Individuality is the first episode of the third season of The Glee Project.
Guest Mentor: Jenna Ushkowitz
Homework Assignment Winner: Tracy Jilliard
Eliminated: Samuel Douglas
Full Episode
(Note, the difference between the episodes on here and on TGP wiki are these contain the whole music video, and the other ones only contain a snip of it. Also, bold means it's a confessional.)
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So there's a little show called Glee on Fox that airs on Thursday at 9 PM Eastern. It has been renewed for a fifth season, a one day hopefully a sixth. Ryan Murphy has already produced two amazing seasons of The Glee Project, and now it's time for a third one. And over 80,000 people auditioned. They then went down for 80,000 to 1,000, then 1,000 to 80, then 80 to 40. And then finally 40 to 14 contenders. Those contenders are Ashwin, Blaize, Booker, Chace, Eddie, Eve, Heather, Lennox, Oscar, Riley, Samuel, Shane, Tracy, and Vixen. That's you need to know so far on The Glee Project!
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The meeting room was completely empty before the first contestant named Eddie walked in. It was very similar to Season 2's minus a few things. There was still a wheelchair lift in the corner, which gave a big hint towards who could be here.
Eddie: I still can't believe I'm here. Out of 80,000 people, I was picked to be on the show!
He sits down on the couch, and his head turns at a degree when he hears the door open.
Lennox: It's so beautiful in here!
Eddie: It looks a lot like Season 2 doesn't it?
Lennox: The moment I stepped in that room, I couldn't explain my emotions. I was in the same exact room as the contenders from Season 1 and 2. This makes me even more pumped up here.
Lennox: Who else do you think made it?
Eddie: All of the guys were good, really. But I just loved Oscar and Ashwin's voices.
Lennox: I hope Blaize and Eve made it. Both of them were so nice and sweet to me!
As the two contenders chatted, 22 year old Booker DeWayne entered the rec room. Lennox gave him a hug and Eddie gave him a high five.
Booker: I can't wait to get started here. Being chosen for Season 3 of The Glee Project is just plain awesome.
After Heather, Chace, Tracy, and Samuel came in, the doors opened for one hopeful contender named Shane Pak.
Shane: Omg!
Eddie, Samuel, and Heather: It's Shane!
All the contenders there so far ran up to her and gave her a huge hug. Shane was now the second contender to come on the show in a wheelchair.
Shane: After seeing Ali on the show, she made me feel like I could audition with all the confidence in the world. In my eyes, she deserved to win and not Blake. I'm here to win it for myself and Ali. I will do anything to win.
Heather: Who else do you think made it.
Samuel: Hmm...Vixen and Oscar.
Tracy: Defiantly those two.
And without a doubt, they were the next two to walk in. Followed by Eve and Ashwin, which Lennox and Eddie were excited about. Finally, Riley and Blaize entered, and they all shared a huge welcome before hearing Robert come in the room.
Robert: Welcome to The Glee Project house!
Everyone: Yay! Whoo!
Robert: How does it feel?
Everyone: Amazing.
Before saying anything else, Robert passed out the sheet music to all fourteen contenders in envelopes.
Robert: Your time here begins... now. This weeks theme will be, as usual, Individuality. You should be able to express your originality through music and your attitude. Your homework assignment is...
Half of the contenders were pushing their heads closer to him, while the other half started to open the envelopes to see what their assignment was.
Robert: Lights by our own Season 2 contender, Nellie Veitenheimer!
Eve: No way! *high fives Tracy, who is sitting next to her.*
Ashwin: This was my audition song! This song will be easy to handle.
Robert: You may choreograph your own moves and divide the lyrics up fairly. The guest mentor and myself will watch your performance tomorrow. Good luck to you all.
All fourteen contenders began to talk among themselves, but Robert stopped when he was almost at the door.
Robert: Oh, and one more thing. We've decided to try something new for this week, and if it works out good we'll continue to do it.
Lennox: Something new? Ooooo. This could be good, or bad.
