# A "Glee" episode even \*I\* have to watch: Joss Whedon + NPH

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 16, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671 "2010-05-16T19:54:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![borschevsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/97f17d/32.png) [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671/61 "2010-05-21T14:31:46Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> I did wonder that- I figured he must be understudy to Valjean, or maybe Lima’s just super talented. Or, if it’s like some community theaters I’ve been involved with, they had several patrons they needed to thank with plum roles.

I thought the implication was that Sue got the director to give NPH the bad role. The director mentioned earlier that he runs the dry cleaners, and Sue mentions later that she takes the Cheerios uniforms to him. I thought that we were meant to take that she threatened to stop doing business with him if he gave NPH a good role.

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**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671/62 "2010-05-21T15:57:09Z")

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> [@borschevsky](#):
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> I thought the implication was that Sue got the director to give NPH the bad role. The director mentioned earlier that he runs the dry cleaners, and Sue mentions later that she takes the Cheerios uniforms to him. I thought that we were meant to take that she threatened to stop doing business with him if he gave NPH a good role.

Ah, I totally didn’t catch it- her revenge for the half of her budget he slashed, the sex being the reward for the half he left (cause you know that Sue “shags like Helen of Troy with her arse on fire”).

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**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671/63 "2010-05-21T21:54:37Z")

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> [@Sampiro](#):
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> Ah, I totally didn’t catch it- her revenge for the half of her budget he slashed, the sex being the reward for the half he left (cause you know that Sue “shags like Helen of Troy with her arse on fire”).

Sure, if you feel the need to assign logical motives to anything Sue does. I think “just because she could” would fit her character just as well.

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**Author:** ![Chef\_Troy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-glee-episode-even-i-have-to-watch-joss-whedon-nph/539671/64 "2010-05-22T04:44:20Z")

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> [@MaxTheVool](#):
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> So what do people think that Jesse’s master plan is?
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> Originally I’m sure we were all assuming that Idina Menzel (anyone actually know her character’s name?) had sent him to infiltrate the glee club for some nefarious purpose involving spying/sabotage.
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> Now it seems that she sent him just to get into contact with Rachel? Or is he also spying? And might he love Rachel enough to switch allegiances?

Menzel’s character is called Shelby Corcoran.

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