hold sixteen hold sixteen eighth episode season american musical television series glee second overall episode title line song written directed episode aired fox united_states december featured return high participation choir competition songs covered episode include songs originated members jackson family performed new directions jackson abc janet_jackson control michael_jackson man mirror performances reviewed favorably notable exception red solo cup given mixed reception episode given mixed reception reviewers criticizing ease sam return felt track developments recent episodes seven tracks episode singles soundtrack album glee music volume charted billboard hot canadian hot cast young debuting numbers respectively selling downloads united_states initial airing episode viewed million american viewers garnered nielsen rating share demographic total viewership ratings episode previous episode kissed girl plot member quinn plans fired sleeping student wants reclaim baby gave adoption sabotage rival glee club prior competition rachel lea_michele insists quinn ruin life takes true mother new directions needs members compete rachel suspended school finn cory_monteith rachel travel kentucky ask sam chord come unknown parents sam dancing strip joint help pay family expenses wants return agree let return quinn attempts help reclaim refuses tells girlfriend intends new boyfriend shane final performers need recruits bassist drummer instead sing dance complains boyfriend kurt finn dismisses suggestions glee club kurt warns stay away declares intention steal choir room suggests choreography sam wants instead add moves sell sex angrily declares sale storms finn goes finds punching bag demands know finn hostile transferred finn admits jealous talent apologizes tina appalled mike tells applying dance schools planned instead applied stanford pre program father tina tries intervene mike father remains convinced dancing risky path mike year held auditorium led perform quinn leaves auditorium tell rachel urges warn quinn confronts tells resigning apologizes perform mash survivor survive new directions performs abc control man mirror mike tina surprised mike father audience afterward tells couple understands dancing mike passion mike apply best dance schools wins come second quinn decides reveal secret sake convinces rachel director promise feature members future competitions agree group tells mercedes rivera deal sugar come auditorium join singing young production episode written directed title comes line song filming began november following completion seventh episode previous day finished november days shot parallel ninth episode extraordinary merry christmas began filming november played member football team player second season returns time season multi episode recurring role sam parents appear time episode father played mother series creator stated returns harmony episode appear second time member recurring guest stars appearing episode include teacher exchange student member member mike father songs covered episode include songs originated members jackson family performed new directions jackson abc leads janet_jackson control leads spoken introduction michael_jackson man mirror leads songs included soundtrack album glee music volume songs red solo cup sung mash survive survivor performed featuring leads rivera riley buenos_aires featuring fun young sung reunited young featured soundtrack album glee music graduation album reception ratings hold sixteen broadcast december united_states fox received nielsen rating share demographic attracted million american viewers initial airing million viewers rating share previous episode kissed girl broadcast november canada episode broadcast day million viewers watched episode eleventh viewed week slots million viewers watched kissed girl previous week viewership declined united_kingdom australia united_kingdom hold sixteen watched days premiere viewers decrease compared kissed girl week million viewers watching australia hold sixteen broadcast february watched viewers glee thirteenth watched program night fifteenth week viewership slightly previous episode kissed girl seen viewers social media night episode debuted topics related appeared topics twitter point glee executive producer tweeted topics indicating available slots filled glee related topics soon posted correction forgot review episode online posted evening stated minutes appearance returning twitter critical reception hold sixteen received mixed reception reviewers music favorably received robert_canning ign called gave okay rating noted competition episodes spend time performance deemed non performance segments rolling_stone characterized moral week story embrace youth noted competition began episode succeeded spite los_angeles_times called feel good episode came huge relief lost moral weeks said gave hope rest season billboard summarized episode way overall glee felt like plots dealt fast possible singing dancing reviewers took issue nature plot points washington_post lack basic logic sam able easily transfer entertainment_weekly pointed considerable required minor guardians state register school bothered sam parents establish guardians affect academically pointed failed pick set list ahead time despite weeks preparing mtv unimpressed quinn late game thought apply competitive school yale expressed reviewers including wall_street_journal finn think sam great performer begin important bring despite pleased sam return bell thought enjoyable aspects episode sam scene met criticism characterization sam buddytv pointed essentially calls sam like completely different person star described scene pretty character houston_chronicle said entire subplot including finn assembled glad ended following scene confrontation kurt little remarked west enjoyed said hoping end triangle crazy quinn celebrated bell reviewers including highly critical failure acknowledge wrong sleeping student canning felt possibility quinn actually ruin life failed follow earlier episodes threat lacked drama hollow sullivan enthusiastic said emerged happy character forced storyline episode canning noted mike storyline bit season fun root lack dance showcase competition justify father change heart hollywood reporter glad split glee clubs single group called final scene neat ending reviewers including approved conclusion season storylines episode canning called nice little reset button season started promise failed deliver late wrote return sam kind like seven episodes season happened music performances episode opening musical number red solo cup given mixed reception reviewers called fun change pace wasn fond originated song bell admitted sam fan thought sam version pretty great canning called song terrible choice ford wrote fell short credited surprisingly natural country sam added choir room performance feels find sense inclusion called song glee run run declared favorite glee performance time west hand said song perfect sam smooth sultry voice nailed harmony performance received good marks overly enthusiastic ones said fine gave wrote harmony brings latin flair proves vocal competition song weird effect feeling time called performance fairly forgettable west felt choir presentation gave grade termed showcase backup dancers west likened lounge act impressed harmony characterized pretty awesome said fantastic singer sullivan amazed survive survivor performance mash fun second time bell called awesome characterized mercedes vocals strong felt good like mash episodes prior gave performance said loved broke free standard operating glee club choreography legendary duet add wrote choreographed jumping thought finn triumphant fist bump number sullivan set jackson family numbers favorably reviewed critics didn necessarily agree songs effective bell couldn decide enjoyed songs mash west felt choreography thing stellar graded singled abc demonstrated lovely singer tina said enjoyed tina deserves singing time love fact mike actual singer gets solos called solid performance gave wrote felt like flashback group performances feel good attitude dancing control highlighted reviews complimentary wrote choreography little awkward occasionally effective jackson numbers added felt dated retro fresh graded song mention slick dance moves noted jazz band guys holding background dancing number song definitely brought energy middle performance bell characterized final song amazing man mirror cover said best songs gave wrote proved ending performance young received near universal enthusiasm called totally fun said joyful moment night handed grades respectively felt performed silly spirit throwback simpler successful glee moments thought best musical number night little reminiscent performance dog days thought earlier song million times better west called great closing song said finale singing best kind glee chart history singles released episode included total cover versions thanks survivor survive mash debuted billboard hot including sixth highest song chart date young debuted number sales downloads hot shot debut canadian hot charted higher number march song sold digital copies united_states aforementioned survivor survive debuted number red solo cup debuted number ninety canada songs debuted number seven number ninety respectively addition covers episode available soundtrack album glee music volume released day episode broadcast appeared hot man mirror number seventy abc number eighty total debuts hot songs appeared canadian hot man mirror number eighty abc number ninety totalled debuts chart buenos_aires control appeared canadian charts original versions songs covered episode charted hot week young fun featuring debuted united_states canada red solo cup charts cited greatest digital rose seventeen united_states thirty canada subsequently young featured super bowl commercial song originating artist reach number billboard hot appearing attaining position chart week march
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