 " Animal " received a widely divergent mix of reviews . Harper wrote that the Warblers " did a good job with it but nothing special " , while Hankinson called it " super adorable and fun " and that it " was great to finally see Kurt get to share the spotlight with Blaine " . Flandez was not as pleased by Kurt — or by the Warblers , who he said had ruined the song — and likened his performance to " Jar Jar Binks on acid , with those jerky moves and infantile facial expressions " . Roberts called their version " hokey " , and Slezak said the setting " felt contrived as heck " and gave the song a " D " . Benigno was at the other end of the scale with an " A " grade and the summary that " they completely crush it " , while Gonzalez gave the number an " A + " , deemed it " unforgettable " , praised the " unique song selection " and called it " pure fun " . Futterman described the Warblers as " the loosest they 've been all season " , but characterized the performance as one of their " least successful " because Blaine and Kurt , " two of the series ' most reliable lead singers " , were severely <unk> electronically . Tyler Glenn , lead singer of Neon Trees , said , " I thought it was cool " . 
