kissed glee kissed sixth episode second season american television series glee eighth episode overall written directed premiered fox november kissed glee club members assigned boys girls singing competition bullying club member meets new ally lead singer rival glee club released juvenile detention forms friendship football coach shannon dot marie jones hurt learns students quell moods episode began story arc bullying spanned remainder season coincided bullied youths reportedly gave cast crew additional inspiration best work songs covered form mash ups released singles charted billboard hot critics mash ups performances cover teenage dream particularly received glee single chart million viewers watched kissed episodes submitted judges glee nomination outstanding comedy series category 63rd primetime emmy awards jones received outstanding guest actress comedy series nomination work submitted episode judging reviewers approved performance critical storyline plotting bullying story generally approved episode sub plot plot glee club director announces second new directions boys girls singing competition later sees shaken hallway slammed locker school bully takes kurt office recover kurt criticizes school failure act bullying lack challenge club competition decides modify assignment teams perform songs groups opposite gender kurt new spin boys ideas team especially dismissive suggests spy competitors forthcoming round choir competition girls team decides sings mash start prayer kurt visits boys private school watches perform teenage dream befriended lead singer gay encourages kurt stand time attacked kurt confronts boys locker room argument kissed leaves kurt stunned kurt tells kurt later try talk difficulties confusion homosexual feelings causing denies happened soon returns bullying kurt granted early release juvenile detention condition performs community service picks fulfill service school courtyard sing duet love people ready giving donations helps setting double date rivera believed working gang members tells return detention center finds alternative type service admits despite miserable locked want return convinces complete required real community service offers tutor school members need cool making discover football coach shannon effective finds technique deeply hurt resignation attempts convince stay gives friendly kiss admits kissed invites watch boys competition performance apologize mash stop love free mind win forgiveness production kissed written series creator directed premiered november launched story arc bullying glee creator building season half explained wanted kurt reach point accept abusive treatment received planned follow developments rest year characters affected revelation stemmed homosexual feelings based personal acquaintance murphy episode written occurred nation teenage victims bullying murphy said added extra significance kissed cast crew best push story episode introduced gay member rival glee club september casting released actor portray cute charismatic gay high school junior lead competing glee club auditioned glee times role character breakdown believed chance securing audition successful introduced primarily mentor kurt explained point kurt sexuality sense life finds gay empowering sees kurt struggling things deal think wants knowledge murphy described character great self regret having run away intended form story arc season tries set right past mistakes knew eventually kurt boyfriend role originally intended new club member producers decided change sam paired quinn based characters chemistry immediate outcry fans wanted couple murphy later decided pair romantically recurring characters appeared glee club members sam bully cheerleader potter students coach shannon physical appearance comedy episode jones offended called said serves purpose message hoped maybe people think outside murphy intended storyline highlight fact bullying damaging necessarily overt stated episode completely change young minds aware consequences actions different forms cruelty think great great gift guest starred david respectively additional members guest starred probation officer episode featured cover versions teenage dream katy_perry love people ready mash ups start prayer stop love vogue free mind songs performed released singles available download teenage dream love people ready featured soundtrack album glee music volume teenage dream later included opening track seventh soundtrack album glee background vocals teenage dream provided collegiate cappella group reception ratings original broadcast kissed watched million american viewers attained nielsen rating share demographic rating season low point glee rated night broadcast categories viewed scripted week adults ranked viewers australia episode watched million viewers decline previous weeks attributed sydney morning herald regular viewers away week canada million viewers watched episode placing twelfth week episode watched million viewers million watched cable week accolades glee nominated outstanding comedy series category 63rd primetime emmy awards kissed episodes submitted consideration paired season fourth episode jones received outstanding guest actress comedy series nomination work glee second season submitted performance episode final judging critical response kissed received mixed reviews critics kurt storyline cnn thought glee best episode far ign robert_canning rated signifies outstanding episode dismissed emotionally episodes produced todd_vanderwerff deemed failure level huffington_post found response string teenage gay early houston_chronicle james_poniewozik time approved storyline principle opined glee willingness raise mainstream awareness issues incredibly courageous appreciated span multi episode arc critical depiction practice elements plot highlighted problematic holmes felt swift transition bullying kissing kurt absurd emotionally disapproved treating kurt upset key problem bullying provoked found advice kurt misleading dangerous especially suggestion targeted children held responsible confronting attackers putting risk injury protecting vanderwerff critical found tolerance unrealistic disappointed glee declined depict flawed high school bullying favor creating paradise noted storyline inherently flawed previously treated bullying light hearted manner opined saving grace focus placed probably strongest actor interesting character glee kids praise performance came canning entertainment_weekly approved episode depiction simple solution bullying los_angeles_times commented testament writers cast kiss audience kurt commended transitioning nuanced character story hidden motives mtv wrote episode inspire single teenager courage face discrimination consider bullying impressive accomplishment storyline met criticism questioned look high school students gauge element found creepy criticized depiction object pity felt behavior worse students acted amazing kissed disliked way viewers humiliation invited laugh expense holmes criticized glee denying dignity observation plot given kurt vanderwerff commented negatively way glee plays masculine nature simultaneously viewers mocking called kiss heartfelt completely canning praised jones best performance season raw real confession sub plot received generally positive reviews called best authentic night praise performance canning felt served comical break episode storylines vanity_fair enjoyed additional depth given stack new_york commented positively friendship vanderwerff deemed episode storyline wrote awkward inclusion duet feelings brittany forced nature scene confesses want return juvenile detention storyline lifting music performances reviews episode musical numbers mixed mash ups favorably received performances canning felt songs storytelling wrote mash ups stuffed hour emily washington_post said served real purpose buddytv harper enjoyed harmonies simple arrangement love people ready daily news gave praise vocals stack graded called nice performance context concern shared rolling_stone preferred rendition good die young episode perry expressed approval cover song teenage dream social networking website twitter harper found choreography uncomfortable viewing zap2it agreed performers appeared bit felt song worked remarkably overall deemed best song episode appreciated understated numbers performed rival glee club vocal adrenaline season stack went called performance favorites glee enjoyed choreography arrangement graded gave song called flawless improvement perry original december guide named rendition glee best performances girls rolling_stones mash received favorably stack graded called fun writers appreciated black leather costumes harper liked costumes energetic performance felt comparison mash girls performed season episode commented costumes choreography overwhelmed vocals point little glee called song gave lowest performance grade episode suggested glee responsible reviving hoped girls performance serve end boys vogue mash graded stack liked combination artists harper preferred girls costumes felt boys gave better performance found overly sentimental context preferred girls song gave commented previous mash given fantastic episode better chart history cover versions featured debuted billboard hot appeared musical charts hot rendition teenage dream debuted number sold downloads day total copies week best day week sales numbers single glee single billboard chart debuted number canadian hot teenage dream single pilot don stop certified gold songs hot start prayer number thirty number canadian hot stop love free mind number thirty number canadian hot love people ready number number thirty canadian hot
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