new_york glee new_york second episode season finale second season american musical television series glee fourth overall episode written directed series creator filmed location new_york_city aired fox united_states million budget reportedly expensive episode glee time broadcast garnered nomination outstanding costumes series episode features appearance guest stars glee club performs national choir competition new_york_city finishes twelfth place glee club members sights including times square rachel lea_michele kurt sing song broadway stage director episode musical performances featured received mixed reviews critics number scenes praised including epilogue club return ohio reviewers fact new directions arrived new_york songs competition deemed completely original songs competition met wide range opinions covers original songs covers performed released singles originals covers charted billboard hot initial airing episode viewed million american viewers garnered nielsen rating share demographic total viewership ratings episode significantly previous episode funeral plot glee club travels new_york_city compete national choir competition glee club director tasks students writing original songs leaves spending hours trying compose music creation cup brittany heather morris seeking fresh inspiration songwriting explore city sing mash love new york new_york new_york visiting theater april rhodes musical secretly involved located performs got tonight stage returns finds glee club shaken learning broadway plans coach rival club vocal adrenaline fulfilled dream singing broadway stage chooses stay encouraged fellow male glee club members finn cory_monteith asks rachel date enjoy dinner meet date draws close sam chord mike rachel feels torn finn dreams broadway leaves refusing kiss morning breakfast rachel kurt sneak stage wicked sing duet good rachel realizes true love broadway return new_york_city college nationals rachel encounters nervous apologizes having sunshine feel admits jealous talent offers sunshine support opens vocal adrenaline long set begins rachel finn singing duet wrote pretending enthusiastic audience falls silent kiss conclusion glee club closes light world receives standing ovation jealous confronts finn performance asserts kiss cost championship groups named advance finals day finishes twelfth place competing ohio kurt recounts experiences new_york_city love revealed sam secretly dating rivera brittany friendship brittany tells loves loved rachel meets finn nationals kiss finn reminds year graduation kisses production expensive glee episode reported million budget exceeded previous record holder sue shuffle episode followed super bowl major state location shoot cast crew filmed new_york_city april april members crew flown new_york cast joined local crew members creators serve executive executive producers present episode writer director executive producer assistant director locations new_york filming including times square guest appearance scene shot morning thursday accommodate schedule rehearsal washington square park final day filming approved location city production team arrived new_york noted biggest challenge shooting city people costumes new_york shoot prepared ahead time new_york costumes episode received nomination costume designer revealed plan little nod iconic new_york places going shoot little bit 50s 60s flair vintage said landed new_york saturday night day sunday threw clothes filming began monday according article hollywood reporter outfits found single day filming continued los_angeles episodes typically shot including location shoot film morrison scene sings got tonight broadway stage shooting episode season wrapped early hours recurring guest star appeared episode coach star vocalist sunshine recurring characters included glee club members kurt boyfriend episode featured original songs musical cover versions original songs morris performed cup morrison sang got tonight track solo album performed long sang pretending performed light world solo vocals short duet cover versions included brief performance theme new_york new_york mash madonna love new york new_york new_york town lady good wicked usher yeah number released singles available digital download got tonight released late april lead debut morrison album reception ratings new_york broadcast united_states fox garnered nielsen rating share demographic received million american viewers initial airing american idol lead despite strong competition hour dancing stars results abc matched rating share hour broadcast total viewership ratings episode previous episode funeral watched million american viewers acquired rating share demographic airing episode scripted week viewers episode canadian broadcast drew million viewers seventh watched week ranked twice high funeral watched million viewers episode aired june watched million viewers million watched cable week increased viewership funeral watched million viewers australia new_york aired june watched viewers glee tenth watched night viewership declined funeral watched million ranked seventh critical response new_york met mixed reviews critics rolling_stone wrote didn actually expect win nationals episode felt like going motions seizing opportunity truly spectacular todd_vanderwerff called episode good piece television gave said wasn