Robert: Not only will the homework assignment winner get to shine in the music video, but they will also perform for Ryan Murphy with the bottom three. This will not effect you in any way, it will just show Ryan your talent.
Riley: This will be interesting. I already have a feeling the other 13 are going to work harder for this..
Tracy: I'd like to do Line 1 is that's alright...
Oscar: Looks like no one wants it, it's yours. I'll take Line 5 then.
Shane: I'll take 3...
Vixen: I was kind of hoping for 3.
Shane: Is there any other one you want?
Vixen: Out of all of them I like 3 the most...
Shane: I'll take 10 then.
Vixen: It's a bit obvious now that Shane will be my greatest enemy in this competition. I'll take her down easily.
Homework Assignment
Blaize: Who do you think the guest mentor will be?
Chace: It might be Matthew Morrison. Or Chris Colfer.
Robert stepped into the choir room with a bright smile on his face. The other contenders flashed a smile back, anxiously waiting for him to speak.
Robert: This weeks guest mentor clearly knows how to be individual. They have gone through many clothing styles to stand out, and their voice is unique too.
The guest mentor walked through the doors, and some of the contenders squealed with excitement when they saw her. It was Jenna Ushkowitz, who plays Tina on Glee.
Robert: You all know Jenna, who was also a mentor way back in Season 1.
Eve: Jenna is the perfect choice for this theme. She's so inspiring for people who want to come out of their shell.
Jenna: Being individual means you stand out in the crowd in a good way. All you have to do is be yourself and go with the flow. Let's see what you've got Lights!
All 14 of the contenders got into two lines of seven, taking deep breaths before the music began.
Tracy: Can't get you out of my mind. So I, try and get space go outside.
Chace: But then there you are. Never very far from me here.
Vixen: Try and discuss, the simplicity in love of a wood burning fire, in front of me
Riley: Think of other times. Ignore the wishes that you were mine.
Oscar: Bright, bright lights. Spotlight makes it hard to see the stars at night.
Eve: Everyday's become my stage and I feel I have made.
Heather: One two three many mistakes...
Samuel: What is fair in this fake world of reality. I am scared that you'll go home and forget about me.
Blaize: Is it windy enough for the city to just blow you away. Have I fathered enough facts for you and I to be ok.
Shane: If the high road is the road we must take. Well instead I've now decided we don't need roads.
Booker: We'll float away. We'll float away!
Lennox: One two three many mistakes.
Eddie: One two three many mistakes.
Ashwin: Bright, bright lights.
Jenna: That was beautiful guys!
All of the contenders sat back in their red chairs, wondering what Jenna thought about them.
Robert: So Jenna, what were your thoughts?
Jenna: Lets see... Eve, Tracy, Samuel, and Eddie. Eve, you rocked it up there! It's a powerful lyric, and you made it powerful. Tracy, you sparkle with individuality! Your voice and style is unique. Samuel, you really could have given a lot more up there. You have an excellent voice, but you didn't pop that well. Same goes for you Eddie. You only had a small lyrics yes, but you could have done a lot with it.
Robert: Who's the winner then?
Jenna: Out of my top two; Tracy and Eve, I'm going to go with...
The camera flashes from Eve to Tracy, who are listening carefully for her words.
Jenna: ...Tracy!
Tracy: Oh my gosh! I can't believe it!
Tracy: I'm in like, shock right now! I never expected to win the first week.
Robert: Congratulations Tracy. This means that you will have a stand out moment in the music video, and you will also perform for Ryan. Jenna, what is the music video?
Jenna: Loser Like Me from Glee.
Eddie: No way!
Samuel: Loser Like Me expresses Glee so well. If it was mashed up with Don't Stop Believin' you'd have Glee right in your ears.
Robert: The concept of the music video is an empty stage with the whole student body present, and one at a time fourteen contenders go down to the stage and sing the song. You'll be performing choreography along with this also.
