Two Is Company

Two Is Company is the ninth episode of The Music Book.  It aired on August 25, 2013.

Plot

 * Read the episode here.

Paige finds Ellie sitting on a bench in the park. Paige gets Ellie back to the dorm. Ellie reveals it's been three weeks since Gideon broke up with her.

Mr. Dominguez brings the music book into the classroom. He announces Ms. Handel is sick and they're having a duet competition that week. He announces the pairs (Connor and Jessica, Mark and Paige, Neal and Danielle, and Miles and Ellie). Devin's request to sing with Sarah-Leigh is granted, and Gabrielle says she has someone else she can sing with.

Four of the pairs are seen practicing. Gabrielle and Winston discuss their duet and Gabrielle reaffirms her promise to help bring the glee club down.

Connor and Jessica sing "Good Time" and then Mark and Paige sing "No Air." Ellie texts Gideon once again, asking for a chance to explain. He doesn't reply, though.

Gideon exits his dorm. Gabrielle tries to talk to him and she kisses him. Ellie and Trista see. Ellie runs off in tears, and Trista yells at Gabrielle and Gideon.

At the next glee club meeting, Ellie announces she and Miles are ready to sing, even though they haven't practiced. They perform a mash-up of "Much Better/Better Than Revenge."

Gabrielle and Winston argue about her plan from Bad to the Bone, their roles in the partnership, and their past failures.

Sarah-Leigh enters the Half Moon and sees the glee club gathered. Devin is onstage with a guitar. She apologizes for being late and then finds out Devin has changed the song they're singing to "Irresistible." After their performance, Devin kisses Sarah-Leigh's cheek. Neal and Danielle perform their duet next ("Highway Don't Care").

Gabrielle and Winston finish preparing for their performance the next day. Then they enter the glee club's classroom and sing "Be Prepared." When Mr. Dominguez announces the competition winner, the pair share a smug look, indicating they think they'll win. Devin and Sarah-Leigh win, though, and Devin chooses Ellie to be his duet partner. Gabrielle storms out of the room.

Trivia

 * This is the first episode in which more than one of the main cast is absent.  Stephanie Courtney, Shane Harper, and Casey J. Adler were all absent.
 * The mid-season hiatus was moved to take place between Two Is Company and The Christmas Ball.