glee eighteenth episode american television series glee episode premiered fox network directed written series creator glee club member dates attempt raise social status kurt jealous time father spending finn cory_monteith rachel lea_michele worries future diagnosed guest stars kurt father appears disabled football player episode features cover versions seven songs released singles available digital download included soundtrack album glee music volume watched million american viewers received mixed reviews critics todd_vanderwerff houston_chronicle vanity_fair james_poniewozik time enjoyed episode noting came lesser quality episodes return mid season break contrast cnn felt tone sad comedic buddytv entertainment_weekly expressed concern disability plot finding forced questioning glee honors disabled actors uses plot glee club member shaved insistence medical purposes discovers longer considered credible bully realizes popular joining squad resolves date mercedes initially attempts dissuade sing duet lady girlfriend rivera jealous mercedes sing boy mercedes realizes returned bully breaks squad rachel lea_michele realizes glee club members singing tells glee club director complaining work exhausting getting ill process reveals non participants finn cory_monteith quinn brittany heather morris students gives new task week club member solos choose song best represents feelings rachel confronts non participating glee members insults starts sing climb sounds terrible started lose voice later examination rachel doctor reveals suffers need removed afraid surgery affect voice believes singing ability asset finn accompanied doctor tries convince loves voice warns loses ability sing longer find attractive rachel tells finn cares needs prompting finn sing girl solo assignment fear perspective finn introduces friend sean paralyzed upper chest football game rachel nervous overwhelmed meeting finn forces stay sean tells experiences disability realized person single thing begins understand finn brought thanks sean leaves meantime kurt jealous time father mike spending finn parents dating attempts emulate personality dresses gear sings pink houses glee club rehearsal attempts brittany making bedroom ensuring father aware new behavior frustrated spending time finn kurt personality sings rose turn performance praises kurt singing apologizes spending time kurt loves matter son chooses rachel eventually recovers voice taking doctor prescribed goes sean house thank offers singing lessons start singing scene switches forth duet sean glee club performance song stage school production recurring characters appear kurt father glee club members rivera brittany heather morris school reporter club president plays guest stars football player paralyzed upper chest injuring spinal cord accident similar actor injury real life sean second wheelchair character appear glee november episode wheels attracted criticism disability advocates called attention fact disabled character played able bodied actor defended casting opining best auditioning actor role ability walk irrelevant stated like wheelchair users given chance audition seriously considered roles aren specifically written disability revealed wished auditioned role glee favorite february agent got audition play sean week half learned got glee professional acting job called hours spent filming scenes important hours life episode features cover versions seven songs rachel performs climb finn sings girl mercedes duet lady mercedes sing boy kurt sings pink houses rose turn gypsy musical glee club closes episode featuring guest vocals sean girl lady boy rose turn released singles available digital download lady rose turn included soundtrack album glee music volume reception ratings original broadcast watched million american viewers attained rating share demographic united_kingdom episode watched million viewers watched week non terrestrial channels canada bad reputation watched million viewers making glee 13th watched program week australia episode watched million viewers making 15th watched program week critical response episode received mixed reviews critics cnn felt highlighted trend glee storylines progressively comedic wrote came concluded heart glee clearly best shows television right think want life lessons bit spread episodes buddytv wrote uncertain episode noting sure high points pretty enjoyable watch unlike episodes left little high dry observed sean storyline felt totally forced episode making rachel forced unnatural entertainment_weekly troubled storyline noting like height basically use storyline teach rachel important lesson glee disabled actors think worth debating honors uses todd_vanderwerff graded episode disappointed episodes mid season break vanderwerff noted glee inconsistencies getting enjoyed fall wrote sean storyline feel offensive away actually treats paralyzed character great deal respect houston_chronicle noted return loved writing story focused exclusively kids performances small scale classic glee charm came washing glorious los_angeles_times similarly stated glee best episodes like week productions unnecessary stars great storytelling superb finger snapping music vanity_fair deemed truly successful episode highlighted quality return james_poniewozik time called episode glee mid season break enjoyed reservation ign rated episode deeming favorite episodes glee funniest material delivered far
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