Jenna: Good luck guys. And I'm looking forward to my mentoring session with you Tracy.
Vocals/Dance practice
Vocals
All the contenders were hanging out in the lounge, waiting patiently for Nikki to show up.
Nikki: Hi everyone!
A few contenders: Hi Nikki!
Nikki: Just out of curiosity, who's recorded in a studio before?
Only a few people rose their hands, while the others started laughing at the small amount.
Nikki: Well, for those people who've never done this, it's really simple. C'mon Riley, for your line.
Nikki: I hope for those who've never recorded in a studio before adapt well. They should know I won't judge them for any mistakes.
Nikki: Alright Riley, you can go.
Riley: Yeah you may think that I'm a zero. But hey, everyone you wanna be. Probably started off like me!
Nikki: Nice! What I've got here is good.
After a few more contenders, it was Chace's turn.
Nikki: Ready Chace?
Chace: Yeppers.
Nikki plays the music, letting the background music play.
Chace: Hey you over there. Keep that L up in the air. Hey you over there. Keep that L up cause I don't care.
Nikki: Um...that was a little weak. Can you strengthen your voice a bit?
Chace repeated his part a few more times before letting him go. She let out a big sigh after he went out the door.
Nikki: Chace has a good voice. But he really needs to be more confident with it.
Choreography
Zack: Hi y'all! Ready to get stinky and sweaty?
Heather: *laughs* Yes Zach.
Zack: You're going to go ba bo, ba bo, then ba bo bing. Do that right now.
All of them did it, but it was obvious that Lennox was struggling a bit.
Zack: C'mon hun, you don't have two left feet.
Lennox: I have no idea why I'm struggling with these simple moves. Hopefully I do better when we're actually shooting the video.
Zack: Can anyone do I back flip? It would be a nice twist for this.
Eve: I can. I'll gladly do it.
Eve: I was a cheerleader in high school. Back flips are a piece of cake.
Zack: Practice these moves! If you don't I'll steal your clothes and burn them!
Eddie: Doubt it!
Zack: You just lost your clothes Eddie!
All the contenders laughed before leaving the studio.
Video Shoot
Erik: Hi everyone! I'm sure Robert has told you about the story behind the music video, so this should be shot flawlessly.
The fourteen contenders were huddled around each other, but Erik summoned all of them towards the stage. This was the same gymnasium used in Season 1 for Firework.
Erik: Alright, now I want all of you to do your dance moves behind Tracy as she sings. Action!
Tracy: Just go ahead and hate on; me run your mouth! So everyone can hear! Hit me with the worst you got an knock me down! Baby I don't care!
Robert: Tracy's doing really well so far. Her dancing isn't half bad either.
Nikki: She did a good job in the studio.
Zack: I'm looking forward to her performance for Ryan.
Erik: Alright, now Heather and Ashwin. Ashwin is going to run down the bleachers singing his line, and then you follow him with your line. Action!
Ashwin: Push me up against a locker! And hey, all I do is shake it off!
Ashwin/Heather: I'll get you back when I'm your boss.
Heather: I'm not thinking 'bout you haters! Cause hey, I can be a super star.
Heather, Ashwin, Riley, Lennox, Eve, and Samuel: I'll see you when you wash my car!
Zack: I defiantly like what I'm seeing so far this season.
Nikki and Robert: Couldn't agree more.
Erik: Alright Chace and Samuel. You both are going to sing your lines and do the steps you were taught. Go.
Chace: All of the dirt you've been throwin' my way, it ain't so hard to take.
Samuel/Chance: That's right.
Samuel: 'Cause I know one day you'll be screaming my name.
All: And I'll just look away. That's -
Zach: Cut!
The dance teacher walked over to the two boys and looked up at them as if he was disappointed.
Zach: Did you guys practice your moves at all? Please just...go with the music and such.
Erik: Action.
Robert: After the big group number, myself, Nikki and Zach will have to narrow it down to a bottom 3. And from the looks of it, this will be tough.
