Never Been Kissed (Glee)

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" Never Been Kissed " is the sixth episode of the second season of the American television series Glee , and the twenty-eighth episode overall. It was written by Brad Falchuk, directed by Bradley Buecker and aired on Fox on November 9, 2010. In "Never Been Kissed", happy club members were assigned a boy against a girls singing competition. The bullying of club member Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) intensifies, but he meets a new ally in Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss), the lead singer of the competitive club. Puck (Mark Salling) was released from juvenile arrest and formed a friendship with Artie Abrams (Kevin McHale), and Shannon Beiste (Dot-Marie Jones) football coach was injured when he learned that some students visualize it to quell their mood romance.

This episode begins a story about bullying that stretches the rest of the season. This coincided with a spate of suicides among youths in the bully, who reportedly gave players and additional inspiring crew to do their best work. Six songs are covered - four in the form of two mash-ups - and all released as singles mapped on Billboard Hot 100. Criticism is less in demand by mash-up than other performances; The Criss cover of "Teenage Dream" was very well received, and became the first Glee to top the charts on the Billboard Digital Songs charts.

10.99 million US viewers watched "Never Been Kissed". This is one of six episodes submitted to the jury for Glee nomination in the Extraordinary Series Comedy Series at the 63rd Emmy Primetime Prize. Jones received the Extraordinary Guest Actress in the Comedy Series nomination for her work on the show, and submitted this episode for grading. The reviewer approves his achievement but is very critical of the plot and polarized by the bullying plot, although they generally agree on the sub-plot of Puck and Artie episodes.

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Plot

Glee club director Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) announced the second New Directions boys to fight the girls singing competition. He then sees Kurt Hummel being shaken in the hallway - he has been slammed against a locker by school bullies Dave Karofsky (Max Adler) - and takes Kurt to his office to recover. Kurt criticized school failure to act against homophobic bullying and a lack of challenge in club competitions; Will decide to modify the assignment so that the teams are performing songs based on the opposite sex group. Kurt was more pleased with the new round, but the other kids did not want to accept his ideas for their team. Puck was very dismissive, and pointed out that he went on a spy on Dalton Academy Warblers, one of their competitors in the next round of Sectionals in the choir competition. Girl team decided and sang "Start Me Up/Livin 'on a Prayer".

Kurt visited Dalton Academy, an all-boy private school, and watched Warblers perform a "Teenage Dream". She befriends vocalist Blaine Anderson, who is also gay and encourages Kurt to defend herself. The next time he was attacked by Karofsky, Kurt confronted him in the boys' locker room, and as the argument intensified he was kissed by Karofsky, which surprised Kurt. After Kurt tells Blaine about this, he and Kurt then try to talk to Karofsky about the difficulties and confusion his homosexual feelings must have caused him, but he denies that everything happens and soon returns to Kurt's bullying.

Puck has been given an early release from juvenile prisoners on condition that he perform community service. He chose Artie Abrams, a cripple, to fulfill the service, and two busk in the schoolyard. They sang the duet "One Love/People Get Ready" while Puck secretly intimidates their schoolmates to make a donation. He then helps Artie back with Brittany Pierce (Heather Morris), by holding a double date with them and Santana Lopez (Naya Rivera). The Puck court official, Joan Martin (Michael Hyatt) believes he works to rehabilitate gang members, and tells him that he should return to the detention center unless he finds an alternative type of service. Puck admits to Artie that despite his courage, he is miserable when he is confined and does not want to return; Artie convinces her to complete the real community service she needs and offers to teach her at school.

Some members of New Directions, who need to cool their passion while making out, find that depicting soccer coach Shannon Beiste is very effective. When he found out about their technique, Beiste was deeply hurt and submitted his resignation. Will try to convince him to stay, and give him a friendly kiss when he admits he has never been kissed. He then invited Beiste to watch the boys competition game; they apologize, dedicate their mash-up "Stop In Your Love Name/Free Your Mind" to him, and win his forgiveness.

