 She praised Salling's "Only the Good Die Young", which was selected by Lisa de Moraes of "The Washington Post" as the best performance of the episode, for being the most in-keeping with "Glee" usual tone.Erica Futterman of "Rolling Stone" praised "I Want to Hold Your Hand", writing that, "the Beatles' coy flirtation is replaced with a simple, wistful plea that hits just the right note.