Erik: And, view play back please.
Music Video
An empty stage is set up on the gym's floor, and all of William McKinley's student body is sitting in the bleachers. Principal Figgins announces a few things, and says that anyone that wants to sing on the stage is welcome to.
(Music starts playing)
Riley: Yeah you may think that I'm a zero. But hey, everyone you wanna be. Probably started off like me.
Lennox: You may say that I'm a freak show. (Riley:I don't care.) But hey, give it just a little time. I bet I'm gonna change your mind.
Eve: All of the dirt you've been throwin' my way, it ain't so hard to take. (Riley, Samuel and Lennox: That's right.) Cause I know one day you'll be screaming my name. And I'll just look away. (Riley, Samuel, Lennox, and Eve: That's right.)
All: Just go ahead and hate on me. Run your mouth, so everyone can hear. Hit me with the worst you got and knock me down. Baby I don't care. Keep it up and soon enough you'll figure out. You wanna be, you wanna be, a loser like me!
Ashwin: Push me up against a locker! And hey, all I do is shake it off!
Ashwin/Heather: I'll get you back when I'm your boss.
Heather: I'm not thinking 'bout you haters! Cause hey, I can be a super star.
Heather, Ashwin, Riley, Lennox, Eve, and Samuel: I'll see you when you wash my car!
Vixen: All of the dirt you've been throwin' my way, it ain't so hard to take, that's right.
Oscar: Cause I know one day you'll be screaming my name, and I'll jsut look away. That's right.
Tracy/All:Just go ahead and hate on me run your mouth. So everyone can hear.
Hit me with the worst you've got, and knock me down.
Baby, I don't care.
Keep it up, and, soon enough, you'll figure out,
You wanna be,
You wanna be
A loser like me,
A loser like me.
Tracy: A loser like me.
Chace: Hey you over there. Keep that L up in the air. Hey you over there. Keep that L up cause I don't care.
Blaize: Hey, you, over there, Keep the "L" up 'cause I don't care.
Booker: You can throw your sticks, And you can throw your stones.
Shane: Like a rocket just watch me go yeah.
Shane/Eddie: L-O-S-E-R
Eddie: I can only be who I are.
Tracy/All:Just go ahead and hate on me run your mouth. So everyone can hear.
Hit me with the worst you've got, and knock me down.
Baby, I don't care.
Keep it up, and, soon enough, you'll figure out,
You wanna be,
You wanna be
A loser like me,
A loser like me.
Tracy: A loser like me.
Erik: Alright everybody, that's a wrap!
Eddie: Whoop!
Reveal of the bottom 3
All fourteen contenders were lined up in two rows of seven, waiting to hear the results for the first week. A few of them took deep breaths when Zack, Nikki, and Robert walked in front of them.
Robert: Hello everyone. All of you did a great job with the music video, but it's time for us to announce the bottom three. Tracy, you did the best this week as this homework assignments winner. You will be performing for Ryan tonight, and your song will be Express Yourself by Madonna. You may go back and practice.
Tracy: Thank you guys!
She left the stage, leaving the other contenders wondering who else would be safe this week.
Robert: Oscar, Eve, Booker, Blaize, Ashwin, Heather, Riley, Shane, and Vixen, you are also called back for this week.
All of then let out a breath of relief before walking off the stage, and the four came together into one line.
Zack: Lennox, you were struggling with the dance moves, and Nikki says you struggled a bit in the studio.
Nikki: Chace, you also struggled with dancing and in the booth. If you want to be on glee, you have to master both of those really well.
Robert: Samuel, during the video shoot, you and Chace were having problems with the dance moves. You should have memorized those steps carefully in order to, well, not mess up.
Zach: I don't want another disaster like last year when it comes to dancing.
Nikki: And Eddie, you didn't pop as well during the music video, plus you were critiqued during the homework assignment.
Robert: Lennox, you will be performing for Ryan tonight.
Zach: Chase, you will also be performing for Ryan tonight.
