” (S04E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The school production of "Grease" is underway and Marley, Jake, Kitty and football player Ryder compete to play "Danny" and "Sandy." Meanwhile, former glee clubbers Mercedes and Mike, return to cast the play and Mr. Schuester struggles with a difficult decision.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Role You Were Born to Play sit in the Glee guide?
S04E05 is listed hour 71 of 121 — hour 5 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 5.
When did Glee S04E05 air?
The Role You Were Born to Play aired 2012-11-08 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Early Glee or the whole run?
Impact peaked early as a Fox event that launched stars and singles. Later seasons (through 2015) divided fans on how hard the phenomenon was worked.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Show choir as a Billboard weather system: mashups, slushies, and Jane Lynch's Sue as a comic superweapon. Glee turned high-school musical into a Fox event that launched stars and singles — then split the room on how hard the later seasons worked the phenomenon.
The first look is a slushie stain and a mashup, which is to say costume and chart position in the same frame. A high-school glee club fights for respect while belting pop covers — music, identity, and teen soap fused into a Fox phenomenon. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan (2009–2015) made show choir a Billboard weather system: Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Jane Lynch's Sue as a comic superweapon in a tracksuit, Matthew Morrison, Amber Riley. Songs routinely charted. Mashups and slushies…
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