In its original airing, "The One Where Rachel Smokes" finished third in ratings for the week of April 5 – 11, 1999, with a Nielsen rating of 14.8, equivalent to approximately 14.4 million viewing households. It was the third highest-rated show on NBC that week, after "ER" and "Frasier". The episode premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on May 6, 1999 and attained 1.76 million viewers, making it the most watched program on the network that week. "Entertainment Weekly" rated the episode "C", in its review of the fifth season. It cited Chandler's line "You've got to push past this, okay? Because it's about to get sooo good" as the best of the episode.
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The One Where Rachel Smokes
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Reception
It was the third highest-rated show on NBC that week, after "ER" and "Frasier". It finished third in ratings for the week of April 5 – 11, 1999, with a Nielsen rating of 14.8. It finished third in ratings for the week of April 5 – 11, 1999, with a Nielsen rating of 14.8 . "Entertainment Weekly" rated the episode "C", in its review of the fifth season
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The eighteenth episode of the fifth season of "Friends" and 115th overall. It first aired on NBC in the United States on April 8, 1999. In the episode, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) starts her new job at Ralph Lauren.
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Monica Geller, Phoebe Buffay, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing and Ross Geller  the other characters on this show.
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It was written by Michael Curtis and directed by Todd Holland.
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Yes, he songs "Never There" by Cake.
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The songs "Never There" by Cake and "Jamming" by Bob Marley can be heard playing at Rachel's birthday party. At Ben's audition, a copy of "Variety" magazine is seen being read by a child, whom Carol recognises.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Cultural references
There are two extra scenes included in the DVD: one with Carol at the audition and Chandler at the party attempting to sneak a cigarette.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Reception
The review criticized the manner in which an employee can feel pressured into smoking, adding it is "not exactly the stuff that laughs are made of". Moreover, it argued the same over the competitive vibe between Joey and Ross. Colin Jacobson at DVD Movie Guide added in a review of the fifth season DVD: "Although I don't like the cutesy kid who plays Ben, the audition bits become funny due to Joey’s screw-ups. His inability to correctly read the line "mmm – soup!" becomes very amusing and offers the show's highlights." The episode was released as part of Friends: The Complete Fifth Season in Regions 1, 2 and 4.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Reception
However, he praised the last third of the episode for its tonal shift and for Cyrus' "enjoyably potty-mouthed performance".
Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too | Reception
Rachel arrives home and is very surprised to find the party, given that Chandler's (Matthew Perry) birthday is before hers.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Plot
In its original airing, "The One Where Rachel Smokes" finished third in ratings for the week of April 5 – 11, 1999, with a Nielsen rating of 14.8, equivalent to approximately 14.4 million viewing households. It was the third highest-rated show on NBC that week, after "ER" and "Frasier". The episode premiered in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on May 6, 1999 and attained 1.76 million viewers, making it the most watched program on the network that week. "Entertainment Weekly" rated the episode "C", in its review of the fifth season. It cited Chandler's line "You've got to push past this, okay? Because it's about to get sooo good" as the best of the episode.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Reception
A staff writer from "The Music" described the song as "smooth as silk" adding "the collaboration between the Menangle band and Aarons came together as if it was meant to be."
Never Ever (The Rubens song) | Reception
When both are paired with different actors, the auditions become competitive. Elsewhere, Monica (Courteney Cox) and Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) plan a surprise party for Rachel. The episode was directed by Todd Holland and written by Michael Curtis. Although Aniston's character Rachel was not a smoker, the actress at the time of filming was, who often said she planned to quit. In its original broadcast, "The One Where Rachel Smokes" acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.8, finishing the week ranked third.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Introduction
"The One Where Rachel Smokes" was written by Michael Curtis, making it his third writing credit of the season. It was the only episode directed by Todd Holland. Holland worked previously as a director on "Tales from the Crypt", "Felicity" and most notably "The Larry Sanders Show", where he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series at the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards. Despite her character's refusal to smoke, Jennifer Aniston at the time of filming was a frequent smoker. She publicly asserted her intention to quit in the past and even turned to hypnosis, with the help from co-star Lisa Kudrow.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Production
The song has been highly acclaimed in retrospective reviews, with Scott Floman, music critic for "Goldmine" magazine, describing the song as an "epic multi-sectioned masterpiece which starts as a slow smoky ballad, builds up to a jaunty piano rocker with a New Orleans flavor that also shows off Joel's knack for telling stories and creating rhymes, before finally returning to smoky ballad territory again."
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant | Reception
In contrast, Poniewozik wrote that it was the one song choice he didn't like, feeling that it is overused, thus diminishing its impact. Abrams deemed Rachel's solo performance at sectionals "amazing", and Flandez recommended: "Watch it again if you ever want to take back three minutes of your life that you’ve wasted on something else." Pardue called the group performance of "You Can't Always Get What You Want" "energetic [...] casual [...] and very "Glee"", but felt it "would have been nice" to feature different singers. Dan Snierson for "Entertainment Weekly" similarly noted that he would have preferred "more vocal interplay between all group members".
