the glee club's PBS special, to read a more meaningful holiday text as part of his on-air role, and the pair man a charitable donations holiday kettle to help raise money for people in need. Rory and Artie (Kevin McHale) compete to be Sugar Motta's (Vanessa Lengies) date at her Valentine's Day party in the episode "Heart". She chooses Rory after he announces to the glee club that his request for a visa to attend McKinley again next year has been denied and sings "Home". He appeared in every episode for the rest of the season, performing in Regionals and Nationals, winning both competitions before witnessing New Directions' seniors graduate. He had already left McKinley (and probably America) at the beginning of the fourth season. He last appeared in the series as Artie's guardian angel in his dream sequence during the Christmas episode "Glee, Actually". Development McGinty was one of two winners of the reality television competition The Glee Project in 2011, which earned him a seven-episode arc on Glee. The idea of having McGinty's character interact with Brittany was first broached in the penultimate episode of The Glee Project, with the judges speculating that Brittany would not be able to understand a word the character said due to his Irish accent. Rory has a thick Irish accent. He is frequently seen wearing green, although later in the series he usually wears red. He had a crush on Brittany, idolizes Finn, and loves American music. He is socially awkward and has a hard time relating to people. He couldn't think of a good insult when he was fighting with Santana and doesn't understand American slang. This could be culture shock, but it is implied he was socially awkward before arriving in America. Although he seems nice at first, Rory will sometimes lie to get what he wants. He is in a relationship with Sugar Motta. The character has appeared on Glee past the initial seven episodes guaranteed by McGinty's prize, although in an interview in July 2012, series co-creator Brad Falchuk said in an interview that McGinty would not be appearing in at least the first half of Season 4. Musical performances In his debut episode, "Pot o' Gold", Rory performed "Bein' Green" from Sesame Street and Teddy Thompson's "Take Care of Yourself". Most of the reviewers had positive things to say about his singing voice, including Rolling Stone Erica