Pretending (Glee song)
"Pretending" is an original song from the second season of the American musical comedy-drama Glee, entitled "New York". The episode included two other original songs: "As Long as You're There" and "Light Up the World". The song was featured on the show's Volume 6 soundtrack.
The song was written by Adam Anders, Peer Astrom and Shelly Peiken.[1]
Context
Rachel Berry and Finn Hudson perform the duet to an enthusiastic audience at Nationals (a metaphor for their rocky relationship and uncertain future). They conclude the song by kissing each other, stunning the entire theatre into silence and "likely ruining their chances of a win with such a blatant display of unprofessionalism".[2]
Critical reception
PopCrush described the song as "heartfelt...one-of-a-kind" song as "the gem of the 'Glee' originals we've seen so far", noting it's "especially poignant" for "encompass[ing] the [Season 2] roller coaster ride" and for not providing "clear answers" to the "destiny" of Rachel and Finn's "broken relationship"; the site rated the song 4 and a half stars out of 5.
References
- ^ Idolator. 14 May 2011.
- ^ a b JeromeWetzelTV (26 May 2011). "TV Review: Glee – "New York"". Blogcritics.
- ^ "'Glee' Cast (Rachel and Finn), 'Pretending' – Song Review". PopCrush. 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Glee: Season 2 Episode 22: New York -TV Review". ScreenCrave. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
- ^ "Glee – Recap & Review – New York". TwoCentsTV.
- ^ Harry Earle. "Doux Reviews: Glee: New York". douxreviews.com.
- ^ "Top 5 Quotes from 'Glee's' 'New York' episode". jacksonville.com.
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