episode second season american television series glee fifth episode overall written directed premiered fox network october prior broadcast series creator predicted episode glee controversial focuses religion god means members glee club heart attack glee club rally son kurt attempting support club captain cory_monteith believes found face jesus cheese sandwich murphy hoped produce balanced depiction religion series creator worked ensure equality pro anti religious sentiments expressed episode features seven cover versions songs charted billboard hot marking series week debut high critics disagreed musical performances complaining relationship numbers religion glee versions brought new meaning songs watched million viewers second watched scripted week adults aged received mixed reviews receiving critical acclaim reviewers praising glee successfully balancing opposing viewpoints reviewers criticized episode lack subtlety cnn denounced emmy submission plot glee club captain cory_monteith believes found face jesus cheese sandwich asks prayers granted school football team win game girlfriend lea_michele let touch breasts reinstated quarterback prayer comes true asks glee club join honoring jesus song club member devastated father suffers heart attack best friend sings look hoping find strength faith kurt reveals coach takes glee club singing religious songs public school setting kurt formal complaint confronted guidance counselor sue admits child prayed god cure sister jean syndrome prayers went unanswered leading conclude god simply exist mercedes rachel quinn pray rachel singing hear kurt resistant later glee club rehearsal sings beatles want hold hand stating faith takes form love father accepts invitation mercedes attend church choir sing bridge troubled water church service mercedes asks congregation pray finn remaining prayers come true rachel comes finn house evening bedroom admits prefer raise children jewish faith able future puts faith jesus finn agrees children raised chooses confirm trust appreciation allows touch breast later finn reinstated quarterback occurs replacement injured game shoulder finn feels responsible confesses guilt emma tells unlikely god communicating specifically cheese sandwich finn doubts new found faith singing losing religion kurt tells unconscious father feels accepted friends prayers kurt cries begins regain consciousness able squeeze son hand sue visits jean residential home discusses god sister jean asks sue pray sue accepts later glee club comes sing sue watches performance tells report allowing religious song home finn eats remainder cheese sandwich production intended begin season arc depicting glee club members rallying subject bullying persecution glee second season murphy confirmed plans cast christian character expressing desires glee interview guide murphy said christianity trying form world got include point view predicted controversial episode series date depicts spiritual emotional importance god characters murphy aimed address religion socially responsible way compared shows 1970s hoped produce balanced depiction subject matter writers checked script ensure anti religious sentiment conveyed pro religious episode references religions apart christianity rachel jewish kurt hires makes reference sue philosophical argument emma religion scene murphy proud involved entire career stance religion stated sue love doesn want kurt saying world prove wrong god kindness love believe god murphy felt easy kurt sing anti religious song instead chose sing faith love recurring cast member glee season promoted series regular starting season commented episode emotional developing father son relationship recurring characters appear episode include glee club member football player football coach shannon dot marie jones finn mother sue sister year old kurt appears series flashback scenes including mother funeral played child actor music episode featured cover versions good die young look hear performed musical film beatles want hold hand covered musical film universe losing religion bridge troubled water covered said series music producer bit different idea losing religion performed brings songs positive upbeat felt song expressing betrayal finn feeling betrayal anger wanted performance reflect songs performed released singles available download want hold hand included album glee music volume singles charted billboard hot canadian hot seven new entries marked series week debut high best performing single want hold hand reached number canada copies sold reached number hot digital songs chart zap2it commented positively beautiful rendition hear expressed displeasure rachel cried solo consecutive episodes suggesting producers uplifting song praised good die young selected washington_post best performance episode keeping glee usual tone rolling_stone praised want hold hand writing beatles replaced simple plea hits right note commended riley vocals bridge troubled water commenting murphy assign mercedes solo performances criticized losing religion observing struggled reach notes resulting performance awkward inspired daily_news commented positively arrangement song grading performance lowest grade went hear gave felt solos damaged fact songs link episode plot titles finding particularly hear kurt singing wanna man father todd_vanderwerff felt music worst aspect episode similarly criticizing song selections based relationship religion felt kurt performance number worked slightly commenting genuinely grows moment fact kurt singing dad stops kind weird mtv enjoyed performance want hold hand brought new meaning song naming favourite number episode felt look episode weakest song preferring riley powerful rendition bridge troubled water los_angeles_times expressed disappointment riley songs left strangely suggested mercedes sang beautifully didn truly transported music weren reception ratings original broadcast watched million american viewers attained nielsen rating share demographic viewership ratings decreased previous episode watched million viewers attained rating share watched scripted week broadcast adults aged second watched viewers canada episode watched million viewers eleventh watched week previous episode watched million viewers making sixth watched programme week australia drew million viewers placing eleventh night episode watched million viewers million watched week watched cable week critical response episode received mixed reviews critics entertainment weekly named favorite episodes series calling funny moving incredibly important religious element message tolerance stack praised performances usa_today deemed episode smart moving musical exploration power limits faith religion democratic society commented positively way singing dig beneath anger kurt behavior calling textbook example music add drama went praise deeming perfect blend music characterization plot easily provocative scripted hour prime time new season appreciated fact easy answers presented characters undergoing religious conversions course episode wall_street_journal felt succeeded balancing opposing viewpoints resulting nuanced episode glee emotional topic religion similarly commended episode balance writing covered sides controversial debate grace humor importantly respect article discussing glee increasingly inconsistent tone weird moments second season film television critic cited exception episode built earnest faith turned series maybe finest hours robert_canning ign felt varied failing effectively bring true kurt storyline finn rated signifying good episode overall opinion mixed canning commented relationship affecting praised nuanced performance felt religious element gave episode school special vibe self important vanderwerff graded episode commenting uncertain genuinely loved overlooking flaws handled religious element vanderwerff stated easy criticize glee television glee best damn earnest james_poniewozik time wrote episode premise ambitious felt largely successful respectful religion criticized musical numbers plot appreciated focus kurt naming theirs glee strongest nuanced relationships cnn dismayed episode felt forced like emmy submission disliked kurt angry reaction friends prayers silly cheese sandwich subplot wished focus rich barely tapped vein sue subplot atlantic criticized episode lack subtlety feeling attempt controversial glee school special excited religion homosexuality tackled glee disappointed end result completely devoid humor dialogue wooden earnest treatment subject largely ineffective far easy fun commented negatively lack subtlety deeming glee biggest flaw commended lynch performance sue writing outrageous good despite having scenes screen time
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