michael eleventh episode season american musical television series glee fifth overall written creator directed episode aired fox united_states january special tribute episode michael_jackson features songs solo artist sang jackson reviews widely varied episode felt best season date critical overall mix somewhat positive negative number reviewers noted tribute episodes tended light plot felt episode usual storyline problems plagued past tributes episode musical performances viewed favorably performances given high praise including wanna human nature smooth criminal scream primarily dancing songs plus bad black white charted billboard hot canadian hot released singles chart initial airing episode viewed million american viewers received nielsen rating share demographic total viewership previous episode yes plot glee club members rivera disappointed missed chance sing michael_jackson music director says include jackson upcoming competition performs demonstrate suggested number mentions possibility grant new captain competitor later announces performing jackson music challenges right perform jackson meet parking garage night compete bad end number throws kurt hit face badly injured finn cory_monteith asks rachel lea_michele answer proposal waited days requested ready agrees wait longer advice quinn advises refuse leave past quinn accepted yale sings goodbye finn sam chord glee club sam calls mercedes auditorium asks sing glee club refuses starts leave begins human nature joins afterward kiss deeply incident needs surgery club wants revenge kurt says expelled asks let system handle refuses fed told better says better leaves despite wanting revenge kurt unwilling use violence goes accuses lying composition damaging challenges duel song smooth criminal admits finish rigged rock salt hits secretly recorded encounter plays evidence turn invite auditorium jackson better performing black white reveal proof deliberately tried kurt father mike takes kurt class hand letter kurt opens discovers finalist admission overcome pride kurt tells rachel discover received letter school rachel tears finn later sings stop loving rachel tells loves accepts proposal ultimately finalist letter tells kurt joy told finn production executive producers mentioning second season ended planning big tribute episode wanting season reveal artist december day airing hold sixteen episode featured jackson family songs murphy announced finally obtained rights michael_jackson tribute episode episode written murphy directed recently directed asian begun december interrupted week holiday vacation shooting days vacation began december ran couple hours past midnight final night ending morning filming completed twelfth episode guest star began filming january day holiday vacation ended episodes continued parallel final michael_jackson number shot january month filming began day thirteenth episode commenced filming announced late summer plays starring broadway succeed business trying january rehearsals beginning couple weeks debut time reports said missing episode half glee final scene filmed holiday break song episode sang lead filmed scenes episode days singing lead song wanna spent weeks new_york_city starring succeed business trying january return episode perform bad shot location parking garage outside paramount studio gates previous day members location shoots building shot number want jackson lead vocal song omitted final cut episode second time season musical performances shot episode ultimately included rivera rendition santa baby cut episode extraordinary merry christmas want like santa baby released single august murphy released originally filmed scene including uploaded youtube page number run difficulties earlier production originally planned jackson rock problems clearing rights want selected filmed instead rivera performed smooth criminal screen musical guests famous instrument cello cover piece received million views youtube weeks arrangement performance based version remaining songs covered episode include stop loving performed jackson goodbye sung ben sung black white featuring human nature sung michael janet_jackson song scream performed human nature originally reported mash nature boy song performed jackson song songs recorded episode plus want ultimately cut released singles available download recurring guest stars episode include kurt father glee club members reception ratings michael broadcast january united_states fox received nielsen rating share demographic attracted million american viewers initial airing increase rating share million viewers previous episode yes broadcast january canada million viewers watched episode day american premiere tenth viewed week slots million viewers watched yes weeks earlier united_kingdom michael aired march watched sky viewers viewership yes attracted viewers aired week australia michael broadcast february watched viewers glee thirteenth watched program night eleventh week viewership nearly previous episode yes seen viewers critical reception episode given widely varied reception reviewers ranging rolling_stone called season best episode far buddytv described episode plain silly ridiculous overall mix somewhat positive negative wall_street_journal wrote episode paced sung danced unhappy concluding number entertainment_weekly said episode contained season best dramatic musical performances stated little episode lived greatness michael_jackson ign robert_canning gave episode great characterized theme episode connecting characters grabbed season mtv summarized episode follows said tribute episode glee fan eye roll bell noted tribute episodes usually mean sense plot continuity ranked glee tribute episodes absurd times plot kind sense complimentary described tribute episode canning wrote songs