 Burns was incredulous that Emma and Carl had not yet consummated their four @-@ month @-@ old marriage , and criticized their going to a substitute teacher for relationship advice , something that Benigno also found stupid . Slezak and VanDerWerff disliked the episode 's portrayal of Emma , since the recently seen " stronger , less neurotic , and altogether more appealing Emma " , as Slezak put it , was inconsistent with her depiction here . One of the few positive comments was from Canning , who singled out Emma 's ignorance of what an " afternoon delight " actually was . The reviewers were more enthusiastic about the pairing of Puck and Lauren , though somewhat divided . MTV 's Emily Exton called them her " favorite couple of the evening " and cited " the ridiculous logic that they share " . Canning called their scenes " a hoot " , though Benigno said he was " still not buying " the relationship . A third couple , that of the resurrected pairing of Finn and Quinn , was in Harper 's " didn 't love " column , and VanDerWerff couldn 't bring himself to care enough to comment on it . 
