sue shuffle sue shuffle eleventh episode second season american musical television series glee thirty episode overall written directed broadcast immediately following super bowl february episode effort student rivalry forces high football team glee club unite coach squad halftime championship football game disparate groups come perform routine win game reportedly expensive post super bowl episode produced sue shuffle cost million featured extras including array stunt artists news anchor guest starred provoking controversy making television personality episode featured cover versions songs including dance performance california katy_perry mash michael_jackson thriller heads roll yeah yeah series creator considered episode musical tribute jackson performances met mixed reception critics exception california numbers released singles available download thriller heads roll mash highest charting regions peaking number seventeen australia episode watched million viewers highest rated scripted broadcast years received mixed response critics differed accessibility super bowl audience criticized repetitive theme football versus glee club rivalry finding sue shuffle typical glee standards plot coach squad grows disillusioned sport effort recapture love plans fire brittany cannon team competitive routine football coach shannon dot marie jones school football players join glee club order rivalry students revenge opposition cannon plan sue competition moved night football championship game unavailable halftime forces affected squad members resign glee club director announces club members including football players perform halftime routine planning mash michael_jackson thriller heads roll yeah yeah notices encourages talent bully previously acted violently glee club members football players attacked members school hockey team encourages quit glee club resulting barring championship game ensure game goes ahead glee club members rachel lea_michele tina join football team game begins badly tina injured play captain cory_monteith takes control situation club member convince football players return convinces rivera brittany heather morris girlfriend quinn quit cheer squad perform halftime refuses participate sees positive reaction crowd routine joins football players win game intimidating opposing dressed zombies halftime routine sue cheer squad loses time seven years named loser year televised interview budget cannon seen lives children money handed glee club pay dismisses finn suggestion join glee club permanently finally quinn kisses finn telling actions reminded loved production sue shuffle reported expensive post super bowl episode television history expensive episode glee costing million filming halted december result cast members contracting outbreak flu soon followed filming thriller performance delayed weeks episode sponsored allowing limited commercial breaks glee cast featured minute chevrolet commercial episode based season episode gave character performance usa chevrolet series creator intended sue shuffle feel thematically similar pilot episode central idea music bringing disparate people creator explained series core conflicts idea worlds high glee club popular students stated brought head episode news anchor guest appearance episode fan series prior casting having praised handling subject matters homosexuality disabilities teenage pregnancy new_york_times noted appearance unusual anchors rival networks case cbs typically cameos competitors programs series regular recurring guest star included original draft script added series creator murphy late revision recurring characters appear football coach shannon glee club members cheerleader potter school new football playing characters introduced columnist dos reported increased role series continued additional appearances second season additionally producers hired fire bicycle stunt performers episode extras january entertainment website zap2it reported singer appear exchange student performing black eyed meet halfway rival glee club vocal adrenaline murphy later stated return glee end year ultimately appearance night neglect reception ratings sue shuffle watched million viewers received rating share nielsen rating share demographic marking highest rating glee episode episode highest rated scripted broadcast series years episode continued trend declining super bowl lead retention attained higher rating scripted lead office episode stress relief followed super bowl percent premiere episode reality television series broadcast super bowl ratings viewership significantly increased previous glee episode glee christmas viewed million viewers received rating share demographic initial airing canada episode broadcast february attained million viewers ninth watched week viewership declined previous episode watched million viewers ranked fifth week episode australian broadcast february drew million viewers making glee fourth watched program night watched demographic placed tenth weekly viewership rankings viewership registered increase approximately previous episode glee christmas aired february attracted viewers failed reach week episode watched million viewers million watched cable week critical response episode met mixed response critics today found lacking plot driving moral felt acceptable standalone episode enjoyed fans new viewers alike contrast star commented despite football centric plot episode hard follow new viewers brought super bowl requiring knowledge previous storylines new_york felt murphy demonstrated utter contempt potential new audience suggested high football team metaphor new viewers come love glee embraced musical numbers found insulting team portrayed ignorant atlantic found episode lacking glee usual wit emotional criticized use highlighting general washington_post deemed sue reference series todd_vanderwerff noted negatively repetition familiar storylines football team glee club rivalry sue attempts destroy club vanderwerff observed glee keeps elements hat coming similar results thing anybody putting effort musical numbers graded episode calling boring time james_poniewozik commented repetitive premise suggesting versus plot likely accessible new audience found episode easily forgettable overall criticizing flat characterization noted series continues love glee spite ign robert_canning found long running football glee storyline repetitive wrote football players joining glee club welcome twist convoluted unrealistic rated episode finding fun entertainment_weekly ken_tucker considered episode face handed clever noted glee enjoyed sue shuffle episode chaotic feeling getting away producers came zap2it criticized cameo attack interview sue lists dog failed loser year contenders previous episode glee mocked daughter porter felt diminished credibility deeming easy targets canning called cameo funniest episode stated best line episode comes sue looks right eye says hate daily news expressed relief writers end episode joining glee club los_angeles_times opined character development best element episode found conflicted emotions convoluted pleased hockey team music performances murphy initially intended episode second season paying tribute single band artist following britney_spears tribute episode britney brittany considered covering songs elton_john prince beatles michael_jackson artists agreed tribute ultimately decided songs multiple acts covered katy_perry california opening number performed dance routine school squad paying homage perry original music video element features appearing shoot fire breasts episode director stated sequence included attract male super bowl viewers watch glee rachel perform duet need intended showcase merits glee club finn leads performance zombies halftime warm number rival cappella choir academy perform destiny child bills bills bills led mash jackson song thriller heads roll yeah yeah final number early reports relating episode lynch claimed morrison perform dance number tea song musical rumor later murphy commentary musical performances attracted mixed commentary perry reportedly excited performance california poorly received critics vanderwerff found surprisingly weak called slow frankly boring deemed boring describing elaborate flavor rolling_stone criticized choreography performance need praised wall_street_journal branded song choice online questioned likelihood country ballad football players glee club entertainment_weekly graded performance enjoying union rachel finding lacking originality gave grade way song choice complemented episode storyline vanderwerff received performance positively calling season better numbers felt vocals perfect fit song initially odd choreography making performance interesting frustrated writing zombie makeup choreography difficult follow lowest grade went bills bills bills enjoyed cappella cover found context opining glee best performances linked storylines allowing viewers invest message critics voiced similar complaints enjoying song including houston_chronicle tucker felt snap final number disapproved awkward inclusion writing impacted negatively episode momentum gave track entirely positive review suggesting episode opening number surprising charm actually kind cnn france embraced completely random bizarre song choice writing reminded season knew expect happily surprised reviewed favorably calling best performance appreciated focus facial expressions performance contrast elaborate felt distracted numbers preferred intimacy bills bills bills thriller heads roll criticized editing found final number anonymous approved performance overall particularly makeup compared favorably super bowl halftime performances stating jackson justice giving highest grade episode roberts wrote performance lived pre hype felt rest episode comparison vanderwerff commented favorably minutes number screen glee nearly blending fun music insane production values characters coming certain emotional moment heightened music chart history bills bills bills need thriller heads roll released singles available digital download tracks included series sixth soundtrack album glee music volume included seventh soundtrack album glee song charted billboard hot placed canadian hot australian tracks debuted february issue bills bills bills entered number need number thriller heads roll number february chart saw debut number bills bills bills climbed need thriller heads roll canada charting singles debuted february chart need entered peak position number bills bills bills entered number peaked following week thriller heads roll entered peaked singles australian release saw enter charts february bills bills bills number need thriller heads roll having previously dropped chart original version need entered number week glee cover thriller heads roll managed chart ireland number new_zealand number
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