know love storylines actually connected delivered meaningful moving moments theme episode washington_post thought like previous tributes featured scattered plot lines engineered include songs said artists possible respective pop stars images absurd degree todd_vanderwerff noted jackson noted time turns episode michael_jackson stops dead tracks entirely stated weird episode didn work spectacle work smaller character based stories provided spine spectacle oriented episodes lacked reviewers took note new feature tribute episode commented initial product placement forced timing related immortal world tour dialogue billboard thought inclusion brilliant bit marketing called product placement rachel decision accept finn proposal marriage greeted skepticism canning spoke stated arc episode best compelling moments cited true advice quinn vanderwerff thought scene going great seconds advice bell praised believable scene rachel breaks kurt said loved scene kurt holding friend kurt scene father bell favorite scene said incredibly touching moment father son perfect called perfect delivering envelope son described scene great gem characterized fact arrested injuring absurd plot twist criticized kurt evidence wrote plan isn vicious mean getting justice committed crime pay thought decision police given evidence lynch talk police teach violent actions legal consequences statements glee club matter especially proof police aren getting involved called anger led scream story arc goes poorly written excuse song impressed learn frustration fantasy scene seasons canning wrote extended scream segment build moment perfect music performances episode musical performances given better reception episode voices song received enthusiasm described episode jam packed terrific song dance numbers wrote musical numbers strong poignant story los_angeles_times declared music good dancing better wrote musical numbers weak reflected grading median grade numbers highest grade single song wanna bell said fun homage michael_jackson set tone rest episode said slick natural lead vocals called best use voice glee time gave lynch gave said captured excitement original sullivan fan sheer song characterized tribute respectful episode general approval gave wrote number appropriately big musically sounded like funk drained right described bad similarly gave tune sounded noticeably sullivan unimpressed wrote performance let world know bad sounds like drained danger lynch gave wrote silly choreographed gang fight teenagers parking lot sounds choreography crisp attitude lot fun praised fight choreography stated got sang chorus gave song noted interesting twist song arrangement thanks penchant cappella said began battle vocal mvp episode bad described number performance earlier season best things glee performance scream inspired reviewers including guide bell write regret dance called glee resource called number best dance moment episode bell declared word number epic called phenomenal job cited killer performances number evidence junior life new directions current seniors graduate lynch called number awesome gave described perfect example looks like firing cylinders reviewers praised dancing performers wrote performance lacked energy genuine aggression original michael janet_jackson collaboration got dance skills gave felt goodbye gave worked better track preceded adapted song instead trying lynch called nice character journey vocally impressive justify listening outside episode gave bell described performance said sweet reflective wrote tune suited quinn sultry voice flipped meaning gives lyrics similar gave called remarkably lovely fit voice said sam mercedes sounded great human nature complimented individual voices restrained soulful rock tinged raw summarized crisp executed cover reviewers noted good voices sounded including gave song bell called harmonies world amazing lynch praised riley vocals lynch gave song ben received far mixed commentary reviewers felt odd sing song rat guy isn named ben wearing eye patch called little creepy vanderwerff fucking weird despite gave song highest grades night gave excuse hit got friend high notes noted high range praised verses rachel finn bell called song unhappy rendition graded december guide listed rendition glee worst performances smooth criminal highly praised number night lynch gave called instant glee classic edge musical chair start finish lynch wrote declared winner actual real life croatian intensity stole scene similarly impressed duet amazing black called awesome said song perfect soundtrack villains channels sold bell described easily best performances night added flawless acclaim grade described duet stop loving pretty said lea_michele sang jackson love song possible fashion cory_monteith wrote finn sounds best sounded noted finn held rachel vocally liked fact finn singing rachel instead usual way grateful glee team assigning plot relevant songs lynch felt song slow wonderfully paced episode preferred cut song kept version want instead enthusiastic black white characterized musically awesome dramatically confusing graded said nails impression declared chorus leading charge rap spot bell agreed song showed new directions rapper noted feel successfully demonstrated knew true meaning michael_jackson gave song negative opinion got reaction right slow handed chart history cover versions michael_jackson music released singles debuted canadian charts ranked order countries smooth criminal debuted number billboard hot sales songs sold digital downloads week human nature debuted number black white number number seventy bad number eighty smooth criminal entered hot chart number followed human nature number black white number number eighty bad number ninety
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