"Tested" is the sixteenth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series ''

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'', and the 104th episode overall. Written by

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and

Garrett Lerner Garrett Lerner is an American television writer and producer who served as an executive producer on the Fox series ''House''. He often works with his writing partner Russel Friend. Television career Lerner's writing career began on the CBS c ...

, and directed by

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, it aired on

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in the United States on April 15, 2014.

Plot

Artie Abrams Arthur "Artie" Abrams is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee'' portrayed as the "glue" of the glee club. The character is portrayed by actor Kevin McHale, and appeared in ''Glee'' since its pilot episode, firs ...

( Kevin McHale) tests positive for

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and is forced to tell all his sexual partners. While on a date, he grows very nervous and tells his girlfriend, Julie that he does not want to have sex for at least seven to 10 days — when he is to find out if the antibiotics worked. Later, Artie confesses to her about his STD; but she is more angry at the fact that he slept with two "idiots," and then calls him a creeper before leaving him.

Blaine Anderson Blaine Devon Anderson is a fictional character from the American musical comedy-drama television series ''Glee''. Played by Darren Criss, Blaine was introduced in the sixth episode of the second season as the openly gay lead singer of the Dalt ...

(

Darren Criss Darren Everett Criss (born February 5, 1987) is an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame starring on the television series ''Glee'' (2010–2015) and received Emmy and Golden Globe acting awards for his leading role as spree ...

) and

Kurt Hummel Kurt Elizabeth Hummel is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. Series creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan initially conceived of him as a fashionable gay countertenor who is routinely bullied a ...

(

Chris Colfer Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received cri ...

) begin to distance from each other when Kurt begins exercising more and Blaine begins feeling insecure, especially when he begins to eat more. Kurt soon finds out that Blaine is frequenting a web site called "Frat Boi Physicals", and grows angry about that. The next day at

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class, the two sing "

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" before Kurt angrily fights him. Later, Blaine confesses that he is beginning to feel insecure now that Kurt is changing in his physique and personality; Kurt then assures him that he will always be with him, and tells him that they have to be honest with each other.

Mercedes Jones Mercedes Jones is a fictional character from the Fox popular musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Amber Riley, and has appeared in ''Glee'' from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Mercedes w ...

(

Amber Riley Amber Patrice Riley (born February 15, 1986), sometimes known mononymously as RILEY, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her portrayal of Mercedes Jones on the Fox comedy-drama series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). For her perfor ...

) questions whether she wants to lose her virginity to

Sam Evans Sam Evans is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actor Chord Overstreet, and appeared on ''Glee'' starting with the second season premiere episode entitled "Audition", first br ...

(

Chord Overstreet Chord Paul Overstreet (born February 17, 1989) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for his role as Sam Evans on the Fox television series ''Glee'' (2009–2015). He has starred in the Apple TV+ comedy series ''Acapulco'' since 2 ...

). Mercedes goes to church praying for guidance, and concludes that she wants to wait until marriage. This complicates things for Sam; he later fills Mercedes's living room with candles, saying that he can live without sex, but not live without her. Throughout the episode, Mercedes confides in

Rachel Berry Rachel Barbra Berry is a fictional character and one of the two main protagonists, alongside Mr. Schue in the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Lea Michele, and appears in ''Glee'' from its pilot e ...

(

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) about sex, with her saying that she and

Finn Hudson Finn Christopher Hudson is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character was portrayed by Cory Monteith and first appeared on television when ''Glee'' premiered its pilot episode on Fox on May 19, 2009. ...

(

Cory Monteith Cory Allan Michael Monteith (; May 11, 1982 July 13, 2013) was a Canadian actor and musician who played Finn Hudson on the Fox television series ''Glee''. As an actor based in British Columbia, Monteith had minor roles on television series befor ...

) loved each other very much when she had her first time. Later, Mercedes asks her if she will begin dating again; and she responds by saying that she is still waiting to be ready.

Production

The episode was written by the executive producer team of

and

, and directed by

. Only one recurring character appeared in the episode: aspiring singer

(

). Four songs from the episode have been released on a digital four-track EP with the title ''Glee: The Music, Tested''. These are:

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's " Addicted to Love" sung by McHale, Foreigner's "

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" sung by Riley,

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's "

Love Is a Battlefield "Love Is a Battlefield" is a song by American singer Pat Benatar, recorded and released on September 12, 1983, as a single from Benatar's live album ''Live from Earth'' (1983), though the song itself was a studio recording. It was written by Hol ...

" performed by Colfer and Criss, and

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's "

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" performed by McHale, Riley and Overstreet.

References

External links

* {{Glee episodes 2014 American television episodes Glee (season 5) episodes