asian asian episode season american musical television series glee seventh overall written series creator directed aired fox united_states october episode features introduction parents final auditions high production west story competition amber riley lea_michele leads quit advance copy episode released reviewers received highly enthusiastic response episode aired equally impressed brittany run world girls performance hailed entire storyline especially rendition cool initial solo dance sequence received favorable notice musical numbers generally greeted positively featured mercedes particularly storyline detractors mercedes versus rachel plot characterization past appearances songs released singles available download fix run world girls charted billboard hot fix charted canadian hot initial airing episode viewed million american viewers garnered nielsen rating share demographic total viewership ratings episode slightly previous episode plot mike receives chemistry exam father upset asian danger poses chances attending harvard insists mike focus studies glee club girlfriend tina helping improve singing mike begs chance promises meet tutor later decides follow dreams auditions role riff west story performing cool misses session confronted mother admits wants dancer doctor reveals gave dreams dancer doesn want son promote candidacy senior class president sings song female empowerment run world girls impromptu assembly help rivera rejoined unbeknownst coach enormous enthusiasm school entire female population worries kurt candidate race kurt given dream play tony musical gives roses boyfriend likely choice tony insecure relationship emma hasn asked meet parents invites dinner telling mock daughter display extreme hair color obsession emma refers suffers severe resurgence stress visit helpless apologizes joins emma supported boyfriend shane auditions role maria directors emma dot marie jones rendition spotlight schedule rachel lea_michele help decide cast role mercedes angry continued shown rachel especially awarding solos pushes glee club extra dance rehearsals rachel decides glee club mercedes rachel compete singing mercedes gives performance rachel privately better prompts rachel begin minute candidacy senior class president improve college prospects kurt rival campaign directors decide offer role maria contenders half performances mercedes convinced deserved win outright refuses accept half role contention leaves rachel sole maria volunteers join new glee club cast list posted rachel maria tony kurt officer production episode began filming august finale filmed september script written series creator episode directed new sets parents introduced episode emma parents rose played don excited learned played 1970s sitcom happy days cast father funny shooting sequence apologize causing portion telling sorry shoulders shaking laughing hard mike parents recurring characters role recurring guest stars appearing episode include football coach shannon dot marie jones student teacher football players shane episode features cover fix previously refused license music use glee later changed minds songs covered including beyoncé run world girls sung morris spotlight sung riley cool west story sung solo fame sung performed riley riley appreciated opportunity perform spotlight modern pop song mercedes usually old diva songs found episode challenging think mercedes reception ratings asian broadcast october united_states fox garnered nielsen rating share demographic received million american viewers initial airing second week row timeslot cbs earned rating share demographic episode follows glee fox brought rating share million viewers glee numbers slightly previous week episode rating share million viewers viewership increased markedly countries united_kingdom asian watched million viewers compared previous week viewers watching australia asian watched viewers glee eleventh watched program night viewership significantly week drew viewers improvement season premiere canada million viewers watched episode fourteenth viewed week slots million viewers watched critical reception dos online heavily praised copies episode called arguably best episode glee season history series praised episode standout hour entertainment_weekly viewed episode advance similarly impressed wrote series best episodes number critics viewed episode aired equally taken asian atlantic called glee best including rolling_stone entertainment_weekly said best new season vanity_fair wrote week episode stands cohesive acted series wondered happened humorous noted found significant problem glee identity crisis knowing sitcom hard deeply invested characters los_angeles_times wrote producers hit note emotional musical character plot auditioning role episode emotional truth character growth new revelations good musical numbers kind emerge plot advance said episode delivered setup previous outing said definitely echo glory days season guide later included asian list episodes impressed praised fantastic performances emma criticized storytelling moves forward ign robert_canning noted inconsistent character development display gave episode best grade far season great samantha urban dallas morning news likened asian half hearted meal said featuring mike emma worked main storyline featuring mercedes offensive executed mercedes storyline met widely reactions