way glee way fourteenth episode winter finale season american musical television series glee eighth overall written directed episode aired fox united_states february features competing choir competition rachel lea_michele finn cory_monteith moving wedding return special guest stars rachel fathers attempted suicide episode received strong varied reaction reviewers praise scenes featuring events leading suicide attempt kurt visited hospital felt strength storyline episode rest episode particularly competition rachel finn wedding storyline measure final scene ended quinn potentially fatal car crash controversial song given strongly enthusiastic reception sung soundtrack suicide sequence songs performances competition received mixture reviews singles released episode charted billboard hot hot mash fly believe fly performed charted highest doesn kill stronger performed set charted best canada initial airing episode viewed million american viewers received nielsen rating share demographic total viewership heart aired previous week plot imminent captain threatens post sexually explicit picture cory_monteith internet new directions captain lea_michele competition rachel believes performance crucial admission refuses finn school subsequently bullied teammates locker room attacked online devastated attempts suicide hanging saved time father news causes shock old school high members staff believe help student kurt blames ignoring repeated phone calls week rebuffed gay bar destroys photos finn abandoning attempt blackmail new directions coach members reveal looking forward future remind matter low think lives sunk forget ahead rachel finn apologize decide married day opens performing songs stand glad came second group golden strong performers choir room goes finn announces rachel getting married afterward tells group live day opens set mash fly believe fly followed performance doesn kill stronger rachel ends set performing wins competition finishing second asks coach allow rejoin sue refuses quinn pregnant following changes mind gives quinn uniform quinn changes mind finn rachel marriage tells rachel supports hopes isn late attempt minute scheme wedding rachel reluctant start quinn driven home pick dress texts quinn find quinn responding rachel text truck crashes driver car production way second episode written producer episode season time episode directed executive produce cast began work episode january final numbers previous episode heart filmed following day january competition scenes concluded filming episode shot days ending february special guest stars mitchell return rachel fathers recurring guest stars include glee club members kurt finn parents student father paul football coach shannon dot marie jones new transfer student glee creator appeared episode competition judge named parody character plays coach announced fox press release guest starring episode tweeted picture set filming competition scenes shot appear episode broadcast credited scene rachel quinn shown promo episode appear having cut time released youtube video august executive producer episode features performances cover versions songs seven released singles available song mash released single songs singles include young giant performed glad came wanted stand performed doesn kill stronger performed mash fly featuring rihanna believe fly performed performed eighth song performed glee club school lady perpetual sorrow setting lord poem walks beauty vocal rendition comes recording soundtrack uses original chapel love cups episode final sequence song briefly covered previous episode heart teen suicide storyline public service announcement broadcast episode organization works prevent lgbt suicide resulted record number calls project record traffic website according worked conjunction prepared advance handle greater traffic triple usual number calls saw nearly increase website visitors evening program aired idea character driving accident consideration april inspired appearance cast early month time cast members signed contracts behest text driving reception ratings way broadcast february united_states fox received nielsen rating share demographic attracted million american viewers initial airing increase rating share million viewers previous episode broadcast february viewership increased slightly canada million viewers watched episode day american premiere fifteenth viewed week slots million viewers watched heart previous week united_kingdom way aired march watched sky viewers viewership heart attracted viewers aired week australia way broadcast march watched viewers glee fifteenth watched program night fourteenth weeks previous episode heart aired actual viewership declined viewers march critical reception strong varied reaction episode reviewers rolling_stone described emotional times heavy handed overall winter finale gave plenty surprises setting things future ign robert_canning won acted directed story gave episode great rating noted case smaller stories involving quinn successful larger arcs like rachel finn houston_chronicle said million different storylines good ones added chaos controlled chaos todd_vanderwerff wrote sequence prepared death best things glee added shame occurred episode know effective use impact moment gave episode grade similar vein james_poniewozik time said beginning episode effective minutes television said episode problem noted allowed tackle important issues day honesty aren merely refreshing absolutely necessary added got complaint episode billed musical comedy certainly weren laughs musical like similar vein billboard wrote thoughts glee fact comedy crushed reality