ballad glee ballad tenth episode american television series glee episode premiered fox network november written directed series creator ballad sees glee club split pairs sing ballads rachel lea_michele paired club director develops crush quinn parents learn quinn pregnant moves finn cory_monteith mother parents guest star quinn parents russell appears student crush returns finn mother episode features covers seven songs including mash don stand close police young girl studio recordings songs performed episode released singles available digital download ballad watched million viewers received mixed reviews critics wall_street_journal zap2it disappointed appear new_york_times miss presence houston chronicle deemed ballad best episodes glee date entertainment_weekly enjoy preceding episode wheels reviewed episode positively overall chicago_tribune deemed bad ballad episode submission primetime emmy award outstanding lead actress comedy series nomination failed final cut plot glee club director club split pairs sing ballads absent forced place sing rachel lea_michele develops crush dismayed remembering student strong feelings feelings distraught ate extremely hot pepper mexico hospitalized rachel visits apartment wife puts work cooking cleaning encounter explains similar chasing won repair rachel self esteem rachel realizes feelings reflect concerns self worth apologizes behavior afterward assures find man dreams loves finn paired kurt advises sing ballad daughter finn mother finds singing video girlfriend quinn pregnant finn dinner quinn parents russell reveals quinn pregnancy song russell says extremely disappointed daughter quinn family home moves finn mother kurt feels responsible encouraging finn reveal truth apologizes finn asks ballad kurt planning sing kurt says honestly love tells ballad partner father quinn baby mercedes advises leave quinn glee club comes sing lean support finn quinn production ballad written directed series creator recurring characters appear episode glee club members brittany rivera plays finn mother appearance series second episode guest star quinn parents russell student insane absurd crush drew described kind creepy ultimately episode features cover versions endless love stand crush having baby lean mash don stand close police young girl studio recordings songs performed episode released singles available digital download included album glee music volume endless love charted number canada america stand reached number canada america don stand close young girl charted number canada america allowed attend rehearsals episode final musical performance lean wanted reactions real brought tears performance star commenting special kinds touching moments real raw emotions screen reception ballad watched million viewers attained rating share demographic highest rated program night broadcast adults teens canada twentieth watched week broadcast attaining million viewers episode watched million viewers million watched week watched cable week watched episode series time episode received mixed reviews critics wall_street_journal disappointed coach appear episode pleased pregnancy plot appeared coming end houston_chronicle pleased pregnancy plot moved conclusion called ballad best episodes glee date commenting increasingly clear episodes adult drama strongest ign observed ballad proved glee capable delivering pretty solid episode presence rating episode zap2it felt absence lynch praised performance kurt new_york_times miss sue presence episode wrote ballad contained scenes honestly emotional series began involving kurt finn los_angeles_times appreciated episode expectations having finn mother react news quinn pregnancy affluent financially capable entertainment_weekly opined ballad good preceding episode wheels overall offer choice cuts fun moments advancing big story line james_poniewozik time agreed ballad good wheels commenting amazing glee career single episode chicago_tribune watching glee time deemed episode bad casting young adult actors teenagers dimensional stock characters plots questioned people actually like spectacular admit compelling
Ballad (Glee)