Congratulations, you win a leprechaun!
Irish exchange student Rory Flanagan (Damian McGinty) arrives at McKinley High. He is living at Brittany's house, and she thinks he's a leprechaun. Mercedes starts recruiting for Shelby's new glee club, and succeeds in attracting Santana and Brittany, who are now officially dating. Sue gains a new competitor in her run for congress when Kurt's dad, Burt Hummel (Mike O'Malley), decides to run against her as a write-in candidate. Rory joins New Directions.
Songs:
- "Bein' Green", by Kermit the Frog, performed by Rory.
- "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)", by Katy Perry, performed by Blaine and Artie with New Directions.
- "Waiting for a Girl Like You (Near Unplugged version)" by Foreigner, performed by Puck.
- "Candyman", by Christina Aguilera, performed by the Troubletones.
- "Take Care of Yourself" by Teddy Thompson, performed by Rory.
Tropes:
- Color-Coded Characters: Rory = green. He even sings, "It's Not Easy Being Green", a song made famous by a certain famous green character.
- Foreshadowing: Kurt, now that his dad's running for Senate, says that the candidates could have a field day with the fact that he's gay.
- Misaimed Stereotyping: Rory is from Ireland, but the bullies really have no clue. Except that one time they try to make him say that U2 aren't good, and they probably put a lot of research into that.
- Relationship Upgrade: Brittany and Santana finally become an official couple.
