twentieth episode american television series glee episode written directed series creator premiered fox network glee club member identity crisis female club members kurt pay tribute lady_gaga performing selection costumes rest male club members perform kiss rachel lea_michele meets mother coach rival glee club finn cory_monteith mother kurt father leading confrontation kurt finn episode features cover versions songs released singles available digital download included soundtrack album glee music volume watched million american viewers received generally positive reviews critics entertainment weekly deemed favorite episodes season mtv cnn compared positively madonna tribute episode power madonna acting kurt finn storyline attracted critical praise new_york_post felt similar scenes kurt increasingly frequent diminishing impact buddytv highlighted pacing issues rachel storyline fused film criticized use poker face mother daughter duet plot informs tina longer dress alarmed pseudo school inspired twilight series briefly changes style dressing vampire convincing allow wear preferred clothes vicious asian vampire father bite rachel lea_michele discovers rival glee club planning performing lady_gaga number glee club director sets club gaga assignment girls kurt create costumes inspired lady_gaga perform bad romance rest male club members unwilling gaga number dress kiss perform shout loud suggests quinn daughter later attempt father kiss song guys suggests quinn daughter quinn agrees present birth rehearsal rachel realizes director biological mother introduces makes better lady_gaga costume meets concerned invested relationship rachel confesses longer children wishes baby fully grown rachel feels need tells rachel instead trying act like mother daughter grateful met maintain distance rachel goodbye duet acoustic version poker face kurt father invites finn cory_monteith mother finn feels awkward sharing room kurt crush keeps trying seduce argument insults items bedroom losing temper kicks finn term costs relationship kurt bullied gaga costume football players finn creates costume shower curtain tells let hurt kurt backed rest glee club production originally intended air june switched schedule episode funk impetus lady gaga tribute comes tina conflict explaining storyline reflects tina slowly coming box making way shell allowing glee rights songs lady_gaga loaned series costume designer recreate signature looks series creator directed episode stated elaborate staging performance bad romance expensive number date bad romance took hours film murphy describing big athletic hard damaged knee performance statement released entertainment_weekly gaga anticipated covers songs love glee love cast creativity writers went musical theatre school dream someday students singing songs wait bad romance poker face glee fashion glee costume designer deemed episode tribute lady_gaga genius explaining costumes characters wear exact gaga giving impression glee club members rachel wears dresses inspired gaga frog dress second based gaga silver mirrored triangle dress murphy selected tina wear inspired bubble dress adapted vest easier kurt costume inspired outfit gaga wears bad romance video described george_washington meets oceanic whale disco ball type thing authenticity inch platforms unable buy pair fit large sizes quinn wears orbit dress gaga wore 52nd grammy awards fitted pregnant stomach complicated costume hat worn brittany heather morris stay place bad romance dance build safety pinned head steel sphere took minutes hat morris day restricted vision directly solidarity kurt finn wears vinyl floor length red dress based latex dress gaga wore meet elizabeth_ii mercedes wears purple hair bow wig wears lace black rose hat lace face mentioned episode members wear red lace body outfits blonde inspired fall dress gaga wore whilst accepting award mtv_video_music_awards episode includes acoustic performance lady_gaga poker face performed rachel mother explained sexual meaning song different context calling actually simple male glee club members kurt perform shout loud kiss sings funny girl film featured background music scene finn wiped kiss makeup kurt outfit songs performed episode released singles available digital download poker face included deluxe edition soundtrack album glee music volume bad romance included deluxe standard editions album bad romance charted number australia canada ireland united_kingdom united_states poker face charted number canada ireland united_kingdom united_states recurring guest star appears episode kurt father sharing scene described emotional scene series far explaining reading paper idea going intense got kind realised bigger meaning god dramatic called favorite episode series recurring characters appear glee club members rivera gets lines episode school reporter school athletes coach finn mother reception ratings original broadcast watched million american viewers led demographic timeslot attaining nielsen rating fifth watched week demographic twelfth viewers united_kingdom episode watched viewers lowest audience season watched million canadian viewers eleventh watched program week canada australia episode drew glee highest overnight ratings watched million viewers leading key demographics timeslot critical response following episode original broadcast asian vampires fifth discussed topic social networking website twitter reference tina storyline lady_gaga praised episode calling amazing entertainment_weekly deemed favorite episodes season writing glee best combining comedy music emotional truths stack praised kurt finn plotline calling scene glee greatest moments mtv reviewed episode positively writing topped previous episode dream madonna tribute episode power madonna cnn france deemed better madonna episode calling perfect homage artist pretty writing glee keeps getting better better ign rated episode impressive felt lot enjoy fun material mixed heaviest scenes glee houston_chronicle called episode pretty great praising acting noting impressed confrontation kurt dad finn got writers kept language raw emotions todd_vanderwerff graded episode called rachel storyline handled emotional story series execution opined good brought best cory_monteith struggles stuff overall vanderwerff felt good preceding episode contained executed moments funny lines surprised episode praising storylines found tina quinn ridiculous new_york_post enjoyed episode observed time write scene stands kurt impact season handful increasingly identical scenes buddytv felt pretty strong albeit perfect episode deeming star criticized storyline suggesting rushed better stretched remainder season felt rachel plot rushed calling handled criticized performance bad romance additionally noting poker face work context mother daughter duet commented tired themed episodes glee concluding episode fails lot levels actually episodes preceding look better result fused film criticized selection poker face noting badly matched scene storyline
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