Sectionals (Glee) | Reception
Part of this was due to Aniston's performance as Rachel being a little too realistic, and the situation of the breakup being too excruciatingly familiar. According to Kauffman, "Nearly every adult watching this episode would've had some kind of personal memory of a similarly awful split". This is also the episode where someone utters for the first time the classic saying, "we were on a break", which is later said as an ongoing gag throughout the rest of the series.
The One with the Morning After | Reception
Chandler's line "You like the Purple Rain display", is a reference to the 1984 film "Purple Rain", starring Prince. At the end of the episode, the piano introduction of "Closing Time" by Semisonic is used.
The One with Rachel's Date | Cultural references
Always present at the filming, the musicians had the freedom – and were encouraged – to play whenever they were inspired to, and to ignore the camera.
Rachel Getting Married | Music
Think Ennio Morricone, crossed with Drake's "Marvins Room", at a syrup-sippingly slow pace."
So Many Details | Reception
The cold opening references several notable bands and musicians: the scene consists of Ryan complaining because he recently heard—erroneously—that musician Smokey Robinson died. Initially, Ryan refers to him as only "Smokey", which causes Pam to believe he is talking about Smokey the Bear. However, Ryan, on the bequest of Pam, is only able to name one song that Robinson had sung, "The Tracks of My Tears". Pam, however, is later able to remember that he sang "Tears of a Clown", and Jim references "I Second That Emotion". After Jim proves that Robinson is both still alive and playing at a local venue, Ryan tells him that he will be unable to attend because the opening band is Paul Anka, and that is "not what Smokey would have… does want!" During his pontificating rant, Ryan mentions that popular music is not all about "Jason Mraz and The Beatles", which shocks Dwight.
Fundraiser (The Office) | Cultural references
He talks to Ross about the callback in an attempt to make Ben back out of the audition which Ross finds unreasonable as it was Ben's audition in the first place, and Joey just invited himself along. Both end up fighting over it, which drags on until the callback is held. Joey messes up his two-word line: "mmm soup", ultimately losing him the part. Later, Ross consoles him, and then hypothesizes that subconsciously, Joey sabotaged his own audition because he cares about Ben, to which Joey agrees. Ross then informs him that Ben also did not get the part. On her first day working at Ralph Lauren, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) tries to get along with her new colleague and boss, Nancy and Kim.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Plot
"The kookiness isn't dominant, she's stopped the attention-seeking lyrics almost completely and, yes, her pianos don't try to be guitars too often," enthused John Aizlewood in "Q". "At last, she's putting the songs first and the band-led "From the Choirgirl Hotel" is, by any reasonable yardstick, a glorious coming of age."
From the Choirgirl Hotel | Critical reception
As the two are about to practice their duet of "Candles", Blaine confesses that he wanted to spend more time with him, and they share their first kiss. Rachel's (Lea Michele) second attempt at an original song, "Only Child", proves to be only a small improvement over "My Headband". Finn (Cory Monteith) encourages her to dig deeper into her pain to find her song. Quinn's (Dianna Agron) desire to become prom queen prompts her to get close to Rachel in order to run interference between her and Finn. In doing this, she supports Rachel's idea of writing original songs for Regionals; the members of New Directions eventually agree, due to the fact they received a cease and desist letter from My Chemical Romance saying they can't perform "Sing" for Regionals.
Original Song | Plot
"The One Where Rachel Smokes" is the eighteenth episode of the fifth season of "Friends" and 115th overall. It first aired on NBC in the United States on April 8, 1999. In the episode, Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) starts her new job at Ralph Lauren and soon feels left out because all the decision making takes place on smoking breaks and she does not smoke. Rachel attempts to solve the problem by taking up the habit, which proves difficult. Meanwhile, Ben auditions for a soup commercial and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) decides to come along to try for a part as well.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Introduction
Reviews of the episode's musical numbers were also mixed, with the mash-ups less favorably received than the other performances. Canning felt that the songs intruded on the storytelling. Hankinson wrote that the mash-ups were "shoehorned in [to an] already over-stuffed hour", and Emily Yahr of "The Washington Post" said they served "no real purpose". BuddyTV's Jen Harper enjoyed the harmonies and simple arrangement of "One Love/People Get Ready", and Anthony Benigno of the "Daily News" gave it an "A", with praise for the vocals. Stack graded it "B-". He called it a "nice performance", but incongruous in context, a concern shared by Erica Futterman of "Rolling Stone", who preferred Salling's rendition of "Only the Good Die Young" in the episode "Grilled Cheesus".
Never Been Kissed (Glee) | Music and performances
Though "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot" was recorded before the September 11, 2001 attacks, critics perceived references in the album to the attacks. For example, Jeff Gordinier of "Entertainment Weekly" compared the two towers of Marina City to the World Trade Center towers. Also containing similar themes are the songs "War on War" and "Ashes of American Flags" which contains the line "I would like to salute the ashes of American flags." The song "Jesus, Etc." also contains these lyrics: "Tall buildings shake, Voices escape singing sad sad songs ... Voices whine, Skyscrapers are scraping together, your voice is smoking."
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot | Reception
Finn's marriage proposal to Rachel at the end of the episode was controversial. Reviewers thought it was a bad idea—Kubicek declared, "No one in high school should get engaged"—but Poniewozik wrote that it "made a lot of sense for Finn" as a character, and VanDerWerff said the scene "worked" for him.
