props glee props twentieth episode season american musical television series glee fourth overall written directed episode new episodes aired fox united_states features preparing new performance routine impending nationals competition extended sequence tina vision glee club having swapped roles including rachel appearance special guest star dean episode received positive reviews overall reaction musical performances strong body swap sequence given enthusiastic reception scenes featuring coach dot marie jones praised particular pair acting highlighted performance song mean contrast received reactions reviewers song singles released episode chart north_america debuted hot initial airing episode viewed million american viewers received nielsen rating share demographic total viewership significantly week plot starts planning setlist impending nationals competition tina frustrated rachel lea_michele singing lead remains stuck background walks rachel tries bribe withdraw objections tells rachel wants experience standing ovation tina later falls fountain strikes head causes experience vision glee club members switched roles notably sees rachel rachel tina rachel performs loved club gives standing ovation thanks tina support tina turn gives rachel advice salvage failed audition tina comes reality conveys advice rachel dean person conducting master class tina drives rachel annoyed rachel repeated messages says deserve special attention tina telling rachel wants gets pain ass rachel gets exceptional rachel invites attend nationals performance audition year accepted sue announces rival glee club team beat thanks lead singer wade unique adams media star sue decides needs similar gimmick win tells kurt dress drag refuses dress volunteers lead drag number group choreography rivera brittany heather morris worried coach dot marie jones left abusive husband claimed tells adult relationships complex insists fine hockey player stick seen dress agree fight outside school gains upper hand thrown emerges coach breaks fight locker room tells knife fake stage prop gotten expelled replies failure telling know feels like worthless breaks cries home tells leaving removes wedding ring asks love answers school auditorium joins singing mean tells arranged retake crucial test graduate promises help pass episode ends rachel tina sing feeling board glee club bus nationals production episode written glee creator directorial debut episode scenes episode shot march day saw scenes shot previous episodes shooting episode began earnest monday april completion prior episode end week filming continued following week wednesday april point episode begun shooting parallel plot tina suffering mild head injury falls fountain causes alternate reality version new directions actors playing club members swap roles actor cast normally plays said portrayals hard nail means pairs roles include tina rachel kurt finn cory_monteith mike joe quinn sugar sam chord sue addition mentioned recurring roles include football coach shannon jones husband football lead singer wade unique adams special guest star returns second appearance dean songs episode released singles available digital download mean performed jones won performed feeling performed loved performed rachel won featured soundtrack album glee music graduation album fifth song excerpt true fashion kiss kate performed unnamed male student singing master class released single reception ratings props broadcast united_states fox aired usual time episode hour hour special evening nationals second hour received nielsen rating share demographic attracted million american viewers initial airing rating share million viewers previous episode broadcast viewership significantly canada aired episode hour episode special million viewers watched episode day american premiere fourteenth viewed week thirteenth previous week million viewers watched united_kingdom aired episodes viewership rose fell props aired watched sky viewers increase nearly previous episode attracted viewers aired week australia props broadcast unlike countries episode broadcast week watched viewers decrease viewers glee seventeenth watched program night thirteenth week critical reception episode received positive reviews buddytv called easily favorite episode past seasons possibly best episodes described episode followed nationals clever funny filled moments felt like little gifts fans hung houston_chronicle said double feature continued recent hot streak episodes highlighted episode script acknowledged fan complaints ignore glee original players favor new todd_vanderwerff wrote showcased writer director strengths acid comedy sad stories small town teenagers sweat streets runaway american dream gave props grade billboard said felt glee heart online thought body swap sequence fresh crazy air glee called best thing glee mtv said super makes sense plot wise totally awesome glee moment entertainment_weekly wrote entire cast deserved mvp award completely point mannerisms singled finn holding hands dressed like kurt vanderwerff described totally odd curiosity comes said car trip taken tina rachel later episode successful showing tina rachel life like called offer trip subsequent drive sweet bonding moment pair called great tina saves day meeting wondered took rachel episodes regain drive aspirations scenes praised actors reviewers bell vanderwerff criticized domestic abuse storyline far way ended introduced choke vanderwerff wrote fact storylines resolve time scene nice piece writing strong acting called pair scenes delightful thought road trip adventure spin bell said seriously watched hour dedicated highlighted terrific work jones scenes holding confronting pretty remarkable called scene painful watch best possible way bell described performance truly incredible music performances musical performances greeted somewhat enthusiasm episode given mixed positive reviews example song opening number won wrote rachel sings like beautifully rolling_stone credits having ballad mildly gave performance grade called classic power ballad grades given washington_post noted rachel vocal power loved performed tina rachel received consistently positive reviews gave song graded stated belief real rachel better blunt love tina belt like rachel pleased wrote voice removes embedded tune great tina song suits vocal abilities views expressed performance mean huffington_post asked moved duet auditorium online called highlights season gave grade followed statement effective swift version believe rough described lovely thematically perfect gave vanderwerff said duet unfortunate houston_chronicle wrote sort liked pair simultaneously improving song characterized heartfelt passionate said feeling old school glee performance status smile found performance lacking wrote version falls flat gave said wasn soaring rachel tina bonding moment sweet liked way took hour hour nationals gave performance chart history singles released episode mean charted hot number seventy higher songs debuted chart nationals week songs charted single episode won sell chart billboard hot week released affected charting jason original moved thirty hot previously charted high number
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