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"Rumours" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American musical television series ''Glee'', and the forty-first overall. The episode was written by series co-creator Ryan Murphy, directed by Tim Hunter, first aired on May 3, 2011 on Fox in the United States, and it features the return of guest star Kristin Chenoweth. In "Rumours", the glee club is swept by rumors that strain the friendships and relationships of the members, so director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) has them perform songs from Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album ''Rumours''. The episode is a tribute to that album, and all the songs covered in the episode are from it. This generated strong interest in the album: ''Rumours'' reentered the ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number eleven the week after the show was aired in the US, and the Australian album charts at number two five days after the show was aired in that country. The episode received mixed reviews from critics. Amy Reiter of the ''Los Angeles Times'' wrote that "the episode had its moments that made lovin' Glee fun", but called the Sue Sylvester subplot "tired".〔 Many critics were impressed with how well the album's music was incorporated into the episode including Erica Futterman of ''Rolling Stone'', who wrote "the songs of ''Rumours'' fit the New Directions' drama in an organic way."〔 The "Fondue for Two" segments were a favorite of reviewers, and were developed from an idea by one of the show's fans. The musical performances received mostly praise, especially "Never Going Back Again" and "Go Your Own Way". Five of the six ''Rumours'' cover versions debuted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and four of these were featured on the subsequent ''Glee: The Music, Volume 6'' soundtrack album. Upon its initial airing, the "Rumours" episode was viewed by 8.85 million American viewers and garnered a 3.7/11 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic. The total viewership and ratings for this episode was up slightly from the previous episode, "Born This Way". ==Plot== Cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) revives the student newspaper ''The Muckraker''. She wants to publish libel about the McKinley High glee club to cause conflict between the club's members and destroy it from within. Brittany's (Heather Morris) new internet talk show—"Fondue for Two"—gives the newspaper some grist when she seems to out Santana (Naya Rivera) on it. Santana berates Brittany for her ill-chosen words, and Finn (Cory Monteith) nearly comes to blows with Sam (Chord Overstreet) over another item that pairs Sam and Finn's girlfriend Quinn (Dianna Agron). Although Quinn and Sam both deny dating, Finn plans a stakeout with Rachel's help to see if it is true. Their surveillance of a shabby motel instead finds Sam and Kurt (Chris Colfer) leaving a room, after which Sam goes back inside alone. April Rhodes (Kristin Chenoweth) visits Will to ask for his help with her new Broadway project: a one-woman show entitled ''CrossRhodes''. He tells her about the current glee club tensions, which she likens to Fleetwood Mac when they made their ''Rumours'' album. Will and April sing "Dreams" to the club, and he assigns them to perform songs from the album, to focus them back on music. Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale) confronts Brittany: he becomes upset that Brittany cannot recognize that she is cheating on him with Santana, and calls her stupid. Brittany walks away in tears, and he sings "Never Going Back Again". Santana further opens up to Brittany about her true feelings by singing "Songbird" to her. She agrees to go on Brittany's online talk show to let Brittany ask her to the prom, but she backs out at the last minute. Brittany later overhears Santana claim in an interview for ''The Muckraker'' that she is in love with Dave Karofsky (Max Adler), her running mate for prom king and queen. Most of New Directions, minus Kurt and Sam, meet for coffee and speculate about the absent pair. Quinn maintains that Kurt would never cheat on his boyfriend Blaine (Darren Criss), and states that Sam is not gay. When Finn and Rachel resume their stakeout that night, they see Quinn leaving the same motel room, and Sam giving her a hug before going back inside. The next day, the newspaper has an item about Finn and Rachel, who were spotted on their stakeout. Quinn is furious with Finn, and Finn is already mad about seeing Quinn with Sam. They confront each other, then sing a barbed version of the duet "I Don't Want to Know" as their glee club assignment. Quinn then gives an ultimatum: if Finn wants their relationship to continue, he cannot sing any more duets with Rachel. Rachel has other ideas, and later sings "Go Your Own Way" to Finn, who accompanies her on the drums. The subsequent recriminations end in the revelation that Sam was at the motel because his parents are unemployed and his family lives there now that their house has been foreclosed on—Kurt was bringing Sam some clothes, and Quinn was helping Sam babysit his younger brother and sister. Sam storms out. When the club discovers from Quinn that Sam has pawned his guitar, they buy it back for him and offer their support. Sam brings his siblings to a glee club rehearsal, and everyone sings "Don't Stop". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rumours (Glee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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