[30][35] In December 2012, TV Guide listed the rendition as one of Glee's worst performances. "Goodbye" attracted 7.46 million American viewers during its initial broadcast and received a 2.9/8 Nielsen rating/share in the 18–49 demographic, a significant increase over the prior episode's 2.5/7 rating/share and 6.03 million viewers on May 15, 2012. Lol! Blaine's cornea was deeply scratched in the incident and he needs surgery. [29] Bell described it as a "blah performance", but Stanhope said it was "sweet and reflective". Strecker called it one of her "favorite non-singing scenes of the year, possibly the series", and VanDerWerff put it even more strongly: "It's one of the best things I've seen on TV this year". "[12] Estefan was definitively reported as having signed to be a guest star on December 8, 2011, and as being scheduled to appear in one of the then-upcoming winter episodes,[13] but this episode marks her debut on the show. [24][34] The same word, "sweet", was applied by Slezak to Kurt's rendition of "I'll Remember"; he called the song an "underrated Madonna ballad" and graded it a "B+". "[26][35] Bell described it as "easily one of the best performances of the night" and added "Santana was flawless". [16][20], "Michael" was first broadcast on January 31, 2012 in the United States on Fox. Isn't She Lovely (Bossa Version) by Cris Delanno. "[24][29], The Wall Street Journal's Raymund Flandez deemed "unrealistic" the notion that Santana's mother would allow the money she had saved for Santana's college expenses to be "wasted on a dream", and Bell described it as "too good to be true". Finn (Cory Monteith) asks Rachel (Lea Michele) for her answer to his proposal since he has waited the three days she requested, but she is not ready, so he agrees to wait longer. [26][31] Jen Chaney of The Washington Post, however, thought that it was very much like previous tributes in that it also "featured scattered plot lines engineered to include as many songs by said artists as possible" and also "glorified their respective pop stars’ images to an absurd degree". [32] Chaney, however, said it was "not one of Madonna's best" and the performance "not particularly memorable", so she gave it a "B−", while Pinzivalli wrote "leave this one to Madge". [26] TV Guide's two reviewers were both enthusiastic: Kate Stanhope described is as a "perfect mix of the kids' past, present and future", and Damian Holbrook wrote that the "class of 2012 went out on a high note with a season finale so solid, emotional and entertaining, you would have thought you were watching one of the show's first 13 episodes". [26][30] Strecker, Slezak and Chaney each gave the performance an "A": Chaney called it a "well-chosen song" and Slezak wrote that he was glad to be introduced to it at the episode's "triumphant ending for a girl chasing her dreams, not her delusions, in the streets of New York City".[24][32][34]. [34] MTV's Fallon Prinzivalli was not as enthusiastic about the repeat performance, and said it was "not much better" than the pilot rendition and he was "happy to see their version of the song retired". Although Hankinson was "hoping for a Journey reprise" or some other big group number, he noted that Rachel "kill[ed] it", and Prinzivalli said "Lea Michele shines as always". 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Glee was the twelfth most-watched program of the night, up from seventeenth the week before. Was so sleepy when I woke up today but I'm so excited to go home! Maribel later gives Santana the money that she had been saving for Santana's college education, saying she trusts her to follow her dreams. "Goodbye" was the seventh most-viewed show of the week, an improvement of three slots over "Nationals", which had been the tenth most-viewed. BILL Gates and his long-term wife of 27 years Melinda have decided to go their separate ways. Sugar Motta is a recurring character on the TV show Glee. [26][33][34] Despite this, Chaney gave the song a "B", one of her highest grades of the night, in part because it gave Colfer "an excuse to hit those 'You’ve got a friend in me' high notes", while Futterman noted that he "does well in the high range", and praised the verses by Rachel and Finn. [33] The A.V. Can't believe we're doing this! NYC here I come:)", "Twitter / @druidDUDE: 2nd 15+ hour day in a row and i couldn't be happier. James Lipton of the Actors Studio makes an appearance as himself. [31], MTV's Kevin P. Sullivan summarized the episode as follows: "When all was said and done, it was another tribute episode, something that can't be uttered by a Glee fan without a sigh and an eye roll. [34] She gave an "A" to "In My Life", sung by the underclassmen, and said "the harmonies sounded lovely"; Bell called it "a perfect song to signify graduation". During Never Can Say Goodbye, the inside of Quinn's locker is shown, showing various pictures and memories from her high school life. "Rumours" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee, and the forty-first overall. [30][35] Kurt's scene with his father was Bell's "favorite scene" which she said was "an incredibly touching moment between father and son. [29][35] "Ben", however, received far more mixed commentary, and several reviewers felt it was odd to, as Chaney put it, sing a song about a rat "to a guy who isn't named Ben and was wearing an eye patch", which Futterman called "a little creepy" and VanDerWerff, more bluntly, "fucking weird". [24][32] Chaney also complimented Finn for having gotten "the hang of this whole singing-and-dancing thing in the last three episodes of this season" and gave a grade of "B". [23][32] Bell wrote "I loved every second of it", and E! [28][29] Crystal Bell of HuffPost TV stated that she was "a little underwhelmed" by the episode, which "never quite lived up to the greatness that is Michael Jackson". [21][30] Kubicek wrote, "Kudos to Glee for turning a sappy moment into a funny one", and Strecker noted how powerful scenes typically were between the Hummels before she added "last night was no exception", and ended by quoting Kurt: "Best. 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[15] Gustin and Rivera performed "Smooth Criminal" with on-screen musical guests 2Cellos, Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser, who became famous when their instrument-only two-cello cover of the piece received over three million views on YouTube in its first two weeks. Sam calls Mercedes to the auditorium and asks her to sing with him—they have never duetted in glee club. [21][24], The performances were given generally good marks by reviewers, and the one that received the most enthusiastic reception was not for singing at all, but Burt's lipsynch and dance to "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" with the aid of Tina and Brittany. Santana could really use a sympathetic mommy right about now, don't you think?? One was a photo of Lea Michele sitting on a suitcase on a sidewalk, along with the message, "Two from yesterday. Finn is disappointed that the Army refused to change his late father's dishonorable discharge to an honorable one, and wonders to his mother (Romy Rosemont) whether his father would be proud of him if he became an actor. Will (Matthew Morrison) gives the members of New Directions one final assignment: perform songs to say goodbye to each other.He starts by singing "Forever Young".The graduating seniors as a group perform "You Get What You Give", and tell the underclassmen that it is now their glee club.The underclassmen, joined by Will, sing "In My Life" to express their gratitude to the seniors. [21] The scene where Burt gives Kurt his present was described as a "gift" by many reviewers. The viewership was down nearly 4% from the previous episode, "Yes/No", which was seen by 556,000 viewers. Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that aired on Fox in the United States for six seasons from 2009 to 2015.