rhodes taken fifth episode american television series glee premiered fox network september written series creator directed episode features glee club director recruiting star april rhodes hoping improve club chances wake rachel lea_michele school musical finn cory_monteith rachel attempt convince return rachel angry discovers finn girlfriend pregnant ultimately club special guest star played april performed episode musical tracks studio recordings songs performed episode released singles available digital download appear album glee music volume episode watched million viewers received positive reviews critics appearance performance queen cover somebody love particular receiving praise wall_street_journal new_york_times los_angeles_times deemed somebody love best musical number staging journey don stop pilot episode plot lead singer lea_michele longer high glee club director grows concerned club forthcoming performance discovers april rhodes member club high school days actually graduated convinces return school order diploma join glee club having failed achieve broadway dreams april alcoholic goes winning favor existing club members unconventional means including getting kurt drunk teaching tina guidance counselor warns april students asks april sober vows club member finn cory_monteith concerned future having told girlfriend quinn pregnant child emma suggests instead aiming attend college football scholarship finn utilize musical talent participation glee club chance success finn romantic interest rachel takes date rachel realizing unhappy performing school musical excited finn interest returns glee club kurt mercedes tina informed quinn pregnancy pretends finn fathered child actual father finding quinn rachel furious finn confronts asking actually attracted finn insists kiss shared honest rachel defects glee club returning school musical given artistic control drunk april accompanied glee club performs packed auditorium receives standing ovation dreamed performed drunk tells april longer glee club accepts telling realized kids ones spotlight leaves lead singer number rachel offers april place quit musical wants rejoin club perform queen somebody love production guest starred episode glee club member april alcoholic bad influence glee club members described graduated kind deal high school glee club explained april didn big star expected brought glee club previously acquainted glee creator having appeared film running murphy commented loves writing enjoyed pitching songs sung found singing different styles required role fun challenging sung maybe time singing glee went use shows opening number stated love return glee future sentiment shared murphy commented working hard figure stories time great sense come like chance confirmed october reprise role home asked explain finn actions flirting rachel glee club explained finn strangely attracted rachel respects chases life walking thin line trying somebody everybody example truly following dreams attractive episode features cover versions don stop journey maybe time heart somebody love queen studio recordings maybe time somebody love released singles available digital download maybe time charted number australia charted number australia canada somebody love charted number australia canada maybe time somebody love feature album glee music volume reception episode watched million viewers attained rating share demographic viewed episode season fall return sixth watched canada week broadcast million viewers episode watched million viewers million watched cable week watched episode series time episode received positive reviews critics usa today wrote guest appearance presence sense probably right means hearing sing explanation cares offer wall_street_journal equally positive role praising powerful voice commanding presence deemed performance somebody love best number don stop debuted pilot episode new_york_times similarly stated rhodes taken best episode musically pilot calling performance somebody love truly guide included renditions somebody love maybe time list glee best performances far new_york_post called episode funniest heart song est episode los_angeles_times enjoyed episode writing don know glee keeps topping martin praised performance somebody love writing love hate queen sings magical time don stop got kids singing songs raising arms makes hopeful technically skilled rival glee club vocal adrenaline makes story real entertainment_weekly called rhodes taken best episode glee far deeming musical numbers fantastic ign rated episode felt terrific april character creation assessed episode musically felt resolution rushed forced suggesting series find right balance music comedy drama
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