Season 3, Episode 4: POT O' GOLD

Brittany is speaking with a new Irish student named Rory Flannagan she clearly thinks is a leprechaun. She wants him to grant her a wish, making her a box of Lucky Charms with only marshmallows. Quinn and Puck give Shelby concealer to help with the bags under her eyes. They want to babysit for Beth to help her out.On the latest Sue's Corner she rallies against the budget of West Side Story. She doesn't think the school can afford $2,000 for a musical during such uncertain times. Due to pressure caused by Sue's TV speech, Figgins has to pull the funding for the musical. Will still has the flexibility to find money himself. Mercedes recruits Santana to join her in Shelby's choir, which will be all-girl group. She always wants her to bring Brittany. Finn overhears this. Will and the Glee kids talk about Mercedes leaving and the musical losing funding. Blaine thinks they should try and move past the setbacks. Finn tries to shut him up. Will says the plan is to sell ads in the program. Kurt volunteers to spearhead the efforts. Finn stops by and sees Rory who reveals he is a forren exchange student. He mentions Brittany told him if he grants her three wishes, she'll let him get into her pot of gold. He doesn't have many friends and asks if Finn will be his. Finn agrees on the condition he helps him keep an eye on Santana. The second Shelby leaves, Quinn begins planting things designed to get Child Protective Services to take Beth away. Puck doesn't like it, but he says he does want to get Beth back. Kurt tells Burt about the money situation. An angry Burt recruits several local business owners who donate the money. He brings the money to Figgins. On the way out he runs into Sue and threatens to go after her campaign. She's not intimidated. Rory lies to his mother on the phone and tells her he's having a great time. He gives Brittany the cereal box. She tells him her next wish is her cat starts pooping the candy bars she feeds him. Rory sings "Bein' Green" as we see just how tough he has it fitting in at McKinley. Santana want to know if she and Brittany are actually dating, then says she's thinking of joining Shelby's choir but won't unless Brittany comes with her. Brittany needs time to think. Quinn wants Puck to quit the pool cleaning job he loves. She's called CPS and thinks they need to start making more money when they get Beth back. Shelby tells Puck she's recommended him for a year-round job cleaning pools at her condo. Will tells the kids about the money being raised to keep the musical going. Blaine asks for the chance to remind everybody what this is all about. He helps lead them in "Last Friday Night." Santana complains afterwards Blaine will replace Mercedes as a featured voice and the rest of them won't get a shot. An angry Santana tells Rory he's going to grant her a wish. Rory tells Brittany that Santana found out about him and wished she would join the other choir. Will drops by Burt's garage to ask him to run against Sue. He's already looked into the idea. He will have to run as a write-in candidate. Burt thinks art can save lives, like his son's. Will wants to be his campaign manager. Puck shows up at Shelby's door and thanks her for believing in him. While there, he removes the stuff Quinn planted to get her in trouble. He sings a version of "Waiting for a Girl Like You" to help Beth calm down. After Beth goes down, Shelby talks about how hard it is to raise a kid by herself. She's upset she has nobody to share the experiences with. Puck offers his help if she ever needs it. Rory gives Finn a head's up. Brittany is leaving. In trying to convince her to stay, Finn slips and calls Brittany an idiot. She and Santana quit New Directions to join Shelby's group. Burt is given equal time on the local TV station. He points out how much the Cheerios spend and makes the point arts are the way to invest in the future. He formally announces his campaign. Shelby and her new foursome select Troubletones as their new name. They perform "Candyman" Finn and Will watch the song. They seem very concerned. Finn tells the Troubletones he was impressed with what he saw. He apologizes to Brittany. She accepts. Rory stops by to claim his pot of gold. Brittany says she knows leprechauns don't exist. Santana tells him to get lost. Finn and Kurt tell Burt and Carole they are behind his decision to run, even if it could men he'll have to move to Washington. Sue drops by their table. She gives Burt a giant hamburger. Her new tactic is to push - Glee's budget could be better used for special education programs. Finn stops the hockey guys from bullying Rory. He says he'll grant him a wish. Finn brings Rory to the next Glee meeting. Rory auditions for the club singing "Take Care Of Yourself" as Puck kisses Shelby.
SONGS: Bein' Green
Last Friday Night
Waiting For A Girl Like You
Candyman
Take Care Of Yourself
NEXT EPISODE: The First Time- The opening night for the musical is only days away and Blaine and Rachel try to make their performance better by trying to have sex with their boyfriends. Kurt and Blaine's relationship if threatened when a new Warbler named Sebastian shows up and has eyes for Blaine.

