fourth episode american television series glee episode premiered fox network september written directed executive producer sees glee club member kurt join football team admit homosexuality father mike discovers pregnant tells boyfriend finn cory_monteith baby fact father best friend faculty members team effort bring glee club away disillusioned rachel lea_michele club director refuses award solo song episode features appearance features covers songs dance performances single ladies ring studio recording cover taking chances released single available digital download features album glee music volume scene kurt comes father based personal experience series creator murphy intention away previous shows worked gay characters given happy endings allowing kurt succeed accepted episode watched million united states viewers received mixed reviews critics los_angeles_times praised fast pacing new_york_times felt key characters given screen time football team performance single ladies kurt coming father generally received rachel actions garnered little sympathy reviewers commented negatively quinn pregnancy ign deeming soap opera plotline plot glee club member caught dancing beyoncé single ladies father mike claims football exercise team fellow glee club member football quarterback cory_monteith helps kurt practice finds skilled finn convinces coach let kurt try team delighted find asset team adds kurt finn girlfriend tells pregnant claiming pregnancy result finn premature quinn hot finn worries future prospects diminished asks glee club director coach football team dancing believing help improve increasing chances securing football scholarship finn quinn news best friend later confronts quinn claiming baby father said virgin sex quinn rejects calling loser support baby like finn wife reveals sister experienced pregnancy carrying baby suggests acquire baby learns quinn pregnancy confronts asking questions care coach approaches glee club director plan sabotage club appointing sandy school new arts director hold auditions school production hoping away glee club star lea_michele rachel feels awards solo wanted auditions musical given lead role refuses solo rachel club football team puts dance training practice performing single ladies routine middle game confusing distracting opposition kurt help able win success kurt comes father tells homosexual tells knew loves kurt production written directed glee executive producer creator guest stars local news station owner episode features covers taking chances tonight west story beyoncé single ladies ring featured dance performances kurt backup dancers single ladies ring series regular tina recurring character brittany heather morris backup dancers single ladies ring appearing today ellen studio recording taking chances released single available digital download appeared album glee music volume track charted number australia canada united_states scene kurt comes father taken series creator life murphy felt scene great thing television audiences seen gay characters isolated attacked rarely seen ultimately winning commented making feel good end happy endings optimism power personal journey making feel weird thing great thing shows gay characters cases gay characters didn happy ending thought know commented biggest challenge ensuring scene felt honest comical explained think probably time character sexuality respected way think important needs reception watched million united states viewers attained rating share demographic second watched canada week broadcast million viewers episode watched million viewers million watched week watched cable week watched episode series time episode received mixed reviews critics los_angeles_times reviewed episode positively praising football team performance single ladies dance kurt coming father commented positively fast pacing new_york_post favorable deeming episode story lines felt key characters receive exposition going didn room laughs entertainment weekly wrote dancing episode fun lacking big singing moments apart rachel performance taking chances deemed quinn pregnancy good dramatic twist hoped long lasting storyline ign rated episode called single ladies performance memorable moment wrote quinn pregnancy soap opera plotline commented glee kind handle humor james_poniewozik time deemed kurt coming beautifully handled commenting fact dad mike turned pretty good character actor ends think going signs glee growing series having established world primary color stereotypes willing expectations wall_street_journal criticized rachel actions episode felt rachel disagreements development triple threat branded rest glee comedic pairing sue sandy attracted praise stack deeming best villains said terrific role sandy manages says sound disturbing criticized lynch sue writing gave note performance suggesting role
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