Bad Reputation (Glee)
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Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 17 |
Directed by | Elodie Keene |
Written by | Ian Brennan |
Featured music | "Physical" "Ice Ice Baby" "U Can't Touch This" "Run Joey Run" "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" |
Production code | 1ARC16 |
Original air date | May 4, 2010 |
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"Bad Reputation" is the seventeenth episode of the American television series, Glee. The episode premiered on the Fox network on May 4, 2010. It was directed by Elodie Keene, and written by series creator Ian Brennan. In "Bad Reputation", cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) is publicly ridiculed when a video of her dancing to Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" is posted on YouTube. A salacious list about members of the glee club circulates the school, leading certain members to try to earn themselves a bad reputation. Newton-John guest-stars as herself in the episode, and Molly Shannon makes her first appearance in a recurring role. Following their romance in the episode "Mash-Up", club members Rachel (Lea Michele) and Puck (Mark Salling) are reunited, a decision made by the producers due to the unexpected popularity of the pairing.
The episode features cover versions of five songs, all of which were released as singles, available for digital download, and two of which are included on the soundtrack album Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers. "Bad Reputation" was watched by 11.62 million American viewers and received mixed reviews from critics. Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly and Bobby Hankinson of the Houston Chronicle both considered it a return to form following disappointing episodes. Franich also praised the episode's cover version of "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice, which in contrast was criticized by Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal and Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times, with Kennedy deeming the performance his least favorite moment of the entire series thus far.
Plot
When
Sue is laughed at by her co-workers, who have seen the video, and is mocked by new alcoholic
Kurt,
After apologizing to Emma and presenting her with flowers, Will sees a depressed-looking Quinn (Dianna Agron) in the hallway and realizes that she is responsible for the list. He confronts Quinn, who confesses. To prevent her from being suspended, Will lies to Figgins that no culprit has been found, but convinces him that as no new lists have been posted, the matter should be dropped.
Production
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Recurring characters who appear in the episode are glee club members
"Bad Reputation" shows the reunion of glee club members Rachel and Puck.
The episode features cover versions of five songs: "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice, "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer, Newton-John's "Physical", "Run Joey Run" by David Geddes and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler.[11] Each of the songs performed were released as singles, available for download.[12] "Physical" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart" are also included on the soundtrack album Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers.[13]
Reception
Ratings
In its original broadcast, "Bad Reputation" was watched by 11.62 million American viewers and attained a 4.9/13
Critical response
The episode received mixed reviews from critics. Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly praised the episode, writing that while there had been a "self-congratulatory quality" to Glee since its mid-season break, "Bad Reputation" was a return to "the Glee [he] fell in tormented love with." He graded the songs performed "C−" through to "A−", commending what he deemed "by far the greatest performance of "Ice Ice Baby" ever".[19] The Houston Chronicle's Bobby Hankinson also felt the episode was a return to form. He praised the decision not to "apply meaningless rules to their musical selections", writing: "The freedom to not have to use songs by one artist let the storylines take priority, and not sticking to songs that share a common lyrical theme kept those choices from feeling too forced."[20] Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times recapped the episode positively, describing it as: "pack[ing] more camp into an hour's worth of television than most kids will get all summer."[21] Emily VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club graded "Bad Reputation" "B+", writing that she: "enjoyed the episode quite a bit, even as [she] found some of it rather messy." Though VanDerWerff felt that not everything in the episode worked, she stated: "the stuff that did reminded me that what I like about the show is its all-out embrace of a crazy mishmash of tones."[22]
Raymund Flandez of The Wall Street Journal criticized most of the musical performances in the episode, calling "Run Joey Run" the highlight of an otherwise "slow, forced show". Flandez opined of "Ice Ice Baby": "Will, kicking it old school, doesn't cut it with his '80s-flashback moves because a.) he takes himself too seriously and b.) he looks like he's in a J.Crew mag, not part of 2 Live Crew."[23] Gerrick D. Kennedy of the Los Angeles Times wrote that he hated the episode, similarly calling "Run Joey Run" his favorite song, but noting that that was "not hard considering the songbook that was offered". Kennedy deemed the "Ice Ice Baby" performance his least favourite moment of the entire series thus far. He concluded: "Each of the musical numbers felt about two minutes longer than they should have been. I love Newton-John’s walk-on cameo, but I don’t want them to fall into the habit of re-creating music videos frame by frame: It was cute - once. It sounds harsh, but I could have completely done without the episode. It was almost as if they needed filler just to showcase the "Physical" video."[24] In December 2012, TV Guide named their rendition one of Glee's worst performances.[25]
References
- ^ a b "(GLE-117) "Bad Reputation"". The Futon Critic (Press release). Retrieved February 29, 2012.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 10, 2010). "'Glee' exclusive: Molly Shannon declares war on Sue Sylvester!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (January 11, 2010). "Glee's Jane Lynch on Guest Star Olivia Newton-John: "I'm So Excited I Can't See Straight!"". E!. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b Tan, Michelle (May 4, 2010). "Olivia Newton-John Gets 'Physical' on Glee". People. Archived from the original on 2010-05-06. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn; Kim, Audrey (May 4, 2010). "Olivia Newton-John Will 'Really Surprise' 'Glee' Fans With 'Physical'". MTV. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c Ausiello, Michael (January 18, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Glee' boss on Rachel/Puck, Kurt's new BF, and Madonna!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Godwin, Jennifer (December 19, 2009). "Glee Boss on Showmance: "We Have Some Plans to Give the People What They Want"". E!. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Ballatones, Henrik (February 23, 2010). "'Glee' Open Question #3: Who Should Rachel End Up With?". BuddyTV. Archived from the original on 8 March 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 14, 2010). "'Glee' spoiler alert: Major scoop on this season's final episodes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Dos Santos, Kristin (March 14, 2010). "Glee Cast and Creators Dish on Neil Patrick Harris, "Puckleberry" and Lady Gaga!". E!. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2010.
- ^ "Bad Reputation". Fox. Archived from the original on October 26, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2010.
- ^ "'Glee' Cast". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 17 November 2009. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Glee: The Music, Vol. 3 Showstoppers (Deluxe Ed.)". Barnes & Noble. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (May 5, 2010). "Broadcast Finals Tuesday: Idol, Lost, 90210 Adjusted Up; Good Wife, V, Parenthood Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- Broadcasters' Audience Research Board. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- BBM Canada. Archived from the original(PDF) on August 13, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Glee Draws Highest Ever Overnight Audience - 1.31 million viewers". eBroadcast. May 21, 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Consolidated Metropolitan Top 20 Programs" (PDF). oztam.com.au. OzTAM. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2010. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ Franich, Darren (May 5, 2010). "'Glee' recap: Every Now and Then I Fall Apart". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- Hearst Corporation. Archivedfrom the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (May 5, 2010). "'Glee' Takes a Spring Camp Trip". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 May 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ VanDerWerff, Emily (May 5, 2010). "Bad Reputation". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Flandez, Raymund (May 5, 2010). "'Glee' Season 1, Episode 17 'Bad Reputation': TV Recap". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (May 5, 2010). "'Glee': How (not) to avoid a 'bad reputation'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
- ^ "The Best and Worst Glee Performances (So Far!)". TV Guide. December 26, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
External links
- "Bad Reputation" Archived 2013-10-26 at the Fox.com
- "Bad Reputation" at IMDb