"lacked the texture that made Adele's version so heartbreaking." Gonzalez gave it her lowest grade of the episode, a "B−", and Semigran opined that while Paltrow is "a nice enough singer," she "in no way has the chops" the song requires. While Flandez called it a "scene-stealing turn" and commended it visually and vocally, he noted that Paltrow lacks Adele's veracity. Mercedes' "Ain't No Way" was named the best performance of the episode by both Futterman, who enjoyed her "powerhouse vocals", and the New York Post Jarett Wieselman, who called it "unbelievable", and praised the focus placed on Mercedes following a season which failed to showcase her. Flandez described the number as being "glamorously sung like [the] star she is", and hoped that she would be better used in future. In contrast, Reiter called it "a restrained rendition", but "prettily sung nonetheless", and Gonzalez struggled to connect with the "uncharacteristically average" song, though noted that for Mercedes that is "still 10 times better than a normal person" and awarded it a "B+". References External links "A Night of Neglect" at Fox.com 2011 American television episodes Glee (season 2) episodes