Glee
The End of Twerk
TV Flash files “The End of Twerk” as hour 93 of 121 in the TV Flash guide — Glee (2009–2015) on Fox, season 5, episode 5, aired 2013-11-14, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E05: listed hour 93 of 121 in the Glee guide, hour 5 of 20 in season 5. It aired 2013-11-14 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “A Katy or a Gaga” (S05E04). Next is “Movin' Out” (S05E06).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
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.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The End of Twerk sit in the Glee guide?
S05E05 is listed hour 93 of 121 — hour 5 of 20 in season 5, season 5 episode 5.
When did Glee S05E05 air?
The End of Twerk aired 2013-11-14 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…
Filed against
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- Chris Colfer as Kurt Hummel
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- Jane Lynch as Sue Sylvester
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- Matthew Morrison as Will Schuester
Matthew Morrison conducted the slushie as Will Schuester on Glee — show choir as a Billboard weather system, mashups, Jane Lynch’s Sue as a comic superweapon. Fox event that launched stars and singles, then split the room on how hard…
- Amber Riley as Mercedes Jones
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