good season finale journey largely wasted lot time performances designed solely actually new_york borrowed lot episode set pieces finding remotely powerful performance bohemian robert_canning ign gave new_york good grade stated epic nationals new_york decent close enjoyable season atlantic said episode uneven end uneven season killer numbers strange resolutions head plot devices colleague opined season finale exception glee having undeniably frustrating season ample reason tune enjoy elements episode highlighted arrival new_york having songs prepared received widespread condemnation including vanderwerff houston_chronicle led brown write absolutely universe makes sense distracting notion rachel know cats closed years derided brown los_angeles_times rachel kurt encounter friendly security guard new_york_city mocked critics disappointed quinn ominous mention plans new_york funeral came including called actual idea sabotage plot credited scene great wasted job great wasted character sentiments echoed vanderwerff james_poniewozik time gave episode likened quinn dropped plot leaving broadway rachel love finn fact happened fact know happen issue hope season actually grows pair finn rachel date new_york praised happy ending liked short guest spot hoped lesson producers deal guest appearances future canning said date sweet comical tone thought episode best series far couple felt rachel making false choice refusal finn end date wondered couldn asked consider coming new_york competition performance said end pretending invested startling moment audience disappeared middle kiss feel like called moment awesome vanderwerff pleased reviewers singled final segment set return ohio wrote episode fine job handling epilogue hopes crushed went found pretty awesome experience regardless brittany connected brief scene reminded far characters come season kurt didn championship taste life like graduation canning said nice putting peace having failed reach nationals getting hopes high year credited brittany funniest lines episode important scene epilogue impressed lead vocals concluded night possibly season music performances musical performances received mixed reaction critics individually said songs felt like offered strong connection contrast story vanderwerff called music favorite element episode complimentary brittany original song cup called light fun characterized brilliantly absurd original song canning said hilarious performance vanity_fair stated horrible gave stars mash love new york new_york new_york typical range reactions songs received gave wondered bad thought joke song realized mash gave said favorite called infectious high speed mash listed favorite songs episode said screen performance real new_yorker want kick new directions reviewers highly critical inclusion morrison got tonight second single solo album vanderwerff called way self characterized self promotion said song isn half bad gave generous despite belief belong episode called generic sounding pop melody use contrast generally approved thought kind weird weren gave stars solely singers vanderwerff thought song performed gave different found imaginary appearance male club members hilarious kurt rachel allowed stage broadway theater deemed extreme critics willing suspend disbelief enjoy duet good wrote performance brought events circle season drama singing gravity fitting song friendship kurt rachel nail wall_street_journal described sublime fit easily cast version musical wished song started voice harmony sooner gave called lovely favorable comments vanderwerff felt song pretty weak usher yeah unnamed female cappella group received variant opinions mtv said group nailed song found track performers annoying gave noted arrangement feels flat dancing called song vocal adrenaline offering long song garnered opinions fun interesting award best grade wrote sunshine handled ballad skill unbelievable ease original songs sung rated excellent gave song called duet pretending lovely thing wrote sounded lyrics written teenage boy called light world access amazing song history popular music terribly watching kids sing shit tune finale desperate conviction gave light world said sounded bit like loser like thought better melody loser better use criticized chorus similarity let rock said uplifting lackluster pop song called favorite number episode chart history original songs cover versions featured episode debuted numerous musical charts original songs sung main glee cast best light world debuting number thirty billboard hot issue dated june sold copies united_states week release digitally downloadable single pretending sold single cover good wicked charted number cover mash love new york new_york new_york debuted number eighty original song long sung number ninety canadian light world debuted number pretending number good number seventy love new york new_york new_york number eighty songs performed episode featured eighth soundtrack album series glee music volume original songs light world pretending long plus cover album released day episode aired debuted number billboard number billboard soundtracks chart sold copies week second lowest opening sales figure glee release extended play glee music rocky horror glee lower sold glee week previous month album number chart
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