Ratings The episode was watched by 5.91 million American viewers and garnering a 2.0/6 rating/share among adults 18-49. The show placed second in its timeslot, behind ''
Grey's Anatomy.'' This episode tied in 18-49 ratings from the previous episode "
Feud," but this episode saw an increase in viewers. Via DVR, the episode was watched by 2.42 million viewers with a 1.5 rating, bringing the total to 8.33 million viewers and a 3.1 rating.
Critical reception The episode received mainly positive reviews from critics. Lesley Goldberg of
The Hollywood Reporter gave the episode a positive review, complimenting the
Radiohead cover, calling it "solid," and also saying the episode "set the stage for the final five episodes of the season." Jennifer Broadwater of
The Baltimore Sun also complimented the Radiohead cover, calling it "probably my favorite song of the show." Tierney Bricker of
E! Online called the breakup of Rachel and Brody one of Thursday's "Best TV Moments." MaryAnn Sleasman of
TV.com gave the episode a positive review, saying it "was a solid episode to leave us with while the show goes off on a mini-hiatus. We got some
Fondue for Two and a few solid performances and some drama that actually kind of made sense except for Rachel swooning over Finn punching Brody in the face." She also called the theme of the week "a strong one and by keeping it in sight at all times,
Glee remained on the straight and narrow of decent storytelling. That, and guilty pleasures are just inherently fun. Occasionally mortifying. But fun." One of few negative reviews of the episode came from Daniel Sperling of
Vulture, saying "We've had silly
Glee before. For instance, the
superhero episode earlier this season was goofy and tongue-in-cheek enough for us to get into. But for whatever reason, it's all too much this time." He also gave a mixed review to the Chris Brown subplot, saying "The debate among the characters is a mature one with reasonable arguments being made all round. But on the other hand, it doesn't feel right for
Glee to use a very delicate and troubling situation involving a real-life domestic violence case for shock value. Note how Jake's plan to cover Brown is discovered right before an ad break and jars severely with the rest of the light and fluffy episode." He also called Rachel and Brody's breakup "the most substantial development of the episode, and we can't help but mourn the lack of other good story stuff." Rae Votta of
Billboard said "This episode tastes great, but did we learn anything we needed to learn to get to a satisfying thematic end for the season? Not really, at least in Lima. At least in New York Rachel finally feels ready to shake off the weirdness of being a fish out of water and clinging to both the old and the shiny new and in turn focus on her own singular triumphs. For the growing kids in Ohio this was an adult-less episode, and left to run amuck in Ohio even with the best of intentions, the group didn't do much pat each other on the back and eliminate 99 percent of any lingering drama." ==References==