Yes/No (Glee) | Critical reception
The musical performances were greeted with somewhat less enthusiasm than the episode as a whole, and given mixed to positive reviews. An example of this was the song's opening number, "I Won't Give Up". Saskin wrote that "Rachel sings Jason Mraz, like everything else, beautifully", while "Rolling Stone" Erica Futterman credits her for having made a "sappy ballad mildly more tolerable". Strecker gave the performance a "B+" grade and called it a "classic Berry power ballad"; "B" grades were given by Slezak and "Washington Post" Jen Chaney, who also noted Rachel's "vocal power". "Because You Loved Me" performed by Tina as Rachel received the most consistently positive reviews, though both Chaney, who gave the song an and Strecker, who graded it a "B+", stated their belief that the real Rachel would have done it better, and Saskin was more blunt: "We love you, Tina, but you just can't belt like Rachel".
Props (Glee) | Music and performances
Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) throws a party for the glee club students where almost everyone gets drunk; the partygoers wake up to hangovers, and must perform various songs about alcohol while still under the influence. The assembly ends abruptly when a song that seems to glorify alcohol is interrupted by two of the singers vomiting over the others, which scares the entire high school into avoiding drunkenness. "Blame It on the Alcohol" was given a positive reception by many reviewers, though there was disagreement over the show's messages, including with regard to drinking alcohol. Rachel's party was lauded, as was the song performed during it, "Don't You Want Me"; the assembly song, Kesha's "Tik Tok", was also well received.
Blame It on the Alcohol | Introduction
"Le Jazz Hot!" received a split response. Burns wrote that Kurt "pulled it off flawlessly", and Fallon called the performance "far more moving and rousing" than any of the songs in "Grilled Cheesus". Stack and Benigno both graded it "B+"; the latter deemed it "very good" but "not transcendent". Reiter felt that the costumes and choreography overpowered the emotion of the piece, and Futterman found the number "too self-indulgent and reminiscent of previous performances like 'Rose's Turn'." Berk rated it two stars out of five, and commented, "I get the idea, and the execution is commendable, but it still kind of sucked." Rachel and Finn's deliberately offensive version of "With You I'm Born Again" received a "C" and "C+" from Benigno and Stack respectively.
Duets (Glee) | Music and performances
She also occasionally has one too many glasses of wine and can’t stop speaking in voiceover."
New New York (Glee) | Critical reception
The lyrics are hardly Ivor Novello-worthy stuff - even rhyming "now or never" with "together" and "stormy weather" - but what would you expect from the woman who crooned one of the most cliche-laden choruses of last year?"I'm gonna leave the day behind..." .
Now or Never (Jodie Connor song) | Critical reception
I Die:You Die said "there's enough grit and crowd noise to separate it from the albums we know so well, but it doesn’t ever feel removed from the moment it was recorded, the energy and effort conveyed with each strike of an oil drum and Dan’s increasingly hoarse and ragged voice on climactic renditions of "Gehry" and "You Will Never Have It"."
Live Execution | Reception
R. Martin torturing poor Butters by not letting the wiener thing go and promising the pizzas (or dragons) are on their way and will be amazing. And, of course, the great anime-aping segment."
A Song of Ass and Fire | Reception
"Salon" reviewer Jeff Stark felt the show was at its best when you "didn't exactly know the motivations of the Smoking Man". The song, "One Week", by the Canadian pop group The Barenaked Ladies, contains the lines, "Watching X-Files with no lights on / We're dans la maison / I hope the Smoking Man's in this one."
Cigarette Smoking Man | Reception
Ausiello had a different view—"I would hardly call it pity sex"—and West said she was "going to choose to believe" that Rachel did not have her first time "just to make him feel better".
The First Time (Glee) | Critical reception
"Glee" covered the song in their season four premiere episode "The New Rachel" by Jake Puckerman (Jacob Artist).
Never Say Never (The Fray song) | TV covers
Kim warns Rachel that she would fire her if she catches her with a cigarette as she does not want to "drag her down with them". She forces Rachel to leave, just as she invites Nancy to go on a business trip to Paris with her. Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and Monica (Courteney Cox) organize a surprise party for Rachel one month ahead of her birthday, but Monica's insistence to take responsibility over everything leaves Phoebe with only cup and ice duties. However Phoebe vows to get back at Monica. At the party, the apartment is overflowing with decorations and made of cups, and everyone is enjoying the snow cones Phoebe has made with the ice, meaning all of Monica's food is ignored.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Plot
Rick Anderson of Allmusic gave "This Is Only a Test" four stars out of five, remarking that "While [the songs] deal with some predictable themes — obsessive and unrequited love ('Wish We Were,' 'Diary of a Teen Tragedy'); ambivalence about the future ('College'); mono ('I've Got Mono'), and rock & roll itself ('Punk Band') — [Josh] Caterer addresses them with a refreshing lack of either eye-rolling or rhapsodic mystification." He also praised the band's musical maturity, noting "the blend of smoothly crooning vocals and meat-and-potatoes, punk-inflected pop that has always been the hallmark of the Smoking Popes' sound and has only become tighter, richer, and more hook-wise over the years." Jon Gilbertson of the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel" compared the album's concept to The Who's "Quadrophenia", which also structured its themes around the difficulties of teenage life: "Although "This Is Only a Test" doesn't try to match "Quadrophenia", it does convey the same realization that there's no such thing, for the young, as the folly of youth.
