substitute glee substitute seventh episode second season american television series glee ninth episode overall written directed premiered fox november episode guest stars substitute teacher takes place glee club director ill coach principal glee club members amber riley experience tension friendship episode features cover versions songs received mixed reviews critics glee cover forget mash rain rihanna umbrella attracted critical praise charted billboard hot internationally episode dance based performances criticized choreography strict adherence original versions episode watched million viewers scripted adults aged week broadcast guest appearance attracted positive commentary episode sub plots received mtv robert_canning ign entertainment_weekly deemed episode best season time james_poniewozik felt relatively subdued mediocre episode todd_vanderwerff found improvement previous episodes genuinely good criticized episode depiction disorder won primetime emmy award outstanding guest actress comedy series performance plot coach appointed acting principal having infected flu glee club director infected takes time work recover cared wife leads sleeping glee club captain lea_michele attempts results chaos request club lessons instead covered substitute teacher unconventional methods include discussing rehabilitation spanish singing conjunction junction english class history class holly arrives glee club rehearsal club rendition forget rachel annoyed worries holly unable sufficiently prepare upcoming competition holly later wins rachel hot honey chicago kurt best friend favor new friend mercedes offended kurt tries set date football player basis black feels left accompanies kurt dinner conversation dominated gay issues icons sue begins healthy eating initiative declares ban mercedes student protest fills sue car causing worth damage sue initiative proves popular students parents appointment principal permanent fires later visited holly seeking advice holly feels depth teacher having enabled mercedes behavior confesses originally took work seriously student punched face prompting laid approach arrives talking angered holly presence asks leave telling reunion mistake concluding relationship good kurt confronts mercedes suggesting food love friendship romantic relationship mercedes decides talk student kurt attempted set departs kurt approached school bully threatens kill kurt reveals homosexuality urging glee club members sue suggests group performance rain asks holly help resulting mash rihanna umbrella production glee appearance marked scripted series guest performance role holly created series creator personal friend suggested showcase vocal dancing talent ahead december release film plays country singer announcing casting september reported appear episodes series online dos stated holly serve love interest murphy later confirming holly appearance create love guidance counselor boyfriend later reported guest arc reduced single episode appear substitute post broadcast murphy stated hoped appear glee future depending right storyline december confirmed return series episode later date january murphy confirmed time sex education teacher planned episodes won primetime emmy award outstanding guest actress comedy series appearance substitute substitute includes fantasy sequence club members aged children child actors hired portray characters younger including young finn rachel episode features return following absence spanning episodes actress felt illness allowed viewers couple defences time addition holly highlighted double standard relationship explained person faithful wandering eye treats badly substitute recurring characters episode include glee club members school bully cheerleader potter wrestler kurt friend episode features cover versions songs performs recorded single afternoon numbers include conjunction junction clean version fuck entitled forget producers considered having sing song decided save band work competition episode morrison enact frame frame recreation laugh musical film rain duet hot honey musical chicago glee club morrison perform mash rain umbrella rihanna featuring staging required cast spend hours filming tank water songs performed exception conjunction junction released singles available download forget featured soundtrack album glee music volume forget singing rain umbrella charted billboard hot internationally reached number canada peaked number ireland green fuck entered hot time following glee cover sales rising week reception ratings original broadcast substitute watched million viewers attained nielsen rating share demographic making rated night adults aged weekly program rankings glee scripted adults placed twentieth overall viewers viewership ratings increased previous episode kissed watched million viewers attained rating share canada viewership improved kissed substitute drawing million viewers ranking ninth week million twelfth previous episode australia episode drew million viewers making glee seventh watched night nineteenth week viewership declined kissed watched million viewers despite series registered rise eighth seventh daily weekly program rankings respectively episode watched million viewers million watched cable week critical response episode received mixed reviews critics mtv robert_canning ign entertainment_weekly deemed best season canning rating incredible stating contained series best elements surprising musical numbers right balance humor life lessons todd_vanderwerff found improvement previous episodes writing genuinely good substitute proved glee entirely hype time james_poniewozik felt relatively subdued mediocre episode contained collection good small moments vanity_fair criticized focus placed adult characters expense teenagers disregard continuing plot strands favor celebrity cameo concluded despite kind worked took exception episode stated mocked disorder history classroom scene role plays encouraged people contact murphy convey disappointment scene guest appearance attracted critical praise stack online dos called emmy worthy rating best performances stating holly received glee best liners vanderwerff enjoyed role wrote holly injected sense fun despite plot entertainment_weekly ken_tucker praised guest stars perform alongside sue wrote classroom scenes episode guest star stood cast atlantic commented brought massive spark note role atlantic author wrote energetic performance saved episode presence canning stated casting distracting instead fit role seamlessly cnn compared performance favorably britney_spears cameo episode britney brittany critics stated enjoyed appearance despite experiencing prior broadcast found surprisingly great casting somewhat distracting able holly sympathetic character commitment washington_post recommended lengthy internet criticism suggesting glee appearance mission charm american public complete critics divided sub plot enjoyed characterization commenting identifiable human following season behavior erratic unreliable contrast vanderwerff criticized sub plot ignoring breakdown marriage expressed displeasure inconsistent characterization deeming season biggest problems stack commented negatively return finding unnecessary glee villain sue mercedes storyline attracted criticism took offence glee sole overweight black character turning fried potato addicted stack commented hoped mercedes receive major storyline want centered weight issues called appreciated introduced noted mind storyline disliked kurt supposed best friend vanderwerff felt plot element pretty potent emotional storyline praised performances riley stack appreciated dinner finding representative enjoys commenting week kurt sexuality central emotional storyline episode week played laughs kurt character walk fine line role model think writers navigating music musical performances received mixed reviews daily news gave conjunction junction grade noted declined review short length said glorious seconds criticized forget found inferior original version preferred deeper voice graded song rolling_stone felt censorship song adversely affect success deemed rendition charming sassy billboard called exciting number episode stack went praise bestowed grade lauded memorable energetic glee performances thanks small green told mtv cover particularly aware perform granting glee clearance called performance great commented aware accomplished vocalist stack praised choreography laugh graded lower forget respectively called recreation impressive feat likened britney_spears covers episode britney brittany stands better fits plot critical performance observing glee covers musicals introduce classic songs viewers modern twist element absent laugh chicago cover left critics wanting wall_street_journal atlantic found choreography lacking suggested glee wary having power madonna britney brittany rocky horror glee vanderwerff criticized performances outright homage compared favorably mash ups performed preceding episode graded said rain chorus song lacked sentiment echoed praised costumes props staging wished rendition bite attitude described catchy homage old new perfectly captures glee musical spirit contrast felt song compare previous episode mash ups deemed staging questioning glee club financial difficulty afford elaborate water features rehearsal number stack willing wrote loved mash graded los_angeles_times appreciated choreography manner morrison sweetness named potentially favorite group number season
The Substitute (Glee)