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All true, except for the missing crucial component of Rachel's nature: wanting to be a "a star", the first thing she tells us. This is not an attribute separable from her personal relationships, but intimately connected with them. The world can accommodate only very few stars, and even great talents…

I've never been fan of Kurt's, and I can't stand his singing. However, his concern and support for Rachel in her upcoming audition is extremely mature and praiseworthy. If she gets her dream role of a Broadway Fanny (does the sun rise in the east? Bart Sher: Lauren Ambrose!?), he risks Rachel leaving him far behind,…

"It’s the Rachel side that I really don’t get."
Rachel cheated with her heart, and knew it and was ashamed of it. (Watch the post-wedding scene where she returns from Lima and accepts Brody's flower.) With Brody, as with the mob, it was just business. The jump-cut bedroom scene expands the meaning of the song to…