This Is Only a Test | Reception
Joanna Gleason made her first appearance as Rachel's boss Kim Clozzi. She would later appear in the sixth season episode "The One With Ross's Teeth". "The One Where Rachel Smokes" marked the final appearance of Charlie and Jack Allen as Ben Geller-Willick-Bunch, who were replaced with Cole Sprouse.
The One Where Rachel Smokes | Production
Nathan Southern, in "The New York Times", wrote that the movie "enables the audience to see directly into the soul of this self-destructive and emotionally beleaguered young man".
Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave | Reception
He gave the episode a 7.2/10.
Smoke on the Daughter | Reception
In 1980 Meyer said "The picture is the most successful film I have on cable television-or hotel-vision-because you never have to come in at the beginning. It doesn't matter. It could be a loop."
Cherry, Harry &amp; Raquel! | Reception
"Playbill lists performer's name instead of character's name." Scene 1: The 46th Annual Academy Awards Presentation Scene 2: Brooklyn Garbage Cans Scene 3: Fulton Fish Market Scene 4: Rachael's Brooklyn Bedroom Scene 5: The Rachael Rosenbloom Radio Show Scene 6: Traveling Cross Country Scene 7: Hollywood's Own Lolo Lounge Scene 8: A Park Near Beverly Hills Scene 9: Stella's Bathroom Scene 10: Stella's Southern California Party Scene 1: The 46th Annual Academy Awards Presentation Scene 2: Rachael's Hollywood Bedroom Scene 3: Barbra's Reception Room
Rachael Lily Rosenbloom (And Don't You Ever Forget It) | Musical numbers
However, we do think that the major broadcast music show reps do have a point, so we have decided to show a modified dance to the viewers."
Never Ever (Jiyeon EP) | Release and reception
Randee Dawn complimented both for their hard work and humor, but said Wohl's work on "amazing" costumes, such as Jeff and Russian Space Sex Gecko, distracted her from using her "creative energies" for dressing Oliver.
Tobacco (Last Week Tonight) | Reception
The music video for "Never There", directed by McCrae, features Cake performing in a western-style bar, while a story arc covers a trucker calling his girlfriend on a pay phone and she never answers as she is too busy partying with male body builders in speedos. It was filmed in Sacramento, California.
Never There | Music video
One of the Jack Kane episodes drew internal criticism from CBC's program evaluation director Ira Dilworth who severely objected to Kane's "boot licking" towards guest Arthur Schwartz.
Music '60 | Reception
The musical performances in this episode were mostly praised by critics, though there was little said about the quality of the abbreviated performance by the Hipsters in competition. There was near-universal approval for the first song heard, "Don't Cry For Me Argentina", which Stack called "totally beautiful" and gave an "A-"; he, like Burns, who said it was "fantastic", loved having "Rachel and Kurt get a chance to sing together". Jen Harper of "BuddyTV" echoed Kurt's words in the episode; she said "Rachel really is as talented as she is irritating", but wished she "didn't always look like she's crying while she's singing", and added that she was "really digging Kurt in a lower register".
Special Education (Glee) | Music and performances
Maybe this fantasy is projecting too far into the future, but if you hear the closeness of Porter and Dolly's music on their new album, then you would not only agree with me, you would make advance reservations for the 1992 anniversary party! Includes "Lost Forever in Your Kiss", "Poor Folks Town", and "Christina"."
Together Always | Critical reception
AllMusic reviewer Richie Unterberger described the material on "Where There's Smoke There's Cheech & Chong" as being "more juvenile than it is funny", appraising the duo's sound design and musical satires, singling the tracks "Blind Melon Chitlin'", "Framed", and "Earache My Eye" as highlights.
Where There's Smoke There's Cheech &amp; Chong | Reception
1 (But Didn't Get There)", calling it "an absolute stand out among a slew of songs draped in 80s garb". Writing for "Variety", Danielle Turchiano said it was the song that "transcended Carey’s catalogue and deserved to become an anthem". Turchiano said that the song's lyrics, which talk about a lost loved one, "held against the backdrop of Sept. 11" and transmitted the message "most needed to hear" at the time; "inspire[d] everyone [who had been through the trauma of the attacks] to look inward to find strength to push through".
Never Too Far | Critical reception
Carmen arrives during the number, for which Rachel receives a standing ovation. The finale is "Paradise by the Dashboard Light", which also brings the audience to its feet, and gets an approving whistle from Carmen. Later, in the lobby, Jesse approaches Carmen and recommends Rachel for NYADA.
Nationals (Glee) | Plot
bold, original, never before attempted, and never successfully remastered."
Aaron Burr (advertisement) | Reception
While the episode was well received, especially with the cameo from Adele, Zap2it's Hanh Nguyen did note in his review that "I know shows need to be creative about advertisers, but the Cherry 7-up plug was pretty clunky."
In the Stars | Reception
In the original broadcast, the episode was viewed by 24.54 million viewers. Sam Ashurst from Digital Spy ranked it #197 on their ranking of the 236 "Friends" episodes. "Telegraph & Argus" also ranked it #197 on their ranking of all 236 "Friends" episodes.