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Production

"Never Been Kissed" was written by co-creator of the Brad Falchuk series, directed by Bradley Buecker, and aired on November 9, 2010. It launched a story about bullying, which co-creator Ryan Murphy had been built for one and a half seasons. He explains that he wants Kurt to reach the point where he will not receive the harsh treatment he receives again, and plans to keep up with the rest of the year, as all other characters are affected. The revelation that Karofsky's antagonism comes from his homosexual feelings is based on Murphy's personal acquaintance. After the episode was written, a spate of suicides occurred across the nation among the bullying teens, which Murphy said was more important for "Never Been Kissed" and "turned [d] the cast and crew to do their best and push themselves with the story."

This episode introduces Criss as Blaine, a gay member of the competing glee club, Dalton Academy Warblers. In September 2010, a casting call was released for an actor to portray "cute, charismatic, gay junior high school" who will lead a competitive club. Criss has auditioned for Glee several times before, once for the Finn Hudson role. The character breakdown for Blaine was the first he believed he had a chance to secure, and indeed his audition was successful. Blaine was introduced primarily as a mentor to Kurt. Criss explains, "At this point, [sexuality] Kurt has become a kind of strife in his life.Blaine finds [to be gay] empowering.He embraces who he is, and sees Kurt [struggling with] the same things he has to deal with, and I think he wants to convey that knowledge. "Murphy describes Blaine as a character with" self-hatred "and regrets for escaping from his own torturers; he intends this to be part of his story arc for this season, when Blaine tries to organize some mistakes in the past. Neither he nor Criss would know whether Blaine would eventually become Kurt's girlfriend - a role originally intended for new club member Sam Evans (Chord Overstreet) until the producers decided to turn Sam into a heterosexual and pair him with Quinn - but based on his character. chemistry and "direct protest" from fans who want to see them as a couple, Murphy then decides to pair them romantically.

Other recurring characters that appeared were members of Sam's glee club and Mike Chang (Harry Shum, Jr.), Principal Figgins (Iqbal Theba), jock bully Dave Karofsky, Becky Jackson (Lauren Potter) cheerleader, student Jacob Ben Israel (Josh Sussman) and Lauren Zizes (Ashley Fink), and Coach Shannon Beiste. Although Beiste's physical appearance was used as a comedy in the episode, Jones was not offended; he called it hysterical, saying "it served the purpose for the message" and hoped "maybe it will make people think outside the show." Murphy intends to plot his story to highlight the fact that bullying can be destructive without being blatant. He stated: "This episode is really about accountability, if you can change young minds that are easily influenced and make them aware of the consequences of their actions and all different forms of cruelty, I think it's a great gift." Telly Leung and Titus Makin, Jr. guest stars as Wes and David respectively, two additional members from Dalton Academy Warblers. Hyatt guest starred as Joan Martin, the Puck trial officer.

This episode features a cover version of "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry, "One Love/People Get Ready" by Bob Marley & amp; The Wailers, and mash-up The Rolling Stones '"Start Me Up" with Bon Jovi "Livin' on a Prayer", and The Supremes "" Stop! In the Love Name "with En Vogue" Release Your Mind. "All the songs played are released as singles, available for download, and" Teenage Dream "and" One Love/People Get Ready "are featured on the soundtrack album Glee: The Music , Volume 4 . "Teenage Dream" was later also included as the opening song on the seventh soundtrack album, Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers. "The background vocals of" Teenage Dream "were provided by group colleges acappella Beelzebubs from Tufts University.