Robert: Samuel...you will be performing for Ryan tonight as well.
Eddie closed his eyes in relief, and walked off of the stage without any words.
Eddie: I'm blessed to be called back. Next week, I'm going to give it my all and win that homework assignment and do my best for the music video.
Nikki: Lennox, your song will be The Way I Loved You by Taylor Swift.
Lennox: I've heard that, so I'm looking forward to it.
Nikki: Chase, your song will be Runaways by The Killers. Have you heard it before?
Chase: ...Nope. Haha.
Nikki: Samuel, your song will be Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars.
Zack: Now go prepare my children.
LCPs
Robert, Ryan, Nikki and Zach are all sitting in the auditorium, waiting for the first contender to come out.
Ryan: So I see we're trying something different this year. Letting the homework winner perform for me. So, who won?
Robert: Tracy Jilliard.
The nerdy girl walked towards the microphone, beaming with happiness as she grabbed it to sing.
Tracy: My name is Tracy Jilliard and I will be singing Express Yourself by Madonna.
Tracy: Come on girls, do you believe in love?
Cause I got something to say about it.
And it goes something like this.
Don't go for second best baby,
Put your love to the test
You know, you know,
You've got to make him express
How he feels and maybe then
You'll know your love is real.
Express yourself
You've got to make him
Express himself
Hey, hey, hey, hey
So if you want it right now
Make him show you how
Express what he's got
Oh baby ready or not
And when you're gone
He might regret it
You know, you know, you know, you know
So if you want it right now
Make him show you how
Express yourself.
Ryan: Thank you Tracy!
Tracy: No, thank you.
She walked off of the stage, and Lennox arrived after her.
Ryan: Quickly tell me about her.
Zach: She struggled with the moves, and a bit in the recording booth.
Lennox: Hi, my name is Lennox Alexandra Petrova, and I am going to be singing The Way I Loved You by Taylor Swift.
Ryan: Let's hear it.
Lennox He is sensible and so incredible
And all my single friends are jealous
He says everything I need to hear and it's like
I couldn't ask for anything better
He opens up my door and I get into his car
And he says, you look beautiful tonight
And I feel perfectly fine
But I've been screamin' and fightin'
And kissin' in the rain
And it's two a.m. and I'm cursin' your name
You're so in love that you act insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breakin' down and comin' undone
It's a roller-coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
He can't see the smile I'm fakin'
And my heart's not breakin'
'Cause I'm not feelin' anything at all
And you were wild and crazy
Just so frustrating, intoxicating, complicated
Got away by some mistake and now
I'll be screamin' and fightin'
And kissin' in the rain
It's two a.m. and I'm cursin' your name
I'm so in love that I acted insane
And that's the way I loved you
Breakin' down and comin' undone
It's a roller-coaster kinda rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
And that's the way I loved you
I never knew I could feel that much
And that's the way I loved you
Ryan: Thank you Lennox!
Lennox: Bye guys.
Ryan: I like her and her voice. A Bulgarian character on the show would be interesting. Who's the next contender?
Nikki: Chace. He had some trouble in the booth, and with the dancing also.
Ryan: Alright, let's bring him out.
Chace: Hi, my name is Chace Livingston, and I will be singing Runaways by The Killers.
Chace: Blonde hair blowin' in the summer wind
A blue-eyed girl playing in the sand
I'd been on a trail for a little while
But that was the night that she broke down and held my hand
The teenage rush, she said, 'maybe I'll just runaway, we got time'
Well that ain't much...
We can't wait 'til tomorrow
You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?
It's the one thing you can choose, oh!
We used to look at the stars and confess our dreams
Hold each other to the morning light
We used to laugh, now we only fight
Baby are you lonesome now?
We can't wait 'til tomorrow
No we're caught up in the appeal, baby why you wanna hide it?
It's the last thing on my mind
(Why you wanna hide it?)