The One After Joey and Rachel Kiss | Reception
Rachel soon realizes that the celibacy club is really a place where teens try to get as physically close to each other as possible without technically engaging in any kind of sexual activity, and she impresses Finn by saying celibacy club doesn't work because it is normal for teenagers to want to have sex. Rachel also convinces the Glee club members to secretly change their performance to "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa to give audience members what they want, "sex". The song is well received by the student body, however complaints from parents lead Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba) to compile a list of pre-approved, sanitary songs which New Directions must choose from in future.
Showmance (Glee) | Plot
The musical performances and cover versions in the episode received generally positive commentary. Gonzalez stated that she loved the song choices, and Meghan Brown of "The Atlantic" felt that this episode carried the best selection of music of a "Glee" episode in a long time. Flandez commended that they are "tailored songs that carried emotional heft". Critics mostly reacted with acclaim for the mash-up of "I Feel Pretty / Unpretty". Gonzalez gave the performance an "A" and commented: "While part of me would have said that pairing Rachel and Quinn for a duet would vocally be like putting a pit bull in a cage match with a Maltipoo, it actually worked! There was a surprisingly balanced and incredibly lovely tone." All three writers of "The Atlantic" review praised the mash-up: Patrick Burns said it was beautiful, and noted that "the arrangement was clever, the ladies sounded great, and the song was placed perfectly into the plot of two characters who were restored a bit of their depth in this episode", Brown stated that the song was lovely, and Kevin Fallon felt that it was "unexpectedly gorgeous and haunting", and noted that it was "yet another example of how skilled the music directors are at these mash-ups." Semigran felt that it was the best performance of the night, and "TV Line" Michael Slezak gave the piece an "A", and said that it was a "vocally and visually stunning set piece for the unlikeliest of duet partners." Flandez commented that the song "floated like gossamer between Rachel and Quinn as they beautifully poured the sentiments of ugly ducklings", and Futterman wrote, "It's a poignant moment, and the inclusion of "West Side Story" 'I Feel Pretty' makes for a great pop/theater mash-up that reminds us of what "Glee" is at its heart." Kurt's performance of "As If We Never Said Goodbye" was also met with critical acclaim.
Born This Way (Glee) | Music and performances
Benigno was far less favorable: he called Rachel a lunatic, and a "self-absorbed crazy woman who will do anything short of black-ops assassination to secure the [Nationals] trophy."
Duets (Glee) | Critical response
Heather Phares of AllMusic referred to the tune as "Rachel's... swan song" and wrote that the finale's performances were "appropriately nostalgic yet hopeful." Lori Melton of AXS TV wrote that Darren Criss "could not have written a more beautiful musical sendoff to all that "Glee" is and... stands for," and also complimented Michele's "incomparable" vocals and "skillful" storytelling. In her review of "Dreams Come True", Lauren Hoffman of Vulture.com wrote that the song "works on pretty much every level it needs to."
This Time (Glee song) | Critical reception
At McKinley, Sue asks Will for the extra plane ticket to New York, and her ulterior motive is revealed later on Sue's Corner, in which she has stated she hates New York and Broadway, but now has to visit it as she has never actually been there. She imagines singing "N.Y.C." with Will, and the song ends as both arrive in New York and head off. Tina arrives at Rachel and Kurt's apartment with gifts, where she unintentionally brings up more reasons for Rachel to worry, such as her previous problems with tonsillitis, and also the online hate. Rachel lies that she is fine, and is found by Kurt to secretly watch abusive blogs.
Opening Night (Glee) | Plot
Rachel tells Amy that the guest house used to be her mother’s art studio before she passed away from cancer. Later that day, as Amy prepares to take a bath, Rachel and she get to know each other, talking about travel and relationships. Rachel reveals that Jason recently dumped her and that she plans to go to college in New York. Later that night, Rachel opens up a bottle of wine for both her and Amy. They talk about love and relationships and Rachel asks Amy if she has ever been in love. Amy admits that she is not even sure what it means to be in love, and she also admits that she’s never been comfortable with men or with anyone.
The Guest House | Plot
Giving it 2.5 out of 5 stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic thought that the album had a sense of "melancholy" that was "undone by the duo doubling down on polish while halfheartedly insisting on living it up on the margins." He thought "Wake Up Wanting You" and "Smoke in Her Eyes" were "ingratiating" but said that "the sentimental moments are too sticky".
Did It for the Party | Critical reception
This is "The Sound of Music"s 'My Favorite Things' as flipped by Regina George, and its sneering tone is a far cry from "Sweetener"s benevolence..." "The Atlantic"s editor, Spencer Kornhaber, criticized the song, writing: [the single] is raising hackles because it regresses to a more cartoonish, and imitative, use of black music than she's done before (not to mention the video's evocation of Japanese kawaii). She's wearing the culture as a costume—or even as a joke—not unlike white frat guys putting on fake grills for a "ratchet" party.
7 Rings | Critical reception
Jeez, young women these days - one minute they're wearing stack-heeled DMs and fairy queen ra-ra skirts and the next they give you hell for not acting like your dad."
He Wasn't | Critical reception
The hotel room set was recreated for those scenes.
