"
Nationals" is the twenty-first episode of the
third season of the American musical television series
Glee, and the sixty-fifth overall. Written by
Ali Adler and directed by
Eric Stoltz, the episode is the second of two new episodes that aired back-to-back on
Fox in the United States on May 15, 2012. It features New Directions facing off against Vocal Adrenaline at the Nationals show choir competition in Chicago, and several special guest stars:
Whoopi Goldberg as NYADA dean Carmen Tibideaux,
Jonathan Groff as Vocal Adrenaline director
Jesse St. James,
Lindsay Lohan as herself judging the competition and
Rex Lee playing a Chicago alderman who is another of the judges.