- Nervous for opening night, Rachel is willing to do anything to succeed. When she finds out that Jacob Ben Isreal is writing a review of the show for the New Yorker, her director pressures her to do whatever it takes for a good review.
- We open with Rachel having a bad dream about her upcoming opening night. She sees a number her old classmates at McKinley at sings "Lovefool". The next morning, she tells Kurt about her concerns and he tells her she has nothing to worry about and takes her phone so she'll stop reading the online comments.
Will has an extra plane ticket to New York and Sue wants to go. She wants to see the city. He reminds her that she's very publically criticized New York and she says she needs to experience it in person to enhance her credibility. He agrees so long as she attends the opening. She and Will sing "NYC" and we see them arrive.
Tina arrives in New York and immediately starts saying awkward things about who isn't there, what people are saying about Rachel and the possible things that could go wrong. Eventually Mercedes takes her away to stay at her place.
Kurt later catches Rachel watching unflattering videos about her online. She's reading everything negative she can find. Rachel's confidence is in ruins and Kurt tries to rally their friends around her; Sam tries to play her something on his guitar, Blaine gives her a massage, and Kurt forges a note from Barbra Streisand. Nothing seems to work. Sue shows up unannounced and starts talking about wanting to see Rachel choke. There was a mix-up at the hotel and Sue says she's saying at their apartment.
Santana shows up and goes to Rachel's room. Rachel tells her that all these people are in her head and she's afraid to perform. Santana starts to read off negative reviews of Barbra Streisand when she played the same role. Santana tells her not to worry what everybody thinks. It works.
Before the show, Sue tells Will she's going to scalp her ticket, but she spots a man and changes her mind.
Will goes backstage to see Rachel before the show. She tells him she got Finn a ticket and says she's worried because the final song makes her think of him. Will gets a call that Emma's water just broke.
The curtain goes up and Rachel seems to be doing well. During "I'm the Greatest Star", Sue complains to the person next to her (the New York Times critic) and leaves. She sees the man she spotted pre-show is also headed out. In the lobby, the man strikes up a conversation with Sue. The man, a restaurateur named Mario, hated the show just as much as Sue and asks her to grab dinner.
Following the first act, Sidney comes backstage and says he thinks Rachel is doing great. He thinks she needs to finish strong so the New York Times critic is impressed.
Mario brings Sue to his restaurant in Little Italy and makes her a meal. Mario is single and seems interested in Sue. The interest is mutual.
We see Rachel sing "Who Are You Now?" We see she is thinking of Finn during the performance. Meanwhile, Mario and Sue share a dance at his restaurant.
Backstage, Rachel's friends are popping champagne. The mood is all smiles. Sidney walks back and says he's overjoyed. But they need to wait six hours until the Times review comes out to know if they are a hit.
Rachel doesn't want to go to the cast party, so Blaine brings them to a club in Greenwich Village. The staff is excited to see her and request she sing something. She performs "Pumpin' Blood".
The gang returns to the apartment after the club and find Mario there in his robe. He and Sue were just in bed together. Sue has something snarky to say about Rachel's performance and Rachel goes off on her, then kicks her out of the apartment.
Rachel brings everybody down to the newsstand. She buys a paper but is too nervous to read it. Santana reads it aloud, and the review is glowing. The critic particularly liked "Who Are You Now". Will calls and they put him on speaker. Emma had a boy and they named him Daniel Finn.
Mario asks Sue to stay in New York a few extra days. She declines, saying the night was magical but she has too many responsibilities in Ohio. She loves her home state and Mario loves New York. They kiss and she calls a cab.
Sue's next "Sue's Corner" is about New York, but this time she says she loves the city.
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