I turn the engine over and my body just comes alive and we all just runaway
I knew that when I met you, I'm not gonna let you runaway
I knew that when I held you, I wasn't lettin go, no no no!
(No no no!)
(And we're all just runaways)
Yeah runaway
(And we're all just runaways)
Yeah
Ryan: Thank you Chace. Lovely.
Robert: So, what'd you think?
Chace: I like his voice I really do. I'm more curious to see his back story after hearing that song.
Finally, Samuel walks onto the stage with a confident grin on his face before grabbing the microphone and speaking.
Samuel: Hi, my name is Samuel Douglas and I'm going to be singing Billionaire.
Samuel: I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Buy all of the things I never had
Uh, I wanna be on the cover of Forbes magazine
Smiling next to Oprah and the Queen
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
I'll be playing basketball with the President
Dunking on his delegates
Then I'll compliment him on his political etiquette
Toss a couple milli in the air just for the heck of it
But keep the fives, twentys completely separate
And not a single tummy around me would know what hungry was
Eating good sleeping soundly
I know we all have a similar dream
Go in your pocket pull out your wallet
And put it in the air and sing
Oh every time I close my eyes
I see my name in shining lights
A different city every night oh
I swear the world better prepare
For when I'm a billionaire
I wanna be a billionaire so fricking bad
Ryan: Thank you Samuel.
After he left the stage, the four mentors began to talk amongst themselves, trying to see who should say and who shouldn't.
Robert: Let's talk about Lennox.
Nikki: As you stated, a Bulgarian character would be nice for the show. We need to be a little more diverse.
Zack: Yeah, but if she can't master simple steps then how should she succeed?
Robert: How about Chase.
Ryan: His voice wasn't half bad, but after watching the music video I could tell we was stuggling.
Robert: And Samuel.
Ryan: His rapping was a bit off in the performance he just gave me. But from his backstory...a lot of teenagers and even junior high kids can relate to it.
After carefully thinking it over, Ryan finally decided who's short time on The Glee Project was over.
Callbacks
All fourteen contenders were huddled together, a few of them in tears hoping one of their friends wouldn't leave.
Robert: Alright you three, the callback list is up. Go take a look.
(Keep Holding On slowly begins to play in the background, and all the contenders hug before they leave to see the results.)
Lennox: I hope I don't go home. I still have so much to show.
Chace: I really hope I don't leave. My main goal if I stay is to give 110%.
Samuel: Hopefully I don't leave. I can't leave...
| Called Back |
| Tracy |
|---|
| Oscar |
| Eve |
| Booker |
| Blaize |
| Ashwin |
| Heather |
| Riley |
| Shane |
| Vixen |
| Eddie |
| Lennox |
| Chace |
| Not Called Back |
| Samuel |
Samuel: I really wanted to win...for my grandparents too. But, you just gotta except what your given.
Samuel: There's nothing you can say (Nothing you can say),
Nothing you can do (Nothing you can do)
There's no other way when it comes to the truth
(When it comes to the truth)
So...
(Keep...)
Keep holding on (holding on)
'Cause you know I'll make it through,
I'll make it through
Songs
- Lights by Nellie Veitenheimer. Sung by The Glee Project Contenders.
- Loser Like Me by The Glee Cast. Sung by The Glee Project Contenders.
- Express Yourself by Madonna. Sung by Tracy
- The Way I Loved You by Taylor Swift. Sung by Lennox
- Runaways by The Killers. Sung by Chace
- Billionaire by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars. Sung by Samuel
- Keep Holding On by Avril Lavigne. Sung by Samuel with The Glee Project Contenders.
Trivia
- This marks the third time where Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) makes an appearance in a music video. This is also the second time he was featured in the Individuality episode.
Callback List
| Called Back |
| Tracy |
|---|
| Oscar |
| Eve |
| Booker |
| Blaize |
| Ashwin |
| Heather |
| Riley |
| Shane |
| Vixen |
| Eddie |
| Lennox |
| Chace |
| Not Called Back |
| Samuel |