laugh times cry sequence attempts suicide greatly praised levels called devastating seen year canning wrote initial locker room scene heartbreaking subtle facial expressions brilliant applauded amazing job suicide scene stated preferred story line focus entire episode buddytv critical entire storyline wrote teen suicide incredibly sensitive issues shouldn taken directly light silly musical comedy like glee vanderwerff commented got little details desperate act right thing took weight singled scene teachers talked happened smash cut father screaming heart added glee loved glee blend music romance comedy highly volatile drama cocktail said episode failed pay emotions bell declared best scene entire episode kurt visits hospital entertainment_weekly called touching scenes season acted eye wrote kurt scenes shine strongest episode featured mtv wrote episode jammed matter meaningful buildup competition described competition showdown unconnected episode began watching canning said got way performances going characterized victory secondary point episode feels completely vanderwerff summarized new directions trophy aloft end compelling victory group vanderwerff said morrison nice moment scene talks contemplated suicide getting caught cheating test lynch thought idea scene nice awkward meaningful called worst moment episode criticized utter lack context going described uncomfortable speech implicit comparison cheating test stresses teenage homosexuality wrong vanderwerff thought sequence scene kind beautiful feels like actual high school kids commented kids admit things looking forward reminds viewers bunch wedding rachel finn interest reviewers said plot continues feel exhausting small comparison threads going wall_street_journal called storylines vanderwerff wrote buy finn rachel stupid think getting married everybody right likened people needing find positive focus supposedly positive thing train wreck washington_post wondered showed presence second week row bell lauded brilliant conversation quinn sue end admired lynch kurt line declared quinn didn know like truly suffer noted kicked house father pregnant added suffered plenty teenager said episode final scene ended car quinn driving hit rapidly moving truck help feel punched like happens called ending canning praised good cliffhanger subtle storytelling telegraph closing sequence number reviewers praised villainous ways despite decision abandon blackmail attempt noted people gotten idea played villain los_angeles_times expressed doubt complete conversion long lasts called gem comes delivering liners enthusiastic character vocal solos canning hailed fine nemesis absent screen time storyline bell said episode felt like lady_gaga born way foundation stated incredibly message hope unexpected product butter sex city sullivan unsure god squad plan bring edible arrangement poorly timed joke product placement deemed way music performances musical performances given mixed response reviewers canning wrote performances episode didn measure non musical material bland flat characterized lackluster added boring competition called night solid performances said fine job number sung suicide sequence gave said deliver vocal lynch called chilling rendition hard shake gave grade given wrote taken vocal strong passionate better original said best episode added scene carried maximum emotional punch songs given lukewarm reception stand characterized lynch bouncy fun bland forgettable sense glad came songs received grade gave songs called lead vocals bland bowl plain canning described weak voice doesn deliver convincing performance described stand lackluster mild called glad came strongest number added catchy choreographed addition spurred finally dance heavy performance style competition welcome noted performed wonderful songs new wished leading wrote mash fly believe fly unexpectedly lovely mix gave said seamlessly uplifting thematically appropriate mash credited impressive job rap verses rachel mercedes split understated solos credited solid vocals finn rachel mercedes terrible rapping thought number lacked epic scope want showdown disliked song believe fly grade characterized better visually listen track lynch said attitude spare rap new directions wonderfully mash gave grade said vocals doesn kill stronger fantastic graded song called fine fierce fabulous wrote rendition fairly routine wondered extra girls number lynch simply said nice little action separate new directions lynch grade mercedes voice strangely buried reviewers differed felt worked didn lynch said song wrong fit rachel horrible gave critical song gave grade described bland little emotional impact despite determined called number pretty said placement boys cute compelling staged performance stated hard find fault lea_michele vocal performances gave wrote sic celebratory rachel kills chart history singles released episode debuted canadian charts mash fly believe fly highest debut number billboard hot followed number doesn kill stronger number number seventy glad came number ninety chart order different hot doesn kill stronger highest debut number fly believe fly debuted number number number seven glad came number seventy singles effect charting original versions songs stronger doesn kill moved place fourth billboard hot fourth previous best showing canadian hot beaten wanted glad came chart greatest moved number number highest position canadian chart date glad came big jump went number eighteen number young giant debuted charts number ninety number eighty canada time group billboard hot song previously chart number
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