The One with Ross's Wedding | Reception
After a disastrous restaurant interview where the manager has a food play fetish, she relents to Ross' prodding to ask for money from their parents Jack and Judy, who have visited the apartment to bring boxes of her possessions. Though Judy is disappointed she was fired, Jack encourages her to use her savings from her bank account and assures her that they will be there to lend money to her whenever she needs it. Despite this encouragement, Ross ends up writing her a check. Ross continues to seek forgiveness from Rachel after insulting her, but she tells him that they as a couple will never happen.
The One with the Prom Video | Plot
Is it all pristine and amazing? It all depends on which shade of gray your melancholy desires. There is plenty here for both fans of Sanctuary and Nevermore. There is one thing everyone will agree on...this beast is heavy as fuck!"
The Year the Sun Died | Critical reception
Many of the songs on the album were reviewed positively when they appeared on the show. Meghan Brown of "The Atlantic" wrote that "As If We Never Said Goodbye" sung by Chris Colfer was "absolutely stunning in every conceivable way". John Kubicek of "BuddyTV" called "Rolling in the Deep" as sung by Groff and Lea Michele "one of the best vocal performances this show has ever seen". Erica Futterman of "Rolling Stone" called the performance a "passion-filled winner", though she detected "some oversinging". Other songs were not as well received, including Paltrow's rendition of Adele's "Turning Tables". Futterman said the vocals "lacked the texture that made Adele's version so heartbreaking", and "MTV" Aly Semigran wrote that while Paltrow is "a nice enough singer," she "in no way has the chops" the song requires.
Glee: The Music, Volume 6 | Reception
Well written and extremely well performed, Like should be able to connect with many people and remind them of their loves and loves lost."
Like We Never Said Goodbye | Reception
At the end of their duet—"Pretending", written by Finn—an enthusiastic audience falls silent when Rachel and Finn share an overlong, unscripted kiss; the glee club comes in twelfth. Back in Ohio, Finn reminds Rachel that she has a year until graduation and any move to New York; he kisses her, and their relationship resumes.
Rachel Berry | Season 2
Deborah Evans Price of "Billboard" magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying Rowan's production is "simple and understated, letting Nichols' smokey baritone paint the portrait of a 'complicated girl...who ain't that hard to figure out."
She Only Smokes When She Drinks | Critical reception
As a result, this video was never officially released, however new vocals were recorded featuring Amanda Palmer, and a similar video to the one with Badu was filmed also featuring Palmer.
The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends | Reception
Rachel's large nose was added because Junge believed that the characters "were so good-looking, you wanted to feel they had some realness in their past". At first, Schwimmer did not want to wear the afro wig and mustache because he thought he would look like Gabe Kaplan in "Welcome Back, Kotter" (a similarity referenced in the episode). He relented because it enabled him to "tap into a part of himself that was very vulnerable and shy" and incorporate it into his performance. An early script draft featured a scene in the prom video in which an episode of "All My Children" is on in the background.
The One with the Prom Video | Production
Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound assumed that "One could easily enjoy this ditty with a nice afternoon mocaccino and some crackers", while "NME"'s called it "proof that hooky house doesn't have to be totally cheesy". On the more mixed side, Nate Patrin of Pitchfork Media called the titular chorus of "Never Say Never" "relatively lacking in that giddy sense of control loss." John Daniel Bull, in his review for "The Line of Best Fit", explained the song "combine bolshie beats with '90s house keys, and could quite easily soundtrack a Brit's week in Ibiza or Ayia Napa, but so could a prime example of something Example churned out in an evening".
Never Say Never (Basement Jaxx song) | Critical reception
Forget theatrics and fireworks-he’s the type who paces his performances for a steady payoff of good grooves and soulful messages. Everyone delivers heartfelt solos throughout the album and, as always, the dance floor remains open during the set".
McGriff Avenue | Reception
In its original airing, "The One With Rachel's Date" finished second in ratings for the week of October 22–28, 2001, with a Nielsen rating of 16.1, equivalent to approximately 16.2 million viewing households. It was the second highest-rated show on NBC that week, following "ER", which aired the same night. The episode premiered in the United Kingdom on E4 on February 7, 2002 and was watched by 1.25 million viewers, making it the most watched program on the network for the week ending February 10, 2002.
The One with Rachel's Date | Reception
West gave the song a "B+", and stated that the song was "stellar for Rachel's fire". Futterman singled out Rachel for "I Have a Love": "Rachel delivers the best vocals of the night with her powerful, yet incredibly high soprano that sounds effortless despite being out of her normal range." Benigno and West both gave "One Hand, One Heart" an "A"; the former called it "wonderful", although he railed about the prevalence of show tunes in the episode, and the latter wrote, "This was the perfect soundtrack to the trio of first times." The one song that did not come from the musical was "Uptown Girl".
The First Time (Glee) | Music and performances
Keller asked rhetorically, "Do we still care about Rachel and Finn at this point?", and later stated, "nice as 'Last Christmas' was, I'm glad Finn didn't fall for it." Benigno noted that Finn's few lines in the episode really counted.