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Reception

Ratings

During its original broadcast, "Never Been Kissed" was watched by 10.99 million American viewers and achieved a Nielsen 4.6/13 rating/share in a demographic of 18-49. The rating was a low season until then; However, Glee is the top-rated event for broadcast nights in all categories under 50. This is the most-watched show of the week among adults 18-49, and the twenty-first rank among all audiences. In Australia, this episode was watched by 1,081 million viewers, a decline from previous weeks, attributed by David Dale of Sydney Morning Herald to many regular audiences who were away at Schoolies week. In Canada, 1.97 million viewers watched the episode, placing the twelve for the week. In the UK, this episode was watched by 2.64 million viewers (2.20 million on E4, and 438,000 on E4 1), making it the most-watched show on TV for a week.

Accolades

Glee was nominated for an extraordinary Comedy Series at the 63rd Emmy Awards Awards: "Never Been Kissed" is one of six episodes submitted for consideration, paired with the fourth episode of the season, "Duets". Jones received the Extraordinary Guest Actress in a Comedy Series nomination for her work on second season Glee , and submitted her performance in the episode for final judgment.

Critical response

"Never Been Kissed" received mixed criticism from critics, who polarized Kurt's storyline. While CNN's Lisa Respers France thinks it's the best episode of Glee so far and Robert Canning of IGN scores 9 out of 10, signaling an incredible episode, Linda Holmes of National Public Radio dismissed it as "one of the most ungodly and unauthentic episodes ever made of the show", and Todd VanDerWerff from The AV Club considers it a failure at "almost every level." The Huffington Post Leah Anthony Libresco found it as a "remarkably counterproductive" response to a series of gay teen suicides in early 2010. Bobby Hankinson of the Houston Chronicle > and James Poniewozik of Time approve the storyline in principle - the former argues that Glee's desire to raise the mainstream awareness of such issues " very brave ", and the latter appreciate that it will include a multi-episode arc - but both criticize his depiction in practice.

Many plot elements are highlighted as problematic. Holmes felt that Karofsky's rapid transition from intimidation to Kurt's kiss made no sense and was "emotionally unhealthy". Libresco did not approve of Will for treating Kurt's annoyance as the main problem, rather than the provocative bullying that provoked it. She finds Blaine's suggestion to Kurt "misleading and dangerous", especially suggestions directed at children should be held accountable for dealing with their attackers and putting themselves at risk of further injury, rather than protecting themselves. VanDerWerff and Poniewozik were very critical of Dalton Academy: the former found his tolerance unrealistic and the last to be disappointed that Glee refused to describe disabled schools dealing with bullying in order to create "an almost heavenly world". Poniewozik also notes that the storyline is inherently flawed, since the previous show treated bullying in a mild manner, but argued that his grace was the focus placed on Colfer, "perhaps the strongest actor with the most interesting character among children Glee children ".

Further praise for Colfer's performance came from Canning and Stit's Entertainment Weekly , which approved the episode because of its lack of a simple solution for bullying. Amy Reiter of Los Angeles Times commented that it was evidence from the authors and tossed that Karofsky's kiss surprised the audience just as Kurt did, and praised Karofsky's transition from a faceless athlete to "a nuanced character with a background behind and the ulterior motive of himself. "MTV Aly Semigran wrote that, if the episode inspires a teenager to have the courage to face discrimination, or reconsider bullying, it will be a memorable achievement.

The Beiste storyline was met with criticism. Reiter questioned why Beiste was made to see high school students to "measure their own desires", an element he found "fuzzy and creepy". Poniewozik criticized the portrayal of Beiste as an object of compassion, and felt that Will's behavior was worse than the student when he acted with an "extraordinarily low demeanor" and kissed him. Both Poniewozik and Semigran disliked the way viewers were made to engage in Beiste's insults by being invited to laugh at the expense, and Holmes criticized Glee for denying Beiste's dignity, with the observation that such a plan would never happen. given to Kurt. VanDerWerff commented negatively about the way Glee played Beiste's "masculine nature" while simultaneously lecturing viewers not to ridicule him. He calls the kiss "somehow both are sincere and really terrible ". Canners praised Jones in his "best performance of the season", as well as Beiste's "raw and real" recognition of Will.