Season 3, Episode 3: ASIAN F

Mercedes shows up late again to booty camp to find Santana has re-sworn her allegiance to glee club. Mercedes fails to dance using the excuse that she is sick and Will tells her she needs to try harder. Will talks to Emma about how he hasn't met her parents and she says that it's a big step that's she isn't ready to take. Will feels like she is slipping away from him. Mike's father, Mike Sr. brings him to see Figgins. He's upset because Mike got an "Asian F" in chemistry, an A-minus. He thinks Mike should quit Glee and focus on what he feels are more important things. Mike promises to do better and asks for a chemistry tutor. Mercedes' boyfriend Shane spots her and Rachel hugging and thinks it's a mistake she's being so nice to Rachel given they are competing for the lead role in the musical. He tells her she's better. This leads to Mercedes performing "Spotlight" which becomes her audition song for the role of Maria. The directors love it. Rachel seems stunned by how strong Mercedes was. Mike, who has been working on his singing with Tina so he can be in the musical says he can't audition because he needs to get his grade up. Tina tells him that he shouldn't hide the fact that he wants to be a performer. Meanwhile, Rachel helps Kurt campaign for senior class president. They think he has it in the bag until Britney performs "Run The World (Girls)" in front of the school, making her go up in the polls. Beiste and Emma tell Will it's too close to call between Rachel and Mercedes for the role of Maria. The directors tells the girls they will be singing "Out Here on My Own" as kind of a run-off for the part. Rachel tries to hug Mercedes for good luck but she isn't having it. In the school's dance studio, Mike goes through some steps while debating what to do with his life. He hears his father and Tina, then ultimately decides to audition for the role of Riff, the second male lead, with "Cool." Afterwards, he says this is what he loves to do. It can never be a waste of his time. Shelby tells a Beiste she's having trouble getting anybody to join her rival Glee club. Beiste tells Will he should take the bull by the horns with regards to Emma's parents. Kurt tells Blaine that he is OK with Blaine being Tony is that's what the directors decide. Mercedes yells at the rest of the Glee members during another dance practice. She starts to storm off. Will says if she does, she's out of the club. This transitions into a performance of "It's All Over." Mercedes finds herself alone on stage and no longer in glee club. Mike's mother, Julia comes to see him at school. Mike's been skipping his chemistry tutoring. She had to cover for him. Mike tells her e doesn't want to be a lawyer or doctor. Art is what makes him feel alive. She says she just wants him to be himself. She'll help him talk to his father once the musical has been cast. She always wanted to be a dancer. Mike gives her a few lessons. Rachel and Mercedes have their sing-off. Before they sing, Finn and Shane each give them pep talks. Both sing well, but Rachel seems convinced Mercedes was better. Rachel asks Beiste is she can enter the race for senior class president. Kurt confronts Rachel about her telling Beiste she wants to run against him for president. She says she's worried she won't have anything special for her senior year since Mercedes may get the lead. Kurt thinks she is choosing her transcript over her friends. The directors tell Rachel and Mercedes they have decided to double cast the role of Maria. They are adding another week of performances. Each will have the lead for six shows. Mercedes thinks she was better and says the part was only double cast to protect Rachel's feelings. She withdraws her name. Rachel tells Finn about the way she got Maria. He thinks this means she'll withdraw from student class president. She isn't so sure. He says he isn't sure who he'd vote for. That night, Emma comes home to find Will has invited her parents over. She panics and reveals that her parents are "ginger-supremacists." They all have dinner where Emma's parents talk only about how gingers are mistreated and going to be extinct. They then make fun of Emma's OCD. Will gets mad and yells at them for being rude and horrible to their daughter and people with a non-red hair color. After they leave, Will and Emma head to bed where Emma begins to pray that she gets better. Will joins her in praying even though he doesn't know what he is doing. As Emma cries, Will sings "Fix You" which leads to the glee club singing it. Artie puts up the cast list for the musical revealing that Blaine got Tony, Santana got Anita, Mike got Riff, Kurt got Officer Krupke and Rachel got Maria. As the song closes, Mercedes approaches Shelby to tell her that she wants to join her group.
SONGS: Spotlight
Run The World (Girls)
Cool
It's All Over
Out Here On My Own
Fix You
NEXT EPISODE: Pot O' Gold- Irish exchange student, Rory Flanagan, arrives at McKinley and Britney thinks he is a magical leprechaun. The race for senior class president heats up, as does Sue's congress campaign. Meanwhile Mercedes tries to recruit new members for Shelby's group including Santana.