musical numbers generally given high marks addition urban reviewers unhappy return rachel versus mercedes rivalry including bell lamented season nearly expressed hope mercedes pregnant given booty camp scene including star-ledger buddytv west felt mercedes acting wildly character episode change asked mercedes team player seriously going cut bad week canning agreed wrote tough love mercedes came left field felt added characters ultimately sense context setup time james_poniewozik wrote having story turn resentment overlooked glee club touch overlooked time todd_vanderwerff enthusiastic storyline called best episode feels appreciated boyfriend willing rachel role maria actually beat push feels involves respect major storyline widely praised episode west said showed acting urban thought plot worked notion college consider glee club application mike cool performance received called spectacular audition bell said highlights episode noted episode solidified mike tina relationship pointed tina neglected member entire cast mike scenes dance studio highly praised cool mike dances tina dad room described beautiful characterized standout scene performer dances life realizes place feels happy stage trademark glee moment agreed wrote studio started dancing music reminded special glee hollywood reporter lauded subsequent scene studio mother touching storyline reviewer admitted tears including stated emma storyline shows glee handles adults worse teens added reason couldn rewarding plot called bizarre subplot stated patent emma parents felt rest episode vanderwerff felt story failed work despite featuring don best canning thought role emma racist father greatest bit casting seen television year urban thought subplot worked added brittany campaign rally flash mob complete performance run world girls huge favorite called excellent brittany dance showcase critical rachel run senior class president development urban said absolutely zero sense vanderwerff lauded montage kids finding cast west story said best thing huffington_post wrote football team dancing good urban mentioned seeing cool performed football players realize haven seen season direct hell music performances episode musical performances generally received reviewers including continued emphasis broadway major dance numbers came considerable praise run world girls garnered wrote brittany performance run world girls thrilling adrenaline pumping musical number series produced choreographed shot edited perfectly woven story performed vanderwerff enjoyed production number built bit wall_street_journal called stellar performance stated superb easily favorite performance entire season noted brittany vocals near power beyoncé fine performance real focus dancing mercedes featured episode musical numbers said solo blew spotlight world wrote great added stretch amber riley hit praised amazing voice gave performance stars characterized rendition flawless reviewers critical including vanderwerff said song episode didn work felt arrangement distinct original gave performance west wrote mercedes looked fantastic carried voice strong felt little lacking maria rachel said kill characterized easy fun gave west didn feel mercedes clear winner thought singers fantastic thought mercedes clearly won maintained clearly rival continued believe sings agreed contrasted singers rating scale stars stars rachel sang like mercedes sang like lived slightly different rachel puts diva inside scared nervous mercedes diva thought evenly matched canning billboard thought rachel victor stated wants believe rachel clearly mercedes received enthusiastic commentary including west wrote mercedes best performance sentiment echoed awarded song called pretty awesome amusing said mercedes fully inner white song par best glee broadway songs terms plot vocal arrangements praised group added want characterized flawless fantasy homage stated perfect use non realism glee power musical theater express storyline agreed like real musical regards praised mike short solo west liked segment confronts mercedes number enthusiastic rendition wrote wished scene better questioned mercedes character members gave number wrote cool solo impressive added maybe play tony instead thought considered tony performed charisma conceded mike strongest singer assessment echoed decent singer called performance fine job wrote total package said mike singing wasn terrible lee said means wonderful voice said kind easy grace makes joy watch wrote got smooth dance moves slick vocals point hitting nice rises falls certain moments staying real cool song calls gave performance stars fix received warm reception songs episode criticized exactly like original gave noted bit kind good hands felt version imitation original thought thematically appropriate finest singing moment lee stated song fit morrison range comfortably mtv called surprisingly tragic moving rendition characterized emotionally manipulative song west like implied singing song emma gave thought morrison sounded good good way close december guide listed rendition glee worst performances chart history cover versions released singles debuted billboard hot fix debuted number run world girls number ninety fix debuted number seventy hot song episode appear chart fix run world girls featured soundtrack album glee music volume
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