A Very Glee Christmas | Critical reception
It appeared on one of the first region 1 "best of" DVD releases and is one of the two episodes to feature an audio commentary on the region 1 DVD release of the complete second season. In a poll conducted shortly before the series finale, "The One with the Prom Video" was voted the best episode of "Friends", with 1.6 million people polling on the Internet. The episode is the favorite of Schwimmer, who liked the comedic and emotional origins of the Ross/Rachel relationship, as well as the exchange between Monica and Chandler as she defends her weight on the video.
The One with the Prom Video | Reception
He added: "There is no rock blueprint for this … This is the stuff which got us all over here to put down the mandolins and banjos and plug in and pay attention to rock again."
No Reply (song) | Reception
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". Both Monteith and Michele were praised for their acting: Slezak said it was their "best work", VanDerWerff said they "kill[ed]" the scene, and Bell said it was "some of Cory Monteith's finest acting". Rachel's arrival in New York brought comparisons to Mary Tyler Moore from Bell and Strecker; as the latter put it, "she's going to make it after all".
Goodbye (Glee) | Critical reception
Jakof Dorof from Slant Magazine said that: "The band turns in career highlights with the harmony-laden "Never Gonna Leave This Bed." Sarah Rodman from "The Boston Globe" said that: "“Never Gonna Leave This Bed” nails the hunger to prolong the perfect moment with an intoxicating partner with its sweet, sexy swing." IGN said: "the romance-friendly track "Never Gonna Leave This Bed," has a Keane-like feel". Leah Greenblatt from "Entertainment Weekly" opined that: "Levine's romantic roundelay trundles on the Train-ish midrange balladry ("Never Gonna Leave This Bed")".
Never Gonna Leave This Bed | Critical reception
At the competition performance, Poniewozik said of the end of "Pretending", "I may not be that invested in Finn/Rachel, but the startling moment where the audience disappeared in the middle of their kiss made me feel like I was." Benigno called the moment "awesome", and VanDerWerff was also pleased.
New York (Glee) | Critical response
I mean, the phrase is totally overdone, especially after the uproarious "SNL" parody, and you could see it coming a mile away, but I'll admit: It was appropriate and funny."
Burning Questions (Ugly Betty) | Reception
She is only motivated to get out of bed when Santana reads her a few horrible comments from the Internet before revealing they were about Barbra Streisand when she first played Fanny in 1964. Meanwhile, Sue shows up to utilize Kurt's room for the night, as the hotel room had one double bed instead of two singles (the ticket being meant for Emma). It is opening night. Sue is trying to scalp her ticket, before spotting someone trying to do the same before seeing her, and entering the theater. She follows. Will shows up at Rachel's dressing room, where she reveals that she bought a ticket for Finn, and is nervous of singing "Who Are You Now?" as it always reminded her of him.
Opening Night (Glee) | Plot
The episode was aired in the United States on 14 June 2014 on BBC America. It was watched by 613,000 viewers, with a Nielsen rating of 0.27 in the demographic of adults aged 18–49. Matt Brennan of "Slant Magazine" summarised the episode as being "among the best hours of television I've seen so far this year" and an example of "unrelenting brilliance". He praised the exploration of Rachel's character and especially Maslany's "nothing short of masterful" performance in the role, and described the satire of suburbia presented through Alison and Donnie as "impeccably wry". Writing for "The A.V. Club", Caroline Framke gave the episode an A– grade and found it much more focused and with more of an "emotional core" than the preceding episode.
Things Which Have Never Yet Been Done | Reception
At the end of the number, Sebastian throws a slushie at Kurt (Chris Colfer) but Blaine interposes himself: he is hit in the face and badly injured. 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. Rachel asks Quinn (Dianna Agron) for advice, and Quinn advises her to refuse and leave her past behind. Quinn has done so, and she has been accepted at Yale; she sings "Never Can Say Goodbye" to former boyfriends Puck (Mark Salling), Finn and Sam (Chord Overstreet), and to the glee club.
Michael (Glee) | Plot
"Parade" wrote that it was the best episode from season 6, and that its key quote was "Ah … salmon skin roll" which is said by Rachel. "Odyssey" included the episode on their list of "15 "Friends" Episodes to Watch When You Need a Pick-Me-Up".
The One with Unagi | Reception
Larry Flick from American music magazine "Billboard" commented that the song "is a pure, unabashed hi-NRG anthem, pumpin' with a throaty vamp by Des'Ray and a perfunctory rap by D-Rock. This one is scant seconds away from exploding worldwide—and it is still available for U.S. picking. Act fast..."
Never Alone (2 Brothers on the 4th Floor song) | Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews from music critics. Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" wrote, "If You Say So" takes place a week after the passing of its unnamed subject, with Michele repeating the phrase "seven whole days" while trying to shake off the numbness she feels. In the chorus, she recalls their last encounter, 'You said I love you girl/I said I love you more/And a breath, a pause, you said, if you say so/If you say so/If you say so.' The final verse is the most harrowing, with Michele declaring, 'I check my phone and wait to hear from you in a crowded room,' and the music builds as she concludes, 'I thought we would grow old/Mirrors in the smoke/Left me here to choke.'" Jessica Urgiles from "The State Press" wrote, "In "If You Say So", Michele reflects on the last conversation she had with Monteith and her inability to cope with his death.