The Puck sub-plot received generally positive reviews. Poniewozik called it "the best and most authentic of the night", with praise for Salling's performance, and Canning felt that it worked well as a comical break from other episode storylines. Brett Berk from Vanity Fair enjoyed the additional depth given to Puck, and he, Stack and Rebecca Milzoff commented positively on the development of Puck's friendship with Artie. VanDerWerff considers it a "most unpleasant" storyline, though writing that awkward inclusion of their duets, suddenly Artie's feelings for Brittany, and the "forced nature" of a scene in which Puck confesses that he does not want to go back to teen detention all "conspire to guard the storyline from the rapture."

Music and shows

Reviews from episode music numbers are also mixed, with less mash-up received from other performances. Canning felt that the songs were disturbing the storytellers. Hankinson writes that mash-ups are "on display in over-stuffed clocks", and Emily Yahr from The Washington Post says they serve "no real purpose".

BuddyTV Jen Harper enjoys the harmony and simple settings of "One Love/People Get Ready", and Anthony Benigno from Daily News gives him "A", with praise for vocals. Stack thinks it's "B-". He called it a "good appearance," but was inconsistent in the context, the concerns of Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone, who preferred Salling's rendering of "Only the Good Die Young" in the episode "Grilled Cheesus ".

Perry expressed his approval for the cover of his song, "Teenage Dream", via Twitter's social networking site. Harper found the choreography uncomfortable to be seen, and Hanh Nguyen from Zap2it agreed that his players looked "somewhat exaggerated", but felt that the song worked "very well" overall. Futterman regarded it as the best song of the episode, and appreciated that it was more understated than the number performed by rival glee club Vocal Adrenaline during the first season of the event. Stack goes a step further and mentions the show of one of his favorites at Glee ; he enjoys choreography and setting and is rated "A". Benigno again gave the song "A"; he calls it "perfect" and an improvement on Perry's original. In December 2012, TV Guide named the rendition of one of the best performing Glee .

The girls' Bon Jovi-Rolling Stones mash-up was well received by Stack and Milzoff - who previously rated it "A", the latter calling it "brash and fun", and both authors appreciate black leather costumes. While Harper also likes costumes and energetic looks, he feels it's "paled in comparison" with the girl's last mash-up, in season one episode of "Vitamin D". Futterman commented that the costumes and choreography made the vocals overwhelming, to becoming "a little too Miley and not quite Glee ". Benigno called the song "cacophony" and gave it the lowest score of the episode, "D". He suggests that Glee is responsible for "reviving the mashup mode", but hopes the girls' performance will work to end it again. Supremes-En Vogue mash-up boy was rated "A" by Stack, who liked a combination of artists. Harper prefers the girls' costumes but feels the boys are performing better, while Futterman finds him too sentimental in context, but likes the song for women as well. Benigno gave it a "C", and commented, "Not quite a disaster from previous mash-ups, but considering how fantastic the episode is, acceptance should have been better."

Chart history

The four cover versions shown first appeared on Billboard Hot 100, and appeared on other music charts. On Hot 100, the rendition of the "Teenage Dream" event debuted at number eight, and sold 55,000 downloads on the first day and a total of 214,000 copies in the first week, the first day's sales figures and the best first week for each Glee single. This is the first Glee song to the top of the Billboard Digital Songs chart and debuted at number ten on the Canadian Hot 100. "Teenage Dream" the first single since the pilot "Do not Stop Believin '" for a gold certificate in the US. The other three songs on Hot 100 are "Start Me Up/Livin 'on a Prayer" at number thirty-one, which also makes the number twenty-two on the Canadian Hot 100; "Stop In Your Love Name/Free Your Mind" at number thirty-eight, which also makes the number twenty-eight on the Canadian Hot 100; and "One Love/People Get Ready" at number forty-one, which also makes thirty-two on the Canadian Hot 100.

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External links

• "Never Been Kissed" on Fox.com
• "Never Been Kissed" in IMDb
• "Never Been Kissed" on TV.com

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