mash mash sixth episode season american musical television series glee overall episode written directed originally aired fox united_states november special guest star featured rival glee club director hold mash competition rival glee club member finn cory_monteith ultimately responds publicly accusing relationship brittany revealing fellow students lesbian starts propaganda campaign chief rival special election congress principal photography mash occurred october episode features mash ups including musical number like sold copies week debuted number billboard hot songs episode released singles available digital download mash met positive reception critics musical performances cover versions received reviewers initial airing episode viewed million american viewers earned nielsen rating share demographic total viewership previous episode time plot substitute teacher recently kissed fallen love sings hot teacher mike finn cory_monteith tries convince adopted child fathered quinn start relationship rejects idea quinn wants birth daughter tries join glee club closer tells true intentions informs quinn want life agree hold mash competition takes rivalry seriously teammates particularly finn challenges game finn people standing ball finn face wins game despite having won violently targets makes nose bleed coach starts campaign main rival election congress son kurt accuses lying sue defends tactics tells kurt campaign senior class president boring lacks edge presidential candidates assembly speeches kurt ban sport says bully rachel lea_michele candidacy urges vote kurt rachel later confesses kurt quit important college application missed friend work kurt campaign elected president tells play fair makes rare apology finn school hallway called apology consists series insults walks away finn telling come closet calls constantly tearing accepting relationship brittany couple days later told sue niece opponents election conversation finn said opponent release attack criticizes sue choosing lesbian head cheerleader runs office tears saying parents know gay episode concludes mash songs moment performance ends jumps stage blames finn outing world face production mash written directed principal photography episode commenced october fifth episode time shooting initially filmed parallel episode continued october seventh episode began filming october episode marked musical number glee filmed mash songs like lead vocals performance filmed great fanfare audience press crew members october included press briefing afterward riley revealed briefing suggested idea perform creators finding hoping riley sing music actually video saying wanted sing song ryan episode contain flashback sixteen year old sue played singing title song musical oklahoma scene explained sue music schools series creator said wanted sue point broadway dreams lynch reveals tells sue poor little told wasn good got punish world like lot angry people sue scene broadcast according murphy long episode stated footage title sue bitch released future dvd extra online mash ups performed episode mash dreams performed mash lady_gaga performed morrison hit best shot way performed competing glee clubs hot teacher performed included recurring guest stars appearing episode include teacher kurt father new congressional candidate football coach shannon dot marie jones cheerleader potter rival glee club member exchange student reception ratings mash broadcast november united_states fox received nielsen rating share demographic attracted million american viewers initial airing tied pot gold lowest rating season viewership slightly million viewers previous episode time broadcast november rating demographic decreased slightly rating share received episode viewership slightly australia decreased canada hit season low united_kingdom mash watched viewers compared time previous week viewers watching australia mash watched viewers glee fourteenth watched program night second week row viewership slightly previous episode seen viewers canada viewership slightly million viewers watched episode eighteenth viewed week slots viewers million viewers watched time week critical response television critics favorable response mash rolling_stone felt series returned form episode commented said like glee week entertainment_weekly journalist noted loved fact bullying episode wall_street_journal opined mash best installments glee cited episode storylines highlights mash episodes season hit miss year perfected degree los_angeles_times wrote plenty fun found mash added underneath silly fake quotes root beer robot teachers beat dark heart end burst fore like face leaving little confused houston_chronicle stated surprisingly good mash solid hour television fantastic musical numbers narrative developments line said episode contributed quality season digital spy wrote confusing episode glee pretty standard installment minutes suddenly got dark intrigued happens todd_vanderwerff gave mash grade felt episode reach potential wrote gut punch moment sufficiently gut bit building dramatic moment angry leads mash ups musical mash ups usually pretty shifts brutally james_poniewozik time felt notably inferior previous episode forgettable scenes stories character development interactions finn received critics stated confronting sexuality highlights mash commented despite personality watching burst tears hasn told parents sexuality heartbreaking robert_canning ign wrote biggest development unexpected way sexuality public nice way end things building tension hopefully episodes come vanderwerff said minutes episode phenomenal times gets mix tones right comedic gets dramatic rabbit hole goes nuts scene concluded mash fascinating twist makes hard choose sides added certainly exactly past weeks clear finn totally crossed line music performances opening number episode hot teacher commended critics described high energy performance right vanity_fair gave musical number stars cited choreography highlight performance west gave grade wrote big fun backup guys helped enthusiastic sequence critical vocals felt heavy metal song suited ultimately gave grade criticized choreography stated little hiding erection dance probably grave said mash songs worked los_angeles_times writer thompson praised vocals official sings gaga good better gaga sings gaga awarded performance grade opined loved lady_gaga eddie rabbit chestnut results 70s radio fare voice crystal clear gaga half composition said kill gaga ballad morrison nicely west gave mash called said elevated voice mtv wanted interpret songs lady_gaga contrast billboard denounced sequence called west gave mash hit best shot way grade gave performance wrote moments lead obviously stronger finn submission vocals doesn mean number wasn called fierce match added mash crafted rated second best performance episode writes dislike mash ups characterized mash night actually makes sense called awful clash second felt combination dreams new directions worst summarized outfits dance silly music absolutely emotion issued performance grade wrote beat new directions particular battle loved silly spirit number guys dressed like miami vice extras rocking tina getting little moment lead vocals characterized performance fun retro number washington_post similarly pleased gave episode concluding musical number like acclaimed main highlight described rivera vocals golden wrote performance glee best sequences mercedes nail vocals song combines great tracks year biggest albums capturing sadness particular moment called best performance cast rendition don stop season finale journey stated rivera powerful vocals strong arrangement packs emotional punch glee targeting awarded sequence grade given emotional stakes raised outing happened scene right performance fact marked series musical performance marriage songs like powerful asserted number perfection said watch glee brilliant mercedes beat choreography girls walking circle making little bringing tears eyes singing like song sing damn life cinema blend stated hit park added favorite performance season gave number wrote completely match amber riley sum worthy equal glorious original parts december guide named mash glee best performances chart history singles released episode mash ups debuted billboard hot like debuted number issue dated november sold digital downloads week fifth highest week digital sales series mash sparked revival sales achieved new peak number week sold digital copies canada mash entered canadian hot number strength sales downloads remaining mash ups charted billboard hot number dreams number eighty hit best shot way number eighty canada dreams debuted number seventy number ninety hit best shot way number ninety hot teacher chart like featured subsequently released soundtrack album glee music volume
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