If You Say So | Critical reception
Giving it a "B", Bob Paxman of "Nash Country Weekly" thought that "The songs here are mostly good, but it's hard to discern a real identity from the album as a whole." He thought that the first two singles, plus "Boomerang" and "Said No One Ever", were the strongest cuts.
Thirty One (Jana Kramer album) | Critical reception
Despite the completely out of place flames on the stage, Matt McAndrew does not disappoint. He has Adam singing along in the audience, and the potential for an actual hit on his hands.
Wasted Love | Critical reception
The video ends with Isaac finding a woman (played by Jaime King) who was obviously looking for him. The video ends with the two and everyone else in the neighborhood looking to the distant Los Angeles cityscape before it completely explodes. The set used in the aftermath of the plane crash scene from Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" was also used to film this clip, located at Universal Studios in Hollywood.
Never Say Never (The Fray song) | Music video
In a 1985 review, John J. O'Connor of "The New York Times" commended the script and Chaplin's performance and the direction, noting it "captures the special Cornish atmosphere of the piece perfectly." O’Connor wrote "The problem with this psychological study is that dramatically it has no clearly defined resolution." He summarized the series as "a fairly absorbing treatment" but warned those looking for a "tidy" ending would be disappointed.
My Cousin Rachel (TV series) | Reception
"Never There" is the first single from Cake's third album "Prolonging the Magic". The song was commercially successful, topping the US "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks chart and appearing on the music charts of four other countries. In Australia, the song appeared at number 30 on the Triple J Hottest 100 countdown for 1998.
Never There | Introduction
Leslie complains to Ben in the beginning that being locked up with Ron would mean she would miss that night's "Game of Thrones" episode, where "Khaleesi is marrying Jack Sparrow." Leslie attempts to sing along to Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire", but, because she does not know the lyrics, she makes up her own which reference Harry Truman, the United States, "Red China", Joe Mantegna, Ian McKellen, Freddy Krueger, Oprah, and Peter Piper. Leslie and Ron attempt to flag down a janitor, but he cannot hear them over "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain, which he is listening to through headphones.
Leslie and Ron | Cultural references
Jim Farber of the "New York Daily News" called the song "mildly amusing", remarking that "surely Fallon and Will could have come up with some wittier things for the kids to hate."
Ew! | Reception
The "New York Times" commented: "Time Out London" comments:
We of the Never Never (film) | Critical reception
In the original broadcast, the episode was viewed by 32.1 million viewers. In a deleted scene, Phoebe pokes fun at Rachel when she demands to know who gave Julie the number to her and Monica's apartment. Sam Ashurst from Digital Spy ranked it #215 on their ranking of the 236 "Friends" episodes, and called it a fine, but not especially funny episode.
The One with Ross's New Girlfriend | Reception
Why couldn't they just film an episode for this Christmas? Oh yeah, because it's still the last school year. I know, I know -- it's all supposed to be tongue and cheek , and I should take it for what it is. It wasn't completely horrible. More like painful and entertaining at the same time." Marc Snetiker of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the episode a negative review, saying "If you’ve defended the lovably crackers series through the years, I particularly encourage you not to bring up “Christmas Don’t Be Late,” in which Rachel, Kurt, and Santana inhale helium and channel Alvin and the Chipmunks in a truly horrifying display." Daniel Sperling of "Digital Spy" also commented negatively on the episode, noting the episode's tendency to present offensive material, saying "Yes, it's deliberately over the top and annoying (we genuinely wanted to harm someone when Rachel, Kurt and Santana sucked helium to do The Chipmunks), there are explicit references to race and religion, plot holes are exposed and it blows raspberries in the face of those who call it insensitive by being wildly insensitive, but Glee's started to do that on an almost weekly basis now."
Previously Unaired Christmas | Critical reception
Graduation Gift. Ever." "The Wall Street Journal" 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". Michael Slezak of "TVLine" agreed and called Maribel "crazily lenient", but said Estefan had done "good work". Kubicek, however, maintained that Estefan was wasted in the role, and Futterman wrote that the "choppy, random scenes would have been a lot better with some Gloria Estefan singing". The scene where Finn tells Rachel he's sending her to New York instead of marrying her both surprised and impressed reviewers.
Goodbye (Glee) | Critical reception
Bennett further noted that the Burns and Schreiber guest performances involved "routines that would never see the light of day on U.S. networks."
Everything Goes (Canadian TV series) | Reception
The theatre critic for the magazine "Variety", in reviewing the Los Angeles tryout, noted that "the songwriters, director Jerry Zaks and choreographer Joey McKneely don't do enough packaging of the material, don't go far enough taking songs first heard on transistor radios and re-imagining them for the stage...There are a couple of halfhearted attempts at structure. The show opens and closes with the 1974 obscurity "Neighborhood," which suggests this will be a scrapbook of memories." Ben Brantley, in his review for "The New York Times" wrote that the revue "is a strangely homogenized tribute to one of popular music's most protean songwriting teams...There has obviously been a decision not to go for literal period nostalgia, so the songs are freed from their distinctive original contexts...Too often, though, the performers are simply singing into space without any ostensible reason for being there." The theatre critic for "The Guardian" (London), noted that the London cast consists of "acting singers rather than singing actors, which suits a show where there's almost no acting to be done.
Smokey Joe's Cafe | Response