Season 2, Episode 22: NEW YORK

New Directions finally make it to New York City which they are all excited about. They look back on the last 2 years of their life and see how far they have come. Finn reminds them they still have 2 original songs to write before Nationals. They go and check into the hotel where Will puts them in lock down saying they can't go sight seeing until they have done the songs. Will then leaves to go do some paper work. But really he goes to April Rhodes musical on Broadway which Will will be in. The group fail at writing songs once again and decide to go out into the city and find some inspiration. While exploring the city they sing "I Love New York/ New York, New York." Meanwhile on Broadway, Will finds an empty stage and decides to sing "Still Got Tonight" on it. Will is told he has talent by a man who watched him. Later that night Finn is moaning about Rachel and Puck, Artie, Mike and Sam convince him to ask her out on a romantic New York date. The next night the two of them go on a date. They go to a restaurant where Rachel sees her idol Patti La Pone. She talks to her and Rachel is told that she should never give up on her dream. Rachel is stoked. At the end of the date, Puck, Sam, Artie and Mike sing "Bella Notte" as they walk through the city. Finn goes in to kiss Rachel but Rachel says she can't do it and walks away. The next morning Kurt takes Rachel to Broadway. Rachel says when she graduates next year she is going to go to college in New York. Kurt says he will too. Rachel says she thinks she has to choose between her dream and Finn because Finn wont want to come to the city. Kurt and Rachel sneak into the theatre where Wicked is performed so Rachel can experience singing on a Broadway stage. They perform "For Good" from Wicked which makes Rachel realise her love is her dream. Back at the hotel, Quinn talks to Santana and Britney about how upset she is over the Los of Finn. Santana suggests a hair cut will cheer her up. Dustin Goolsby and Will talk about how their dreams have failed but how Will has a chance. Will says the glee club has been the best part of his life. He returns to the hotel room where the kids say Dustin told them Will is planning to leave. They tell him they are happy for him but he makes up his mind and says he isn't going to leave because they have a competition to win. They then share a group hug. The next day at the Nationals competition they get excited that they have a chance to win. One of the show choirs then performs "Yeah!" Will tells Dustin that New Directions ARE going to win. Rachel finds Sunshine in the bathroom who is nervous and wants to go back to the Philippines because she is sick of Vocal Adrenalin. She wonders why Rachel was so mean to her. Rachel says its because Sunshine was good and she was jealous. Rachel says Sunshine needs to go out and perform. the two of them hug and Sunshine goes out on stage and sings "As Long As You're There." Finn and Rachel prepare to go out and perform. Finn tells her that he wants her back but she says she needs to focus on her dream. They two of them perform "Pretending" which finishes with them kissing on stage in front of everybody. Everybody goes quiet. The rest of the group joins in and they sing "Light Up The World" which the crowd loves. After the show while they wait for the top 10 to be announced to go on to the showcase the next day, Jesse gets mad at Finn but Finn says Jesse is just jealous because they shared a passionate kiss. Kurt says they posted the list of the top 10. The group go over to the board and discover that they did not place in the top 10. hey came 12Th. At the hotel Santana gets really mad at Finn and Rachel because they spoiled their chances with that kiss. The whole plane ride home they don't talk to each other. Back in Ohio Kurt tells Blaine all about it. Kurt says he is happy because they still get to do glee club and try again next year and they had a lot of fun in New York. Blaine and Kurt tell each other that they love each other. Sam and Mercedes show up and act suspicious. When they walk away the two of them hold hands. At school, Britney tells Santana she shouldn't be so upset because the glee club is like a family and they can't stay mad at each other. Britney confesses her love for Santana and the two of them walk down the hallway together. Rachel finds Finn hiding from everybody in the library. Finn is upset that he ruined everything. Rachel tells him that performing is about doing passionate things in the moment. Finn and Rachel both say that kiss was worth it. Rachel says after graduation she is going to leave. Finn says they still have another year and the two of them get back together. They go to the last glee club meeting before the summer break. The glee club all celebrate their success from the last two years as Will shows them the very small 12Th place trophy from Nationals.
SONGS: I Love New York/ New York, New York
Still Got Tonight
Bella Notte
For Good
Yeah!
As Long As You're There
Pretending
Light Up The World
NOTE: THIS EPISODE IS THE SEASON FINALE. GLEE WILL RETURN FOR SEASON 3 THIS SEPTEMBER!