By LTG
We resume right where we left off -- Boring New Rachel has just fainted, and the entire New Directions has dragged her off to the music room. And for leaving the stage during the performance, New Directions is disqualified, losing Sectionals. Sue wastes no time in seizing the music room, the April Rhodes Civic Pavilion, and any other possible rehearsal space the New Directions could use. And with no more competitions to practice for, the kids of the glee club all decide to move on to other things. Finn is despondent until a phone call from Rachel reminds him that the real glee in glee doesn't come from competing, but from the love of music. Marley finds a new rehearsal space (the Improbable Outdoor Cafeteria), and a heartfelt e-mail from Finn convinces the rest of the kids to return. Yay?
In New York, Rachel gets one of ten invitations to perform in the Winter Showcase, which is apparently also a competition. After a sing- and dance-off with Cassie July, Rachel realizes that the only way she'll possibly win is to concentrate on her singing, since she can't dance for shit. And she sings a lovely song, gets asked to do an encore, and wins the Showcase.
It's also that time of year when Kurt has to reapply to Fake New York Theater School. Carmen Thibodeaux rejects him at first, but then spontaneously invites him to sing a song at the Showcase. He opens himself up emotionally, and vocally, and gets accepted.
Finally, Sam and Brit-Brit start dating, risking the wrath of internet-loving lesbians everywhere. Leave Brittany alone!
Featuring American classic "Somethin' Stupid," sung by Sam and Brit-Brit; "All That Jazz," from Chicago, sung by Cassie Julie and Rachel; "Being Good Isn't Good Enough," from Hallelujah Baby, sung by Rachel; "O Holy Night," sung by Rachel; "Being Alive," from Company, sung by Kurt; and Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over," sung by the New Directions.